Unto whom, she answered that "She would never submit herself to them whom she had never offended! For," quoth she, "if I have offended, and am guilty; I then crave no mercy, but the law! which I am certain I should have had, ere this, if it could be proved by me. For I know myself, I thank GOD! to be out of the danger thereof, wishing that I were as clear out of the peril of my enemy; and then I am sure I should not be so locked and bolted up within walls and doors as I am. GOD give them a better mind! when it pleaseth Him." About this time [_i.e., after the Queen's marriage on 3rd July 1555_] was there a great consulting among the Bishops and gentlemen, touching a marriage for Her Grace: which some of the Spaniards wished to be with some stranger, that she might go out of the realm with her portion. Some saying one thing, and some another. A Lord [_Lord PAGET_] being there, at last said that "the King should never have any quiet common wealth in England; unless her head were stricken from the shoulders." Whereunto the Spaniards answered, saying, "GOD forbid that their King and Master should have that mind to consent to such a mischief!" This was the courteous answer of the Spaniards to the Englishmen speaking, after that sort, against their own country. From that day, the Spaniards never left off their good persuasions to the King, that the like honour he should never obtain as he should in delivering the Lady ELIZABETH's Grace out of prison: whereby, at length, she was happily released from the same. Here is a plain and evident example of the good nature and clemency of the King and his Councillors towards Her Grace. Praised be GOD therefore! who moved their hearts therein. Then hereupon, she was sent for, shortly after, to come to Hampton Court. * * * * * In her imprisonment at Woodstock, these verses she wrote with her diamond, in a glass window. _Much suspected by me,_ _Nothing proved can be,_ _Quoth ELIZABETH the prisoner._ [In the Second Edition of his _Actes_,&c., published in 1570 under the fresh title of _Ecclesiastical History, p. 2,294_; JOHN FOX gives the following additional information of the Woodstock imprisonment. And thus much touching the troubles of Lady ELIZABETH at Woodstock. Whereunto this is more to be added, that during the same time the Lord [WILLIAMS] of Thame had laboured for the Queen, and became surety for her, to have her from Woodstock to his house, and had obtained grant thereof. But (through the procurement either of Master BEDINGFIELD, or by the doing of [the Bishop of] WINCHESTER, her mortal enemy), letters came over night, to the contrary: whereby her journey was stopped.