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One of four surviving copies of the 1215 Magna Carta. This copy is one of two held at the British Library. It came from the collection of Sir Robert Cotton, who died in 1631. In 1731, a fire at Ashburnam House in Westminster, where his library was then housed,

Magna Carta Pilgrimage, Part Duo

If you’ve ever wondered where the odd, backwards syntax of the Takings/Just Compensation Clause of the Fifth Amendment comes from, look no further than this highlighted provision in the original 1215 Magna Carta. Written in medieval Latin (natch), the sentence structure is not the same as English (modern or Old).

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