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[151] Chalmers, vol i p 283

[152] Goodall, vol ii p 71

[153] Anderson, vol iv p 6--Chalmers, vol i p 288 Even at Carlisle, Mary was always strictly watched In one of his letters to Cecil, Knollys writes thus:--”Yesterday, her Grace went out at a postern, to walk on the playing green, towards Scotland; and ith twenty-two halberdeers, diverse gentlemen and other servants, waited upon her About twenty of her retinue played at foot-ball before her the space of two hours, very strongly, nimbly, and skilfully,--without any foul play offered, the s their fair play And before yesterday, since our co, she went but twice out of the town, once to the like play of foot-ball, in the saalloping so fast upon every occasion, and her whole retinue being so well horsed, that we, upon experience thereof, doubting that, upon a set course, soht invade and assault us upon the sudden, for to rescue and take her fro pasti of her person by some sudden invasion of her enemies, that she must hold us excused, in that behalf”

[154] Anderson, vol iv p 95--Stuart, vol i p 300 It is of Dr Stuart's translation that we have availed ourselves

[155] Anderson, vol iv part ii p 33

[156] Buchanan, book xix It is worth re, that of these particular friends of Murray, the two Commissioners, Lord Lindsay and the Coill and Balnaves, sat on the trial of Bothhen he was unanimously acquitted Yet they afterwards accused the Queen of consenting to an unfair trial

[157] Anderson, vol iv Part ii p 3

[158] Anderson, vol iv Part I p 12

[159] Goodall, vol ii p 128

[160] Goodall, vol ii p 144

[161] Goodall, vol ii p 162

[162] Goodall, vol ii p 62

[163] We do not at present stop the course of our narrative to examine these letters more minutely, but we shall devote some time to their consideration afterwards

[164] Goodall, vol ii p 182

[165] Goodall, vol ii p 184

[166] Goodall, vol ii p 206

[167] Ibid p 220

[168] Ibid p 221

[169] Ibid p 184 and 206

[170] Ibid p 283

[171] Ibid p 312

[172] Ibid p 300 and 301

[173] There is one other circuh not bearing any i We allude to the challenges which passed between Lord Lindsay, one of Murray's Commissioners, and Lord Herries, one of Mary's most constant and faithful servants Lindsay, whose passionate violence we have formerly had occasion to notice, atte hi letter:

”Lord Herries,--I aent's Grace and his couilty of the abon Lord's father If you have so spoken, you have said untruly, and have lied in your throat, which I will ainst you, as becomes me of honour and duty And hereupon I desire your answer Subscribed with ston, the twenty-second day of December 1568 PATRICK LINDSAY”

To this epistle Lord Herriesspirited reply: