all the world is full of them; God bless me from
them. But, as your Lordship said, having a
Christian queen reigning over us, I trust there
will shortly be a reformation and an order taken
with these heretics." "Submit yourself unto my
lord," he said to Mountain, "and you shall find
favour."

"Thank you, sir," Mountain answered, "ply your own
suit, and let me alone."

A bystander then put in that the parson of St.
Michael's was a traitor as well as a heretic. He
had been in the field with the duke against the
queen.

"Is it even so?" cried Gardiner; "these be always
linked together, treason and heresy. Off with him
to the Marshalsea; this is one of our new broached
brethren that speaketh against good works; your
fraternity was, is, and ever will be unprofitable
in all ages, and good for nothing but the
fire."--Troubles of Thomas Mountain: printed by
Strype.

The portraits of Gardiner represent a fine,
vehement-looking man. The following description of
him, by Ponet, his rival in the See of Winchester,
gives the image as it was reflected in Ponet's
antipathies.

"The doctor hath a swart colour, hanging look,
frowning brows, eyes an inch within his head, a
nose, hooked like a buzzard's, nostrils like a
horse, ever snuffing in the wind; a sparrow mouth,
great paws like the devil, talons on his feet like
a gripe, two inches longer than the natural toes,
and so tied with sinews that he cannot abide to be
touched."]

{p.063} Mary, except for the cautious support of Paget, stood
otherwise alone coquetting with her fancy, and played upon by the
skilful Renard. The queen and the ambassador were incessantly
together, and Philip was the never-tiring subject of conversation
between them. She talked of his disposition. She had heard, {p.064}
she said, that he was proud; that he was inferior to