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 REIGN OF ELIZABETH. [CH. 66. the Tower, where Arundel, who had been released after his first arrest, speedily rejoined him, the conspiracy dislocated, and the chance of overthrowing Elizabeth by surprise finally gone. He applied for a Queen's ship to carry him across the Channel. He was told that such courtesies were for friends, and not for those who had concerted revolutions. He sued no more, but took his leave with Castilian haughtiness. ' Don Bernardino de Mendoza,' he said to the officer who brought him the message, ' was not born to revolution- ize kingdoms, but to conquer them.' 1 Unwilling to give the dismissal of the ambassador a character of abrupt defiance, Elizabeth sent Sir William Wade to Madrid to explain the causes of it. Philip refused to admit Wade to his presence, or to listen to any justification. A second and more pressing appli- cation for an audience was equally unsuccessful. The English ambassador, like Mendoza, was directed to de- part, and was told also, ' in dark and doubtful terms,' 'that he was favourably dealt with, and might have looked for worse entertainment.' He returned as he went, and the diplomatic relations between Spain and England were at an end. 2 War sooner or later was now inevitable ; but, between the 'leaden foot ' of Philip and the Pope's unwillingness to part with money, it was likely to be rather later 1 ' No podia dexar de decille que Don Bernardino de Mendoza no ha- bia nacido para revolver Eeynos, sino por conquistarlos.' Mendoza al Rey, 20 30 Enero: MSS. Simancas. 2 Mission of Sir "William Wade, 15834 : MSS. Spain.