A warrant was therefore made out directing the Lieutenant of the Tower to keep them in safe custody, and a barge was manned to convey them down the river.

[374] It was known all over London that the Bishops were before the Council.
The public anxiety was intense.

A great multitude filled the courts of Whitehall and all the neighbouring streets.

Many people were in the habit of refreshing themselves at the close of a summer day with the cool air of the Thames.

But on this evening the whole river was alive with wherries.