Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 The king pardoned the lord Henrie brother to the duke of Buckingham,Henrie ye duke of Bucking|hams brother created erle of Wilshire. committed to the Tower (as yee haue heard) vpon suspicion of treason: but when nothing could be prooued against him, he was set at libertie, and at the parlement after created earle of Wilshire. Also this yeare the king ordeined fiftie gentlemen to be speares, euerie of them to haue an archer, a demilance, and a custrell; and euerie speare to haue thrée great horsses to be attendant on his person, of the which band the earle of Essex was lieu|tenant, and sir Iohn Pechie capteine. This ordinance continued but a while, the charges was so great; for there were none of them, but they and their horsses were apparrelled and trapped in cloth of gold, siluer & goldsmithes worke.A great plague in Calis. This yeare also was a great pe|stilence in the towne of Calis, so that the king sent one sir Iohn Pechie with thrée hundred men to tar|rie there vpon the defense of that towne till the sick|nesse was ceassed. Furthermore,A parlement. this yeare the king summoned his parlement in the moneth of Nouem|ber, to begin in the moneth of Ianuarie next ensu|ing: whereof sir Thomas Inglefield was chos [...] speaker.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 At this parlement sir Richard Empson knight,Empson and Dudleie at|teinted of treason. and Edmund Dudleie esquier late councellors vn|to king Henrie the seauenth, were atteinted of high treason. They were charged with manie offenses committed in the late kings daies, as partlie before yée haue heard; Polydor. who being brought before the coun|cell, as they were graue and wise personages, and both of them learned and skilfull in the lawes of the realme: so had they vtterance verie readie whereby to deliuer the conceipts of their minds with singular dexteritie, speciallie in a case of importance; in so much that when the said parties were conuented be|fore the assemblie of the lords, they alleged for them|selues right constantlie (in their owne defenses) much good and sufficient matter, of whome Empson (being the elder in yeares) had these words.
20.1. A speech vttered by Empson to the lords of the councell to find fauour.
A speech vttered by Empson to the lords of the councell to find fauour.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 _I Know (right honorable) that it is not vnknowne to you, how profitable and necessarie lawes are for the good preseruation of mans life: without the which neither house, towne, nor citie can long continue or stand in safetie. Which lawes heere in England, thorough negligence of magi|strates, were partlie decaied, and partlie quite forgotten and worne out of vse; the EEBO page image 816 mischeefe whereof dailie increasing, Henrie the seauenth a most graue and prudent prince wished to suppresse, and therefore appointed vs to see, that such lawes as were yet in vse might continue in their full force; and such as were out of vse might a|gaine be reuiued and restored to their for|mer state; & that also those persons which transgressed the same, might be punished according to their demerits. Wherein we discharged our dueties in most faithfull wise, and best maner we could, to the great aduantage & commoditie (no doubt) of the whole commonwealth. Wherfore we most humblie beseech you in respect of your ho|nours, courtesie, goodnesse, humanitie, and iustice, not to decree any greeuous sentence against vs, as though we were worthie of punishment, but rather to appoint how with thankfull recompense our paines & trauell may be worthilie considered.