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.)
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.)
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