And our friend [_i.e._
Winwood] passed out scot free for the warrant, which the greatest
[_word illegible_] there said was subject to a _praemunire_; and
withal told the Lady Compton that they wished well to her and her
sons, and would be ready to serve the Earl of Buckingham with all
true affection, whereas others did it out of faction and
ambition--which words glancing directly at our good friend
(Winwood), he was driven to make his apology, and to show how it
was put upon him from time to time by the Queen and other parties;
and, for conclusion, showed a letter of approbation of all his
courses from the King, making the whole table judge what faction
and ambition appeared in this carriage. _Ad quod non fuit
responsum._"
None indeed, but blank faces, and thoughts of what might come next. The
Council, and Bacon foremost, had made a desperate mistake. "It is
evident," as Mr. Spedding says, "that he had not divined Buckingham's
feelings on the subject.
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