In the meantime in England rose great stirs, likely to increase much if it had not been well foreseen. The council, about nineteen of them, were gathered in London, thinking to meet with the Lord Protector and to make him amend some of his disorders. He, fearing his position, caused the secretary in my name to be sent to the lords to know for what cause they gathered their powers together and, if they meant to talk with him, to say that they should come in a peaceable manner. The next morning, being 6 October and Saturday, he commanded the armour to be brought out of the armoury of Hampton Court, about 500 harnesses, to arm both his and my men with it, the gates of the house to be fortified, and people to be raised. People came abundantly to the house. That night with all the people at nine or ten o'clock at night I went to Windsor, and there watch and ward was kept every night. The lords sat in the open places of London, calling gentlemen before them and declaring the causes of accusing the lord protector, and caused the same to be proclaimed.
After which time few came to Windsor, but only the men of my own guard
who the lords willed, fearing the rage of the people so lately quieted.
Then the protector began to treat by letters, sending Sir Philip Hoby,
lately come from his embassy in Flanders to see his family, who brought
on his return a very gentle letter to the protector which he delivered
to him, another to me, another to my household, to declare his faults,
ambition, vainglory, entering into rash wars in my youth, negligence about
Newhaven, enriching himself from my treasure, following his own opinions,
and doing all by his own authority etc., which letters were openly read,
and immediately the lords came to Windsor, took him and brought him through
Holborn to the Tower. Afterwards I came to Hampton Court where they
appointed by my consent six lords of the council to be attendant on me,
at least two, and four knights. Lords - the marquis of Northampton,
the earls of Warwick and Arundel, lords Russell, Sr John and Wentworth.
Knights - Sir Andrew Dudley, Sir Edward Rogers, Sir Thomas Darcy, Sir Thomas
Wroth. Afterwards I came through London to Westminster. Lord
Warwick was made admiral of England. Sir Thomas Cheney was sent to
the emperor for relief, which he could not obtain. Mr Nicholas Wootton
was made secretary. The lord protector, by his own agreement and
submission, lost his protectorship, treasureship, marshalship, all his
movables and nearly 2,000 pds of lands, by act of Parliament.