Sneaky Barons Always Save The Best For Last
- The king claims he is trying to finally have peace and make England a better place, so he has agreed to the following:
There's going to be a council of twenty-five elected barons to enact all the great stuff in this charter.
It's made clear that if the king or any royal official breaks any of the rules laid out in this document, then he can be sued.
If at least four out of the twenty-five barons sue the king for damages, then they get to make the king pay.
If the king doesn't pay up within forty days, then all twenty-five barons can take whatever they want from the king, queen, or royal family to settle the matter.
Literally: they can send in dudes to make off with the king's stuff.
In fact, anyone who wants can help the twenty-five barons as they loot the king's stuff. These helpers can even swear their loyalty to the barons and official king's-stuff-takers.
They clarify that if there's a vacancy among the twenty-five barons, then they get to elect a new member and swear him in.
Also the barons don't have to be unanimous: it's a majority rules group, even if some aren't present.
Finally these twenty-five barons need to obey all of the above.
The king promises that he won't try to take-back anything that he has agreed to, and if he signs a new document that attempts to do this, it won't be valid. - The king says he's sorry for the dispute and promises not to hold a grudge in the future. He pardons all involved.
The king also says that he's written out pardons and apologies to those involved in the dispute and archbishops witnessed him doing it. - The king repeats (for dramatic effect) the fact that the English church is free and that everything in this document should happen forever.
The king and the barons promise to follow the rules laid out in this document.
The king signed the document in a place he heard someone say had the really gross name of Runnymede Meadow on June 15, 1215.