[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.