Now after these things thus declared, to pro|céed further where we left before, sir Henrie Be|nefield and his soldiors, with the lord of Tame, and sir Rafe Chamberleine, garding and waiting vpon hir, the first night from Woodstocke she came to Ricot. In which iourneie such a mightie wind did blow,Ladie Eli|sabeth remoo|ued from Woodstocke to Hampton court. that hir seruants were faine to hold down hir clothes about hir: in so much that hir hood was twise or thrise blowen from hir head. Wherevpon she desirous to returne to a certeine gentlemans house there néere, could not be suffered by sir Hen|rie Benefield so to doo: but was constreined vnder an hedge to trim hir head as well as she could. After this, the next night they iourneied to maister Dor|mers, & so to Colbrooke, where she laie all that night at the George: and by the waie comming to Col|brooke, certeine of hir graces gentlemen and yeo|men met hir to the number of three score, much to all their comforts, which had not séene hir grace of long season before: not withstanding they were comman|ded in the quéenes name immediatlie to depart the towne, to both their and hir graces no little heaui|nesse, who could not be suffered once to speake with them. So that night all hir men were taken from hir sauing hir gentleman vsher, thrée gentlewomen, two groomes, and one of hir wardrobe, the soldiors watching and warding about the house, and she close shut vp within hir prison.
The next daie following,Lord William Howard gen|tle and fauou|rable to ladie Elisabeth. hir grace entred Hamp|ton court on the back [...]side, into the princes lodging, the doores being shut to hir: and she garded with sol|diors, as before, laie there a fortnight at the least, yer euer anie had recourse vnto hir. At length came the lord William Howard, who maruellous honoura|blie vsed hir grace. Wherat she tooke much comfort, & requested him to be a meane that she might speake with some of the councell. To whome (not long after) came the bishop of Winchester, the lord of Arundell, the lord of S [...]rewesburie, and secretarie Peter, who with great humilitie humbled themselues vnto hir grace. She againe likewise saluting them, said: My lords (quoth she) I am glad to sée you for me thinke I haue béene kept a great while from you desolatelie alone. Wherefore I would desire you to be a meane to the king and quéenes maiesties, that I maie be deliuered from prison, wherein I haue beene kept a long space, as to you my lords it is not vnknowne.
When she had
spoken, Stephan Gardiner the bi|shop of Winchester kneeled downe [...] requested that she would submit hir selfe to the quéenes grace,
Ladie Elisa|beth requested by Winchester to submit hir selfe to the quéenes mer|cie. Ladie Elisa|beth standeth to be tried by the law.