First Earl of Pembroke of {he Present Creation. 107 



judicious disposal of bis troops and prompt action carried everything 

 pefore him ; the rebellion was now at an end. 1 



Peter Vannes, in his report to the Council of Ten, says " If Lords 

 Pembroke, Clinton, and the other captains could hear how loudly 

 they are commended here, they would think their loyalty sufficiently 

 rewarded 



Two factions, distinctly marked, were now growing* in the Council 

 — the party of the statesmen, composed of Paget, Arundell, Pem- 

 broke, Lord William Howard, Winchester, &c. — the party of the 

 Church, composed of Gardiner, Petre, Rochester, Jerningham, &c. 

 Divided on all other questions, the rival parties agreed only no 

 longer to oppose the coming of Philip. Egmont, the envoy of 

 Charles V., had brought over presents and promises. Pensions of 

 two thousand crowns had been offered to, and were probably accepted 

 by, the Earls of Pembroke, Arundell, Derby, and Shrewsbury, 

 other peers received a smaller amount. The pensions were large, 

 but, as Renard observed, when Charles seemed to hesitate, several 

 of the recipients were old, and would soon die ; and as to the rest, 

 things in England were changing from day to day, and some means 

 would easily be found to put an end to the payments. 



On the 6th March, 1554, the ambassadors from Spain were con- 

 ducted by Pembroke into the presence chamber, and the betrothal 

 took place, Philip being represented by Count Egmont. Mary had 

 still some weeks of uneasiness and depression before her long- 

 expected husband came. Renard wrote that the tempers of men 

 were never worse than at that moment. Gardiner persuaded the 

 queen, perhaps not without reason, that he was himself in danger o£ 

 being arrested by Paget and Pembroke. On the other hand, twelve 

 noblemen and gentlemen undertook to stand by Mary if she would 



1 A document in the State Paper Office (Domestic, Philip and Mary, No. 47) 

 gives the names of certain lords and gentlemen who were to be rewarded for 

 acting against the rebels, showing the additions by some person in high place 

 suggesting the manner in which those who had served Queen Mary were to be 

 rewarded. The Earl of Pembroke's name was placed at the head by the same 

 writer. Amongst the Lord Lieutenant's men was included the name of Mr. 

 Penruddock, the standard-bearer. 



2 Venice Archives, 1553-4. 



