It is possible that the great charter of Newnham, in which William confirmed all the gifts of his father and others, including the licence for free election, belongs to this time.
22.
The Valerii in early times were always foremost in advocating the rights of the plebeians, and the laws which they proposed at various times were the great charters of the liberties of the second order.
23.
One of its special features is the preservation in its pages of copies of the great charters, and its versions have more than once supplied deficiencies and cleared up obscurities in copies from other sources.
24.
Under the new charter, sometimes called the Great Charter, Council decisions were made by majority vote, and the governor was only able to cast the deciding vote in the case of a tie.
25.
The Latin motto " Ad Morem Villae De Poole ", means : " According to the Custom of the Town of Poole ", and derives from the Great Charter of 1568.
26.
"Is Magna Carta ( The Great Charter ) to be translated and its real name abandoned ? " asks lawyer John Gray in the preface to his new book " Lawyers'Latin ."
27.
In 1275, the " Great and Ancient Custom " began to tax woollen products and hides, with the Great Charter of 1303 imposing additional levies on foreign merchants in England, with the poundage tax introduced in 1347.
28.
Henry then joined with the other barons to oppose John's arbitrary rule and forced him to seal Magna Carta ( the Great Charter ) at Runnymede; and was elected as one of the 25 enforcers of the charter.
29.
The Great Charter of 1225 was the first legislative act in the English statutes at large, and is a repetition of the Magna Charta by Henry III in 1300, although it is officially listed as act 9 Henry III.
30.
Edmund remained loyal to his brother, Edward I, who confirmed the Charter grants of 1265, 1267, and 1268-9, in a document of Inspeximus in 1284, and by parliament in the Great Charter of Leicester.
