120 REIGN OF ELIZABETH. 53. The priest's eloquence was not entirely successful. The temper of the south of England was known only
- upon conjectures/ Northumberland wrote to various
friends, but ' was answered with such coldness as mis- liked him.' 1 In the autumn fairs in Yorkshire, men formed and gathered in knots and groups, and the air was full of uneasy 'expectations of change/ Still nothing was done. Lord Derby, among others, was ominously silent, which, as Northumberland said, ' greatly discouraged him.' The Queen of Scots and Don Guerau equally recommended quiet. Meanwhile Lord Sussex, who was established at York as President of the council, was anxiously watch- ipg the condition of the Northern districts. As a friend of Norfolk, Sussex had been counted upon by the Con- federates as likely to be favourable to them. In their altered position they were less able to tell what to ex- pect from him. At the beginning of October he in- vited the Earls of Northumberland and Westmoreland to York, to give him the benefit of their advice. Wish- ing to feel his temper they immediately complied ; 2 and they found at once that he had not the slightest dispo- sition towards disloyalty. The Norfolk marriage was talked over. They both assured him ' that they would never stand to any matters that should be to her Ma- the apprehension of the Duke of Norfolk the setting up of religion, meaning Papistry, is our purpose.' Declaration of George Tongue, November 8 : Bonier MSS. 1 Northumberland's confession : Border MSS. 2 Sussex to Sir George Bowes, October 9 : Memorials of the Rebel lion 0/1569.
