Why Did Parliament Bring Up Their Concerns To King Charles I

In the document The Petition of Right, Parliament was bringing up their concerns to King Charles I. Parliament first brought up the problem of taxes, and how they believed that they should not be unfairly taxed, and in such an event should not be punished for not complying with unlawful taxation. Parliament also brought up their concerns of people being punished unlawfully, without first being allowed a trial by their peers. Finally, they brought up their concerns that in the case that a person be imprisoned, that they be allowed to be told what it is that they are being charged with. In this document, Parliament used past examples of statutes, and decrees of former kings to push back against the king, and to back up what they desire. They
referenced the “Statutum de Tellagio non Concedendo”, the Magna Carta, and the decree that King Edward the III made in his twentieth-year reigning. In the last part of the petition, Parliament reiterates what they want, and follow it up by saying they would also like martial law to be abolished. They ask that the rights of the people be respected, and protected and they end with saying that the king should want the people of his country to be happy. This document is similar to the Declaration of Rights. In this document, Parliament asks of the king similar things. Parliament asks that the king should not be allowed to have active army in times of peace without first asking parliament. Parliament once again asks that punishments are not imposed unduly, adding also cruel ones and “excessive fines”. This document has other concerns as well, and in a way, was more specific in what their complaints and wants were of the king.