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| A rare copy of the Magna Carta, the document that enshrined human rights in English law, is to be sold in New York. | A rare copy of the Magna Carta, the document that enshrined human rights in English law, is to be sold in New York. |
| The copy owned by the Perot Foundation is expected to fetch more than $20m (£9.94m), auctioner Sotheby's says. | The copy owned by the Perot Foundation is expected to fetch more than $20m (£9.94m), auctioner Sotheby's says. |
| The copy on sale, dating from 1297, was bought by Ross F Perot in 1984 and is the only one in private ownership. | The copy on sale, dating from 1297, was bought by Ross F Perot in 1984 and is the only one in private ownership. |
| King John sealed the original Magna Carta in 1215, outlawing imprisonment and the seizure of property without due legal process, including trial by jury. | |
| The Perot 1297 manuscript, bearing the seal of King Edward I, is due to go on auction in December. | The Perot 1297 manuscript, bearing the seal of King Edward I, is due to go on auction in December. |
| It was on view until recently in the National Archives in Washington. | It was on view until recently in the National Archives in Washington. |
| The Magna Carta came into being as the result of a dispute between King John and English barons. | The Magna Carta came into being as the result of a dispute between King John and English barons. |
| The charter guaranteed basic freedoms and property rights and ensured that the king was not above the law. | The charter guaranteed basic freedoms and property rights and ensured that the king was not above the law. |
| Only four copies dating to the 1215 signing of the Magna Carta are believed to have survived, and all of them are in England. | Only four copies dating to the 1215 signing of the Magna Carta are believed to have survived, and all of them are in England. |