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 1565.] THE EMBASSY OF DE STLVA. 261 over, with slow deliberation she had a large crucifix brought to her which she piously kissed. 1 In part per- haps she was but a politic hypocrite, and desired to deceive de Silva and Philip ; but the world took her at her word and believed that she was openly making pro- fession of Catholicism while she was compelling the Protestants to be their own destroyers/ Once more Parker poured out to Cecil his despair and distraction. 2 Zambeth, April 28. ' SIR, The Queen's Majesty willed my Lord of York to declare her pleasure determinately to have the orders go forward. I trust her Highness hath devised how it may be performed. I utterly despair therein as of my- self and therefore must sit still as I have now done, always waiting either for toleration or else further aid. Mr Secretary, can it be thought that I alone, having sun and moon against me, can compass this difficulty ? if you of her Majesty's council provide no otherwise for this matter than as it appeareth openly, what the sequel will be horresco vel reminiscendo cogitare. In King Edward's days the whole body of the council travailed in Hooper's attempt ; my predecessor Cranmer of blessed memory, 3 labouring in vain with Bishop Ferrars, the 1 * Acabando de lavar el pie a la pobre, hacia de mucho espacio una cruz muy larga y bien hecha para besar en ella de que pesaba a muchos de los que alii estaban.' De Silva to Philip, April 21 : M8. flimancas. 2 Archbishop Parker to Cecil : Lansdowne MSS. 9. 3 Parker's words are ' ray prede- cessor D. Cranraer labouring in vain,' &c. D. is Divus, and the expres- sion in the text is its nearest Eng- lish equivalent.