For instance, English historian of constitutionalism Charles Howard McIlwain wrote that the General Courts of Catalonia, during the 14th century, had a more defined organization and met more regularly than the parliaments of England or France.
舉例來說，憲政的英國歷史學家查爾斯·霍華德·麥考溫（英语：Charles Howard McIlwain）寫道，在14世紀，加泰羅尼亞全體的御前會議，有一個更明確的組織，比英格蘭或法蘭西議會更多的定期集會。