the council, rather chose to remain with
them: the common council of the city, being applied to, declared with
one voice their approbation of the new measures, and their resolution of
supporting them.[**]

* Heylin, p. 72, 73. Stowe's Survey of London. Hayward,
p.308.

** Stowe, p. 597, 598. Holingshed, p. 1057.

As soon as the protector heard of the defection of the counsellors,
he removed the king from Hampton Court, where he then resided, to the
Castle of Windsor; and arming his friends and servants, seemed resolute
to defend himself against all his enemies. But finding that no man of
rank, except Cranmer and Paget, adhered to him, that the people did not
rise at his summons, that the city and Tower had declared against
him, that even his best friends had deserted him, he lost all hopes of
success, and began to apply to his enemies for pardon and forgiveness.
No sooner was this despondency known, than Lord Russell, Sir John Baker,
speaker of the house of commons, and three counsellors more, who had
hitherto remained neuters, joined the party of Warwick, whom every
one now regarded as master. The council informed the public, by
proclamation, of their actions and intentions; they wrote to the
princesses Mary and Elizabeth to the same purpose; and they made
addresses to the king, in which, after the humblest protestations
of duty and submission, they informed him that they were the council
appointed by his father for the government of the kingdom during his
minority; that they had chosen the duke of Somerset protector, under
the express condition that he should guide himself by their advice and
direction; that he had usurped the whole authority, and had neglected,
and even in every thing opposed, their counsel; that he had proceeded
to that height of presumption, as to levy forces against them and place
these forces about his majesty's person: they therefore begged that they
might be admitted to his royal presence, that he would be pleased to
restore them to his confidence, and that Somerset's servants might be
dismissed. Their request was complied with: Somerset capitulated only
for gentle treatment, which was promised him. He was, however, sent to
the Tower,[*] with some of his friends and partisans, among whom was
Cecil, afterwards so much distinguished. Articles of indictment were
exhibited against him;[**] of which the chief, at least the best
founded, is his usurpation of the government, and his