The Petition of Right is a document produced by the English (pre-British) Parliament in the run up to the English Civil War. It was addressed to Charles I of England in 1628 in an attempt to seek redress on the following points:
- Forced loans
- Arbitrary arrest
- Imprisonment contrary to Magna Carta
- Arbitrary interference with property rights
- Unenforcement of habeas corpus
- Forced billetting of troops
- Imposition of martial law
- Exemption of officials from due process
- Full text copy of the Petition provided by the Constitution Society