Difference between revisions of "Sir Richard Empson"
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==References == | <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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<ref name="term_72595"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/empson,+sir+richard Sir Richard Empson from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_72595"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/empson,+sir+richard Sir Richard Empson from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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