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Mary Queen of Scots: The Casket Letters

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  1. 1Note
  2. 2Preface
  3. 3Section I — From Mary’s Birth to Her Return to Scotland From France
  4. 41550 — April. Queen Mary’s Life in France — Character of the Queen
  5. 5Her Education and Accomplishments
  6. 61558 — April. Mary’s Betrothal and Marriage to the Dauphin
  7. 71560 — June 11. the Death of the Queen Regent
  8. 81560 — July. The Treaty of Edinburgh
  9. 9The Abolition of Roman Catholicism by the Scottish Parliament
  10. 10December 15. the Death of Francis II
  11. 111560 — December 6. Mary’s Devotion to Francis II
  12. 121560 — December 31. Proposals for Mary’s Return to Scotland, and fo…
  13. 131561 — June 13. Mary’s Intentions Regarding Religion on Her Return
  14. 141561 — July 26. Throckmorton to Queen Elizabeth
  15. 151561 — August 12. the Voyage From France to Scotland
  16. 16Section II — From Mary’s Arrival in Scotland to the Darnley Marriage
  17. 17Knox’s Opinion of the Queen
  18. 181561 — 2nd September. The Queen’s Public Entry Into Edinburgh
  19. 19A Ballad of Welcome
  20. 20Illustrations of the Religious Difficulty — Proclamation Regarding…
  21. 211561 — November 1. the Queen’s First High Mass
  22. 22Popular Songs
  23. 23The Conduct of Affairs in the Early Years of the Reign — Randolph o…
  24. 24Mary on the Treaty of Edinburgh
  25. 251562 — Randolph’s Account of the Huntly Rebellion
  26. 261563 — 28th May. the Sentence on the Earl’s Body
  27. 271563 — 22nd February. The Death of Châtelar
  28. 28The Famine of 1563
  29. 291563 — The Meeting of Parliament
  30. 30Knox’s Interviews With the Queen — 1563 — May or June. Knox and the…
  31. 31Mary’s Second Marriage
  32. 321563 — August 20. Instructions for Randolph
  33. 33Queen Elizabeth and Sir James Melville
  34. 34Queen Mary and Randolph
  35. 35Section III — From the Darnley Marriage to the Rizzio Murder
  36. 361565 — April 29. Mary’s Festivities
  37. 37Murray’s Reception by Elizabeth
  38. 38Mary’s Relations With Her Husband
  39. 39Agreement Between Darnley and the Earls of Murray, Argyll, Glencair…
  40. 40Bond for Rizzio’s Murder — Ruthven’s Relation
  41. 411566 — April 2. Mary’s Description of the Murder of Rizzio, in a Le…
  42. 42Section IV — Murder of Rizzio to Murder of Darnley
  43. 43Bequests to the King
  44. 44Mary’s Will as Described in the “Book of Articles” (cf. P. 144)
  45. 45The Birth of Prince James
  46. 46Rejoicings in Edinburgh
  47. 47Elizabeth and the Rebels
  48. 48Mary’s Treatment of Darnley
  49. 49Mary and the Poor
  50. 50The Ride to Hermitage
  51. 51Buchanan on the Ride to Hermitage
  52. 52The Queen’s Illness at Jedburgh
  53. 531566 — The Craigmillar Conference
  54. 54Events Immediately Before the Murder of Darnley
  55. 55An Incident of the Baptism
  56. 561566 — December 23. Restoration of the Consistorial Jurisdiction of…
  57. 57Darnley’s Illness
  58. 58The Visit to Glasgow and the Murder
  59. 59Mary’s Description of the Murder
  60. 60Section V — From the Murder of Darnley to the Flight Into England
  61. 61A Bond by a Number of the Nobility to Promote Bothwell’s Marrying o…
  62. 621567 — May. Mary on Her Capture. Instructions to the Bishop of Dunb…
  63. 63The Bothwell Marriage
  64. 641567 — May. Mary’s Demeanour
  65. 651567 — June 15. Carberry Hill
  66. 661567 — July 12. Lochleven Castle
  67. 67The Casket Letters
  68. 68The Escape From Lochleven
  69. 69Section VI — The Conferences at York and Westminster
  70. 701568 — September 9. Mary’s Instructions to Her Commissioners
  71. 71October 8. Complaint of the Queen of Scots Against the Earl of Murray
  72. 72October 10. the Answer of the Earl of Murray
  73. 731568 — October 16. Queen Mary’s Commissioners’ Rejoinder to Murray’…
  74. 741568 — October 11. Letter to Queen Elizabeth From Her Commissioners…
  75. 75Abstract of Matters Showed to the Queen’s Majesty’s Commissioners b…
  76. 76Notes Drawn Forth of the Queen’s Letters Sent to the Earl Bothwell
  77. 77The Conference at Westminster
  78. 78Mary’s Request
  79. 791568 — November 26. Murray’s “Eik” or Additional Charge
  80. 801568 — December 1. the Answer of Queen Mary’s Commissioners to the…
  81. 811568 — December 4. Elizabeth’s Answer
  82. 821568 — Dec. 4. Proceedings of the Privy Council
  83. 831568 — Dec. 6. Proofs Produced at Westminster
  84. 841568 — December 19. Queen Mary’s Own Answer to the “Eik”
  85. 851569 — January 7. Proceedings at Hampton Court
  86. 861569 — January 10. at Hampton Court
  87. 87Section VII — The Documents
  88. 88Letter I
  89. 89Letter II
  90. 90Letter III
  91. 91Letter IV
  92. 92Letter V
  93. 93Letter VI
  94. 94Letter VII
  95. 95Letter VIII
  96. 96The Love Sonnets
  97. 97The Contracts of Marriage
  98. 98The Discovery of the Letters — 1. The Earl of Morton’s Declaration
  99. 992 — Buchanan’s Account
  100. 100The Deposition of Thomas Nelson
  101. 101Thomas Crawford’s Deposition
  102. 102Murray’s Journal
  103. 103The Depositions of Paris
  104. 1041573 — December 13. Confession of the Laird of Ormiston
  105. 1051581 — June 2. the Confession of the Earl of Morton
  106. 106Letter From Mr. Archibald Douglas to the Queen of Scots
  107. 107Section VIII — The End
  108. 108Queen Mary’s Letter to Queen Elizabeth
  109. 109The Will of the Queen of Scots
  110. 110Queen Mary’s Appeal to the Pope for Spiritual Faculties
  111. 111Poem Composed by Queen Mary in View of Her Approaching Death
  112. 1121587 — February 8. Narrative of the Execution, Sent to the Court
  113. 113Appendices
  114. 114Table Showing the Position of Mary and Darnley With Regard to the C…
  115. 115(B.) Lord Darnley
  116. 116(C.) Contemporary Writers
  117. 117(D.) Authorities
  118. 118(E.) Controversial Works

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