Some of the money that the King had made was thereafter used to build up a fledgling British navy, but the King found that he would not be able to return until the year 1214. There was plenty of infighting among the barons and others in England at the time, and finally the rebels declared against the King in 1215, and most of the rebellion was based on the so called 'Unknown Charter' that had been developed form the laws of Henry 1. King John therefore engaged in protracted and prolonged negotiations, and finally, the Magna Carta was formed in June 1215 in Runnymede. 3 .

             The Magna Carta had in effect set an extremely important precedent for the cause of Liberty at that time, because it was formed for the barons who, in order to protect their own interests, wanted to rebel against their King John. The document benefited everyone, and it is said that Americans owe much of the liberty and freedom that they enjoy today to this type of constitutional precedent set by the English people. As mentioned earlier, the Magna Carta was meant to limit the power of the government, and this is the example that is followed everywhere in the world where liberty is desired. The original Magna Carta had a Preamble and sixty three clauses, and it was divided into nine groups. 4.

             The first group stated that the Church must be free to be able to appoint its own officials, and the second group affirmed the various feudal laws that were related to the lands that were held by the King. The third group affirmed the rights of subtenants, and the fourth dealt primarily with land and merchants. The fifth acknowledged the points of law and justice, while the sixth related to government officials. The seventh group related to the subject of royal forests, while the eighth was meant to resolve current disputes if any, including the firing of certain royal officials. The ninth group stated that the King would see to it that he would honor the terms and the conditions of the charter called Magna Carta.