The authors of the Magna Carta included this text because they wanted to limit the power of the king to fine people unjustly. The aim was to ensure that fines could not be imposed without just cause and to provide a mechanism for resolving disputes over unfair fines, thereby establishing a system of checks on the king's authority.
(55) All fines that have been given to us unjustly and against the law of the land . . . shall be entirely remitted [given back] or the matter decided by a majority judgment of the twenty-five barons . . . together with [the] archbishop. . . . --Magna Carta, 1215 Why did the authors of the Magna Carta include this text? (1 point) Responses They wanted to limit the church's authority to fine people. They wanted to limit the church's authority to fine people. They wanted to limit the power of the king to fine people unjustly. They wanted to limit the power of the king to fine people unjustly. They wanted to establish their own power to issue fines. They wanted to establish their own power to issue fines. They wanted to give the archbishop power over the king to collect fines.
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