\paperw5085 \margr0\margl0\ATXph16380 \plain \fs20 \f1 \fs22 The Magna Carta, drawn up in 1215, was a Charter of liberties containing 61 clauses guaranteeing the privileges of th
e Church, defining the feudal obligations between kings and barons, limiting royal rights, particularly in forests, preventing abuses of administrative power, making law courts generally open to free men, and providing for a standing committee of 25 men
to act as guardians of the law and receivers of complaints against the king.
