The lord of Arundell knéeling downe, said: Your grace saith true,The friendlie [...] of the [...] of Arun| [...]ll to the ladie Elisabeth. & certeinlie we are verie sorie that we haue so troubled you about so vaine matters. She then said: My lords, you doo sift me verie narrowlie, but well I am assured, you shall not doo more to me than God hath appointed, and so God forgiue you all. At their departure, sir Iames Acroft knéeled down, declaring that he was sorie to see the daie in which he should be brought as a witnesse against hir grace. But I assure your grace (said he) I haue beene mar|uellouslie tossed and examined touching your high|nesse,Sir Iames Acroft exami| [...] touching [...] ladie Elisabeth. which the lord knoweth is verie strange to me. For I take God to record before all your honors, I doo not know anie thing of that crime that you haue laid to my charge, and will thervpon take my death, if I should be driuen to so strict a triall.

That daie, or thereabouts, diuerse of hir owne of|ficers, who had made prouision for hir diet, brought the same to the vtter gate of the tower,These were [...] officers [...] the tower, [...] such as [...] in white [...]. the common rascall souldiers receiuing it: which was no small greefe vnto the gentlemen the bringers thereof. Wherfore they required to speake with the lord cham|berleine, being then conestable of the tower. Who comming before his presence, declared vnto his lordship, that they were much afraid to bring hir graces diet, and to deliuer it to such common and de|sperat persons as they were which did receiue it: be|seeching his honor to consider hir grace, and to giue such order, that hir viands might at all times bee brought in by them which were appointed therevnto. Yea sirs (said he) who appointed you this office?Ladie Elisa|beths seruãts restreined for bringing hir diet to the tower. They answered, Hir graces councell. Councell (quoth he?) There is none of them which hath to doo, either in that case, or anie thing else within this place: and I as|sure you, for that she is a prisoner, she shall be serued with the lieutenants men, as other the prisoners are. Whereat the gentlemen said, that they trusted for more fauor at his hands, considering hir personage, saieng; that they mistrusted not, but that the queene and hir councell would be better to hir grace than so, and therewith shewed themselues to be offended at the vngratefull words of the lord chamberleine to|wards their ladie and mistresse.Displeasure betwéene the lord chamber|leine and ladie Elisabeths men.

At this he sware by God, striking himselfe vpon the breast, that if they did either frowne or shrug at him, he would set them where they should neither see sunne nor moone. Thus taking their leaue, they desi|red God to bring him in a better mind towards hir grace, and so departed from him. Upon the occasion whereof, hir graces officers made great sute vnto the quéenes councell, that some might be appointed to bring hir diet to hir, & that it might no more be deli|uered in to the common soldiers of the tower. Which being reasonablie considered, was by them granted. Wherevpon were appointed one of hir gentlemen, hir clearke of hir kitchin, and hir two purueiors to bring in hir prouision once a day; all which was done the warders euer waiting vpon the bringers there|of. The lord chamberleine himselfe being alwaies with them, circumspectlie and narrowlie watched, and searched what they brought: and gaue héed that they should haue no talke with anie of hir graces waiting seruants, and so warded them both in and out. At the said sute of hir officers were sent by the commandement of the councell, to wait vpon hir grace, two yeomen of hir chamber, one of hir robes, two of hir pantrie and ewrie, one of hir buttrie,Ladie Elisa|beths wai|tingmen in the tower. ano|ther of hir cellar, two of hir kitchin, and one of hir larder, all which continued with hir the time of hir trouble.