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A57983	A relation of the death of David Rizzi chief favorite to Mary Stuart Queen of Scotland; who was killed in the apartment of the said Queen on the 9th of March 1565. Written by the Lord Ruthen [sic], one of the principal persons concerned in that action. Published from an original manuscript. Together with an account of David Rizzi, faithfully translated from Geo. Buchanan's History of Scotland.	Ruthven, Patrick Ruthven, Lord, d. 1566.; Buchanan, George, 1506-1582. Rerum Scoticarum historia. English. Selections. aut	1699 (1699)	Wing R2397B; ESTC R218070	27,471	52

and the other therefore we bind and oblige Us our Heirs and Successors to the said Earls Lords Barons Gentlemen Freeholders Merchants and Craftsmen their Heirs and Successors that we shall accept the same Feud upon Us and fortify and maintain them at the uttermost of our Power and shall be Friend to their Friends and Enemy to their Enemies and shall neither suffer them nor theirs to be molested nor troubled in their Bodies Lands Goods nor Possessions so far as lieth in us And if any person would take any of the said Earls Lords Barons Gentlemen Freeholders Merchants or Craftsmen for enterprizing and assisting with us for the atchieving of our purpose because it may chance to be done in presence of the Queen's Majesty or within her Palace of Holyrood-house we by the Word of a Prince shall accept and take the same on us now as then and then as now and shall warrant and keep harmless the foresaid Earls Lords Barons Freeholders Gentlemen Merchants and Craftsmen at our utter power In witness whereof we have subscribed this with our own hand at Edinburg the 1st of March 1565. Upon Saturday the 9th day of March as is conform to the King's Ordenance and Device the said Earl Morton Lords Ruthen and Lindsey having their Men and Friends in readiness abiding for the King's Advertisement the King having supped and the sooner for that Cause and the Queen's Majesty being in her Cabinet within her inner Chamber at the Supper the King sent to the said Earl and Lords and their Complices and desired them to make haste and come into the Palace for he should have the door of the Privy Passage open and should be speaking with the Queen before their coming conform to his Device rehearsed before Then the said Earl of Morton Lord Ruthen and Lord Lindsey with their Complices passed up to the Queen 's utter Chamber and the said Lord Ruthen passed in through the King's Chamber and up through the privy way to the Queen's Chamber as the King had learned him and through the Chamber to the Cabinet where he found the Queen's Majesty sitting at her Supper at the middes of a little Table the Lady Argile sitting at one end and Davie at the head of the Table with his Cap on his head the King speaking with the Queen's Majesty and his hand about her Waste The said Lord Ruthen at his coming in said to the Queen's Majesty It would please your Majesty to let yonder Man Davie come forth of your presence for he hath been over-long here Her Majesty answered What Offence hath he made The said Lord replied again that he had made great Offence to her Majesty's Honour the King her Husband the Nobility and Commonweal of the Realm And how saith she It will please your Majesty said the said Lord he hath offended your Majesty's Honour which I dare not be so bold to speak of As to the King your Husban's Honour he hath hindred him of the Crown Matrimonial which your Grace promised him besides many other things which are not necessary to be expressed And as to the Nobility he hath caused your Majesty to banish a great part and most chief thereof and forefault them at this present Parliament that he might be made a Lord. And as to your Common-weal he hath been a common destroyer thereof in so far as he suffered not your Majesty to grant or give any thing but that which passed through his hands by taking of Bribes and Goods for the same and caused your Majesty to put out the Lord Ross from his whole Lands because he would not give over the Lordship of Melvin to the said Davie besides many other inconveniences that he sollicited your Majesty to do Then the said Lord Ruthen said to the King Sir take the Queen's Majesty your Sovereign and Wife to you who stood all amazed and wyst not what to do Then her Majesty rose on her feet and stood before Davie he holding her Majesty by the plates of the Gown leaning back over in the window his Whiniard drawn in his hand Arthur Erskin and the Abbot of Holy-rood-house the Laird of Cr●ch Master of the Household with the French Apothecary and one of the Grooms of the Chamber began to lay hands upon the said Lord Ruthen none of the King's Party being present Then the said Lord pulled out his Whiniard and freed himself while more came in and said to them Lay not hands on me for I will not be handled and at the incoming of others into the Cabinet the said Lord Ruthen put up his Whiniard And with the rushing in of Men the Board fell to the wallwards with Meat and Candles being thereon and the Lady of Argile took up one of the Candles in her hand and in the same instant the said Lord Ruthen took the Queen in his arms and put her into the King's arms beseeching her Majesty not to be afraid for there was no Man there that would do her Majesty's Body more harm than their own Hearts and assured her Majesty all that was done was the King's own Deed and Action Then the remanent Gentlemen being in the Cabinet took Davie out of the Window and after that they had him out in the Queen's Chamber the said Lord Ruthen followed and bad take him down the privy way to the King's Chamber and the said Lord return'd to the Cabinet again believing that the said Davie had been had down to the King's Chamber as said is but the press of the People hurl'd him forth to the utter Chamber where there was a great number standing who were so vehemently moved against the said Davie that they could not abide any longer but slew him at the Queen 's far Door in the utter Chamber Immediately the Earl of Morton passed forth of the Queen's Majesty's utter Chamber to the inner Court for keeping of the same and the Gates and deputed certain Barons to keep Davie's Chamber till he knew the Queen's Majesty's pleasure and the King 's Shortly after their Majesties send the Lord Lindsey and Arthur Erskin to the said Earl of Morton to pass to David's Chamber to fetch a black Coffer with Writings and Cyphers which the said Earl of Morton delivered to them and gave the Chamber in keeping to Iohn Simple Son to the Lord Simple with the whole Goods there Gold Silver and Apparel being therein In this mean time the Queen's Majesty and the King came forth of the Cabinet to the Queen's Chamber where her Majesty began to reason with the King saying My Lord Why have you caused to do this wicked Deed to me considering I took you from a base Estate and made you my Husband What Offence have I made you that ye should have done me such shame The King answered and said I have good reason for me for since you Fellow Davie fell in credit and familiarity with your Majesty ye regarded me not neither treated me nor entertained me after your wonted Fashion for

and Argyle and because they were hardly imprisoned before thought it better to escape too than to remain so they went out at a low Window and passed their ways In the mean time while the Lord Ruthen was with the Earl of Athol the King declared to the Queen's Majesty that he had sent for the Lords to return again whereunto she answered she was not in the blame that they were so long away for she could have been content to have brought them home at any time had not been for angering the King and to verify the same when her Majesty gave a remission to the Duke the King was very miscontent therewith whereto the King answered that it was true that the King was miscontented then but now he was content and doubted not but she would also be content to persevere in the good mind to them as she had done before At the same time came the Provost of Edenburgh and a great number of men of the Town with him in Arms to the utter Court of the Palace of Holyrood-House where the King called out of the Window to them commanding them to return to their Houses like as they did for he declared to them that the Queen's Majesty and he were in good health The Lord Ruthen being come up to the Queen's Chamber again where the King was beside her he shewed them that there was no hurt done and that the Lords and all others were merry and no harm done Then her Majesty enquired what was become of Davie The said Lord Ruthen answered that he believed he was in the King's Chamber for he thought it not good to shew her as he died for fear of putting her Majesty in greater trouble presently Then the Queen's Majesty enquired of the said Lord what great kindness was betwixt the Earl of Murray and him that rather than he and the remanent should be forfaulted that he would be forfault with them Remember ye not said she what the Earl of Murray would have had me done to you for giving me the Ring The said Lord Ruthen answered that he would bear no quarrel for that cause but would forgive him and all others for God's sake and as to that Ring it had no more virtue than another and was one little Ring with a pointed Diamond in it Remember ye not said her Majesty that ye said it had a virtue to keep me from poisoning yea Madam said he I said so much that the Ring had that virtue only to take that evil opinion out of your head of Poisoning which you conceived that the Protestants would have done which the said Lord knew the contrary that the Protestants would have done no more harm to your Majesty's Body than to their own Hearts but it was so imprinted in your Majesty's mind that it could not be taken away without a contrary impression Then said her Majesty to the the said Lord what Fault or Offence have I made to be handled in this manner Inquire said he at the King your Husband Nay said she I will enquire of you who answered Madam it will please your Majesty ye well remember that ye have had this long time a few number of privy Persons and most special Davie a Stranger Italian who have guided and ruled you contrary the Advice of your Nobility and Counsel and especially against these Noblemen that were banished Her Majesty answered were ye not one of my Council what is the cause that ye should not have declared if I had done any thing amiss against them that became me not The said Lord answered because your Majesty would hear no such thing for all the time that your Majesty was in Glascow or Dumfriese let see if ever ye caused your Council to sit or to reason upon any thing but did all things by your Majesty's self and your privy persons albeit the Nobility bare the Pains and Expences Well said her Majesty ye find great fault with me I will be contented to set down my Crown before the Lords of the Articles and if they find I have offended to give it where they please Then answered the Lord Ruthen and said God forbid Madam that your Crown should be in such hazard but yet Madam who chose the Lords of the Articles Not I said she Saving your Majesty's Reverence said the Lord Ruthen ye chose them all in Seaton and nominated them And as for your Majesty's Council it hath not been suffered to wait freely this long time but behoved to say what was your Pleasure And as to the Lords of the Articles your Majesty chose such as would say whatsoever you thought expedient to the Forfaulters of the Lords Banished And now when the Lords of the Articles have sitten fourteen days reasoning on the Summons of Treason have ye found a just Head wherefore they ought to be forfaulted No Madam not so much as one Point without false Witness be brought in against them whereunto she gave no answer The said Lord Ruthen perceiving that the Queen's Majesty was weary he said to the King Sir it is best ye take your leave at the Queen's Majesty that she may take rest So the King took his good-night and came forth of the Queen's Chamber and we with him and left none there but the Ladies Gentlewomen and the Grooms of the Queen's Majesty's Chamber And so soon as the King came to his own Chamber the said Lord Ruthen declared the Message he had from the Earl of Athol to the King that he might have license to return home to Athol Which the King was loth to do without he gave him a Band that he should be his The Lord Ruthen answered that he was a true Man of his Promise and would keep the thing he said as well as others would do their Hand-writing and Seal Then the King desired the said Lord Ruthen to fetch the Earl of Athol to him which he did And after the King and Earl of Athol had talked together he desired the said Earl to be ready to come whensoever he should send for him His answer was that whensoever it pleased the Queen's Grace and him to send for him that he would come gladly And the said Earl desired the King that he might speak with the Queen's Majesty which the King refused And then the said Earl took his good night and passed to his Chamber and the Lord Ruthen with him where he made him ready and his Company to pass forth like as they did and in his company were the Earls of Sutherland and Cathness the Master of Cathness the Secretary and Controler Mr. Iames Balfour the Laird of Grant with divers others Immediately the King directed two Writings subscribed with his hand on Saturday after the slaughter of Davie to certain men of Edenburg bearing Office for the time charging them to convene Men in Arms and make watch within the Town upon the Calsay and to suffer none others to be seen out of their Houses except Protestants under

she had read enough and commanded her to stop which Action was accounted by all to be rather insolent than new for they were not ignorant how arrogantly he used to carry himself to her frequently reproving her with more sharpness than her Husband durst adventure to do Few days after this the Cause of the Exiles was warmly debated in Parliament where some to gratify the Queen moving they might be punished as Traytors and others affirming they had done nothing which deserved so great Severity David in the mean time surrounded the Members one by one and endeavoured to penetrate the intention of each towards those that were banished if he should be chosen President by the rest of the Assembly not doubting openly to discover that the Queen would have them condemn'd and that whoever should oppose her would not only take pains to no purpose but incur her High Displeasure A RELATION Of the Death of DAVID RIZZI Chief Favorite to MARY Queen of Scots c. Written by the Lord RUTHEN IN the first the Lord Ruthen of Scotland a Man of forty and six Years was visited by the Hand of God with great trouble and sickness having two Infirmities the one called the Inflammation of the Liver and the other the Consumption of the Reins and Kidneys wherethrough he kept his Bed continually by the space of three months and was under the cure of Physicians as of the Queen's French Doctor Dr. Preston and Thomas Thompson Apothecary and was so feebled and weakned through the Sickness and Medicines that scarcely he might walk twice the length of his Chamber unsitting down In this mean time the King Husband to the Queen's Majesty of Scotland conceived hatred against an Italian called David Riccio and about the 10th day of February the said King sent his dear Friend and Kinsman George Douglas Son to Archibald sometime Earl of Angus and declared to the said Lord Ruthen how that the said David Riccio had abused him in many sorts and lately had staied the Queen's Majesty from giving him the Crown Matrimonial of Scotland which her Majesty had promised to him divers times before Besides many other Wrongs that the said David had done to him which he could not bear with longer and behoved to be revenged thereof And because the said Lord Ruthen was one of the Nobility that he confided and trusted most unto in respect that his Children and he were Sisters Children therefore he desired his Counsel and Advice what way was best to be revenged on the said David The said Lord Ruthen hearing the Message aforesaid gave answer to George Douglass that he could give no counsel in that Matter in respect he knew the King's Youth and Facility for he had sundry of the Nobility that had given him counsel for his own Honour and Weal and immediately he revealed the same again to the Queen's Majesty who reproved them with great anger and contumelious words So the said Lord Ruthen would have no medling with his Proceedings until the time he could keep his own counsel The said George departed with the said Lord's Answer to the King about the 12th of February The said King hearing the Answer was very miscontented and said It is a sore case that I can get none of the Nobility that will assist me against yonder false Villain Davie The said George answered The said Fault was in your self that cannot keep your own counsel Then the King took a Book and swore thereon that what Counsel soever the Lord Ruthen should give him he would not reveal neither to the Queen's Majesty nor to any others and immediately directed the said George to the said Lord Ruthen again declaring what Oath the King had made Notwithstanding the said Lord Ruthen was eight days thereafter e're he would give any counsel therein howbeit the said King sent the said George to him every day three or four times After eight days were past the which was toward the 20th day of February the said Lord Ruthen perceiving that the King 's whole Intent was but only the slaughter of Davie the said Lord resolved in his mind and considered that he had a good time to labour for certain of the Nobility his Brethren that were banished in the Realm of England and in Argile and specially the Earls of Argile Murray Glencarn and Rothes the Lord Boyd and Ocheltrie and Lairds of Pittarro and Grange with many other Gentlemen and Barons Wherefore so soon as the said George was directed again from the King to him the said Lord Ruthen answered That he could not meddle with the King's Affairs without that he would bring home the Noblemen before rehearsed who were banished only for the Word of God And after long reasoning and divers days travelling the King was contented that they should come home into the Realm of Scotland so that the said Lord Ruthen would make him sure that they would be his and set forward all his Affairs The said Lord gave answer to the King and bad him make his own Security and that he should cause it to be subscribed by the aforesaid Earls Lords and Barons Immediately thereafter the King directed the said George Douglass to the said Lord Ruthen with certain Articles which he desired the said Lord to put in form of Writing to be subscribed by the Lords banished the which the said Lord caused to be put in form And having consideration that the said King desir'd them to be bound to him the said Lord caused to be drawn certain Articles in the said Lords Names for the King's part towards them which the King himself reformed with his own hand in the Margent like as it is to be produced The Articles being penned for both Parties and the King reading and considering the same he was contented therewith and subscribed his part and delivered it to the said Lord Ruthen who sent the other Articles to the Earl of Murray and the remanent being within England and to the Earl of Argile and the remanent being with him in the West who subscribed the same and sent them to the said Lord Ruthen to be kept till their meeting with the King and every one to have their own part The Tenour whereof followeth Certain ARTICLES to be fulfilled by James Earl of Murray Archibald Earl of Argile Alexander Earl of Glencarne Andrew Earl of Rothes Robert Lord Boyd Andrew Lord Ocheltrie and their Complices to the Noble and Mighty Prince Henry King of Scotland Husband to our Sovereign Lady Which Articles the said Persons offer with most humility lowliness and service to the said Noble Prince for whom to God they pray c. Imprimis THE said Earls Lords and their Complices shall become and by the Tenour hereof become true Subjects Men and Servants to the Noble and Mighty Prince Henry by the Grace of God King of Scotland and Husband to our Sovereign Lady That they and all others that will do for them shall take a leyal and true part with