ere treated with neglect, while men like
Arundel, Bedford, and Pembroke, who had been parties to the treasons
against her, remained in power; Lord Russell was soon after placed
under arrest; Pembroke and Winchester were ordered to keep their
houses, and the court was distracted with suspicion, discord, and
uncertainty.[85]
[Footnote 84: Monseigneur, je n'ay sceu trouver
moien jusques a ceste heure de communiquer avec la
royne, ce que je deliberois faire avec l'occasion
des lectres de sa Majeste, si sans suspicion,
j'eusse pen avoir acces, que n'a este possible pour
estre les portes en la Tour de Londres ou elle este
logee, si gardees que n'est possible y entrer que
l'on ne soit congneu; elle m'avoit faict dire si je
me pouvoys desguiser et prendre ung manteau, mais
il m'a semble pour le mieux et plus seur d'attendre
qu'elle soit a Richemont.--Renard to Charles V.:
_Granvelle Papers_, vol. iv. pp. 71, 72.]
[Footnote 85: Renard to the Emperor: _Rolls House
MSS. Queen Jane and Queen Mary_, p. 15.]
From such a scene Mary desired to escape to some place where she could
be at least mistress of her own movements; her impatience was
quickened by a riot at St. Bartholomew's, where a priest attempted to
say mass; and on Saturday, the 12th of August, she removed to
Richmond. Her absence encouraged the insubordination of the people. On
Sunday, the 13th, another priest was attacked at the altar; the
vestments were torn from his back, and the chalice snatched from his
hands. Bourne, whom the queen had appointed her chaplain, preached at
Paul's Cross. A crowd of refugees and English fanatics had collected
round the pulpit; and when he spoke something in praise of Bonner, and
said that he had been unjustly imprisoned,[86] yells rose of "Papist,
Papist! Tear him down!" A dagger was hurled at the preacher, swords
were drawn, the mayor attempted to interfere, but he could not make
his way through the dense mass of the rioters; and Bourne would have
paid for his rashness with his life had not Courtenay, who was a
popular favourite, with his mother, the Marchioness of Exeter, thrown
themselves on the pulpit steps, while Bradford sprung to his side, and
kept the people back
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