OnFriday，August10th，allthechosenpersonsassembledatthebishop’spalace：theyrangedthemselvesintheappointedorder，andturnedtheirstepstothecathedral，whichwascloseby。Whentheyarrivedthere，theytooktheplacesassignedtheminthechoir，andthechoristersimmediatelybegantochantafuneralserviceinEnglishandaccordingtoProtestantrites。Atthefirstwordsofthisservice，whenhesawitwasnotconductedbyCatholicpriests，Bourgoinleftthecathedral，declaringthathewouldnotbepresentatsuchsacrilege，andhewasfollowedbyallMary’sservants，menandwomen，exceptMelvilleandBarbeMowbray，whothoughtthatwhateverthetongueinwhichoneprayed，thattonguewasheardbytheLord。Thisexitcreatedgreatscandal；butthebishoppreachednonetheless。
Thesermonended，theheraldkingwenttoseekBourgoinandhiscompanions，whowerewalkinginthecloisters，andtoldthemthatthealmsgivingwasabouttobegin，invitingthemtotakepartinthisceremony；buttheyrepliedthatbeingCatholicstheycouldnotmakeofferingsatanaltarofwhichtheydisapproved。Sotheheraldkingreturned，muchputoutattheharmonyoftheassemblybeingdisturbedbythisdissent；butthealms-offeringtookplacenolessthanthesermon。Then，asalastattempt，hesenttothemagain，totellthemthattheservicewasquiteover，andthataccordinglytheymightreturnfortheroyalceremonies，whichbelongedonlytothereligionofthedead；andthistimetheyconsented；butwhentheyarrived，thestaveswerebroken，andthebannersthrownintothegravethroughtheopeningthattheworkmenhadalreadyclosed。
Then，inthesameorderinwhichithadcome，theprocessionreturnedtothepalace，whereasplendidfuneralrepasthadbeenprepared。Byastrangecontradiction，Elizabeth，who，havingpunishedthelivingwomanasacriminal，hadjusttreatedthedeadwomanasaqueen，hadalsowishedthatthehonoursofthefuneralbanquetshouldbefortheservants，solongforgottenbyher。But，asonecanimagine，theseillaccommodatedthemselvestothatintention，didnotseemastonishedatthisluxurynorrejoicedatthisgoodcheer，but，onthecontrary，drownedtheirbreadandwineintears，withoutotherwiserespondingtothequestionsputtothemorthehonoursgrantedthem。Andassoonastherepastwasended，thepoorservantsleftPeterboroughandtooktheroadbacktoFotheringay，wheretheyheardthattheywerefreeatlasttowithdrawwhithertheywould。
Theydidnotneedtobetoldtwice；fortheylivedinperpetualfear，notconsideringtheirlivessafesolongastheyremainedinEngland。
Theythereforeimmediatelycollectedalltheirbelongings，eachtakinghisown，andthuswentoutofFotheringayCastleonfoot，Monday，13thAugust，1587。