Hir grace hauing knowledge thereof, was right glad of their comming: howbeit, being then verie sicke, and the night farre spent (which was at ten of the clocke) she requested them by the messenger, that they would resort thither in the morning. To this they answered, and by the said messenger sent word againe, that they must néeds sée hir, and would so doo, in what case soeuer she were.The [...] of the knights. Whereat the ladie be+ing against, went to shew hir grace their words: but they hastilie following hir, came rushing as soone as she into hir graces chamber vnbidden. At whose so sudden comming into hir bed chamber, hir grace be|ing not a little amazed, said vnto them: Is the hast such, that it might not haue pleased you to come to+morrow in the morning? They made answer, that they were right sorie to see hir in that case. And I (quoth she) am not glad to see you here at this time of the night. Wherevnto they answered, that they came from the quéene to doo their message and dutie: which was to this effect, that the quéens pleasure was, that she should be at London the seauenth daie of that present moneth. Wherevnto she said; Certesse, no creature more glad than I to come to hir maie|stie, being right sorie that I am not in case at this time to wait on hir, as you your selues do sée and can well testifie.

In deed we sée it true (quoth they) that you doo saie:I strait com|mission from the quéene to bring the ladie Elizabeth either quicke or dead. for which we are verie sorie: albeit we let you to vn|derstand, that our commission is such, and so strai|neth vs, that we must néeds bring you with vs, either quicke or dead. Whereat she being amazed, sorrow|fullie said, that their commission was verie sore: but yet notwithstanding she hoped it to be otherwise, and not so strict. Yes verelie, said they. Wherevpon they called for two physicians, doctor Owen and doctor Wendie, demanding of them, whether she might be remooued from thence with life, or no. Whose answer and iudgement was, that there was no impediment (in their iudgement) to the contrarie, but that she might trauell without danger of life.The gentle|nesse of quéene Marie to send hir horslitter to bring hir sister to trou|ble. In conclusi|on, they willed hir to prepare against the morning at nine of the clocke to go with them, declaring that they had brought with them the queenes litter for hir. After much talke, the messengers declaring how there was no prolonging of times and daies, so departed to their chamber, being interteined and cheared as apperteined to their worships.

On the next morrow at the time prescribed, they had hir foorth as she was, verie faint and féeble,Ladie Eliza|beth taketh hir iourn [...]ie toward the quéene. and in such case that she was readie to sound three or foure times betwéene them. What should I speake héere that cannot well be expressed, what an heauie house there was to behold the vnreuerend and dolefull dea|ling of these men, but especiallie the carefull feare and captiuitie of their innocent ladie and mistresse? Now to procéed in hir iornie from Ashridge all sicke in the litter, she came to Redborne, where she was garded all night: from thence to S. Albons, to sir Rafe Rowlets house, where she tarried that night, doth feeble in bodie, and comfortlesse in mind. From that place they passed to master Dods house at Mims, where also they remained that night: and so from thence she came to Highgate: where she be|ing verie sicke, taried that night and the next daie. During which time of hir abode there, came manie purseuants and messengers from the court: but for what purpose I cannot tell.