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Quotation from Magna Carta by King John and the barons of England
“No scutage nor aid shall be imposed on our kingdom, unless by common counsel of our kingdom”
Magna Carta, Clause 12, trans. White and Notestein
John may not levy these feudal taxes, beyond three customary cases, without the counsel of the realm, a clause later read as a root of consent to taxation.
Citation: "No scutage nor aid shall be imposed on our kingdom, unless by common counsel of our kingdom" — King John and the barons of England, Magna Carta, Clause 12, trans. White and Notestein. (id magna-carta-q2)
Portrait: Magna Carta (British Library Cotton MS Augustus II.106), King John of England and the barons (1215), Public domain.
