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From that place she was conueied to the court: where (by the waie) came to méet hir manie gentle|men, to accompanie hir highnesse, which were verie sorie to sée hir in that case. But especiallie a great multitude of people there were standing by the way,Ladie Eliza|beth brought vp to Londõ. who then flocking about hir litter, lamented and be|wailed greatlie hir estate. Now, when she came to the court, hir grace was there straightwaies shut vp, and kept as close prisoner a fortnight, which was till Palmesundaie, séeing neither king nor quéene, nor lord, nor friend, all that time, but onelie then the lord chamberlaine, sir Iohn Gage, and the vicecham|berlaine which were attendant vnto the dores. About which time sir William Sentlow was called before the councell; vnto whose charge it was laid,Sir William Sentlow committed to the tower. that he knew of Wiats rebellion. Which he stoutlie denied, protesting that he was a true man, both to God and his prince, defieng all traitors and rebels: but being strictlie examined, he was in conclusion committed to the tower.

The fridaie before Palmesundaie,Ladie Eliza|beth charged with sir Tho|mas Wiats conspiracie. the bishop of Winchester, with nineteene others of the councell (who shall be here namelesse) came vnto hir grace from the quéenes maiestie, and burdened hir with Wiats conspiracie: which she vtterlie denied,Ladie Eliza|beth charged with the busi|nesse of Peter Carew. affir|ming that she was altogither giltlesse therein. They being not contented with this, charged hir grace with businesse made by sir Peter Carew, and the rest of the gentlemen of the west countrie: which also EEBO page image 1153 she vtterlie denieng, cleared hir innocencie therein. In conclusion, after long debating of matters, they declared vnto hir,Ladie Eliza|beth threatned to go to the tower. that it was the quéenes will and pleasure that she should go vnto the tower, while the matter were further tried and examined. Whereat she being agast, said, that she trusted the quéenes ma|iestie would be more gratious ladie vnto hir, and that hir highnesse would not otherwise conceiue of hir, but that she was a true woman: declaring fur|thermore to the lords,Ladie Eliza|beth purgeth hir selfe to the lords. that she was innocent in all those matters wherin they had burdened hir; and de|sired them therefore to be a further meane to the quéene hir sister, that she being a true woman in thought, word, and déed towards hir maiestie, might not be committed to so notorious & dolefull a place: protesting that she would request no mercie at hir hand, if she should be prooued to haue consented vnto anie such kind of matter, as they had laid vnto hir charge: and therefore in fine desired their lordships to thinke of hir what she was, and that she might not so extremelie be dealt withall for hir truth.

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.

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