Cards (3)

  • Charles could not pass any new laws without Parliament but he could interpret theexisting laws to his own advantage
  • In this way, he was aided by the Prerogative Courts of Star Chamber and High Commision and The Regional Courts of the Council of the North and the Welsh Marches
  • Prerogative courts did not have to follow practices of common laws and were associated with severe punishment, although they could not sentence anyone to death