Mary Queen of Scots, 1542-1587. Various

Bond for Rizzio's Murder—Ruthven's Relation.

       1566.—April 2. Mary's Description of the Murder of Rizzio, in a letter to the Archbishop of Glasgow, her Ambassador in Paris.

       SECTION IV

       MURDER OF RIZZIO TO MURDER OF DARNLEY

       CONTENTS

       Relations between Mary and Darnley.

       Bequests to the King.

       Mary's Will as described in the "Book of Articles" (cf. p. 144) .

       The Birth of Prince James.

       Rejoicings in Edinburgh.

       Elizabeth and the Rebels.

       Mary's Treatment of Darnley.

       Mary and the Poor.

       The Ride to Hermitage.

       Buchanan on the Ride to Hermitage.

       The Queen's Illness at Jedburgh.

       1566.—The Craigmillar Conference.

       Events immediately before the Murder of Darnley.

       An Incident of the Baptism.

       1566.—December 23. Restoration of the Consistorial Jurisdiction of the Archbishop of St. Andrews.

       Darnley's Illness.

       The Visit to Glasgow and the Murder.

       Mary's Description of the Murder.

       SECTION V

       FROM THE MURDER OF DARNLEY TO THE FLIGHT INTO ENGLAND

       CONTENTS

       1567.—April 19. Mary's Capture by Bothwell.

       A Bond by a Number of the Nobility to promote Bothwell's Marrying of Queen Mary.

       1567.—May. Mary on her Capture. Instructions to the Bishop of Dunblane for the French Court.

       The Bothwell Marriage.

       1567.—May. Mary's Demeanour.

       1567.—June 15. Carberry Hill.

       1567.—July 12. Lochleven Castle.

       The Escape from Lochleven.

       SECTION VI

       THE CONFERENCES AT YORK AND WESTMINSTER

       CONTENTS

       The Conference at York.

       1568.—September 9. Mary's Instructions to her Commissioners.

       October 8. Complaint of the Queen of Scots against the Earl of Murray.

       October 10. The Answer of the Earl of Murray.

       1568.—October 16. Queen Mary's Commissioners' Rejoinder to Murray's Reply.

       1568.— October 11. Letter to Queen Elizabeth from her Commissioners at York.

       Abstract of Matters showed to the Queen's Majesty's Commissioners by the Scots, sent the 11th of October.

       Notes drawn forth of the Queen's Letters sent to the Earl Bothwell.

       The Conference at Westminster.

       1568.—November 22. Mary to her Commissioners.

       1568.—November 26. Murray's " Eik" or Additional Charge.

       1568.—December 1. The Answer of Queen Mary's Commissioners to the "Eik."

       1568.—December 4. Elizabeth's Answer.

       1568.—Dec. 4. Proceedings of the Privy Council.

       1568.—Dec. 6. Proofs produced at Westminster.