[1] [2] But the king now drawing into age, and willing to fill his chests with aboundance of treasure,The king co|ue [...]ous in his old age. was not satisfied with this onelie subsidie, but deuised an other meane how to inrich himselfe, as thus. He considered that the Englishmen little regarded the kéeping of penall lawes, and pecuniall statutes, de|uised for the good preseruation of the common-welth. Wherefore he caused inquisition to be made of those that had transgressed anie of the same lawes, so that there were but few noble men, merchants, farmers, husbandmen, grasiers, or occupiers, that could cléer|lie prooue themselues faultlesse, but had offended in some one or other of the same lawes. At the first, they that were found giltie were easilie fined. But after,Richard Empson & Edmund Dudleie. there were appointed two maisters and suruei|ors of his forfeits, the one sir Richard Empson, and the other Edmund Dudleie.