Magna Carta: a Commentary on the Great Charter of King John

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Author

McKechnie, William Sharp, 1863-1930

Title

Magna Carta: A Commentary on the Great Charter of King John With an Historical Introduction

Credits

KD Weeks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

KD: Law in general, Comparative and uniform law, Jurisprudence: United Kingdom and Ireland

Subject

Law -- England -- Sources

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 65363

Release Date

May 17, 2021

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.MAGNA CARTA A COMMENTARY ON THE GREAT CHARTER OF KING JOHN
2. 2.PREFACE
3. 3.CONTENTS
4. 4.HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION. — PART I. EVENTS LEADING TO MAGNA CARTA. — I. William I. to Henry II.—Main Problem: the Monarchy. — II. William I. to Henry II.—Problem of Local Government. — III. William I. to Henry II.—Problem of Church and State. — IV. Richard I. and John. — V. The Years of Crisis, 1213–15. — VI. Runnymede, and after.
5. 5.PART II. FEUDAL GRIEVANCES AND MAGNA CARTA. — I. The Immediate Causes of the Crisis. — II. The Crown and Feudal Obligations. — III. Royal Justice and Feudal Justice.
6. 6.PART III. MAGNA CARTA: ITS FORM AND CONTENTS. — I. Its Prototypes: Earlier Charters. — II. Magna Carta: its Form and Juridical Nature. — III. Magna Carta: its Contents and Characteristics. — IV. Magna Carta: an Estimate of its Value. — VI. Magna Carta: Value of Traditional Interpretations. — VII. Magna Carta. Its traditional relation to Trial by Jury.
7. 7.PART IV. HISTORICAL SEQUEL TO MAGNA CARTA. — I. Re-issues and Confirmations of the Great Charter. — II. Magna Carta and the Reforms of Edward I.
8. 8.PART V. — I. Manuscripts of Magna Carta and Relative Documents. — II. Previous Editions and Commentaries.
9. 9.TEXT, TRANSLATION, AND COMMENTARY.
10. 10.MAGNA CARTA. — PREAMBLE. [322] — CHAPTER ONE. — CHAPTER TWO. — CHAPTER THREE. — CHAPTER FOUR. — CHAPTER FIVE. — CHAPTER SIX. — CHAPTER SEVEN. — CHAPTER EIGHT. — CHAPTER NINE. — CHAPTER TEN. — CHAPTER ELEVEN. — CHAPTER TWELVE. — CHAPTER THIRTEEN. — CHAPTER FOURTEEN. — CHAPTER FIFTEEN. — CHAPTER SIXTEEN. — CHAPTER SEVENTEEN. — CHAPTER EIGHTEEN. — CHAPTER NINETEEN. — CHAPTER TWENTY. — CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE. — CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO. — CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE. — CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR. — CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE. — CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX. — CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN. — CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT. — CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE. — CHAPTER THIRTY. — CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE. — CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO. — CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE. — CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR. — CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE. — CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX. — CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN. — CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHT. — CHAPTER THIRTY-NINE. — CHAPTER FORTY. — CHAPTER FORTY-ONE. — CHAPTER FORTY-TWO. — CHAPTER FORTY-THREE. — CHAPTER FORTY-FOUR. — CHAPTER FORTY-FIVE. — CHAPTER FORTY-SIX. — CHAPTER FORTY-SEVEN. — CHAPTER FORTY-EIGHT. — CHAPTER FORTY-NINE. — CHAPTER FIFTY. — CHAPTER FIFTY-ONE. — CHAPTER FIFTY-TWO. — CHAPTER FIFTY-THREE. — CHAPTER FIFTY-FOUR. — CHAPTER FIFTY-FIVE. — CHAPTER FIFTY-SIX. — CHAPTER FIFTY-SEVEN. — CHAPTER FIFTY-EIGHT. — CHAPTER FIFTY-NINE. — CHAPTER SIXTY. — CHAPTER SIXTY-ONE. — CHAPTER SIXTY-TWO. — CHAPTER SIXTY-THREE.
11. 11.APPENDIX. DOCUMENTS RELATIVE TO, OR ILLUSTRATIVE OF JOHN’S MAGNA CARTA. — I. THE CHARTER OF LIBERTIES OF HENRY I. [1094] — II. THE SECOND OR OXFORD CHARTER OF STEPHEN. [1095] (1136.) — III. CHARTER OF HENRY II. [1096] (CIRCA 1154.) — IV. THE SO-CALLED "UNKNOWN CHARTER OF LIBERTIES" OF JOHN [1097] — V. THE ARTICLES OF THE BARONS. [1098] (1215.) — VI. WRITS SUPPLEMENTARY OF JOHN’S GREAT CHARTER. — VII. THE GREAT CHARTER OF HENRY III. [1106] (SECOND REISSUE, 6TH NOVEMBER, 1217.) — VIII. CARTA DE FORESTA. [1107] (6 NOVEMBER, 1217.)
12. 12.SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY AND LIST OF AUTHORITIES REFERRED TO. — I. COMMENTARIES AND OTHER WORKS ON MAGNA CARTA (CHRONOLOGICALLY ARRANGED). — II. CHRONICLES AND ANNALS. — III. COLLECTIONS OF STATUTES, CHARTERS, AND TREATIES. — IV. COLLECTIONS OF PLEAS, TRIALS, AND OTHER RECORD EVIDENCE. — V. LEGAL TREATISES—MEDIEVAL. — VI. LEGAL TREATISES—MODERN. — VII. LEGAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL HISTORIES. — VIII. GENERAL HISTORIES. — IX. HISTORIES OF SPECIAL PERIODS. — X. MISCELLANEOUS. — XI. CONTRIBUTIONS TO PERIODICAL LITERATURE. — XII. REPORTS, BIBLIOGRAPHIES, AND DICTIONARIES.
13. 13.INDEX TO STATUTES.
14. 14.INDEX.

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