The Latin original was translated first into French, the language of the nobility, and then into English. By the end of the century, peasants were citing it in a struggle against injustice.
大宪章被复制多份，颁给大英格兰地区的多家教堂。拉丁原文被翻译成贵族的语言——法语，然后再翻译成英语。到世纪末时，英国农民都开始引用大宪章与不公抗争。