Magna Carta: Injustice Quotes

How we cite our quotes: (Clause.Sentence)

Quote #4

Neither we nor any royal official will take wood for our castle, or for any other purpose, without the consent of the owner. (31.1)

The barons are covering all their bases; even firewood is off limits to King John. He has to buy it like everyone else, or maybe just get it from one of his many forests.

Quote #5

All evil customs relating to forests and warrens, foresters, warreners, sheriffs and their servants, or river-banks and their wardens, are at once to be investigated in every county by twelve sworn knights of the county, and within forty days of their enquiry the evil customs are to be abolished completely and irrevocably. (48.1)

Practicing "evil customs" down by the riverbank probably sounds way more fun that it really is. It's probably just fishing there…and not letting anybody else fish there, ever.