Mary Queen of Scots, 1542-1587

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Mary Queen of Scots, 1542-1587 by Robert S. Rait.

Contents

• Mary Queen of Scots6
• Mary Queen of Scots9
• PREFACE11
• LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS14
• Mary Queen of Scots SECTION I16
• FROM MARY'S BIRTH TO HER RETURN TO SCOTLAND FROM FRANCE17
• The Birth of the Queen.19
• 1550—April. Queen Mary's Life in France—Character of the Queen.21
• Her Education and Accomplishments.22
• 1558.—April. Mary's Betrothal and Marriage to the Dauphin.23
• 1560.—June 11. The Death of the Queen Regent.25
• 1560.—July. The Treaty of Edinburgh.26
• The Abolition of Roman Catholicism by the Scottish Parliament.27
• December 15. The Death of Francis II.28
• 1560.—December 6. Mary's Devotion to Francis II.29
• 1560.—December 31. Proposals for Mary's Return to Scotland, and for a Second Marriage.30
• 1561.—June 13. Mary's Intentions Regarding Religion on her Return.31
• 1561.—July 26. Throckmorton to Queen Elizabeth.33
• 1561.—August 12. The Voyage from France to Scotland.36
• SECTION II37
• FROM MARY'S ARRIVAL IN SCOTLAND TO THE DARNLEY MARRIAGE37
• The Queen's Arrival in Scotland.39
• Knox's Opinion of the Queen.41
• 1561.—2nd September. The Queen's Public Entry into Edinburgh.42
• A Ballad of Welcome.44
• Illustrations of the Religious Difficulty—Proclamation regarding Religion.46
• 1561.—November 1. The Queen's first High Mass.47
• Popular Songs.48
• The Gude and Godly Ballates. Reprint of 1868, p. 153.48
• The Conduct of Affairs in the Early Years of the Reign—Randolph on Mary's Ministers.51
• Mary on the Treaty of Edinburgh.53
• 1562.—Randolph's Account of the Huntly Rebellion.54
• 1563.—28th May. The Sentence on the Earl's Body.59
• 1563.—22nd February. The Death of Châtelar.60
• The Famine of 1563.62
• 1563.—The Meeting of Parliament.63
• 1563.—May or June. Knox and the Queen.64
• Mary's Second Marriage.68
• 1563.—August 20. Instructions for Randolph.69
• Queen Elizabeth and Sir James Melville.72
• Queen Mary and Randolph.79
• SECTION III81
• FROM THE DARNLEY MARRIAGE TO THE RIZZIO MURDER81
• 1563.—Feb. 17-Oct. 23. The Darnley Marriage and the Murray Rebellion.83
• 1565.—April 29. Mary's Festivities.85
• Murray's Reception by Elizabeth.92
• Mary's Relations with her Husband.93
• Agreement between Darnley and the Earls of Murray, Argyll, Glencairn, and Rothes, and Lords Boyd and Ochiltree.96
• Bond for Rizzio's Murder—Ruthven's Relation.98
• SECTION IV103
• MURDER OF RIZZIO TO MURDER OF DARNLEY103
• Relations between Mary and Darnley.105
• Bequests to the King.106
• Mary's Will as described in the "Book of Articles" (cf. p. 144).108
• The Birth of Prince James.109
• Rejoicings in Edinburgh.111
• Elizabeth and the Rebels.112
• Mary's Treatment of Darnley.113
• Mary and the Poor.115
• The Ride to Hermitage.116
• Buchanan on the Ride to Hermitage.118
• The Queen's Illness at Jedburgh.119
• 1566.—The Craigmillar Conference.121
• Events immediately before the Murder of Darnley.125
• An Incident of the Baptism.127
• 1566.—December 23. Restoration of the Consistorial Jurisdiction of the Archbishop of St. Andrews.128
• Darnley's Illness.129
• The Visit to Glasgow and the Murder.131
• Mary's Description of the Murder.134
• SECTION V138
• FROM THE MURDER OF DARNLEY TO THE FLIGHT INTO ENGLAND138
• 1567.—April 19. Mary's Capture by Bothwell.140
• A Bond by a Number of the Nobility to promote Bothwell's Marrying of Queen Mary.142
• 1567.—May. Mary on her Capture. Instructions to the Bishop of Dunblane for the French Court.144
• The Bothwell Marriage.146
• 1567.—May. Mary's Demeanour.147
• 1567.—June 15. Carberry Hill.148
• 1567.—July 12. Lochleven Castle.150
• The Escape from Lochleven.154
• SECTION VI157
• THE CONFERENCES AT YORK AND WESTMINSTER157
• The Conference at York.159
• 1568.—September 9. Mary's Instructions to her Commissioners.162
• October 8. Complaint of the Queen of Scots against the Earl of Murray.163
• October 10. The Answer of the Earl of Murray.164
• 1568.—October 16. Queen Mary's Commissioners' Rejoinder to Murray's Reply.165
• 1568.—October 11. Letter to Queen Elizabeth from her Commissioners at York.166
• Abstract of Matters showed to the Queen's Majesty's Commissioners by the Scots, sent the 11th of October.168
• Notes drawn forth of the Queen's Letters sent to the Earl Bothwell.170
• The Conference at Westminster.172
• 1568.—November 22. Mary to her Commissioners.175
• 1568.—November 26. Murray's "Eik" or Additional Charge.176
• 1568.—December 1. The Answer of Queen Mary's Commissioners to the "Eik."178
• 1568.—December 4. Elizabeth's Answer.180
• 1568.—Dec. 4. Proceedings of the Privy Council.181
• 1568.—Dec. 6. Proofs produced at Westminster.183
• 1568.—December 19. Queen Mary's own Answer to the "Eik."188
• 1569.—January 7. Proceedings at Hampton Court.190
• 1569.—January 10. At Hampton Court.191
• SECTION VII193
• THE DOCUMENTS193
• THE CASKET LETTERS.195
• Letter I.199
• Letter II.201
• Letter III.[63]210
• Letter IV.212
• Letter V.215
• Letter VI.216
• Letter VII.217
• Letter VIII.218
• The Love Sonnets.220
• The Contracts of Marriage.226
• The Discovery of the Letters—1. The Earl of Morton's Declaration.228
• 2. Buchanan's Account.231
• The Deposition of Thomas Nelson.232
• Thomas Crawford's Deposition.233
• Murray's Journal.237
• The Depositions of Paris.239
• 1573.—December 13. Confession of the Laird of Ormiston.244
• 1581.—June 2. The Confession of the Earl of Morton.246
• Letter from Mr. Archibald Douglas to the Queen of Scots.248
• SECTION VIII250
• THE END250
• Queen Mary's Letter to Queen Elizabeth.255
• The Will of the Queen of Scots.259
• Queen Mary's Appeal to the Pope for Spiritual Faculties.261
• Poem composed by Queen Mary in view of her Approaching Death.265
• 1587.—February 8. Narrative of the Execution, sent to the Court.266
• APPENDICES CONTENTS272
• (A.) TABLE SHOWING THE RELATIONSHIP OF MARY TO LORD DARNLEY AND TO THE DUKE OF CHÂTELHERAULT.274
• TABLE SHOWING THE POSITION OF MARY AND DARNLEY WITH REGARD TO THE CROWN OF ENGLAND.275
• (B.) LORD DARNLEY.277
• (C.) CONTEMPORARY WRITERS.283
• GEORGE BUCHANAN.283
• CONAEUS.283
• LORD HERRIES.283
• JOHN KNOX.284
• JOHN LESLEY.284
• LINDSAY OF PITSCOTTIE.285
• SIR JAMES MELVILLE.285
• CLAUDE NAU.285
• LORD RUTHVEN.286
• DIURNAL OF OCCURRENTS.286
• GUDE AND GODLY BALLATES.287
• (D.) AUTHORITIES.288
• (1.) OFFICIAL PUBLICATIONS.288
• (2.) BOOKS WHICH CONTAIN ORIGINAL LETTERS, &c.289
• (E.) CONTROVERSIAL WORKS.291
• THE END292
• Footnotes292
• Some Press Notices299
• Transcribers Note299
• THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE301

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