jun 7, 1628 - Sir Edward Coke, The Petition of Right

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The Petition of Right is a major constitutional document that describes the rights that the King cannot infringe upon. It set restrictions on non-Parliamentary taxation, forced billeting of soldiers, imprisonment without a cause, and the use of martial law. It was a major document for the time period, as it was one of the first to set such rules and boundaries restricting a King and his rule. It was also called the The Petition Exhibited to His Majestie by the Lordes Spirituall and Temporall and Commons in this present Parliament assembled concerning divers Rightes and Liberties of the Subjectes: with the Kinges Majesties Royall Aunswere thereunto in full Parliament.

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