Chapter 284: Arrest

In the June parlor debate, William Frederick, a traditional, conservative Catholic, had a heated argument with Isabel. Now, once again, he has put himself on the cusp.

Isabel Walton, a privy counsellor standing in front of the Duke of Richmond's left, squinted coldly at Herbert's father, William. Now, she was no longer interested in arguing with him about the rights and wrongs of the Reformation led by Henry VIII.

Also not wanting to argue any longer is Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Richmond. At this time, the gentleman with a straight face looked at Henry and said, "Your Highness, you must also know that Catholicism is an important cornerstone for your subjects to stand firmly together. What does His Majesty bring to the people of the North today? Bring calamity, bring demons, bring cursed heresies......"

"Enough! Gentleman, were you sent by the Pope, or were you seduced by a London lawyer? Before William could finish speaking, Henry stood up and rebuked loudly.

"Your Highness, I have not been instructed by anyone, nor can I have been sent by the Pope of Rome. I am a retainer loyal to you, a gentleman loyal to the Catholic faith! ”

"Very well, William Frederick, you said it very well." After Henry, who was furious, looked around for something.

When he caught a glimpse of a cross-knighted sword strapped to Sir Alex's waist, he took a few steps to grab the sword that drew out Sir Ferguson. Then, with a knight's sword in hand, he hurried towards the gentleman standing in front of the retainers.

Isabel, who was standing on one side, was powerless to stop this in an instant when she saw Henry draw Sir Alex's sword and charge straight at William. He could only hurry ahead of Henry and stop his madness on the spur of the moment.

Sir Alex Ferguson, when he found that his sword had been taken away, hurried after Henry and shouted, "Stop, Your Highness! ”

Some of the retainers present went to stop Henry's move, and some asked William to apologize to Henry and ask for the lord's forgiveness. When a murderous Henry rushes in front of William desperately, Isabel suddenly stands between him and William.

Ignoring the cross-knighted sword raised by Henry, he stared at him intently and said without fear, "Your Highness, do you remember what I said? ”

Henry was stunned and stopped the knight's sword, which was slashing down, in mid-air. Sir Alex Ferguson hurriedly walked up to Isabel and said, "Your Highness, what you need most to do now is to calm people's hearts. ”

Seeing that the lord was no longer angry, all the retainers present retreated to their sides. After thinking alone for a moment, Henry handed the sword in his hand to Sir Alexand, and said to Isabelle, "Yes, I remember what you said. Well, you deal with this guy who is rude to me. ”

Isabel nodded: "Yes, Your Highness." Turning to Sir Alex Ferguson, he said, "Sir, call two guards in." ”

After speaking, he looked at William again and said, "Gentleman, please answer me, will you change some of your current situation for the sake of faith?" ”

William Frederick, who was really frightened by the lord's actions, saw that Henry had calmed down and planned to apologize to Henry. Unexpectedly, the Privy Counsellor, who stood up for himself, said such a thing to him.

William glanced at Henry, who turned to leave, then looked at Isabel and thought, "Your Excellency, I have indeed made His Highness feel a kind of anger for the sake of faith. Just, what do you mean ......"

At this moment, two guards dressed in quasi-lancer armor and cloaks, with cross-knight swords at their waists, came majestically to William's sides. Isabel looked at the guard and said, "Take the gentleman to the dungeon, and show respect to the gentleman equal to his status." ”

When William heard the word dungeon, he immediately reacted and shouted, "Your Excellency, you have no right to do this!" Only Sir Augustine, the only magistrate in the county with judicial powers, can put me in custody! ”

Henry, who was sitting on the throne, sneered and continued to drink wine when he heard William's shout. The corners of Isabel's mouth were crooked, and she said with a meaningful smile on her face: "Gentleman, you are only willing to accept the arrest of the magistrate, are you?" ”

"Yes, Your Excellency, only the magistrate has the authority to arrest me."

"All right, gentleman, wait a minute." After Isabel finished speaking, she turned to look at her father, who was standing not far from Henry, and said aloud, "Your Excellency, I have a judicial matter that I would like to seek relief from you. ”

Sir Augustine glanced at the Duke, and when he saw that the Duke did not say anything, he walked quickly to his daughter's side and said solemnly: "Your Excellency, do you have any judicial matters that need to be solved urgently?" ”

"Your Excellency, Gentleman William Frederick is now a felony suspect guilty of treason, and you should immediately put the gentleman in the nearest prison to the castle without bail, right?"

"Ugh. Yes, Your Excellency. ”

"Very well, Your Excellency, please exercise the judicial power that His Majesty has entrusted to you."

An even more unexpected result stunned the gentleman and the other retainers present. When Sir Augustine had two sergeants who had followed him into the parlor to arrest the gentleman, Joman Beard Smith hurried before Henry, saluted, and said, "Your Highness, you must not watch a gentleman be arrested by the sergeant of the magistrate!" ”

After seeing William arrested by the sergeant, Henry's expression became more relaxed. Admiring the handmade goblet of Stirling silver, he said, "Beard, you don't understand why I would agree with the advisor doing this, do you?" ”

Old Beard turned to look at William, who was taken away by the two sergeants, and said eagerly: "Your Highness, I really don't understand. Your Highness, William has been taken away by His Excellency Judge's men! ”

"Beard, if you don't understand, you can meet with the advisor, and she'll tell you."

When old Beard was about to speak, he saw Henry's guard walk into the parlor like a gust of wind from Herbert. Standing at a distance and saluting Henry, he reported urgently: "Your Highness, Father Thomas has called many tenant farmers and bookkeepers to go in the direction of Yorkshire!" ”

"What? Did the priest openly join the rebels? Herbert, you bring the men to chase these farmers back at once! Henry stood up and yelled.

Previously, Herbert, who had come to report the situation to the Duke of Richmond, met his arrested father in the hallway. Although he is the second son of William's family without inheritance, and he does not receive his father's care and help, he still shows a little bit of his son's attention to his father at this time.

Standing in the corridor, he saluted Sir Augustine and said, "Your Excellency, what crime has my father committed?" Why did you arrest my father? ”

Sir Augustine knew well what his daughter meant, and said in a gentle tone: "Herbert, your father will be all right. Now, only temporarily. ”

Herbert looked at his father, and then at the magistrate, "Sir, I believe in you as much as you believe in your daughter. ”