Edward's domestic reforms show how power was made administratively useful. The Hundred Rolls and quo warranto proceedings investigated whether nobles were exercising their claimed rights properly. The Westminster statutes codified existing law, while the 1278 Statute of Gloucester revived royal justice and restricted baronial autonomy. Restating Magna Carta and reaffirming the Forest Charter also clarified the settlement. The Forest Charter is explained here as concerning enclosed land, which need not be wooded. Parliament was centralized by summoning county knights and borough representatives with authority to speak for their communities. The Commons therefore appear in a practical bargain: concessions and complaint handling widened consent when Edward asked for taxes to finance war.
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Statutes, Commons, and tax consent
A constitutional follow-up links Edward's Hundred Rolls, Westminster statutes, Gloucester statute, Magna Carta restatement, and Commons summons to wartime finance.