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Byspelwrytings
Petition of Right
Bid ov Ryht
Midlands Oversetting
Ðe bid set befoar his Haihnis by ðe loards goostli and wurldli, and ðe Lowerhous, in ðis witenmût at hand fergaðerd, handling sundri ryhts and friedums ov ðe burgership, wið ðe Kings hyhnises answer ðeruntu in full witenmût.
Tu ðe kings outstandingmoost Haihnis,
Miekli show untu our allwielding Loard ðe King, ðe loards goostli and wurldli and stæstburgers in witenmût fergaðerd, ðat hweras it is mæd known and boarn out by a setnis made in ðe tym ov King Edward ðe first, woontli kalld Statutum de Tallagio non Concedendo, ðat no tallage(ryksgavel) or aid(ryksupholding) shuld be leid or reisd by the king or his afterfolowers in ðis kingdum wiðout ðe gudwill and instevening ov ðe archbishops, bishops, earls, bearens, knyhts, burgers, and uððer friemen ov ðe folk ov of this kingdum; and, by sei of witenmût holden in ðe fyvandtwentijeth jier ov ðe loardship ov King Edward III, it is ferkyðd and mæd intu law ðat ðensfoarth nowon shuld bi ferplyhted tu mæk eni loons tu ðe king ageinst his will, foar such loons wer ageinst wisdom and ðe friedums ov ðe land; and by uððer laws ov ðis kingdum it is fersien ðat non shuld bi leid on wið eni kost or burden, kalld a benevolence(gudwill), or by such lyk burden; by hwich ðe setnises befoar næmd, and uððer, ðe gud laws and setnises ov ðis kingdum, jor underlings hav beërvd ðis friedom, ðat ðei shuld not bi ferplyhted tu any gavel, tallage, aid, or uððer lyk burden not set by shærd instevening in witenmût:
II. Jet, neverðeless, ov læt sundri inmyhteningswrits tu sundri inmyhtends in sundri shyrs wið bylaws hav outsent, hwerby jor folk hav bin in sundri steds fergaðerd and nieded tu lend sum rekkening of jield unto jor Haihnis; and meni ov ðem, upon ðeir neisejing tu du so, hav had an ooth mieted untu ðem, not ryhtfulli upheld by ðe laws or setnises ov ðis kingdum, and hav bin pusht intu showing up and sitting befoar jor krounried and in uððer stows; and uððers ov ðem hav bin ðearfor lokkt up, insperrd, and in sundri uððer wyses fersturd and upset; and sundry uððer plyhts hav bin leid and burdend upon jor folk in sum shyrs by stiwards, understiwards, amtsmen for wepenshows, frithsdiemers and uððers, by bidding or bestiering ov jor Haihnis, or jor Krounried, egeinst ðe laws and frie woontnises ov ðe kingdum.
III. And hweras also by ðe setnis kalld 'The Great Charter of the Liberties of England,' it is forthspellt and mæd into law, ðat no frieman mei bi tæken or insperrd or bi berievd ov his friehold or friedums, or his frie woontnises, or bi outlawd or bannd, or in eni wys wrekkt, but by ðe lawful dieming ov his fellows, or by ðe law ov ðe land.
IV. And in ðe eihtandtwentieth jier ov ðe kingship ov King Edward III, it was ferkyðd and mæd intu law by sei ov witenmût, ðat no man, ov hwatever standing or atstanding ðat hi bi, shuld bi put out ov his land or holdings, nor tæken, nor insperrd, nor unervd nor put tu deth wiðout bîing broht tu answer by ryht folowing ov law.
Ðe bid set befoar his Haihnis by ðe loards goostli and wurldli, and ðe Lowerhous, in ðis witenmût at hand fergaðerd, handling sundri ryhts and friedums ov ðe burgership, wið ðe Kings hyhnises answer ðeruntu in full witenmût.
Tu ðe kings outstandingmoost Haihnis,
Miekli show untu our allwielding Loard ðe King, ðe loards goostli and wurldli and stæstburgers in witenmût fergaðerd, ðat hweras it is mæd known and boarn out by a setnis made in ðe tym ov King Edward ðe first, woontli kalld Statutum de Tallagio non Concedendo, ðat no tallage(ryksgavel) or aid(ryksupholding) shuld be leid or reisd by the king or his afterfolowers in ðis kingdum wiðout ðe gudwill and instevening ov ðe archbishops, bishops, earls, bearens, knyhts, burgers, and uððer friemen ov ðe folk ov of this kingdum; and, by sei of witenmût holden in ðe fyvandtwentijeth jier ov ðe loardship ov King Edward III, it is ferkyðd and mæd intu law ðat ðensfoarth nowon shuld bi ferplyhted tu mæk eni loons tu ðe king ageinst his will, foar such loons wer ageinst wisdom and ðe friedums ov ðe land; and by uððer laws ov ðis kingdum it is fersien ðat non shuld bi leid on wið eni kost or burden, kalld a benevolence(gudwill), or by such lyk burden; by hwich ðe setnises befoar næmd, and uððer, ðe gud laws and setnises ov ðis kingdum, jor underlings hav beërvd ðis friedom, ðat ðei shuld not bi ferplyhted tu any gavel, tallage, aid, or uððer lyk burden not set by shærd instevening in witenmût:
II. Jet, neverðeless, ov læt sundri inmyhteningswrits tu sundri inmyhtends in sundri shyrs wið bylaws hav outsent, hwerby jor folk hav bin in sundri steds fergaðerd and nieded tu lend sum rekkening of jield unto jor Haihnis; and meni ov ðem, upon ðeir neisejing tu du so, hav had an ooth mieted untu ðem, not ryhtfulli upheld by ðe laws or setnises ov ðis kingdum, and hav bin pusht intu showing up and sitting befoar jor krounried and in uððer stows; and uððers ov ðem hav bin ðearfor lokkt up, insperrd, and in sundri uððer wyses fersturd and upset; and sundry uððer plyhts hav bin leid and burdend upon jor folk in sum shyrs by stiwards, understiwards, amtsmen for wepenshows, frithsdiemers and uððers, by bidding or bestiering ov jor Haihnis, or jor Krounried, egeinst ðe laws and frie woontnises ov ðe kingdum.
III. And hweras also by ðe setnis kalld 'The Great Charter of the Liberties of England,' it is forthspellt and mæd into law, ðat no frieman mei bi tæken or insperrd or bi berievd ov his friehold or friedums, or his frie woontnises, or bi outlawd or bannd, or in eni wys wrekkt, but by ðe lawful dieming ov his fellows, or by ðe law ov ðe land.
IV. And in ðe eihtandtwentieth jier ov ðe kingship ov King Edward III, it was ferkyðd and mæd intu law by sei ov witenmût, ðat no man, ov hwatever standing or atstanding ðat hi bi, shuld bi put out ov his land or holdings, nor tæken, nor insperrd, nor unervd nor put tu deth wiðout bîing broht tu answer by ryht folowing ov law.
Zaxish Oversetting
Ðe bid ezet evoar his Hyhnis by ðe loards goostli an wurldli, an ðe Lowerhous, in ðies witenmût at hand vergaðerd, handlin zundri ryhts an vrîdums ov ðe burgership, wið ðe Kings hyhnises anzwer ðearuntu in vull witenmût.
Tu ðe kings outstandinmoost Hyhnis,
Miekli show untu ouwer allwieldin Loard ðe King, ðe loards goostli an wurldli an stêtsburgers in witenmût vergaðerd, ðat hwearas it is emêd beknown an ebôrn out by a zetnis emêd in ðe tym ov King Edward ðe vurst, woontli ekalld Statutum de Tallagio non Concedendo, ðat no tallage(ryksgavel) or aid(ryksupholding) shuld be eleid or ereizd by ðe king or his aftervolowers in ðies kingdum wiðout ðe gudwill an instemming ov ðe archbishops, bishops, earls, bearens, knyhts, burgers, an uððer vrîmen ov ðe volk ov ðies kingdum; an, by zei ov witenmût eholden in ðe vyvandtwentijeth jier ov ðe loardship ov King Edward III, it is emêd beknown an emêd intu law ðat ðearensvoarth noowon shuld be verplyhted tu mêk eni loons tu ðe king egein his will, voar zuch loons wer agein wisdum an ðe vrîdums ov ðe land; an by uððer laws ov ðies kingdum it is verzeen ðat non shuld be eleid on wið eni kost or burden, ekalld a benevolence(gudwill), or by zuch lyk burden; by hwich ðe zetnises evoar enêmd, an uððer, ðe gud laws an zetnises ov ðies kingdum, joar underlings hav beërvd ðies vriedum, ðat ðei shuld not be verplyhted tu eni gavel, tallage, aid, or uððer lyk burden not ezet by sheard instemming in witenmût:
II. Ît, neverðeless, ov lêt zundri inmyhteningswrits tu zundri inmyhtends in zundri shyrs wið bylaws hav outezent, hwearby joar volk hav ebîn in zundri steds vergaðerd and enieded tu lend zum rekkening ov jield untu joar Hyhnis; an meni ov em, upon er neizejing tu dû zo, hav had an oath emeted untu em, not ryhtvulli upheld by ðe laws or zetnises ov ðies kingdum, an hav ebîn epusht intu showin up an zittin evoar joar krounreed and in uððer stows; And uððers ov em hav bîn ðearfor elokkt up, insperrd, and in zundri uððer wyses versturd and upzet; an zundri uððer plyhts hav ebîn eleid and eburdend upon joar volk in zum shyrs by stiwards, understiwards, ambitsmen voar wepenshows, vrithsdemers and uððers, by biddin or bestierin ov joar Hyhnis, or joar Krounreed, egein ðe laws an vrie woontnises ov ðe kingdum.
III. And hwearas alzo by ðe zetnis ekalld 'The Great Charter of the Liberties of England,' it is voarthspellt and emêd into law, ðat no vrîman mei be têken or insperrd or be berievd ov his vrîhold or vrîdums, or his vrî woontnises, or be outlawd or bannd, or in eni wys wrekkt, but by ðe lawvul deming ov his vellows, or by ðe law ov ðe land.
IV. And in ðe eihtandtwentieth jier ov ðe kingship ov King Edward III, it was verkyðd and emêd intu law by zei ov witenmût, ðat no man, ov hwatever standing or atstanding ðat he be, shuld be put out ov his land or holdings, nor têken, nor insperrd, nor unervd nor put tu deth wiðout bein broht tu anzwer by ryht volowing ov law.
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