According to the article, how did the Magna Carta restrict the power of the king? What benefit did the nobles receive from restricting the king? Font Sizes

In clause 12, the king is restricted in the types of taxes he can impose without approval of the Great Council. This restricted his ability to raise taxes for wars. This has been the main concern of the nobles in the years preceding the document, because taxes had been raised to fund a war against France. The nobility benefited because the Magna Carta defined individual rights and emphasized the role of laws in society. Clause 39 states, for example, that people should be punished only after a ruling by their peers or by the sanctions of the law. By emphasizing this ideal, the Magna Carta restricted the king's ability to punish his subjects.