'No freeman is to be taken or imprisoned, or dispossessed .
except through the lawful judgment of his peers or through the law of the land.
''To no one shall we sell, to no one shall we deny or delay right or justice.
'Magna Carta (or 'Great Charter' of English Liberties) is one of the most important documents in legal history.
Originating as a peace treaty agreed between King John and a group of powerful barons at Runnymede near Windsor on 15 June 1215, it enshrined in law the concept of ind.
The Bodleian Library Pocket magna carta, hardcover/various
