[1] [2] The greatest helpe that made for the ladie Marie, was the short iourneies of the duke, which by com|mission were assigned vnto him before, as aboue is mentioned: and happilie not without the politike forecast of some in fauour of the ladie Marie: for the longer the duke lingered in his voiage,The old pro|uerbe ver [...]fied Delaie brée|deth danger. the ladie ma|rie the more increased in puissance, the hearts of the people being mightilie bent vnto hir. Whervpon she in the meane time remaining at Fremingham, and hearing of this preparation against hir, gathered to|gither such power of the noblemen & other hir fréends in that countrie, as she could get. And first of all, the noblemen that came vnto hir aid, were the earles of Sussex, Bath, and Oxford, the lord Wentworth, sir Thomas Cornewallis, sir Henrie Ierningham, sir William Walgraue, with diuerse other gentlemen and commons of the counties of Norffolke and Suf|folke. Here (as master Fox noteth) the Suffolke men being the first that resorted to hir,Suffolke men the first that resorted to the ladie Marie. promised hir their aid and helpe to the vttermost of their powers, so that she would not go about to alter the religion which hir brother had established, and was now vsed and exercised through the realme. To this condition she agréed, with such promise, as no man would haue doubted that anie innouation of matters in religi|on should haue followed, by hir sufferance or pro|curement during hir reigne: but how soone shée forgat that promise, it shall shortlie after plainelie appeare.