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-The heirs are not given in marriage to persons of a lower class; before
they enter into marriage, it must be made known to their close relatives.
- No widow is compelled to remarry as long as she wants to
remain unmarried, provided she gives assurance that she will not
marry without our consent if she is our vassal, or without the
consent of her lord if she is another's vassal.
-The city of London has all its ancient freedoms and free customs,
both by land and by water. Furthermore, we want and allow all
other cities, towns, villages and ports to have all their freedoms
and free customs.
These were some rule of the Magna Carta. One last thing: the
Magna Carta is the first document to appear in Europe and is the
basis on which the English constitution is then built.