English+Bill+of+Rights

=**English Bill of Rights**=
 * ===1689===
 * ===gave Englishmen certain individual rights and further limited power of the government (king).===
 * ===some rights included:===
 * 1) ===government could not tax without parliaments approval===
 * 2) ===free speech in parliament===
 * 3) ===could not maintain an army in peace time===
 * 4) ===no cruel or unusual punishments===