The Holinshed Texts (1587, Volume 6, p. 1153)

Whervnto the lords answered againe, that there was no remedie, for that the quéenes maiestie was fullie determined that she should go vnto the tower. Wherewith the lords departed, with their caps hang|ing ouer their eies. But not long after, within the space of an houre or little more, came foure of the foresaid lords of the councell, which were the lord treasuror, the bishop of Winchester, the lord steward, the earle of Sussex, with the gard, who warding the next chamber to hir,

Ladie Eliza|beths seruãts remoued from hir.

The quéenes men, and wai|ting women attendant vpõ ladie Eliza|beth.

secluded all hir gentlemen and yeomen, ladies and gentlewomen, sauing that for one gentleman vsher, thrée gentlewomen, and two groomes of hir chamber, were appointed in their roomes thrée other men of the quéenes, and three wai|ting women to giue attendance vpon hir, that none should haue accesse to hir grace. At which time there were an hundred of northerne souldiers in white cotes, watching and warding about the gardens all that night, a great fire being made in the midst of the hall, and two certeine lords watching there also with their band and companie.

Upon saturdaie following, two lords of the coun|cell (the one was the earle of Sussex, the other shall be namelesse) came and certified hir grace, that forth|with she must go vnto the tower, the barge being prepared for hir, and the tide now readie, which tarieth for no bodie. In heauie mood hir grace requested the lords that she might tarie another tide, trusting that the next would be better and more comfortable. But one of the lords replied, that nether tide nor time was to be delaied. And when hir grace requested him that she might be suffered to write to the quéenes maie|stie,The hard dea|ling of a cer|teine lord with the ladie Elizabeth. The earle of Sussex gentle to the ladie Elizabeth. Ladie Eliza|beth writeth to the quéene but it would not seru [...]. he answered, that he durst not permit that: ad|ding that in his iudgement it would rather hurt, than profit hir grace in so dooing. But the other lord, more courteous and fauorable (who was the earle of Sussex) knéeling downe, said she should haue liber|tie to write; and as he was a true man, he would de|liuer it to the quéenes highnesse, & bring an answer of the same, what soeuer came thereof. Wherevpon she wrote, albeit she could in no case be suffered to speake with the queene to hir great discomfort, being no offendor against the queenes maiestie.

And thus the tide and time passed awaie for that season, they priuilie appointing all things readie that she should go the next tide which fell about midnight: but for feare she should be taken by the waie, they durst not. So they staied till the next daie, being Palmesundaie, when about nine of the clocke these two returned againe, declaring that it was time for hir grace to depart; she answering: If there be no re|medie, I must be content, willing the lords to go be|fore. Being come foorth into the garden, she did cast vp hir eies toward the window, thinking to haue séene the queene, which she could not. Whereat she said she maruelled much what the nobilitie of the realme meant, which in that sort would suffer hir to be led into captiuitie, the Lord knew whither, for she did not. In the meane time commandement was giuen in all London, that euerie one should keepe the church and carie their palmes, while in the meane sea|son she might be conueied without all recourse of people into the tower.