1562-8; Phillips, 656-660; Skinner's Life of Monk, 111-113.] Next day, Thursday Oct.

13, there was no House at all.

An entry in the Journals of the House, subsequently inserted, explains why.
"This day," runs the entry, "the late Principal Officers of the Army, whose commissions were vacated, drew up forces in and about Westminster, obstructed all passages both by land and water, stopped the Speaker on his way, and placed and continued guards upon and about the doors of the Parliament House, and so interrupted the members from coming to the House and attending their service there." This is a very correct summary of the incidents of more than twelve hours.

Lambert had resolved to do the feat, and he managed it in the manner described.

Morley's regiment and Mosse's regiment were faithfully on guard round the House as ordered, and Okey would have been there too had not his men deserted him; but the House was to remain empty.