great Charta to give out year  the ninth h Henry by the grace of God king of  England lord of Ireland duke of Normandy and Aquitaine and earl of Anjou to  all archbishop bishop abbot prior earl baron sheriff provost officer and to  all bailiff and other our faithful subject which shall see this present  charter greeting know you that we unto the honour of almighty God and for the  salvation of the soul of our progenitor and successor king of England to the  advancement of holy church and amendment of our realm of our mere and free  will have give and grant to all archbishop bishop abbot prior earl baron and  to all freeman of this our realm these liberty follow to be keep in our  kingdom of England for ever Henry by the grace of God king of England c  concern the style of the king of England both before and after this king and  how often they alter the same see in the first part of the institute section  prima archbishop bishop abbot prior earl baron c note not only the preamble of  this charter of the forest but the body of the charter themselves be contain  in the charter of king John a of his reign mat par Pag who ex part maxima law  antiquity royal power custom to hold together page this or the like particular  direction this king and his progenitor before he use and so do Edward Edward c  Edward king Richard in his letter patent use a more general and Compendious  direction videlicet omnibus and quos present circumstance litter to come up c  which direction be use to this day save in charter of creation of dignity the  direction to this day be archbishop bishop leader Marchionibus c and haec  witness in the end we unto the honour of almighty God and for the salvation of  the soul of our progenitor and successor king of England to the advancement of  holy church and amendment of our realm here be four notable cause of the make  of this magnacarta rehearse the honour of God for the health of the king soul  for the exaltation of holy church and fourthly for the amendment of the  kingdom there be those excellent law contain in this magnacarta and digest  into chapter which tend to the honour of God the safety of the king conscience  the advancement of the church and amendment of the kingdom grant and allow to  all the subject of the realm our mere and free will these word be add for that  king John as have be say make the like charter in effect and seek to avoid the  same pretend it be make by duress this magnacarta be divide into chapter