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The Magna Charta
As written by Gwynneth of Silverleaf in the year of
fall and re-conquering of the city of Trinsic. The Basic Laws
All men and women of the free races, which are Humans, Elves and Dwarves, are born free. Slavery is forbidden and those who trade, own slaves or enslave free people, shall feel the strong arm of justice. Criminals sentenced by a legal court are no longer count as free men. They may regain the status of free people after justice is done. Every free person has the right to wander the lands without harassment. Every free person is allowed to choose his own religion and believes. Every free person has the basic right to speak freely, but he or she has to acknowledge the laws which might change this right. There shalt be a place in every city where absolute freedom of speech is guaranteed and the law does nay count. These "speakers corners" shall be within the halls of the counsellors. Every free person has the right to choose its place of living, its trade according to the charta of guilds and its clothes and armament. Nobody is allowed to do harm to others, expect the law or ruler commands it. Every person, be it unfree, free, peasant or noble, is to follow the laws. Laws stand above every person. Every free person has the right to live. Those in need shall find food and shelter in the cities provided by the nobles. They shall work for this food and shelter, though. Every free person has the right to wear armour and arms and use them
in defence. The Laws
Laws can be grouped into Basic Laws, Royal
Laws and Local Laws. The magna charta is the Basic Law,
signed by the Lord of Britannia, the nobles of the cities and
representatives of the people. The Royal Laws are made by the King and should be approved by the
nobles of the cities. This set of laws is valid throughout the land and
regulates matters of military power, powers of the nobles and royal
taxation. The local laws are set up and upholded by the local nobility. The
nobles have to present these laws to the Town Court, which has to
acknowledge them before the laws become valid. If the Town Court does
nay approve, the noble has to call the royal court for acknowledgement.
The set of local laws regulates town affairs and local taxation. The Courts
There are three courts. The Lord's court consists of the king alone. He has the
ultimate power to decide what is right and wrong. The king has to follow
the decisions of his predecessors and the virtues in his rule. This court is only to be called when the Royal Court and the Town
Court have been heard. The Royal Court consists of 5 persons. A bard, a sage, a
noble, a knight and a merchant. The noble is the president and speaker
of the court and is only allowed to vote when there is nay majority in
the court while speaking justice. The Royal Court travels through the kings land and stays wherever
needed for a short period. Every town or city loyal to the king has the
right to be visited by the Royal Court once within one year. The Royal court can be addressed by every free person and is meant to
mediate between local authorities and the free persons. The Town Court consists of a noble judge, who may not be ruler
of the town, and 6 jurors, coming from the free townsfolk. The judge may
be presented by the local noble but has to be approved by the King and
the Royal Council. The Town Court speaks justice according to the laws. The King
Our current noble ruler is Lord British who
unified the many kingdoms Britannia once was. If the king dies, the next
king is to be chosen by the town nobles, the Royal Council, the Royal
Court and the Town Courts.
The kings power is nay absolute but follows the Basic Laws and the
virtues. The title and power of the king may not be passed on to others, be
they of own blood or not. The king has to do his best to protect the people. He has to hear the
Royal Council before he decides on matters, concerning the welfare of
all people.
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