The power to make them void.[5]

“By them, the Magna Charta,

And all our Saxon rights;

By claims of nature, mind, descent,

We ought to send to Parliament[7]

And show it what it slights.”

A protest then we sent it.[7]

But back came sail on sail;[8]

And less had leaves of law-books grave

Torn out and flung to wind and wave