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CONTENTS OF FOURTH VOLUME.
CHAPTER XLI.
QUEEN MARY.
Narrative of events resumed-Death of the King of France-The
widow, and her position and conduct-The projects for her
disposal in marriage-Visitors to her-Her brother, afterwards
Earl of Murray-Embassy from Huntly and the Romish party
-Pertinacious dealing of Queen Elizabeth's ambassadors in
France-Unsuccessful in their object of the ratification of the
treaty-Queen Mary's return-Her companions-Her recep-
tion-Her past and future position compared-A pageant-
The religious difficulty-The question of tolerating idolatry—
Calvin consulted-Methods of reviling the old creed and cere-
monies-Interviews with John Knox-The First Book of Dis.
cipline-Failure of the clergy to get it confirmed by Parlia-
ment-Reasons for the lay members of the Congregation dis-
liking it-Contains provisions for appropriating the temporali-
ties of the Church-Would thus take them from the lay lords
who had secured them-Instances of the method of getting at
them-Roasting a commendator-Knox's wrath-The compro-
mise-Murray's marriage and elevation-A clearing among the
Border thieves,
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1-46
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CHAPTER XLII.
(Continued.)
Dangers in the north-Position of Huntly as leader of the
Romanist party · Murray's designs - A royal progress-
Huntly's fears from it-He arms-Battle of Corrichie-Ruin
of the house of Huntly-Queen Mary's policy in assisting in
the ruin of her friends-Position of Mary's Government-As-
pect of firmness and moderation-Her home-life and amuse-
ments-Her popularity-Further dialogues with Knox-Ques-
tion as to what language they were held in-Prosecutions of
Romanist priests—Archbishop Hamilton--The queen's de-
votedness to her Church-Her foreign correspondence-Com-
munication to the Council of Trent-Papal emissaries-Assas-
sination of her uncle-Parliament-Tendency to a reaction
against the Protestant party-Further altercations between the
queen and Knox-Riotous attack on officiating priests-The
rioters brought to task-Feeling among the Protestant clergy, 47-61
CHAPTER XLIII.
The queen and her admirers-Mysterious story of the project of
Arran and Bothwell-Bothwell indicted for it-History of
Chatelar-His adventures-His fate-Political importance of
the queen's marriage-The projects of the house of Guise-
Queen Mary's own views-Project for union with the heir of
the Spanish monarchy-Political prospects of such a union-
Mary's foreign correspondence about it- Her schemes tra-
versed by Catherine of Medici-Other projects-Queen Eliza-
beth-Her escapades about Leicester-Proposed meeting of
Mary and Elizabeth-Mary meets Henry Stewart, Lord Darn-
ley-Mary's secret emissaries-David Rizzio- Reaction in
favour of the Romanist party- Gloom and difficulties of the
Reformers-Protestant riot suppressed-Question of consult-
ing the Estates about the marriage-Marriage of Mary and
Darnley,
82-121
CHAPTER XLIV.
A strong Government-Darnley gets the title of king—Parlia-
mentary displeasure with the assumption-Arming of Murray
and his supporters-Their dispersal-Present themselves to
Elizabeth-How treated by her-Danger of Elizabeth and the
Protestant cause-Projects of the Romanist powers-Confer-
ence at Bayonne-Philip, Catherine of Medici, and Alva—
Darnley's character develops itself—Odious among the cour-
tiers-His wife's appreciation of him-Progress of Rizzio's in-
fluence-Project for putting him out of the way—The band
for his slaughter-Arrangements for effecting it-The supper-
party- Rizzio dragged out and slain-Inquiry as to when the
queen knew of his death-Her conduct before and after that
knowledge-Lures back her husband--Return of Murray and
his followers from England-Murray makes peace - Secret
arrangement of the queen and her husband-Their escape to
Dunbar,
122-155
CHAPTER XLV.
The confederate lords and their danger-Projects of retaliation
-The slayers of Rizzio seek refuge in England-A Parliament
-The fit of conjugal attachment passes-Symptoms of Mary's
feeling towards her husband-He is avoided, and becomes
alarmed-Rise and character of Bothwell-His power on the
Borders-Condition of the Borders at that time-His power
on the sea-History of his house as renowned for royal love-
affairs-Wounded in a Border scuffle-The queen's ride from
Jedburgh to Hermitage to visit him--Birth of the prince-
Peculiar circumstances of his baptism-Projects against Darn-
ley mooted-Darnley's illness --The queen's new profession
of reconciliation, and visit to him in Glasgow-His father
and he afraid of murder--His own expressions on the matter
-Darnley brought to the Kirk-of-Field—A band for putting -
him out of the way-The preparations-The completion of the
murder,
156-192
CHAPTER XLVI.
The morning after the murder-Doings at Holyrood-Feeling of
the public-Disposal of the murdered man's body-Suspicions
and accusations pointing to Bothwell-Whispers about the
queen-Correspondence with Darnley's father, who demands
a trial-How it was evaded-Bothwell advanced and favoured
—The queen gets warnings—Sojourn at Seton-The supper at
Annesly's--The band for Bothwell's marriage with the queen
-The interception and carrying off of the queen to Dunbar-
Her formal entry into Edinburgh—Bothwell's difficulties as a
married man-Arrangements for their removal, and question
if they were legally removed-How the Protestant party and
their clergy take matters-The marriage of Mary and Bothwell'
—The married couple-Her apology for her conduct,
193-232
CHAPTER XLVII.
Symptoms of a rising-The queen and Bothwell take alarm and
leave Holyrood-The queen in Borthwick-Escapes thence and
joins her husband-They take refuge in Dunbar—Provisions
for the safety of the infant prince-The confederate lords get
possession of Edinburgh-The armed conference at Carberry
---The queen's surrender, and removal to Edinburgh—Difficul-
ties in dealing with her there-She is taken to Lochleven-Dis-
covery of a casket-Its contents said to be poems and love-
letters addressed by Mary to Bothwell-How the confederates
resolved to deal with this discovery-Examination of the let-
ters-Their narrative of the queen's visit to Darnley at Glasgow