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Summary
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English:
The
Petition of Right
, a major English constitutional document that sets out specific liberties of the subject that the king is prohibited from infringing. Drafted by a committee headed by Sir
Edward Coke
, it was passed by the
House of Commons
on 8 May 1628, ratified by both the House of Commons and
House of Lords
on 26 and 27 May 1628, and eventually ratified by King
Charles I of England
on 7 June 1628.
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| Date | |
| Source | http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/pathways/citizens ; transferred from en.wikipedia by Mattis on 21 March 2009. |
| Author | Parliament of England . |
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