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Life of Mary Queen of Scots, Volume II (of 2) By: Henry Glassford Bell |
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THE LAIRDS OF FIFE. VELUTI IN SPECULUM. PRINTED FOR CONSTABLE & CO., EDINBURGH;
AND HURST, CHANCE & CO., LONDON.
LIFE OF MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS. VOL. II.
CONSTABLE'S MISCELLANY OF
Original and Selected Publications
IN THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS OF
LITERATURE SCIENCE, & THE ARTS. VOL. XXV. LIFE OF MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS, VOL. II. [Illustration: LOCHLEVEN CASTLE. Drawn by W. Brown Engraved by W. Miller] EDINBURGH:
PRINTED FOR CONSTABLE & CO. EDINBURGH:
AND HURST, CHANCE & CO. LONDON. 1828.
LIFE OF
MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS. BY HENRY GLASSFORD BELL, ESQ. IN TWO VOLUMES. VOL. II.
"AYEZ MEMOIRE DE L'AME ET DE L'HONNEUR DE
CELLE QUI A ESTE VOTRE ROYNE."
Mary's own Words.
EDINBURGH:
PRINTED FOR CONSTABLE & CO. EDINBURGH;
AND HURST, CHANCE & CO. LONDON. 1828.
CONTENTS OF VOL. II.
PAGE CHAPTER I.
The Proposal of a Divorce between Mary and Darnley, and the
Christening of James VI 1 CHAPTER II.
Occurrences immediately preceding Darnley's Death 19 CHAPTER III.
The Death of Darnley 37 CHAPTER IV.
Bothwell's Trial and Acquittal 55 CHAPTER V.
Bothwell's Seizure of the Queen's Person, and subsequent
Marriage to her 77 CHAPTER VI.
The Rebellion of the Nobles, the Meeting at Carberry Hill,
and its Consequences 99 CHAPTER VII.
Mary at Loch Leven, her Abdication, and Murray's Regency 120 CHAPTER VIII.
Mary's Escape from Loch Leven, and the Battle of Langside 147 CHAPTER IX.
Mary's Reception in England, and the Conferences at York
and Westminster 161 CHAPTER X.
Mary's Eighteen Years' Captivity 191 CHAPTER XI.
Mary's Trial and Condemnation 219 CHAPTER XII.
Mary's Death, and Character 245 An Examination of the Letters, Sonnets, and other Writings,
adduced in Evidence against Mary Queen of Scots 267 Addendum 335
ERRATA IN VOL. I.
Preface, p. v, for " eminent ," read " imminent ." Page 104, for " On the 25th of August 1561, Mary sailed out of the harbour
of Calais ," read " on the 15th of August ," &c. Page 155, for " knapsack ," read " knapscap ."
LIFE OF MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS.
CHAPTER I. THE PROPOSAL OF A DIVORCE BETWEEN MARY AND DARNLEY, AND THE CHRISTENING OF
JAMES VI.
It was in December 1566, during Mary's residence at Craigmillar, that a
proposal was made to her by her Privy Council, which deserves particular
attention. It originated with the Earl of Bothwell, who was now an active
Cabinet Minister and Officer of State. Murray and Darnley, the only two
persons in her kingdom to whom Mary had been willing to surrender, in a
great degree, the reins of government, had deceived her; and finding her
interests betrayed by them, she knew not where to look for an adviser.
Rizzio had been faithful to her, and to him she listened with some
deference; but it was impossible that he could ever have supplied the
place of a Prime Minister. The Earl of Morton was not destitute of
ambition sufficient to have made him aspire to that office; but he chose,
unfortunately for himself, to risk his advancement in espousing Darnley's
cause, in opposition to the Queen. Both, in consequence, fell into
suspicion; Morton was banished from Court, and Murray again made his
appearance there. But, though she still had a partiality for her brother,
Mary could not now trust him, as she had once done... Continue reading book >>
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