ed ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁colon ists ▁against ▁George ▁III ▁a ▁century ▁later , ▁that ▁the ▁king ▁had ▁been ▁" tr usted ▁with ▁a ▁limited ▁power ▁to ▁govern ▁by ▁and ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁laws ▁of ▁the ▁land , ▁and ▁not ▁otherwise ; ▁and ▁by ▁his ▁trust , ▁o ath , ▁and ▁office , ▁being ▁obliged ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁power ▁committed ▁to ▁him ▁for ▁the ▁good ▁and ▁benefit ▁of ▁the ▁people , ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁pres ervation ▁of ▁their ▁rights ▁and ▁libert ies ; ▁yet , ▁never theless , ▁out ▁of ▁a ▁w icked ▁design ▁to ▁ere ct ▁and ▁u ph old ▁in ▁himself ▁an ▁un limited ▁and ▁ty ran n ical ▁power ▁to ▁rule ▁according ▁to ▁his ▁will , ▁and ▁to ▁over throw ▁the ▁rights ▁and ▁libert ies ▁of ▁the ▁people ..." ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁The ▁Hon ▁Justice ▁Michael ▁Kir by ▁AC ▁C M G ▁The ▁trial ▁of ▁King ▁Charles ▁I ▁– ▁defining ▁moment ▁for ▁our ▁constitution al ▁libert ies , ▁to ▁the ▁Ang lo - Austral as ian ▁Law y ers ' ▁association , ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁ ▁February ▁ 1 6 4 9 ▁An ▁Act ▁to ▁prevent ▁the ▁printing ▁of ▁any ▁the ▁Pro ceed ings ▁in ▁the ▁High ▁Court ▁of ▁Justice , ▁E rect ed ▁for ▁Trying ▁of ▁James ▁Earl ▁of ▁Cambridge , ▁and ▁others , ▁Without ▁leave ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons , ▁or ▁the ▁said ▁Court ▁ ▁British ▁History ▁online ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁▁ ▁Full ▁text ▁of ▁the ▁Ord in ance ▁that