plunged again into treason, in which they would succeed only to restore the dominion of a narrow and blighting sectarianism.[202] [Footnote 200: Noailles and d'Oysel to the King of France, January 15: _Ambassades_, vol. iii.] [Footnote 201: "Sire, tout maintenant en achevant cette lettre, les maire et aldermans de Plymouth, m'ont envoye prier de vous supplier les vouloir prendre en votre protection, voulans et deliberans mettre leur ville entre vos mains, et y recepvoir dedans telle garrison qu'il vous plaira y envoyer; s'estans resoubz de ne recevoir aulcunement le Prince d'Espaigne, ne s'asservir en facon que ce soit a ses commandemens, et s'asseurans que tous les gentilz-hommes de l'entour d'icy en feroient de mesme."--Noailles to the King of France: _Ambassades_, vol. ii. p. 342.] [Footnote 202: One of the projects mooted was the queen's murder; a scheme suggested by a man from whom better things might have been expected, William Thomas, the late Clerk of the Council. Wyatt, however, would not stain the cause with dark crimes of that kind, and threatened Thomas with rough handling for his proposal.]