"I beseech your Honours!" said I, speaking to the Lords that sat at table; for those other stood by, and were not then of the Council, "be my good Lords! I have offended no laws, and I have served the Queen's Majesty's father and brother a long time; and in their service have spent and consumed part of my living, never having, as yet, any preferment or recompense; and the rest of my fellows likewise, to our utter undoings, unless the Queen's Highness be good unto us. And for my part, I went not forth against Her Majesty; notwithstanding that I was commanded, nor liked those doings." "No, but with your writings, you would set us together by the ears!" said the Earl of ARUNDEL. "He hath spent his living wantonly," saith BOURNE, "and now saith he has spent it in the King's service; which I am sorry for. He is come of a worshipful house in Worcestershire." "It is untruly said of you," said I, "that I have spent my living wantonly: for I never consumed any part thereof until I came into the King's service; which I do not repent, nor doubted of recompense, if either of my two masters had lived. I perceive you [to be] BOURNE's son of Worcester; who was beholden unto my uncle WYNTER, and therefore you have no cause to be my enemy: nor you never knew me, nor I you before now, which is too soon." "I have heard enough of you," said he. "So have I of you," said I, "how that Master SHELDON drave you out of Worcestershire, for your behaviour." With that, came Sir EDWARD HASTINGS from the Queen, in great haste, saying, "My Lords! you must set all things apart, and come forthwith to the Queen." Then said the Earl of SUSSEX, "Have this gentleman unto the Fleet until we may talk further with him!" though I was "knave," before, of Master GAGE. "To the Fleet!" said Master SOUTHWELL, "have him to the Marshalsea!" "Have the gentleman to Newgate!" saith Master GAGE again, "Call a couple of the Guard here." "Ay," saith BOURNE, "and there shall be a letter sent to the keeper how he shall use him; for we have other manner of matters to him than these." "So had ye need," said I, "or else I care not for you!" "Deliver him to Master [_after Sir WILLIAM_] GARRARD, the Sheriff [of London]," said he, "and bid him send him to Newgate." "My Lord," said I, unto my Lord of ARUNDEL, (for that he was next to me) as they were rising, "I trust you will not see me thus used, to be sent to Newgate. I am neither thief nor traitor." "You are a naughty fellow!" said he, "you were always tutting in the Duke of NORTHUMBERLAND's ear, that you were!" "I would he had given better ear unto me," said I; "it had not been with him then, as it is now" [_waiting his trial in the Tower_]. * * * * * Master HASTINGS passing by me, I thought good to prove him; although he threatened me, before noon.