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  2. Colonial charters in the Thirteen Colonies - Wikipedia

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    Charter of Massachusetts Bay, 1742. A charter is a document that gives colonies the legal rights to exist. Charters can bestow certain rights on a town, city, university, or other institution. Colonial charters were approved when the king gave a grant of exclusive powers for the governance of land to proprietors or a settlement company.

  3. Bill of rights - Wikipedia

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    A bill of rights, sometimes called a declaration of rights or a charter of rights, is a list of the most important rights to the citizens of a country. The purpose is to protect those rights against infringement from public officials and private citizens. [1] Bills of rights may be entrenched or unentrenched. An entrenched bill of rights cannot ...

  4. International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea

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    A Beginner's Guide to the Rules of the Road. Great Lakes Marine Transportation. [full citation needed] Morgans Technical Books (2016) [1985], A Seaman's Guide to the Rule of the Road, Wooton-under-edge: Morgans Technical Books, ISBN 978-0-948254-58-1 RN approved self-study book. Includes the full text of the colregs.

  5. Lebor na Cert - Wikipedia

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    The Great Book of Lecan, [1] and the Book of Ballymote contain copies. [2] The Lebor na gCeart or the Book of Rights is a 12th-century text that details customs and practices of Irish nobility in the Middle Ages. [3] It outlines the rights of all the monarchs in Ireland at the time and the revenue due them. [4] [5] Myles Dillon describes the text:

  6. Rules of the Road (Ireland) - Wikipedia

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    The Rules of the Road (Irish: Rialacha an Bhóithre) is the official road user guide for Ireland published by the Road Safety Authority. It is available in English and Irish . See also

  7. Magna Carta: The True Story Behind the Charter - Wikipedia

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    The book mostly focuses on telling the story behind the charter, how the barons forced King John to seal the charter. The story follows the differences between the original Magna Carta of 1215 and the subsequent Magna Carta of November 1216 which followed the death of King John a month before. [4]

  8. Charter of Liberties - Wikipedia

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    The Charter of Liberties, also called the Coronation Charter, or Statutes of the Realm, was a written proclamation by Henry I of England, issued upon his accession to the throne in 1100. It sought to bind the King to certain laws regarding the treatment of nobles, church officials, and individuals.

  9. Magna Carta - Wikipedia

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    Magna Carta Cotton MS. Augustus II. 106, one of four surviving exemplifications of the 1215 text Created 1215 ; 810 years ago (1215) Location Two at the British Library ; one each in Lincoln Castle and in Salisbury Cathedral Author(s) John, King of England His barons Stephen Langton, Archbishop of Canterbury Purpose Peace treaty Full text Magna Carta at Wikisource Part of the Politics series ...