estant gentleman of repute who was
at this time anxious about himself. Many who had come prominently
forward during the reign of King Edward were now placed in great fear in
consequence of the proceedings of the Queen's ministers. A sermon, a
short time before preached by Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester, before the
Queen, greatly alarmed the minds of those who held Protestant
principles, in which he had entreated that, as before open rebellion and
conspiracy had sprung out of her leniency, she would now be merciful to
the body of the commonwealth and conservation thereof, which could not
be unless the rotten and hurtful members thereof were cut off and
consumed. In truth, it was well-known that she and her counsellors had
determined to carry through the matter of restoring the Popish faith by
fire and blood. Ernst especially trembled when he heard that Philip,
the son of the cruel persecutor of the Netherlands, had arrived in
England, and that he had been married to Queen Mary on the 25th of June,
the festival of Saint James, the Patron Saint of Spain, and that
henceforth he was to be called King of England. Gardiner, who performed
the ceremony, was treated with great respect, and at the banquet which
followed was the only person permitted to sit upon the dais with the
King and Queen.

And now all the gibbets in London were taken down, so that the dead
bodies hanging thereon might not offend the sight of the King, who,
however, had been too much accustomed to see the subjects of his father
burned because they trusted in God's Word to have felt any great
repugnance to the spectacle.

Everywhere the streets of London were filled with Spaniards, who walked
haughtily about with their cloaks over their shoulders and swords by
their sides, greatly to the displeasure of the citizens, who often
seemed disposed to place them all, with their Prince, on board the
vessels in the Thames, and send them forthwith again out of the country.
And now preparations were complete for the state visit of the King and
Queen to the City.

Banners were hung out along the streets; all sorts of designs were
prepared, while all public spots which would allow of paintings were
ornamented with various devices; among others, the conduit in
Gracechurch Street was decorated with pictures of Henry the Eighth and
Edward the Sixth, and of the nine worthies. Henry was represented with
a Bible in his hand, on which was written, "Verbum Dei."

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