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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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