The Commons leader Sir Edward Coke, a lawyer, came up with the Petition of Right...a statement of a person's fundamental rights which the King should agree to honour.
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The Petition exhibited to his Majesty by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, concerning divers Rights and Liberties of the Subjects, with the King's Majesty's royal answer thereunto in full Parliament.
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The Commons refused this offer, and under the leadership of Sir Edward Coke, the members drew up and passed the Petition of Right. Charles made repeated attempts to avoid ratifying it in a legal manner. He was finally compelled to give his assent in due form.
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Petition of Right, 1628, a statement of civil liberties sent by the English Parliament to Charles I. Refusal by Parliament to finance the king's unpopular foreign policy had caused his government to exact forced loans and to quarter troops in subjects' houses as an economy measure.
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An Act Declaring the Rights and Liberties of the Subject and Settling the Succession of the Crown ... That it is the right of the subjects to petition the king, and all commitments and prosecutions for such petitioning are illegal;
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Extracts from the "Petition of Right," granted by Charles I in 1628 ... To the King's Most Excellent Majesty, We humbly show unto our sovereign lord the king, the lords spiritual and temporal, and commons in Parliament assembled, that whereas it is declared and enacted by a statute made in the time of ... And whereas also,
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The petition exhibited to his majesty by the lords spiritual and temporal, and commons in this present parliament assembled, concerning divers rights and liberties of the subjects... ... To the king's most excellent majesty: Humbly show unto our sovereign lord the king the lords spiritual and temporal,
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The Petition of Right. ... and by such summary course and orders as is agreeable to martial law, and is used in armies in time of war, to proceed to the trial and condemnation of such offenders, and them to cause to be executed and put to death, according to the martial law.
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Petition of Right V (1628) ... In addition, these troops would go "snooping around" the affairs of the town, arresting people at will and imposing the King's summary "justice" where they saw fit.
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