he encroachments of the House of
Austria, and on the treatment of other countries which had fallen
through marriages into Austrian hands. In Lombardy and Naples every
office of trust was described as held by a Spaniard; the Prince of
Salerno was banished, the Prince of Benevento was a prisoner in
Flanders, the Duke of Calabria a prisoner in Spain. Treating Mary's
hopes of children as ridiculous, the writer pictured England, bound
hand and foot, at the mercy of the insolent Philip, whose first step,
on entering the country, would be to seize the Tower and the fleet,
the next, to introduce a Spanish army and suppress the parliament. The
free, glorious England of the Plantagenets would then be converted
into a prostrate appanage of the dominions of Don Carlos. The pamphlet
was but the expression of the universal feeling. Gardiner, indeed,
perplexed between his religion and his country, for a few days
wavered. Gardiner had a long debt to pay off against the Protestants,
and a Spanish force, divided into garrisons for London and other
towns, would assist him materially.[144] Partly, however, from
attachment to Courtenay, partly from loyalty to his country, he shook
off the temptation and continued to support the opposition.[145]

[Footnote 144: "J'estime qu'il desire presentment y
veoir une bonne partie de l'Espaigne et Allemaigne,
y tenir grosses et fortes garnisons, pour mortifier
ce peuple, et s'en venger," etc.--Noailles to the
King of France: _Ambassades_, vol. ii. p. 169.]

[Footnote 145: A look at Gardiner, at this time,
through contemporary eyes, assists much towards the
understanding him. Thomas Mountain, parson of St.
Michael's by the Tower, an ultra-Reformer, had been
out with Northumberland at Cambridge. The following
story is related by himself.

"Sunday, October 8," Mountain says, "I ministered
service, according to the godly order set forth by
that blessed prince King Edward, the parish
communicating at the Holy Supper. Now, while I was
even a breaking of bread at the table, saying to
the communicants, Take and eat this, Drink this,
there were standing by several serving-m