Compare 1577 edition: 1 Manie of the councell thought that he had spoken well, and so as stood with great reason: but yet the greater number (supposing that the reuiuing of those lawes had procéeded rather of a couetous meaning in the king and them, than of anie zeale of iustice, and hauing also themselues felt the smart latelie be|fore for their owne offenses and transgressions) had conceiued such malice towards the men,Most of the [...] of the co [...]cell a|gainst Emp|son. that they thought it reason, that such as had béene dealers therein, were worthie to lose their heads, in like sort as they had caused others to lose their monie. Héere|vpon, their accusors were mainteined, and manie od matters narrowlie sought out against them, as by two seuerall indictments framed against sir Ri|chard Empson (the copies whereof I haue séene) it may well appeare.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Matters ob|iected against Empson.In the one he is charged, that to win the fauour and credit of the late king, not weieng his honor nor the prosperitie of him, or wealth of his realme, hee had (in subuersion of the lawes of the land) procured diuerse persons to be indicted of diuerse crimes and offenses surmised against them, and therev [...]on to be committed to prison, without due proces of law; who not suffered to come to their answers, were kept in durance, till they had compounded for their fines, to their great importable losses, and vtter impouerish|ment. Also diuerse vntrue offices of intrusions and alienations, made by sundrie the late kings liege people, into manors, lands, and tenements were found; it being vntrulie alleged, that they held the same of the king In capite. And when such persons as were thus vexed, offered to trauerse those offices, they could not be admitted thereto, in such due and lawfull forme as in such cases the law prouideth,Wrong main|teined against the kings li [...]ge people. till they had compounded to paie great fines and ran|somes.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Moreouer the kings wards, after they had ac|complished their full age,Iniurie doone to the kings wards. could not be suffered to sue their liueries, till they had paied excessiue fines and ransomes, vnto their great annoiance, losse, and dis|quieting, and to no lesse contempt of the said king. And further, whereas diuerse persons had béene out|lawed, as well at the sute of their aduersaries, as of the said late king; they could not be allowed to pur|chase their charters of pardon out of the chancerie, according to the law of the realme, till they were dri|uen to answer halfe the issues and profits of all their lands and tenements by the space of two yeares, which the king receiued to his vse, by the said Richard Empsons procurement, who informed him that hée might lawfullie take the same, although he knew that it was contrarie to the lawes and customes of the realme. Wherevpon the people, vexed and mole|sted by such hard dealings, sore grudged against the said late king, to the great perill and danger of his person and realme, and subuersion of the lawes and ancient customes thereof.