the Constable of France, March
31. Renard's secrets were betrayed to Noailles by
"a corrupt secretary" of the Flemish
embassy.--Wotton to the Queen: _French MSS._ bundle
xi. State Paper Office.]

[Footnote 288: Noailles says: Wyatt a este condamne
a mourir; toutesfois il n'est encores execute et
avant que luy prononcer sa sentence on luy avoit
promis tant de belles choses que vaincu par leur
doulces paroles oultre sa deliberation, il a accuse
beaulcoup de personnages et parle au desadvantage
de mylord de Courtenay et de Madame
Elizabeth.--Noailles to d'Oysel, March 29. The
different parties were so much interested in
Wyatt's confession, that his very last words are so
wrapped round with contradictions, that one cannot
tell what they were. It is certain, however, that
he did implicate Elizabeth to some extent; it is
certain, also, that he did not say enough for the
purposes of the court, and that the court believed
he could say more if he would, for, on Easter
Sunday he communicated, and the queen was
distressed that he should have been allowed to
partake, while his confession was incomplete. As to
Courtenay, Renard said he had communicated enough,
"mais quant a Elizabeth l'on ne peult encores
tomber en preuves suffisantes pour les loys
d'Angleterre contre elle."--Renard to Charles V.:
_Rolls House MSS._]

At all events, however, sufficient evidence had been obtained in the
opinion of the court for the committal of the princess to the Tower.
On the day of Wyatt's trial, the council met, but separated without a
resolution; on Friday, the 16th, Elizabeth was examined before them in
person; and when she withdrew, Gardiner required that she should be
sent to the Tower instantly. Paget, supported by Sussex, Hastings, and
Cornwallis, said that {p.124} there was no evidence to justify so
violent a measure.[289] Which of you, then, said Gardiner, with
dexterous ingenuity, will be responsible for the safe