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in_o the_o mean_a time_n there_o come_v word_n that_o the_o earl_n of_o sussex_n be_v upon_o his_o journey_n towards_o scotland_n for_o the_o queen_n his_o mistress_n on_o who_o the_o action_n stay_v the_o day_n of_o the_o solemnity_n there_o be_v great_a business_n for_o their_o honour_n and_o seat_n that_o be_v agree_v there_o be_v a_o empty_a chair_n set_v before_o the_o rest_n for_o the_o king_n of_o france_n his_o ambassador_n the_o order_n of_o the_o banquet_n and_o triumph_n i_o leave_v to_o other_o to_o set_v out_o when_o the_o ambassador_n have_v audience_n of_o the_o queen_n majesty_n i_o be_v appoint_v to_o stand_v a_o little_a behind_o and_o next_o unto_o her_o majesty_n to_o the_o english_a danish_a and_o dutch_a ambassador_n her_o majesty_n make_v answer_v herself_o but_o though_o she_o can_v speak_v seem_o french_a yet_o she_o
the_o castle_n of_o edinburgh_n p._n 174._o desire_v a_o commission_n to_o go_v ambassador_n for_o england_n but_o be_v deny_v ibid._n the_o council_n of_o england_n conclude_v to_o take_v away_o the_o life_n of_o mary_n queen_n of_o scotland_n prisoner_n in_o england_n p._n 171._o false_o allege_v that_o she_o practise_v against_o the_o state_n p._n 172._o think_v fit_a to_o secure_v his_o majesty_n in_o scotland_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o banish_a lord_n that_o so_o they_o may_v seek_v his_o life_n or_o keep_v he_o a_o perpetual_a prisoner_n but_o herein_o prove_v defeat_v ibid._n fall_v down_o upon_o their_o knee_n with_o many_o of_o the_o nobility_n allege_v that_o her_o life_n as_o well_o as_o their_o life_n and_o fortune_n be_v in_o hazard_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o practice_n of_o queen_n mary_n ibid._n receive_v the_o summons_n from_o secretary_n davison_n and_o give_v her_o warning_n to_o prepare_v for_o death_n the_o night_n before_o ibid._n a_o council_n convene_v about_o the_o dissension_n of_o several_a lord_n p._n 200._o de_fw-fr crook_n mounseur_fw-fr be_v send_v ambassador_n to_o the_o french_a king_n from_o scotland_n with_o a_o letter_n about_o the_o foulness_n of_o the_o murder_n of_o their_o king_n p._n 82._o receive_v a_o answer_n from_o the_o lord_n with_o a_o resolution_n to_o use_v all_o diligence_n to_o detect_v the_o murderer_n ibid._n crauford_n captain_n accuse_v secretary_n lidington_n of_o the_o murder_n of_o the_o late_a king_n of_o scot_n p._n 100_o he_o be_v at_o that_o time_n servant_n to_o the_o earl_n of_o lennox_n allege_v his_o commission_n for_o so_o do_v from_o the_o say_a earl_n his_o master_n p._n 110._o crauford_n lord_n be_v commit_v to_o the_o custody_n of_o the_o lord_n hamiltoun_n p._n 170._o cunningham_n james_n captain_n a_o discreet_a man_n servant_z to_z the_o lord_n of_o marr_n then_o regent_n in_o scotland_n p._n 115._o d_o darn_o son_n to_o the_o earl_n of_o lennox_n a_o handsome_a beardless_a lady-faced_a man_n p._n 48._o procure_v a_o licence_n from_o the_o queen_n of_o england_n to_o go_v to_o scotland_n p._n 53._o his_o intention_n therein_o ibid._n propose_v a_o marriage_n to_o queen_n mary_n who_o refuse_v a_o ring_n he_o present_v to_o she_o p._n 56._o which_o the_o queen_n seem_v to_o disrelish_v ibid._n become_v acquaint_v with_o rixio_n who_o be_v his_o great_a friend_n to_o the_o queen_n of_o scot_n ibid._n find_v the_o queen_n cold_a in_o her_o favour_n after_o her_o confinement_n upon_o the_o murder_n of_o rixio_n p._n 66._o follow_v the_o queen_n though_o slight_v whithersoever_o she_o go_v p._n 77._o go_v to_o glascow_n fall_v sick_a be_v suspect_v to_o have_v poison_n give_v he_o by_o a_o servant_n of_o his_o own_o ibid._n be_v bring_v from_o thence_o to_o edinburgh_n to_o recover_v his_o health_n p._n 78._o dies_z and_o how_o ibid._n davison_n be_v send_v agent_n into_o scotland_n and_o afterward_o make_v secretary_n to_o queen_n elizabeth_n p._n 157._o profess_v himself_o a_o scot_n ibid._n remain_v at_o coupar_n till_o he_o have_v audience_n which_o he_o have_v at_o falkland_n ibid._n but_o prove_v deceitful_a p._n 158._o return_v to_o england_n ibid._n receive_v the_o write_a summons_n for_o the_o execution_n of_o queen_n mary_n with_o a_o strict_a charge_n not_o to_o deliver_v it_o without_o her_o express_a command_n p._n 172._o but_o be_v deceive_v by_o the_o council_n of_o england_n deliver_v it_o ibid._n for_o which_o he_o be_v commit_v to_o the_o tower_n by_o queen_n elizabeth_n for_o disobey_v her_o order_n upon_o that_o account_n p._n 175._o dingual_n lord_n be_v send_v to_o king_n james_n for_o a_o licence_n to_o return_v or_o a_o commission_n to_o conclude_v the_o match_n with_o denmark_n p._n 179._o find_v his_o majesty_n at_o aberdeen_n the_o chancellor_n and_o most_o part_n of_o the_o council_n be_v absent_a p._n 180._o so_o that_o he_o obtain_v a_o full_a power_n to_o conclude_v the_o say_a match_n ibid._n dosel_n mounseur_fw-fr lieutenant_n in_o scotland_n for_o the_o french_a king_n p._n 24._o a_o passionate_a man_n p._n 25._o douglas_n archibald_n be_v cleanse_v of_o the_o late_a king_n murder_n in_o scotland_n p._n 174._o frequent_v the_o court_n familiar_o ibid._n return_n to_o england_n to_o remain_v ambassador_n there_o ibid._n have_v great_a reputation_n with_o mary_n queen_n of_o scotland_n yet_o injure_v her_o cause_n in_o england_n and_o be_v discharge_v of_o his_o embassy_n upon_o the_o arrival_n of_o sir_n robert_n melvil_n in_o england_n ibid._n douglas_n george_n the_o natural_a son_n of_o the_o lord_n angus_n enter_v the_o king_n closet_n with_o the_o lord_n ruthven_n the_o queen_n be_v present_a and_o with_o the_o king_n dagger_n strike_v he_o p._n 64._o and_o afterward_o draw_v he_o into_o the_o outer_a hall_n and_o kill_v he_o p._n 65._o convey_v the_o queen_n to_o lockleven_n as_o a_o captive_n to_o the_o king_n lord_n p._n 90._o have_v the_o house_n of_o the_o castle_n deliver_v to_o he_o p._n 121._o douglas_z sir_n george_n desire_v to_o have_v the_o commission_n for_o ambassador_n to_o spain_n p._n 175._o but_o be_v deny_v ibid._n douglas_n james_n the_o natural_a son_n of_o the_o earl_n of_o mortoun_n p._n 127._o kill_v the_o earl_n of_o arran_n in_o revenge_n of_o his_o uncle_n death_n the_o earl_n of_o mortoun_n 200._o drake_n sir_n francis_n by_o a_o stratagem_n of_o a_o ship_n full_a of_o powder_n with_o a_o burn_a link_n fire_v the_o spanish_a navy_n and_o discomfit_n they_o p._n 176._o drumhafel_n laird_n master_n of_o king_n james_n his_o household_n when_o young_a p._n 125._o draw_v the_o earl_n of_o arguile_n and_o athol_n to_o sterling_n p._n 126._o be_v discharge_v out_o of_o court_n ibid._n assure_v the_o earl_n of_o grange_n that_o the_o duke_n of_o lennox_n design_v to_o kill_v he_o p._n 131._o though_o it_o prove_v false_a p._n 133._o be_v imprison_v by_o the_o procurement_n of_o the_o earl_n of_o arran_n and_o his_o lady_n p._n 137._o du_fw-mi bartas_fw-la mounseur_fw-fr famous_a for_o his_o french_a poesy_n arrive_v in_o scotland_n p._n 176._o propose_v a_o marriage_n with_o the_o king_n of_o scot_n and_o the_o princess_n of_o navarre_n ibid._n reside_v at_o falkland_n with_o the_o king_n p._n 177._o dundee_n earl_n be_v send_v one_o of_o the_o ambassador_n to_o denmark_n about_o the_o king_n marriage_n p._n 179._o dudley_n lord_n robert_n afterward_o make_v earl_n of_o leicester_n be_v propose_v by_o mr._n randolph_n as_o a_o fit_a match_n for_o mary_n queen_n of_o scotland_n p._n 40._o e_o easter_n weems_n laird_n go_v with_o a_o commission_n to_o england_n and_o france_n p._n 203._o be_v a_o pensioner_n to_o the_o french_a king_n ibid._n elizabeth_z queen_n of_o england_n send_v instruction_n to_o mr._n randolph_n her_o ambassador_n in_o scotland_n to_o propose_v the_o lord_n robert_n dudley_n as_o a_o fit_a match_n for_o mary_n queen_n of_o scotland_n p._n 40._o disrelish_v the_o proposal_n of_o a_o match_n between_o queen_n mary_n and_o charles_n the_o archduke_n of_o austria_n p._n 41._o which_o appear_v by_o her_o send_n the_o earl_n of_o sussex_n to_o the_o emperor_n court_n to_o draw_v on_o the_o marriage_n of_o the_o archduke_n with_o herself_o ibid._n this_o occasion_v grudge_n between_o the_o two_o queen_n of_o england_n and_o scotland_n p._n 42._o she_o design_v darn_o for_o queen_n mary_n husband_n ibid._n create_v the_o lord_n robert_n dudley_n earl_n of_o leicester_n and_o baron_n of_o denbigh_n p._n 47._o be_v distemper_v with_o a_o fever_n insomuch_o that_o her_o life_n be_v question_v p._n 67._o disturb_a at_o the_o birth_n of_o the_o prince_n queen_n mary_n son_n p._n 69._o yet_o promise_v to_o be_v gossip_n to_o he_o by_o proxy_n of_o lord_n and_o lady_n p._n 70._o upon_o her_o fair_a promise_n queen_n mary_n fly_v to_o england_n but_o she_o will_v not_o see_v she_o though_o she_o often_o desire_v it_o p._n 92._o cause_v she_o to_o be_v keep_v prisoner_n till_o she_o lose_v her_o life_n after_o a_o tedious_a confinement_n ibid._n be_v reproach_v by_o the_o ambassador_n of_o foreign_a prince_n for_o her_o unprincely_a deal_n with_o queen_n mary_n p._n 93._o have_v obtain_v her_o desire_n upon_o the_o accusation_n of_o queen_n mary_n receive_v great_a content_n have_v now_o matter_n sufficient_a to_o show_v foreign_a ambassador_n why_o she_o detain_v the_o queen_n p._n 97._o be_v glad_a of_o the_o queen_n dishonour_n yet_o send_v private_o to_o comfort_v she_o upon_o her_o false_a accusation_n ibid._n her_o answer_n to_o the_o abbot_n of_o dumfarmling_n upon_o his_o proposition_n p._n 106._o send_v a_o ambassador_n to_o the_o king_n of_o scot_n when_o confine_v offer_v he_o her_o assistance_n p._n 132._o send_v a_o sharp_a letter_n to_o king_n james_n p._n 139._o the_o content_n thereof_o p._n 140._o receive_v intelligence_n of_o a_o magnificent_a embassy_n from_o denmark_n to_o
that_o marriage_n be_v hinder_v upon_o which_o he_o send_v the_o earl_n marshal_n with_o 2_o other_o person_n to_o denmark_n ibid._n hear_v of_o their_o be_v at_o sea_n with_o the_o queen_n and_o make_v preparation_n for_o her_o reception_n and_o be_v impatient_a at_o their_o long_a delay_n lay_v the_o fault_n on_o his_o council_n p._n 180._o direct_v colonel_n stuart_n to_o sir_n robert_n melvil_n and_o the_o author_n charge_v they_o to_o take_v care_n of_o his_o estate_n in_o his_o absence_n p._n 180_o and_o 181._o be_v persuade_v to_o go_v in_o person_n to_o denmark_n p._n 181._o sail_n to_o denmark_n in_o person_n to_o fetch_v the_o queen_n and_o leave_v sir_n robert_n vicechancellor_n ibid._n three_o ship_n go_v with_o he_o beside_o his_o own_o he_o laud_n at_o norway_n where_o the_o queen_n wait_v for_o a_o wind_n and_o there_o celebrate_v the_o marriage_n ibid._n return_v not_o that_o winter_n be_v send_v for_o to_o denmark_n whither_o he_o go_v by_o land_n with_o his_o new_a queen_n where_o he_o behave_v himself_o libe_v rally_v and_o honourable_o by_o the_o way_n and_o at_o the_o court_n of_o denmark_n ibid._n be_v much_o trouble_v to_o make_v those_o officer_n of_o state_n agree_v that_o be_v with_o he_o there_o p._n 182._o return_v the_o next_o spring_n with_o the_o admiral_n of_o denmark_n and_o other_o person_n of_o quality_n ibid._n treat_v they_o all_o honourable_o and_o after_o the_o queen_n coronation_n dismiss_v they_o magnificent_o reward_v ibid._n send_v for_o the_o author_n at_o his_o land_n ibid._n repent_v his_o anger_n with_o sir_n robert_n melvil_n and_o turn_v it_o against_o the_o chancellor_n who_o incense_v he_o against_o sir_n robert_n p._n 183._o reward_v the_o stranger_n nâ—â—ly_o after_o the_o queen_n coronation_n and_o banquet_n to_o their_o great_a satisfaction_n p._n 184._o desire_n sir_n robert_n melvil_n and_o the_o author_n to_o advise_v upon_o some_o good_a rule_n for_o the_o establish_n affair_n before_o his_o go_v to_o denmark_n p._n 185._o be_v abuse_v upon_o the_o account_n of_o maclean_n and_o other_o highlander_n p._n 192_o and_o 193._o send_v for_o melvil_n the_o author_n to_o wait_v upon_o the_o queen_n promise_v he_o reward_n p._n 193._o take_v occasion_n at_o table_n to_o discourse_v advantageous_o of_o the_o author_n to_o his_o queen_n p._n 193_o and_o 194._o secure_v himself_o in_o edinburgh_n after_o bothwel_n attempt_n on_o the_o palace_n p._n 197._o think_v sir_n robert_n melvil_n not_o fit_a for_o his_o office_n yet_o continue_v he_o still_o p._n 199._o be_v design_v to_o be_v seize_v at_o falkland_n by_o bothwel_n and_o his_o party_n p._n 201._o and_o miraculous_o deliver_v by_o god_n from_o that_o conspiracy_n p._n 202._o determine_v to_o send_v ambassador_n to_o england_n denmark_n france_n and_o flanders_n about_o the_o birth_n of_o his_o son_n prince_n henry_n p._n 203._o require_v they_o to_o send_v ambassador_n to_o solemnize_v the_o baptism_n of_o his_o first_o bear_v son_n ibid._n the_o ambassador_n be_v send_v p._n 203._o jane_n kennedie_n the_o wife_n of_o sir_n andrew_n melvil_n be_v a_o long_a time_n in_o england_n with_o his_o majesty_n mother_n p._n 180._o be_v send_v for_o by_o he_o to_o wait_v upon_o the_o young_a queen_n who_o make_v haste_n be_v drown_v in_o the_o passage-boat_n in_o a_o great_a storm_n which_o be_v raise_v by_o the_o witch_n of_o scotland_n as_o appear_v by_o their_o own_o confession_n to_o his_o majesty_n ibid._n john_n de_fw-fr monlucke_n bishop_n of_o valence_n be_v send_v ambassador_n from_o france_n to_o the_o queen-mother_n of_o scotland_n p._n 8._o go_v first_o to_o ireland_n by_o his_o master_n command_n and_o why_o ibid._n a_o pleasant_a story_n of_o his_o harlot_n ibid._n be_v former_o ambassador_n from_o the_o french_a king_n to_o the_o great_a turk_n solyman_n p._n 9_o after_o his_o arrival_n at_o paris_n be_v send_v to_o rome_n p._n 10._o and_o wherefore_o p._n 10_o 11_o 12_o and_o 13._o but_o to_o no_o effect_n p._n 11._o learn_v the_o mathematics_n of_o cavatius_n &_o other_o science_n by_o taggot_n another_o know_a man_n p._n 13._o k_o keer_n henry_n one_o of_o the_o counsellor_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o lennox_n p._n 128._o keeth_n sir_n william_n be_v send_v ambassador_n to_o flanders_n upon_o the_o birth_n of_o prince_n henry_n p._n 203._o kieth_n andrew_n lord_n be_v send_v ambassador_n with_o the_o earl_n of_o marshal_n to_o denmark_n at_o the_o request_n of_o the_o say_a earl_n p._n 179._o killigrew_n henry_n be_v send_v ambassador_n from_o england_n to_o scotland_n p._n 68_o complain_v against_o mr._n raxby_n as_o a_o rebel_n and_o papist_n harbour_v there_o ibid._n upon_o which_o he_o be_v secure_v p._n 69._o be_v dispatch_v with_o a_o friendly_a answer_n some_o time_n after_o p._n 72._o he_o carry_v two_o letter_n from_o queen_n mary_n to_o sir_n robert_n melvil_n in_o england_n and_o to_o what_o intent_n p._n 72_o 73_o and_o 74._o be_v haste_v ambassador_n to_o scotland_n after_o mr._n randolphs_n return_n to_o england_n p._n 115._o desire_v the_o preservation_n of_o sir_n robert_n melvil_n life_n as_o a_o reward_n for_o his_o labour_n p._n 122._o king_n of_o denmark_n marry_v his_o elder_a daughter_n to_o the_o duke_n of_o brunswick_n p._n 177._o excuse_v to_o king_n james_n lay_v the_o blame_n upon_o his_o minister_n ibid._n but_o promise_v to_o dispose_v of_o his_o second_o daughter_n to_o he_o if_o he_o will_v send_v his_o ambassador_n thither_o but_o in_o the_o interim_n die_v leave_v the_o same_o commission_n with_o the_o council_n and_o regent_n ibid._n king_n of_o navarre_n be_v governor_n for_o the_o time_n of_o the_o young_a french_a king_n charles_n the_o 9th_o p._n 30._o procure_v of_o the_o three_o estate_n assemble_v at_o orleans_n that_o the_o queen-mother_n shall_v be_v regent_n of_o the_o realm_n ibid._n king_n of_o spain_n enter_v the_o frontier_n of_o france_n with_o a_o great_a army_n p._n 20._o king_n of_o scotland_n never_o grow_v rich_a since_o they_o leave_v the_o highland_n to_o dwell_v in_o the_o lowland_n p._n 193._o but_o ever_o since_o diminish_v which_o his_o majesty_n find_v true_a ibid._n knoll_v sir_n henry_n be_v send_v ambassador_n from_o queen_n elizabeth_n at_o the_o diet_n imperial_a hold_v at_o franckfort_n anno_fw-la 1562_o p._n 39_o l_o leicester_n earl_n queen_n mary_n avow_a friend_n p._n 71._o and_o several_a other_o person_n of_o quality_n ibid._n lennox_z duke_n endeavour_n to_o free_a the_o king_n of_o scot_n but_o be_v chase_v into_o the_o house_n of_o ruthven_n and_o save_v by_o the_o intercession_n of_o the_o earl_n of_o gaury_n p._n 132._o retire_v to_o dumbartoun_n ibid._n afterward_o go_v to_o france_n and_o die_v p._n 133._o lennox_z earl_n be_v send_v for_o to_o be_v make_v regent_n of_o scotland_n in_o the_o room_n of_o the_o earl_n of_o murray_n p._n 104._o prove_v a_o true_a scotsman_n p._n 106._o after_o he_o have_v accept_v of_o the_o regency_n he_o take_v breechin_n and_o hang_v the_o soldier_n find_v in_o the_o kirk_n and_o steeple_n p._n 107._o be_v shoot_v in_o the_o back_n in_o the_o enterprise_n of_o take_v the_o lord_n prisoner_n at_o sterling_n p_o 114._o die_v in_o few_o day_n after_o and_o make_v a_o godly_a end_n ibid._n lennox_z lady_n the_o mother_n of_o darn_o king_n of_o scotland_n be_v commit_v to_o the_o tower_n and_o keep_v there_o a_o long_a time_n because_o he_o marry_v the_o queen_n of_o scot_n without_o queen_n elizabeth_n advice_n p._n 58._o lidingtoun_n secretary_n to_o queen_n mary_n and_o of_o great_a credit_n with_o secretary_n cecil_n p._n 32._o he_o with_o the_o prior_n of_o st._n andrews_n procure_v a_o fair_a correspondence_n between_o the_o 2_o queen_n of_o england_n and_o scotland_n ibid._n and_o p._n 33._o he_o retire_v with_o other_o person_n be_v in_o danger_n of_o their_o life_n p._n 65._o go_v from_o court_n p._n 100_o be_v accuse_v of_o the_o late_a king_n murder_n and_o imprison_v ibid._n be_v bring_v by_o the_o regent_n to_o edinburgh_n and_o deliver_v to_o the_o lord_n grange_n to_o be_v a_o prisoner_n ibid._n be_v set_v at_o liberty_n by_o the_o king_n lord_n p._n 105._o take_a prisoner_n after_o the_o surrender_n of_o edinburgh_n castle_n p._n 121._o die_v at_o lie_v to_o prevent_v his_o come_n to_o the_o shambles_n with_o the_o rest_n p._n 122._o logie_n a_o young_a man_n gentleman_n of_o the_o chamber_n to_o king_n james_n p._n 198._o be_v accuse_v and_o imprison_v for_o deal_v with_o earl_n bothwel_o ibid._n lord_n call_v the_o queen_n lord_n as_o the_o other_o the_o king_n meet_v together_o at_o dumbartoun_n to_o procure_v their_o sovereign_n liberty_n be_v against_o the_o king_n lord_n p._n 88_o bind_v themselves_o in_o a_o bond_n ibid._n they_o issue_v out_o proclamation_n on_o both_o side_n to_o convene_v their_o friend_n p._n 90._o meet_v and_o fight_v but_o
the_o queen_n lord_n be_v rout_v p._n 91._o the_o king_n lord_n send_v for_o the_o earl_n of_o lennox_n to_o make_v he_o regent_n in_o the_o room_n of_o murray_n p._n 104._o they_o hold_v a_o parliament_n at_o sterling_n and_o the_o queen_n be_v at_o edinburgh_n p._n 113._o lord_n all_o write_v and_o unwritten_a for_o arrive_v at_o st._n andrew_n to_o attend_v the_o convention_n intend_v there_o by_o the_o king_n p._n 136._o design_n to_o have_v the_o king_n in_o custody_n ibid._n lord_n meet_v at_o edinburgh_n pass_v a_o vote_n unanimous_o be_v preoccupy_v by_o the_o earl_n of_o arran_n p._n 153._o those_o lord_n who_o design_v the_o attempt_n on_o sterling_n fly_v to_o england_n p._n 157._o be_v forefault_v p._n 158._o they_o return_v and_o come_v to_o the_o border_n with_o assistance_n p._n 168._o 3000_o of_o the_o banish_a lord_n enter_v sterling_a fall_v on_o their_o knee_n and_o beg_v his_o majesty_n pardon_n p._n 169._o which_o be_v grant_v ibid._n the_o lord_n gain_v great_a credit_n by_o their_o moderate_a behaviour_n p._n 170._o lorraine_n cardinal_n design_n to_o promote_v queen_n mary_n to_o the_o crown_n of_o england_n by_o allege_v queen_n elizabeth_n to_o be_v illegitimate_a p._n 23._o cause_v all_o queen_n mary_n silver_n vessel_n to_o be_v engrave_v with_o the_o arm_n of_o england_n ibid._n after_o the_o conclusion_n of_o peace_n be_v send_v ambassador_n to_o spain_n to_o take_v that_o king_n oath_n and_o to_o swear_v for_o his_o master_n be_v observe_v the_o same_o ibid._n propose_v two_o match_n to_o the_o emperor_n of_o germany_n p._n 33._o m_o macclean_n and_o other_o chief_a of_o the_o highland_n be_v subtle_o bring_v to_o court_n by_o the_o chancellor_n p._n 192._o be_v imprison_v in_o edinburgh_n castle_n accuse_v of_o foul_a murder_n but_o get_v off_o ibid._n maitland_n secretary_n be_v confine_v to_o his_o house_n with_o other_o p._n 166._o oppose_v the_o author_n in_o council_n p._n 171._o mar_n earl_n keep_v the_o young_a prince_n and_o will_v not_o deliver_v he_o to_o bothwel_n p._n 80._o be_v make_v regent_n in_o the_o room_n of_o lennox_n p._n 111._o go_v to_o edinburgh_n to_o convene_v the_o lord_n in_o order_n to_o a_o accommodation_n p._n 118._o in_o the_o mean_a time_n go_v to_o dalkieth_n and_o short_o after_o die_v at_o sterling_n ibid._n margil_n david_n one_o of_o the_o duke_n of_o lennox_n his_o councillor_n p._n 128._o marshal_n of_o berwick_n besiege_v edinburgh_n assist_v by_o a_o english_a army_n and_o all_o scotland_n p._n 120._o contend_v with_o the_o ambassador_n p._n 121._o be_v force_v to_o deliver_v up_o the_o prisoner_n in_o edinburgh_n castle_n to_o the_o regent_n be_v command_v by_o the_o queen_n of_o england_n to_o do_v it_o ibid._n which_o he_o do_v with_o much_o regret_n and_o return_n to_o berwick_n discontent_v ibid._n the_o laird_n of_o cleesh_n have_v before_o offer_v they_o good_a condition_n to_o quit_v the_o castle_n ibid._n take_v the_o death_n of_o the_o laird_n of_o grange_n very_o much_o to_o heart_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o breach_n of_o his_o promise_n and_o thereupon_o quit_v his_o employment_n of_o marshal_n who_o loss_n be_v much_o lament_v be_v a_o worthy_a captain_n ibid._n marshal_z earl_n and_o other_o lodge_v within_o the_o castle_n with_o his_o majesty_n of_o scotland_n p._n 136._o he_o and_o other_o retire_v to_o their_o house_n p._n 137._o desire_v to_o supply_v the_o place_n of_o the_o lord_n atry_n as_o ambassador_n to_o denmark_n p._n 178._o which_o be_v grant_v ibid._n but_o his_o commission_n be_v so_o slender_a that_o he_o send_v the_o lord_n dingual_n for_o a_o licence_n to_o return_v or_o a_o power_n to_o conclude_v the_o match_n with_o denmark_n ibid._n which_o he_o receive_v and_o be_v present_o dispatch_v for_o scotland_n by_o the_o regent_n and_o council_n and_o the_o queen_n send_v home_o with_o he_o well_o attend_v p._n 180._o but_o be_v drive_v by_o tempest_n upon_o the_o coast_n of_o norway_n the_o wind_n be_v raise_v by_o the_o witch_n of_o denmark_n and_o the_o reason_n why_o ibid._n be_v not_o well_o think_v of_o by_o the_o king_n upon_o the_o account_n of_o his_o embasby_n to_o denmark_n occasion_v by_o the_o chancellour_n misrepresentation_n of_o he_o to_o his_o majesty_n p._n 182._o martland_n be_v make_v chancellor_n in_o scotland_n p._n 175._o threaten_v to_o be_v kill_v p._n 179._o hear_v of_o his_o majesty_n discontent_n at_o the_o queen_n delay_n of_o come_v from_o denmark_n and_o advise_v he_o to_o sail_v thither_o in_o person_n to_o fetch_v she_o home_o p._n 181._o who_o go_v with_o he_o private_o ibid._n be_v at_o denmark_n he_o devise_v many_o reformation_n to_o be_v make_v at_o his_o majesty_n return_n p._n 182._o cause_v the_o lord_n hume_n earl_n bothwel_o and_o divers_a other_o to_o be_v imprison_v for_o their_o disobedience_n during_o the_o absence_n of_o the_o king_n ibid._n misrepresent_v sir_n robert_n melvil_n and_o envy_v he_o though_o a_o great_a friend_n to_o his_o promotion_n ibid._n emulation_n between_o the_o council_n and_o he_o who_o design_n to_o turn_v he_o out_o p._n 183._o but_o prevent_v it_o be_v discover_v ibid._n great_a hatred_n between_o he_o and_o the_o duke_n of_o lennox_n p._n 198._o he_o retire_v to_o his_o own_o house_n and_o be_v accuse_v of_o several_a crime_n ibid._n procure_v again_o his_o majesty_n favour_n and_o be_v reintroduced_n at_o court_n p._n 200._o and_o at_o length_n reconcile_v to_o the_o queen_n ibid._n marry_o queen_n of_o scotland_n the_o only_a child_n leave_v of_o king_n james_n the_o 5_o p._n 7._o bear_v when_o he_o lie_v on_o his_o deathbed_n p._n 7._o after_o her_o arrival_n in_o france_n great_a dispute_v arise_v about_o her_o marriage_n between_o the_o two_o faction_n in_o france_n but_o be_v at_o last_o wed_v to_o the_o dauphin_n p._n 8._o prove_v a_o sorrowful_a widow_n after_o the_o death_n of_o her_o husband_n p._n 30._o by_o degree_n leave_v the_o court_n upon_o dislike_n ibid._n occasion_v by_o the_o queen-mother_n rigorous_a deal_n with_o she_o p._n 31._o be_v advise_v to_o return_v to_o scotland_n and_o behave_v herself_o moderate_o ibid._n at_o length_n arrive_v in_o she_o own_o country_n p._n 32._o seem_v to_o approve_v of_o the_o match_n propose_v by_o cardinal_n lorraine_n between_o she_o and_o the_o archduke_n of_o austria_n ibid._n advertise_v the_o queen_n of_o england_n of_o this_o proposal_n desire_v her_o advice_n p._n 40._o which_o she_o answer_v by_o mr._n randolph_n ibid._n and_o p._n 41._o lay_v aside_o the_o thought_n of_o that_o match_n p._n 43._o and_o the_o reason_n why_o ibid._n behave_v herself_o very_o discreet_o and_o gain_v great_a reputation_n in_o all_o country_n p._n 53._o her_o character_n p._n 54._o be_v much_o take_v with_o the_o lord_n darn_o p._n 56._o determine_v to_o marry_v he_o tho_o oppose_v by_o several_a lord_n ibid._n and_o be_v marry_v to_o he_o according_o p._n 57_o be_v keep_v prisoner_n by_o douglas_n and_o his_o party_n upon_o the_o murder_n of_o rixio_n p._n 65._o cause_v the_o king_n to_o advise_v they_o to_o withdraw_v the_o guard_n they_o have_v upon_o she_o ibid._n so_o they_o go_v all_o to_o their_o home_n but_o the_o queen_n king_n and_z some_o in_o their_o retinue_n go_v at_o midnight_n to_o dunbar_n p._n 66._o subscribe_v remission_n for_o the_o lord_n murray_n and_o his_o depender_n lament_v the_o young_a king_n folly_n ibid._n go_v to_o sterling_a to_o lie_n in_o her_o time_n approach_v p._n 67._o she_o mislike_v the_o king_n who_o grow_v melancholic_a thereupon_o ibid._n she_o be_v much_o trouble_v at_o that_o foul_a fact_n commit_v in_o her_o presence_n by_o kill_v her_o servant_n rixio_n to_o the_o endanger_n of_o herself_o and_o the_o child_n in_o her_o womb_n p._n 74._o keep_v her_o chamber_n some_o time_n after_o the_o murder_n of_o her_o husband_n darn_o p._n 78._o she_o wonder_v at_o the_o report_n of_o her_o marriage_n with_o bothwel_n but_o deny_v it_o ibid._n be_v force_v to_o marry_v he_o the_o nobility_n approve_v it_o and_o he_o have_v first_o ravish_v she_o p._n 80._o be_v marry_v by_o adam_n bothwel_n after_o the_o reform_a religion_n ibid._n resign_v herself_o to_o the_o lord_n of_o grange_n and_o convey_v to_o edinburgh_n p._n 83._o where_o she_o be_v respect_v by_o the_o noble_n but_o revile_v by_o the_o vulgar_a ibid._n write_v a_o letter_n wherein_o she_o call_v bothwel_v her_o dear_a heart_n promise_v never_o to_o forsake_v he_o p._n 84._o which_o be_v bring_v to_o the_o lord_n by_o the_o treachery_n of_o one_o of_o her_o keeper_n they_o send_v she_o to_o be_v secure_v in_o lockleven_n ibid._n upon_o the_o lord_n lindsay_n come_v she_z subscribe_v to_o the_o demission_n of_o the_o government_n to_o the_o prince_n and_o certain_a lord_n name_v as_o regent_n p._n 85._o be_v convey_v from_o lockleven_n
to_o hamiltoun_n p._n 90._o after_o the_o loss_n of_o the_o battle_n of_o langside_n she_o quite_o lose_v her_o courage_n never_o think_v herself_o secure_a till_o she_o arrive_v in_o england_n p._n 92._o be_v keep_v prisoner_n in_o the_o north_n part_v here_o p._n 99_o endeavour_n to_o get_v herself_o declare_v second_v person_n of_o england_n p._n 152._o but_o it_o prove_v ineffectual_a ibid._n receive_v warning_n of_o her_o death_n from_o the_o council_n the_o night_n before_o p._n 172._o her_o carriage_n and_o deportment_n thereupon_o ibid._n take_v her_o death_n patient_o and_o die_v courageous_o p._n 173._o receive_v divers_a stroke_n with_o the_o axe_n through_o the_o executioner_n cruelty_n ibid._n master_n of_o glams_n be_v treasurer_n of_o scotland_n p._n 198._o design_n to_o get_v the_o office_n from_o sir_n robert_n melvil_n and_o manage_v the_o treasury_n sole_o ibid._n master_n of_o grace_n be_v in_o great_a favour_n with_o the_o king_n of_o scot_n and_o why_o p._n 158._o his_o character_n ibid._n be_v send_v ambassador_n to_o england_n and_o return_n with_o great_a credit_n and_o approbation_n notwithstanding_o he_o be_v misrepresent_v by_o the_o earl_n of_o arran_n who_o he_o begin_v by_o degree_n to_o eclipse_n ibid._n acquaint_v his_o majesty_n that_o mr._n wotton_n a_o man_n of_o great_a part_n be_v upon_o his_o journey_n from_o the_o queen_n of_o england_n and_o upon_o what_o account_n p._n 158_o &_o 159._o procure_v the_o earl_n of_o arran_n liberty_n p._n 166._o be_v reward_v for_o it_o with_o the_o abbey_n of_o dumfarmling_n ibid._n at_o which_o the_o english_a ambassador_n be_v enrage_v but_o afterward_o reconcile_v to_o he_o ibid._n he_o retire_v to_o dunkel_n p._n 168._o be_v send_v for_o again_o to_o court_v p._n 169._o and_o in_o as_o great_a favour_n as_o ever_o ibid._n be_v deprive_v of_o his_o benefice_n of_o dumfarmling_n p._n 175._o and_o discharge_v from_o the_o court_n ibid._n maurice_n duke_n godson_n to_o the_o landgrave_n of_o hesse_n p._n 11._o persuade_v his_o godfather_n to_o come_v to_o the_o emperor_n who_o retain_v he_o captive_n ibid._n be_v cousin_n to_o the_o duke_n of_o saxony_n and_o obtain_v the_o electorate_v as_o a_o gift_n from_o the_o emperor_n p._n 12._o solicit_v the_o emperor_n for_o the_o liberty_n of_o his_o godfather_n but_o in_o vain_a ibid._n lay_v siege_n to_o magdeburgh_n be_v the_o emperor_n lieutenant_n ibid._n a_o subtle_a man_n ibid._n surprise_v the_o emperor_n at_o isburgh_n compel_v he_o to_o fly_v so_o clear_o out_o of_o dutchland_n that_o he_o never_o set_v foot_n in_o it_o again_o p._n 13._o yet_o he_o and_o the_o emperor_n be_v after_o reconcile_v and_o lay_v siege_n to_o the_o town_n of_o metz_n though_o to_o no_o purpose_n ibid._n maximilian_n king_n of_o the_o roman_n by_o his_o politic_a carriage_n between_o protestant_a and_o catholic_n obtain_v the_o empire_n p._n 33._o be_v skilled_a in_o several_a language_n p._n 34._o prove_v a_o enemy_n to_o the_o match_n with_o his_o brother_n charles_n the_o archduke_n of_o austria_n and_o the_o queen_n of_o scot_n though_o seem_o a_o friend_n p._n 35._o melvil_n sir_n andrew_n one_o of_o the_o undertaker_n to_o keep_v the_o castle_n of_o edinburgh_n p._n 120._o be_v master_n of_o the_o household_n to_o queen_n elizabeth_n p._n 173._o after_o master_n of_o the_o household_n to_o king_n james_n p._n 180._o marry_v jane_n kennedy_n who_o have_v be_v a_o long_a time_n in_o england_n with_o queen_n mary_n ibid._n melvil_n sir_n james_n the_o author_n and_o brother_n to_o sir_n andrew_n melvil_n be_v send_v by_o the_o queen-mother_n with_o the_o bishop_n of_o valence_n to_o be_v page_n of_o honour_n to_o her_o daughter_n there_o marry_v to_o the_o dauphin_n p._n 8._o the_o kindness_n of_o odocart_n daughter_n to_o he_o promise_v he_o marriage_n p._n 9_o his_o pleasant_a discovery_n of_o the_o two_o scots-mens_n deceit_n to_o who_o care_n he_o be_v commit_v in_o their_o journey_n to_o paris_n p._n 10._o be_v design_v to_o be_v promote_v by_o the_o bishop_n but_o prevent_v and_o by_o what_o mean_n p._n 14._o be_v entertain_v in_o the_o service_n of_o the_o constable_n of_o france_n by_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o valence_n p._n 15._o be_v commissionated_a by_o the_o french_a king_n and_o afterward_o by_o the_o constable_n to_o go_v into_o scotland_n and_o the_o purport_n of_o his_o commission_n p._n 25_o and_o 26._o endeavour_n to_o be_v inform_v of_o the_o prior_n of_o st._n andrews_n intention_n who_o declare_v his_o mind_n to_o he_o at_o large_a p._n 27._o in_o his_o return_n to_o france_n meet_v with_o a_o english_a mathematician_n and_o the_o discourse_n between_o they_o p._n 27_o and_o 28._o get_v licence_n of_o the_o queen_n of_o france_n to_o travel_v the_o reason_n thereof_o he_o take_v his_o leave_n p._n 29._o be_v recommend_v to_o the_o elector_n palatine_n by_o the_o constable_n his_o master_n and_o entertain_v as_o one_o of_o his_o servant_n ibid._n and_o be_v thereupon_o send_v by_o the_o elector_n to_o condole_v the_o death_n of_o francis_n the_o 2d_o french_a king_n ibid._n receive_v great_a favour_n from_o the_o king_n of_o navarre_n and_o queen_n regent_n dispatch_v he_o back_o with_o thanks_o and_o a_o gift_n p._n 30._o return_v visit_v the_o queen_n of_o scotland_n mary_n in_o she_o return_v home_o at_o janvile_n with_o a_o comfortable_a letter_n from_o duke_n casimire_n p._n 31._o receive_v thanks_o from_o the_o queen_n for_o it_o with_o favourable_a offer_n when_o return_v from_o travel_n ibid._n be_v desire_v by_o the_o duke_n and_o his_o father_n to_o go_v into_o england_n about_o a_o match_n with_o that_o queen_n and_o the_o duke_n but_o refuse_v p._n 32._o and_o why_o ibid._n receive_v a_o letter_n from_o scotland_n to_o inquire_v about_o the_o archduke_n of_o austria_n p._n 33._o be_v send_v for_o by_o maximilian_n and_o go_v with_o a_o letter_n from_o the_o elector_n to_o he_o p._n 34._o the_o passage_n between_o they_o ibid._n find_v the_o proposition_n of_o a_o match_n with_o the_o archduke_n will_v prove_v ineffectual_a and_o therefore_o press_v for_o a_o dispatch_n which_o at_o length_n he_o obtain_v p._n 35._o receive_v a_o letter_n from_o maximilian_n to_o the_o queen_n of_o scot_n ibid._n be_v send_v by_o the_o prince_n elector_n to_o the_o queen-mother_n of_o france_n with_o a_o answer_n and_o picture_n to_o her_o proposition_n of_o a_o match_n between_o her_o son_n charles_n the_o 9th_o and_o maximian_n elder_a daughter_n p._n 36._o be_v introduce_v into_o her_o presence_n by_o the_o constable_n ibid._n be_v proffer_v very_o large_a offer_n of_o preferment_n by_o the_o queen_n mother_n if_o he_o will_v reside_v there_o p._n 38._o receive_v letter_n from_o queen_n mary_n to_o return_v home_o ibid._n part_n with_o a_o commission_n to_o the_o queen_n of_o england_n p._n 39_o present_v the_o picture_n of_o casimire_n and_o his_o relation_n to_o the_o queen_n ibid._n which_o she_o return_v next_o day_n p._n 40._o refuse_v to_o accept_v of_o they_o ibid._n write_v back_o to_o his_o father_n and_o himself_o a_o dissuasive_a from_o that_o marriage_n and_o receive_v thanks_o ibid._n return_v into_o scotland_n and_o present_v the_o queen_n with_o letter_n from_o foreign_a prince_n p._n 43._o receive_v great_a proffer_n from_o the_o queen_n but_o refuse_v they_o and_o upon_o what_o ground_n ibid._n be_v send_v with_o instruction_n to_o queen_n elizabeth_n and_o her_o friend_n to_o procure_v a_o reconciliation_n ibid._n the_o instruction_n at_o large_a p._n the_o 44th_o and_o 45th_o be_v arrive_v at_o london_n he_o next_o morning_n receive_v his_o answer_n from_o the_o queen_n p._n 46._o persuade_v her_o majesty_n to_o tear_v the_o angry_a letter_n she_o intend_v to_o send_v to_o queen_n mary_n in_o answer_n to_o she_o p._n 47._o which_o she_o do_v ibid._n the_o private_a conference_n between_o the_o queen_n of_o england_n and_o melvil_n be_v a_o character_n of_o the_o two_o queen_n full_a of_o diversion_n p._n 47_o 48_o and_o 49._o take_v his_o leave_n and_o return_n to_o scotland_n with_o many_o present_n p._n 52._o acquaint_v his_o queen_n with_o queen_n elizabeth_n answer_n ibid._n after_o the_o queen_n marriage_n beg_v leave_v to_o travel_v which_o she_o refuse_v p._n 58._o upon_o her_o promise_n stay_v and_o advise_v she_o p._n 59_o officiate_n as_o her_o secretary_n lidington_n be_v absent_a upon_o some_o suspicion_n p._n 67._o ride_v post_n to_o london_n to_o give_v a_o account_n to_o the_o queen_n of_o the_o birth_n of_o a_o son_n in_o scotland_n p._n 69._o have_v a_o satisfactory_a audience_n p._n 70._o show_v a_o letter_n to_o her_o majesty_n from_o tho._n bishop_n against_o her_o marriage_n with_o bothwel_n and_o be_v force_v to_o fly_v for_o it_o p._n 79._o but_o return_n bothwel_n rage_n be_v allay_v ibid._n be_v afterward_o take_v prisoner_n when_o bothwel_n seize_v
p._n 198._o be_v threaten_v with_o death_n by_o the_o captain_n of_o the_o guard_n p._n 199._o but_o the_o queen_n stand_v his_o friend_n ibid._n send_v his_o servant_n to_o acquaint_v the_o king_n with_o bothwel_n conspiracy_n against_o he_o in_o falkland_n for_o which_o he_o be_v deride_v p._n 202._o sir_n robert_n be_v send_v ambassador_n to_o england_n from_o king_n james_n p._n 204._o mortoun_n earl_n be_v challenge_v to_o fight_v by_o lord_n herreis_n upon_o the_o account_n of_o the_o king_n death_n p._n 100_o appoint_v 4_o man_n to_o kill_v grange_n at_o the_o entrance_n of_o the_o regent_n lodging_n without_o the_o regent_n privity_n p._n 101._o have_v a_o great_a faction_n in_o the_o country_n though_o disappoint_v of_o the_o regency_n p._n 116._o but_o be_v make_v regent_n after_o the_o decease_n of_o the_o earl_n of_o mar_n by_o the_o assistance_n of_o england_n p._n 118._o promise_v to_o the_o agreement_n with_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o castle_n of_o edinburgh_n but_o steer_v another_o course_n p._n 120._o anticipate_v the_o marshal_n of_o berwick_n and_o get_v a_o answer_n from_o the_o queen_n of_o england_n to_o have_v the_o prisoner_n take_v at_o edinburgh_n castle_n and_o a_o commission_n for_o their_o execution_n before_o he_o can_v send_v p._n 121._o triumph_n a_o while_n be_v with_o great_a assistance_n from_o england_n p._n 123._o his_o whole_a study_n be_v to_o gain_v riches_n from_o england_n and_o scotland_n p._n 123._o of_o which_o england_n too_o late_o repent_v ibid._n hold_v the_o country_n in_o a_o more_o settle_a estate_n then_o it_o have_v be_v in_o for_o many_o year_n p._n 124._o grow_v proud_a despise_v the_o nobility_n commit_v several_a wrong_n and_o prosecute_v several_a lord_n ibid._n expose_v the_o earl_n of_o orkny_n to_o great_a hardship_n p._n 126._o yield_v easy_o to_o his_o deposition_n from_o the_o regency_n retire_v to_o lockleven_n ibid._n but_o by_o his_o design_n get_v in_o again_o to_o be_v master_n of_o the_o court_n ibid._n be_v accuse_v by_o james_n stuart_n of_o the_o late_a king_n murder_n p._n 127._o be_v condemn_v at_o the_o assize_n for_o it_o 128._o and_o die_v resolute_o ibid._n murray_n earl_n takes_z part_n with_o bothwel_n p._n 201._o and_o be_v kill_v at_o his_o own_o house_n murray_n lord_n and_o bedford_n meet_v at_o berwick_n about_o the_o marriage_n of_o queen_n mary_n with_o leicester_n p._n 53._o with_o slenderer_n offer_v then_o expect_v from_o he_o ibid._n murray_n be_v one_o of_o the_o banish_a lord_n be_v send_v for_o from_o newcastle_n and_o re-entertained_a by_o the_o queen_n p._n 65._o retire_v from_o court_n p._n 78._o obtain_v leave_n to_o go_v to_o france_n before_o the_o queen_n marry_v bothwel_n p._n 80._o be_v appoint_v by_o the_o queen_n first_o regent_n of_o the_o young_a prince_n p._n 85._o whereupon_o he_o be_v send_v for_o from_o france_n by_o the_o lord_n ibid._n accept_v the_o regency_n of_o the_o prince_n after_o a_o refusal_n p._n 87._o enter_v at_o first_o sight_n upon_o such_o injurious_a reproach_n of_o her_o majesty_n as_o be_v like_a to_o break_v her_o heart_n ibid._n take_v the_o fort_n and_o castle_n into_o his_o hand_n p._n 90._o clear_v the_o border_n of_o thief_n and_o hold_v justice_n in_o eure_n ibid._n go_v to_o england_n accompany_v with_o many_o lord_n to_o accuse_v queen_n mary_n p._n 93._o be_v private_o dissuade_v from_o it_o by_o the_o duke_n of_o norfolk_n p._n 94_o and_o 95._o it_o be_v agree_v that_o he_o shall_v by_o no_o mean_n proceed_v in_o that_o accusation_n p._n 95._o break_v his_o word_n with_o the_o duke_n and_o come_v from_o the_o council-house_n with_o tear_n in_o his_o eye_n p._n 97._o be_v despise_v by_o the_o queen_n of_o england_n for_o his_o intention_n to_o accuse_v she_o detest_a by_o the_o duke_n reproach_v by_o his_o friend_n live_v at_o kingston_n penyless_o and_o unregarded_a p._n 97._o be_v reconcile_v to_o the_o duke_n p._n 98._o have_v 2000_o l._n of_o the_o queen_n for_o which_o the_o duke_n become_v surety_n and_o afterward_o pay_v it_o 99_o take_v leave_n of_o the_o queen_n but_o discover_v again_o all_o that_o ever_o past_a between_o the_o duke_n and_o himself_o p._n 99_o promise_v to_o send_v the_o queen_n those_o letter_n he_o shall_v receive_v in_o scotland_n from_o he_o ibid._n send_v for_o secretary_n lidingtoun_n as_o be_v of_o council_n with_o the_o duke_n of_o norfolk_n resolve_v to_o accuse_v he_o and_o write_v for_o he_o to_o come_v to_o make_v a_o dispatch_n for_o england_n p._n 100_o be_v come_v be_v accuse_v before_o the_o privy_a council_n of_o the_o late_a king_n murder_n and_o imprison_v ib._n be_v mislead_v though_o well_o incline_v by_o vain_a pretence_n to_o his_o own_o and_o the_o ruin_n of_o other_o p._n 102._o give_v ear_n to_o flatterer_n ibid._n dissemble_v with_o grange_n and_o lidingtoun_n ibid._n his_o character_n p._n 103._o be_v shoot_v by_o hamiltoun_n and_o die_v the_o same_o night_n ibid._n n_o norfolk_n duke_n send_v with_o a_o army_n out_o of_o england_n to_o help_v the_o congregationist_n p._n 29._o he_o and_z several_z other_o councillor_n send_v down_o to_o york_n to_o hear_v the_o regent_n accusation_n of_o his_o queen_n and_o be_v judge_n thereof_o p._n 94._o private_o dissuade_v the_o regent_n from_o accuse_v the_o queen_n for_o the_o king_n her_o son_n sake_n p._n 95._o be_v the_o great_a subject_n in_o europe_n not_o be_v a_o freeborn_a prince_n p._n 96._o rule_v the_o queen_n and_o all_o ibid._n his_o purpose_n discover_v to_o the_o queen_n whereby_o the_o regent_n lose_v the_o duke_n favour_n yet_o speak_v bold_o to_o her_o majesty_n p._n 98._o be_v prevail_v with_o to_o enter_v into_o friendship_n again_o with_o the_o regent_n upon_o promise_n of_o his_o future_a secrecy_n ibid._n acquaint_v the_o regent_n with_o his_o resolution_n to_o marry_v the_o queen_n of_o scot_n and_o that_o he_o have_v a_o daughter_n fit_a for_o the_o king_n than_o any_o other_o p._n 98_o and_o 99_o become_v security_n for_o 2000_o l._n which_o murray_n the_o regent_n of_o scotland_n receive_v from_o the_o queen_n of_o england_n which_o he_o after_o pay_v p._n 99_o be_v send_v for_o by_o the_o queen_n to_o come_v to_o court_n be_v again_o deceive_v by_o the_o regent_n then_o in_o scotland_n apply_v himself_o to_o secretary_n cecil_n who_o tell_v he_o there_o be_v no_o danger_n so_o that_o he_o ride_v with_o his_o train_n only_o ibid._n be_v seize_v by_o the_o treachery_n of_o cecil_n and_o after_o a_o tedious_a captivity_n die_v of_o the_o reform_a religion_n p._n 100_o normand_n lesly_n gain_v great_a honour_n in_o the_o war_n between_o henry_n the_o second_o of_o france_n and_o the_o emperor_n p._n 17._o o_o ochiltrie_a lord_n and_z divers_z other_o in_o revenge_n of_o the_o death_n of_o the_o earl_n of_o murray_n take_v part_n with_o earl_n bothwel_o p._n 201._o advise_v he_o to_o seize_v on_o his_o majesty_n in_o his_o palace_n at_o falkland_n ibid._n octavian_o in_o scotland_n who_o and_o why_o so_o call_v p._n 191._o octavio_n duke_n son-in-law_n to_o the_o emperor_n charles_n the_o five_o be_v leave_v to_o the_o pope_n discretion_n and_o why_o p._n 11._o p_o parliament_z proclaim_v at_o lithgow_n for_o the_o restitution_n of_o the_o banish_a lord_n p._n 170._o parma_n duke_n governor_n of_o flanders_n win_v the_o heart_n of_o his_o soldier_n and_o enemy_n by_o his_o prudent_a behaviour_n p._n 166._o be_v suspect_v by_o the_o spanish_a king_n to_o have_v a_o design_n on_o flanders_n which_o cause_v he_o to_o deny_v the_o spaniard_n victual_n ship_n and_o land_v in_o his_o territory_n ibid._n paul_n the_o four_o pope_n break_v off_o the_o five_o year_n truce_n between_o the_o french_a king_n and_o the_o emperor_n p._n 19_o peace_n conclude_v between_o scotland_n and_o england_n and_o upon_o what_o term_n p._n 30._o pool_n cardinal_n appoint_v to_o be_v mediator_n between_o the_o two_o prince_n p._n 16._o prelate_n of_o scotland_n endeavour_n to_o win_v king_n james_n by_o large_a proffer_n and_o persuasion_n to_o their_o opinion_n p._n 4._o they_o exasperate_v his_o majesty_n against_o the_o treasurer_n by_o their_o insinuation_n p._n 5._o but_o he_o get_v well_o off_o ibid._n prior_n of_o st._n andrews_n the_o lord_n james_n natural_a son_n to_o james_n the_o five_o king_n of_o scotland_n p._n 25._o afterward_o earl_n of_o murray_n p._n 32._o prior_n of_o pittenweem_n a_o great_a debaucher_n of_o woman_n and_o maiden_n p._n 5._o protestant_n grow_v very_a numerous_a in_o scotland_n p._n 24._o q_o queen_n mother_n of_o france_n be_v glad_a at_o the_o death_n of_o francis_n the_o second_o her_o son_n he_o be_v whole_o rule_v by_o the_o duke_n of_o guise_n and_o the_o cardinal_n his_o brother_n p._n 29._o whereupon_o she_o discharge_v the_o king_n of_o navarre_n and_o prince_n of_o conde_n who_o have_v