"Rectum vel Judiciam"

I do still wonder why the Salisbury Cathedral copy of Magna Charta reads "rectum vel iudiciam" in Chapter 40, unlike the other two surviving (and still-legible) copies of that original, 1215 edition.  Those other two copies read, "rectum aut iudiciam".

I assume that it is nothing more than an error made by someone who was responsible for writing out the words on each copy, but I am still curious.  I have not yet looked into whether anyone else has investigated it.  Once I have done that, I will report on what I find.  (Also, if anyone reading this knows what, if anything, those who may have already investigated this have discovered, please let me know.  Thank you.)

The Virginia Declaration of Rights

I have already quoted quite a bit of language from some of the early American state constitutions, but as a number of those constitutions themselves happen to point out, there is something to be gained from a frequent recurrence to fundamental principles.  Since today is the 239th anniversary of the Virginia Declaration of Rights, this is an appropriate time to make a point of re-familiarizing ourselves with it.