In Truth, Gentle and Simple fell off to the Lady _Mary_, though Bishop _Ridley_ preached at _Paul's_, to invite us to stand firm to Lady _Jane_. The Duke's Party melted away; and the Duke of _Suffolk_, learning how his Daughter's Partizans had defalked to the Lady _Mary_ or been defeated and captivated, entereth the young Queen's Chamber and telleth her in brief, she must now put off her royal Robes and be content with a private Life. To which the meek young Lady made Answer, that she should put them off with more Contentation than she had put them on; and would never have done so but to please him and her Mother. And so ended her ten Days' Reign. CHAPTER VIII _The Defence of the Bridge_ On the Third of _August_, the Lady _Mary_ entered _London_ as _Mary_ the _Queen_; and truly she began to make short Work of it; for, the next Day, she restored _Gardiner_ to his Bishopric of _Winchester_, and, a few Days later, made him _Chancellor_; and, on the Fifth, restored _Bonner_ and _Tunstall_ to their Sees. _Ridley_, _Coverdale_, _Hooper_, and the rest of our good reformed Bishops, of course, were removed; and all beneficed Men that were married, or would not abjure the reformed Faith, were put out of their Livings. On the _13th_, _Miles_ and I went to hear what would be said at _Paul's Cross_. There was one _Bourne_, a Canon, who preached such arrant _Romanism_ and Flattery of _Bonner_, now Bishop of _London_, to his Face, that the People hooted and cried, "Pull him down," and _Miles_, flinging his Cap with good Aim, hit him on the Nose. Another flung a Dagger, which just missed him, but caused him to quit his Post; and honest Master _Bradford_, stepping into it, spread forth his Hands with, "Good _Christian_ People"—whereon there was great Quiet; and by his savoury and peaceifying Doctrine he allayed the Tumult. The same Day, an old Priest said Mass at St. _Bartholomew's_, albeit the People went nigh to pull him in Pieces. The following _Sunday_, one Dr. _Watson_ preached at _Paul's Cross_, and the Churchyard was lined with Soldiers, for Fear of like Tumult that was on the _Sunday_ before. During the Week, _Northumberland_ had been arraigned and condemned; and on the _Monday_ next following he was to be beheaded; howbeit, he desired first to hear Mass and receive the Sacrament after the _Romish_ Manner: thereby looking, maybe, to obtain Pardon, but in sooth only proving a Renegade and losing the Grace of a Confessor. The Lady _Jane_, looking forth of her Prison Window, saw him on his Way to Mass; a grievouse Thing to her pure Mind; whereof she spake next Day at Table, saying, "Wo worth him! Should I that am young and in my few Yeres, forsake my Faith for the LOVE of Life? Much more he should not, whose fatal Course could not long have lasted."