[1] About this season, one of the kings iustices named Henrie de Bath fell in the kings displeasure,A iustice accu+sed for taking bribes. bicause he was accused that he had not exercised his office vprightlie, but to his owne priuat gaine, and peruer|ted iustice through bribes, vpon occasion of a suit mooued betwixt him and one Euerard de Trum|pington: he was appealed of falshood and treason by Sir Philip Darcie knight. His wife was of kin to the Bassets and Samfords, the which procured him great freendship at the hands of the earle of Corne|wall, and of Iohn Mansell, and other of the kings councell. But for all that they could doo, he was in great danger to haue lost his life at the parlement holden that yeare, and begun on the sixtéenth day of Februarie. For the king was so sore mooued against him, that he caused proclamation to be made, that if any man had any thing to laie against the said Hen|rie de Bath, they should come foorth, and their infor|mation should be heard. Herevpon diuerse came and presented their complaints, and amongst other, one of his owne fellowes, that was a iustice also, decla|red that he had suffered an offendor conuict, to escape vnpunished, for a bribe, which he receiued to the pre|iudice of the king, and the danger of his associats the other iustices, whereas it is required of one put in trust with the administration of lawes, to be vncor|rupt and sound in iudgement, according to this true position,

[page 244] Iudicis est recti n [...]c munere nec prece flecti.