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Clause 1 “THAT WE HAVE GRANTED TO GOD, and by this present charter [document] have confirmed for us and our heirs [future relatives] that the English Church shall be free, and shall have its rights undiminished [not lessened], and its liberties unimpaired [unharmed]”. The charter [documents] will give all men and their heirs throughout our kingdom the liberties listed below. Clause 2 “No freeman shall be taken, imprisoned, or in any other way destroyed...except by the lawful judgment of his peers, or by the law of the land. To no one will we sell, to none will we deny or delay a right to justice [speedy trial].” Clause 12 “No scutage [special tax] shall be imposed in our kingdom unless it is done by a common counsel (elected representatives) of our kingdom. Clause 20 states that for a trivial [small] offence, a free man shall be fined only in proportion to the degree of his offence, so not to heavily deprive him of his livelihood [the punishment should fit the crime]. In the same way, a merchant shall be spared losing his merchandise, if they fall upon the mercy of a royal court [court can’t take your property]. No fines shall be imposed except by the assessment of reputable men of the neighborhood [jury of peers]. Clause 34 At no time may a man’s property be taken without a proper writ [warrant] that has been issued by a royal court and conifrmed by men of the neighborhood [jury]. Clause 38 No bailiff [law enforcement official] shall put anyone on trial upon his own word. The baliff must have a reliable witness to jail or put on trial any man in the kingdom. Clause 39 No free man shall be arrested or imprisoned except by the lawful judgment of his peers or the law of the land. Clause 40 states “no free man shall be seized or imprisoned, or stripped of his rights or possessions, or outlawed or exiled, or deprived of his standing in any other way, nor will we proceed with force against him, except by the lawful judgment of his equals or by the law of the land”. All men have the right of Habeas Corpus.