"Marry, I did nothing," said he, "for I was not suffered. I put on mine harness, and went up into the Queen's chamber of presence, where were all her women weeping and wringing their hands, like foolish fluttering birds, and crying they should all be destroyed that night. And then Mr Norris, the Queen's chief usher, which was appointed to call the watch, read over the names from the book which Moore (the clerk of our check) gave him; but no sooner came he to my name than quoth he,--`What! what doth he here?'--`Sir,' saith the clerk, `he is here ready to serve as the rest be.'--`Nay!' saith he, and sware a great oath, `that heretic shall not watch here! give me a pen.' And so strake my name off the book. So Moore cometh to me, and `Mr Underhill,' saith he, `you are not to watch; you may depart to your lodging.'--`May I?' said I; `I would be glad of that,'--thinking I had been favoured because I was not recovered of my sickness; but I did not well trust him, because he was also a Papist. `Marry, I depart indeed,' said I; `will you be my discharge?'--`I tell you true,' said he, `Mr Norris hath stricken you out of the book, saying these words--That heretic shall not watch here: I tell you true what he said.'--`Marry, I thank him,' said I, `and you also; you could not do me a greater pleasure.'--`Nay, burden not me withal,' said he, `it is not my doing.' So away went I, with my men and a link. And when I come to the Court gate, I fell in with Mr Clement Throgmorton (that was come post from Coventry to the Queen with tidings of the taking of the Duke of Suffolk) and George Ferris,--both my friends, and good Protestants. So away went we three to Ludgate, which was fast locked, for it was past eleven of the clock, and the watch set within, but none without. And lo' you, for all our calling, and declaring of our names, and the like, would they not open the gate. Mr Throgmorton cried to them that he would go to his lodging within, and Mr Ferris said he was sent with weighty affairs to my Lord Will Howard within: but they did nought but laugh, and at long last said they had not the keys. `What shall I do?' said Mr Throgmorton; `I am weary and faint, and I wax now cold. I am not acquainted hereabout, nor no man dare open his doors in this dangerous time, nor I am not able to go back again to the Court; I shall perish this night.'--`Well,' said I, `let us go to Newgate; I think I shall get in there.'--`Tush!' said he, `it is but in vain; we shall be answered there as we are here.'--`Well,' said I, `and the worst fall, I can lodge ye in Newgate: you know what acquaintance I have there, and the keeper's door is without the gate.'--`That were a bad shift!' said he; `I had almost as lief die in the streets; yet I will rather wander again to the Court.' Howbeit, I did persuade them to try at Newgate; and there found we my friend Newman to be constable of the watch, which saith, `Mr Underhill! what news,