An. 1546. Winchester practiced against Q. Catherine Part the last wife to king Henry, who was very zealous ⟨p. 72⟩towards the Gospel,1 and had persuaded with the king to make a perfect reformation, and so far he prevailed with the king, persuading him of the factious disposition of the gospellers, and of the dangerous example of the Queen his wife; that, before that he and the L. Chancellor, and others (who conspired together against her) departed, the king had given out commandment, with warrant to certain of them made for that purpose, to consult together about drawing of certain articles against the Queen, wherein her life might be touched: which the king by their persuasions pretended not to spare, having any rigour or colour of law to countenance the matter. With which commission they departed that time from the king; resolved to put their pernicious practise in execution: & first determined to deal with those whom they knew were great about her, as the Lady Harbert, afterward the Countess of Pembroke, and sister to the Queen, and chief of her privy chamber: the lady Lane being of her privy chamber, and also her cousin Germane; the lady Terwit being of her privy chamber. It was devised that these three should first of all have been accused, & brought to answer to the six articles: and upon their apprehension in the court, their closets and coffers should have been searched, that somewhat might have been found whereby the Queen might be charged, which being found, she her self presently should have been taken, & likewise carried by barge in the night to the Tower. To all this the king seemed to give his assent, and afterward opened all the matter to D. Wendy his Physician, charging him withal upon peril of his life, not to utter it to any person. Now the time drawing nigh when they minded to put their mischiefs in practise, the bill of articles drawn out against the Queen, and subscribed with the Kings own hand, falling from the bosom of one of those wicked counsellors, was found, and taken up of some godly person, and brought immediately to the Queen: who seeing the same fell into a marvellous perplexity, almost to the peril and ⟨p. 73⟩danger of her life: whereof the king hearing, he sent his Physician Wendy, and came also himself to comfort her: to whom she declared her grief; but the king gave her most comfortable words:
An. 1546. Winchester practized against Q. Catherine Parre the last wife to king Henry, who was very zealous ⟨p. 72⟩towardes the Gospell,1 and had perswaded with the king to make a perfect reformation, and so farre he preuailed with the king, persuading him of the factious disposition of the gospellers, and of the daungerous example of the Quéene his wife; that, before that he and the L. Chancellor, and others (who conspired together against her) departed, the king had giuen out cōmandement, with warrant to certaine of them made for that purpose, to consult together about drawing of certaine articles against the Quéene, wherein her life might be touched: which ye king by their persuasions pretended not to spare, hauing any rigor or colour of law to coūtenance the matter. With which cōmission they departed that time from the king; resolued to put their pernitious practise in executiō: & first determined to deale with those whō they knew were great about her, as the Lady Harbert, afterward the Countesse of Penbrooke, and sister to the Quéene, and chiefe of her priuie chamber: the lady Lane being of her priuie chamber, and also her cosin Germane; the lady Terwit beyng of her priuie chamber. It was deuised that these thrée should first of all haue béene accused, & brought to answere to the six articles: and vpon their apprehension in the court, their closets and coffers should haue béen searched, that somewhat might haue béene found whereby the Quéene might be charged, which being found, she her selfe presently should haue béene taken, & likewise caried by barge in the night to the Tower. To all this the king séemed to giue his assent, and afterward opened all the matter to D. Wendy his Physicion, charging him withall vpon perill of his life, not to vtter it to any person. Now the time drawing nigh when they minded to put their mischéefes in practise, the bill of articles drawne out against the Quéene, and subscribed with the Kinges owne hand, falling from the bosome of one of those wicked counsellours, was found, and taken vp of some godly person, and brought immediatly to the Quéene: who séeing the same fell into a marueilous perplexitie, almost to the perill and ⟨p. 73⟩daunger of her life: whereof the king hearing, he sent his Phisition Wendie, and came also himselfe to comfort her: to whom she delared her griefe; but the king gaue her most comfortable wordes:
- 1Winchester practiseth against the life of the Queen.Winchester practiseth against the life of the Queene.
