[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.