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O. RULE IN MAGNA CARTA MEANING REAL-LIFE EXAMPLE

1 If anyone who has borrowed a In case the Person who borrows In real life, if the person has a debt
sum of money from Jews dies money from Jews dies, then the as in the form of a loan, without any
before the debt has been under-age children of that person collateral, and if the person dies,
repaid, his heir shall pay no will not pay debts. If the debt then the Government and the loan
interest on the debt for so long lands at the hands of the agency will wait till the son of the
as he remains under age, government, then the person deceased attains an age of 18,
irrespective of whom he holds should pay only the principle, not wherein he is considered as a major.
his lands. If such a debt falls the interest. Moreover, if the person is working in
into the hands of the Crown, it the Government, the son (Heir) can
will take nothing except the only pay a nominal interest, and
principal sum specified in the there will be a discount in the rate of
bond. interest paid.

2 Neither we nor our officials Unless there are no movable In case a person gets a loan from an
will seize any land or rent assets for the loan taker, the agency, in the absence of payment
in payment of a debt, so long government will not seize any of of the debt, the loan agency should
as the debtor has movable the land for the payment. If the not seize the collateral lands from
goods sufficient to discharge loan taker is not answering, the the person, unless the person can
the debt. A debtor's sureties person who put the surety repay it. There are people who give
shall not be distrained upon so signature will be responsible. surety to the loans as recomenders.
long as the debtor himself can They may have the land of the These people can own the land, sell
discharge his debt. If, for lack debtor, and then use the money it and then settle the loan, in case
of means, the debtor is unable from this land to settle the loan the person fails to pay the debt.
to discharge his debt, his that the debtor has taken. If none
sureties shall be answerable of this is feasible, then the royalty
for it. If they so desire, will seize the lands of the debtor.
they may have the debtor's
lands and rents until they
receive satisfaction for the
debt that they paid for him,
unless the debtor can show
that he has settled his
obligations to them.

3 To the free men of the The free people in the All the citizens and their heirs will
Kingdom. Have also granted, government should have their inherit all the rights and lands that
for us and our heirs for ever, own lands, which can be passed their ancestors have earned. In case
all the liberties written out from the one generation to there are any loans to settle with the
below, to have and to keep for another, and then to their heirs. Government, the person’s heir will
them and their heirs, of us and If there is a person, who got the have to pay it accordingly. That is, if
our heirs. If any earl, baron, or lands from the government, dies, there is a low payment, he should
other person that holds lands then the heir if not under-age will pay lower interest and vice versa. If
directly of the Crown, for pay a relief fund, not the full the person takes loan from the
military service, shall die, and amount. The relief fund becomes government bank and is a also a
at his death his heir shall be of proportional to the amount that government servant, then the
full age and owe a 'relief', the the person borrowed. person should pay only lower
heir shall have his inheritance interest of the loan.
on payment of the ancient
scale of 'relief'. 
4 Heirs may be given in The marriages should take place Until very recently, and even in
marriage, but not to someone only with regards to the social today’s situation, caste system is
of lower social standing. standing, and the marriage prevailing. The people form caste
Before a marriage takes place, announcements to be given to groups, in which they marry the boy
it shall be made known to the the family and friends. and girl with each other. Though this
heir's next-of-kin. is to be prohibited, it still prevails,
and higher social standing refers to
higher caste in the modern day.

5 Every county,hundred, even Every town, district, and The lease system can be compared,
wapentakes, and tithing shall municipality should provide its wherein the modern-day lands are
remain at its ancient rent, contribution of taxes to the taken out as lease, and the rent
without increase, except the government. The taxes should be remains the same for 50 or 100
royal demesne manors. the ancient taxes, except for years. There is only a marginal
small increases. increase in the rent that is paid by
the lease rent people.

6 No town or person shall be The people or towns should not This point can be compared to the
forced to build bridges over build bridges over rivers, unless modern-day temples. The temple
rivers except those with an there is an obligation, like a war performs rituals like
ancient obligation to do so. situation, or a ritual to do so. “Kumbhabhishekham”. Only the
people who are authorized to
conduct such rituals should be
allowed to do so. There is an ancient
obligation to do this ritual, and
unless otherwise, no one else should
conduct this process.

7 No sheriff, constable, coroners, The persons in administrative The policeman should not be taking
or other royal officials are to power should not misuse their any actions against the criminals.
hold lawsuits that should be powers to take decisions instead The decisions for the criminals
held by the royal justices. of the royal justices. should be taken by the judges. The
courts in India should be finalizing
the charges that the criminals
should face and the police should
only follow these judgments.

8 No constable or other royal No one should take any kind of Whenever the transaction takes
official shall take corn or other bribe, like corn or any goods, place in a market, for the purchase
movable goods from any man unless offered by the person. The of goods, the person should pay
without immediate payment, payments should be settled immediately. Only if the owner of
unless the seller voluntarily immediately if not voluntarily the shop says that the person can
offers postponement of this. provided. pay later, the person should
consider late payment, else they
should pay immediately. A police
official like a traffic cop should not
take a bribe.
9 No sheriff, royal official, or No police officer, royal person, No person in today’s world should
other person shall take horses should seize the goods of the take the vehicles of any normal man.
or carts for transport from any common man without his For instance, if there is a police
free man, without his consent. permission. chase for a criminal, then the police
should not take the common man
vehicle even for the emergency,
without his consent.

10 For a trivial offence, a free For a petty mistake, only a petty The proportion that the crime is
man shall be fined only in punishment should be provided committed by the person decides his
proportion to the degree of his for the criminal. Similarly if the crime sentence. A petty theft will
offence, and for a serious mistake is big, proportional have a small jail time, whereas
offence correspondingly, but charges must be provided. In civil crimes such as murder, rape are
not so heavily as to deprive cases, unless there is a reputable considered the most serious. Unless
him of his livelihood. In the person’s statement, there should there is a witness to the court to
same way, a merchant shall be be no charges for the merchants. prove that the man is guilty in terms
spared his merchandise, and of civil cases, the person (Merchant)
a villein the implements of will not be punished by the court.
his husbandry, if they fall upon This is only for the civil cases.
the mercy of a royal court.
None of these fines shall be
imposed except by the
assessment on oath of
reputable men of
the neighbourhood.

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