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<p> A lawyer in the reign of [[Henry]] VII.; was Speaker of the House of Commons; incurred the hatred of the populace by acting as the king's agent in forcing payment of taxes and penalties; was convicted of tyranny and treason, and beheaded in 1510. </p>
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<p> A lawyer in the reign of Henry VII.; was [[Speaker]] of the House of Commons; incurred the hatred of the populace by acting as the king's agent in forcing payment of taxes and penalties; was convicted of tyranny and treason, and beheaded in 1510. </p>
 
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Latest revision as of 17:17, 15 October 2021

Sir Richard Empson [1]

A lawyer in the reign of Henry VII.; was Speaker of the House of Commons; incurred the hatred of the populace by acting as the king's agent in forcing payment of taxes and penalties; was convicted of tyranny and treason, and beheaded in 1510.

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