Charles Cuthbert Southey:

The Life and Correspondence of Robert Southey

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Sir Richard Empson (1450 c.-1510)

As speaker of the House of Commons he instituted an unpopular system of taxation; he was accused of treason and beheaded early in the reign of Henry VIII. As speaker of the House of Commons he instituted an unpopular system of taxation; he was accused of treason and beheaded early in the reign of Henry VIII.