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, mercier Dieu qui m'avoit delyvré d'aveques mais n'est point mon estat prendre
luy, luy demandant bon cueur d'estre hors clefs. Mais moy (ce dict-il) ourquoy compaignie pour attant que congnoys Une foys veulx rien coummander
sois ses vices fort terribles, principallement faict-la. J'ay des clefz asses sans toy, car ung donct l'on dict que j'en suis bon servi n'y porte ceans donct n'ay clef, car
teur, me reportant Dieu, qui congnoit que luy dict, comment seroyt ruvne.
Plus six ans demande lard
Mons. Jacques Balfor moy avons esté toute nuycte pour veoyr chercher meillieur en
droit passage pour executer nostre affair,
ceste heure-la
que iamais,
Leith expres pour trouver navire; quant
fus moytie cheminie dysoys moy-mesme, est-il bon voy que l'esprit bien perdu, chambre Royne non pour tyrer pour autant qu'il plus que main entre
bre. Pourquoy donc (ce dict-il) t'ay-ie mis
n'en vais sur chemin petit
deux, quant ores vent seroyt bon, as-tu puissance louer fretter une navire tout
seul expres; la-dessus m'oste grand
chemin me destorme part, priant Dieu
toys mort. aussv
Ceste jour-la Samedy toute
passe point, matynée. L'apres
disner
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es une beste, car ie ne te veulx employer parle Jehan Hay Jehan Hepbron' en ce faict-la, car j'ay des gens assez sans toy, qu'il trouve rue. Apres avoir parle eux
et aussy que je sçay que tu n'as point de cueur. s'en tout seul moy La-dessus ie entre en la chambre de la Royne, mye chemin logis
la ou Marguerite ct quelques aultres estoyent qu'il t'en yras
attendantz la l{oyne, qui estoit en la chambre
du Roy. Adonc le bruyt vint incontenent que la Royne s'en alloyt à l'Abbaie; tout le monde
logis me dict,
Roy,
ront faict que ont envie faire, sort hors de sa chambre, et moy le dernier, pre tyras t'en viendras àla chambre
nant la clef de la dict chambre, et m'en voys à
l'Abbaie apres elle, la ou je trouve Mons. de
Bodvel, qui me denaude sy j'avoys ceste clef.
Ouy, Mons. (ce di-ie). Il me commande de la
garder. , Au bout d'une heure Mlarguerite me
prie d'alier à Kurkafield querir une couverture moy pourquoy (ce dict-il)
de maytres à la chambre de la Royne, ce que faire que aultres font,
je fais et prens ung garson avecque moy et en dire, mais sçay bien que
tre en la dict chambre, en presens de Sande cueur; une fois aultres n'ont que faire de
Duram le jeune, et le porte-faix du Roy, et feis
emportier couverture, † la dite le dict Duram me
demande la cicf. le luy dis que ce n'estoit pas à moy à la donner, mais bien à l'huyssier, prvant de me perdonner. Bien, donc (ce dict-ii) puisque ne le ne voullez donner. Ladessus ie m'en vins à l'Abbaie à la chambre de la Royne et delivre la couverture à Marguerite, ceste
m'y voys.
departe
La-dessus
moy s'en vais logis Roy, entre en
chambre, estoyt Royne aucuns des Seigneurs, m'en vins petite court, entre cuisinue demandato une chandelle au cuysynier que j'alumis. Sur ces entre faictz voicy Jehan liebron Jehan Hay qui entrent
chambre, 'estois portoys
et m'en vois pormener dedans le parc, et en pouldre dedans des sacz qu'ilz misrent mi ung vallon le me metz à prier Dieu, et luy de lieu dict chambre. En faysant voycy mander conseil de ce faict meschant, car ie Mons. Bodvil, qui survient parle eulx
sçais-tu Royne Kirkefield, quand Jehan Hepbron, Jehan Hay, Lard Ormiston entront, qu'ilz au
sor Roy, ou
Mons.
(ce je) vous me commandes ma mort. pourquoy (ce dict-il) commande-je faire quelque chose veritable, Mons. mais sçay bien que cest ma mort. Mais dis
commandois pourroys
toy, car entront bien sans toy, car ont
n'y porte
des clefz asses ceans donct ilz
n'ent ayent les clefz. Bien, Mons. (ce di-ie)
t'en yras vouldras. Helas
chambre
n'as point de
jouer-la de Sabinedy estant ainssy passé, je m'en alloys me coucher. #.
Le Dyanenche matin ie me leve à six heures,
n'ay sceu trouv r aultre moyen que de laisser couller l'eau du russeau qui estoit sy ord, en apres m'estant resolu, ie m'en retourne a l'Ab
bay, la ou le trouve troys ofiiciers de la Royne, et m'en allay desieusner quant et eulx, et m'en revins a neufue heures à la chambre de la
j'avoys dictes du dict Seigneur de Mor me demandant que j'avoys d'ainsy faire
ltoyne, la ou l'oye nouvelle que Mons. de Mor
ray venoit prendre son congé de la Royne pour
aller veoyr \ladame sa femme : moy entendant me dire mot. Et n'estant en chambre du ceste parolie l'aperseu incontynent qu'il le ta Roy longueur d'une pater noster que soit pour se destorner de se faict meschant. Royne s'en vers l'Abbaye monte
La dessus ie m'en allois me pormener Las estoit nopces, moy m'en vois ung tarik et n'en vois soubvenir des parolles que coing ou Mons. de Bodvel me vint trouver,
rav à Mons. de Bodvel, et aussy ce qu'il m'en avoit respondu. A ceste heure-la ie dis en
moy mesme, O Mons. de Morray tu es homme de bien. pleust à Dieu que tu sceus mon cueur, Je n'auray pas tant de mal que j'ay ; et ayant
bien pense je m'en revins à ln chambre de la
Royne, la ou elle alloit disner auz noces de
Bastien; toutesfois je m'en allay disner à la
ville et apres disner me pormener, et estant re
v nu j'entendis que la Royne alloyt souper chez di-ie, que feres vous davantage pour moy, car Mlons. d'Argylle, la ou j'estois derrier elle luy mon cueur me peult servir telle chose servant desciant, et conome elle lavoyt ses veulx que vous venies (ce dict-il) bien maius apres souper, elle me demande sy i'avoys done Mons, (ce di-ie) allons. La-dessus osté la couverture de maytre de sa chambre ou s'en chambre changer d'habilieumentz logs du Roy ? Je luy qu'ouy; lors
seigneurs levent table, donc Mons. dvel n'appelie, me méme seul avecques
prend tailler moy avecques luy, s'en jardin logis Roy, tailleurde
luy logis
mere, fust gueres logis Lard d'Ormiston,
son frere Hobe, nous prend
tout roys avecques luy s'en Cougat avoyent parlé luy, voyla comme ung tempeste
qu'il s'eu alla parler luy
neur Bodvel s'en revint vers nous, IIay s'en veindrent
porte dujardio, puis Jehan Hepbron Jet,an
dysant, mon Dieu que vous faictes bruyt, oyt d'enhault tout que vous faictez,
ainsy me regarde
faysoys, que
Roy apres luy,
aupres Mons. d'Argylle, avec qui Mons Bodvel parloit, dict Seigneur d'Argylle
me demande que m'en allasse chambre
que feis, me trouve
m'accaroys-oyt me touche sur dos sanz
myne, que faysoys ainsy devant
Royne, qu'il m'accoustroit fus iamais.
telle façon que m'en soucye pas (ce
di-ie) que vous faictes moy ceste heure-cy,
meure muraille. noy aupres, dict Seig
vous priant me donner congé m'aller coucher, car suis mallade. Non, dit-il. veulx que vous veniez avecques moy voollez vous laisser ces deux gentilhommes-là Jehan Hay Jehan IIepbron Helas Mons.
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937] STATE TRIALS, 9 ELIz. 1567. —for the Murder qf Lord Darnley. [938
ou ung tonnoyre qui va eslever, de la peur que
j'eu ie cheus en terre cheveulx dressés comme allaines dysant, helas Mons. , qu'est cecy me dicte, me suis trouve des
enterprises grandes, mais iamais enterprise
me feit grand peur que cestycy. luy dis, per ma foy, Mons. , telle chose que cecy
n'en viendra iamais bien, vous
beste (ce dit-il) me menacent dague, mais tire point.
voyres. me fraper Là-dessus
dicte boursse sur Glascou, luy dict
commence s'en aller bien viste, luy,
mais
parler aussy
per derrier moy nous
sceut. envoya donc Hepbron Royne estant arryué Glascou luy dict,
porte, qu'- venir, s'en
me frapper dague, mals vouldroys lequel est meillieur pour loger Roy Craig bien qu'il l'eust faict pour mon honneur. Paris, miller Kirkafeild, affin d'avoyr bon air
portier pour ouvrir monde comencoyt
Jehan Hay
ayant demeure deux jours avecques dame, laquelle escript des lettres baille, dysant, vous dires bouche
dict luy les Mons.
Cannongait,
allasmes grand rue. disoys
telle chose que cecy n'en ad
Jehan IIay
viendra iamais bien. est vray (ce dit-il)
nous avons bien offencé Dieu, mais n'y parle luy, voyes parler ensemble re remede, faulte monstrer verteux prier gardes façon faire, quelle Imine fe Dieu. Helas (ce di-je) Mons. m'a menacé ront, car c'est, disoyt-elle, pour savoyr
dict-il, prenes patience, car vous cong
noysses bien l'homme. La-dessus m'en allay coucher dans mon lict luy sien, mais
car, s'il logoyt l'Abbaye, Prince pourroyt bien prendre malladie, cause que ses servi teurs pourroyent leur garder d'aller veoyr
Prince oultre qu'il dict dict Boduel que Roy voulloyt baiser, mais elle pas voullu peur malladye, chose
sçay ou, moy estant levé envyron sept huyt heures,
Lundy matin m'en vins
Bodvel, incon
chambre
dit Seigneur
premierment Interrogue quant premier
ment entra credit vers Royne. Re sponce que fust comme Royne estoyt
Callendar allant Glascou, qu'alors elle luy
bailla une bourse ou
cens escus, pour porter
lequel, apres avoir receu
chemyn entre Callendar
que dict Paris s'en allast avecques Royne,
qu'il tint pres d'elle, qu'il regardast bien qu'elle feroit, luy dysant que Royne luy
nous apres
s'en cuydoit aller per Leyth Wynd, donneroyt des lettres pour les luy porter
t'envoyeray Lislebourg, tiens-toy prest,
Boduel qu'il baille ces lettres qui s'adressent Mons. Ledington luy mesmes, qu'il
avoit environ ou Mons. Boduel,
tynent qu'l voyt que i'avoys me me demande
faire mine luy que j'avoys que jamais n'y argent me remettroyt point
que i'estoys. Pourquoy (ce dict-il) Porce, Mons. que scay bien que sera pris pour principall faict-cy. Ha ouy (ce dit
que § tesmoigneroyt plus Reress bien.
(ce dict-elle) vous dires Mons. Boduell que vamais vers Roy que Reress n'y est, voyt tout que fais. Item, Royne
moy, car estre repris mesmes
Powrye
trouveroyt l'ayant cherché
fault rien dire,
vous aller, vous vous Mons-Jacques. dict Paris prya Mons.
cryme, cus
vers Kirka Boiduel
bien homme que vouldroys bien res raporté response.
prendre pour ung faict. Ladessus s'en
Estant dict Paris arryvé Lislebourg trouve dit Boduel son logis l'Abbaye.
bas une chambre dit taillar ou
m'envoye querir par avoit en chambre
luy dict,
lequel luy dist, Paris,
Lard Ormeston, Hobe Ormiston, Jehan Hep Mons. , dict-il, voycy des lettres que
bron Daglische, Porrey moy. Royne vous envoye, aussi Mons. Lid Mons. Bodvel me demande que j'avoys dingtoun, vous pryant les luy delivrer, faire telle mine, i'avoys promis quelque que vous vis parler ensemble, pour veoyr
chose Itoy, s'il estoit mon maistre Non, vos façons faire, comment vous vous ac Mons. (ce di-ie). voye-tu point (ce dict-il) cordies ensemble. Fort bien, dict-il, car ces,gentilhommes qui ont terres, rentes re j'ay jourdhuy parlé luy, luy donné venues, femmes enfans, ont tout vollu une haquence. Le lendemain dict Paris dict -
abandonner pour me faire service, pense avoir offencé Dieu, peche n'est toy, cest
Boduel par troys heures,
hastes-vous revenir, car bougeray dicy jusques temps que vous m'au
qu'il vint logis dit
foys chercher
haulte ville, que peraventure quelqz lieu conseil,
Boduel despescher vers Royne. Apres
sceut jamais trouver, mais
t'ay commandé, seroys
faict, car sont Seigneurs portier luy vist, qu'il l'allast chercher
pais, avec moy, qu'avo»t commis vouldroys qui'l meust coste oo. . . es t'en avoyr iamais parlé. Per ma foy, Mons. (ce di-ie) vouldrois bien, bien Paris fault monstrer vetteux, pour toutes
ies irheues monde, s'y vous avez envie
yres bicntost,
congé plus d'vne demye dousaine
voyt venir une troupe gens
feild, estoyt dict Seigneur
Mons. Jacques Balfour, coste coste ensemble, lequelz s'en alloyent disner logis dict
scue iamais avoyer; voyla tout say touchant faict.
retourna querir trouve Seigneur
feray; quant despesche apres disner,
depuis
l'ay demandé fois,
disner (ce dict-il)je
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Boiduel qui escrivoit apres avoyr faict, disvt,
responce, retourne t'en
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939] STATE TRIALS, 9 ELIz. 1567. —Trial of Powrie, and others, [940
Royne et me recommendes bien humblement à sa bonne grace, et luy dictes que tout yra bien,
car Mons. Jacques Balfour et moy n'avons
dormis tout la nuyte ains avons mis ordre en
toute, ot avons apreste le logis, et dictes à la
Royne que je luy envoye ce dyamant que tu luy
porteras, et que j'avoy mon cuetur luy que non aultrement que qu'il desia envoyeraye tresvollunties, mais l'ay pas depose desposition faite neufieme
dict Paris faist, trouve chambre des meutre Roy, qui fust mesme jour que
comptes, luy demande s'il plasoyt rendre response aux lettres Royne que Mons. Boduel luy avoyt baillies. Ouy (cé dit-il) la-dessus prend papier incontinent
Royne couchast logis Roy Kirkafeld, (ainsy comme souvient fort bien)
dit Paris voulloyt dresser lict chambre qui estoyt droyt soubs Roy, ainsy que Mons. Boduel Royne l'avoyt commande luy demander luy avoyt commandé lors qu'il parloyt avecques detaschoyt pour faire ses
escript, ayant faict dict Paris luy dict que
chambre
lequel des deux logis seroyt millieur pour Roy, car elle bougeray dela jusqu'à
luy trou affaires,
dict Sieur dresser
lict
Boduell dessendist
u'il l'auroit raporté responce, Letingtoun luy respondit que seroyt bon, que dit Seigneur
dit Paris Kirkafeild droict soubz
lict Roy, car
Royne veulx dit-il.
lict fust que
cest endroyt-là luy avoyent advise ensemble la-dessus. Ainsy ceste mesmes nuyt-là apres que
luy baille une lettre pour presenter Royne, qu'il feist, laquelle luy demanda l'homme estoyt seur. pense, dit-il,
dit
l'osoys parler plus avant. commence consyderer que faict meschant, aupara homme qu'ill n'en fust seur. La-dessus vant par parolles couvertes des uysees es
pour veoyr
qu'il estoyt bon esprit, affin interrogué Royne passoyt plus oultre ceste que Roy feroyt, car elle nuyte sur purpos, dict que non, mais
ceste heure-cy adane qu'il n'eust voullu vous envoyer j'estoys employé
Boduel, auquel parla long temps, femme
de aultres choses. Et estant cou
apres aussy Sieur Boduel
Paris avec des brasseletz dict Paris arryvent
dormoyt point Lisle cryvout des lettres
nuyte,
toute ains es
Paris retourne conduyrent jusques
Roy, lequel
tre au dict Sieur de
rescript estant
dit Paris,
elle asses §
en
bourg luy baille les brasseletz) lequel Sieur envoye par dict Paris Sieur Boduel,
estoyt prest trouver Roy
monter cheval pour Royne, avec lequel
aller envyron onze douze heures nuyt, mais dit riens de creance. Et avant delivré ceste let
devant
son logis Kirkafield.
lict baillant luy dict, dictes
responce Royne que
Interrogué s'il savoyt aucun priveauté entre
dit chee
dict Sieur Boiduel,
dormi entrepris, que Roy gysoit Kirkafield respond, que quant deburoys trayner picque toute ma
Mons. Boiduel luy avoit dict que toutes les vie pour l'amour d'elle.
nuvtz Jehan Hepbron feroyt guet soubz les estant retour vers Royne Vendredy gille Sancte croyx, cependant que lady matin, luy ayant racompté ces mesmes pa
Reress yroyt bien taird querir pour l'ame rolles que avoyt dictes pns. Boiduel, -
Royne Mons. Boduel durant temps
ray point que
escheve mon
ner chambre Royne, luy dessendant, assavoyr Paris, sur vie dire que femme estoyt avecques luy.
Interrogué s'il savoyt l'entrepris meurtre Roy dupuis son arryvement Kirk afield jusques jour 'lexecution respond,
Ledington luy moys, adioustant que jour que Mons.
moi. Va t'en Mons.
demandes s'il veult rescrire Royne, que Boduel luy avoyt communiqué faict
comme Royne
Boduel mettre pouldre
dict Paris partit pour son aller scou dressé chainbre Royne vers Royne estant retour Glascou mesme eneroyt
avoyr faict son messaige qui luy estoyt donné deffendu par dict des diz Seigneurs bouche, Royne luy dist, sot que
demande s'il avoyst veu parler Messieurs soyt cest endroyt-là,
Boduel Lethingtoun ensemble dict que non, par lequelles parolles j'ay aperseu mon es
mais que Mons. qu'ilz avoyent parlé
que dict Sieur
Boduel luy avoyt dict prit qu'elle avoyt cognoyssance faict. La bon vysage ensemble, dessus prins hardiesse luy dire, Ma Lethingtoun estoyt dame, Mons. Boiduel ma commande luy
luy, que logis estoyt prest. Item, porter les clefs votre chambre, qu'il comme elle retournoyt Glascon vers Lisle envie faire quelque chose c'est faire bourg avec Roy Kallendar, s'adresse saulter Roy l'air par pouldre qu'il fera ung homme Mons. Boduel dict Paris mettre me parle poynt cela ceste heure
cy, dict elle, fais que vouldras.
tout
La-dessus
rescript lettre, †envoyé Boiduel,
s'en allant coucher elle meist dedans ung anneau
bailler dict homme porteur, chose qu'il lieur, par aussy qu'il m'a respondu alors, feist, pour rapporter dict Sieur Boduel uant me renvoye vers Royne, vous
apres
elle dict
†Guilbert Courlle vallet chambre ches Roy, four, pour aprester logis Roy. Estant
une tant Glascou vers Mons.
luy bailla pour pour scavoyr lequel des logis estoyent meil
Royne Roy estans Lythkow,
dict Paris qu'il voulloit mettre j'ay veillé toute ceste nuyt Mr. Jacque Bal
point Sande Duram. Du dict lieu pressoyt apres plus fort que jamais parler
Hay par despesché pourpos
ehan fust elle vers Mons. elle Mons. Bodnel
me fust Boduel, Royne me
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Et bien, Paris (ce dict-elle en ryant) il n'en Royne. viendra jamais sy Dieu plaist à ce poynt-là, et aultre chose que ce dysoyst-elle estant au lict. Et comme elle reste est contenu
Lord Darnley. [942
dit Paris n'a souvenance feist jour-là, mais
s'abilloyt le dit Paris prend deux clefs
chambre Royne selon commandement
du dit Sieur Boduel, les luy aporte. Le chambre avec dit Paris, survint Mons. de
quel ayant faict sortir toute monde chambre, prend clef d'ung coffre quil avoyt
pochette, apres avoyr ouvert dit
coffre, tire des aultres clefs contrefaicts Ruthuen apres qu'ilz avoyent parlé toute neufues, regardant les unes aupres l'oreille ensemble, comme Mions. de Boiduel des aultres, dict Paris,
bien raporte celle-là,
trefaictes dedans coffre.
Estant interrogué s'il scavoyt qui avoyt fait
et baille les clefs contrefaictes au dit Sieur de
Boduel respond, qu'il n'en savoyt rien, non Honteley fust party pour aller coucher, que dit Sieur Boduel luy dist qu'il avoit dict Boduel prend tailler Paris avec
toutes les chefs des portes logis-là, que
luy maistre Jacques Balfour avoyent esté
tout une nuyt pour chercher savoyr meil
leure entree, comme desia deposé mais dict Paris dict qu'il entre dans chambre cependant que dict Paris estoyt absent avec Royne laquelle estoyt bien close, son lict ques ces clefs, Archibald Bethon, huyssieur, de tendu noyr signe deuil, chan
maude les clenz pour laisser sortir jardin, les pouvant trouver,
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Brant luy donnoyt desieusner d'ung oeuf frais,
premier deposition jus ques que Royne arryva l'Abbaye,
Mons. Boduel s'estant aussy retiré
Honteley, compaignye deux troys serviteurs, par chemin derrier l'Abbaye qui menie droyt logis feu Mons.
ouy, elles sont avoyt desia commence changer ses habille remeist con mentz, dict Boduel deist apres dit
Paris, que Mons. Honteley s'estoyr offert d'aller avecques luy, mais qu'il voulloyt mener. Quant luy, apres que Mons.
ques luy, comme est dict premiere de position.
Le Lundy matin entre neuf dix heures,
aussy Mons. Boduel arryve parle
elle secretement soubz courtine. Ce jour-là Lundy, passe ainsy sans que dict Paris parle elle. Mardy matin elle leue,
dict Paris estant entré chambre,
Madame
fust fasche, dict tout haut Paris
tour, Paris pourquoy aves-vous emporté les
clefs ma chambre, lequel luy respondit
mot sur l'heure; mais apres trouvant part
luy dist, Madame, pourquoy m'aves vous
dict devant monde que j'avoys pris les clefs Royne luy demande, Paris qu'as-tu Helas
votre chambre, voyant que vous saves bien pourquoy. Ha dit-elle, Paris c'est tout ung; ne soucye, ne soucye et d'autant qu'il poutroyt avoyr bon souve
nance dict, que Vendredy nuyt Itoyne coucha encores logis Roy,
renvoya derechef porter des lettres Sieur de Boduel.
dict-il, Madame,
regarde costé. Ne feray bon vysayge,
voys que chascun me
Interrogué s'il avoyt rien entendu
propos Sabmedy matim respond que non, non que Royne deist presence ceulx chambre qu'il avoyt quelque querelle entre Roy Mons. Sancte Croix, lequel avoyt bon moyen ceste heure-la tuer
Roy, car n'y avoyt chambre alors qu'elle pour les departir dict oultre qu'apres disner
porter qui estoyt
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chambre puis apres luy
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luy commande prendre dit clef.
au soyr Royne estant l'Abbaye. elle en
voye Paris vers Mons. Boduel, luy
luy dict
croyt dire mot. Cependant elle
chose consequence jusques
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dict Sieur Boduel luy commande
prendre clef chambre Royne,
chose qu'il n'avoyt envie faire, mais comme Mons. Boduel, qu'il n'avoyt envie
faire, ains demandoyt souvent son congé,
voyant cela parfin elle luy dict, Paris,
alles-vous consoller avecques Mr. Jacques Bal
four cest ung homme d'esprit, m'y suis con
solle par pl#ieurs foys me consoile present.
Item. Interrogué premier pryveauté qu'il
cogncu estre entre Royne Mous. Boduel respond, que c'estoyt alors que dit Boduel sçait, qu'il parle Mons. Sanct Boduel conduysoit Royne vers Glascou,
commandant luy dire Mons. Boduel
bouche alies vous
luy dictes, qu'il me mieulx que Mons.
semble qu'il seroit
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chatnbre Roy, faire que dict
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dict-elle,
prendre une cassette avoyt des cor
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[944
l'amene à la chambre de la Royne : cecy 1stos,
cestoyt le soyr devant que le lendemain la Cox Fession the Laird
ORM Darnley. ”
Royne I'envoya la bourse par Paris au dict Sieur de Boduel. -
Item. En outre il dict et declare, qu’en
vyron le temps que le dict de Baduel fust faict
Duc, la Royne lui baillast le buffett et vesselle
de l'argent de Monsieur le Prince la ou estovt
ses armoyries pour la porter a Mons. de Bo
thuile, leguel Huy dict que cestoyt pour en faire
oster la marque de Prince et y mettre la sien
ne, ce qu'il delyvra a ung qui a espouse une theirby, the said John Brand minister said unto Marguerite Hepbron, (mais il ne scait bonne
ment son nom) leguel comme illuy dict ille
debuoyt bailler a Mr. Jacques Bolfour pour le faire faire. -
Item. Il dict et confesse que la nuyt aupa bot weak, theirfoir, gif thought guid, wald ravant que la Royne fust ravie et enlevee du wryte certaine they things briefeley that you
dit Sieur de Boduel, que Mons. d'Ormistoun vint parler a la Royne bien secretement a Lythquow : la-dessus la Royne escrypt une
lettre par le dict Paris et par ce qu'il ne sca
voyt bien le chemyn, la Royne le feist conduyre
have spoken quha answerit meiklie, for God's saike doe the samen; wreit even shall speike. As shall answer unto God, with whom
hope this night sowp, shall declaire unto you the baill, from the beginning unto the end my pairt. First, confess that the earle
par le dict Ormistoun chez Monsieur de Halton,
la ou le dict Sieur de Boduel estoit en bonne Bothwell shew that samen wickit deid unto me,
was erecuted for the Murder
The Castell Edinburgh, Dec. 13, 1573. The quhilk day John Brande, minister
Hally ruid-house, being sent the laird black Ormistoune, give him comfort the promiss God's word offereit sinners, and alswa
requyre the said laird glorifie God shaw ing the truth, &c. ; after lang conference, and prayers made, above the space ane hour,
him, Sir, althocht am trewlie persuadit that the haill trewth have shawen me this mat ter, yit, because divers and greater doubts are passit you, and alse the memorie men are
-who
compaignie, et mesmes les capitanes couches his own chalmer the abbey, Fryday be aupres de luy et dauitres ; et trouvant le dict fore the deid wes done, and requyred me Sieur de Boduel endormye veille luy take pairt with him therein, because,
dict, Monsieur, voyla des lettres que Royme ledged, wes ane man activeness, (alace vous envoye. bien, Paris, dit-il, couche theirfor quhair utterly refuisit, and said, God toy laung peu; cependant m'envoys escryre, forbid, bot, gif were upon the field, fight
apres avoir escript dict
commendes me humblement luy dictes que j'yray aujourdhuy
dit Paris, re with your unto the death, sould not feir my majestie skinn cutting. Then the said earle said unto me, trouver sur tuishe, Ormistoune, need not take feir
this, for the haill lords hes concluded the samen langsyne Craigmiller, that wes ther with the quein, and name darr find falt with quhen
shall done. Efter the quhilk, departit hame Kaitis Tames, quhilk was Thomas Hen peur Joseph, affin qu'il s'en aille voyant derson's house Edinburgh, for his mother
chemyn pont.
Item. Estant interrogué s'il savoyt pour
pays: respond, que
quoy Joseph s'en alla Royne dict, Paris
fault que con ton esprite pour faire
trouves quelque chose
qu'il pouvoyt rien faire elle luy dict, seray
faire une lettre que perderas derrier luy pour luy faire peur; mas luy pouvant
was called Kait: being part seik, lay doun my bed, and lay Saturday, chieflie that cause, believand that way have put
faire elle feist dire par justice clerk, that evil hour; and swa knew sarder
comme peust, qu'il eust comparoistre parlement, chose qu'il 'affrayast grandement,
courut demandant son congé, enfin Royne baille neufvingtz escus Paris pour
les bailler Joseph, affin qu'il s'en allast, qu'il feist, aimsy ayant receu dict somme s'en alla.
quhill Sunday night, quhere being my
chalmer the Black Frier Wynd, gangand bel ane goun, John Hepburne and John Hay
Talla come unto me, and said the quenis grace and lords are past the king, and my lord standand the Black Frier Wynd fute, and bids you cume him incontinent; quhere layd my goun from me, and tuik ane ryding clock, because beleivit had bein
Item, dict, que Jehan Hay souvent apresla
mort Roy consey loyt confortoyt
bien, qu'aultre consolloyt, synon que weill anewche now agreit, scing they had passit souvent comment Mons, Honteley voyant visit him; and cuming the first mist deffaict, demandoyt Paris, qu'as the said earle, for had couniten upe anuther
closse seik me himselfe, my awn chalmer, This the trew copy the Declaration and and thair fand my cousing Hob, quhom
Depositious the said Nicholas Howbert brought with him, and thairafter met togidder als Paris, quhairof the principall markit the middis the Wynd, wha tuike me againe,
every leif with his awin hand. And the and we passit the Freier Yaird, through satue being red againe his precence, the slape, quhair Pareis and Archie Betoun avowit the same, and partes and com and met us, and said wes ready prepart
clauses thairof be undoubtedlie trew. for the setting the lunt; and they enquyrit Ita est AirNANDER HAY, scriba secreti how sould set and, after diverse
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speakings, I said, take ane piece of lunt of lord, what divill this yee are doand. Your thrie or four inch lang, and kindle the ame end face shawes what are: hald your face, of and lay the cald end, and wald burn for Godis sake, and luik blythlie; might syne the train, and swa will blaw ester luike swa and were gangand the deid. the quhilk, the queine passing hame, the erle Allace, and wo worth them that ever devy Bothwell said, speid, and clois the duris, for trow sall garr murne quha ansrit they had sals keys the lodging maide, and me, had your tongue; wald not yet wet toe givin, they said me,
Tames hous, avoyd suspitioun, that men bill from thamsellis, and said they wer onley
house. Efter the quhilk and came not nearer, God, nor the duir; and
him that aught the departit incontinent,
have ane out gait fra cum may, and that will know bely ve.
Forder, the tyme when my brother was hurt the laird Seffaird, first com word me strake ten hours, wher then pasit Katis that they war slayne, and then thair came ane
sall answer was blawin
der, else
my God, knew nothing but tuike and gave
said me; quha ansfit, sall you se stime
thing that had for me; quha lute me ane contract subscryvit four syve handwrittes,
the castell, and George Towers Bristo, with
uthers divers gentlemen and servants being
the chalmer, quhilk beaud done, said, for
God's saike, down and pray for me, for have bein ane greit sinner utherwyse, for the quhilk my God this day punishing me, for
quhilk
affirmit me was the subscription Huntlie, Argyll, the secretar Mait James Balfour, and allenged that
shall answer befoir was cum and harne
hurt, and wald not die; but ane thing did them mair evil! than the hurting, viz. that ate coin moune bruit was risen, that was the king's
slaughter, and their soir disirit me get stime guid way purge myselfe, that pass far
have done with quhilk bill the crle Bothwell, wha tuike
money wickit men, quhairof am anc, and ane ather assoir ester, sail answer my God, great siner before God, for the quhilk ask God with whom hope supe. Efter the quhilk
sould say was the deid doinge, for was hour and mair my bed the blast and crack was. Being requyrit the said minister, gif
knew not that the king was utherways han dilit menes handes, for comonle spokin was brought furth and wirryit, quha añserit,
the quein, and she tuike and the erle Huntlie, thair Hay and that tarreit behind me, quha present, wha read and thairafter turnit unto swore unto me, they never knew nad uther thing ine, and turnit her back, and gave thring bot was blaw up; and swa think was with her shoulder, and passit away, and spake ane work done God for the punishment nothing me. This the hail! thing knaw,
maist diligentiie
and did enquyre the samyn and gave
John Hepburne and John read and gave
mercy. -
Thirdly, Being requyrit, gif knew far
der hereafter, ansrit, the pasche thairafter,
when the bruite begouth rys upon and
cryit, ane vengeance upon them that slew the
king, prickit my conscience, and come unto
the erle Bothwell his chamber, and said
him, quhat devill this now, my lord, that
every body supectis you this ded, and cryes, hearof have written, quhilk pray yow ane vengance for the samen, and few read over me: let me alswa see it; quhilk uther spoken bot yow, Aneuther thing you did affoir Archibald Dowglass constabill
the erle
land, and
mony mae promisit, wha wald assist him gif all men the carth, have bein ane the
were put and thairafter read the said proudest and heich myndit, and maist filthie
contract, quhilk, remember, conteinit thir
words, effect: “That, for, samikle was
thought expedient and maist profitable for the
commoun wealth, the haill nobilitie and theirfoir, because the said Michael havand me lords undersubscryvit, that sick ane young fool lyeing upon my back, havcing ane fork his and proud tirrane sould not reign nor bear, eull hand, myght have slayne me gif pleasit, and over thame; and that for diverse causes, thair did not, quhilk things greives me maist foir, that thays had concludit that sould conscience: alswa raige hangit poor
put off ane way uther, and quhoso man for horse; with mony uther wickit evir, sould take the deid hand, they deids; for the quhilk, aske my God mercy, sould defend and fortifie thamselfis, for for not mervell that have bein wickit, for
sould every ane their awin, recknit and halden done themselfis. ” Quhilk writting,
the wickit companie that ever have bein in, bot speciallie within thir seaven yearis bypast,
said earl shew unto me, was devysit
James Balfour, subscryvit them ane
quarter ane year befoir the deid was done God wald not suffer me after the quhilk never spake the said earle
quhill the day gate assyse, quhaire the said earle standing the barr, luiking doun sad lyke, plukit upon him and said, sye, my
given me lazer and space, with guid companie, repent, for the quhilk thank him, and as
surit that am ane of his lect.
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being inquyred, gif ever the quein spake unto
him any tyme, gif knew what we's the quenis mynd unto ansrit, shall ansuer
God shoe spake never me nor hir
my lord Bothwell shaw me; for will not speike
nor knaw mathing hir part but
bot the trewth for the gold the earth, quhilk desyre you, guid minister, bear record
my body, abusying myself dyvers ways. Bot specially have shed innocent blood ane Mi chael Hunter with my awin hands: allace
quhilk never saw twa guid men deid, bot kind wickedness;
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STATE TRIALS, 25 Eliz. 1581–Trial of the Earl of Mortoun, [918 -
Thir words, with mony mae, cryand conti in sick sort, that he was, to the appearance of
nually unto his God, even to the very end, cry inan, ane of the maist peuetent sinners that hes and, my Lord Jesus, sweit Jesus, have mercy bein sein this lang tyme, and mey be comptit ane
upon me, as you have had upon uther sinners, example of God's mercies to —
55. Trial the Earl MoR roux, for the Murder
penitent sinneris.
Henry, lord
Darnley, Husband Mary Queen Scots
1581. [Arnot's Criminal Trials, 388. Scotland, 319. ]
Eliz. Laing's Hist.
forfaltrie; Curia justi cawseing command, hounding, sending, par registenta inch ata pre taking assistance and ratihabitione, upon the
MOUR FOUN
clarie
torio burgi
Junii, anno
octuagesimo primo, per honorabiles discretos viros Jacobum Striviling Keir militem, magistrum Joannem Grahame justiciarios
day the moneth Feberwar 1506 twa hours after midnight, therby, the lodgeing besyde the Kirk Feild, within the said burgh Ed, wher oursd sove rane lords umqil dearest father was lodgit for the tyme, and ther way hamesukin, bri Duorum ejus secreti concilii specialiter con gancie, and soirthowght fellonie, maist vyle lie,
Edinburgh, primo die mensis Doi. miliesimo quingentesimo
tenth years, come
hac parte per commissionem regis,
stitut. effectum subscripturn sectis vocatis, unmercifullie, and treasonablic, slew and mur
- theirt him, with Wim Tayliour and Andro Ma Dal kage, his cubicularis, when they, buriet
keith, Nc. accusatus callumniatus
parte, pre scientia conselatione, non releua hoil lodgeing forsaid, and raised the samen
curia legitime affirmata, &c. Jacobus Comes Mortoun, Dus.
the extinctionn moneths Januarii and Fehrii, the voir morie, conform
plices, crastelie and secretlie conspirit among them selves, consultit, treatit, devysit, and ma
liciously concludit the unaist shameful, detes table, and unnatural murther and patricide our soverane lords unquhill dearest father, Henry king Scotts, lawful spouse for the tyme
ful deid therfor, according deserving, mair leath contained the dittay given
arte, slep, were take and the nyghts rest, brunt his
tione proditorie murthure quondam nobilissimi charissimi Henrici regis Scotorum, patris
N. Regis Jacobi sexui.
Nomina assizae elect. jurat. admiss. super
prefato Jacobo Comite Mortoun, &c. viz. Colinois Comes Frgadie, Joannes Cones
Montrois Andreas Counes Rothcs, Jacobus
Comes Glencairne, Hugo Comes Eglin
toun, Alexander Comes Sutherland, Jo their causing, command, hunding, sending, and annes Dns. Maxwell, Georgius Dns.
Seytoun, Jacobus Dus. Ogilvie, Jacobus Dus.
Inneri, althe, Hugo Dns. Somervell, Alexander
Magister Levingstoun, Alexander Mr.
Elphinstoun, Joannes Gordoun Lochinvar,
Miles, Patricius Hepburne Wachtoun, Pa
tricius Learmonth Dersie, Miles, Willielnus had incurrit the paines leisinagestie, and livingstoun Kylsyth, Miles.
The whilk day the said James earle toun being indyttit and accusit, that,
the law this realin
God 1566 yeiris, he, accompanuit with James, iykeas the remanent persouns afoirnamed, his
some tyme earle Bothwell, James Orinistoun complices and conspirators with him their some tyme that iike, Robert, alias Hob Or treasonable impieties, were already tryed and
mistoun his father brother, John Hay some forsaultit for the self same hymous and detes tyme Tailo, younger, John Hepburne, callit tal' critnes, and for the maist part, they John Bowtoun, and divers others his com could apprehendit, had sufferit maist shame
and reasoum
the same assyse
admittit
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and againe court, they ane voyce, ledge that matter, the soume quhairof this: the pronounceing the mouth John earle Efter my returning out Ingland, quhair was of Montrose, chancellar choisen be the banished for Davie's slaughter, came out assyse, fyllit the said James earle Mortoun Wederburn Whittinghame, quhair the eile
airt, pairt, foirk nawledge, and conceiling Bothwell and met together the yaird the treasonable and unnatural murthers for Whittinghame, quhair, ester long communing
saids; after the qlkc conviction, the saids jus the eirle Bothwell proponed me the king's tice-deputis, pronunciatioun Andro Lind murther, roquyring what wald my part
say, denster the said court, adjudgit, and for dome gave, that the said James earle
therein, seeing was the quesnes mynd that the king sould taine away, because,
said, she blamed the king mair Davie's slaughter than me. Miy answer the eirle
Mortoun sould had
ane gibbet besyde burgh Ed. , and
the mercat-crose
the
deid, and yrafter Bothwell was this, that wald not any ways drawin, quarterit, and demaneit, ane trai mell with that matter, and that for this cause,
tour; and that his lands, heretage, offices, because am but new cumed out trouble, possessiones, tackes, steadings, cornes, cattell, quhairof yet am not red, being discharged actiounes, debtes, obligations, guids moveable cum neir the court seven mylls, and there and unmoveable, and uthers whatsonever whil. fore, cannot enter myself such trouble kis pertenit him, sould and aught appertaine, againe. Efter this answer, Mr. Archbald Dong
ther hangit while
our soverane lord, and
hienes use, be reasonse escheat uptaken usit, and disponit,
apply his las entered conference with me that pur forfaultour pose, persuading me agrie the cirle Both
his hienes his pleasur; upon the qikes premises, Mr.
well's desyre. Last the earle Bothwell, being Whittinghame, thairafter eirnestly pro
Robert Crichtoun Eliock, advocat our
soverage lord, asked instruments, and acts
court. —Extractum ex actis curia Justiciarie
antedicte, per me Wm. Stewart juniorem,
notarium publicnm clericum dicte curie per well bring me the queines hand wry this commissionem N. regis antedict. speci matter for warrand, and then sould give aliter electum juratum, &c. sub meis signo him ane answer: utherwayes wald not mell
subscriptione manualibus. therewith, quhilk warrand never purchaissed The Earl Mortou N's CoN ression. (reported, Calderwood's MS. ) unto me. Theu The sume off all that CoN FERENCE that was being inquyred quhat wald have beine his part
betwixt the Eirie Morton, John Durie, caise had gotten the queines warrand Balcanouell, that matter, wald respect thairos, melled
poned the same matter again ing me thairto, because
me, persuad was the queines, done. Unto
mynd, and shoe wald have
this my answer was, desyred the eirle Both
and Mr. Walter and the cheif with such filthie murther as that? He an
things that they hard him quhairof they can remember, that day that the said eirle suffer quhilk was the Junii, 1581.
FIRST, the said eirle being exhorted that
swered, gif had gotten the queines wryt, and had knowen her mynd, was purposed
have banished myselfe againe, and turned my back Scotland quhile had sein better occasion. Then following forth his discourse
this matter, said, being St. Andro's
vis-it the erle Angus little before the murther, Mr. Archbald Douglas came me consideration the glorie come, sould there, both with wryt and credit the eirle
sould not discouraged that estate quhairinto ance
rejoice and gude comfort, his answer was,
concerning the glorie that have had
this world, cair not for because am per suaded now that the honours, riches, friends,
pleasures, and quhatsomever had the world, but vanitie, and concerning the estate
honour and glorie, and
quhairunto now was brought, but rather
and am this poynt, that ther render my lyfe then
know that God has appoynted
my death, has appoynted the manner thereof; and therefore, seeing that now the time, and this the mooner that best pleiseth iny God take me, am conteat, and for iny lyse this world, cair not for penny,
respect that immortalitie and everlasting
sured.
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knowledge the king's nurther, answered with this attestation, sall answer
Lord God, sall declare trewiie my know
Then was said him, that was dang rous thing for him that his servand and depender was pass such wicked purpose, and knowing thereof stayed him not, sieing would
counted his deid answered, Mr. Arch
consideration
was this world
the downcast
quhairunto now am brought, bank God for wryt, quhilk was promised, and thairfore see
Bothwell shew unto me that the purpose
the kings murther was done, and neir poynt, and request my concurrence and asystance thereunto. My answer was him, that wald give answer that purpose, see ing had not gotten the queines warrand
am content ra ing the eirle Bothwell never reported any war
rand the queine me, never inelled far ther with Then being inquyred whether gave Mr. Archbald Douglas any command
there his name, answered, never commanded him. Being inquyred gif gave him any counsel thereunto, answered, never counselled him being inquyred
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bald that tyme was depender upon the Thereafter he was called dinner two after eirle Bothwell, making court for himself, rather nounc, and being dinner, sieing the brethrein then depender myne. Efter this follow of the ministrie were informed that there was ing forth the same discourse, said Mr. Arch wrong report made confessioune the bald, ofter the deid was done, shew me that king, and that sould have confessed meikle
was the doid doeing, and came the uther wayes then did, whereby the king Kirk Field yard with the cirle Bothwell and might have had ane war opinion him, they
Huntlie. Then being requyred Mr. Archbald efter the murther,
received thought gude
did indeed. Then was said
untlie my lord, yet cannot complain justlie
the sentence that given against you, sieing
with your oun mouth confess the foreknow ledge and concealing the king's murther, for
quhilk two poynts onlie could not able abyd the law. He answered that know
thereto the queines wryt and command. Then being inquyred name the living God, that sieing this murther the king's was ane the most filthy acts that ever was done
Scotland, and the secreits thereof hes not yet been declared, who was the chief deid doers, whether was wirried blown the air,
and therefore declaire knew any farther secret thereunto; answered, sall an
wer God, know more secret that matter then have already told and heard
the deposition such hes already suffered for quhilk depositions are yet extant. Be ing inquyred knew any presentlie
about the king, who was doers that work, whose companie the king common weill
have spoken the matter; with quhilk an swer the eirle Arran being satisfied, said unto him, now my lord, will reconciled with me, for have nothing upon any particu lar against you. He answered, not tyme now remember querels, have querel you nor any man; forgive you and
uthers, will forgive me and
therester with gude curage past the scaffaid, and being upon the scaffald, repeats
few words the substance these things, the quhilk before had confessed, except that he concealed Mr. Archbald Douglas his name, and eiked some word and exhortatioun the peo ple, quhilk spake not before, namely, said, Sure am the king sall lose gude servant this day, and exhorted the people, saying,
answered him, appeir
send down some before his suf fering, form the king's majestie the facts his confessioune, namely, David Fergus
sone, John Durrie, and John Brand, who, be fore his death, length told the simple truth
his confessioune the king's majestie. At their returning againe from the Abbey, his
keiper requyred him that sould cum forth the scaffold, answered, sieing they have
troubled me this day over meikle with warldly things, supposed they sould have given me this one nyght leasor have advysed rypely
trew indeid, but yet they sould have consi
sidered the danger that the reveilling wald
have brought me that tyine; for durst not
reveill for feir my lyse. For that tyme with my God: His keiper said things are
whom sould have reveiled it? To the readye now, my lord, and think they will not
queine? she was the doer thereof. was mynded have told the king's selfe (sa
ther, Calderwood) but durst not for my lyse, for knew him Le bairne such na
stay; answered, and am readie also,
might hurt, answered, know none, and testify before God, have professed the evan
will acuse none. Last all, him concerning this purpose, that his own deposition, his part wald
more soull nor declared,
for what reason. was swered, being
gell, quhilk this day teached and professed Scotland, and also now will willingle lay
down my lyfe the professioun thereof; and how heit, have not walked therein aught, vet am assured God will merciful me; and pray you all, gude christians, pray for
was said respect
suspected speired
authoritie, how beit punish utiers the
inurther, yet punist,t not Mr. Archbald, me; and charge you all, the name God,
whom knew guilty thereof;
anovered, punisht him pot inded, neither
duo-t for the causes before showne. [As
the remaining articles this long confes
son relate tran-actions during his regency had dayes, quhilk doe, assure you God and alterwards, proceed the conclusion. ] sall merciful you; but not,
prlyse my God; and so, one comfortable prayer being made, passed down the gate, inyàding goe directly the scaffold; but the cirle Arrane stayed him, and brought him back againe his chaluner, and required
ture, that th;re was nothing told him but
wald reveill againe. 13eing enquyred
why wald not sinsyne revich the king's
majesty, answered durst not, for the same
feir. Then said, effer the cirle Bothwell
was citinged assyse, sundrie the no swered, no, my lord, pray you trouble me bilitic, and subscryed also bond with the more with these things, for have now other eitle Bothwell, that any sould lay the king's
murder clarge, we sould assyst him
the constrailie, and therester subscryed the
quesne's marriage with the eirle Bothwell,
sundrieuthers the nobilitie did, being charg
him that sould tarrie tiji his confessioune
were put wryt, and subscryed with his hand and the ministers that were present. He an
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God, sieing that am now pot
death, cannot wryt the estate wherein now am. All the honest men can testifie what
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sure the vengeance of God sall light upon you equitable; and therefore that should with all both in bodie and soul. As concerning the my simplicity, sincerity and truth answer there rest the things quhilk spake comfortably unto most reasonable, the end that your upon the scaffald, spake them more amply princely dignity may my help, my inno before, and therefore we think not neidful cence shall sufficiently appear, and procure my repeit.
When scaffold,
prayer being ended, and efter that sundrie came unto him be reconciled with him before his
* death, quhilk most lovingly did receive, and
ester that had taken the hand, that were about him, and bidden farewell the Lord, passed both constantlie, patientlie, and humblie, without feir deith the place
comfortable prayer was made Mr. minds the most part your nobility against James Lawson, during the time quhilk your said husband, and not revealing prayer, the cirle lay grovelling upon his face, which am assured was sufficiently known before the place execution, his bodie making himself and that had judgment never great rebounding with sighs and sobes, quhilk little that realm which also was con was evident signs the inward and mighty strained understand, he, that was speci working the spreit God, they who were ally employed betwixt the earl Morton, and present and knew what was earnestly good number your nobility, that they might moved prayer, might eysily persave. The with humility intercede your majesty's
execution, and laid craig under the axe, his
hand being unbound, and thairester Mr. Walter
putting him always mind Christ; and cry other nobility and gent. were declared rebels ing his eirs thir words following, untill his head
was strucken off, Lord Jesus receive my soul;
thy hands, Lord, thy hands commit my
spreit, quhilk words was speaking till the
axe fell his neck, and quhatsoever had
been before, constantlie died the trew ser
vant God; and howbeit his unfriends al
your majesty, and banished your realm for in solent murder committed your majesty's own chamber, which they alledged was done
command your husband, who notwith standing affirmed that was compelled by
them subscribe the warrant given for that effect; howsoever the truth that matter re mains amongst them, appertains not me
this time curious; true that was one that number, that heavily offended against your majesty, and passed France the
ledged, that lived proudlie, proudlie, the charitable servants perceive nothing him but kind
died God could humility
his death, meikle that we are assured
that soul received the glorie heaven, time our banishment, the desire the
condemnation, culpable any matter,
his speeches were ended upon the except the knowledge the evil disposed
hand for his relief, such matters are more
specially contained the declaration follow ing, which am constrained for my own justi fication, this letter call your majesty's remembrance. Notwithstanding that am as
sured my grief, the reading thereof will not smally offend your princely mind. may please your majesty remember, that the year God 1566, the said earl Morton, with divers
the quhilk the Lord bring all. Amen. rest, humbly pray your brother the most
Christian king, interceed that our offences bald Douglas's Letter Mary, which we re might pardoned, and your majesty's cle
print from Itobertson's History complete the mency extended towards us, albeit divers Evidence. small reputation, that realm, was the
LETT from Mr. Archibald Douglas the opinion, that the said fact merited neither
Morton's Confession confirmed Archi
requisite for, nor yet pardoned. Always such was the careful mind his majesty to PLEASE your majesty, received your letter wards the quietness that realm, that the
Queen Scotts.
of the date the 12th November, and like dealing
manner has seen some part the contents Movisir, who was directed that time
of one other the same date, directed into Scotland, congratulate the happy Monsieur Movisir, ambassador for his ma birth your son, whom Almighty God his
jesty the most christian king, both which are goodness may long preserve happy estate agreeable your princely dignity, the and perpetual felicity; the careful travel the one your highness desires know the true said Movisir was effectual, and your ma cause my banishment, and offers unto me
favour shall be innocent of the heinous
facts cominitted good memory,
mercy, that within was permitted re
bassador willet
me, that you could not solicit my cause, neither yet for any person that was participant of that execrable fact, but would seek the re
venge thereof, when you should have any means it; your majesty's oster, innocent
that crime, most favourable, and your de sile kilow the truth of the same most
complesis, that they might make offer the
names the said earl, any matter that might satisfy your majesty's wrath, and procure your clemency extended their favours;
my coming them, after had opened the
offect my message, they declared that the marriage betwix you and your husband had
that cause was committed Mons.
jesty's mind inclined
short space thereafter,
pair Scotland, deal with earls Murray,
the person your husband
the other the said am Athol, Bodvel, Arguile, and secretary Leding
declare unto me, your ton, the name and behalf the said earl husband's murder could laid justly against Morton, lords Reven, Linsay, and remanent
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been the occasion already of great evil in that affirms that he could give no answer unto such realm, and if your husband should be suffered time might know your majesty's mind there to follow the appetite and mind of such as was in, which never received. As the abo about him, that kind of dealing might produce minable murder, known too the de with time worse effects: for helping of such in positions many persons that were executed convenience that might fall out by that kind of the death for the committing thereof, that dealing; they had thought it convenient to join the same was executed them, and the themselves in league and band with some other command such the nobility, had sub
noblemen, resolved to obey your majesty as their scrivit band for that effect: this unpleasant natural sovereign, and have nothing to do with declaration, the most part thereof known
your husband's command whatsoever, if the
said earl would for himself enter into that band
and confederacy with them, they could be con
tent to humbly request and travel by means
with your majesty pardon, but before they
could any far her proceed, they desired know
the said earl's mind herein; when had an
swered, that nor friends, my depar in, but
ture, could not know that any such like matter preserves the vine from harm, for the intem would proponit, and therefore was not in perancy such immodcrately use the same. structed what answer therein, they desired As for the special cause my banishment,
z that should return sulliciently instructed think the same has proceeded upon ane opioion this matter Sterling, before the baptism conceived, that was able accuse the earl your son, whom God night preserve; this mes Morton much matter they alledge sage was faithfully delivered me New himself have couse sed before he died, and
the said persons, God shall my judge, was
to other than those words, “Schaw the earl
Morton that the queen will hear speech
that matter oppointed unto him;” when crafit jesty for command. Upon the 8th April
that the answer might made more sensible, sccretary Ledington said, that the earl would
inst. your good friend secretary Walsinghame has declared unto me, that her highness thought expedient that should retire myself
sufficiently understand albeit, few none
that time understand what passed amongst where pleased, declared unto him had
them. known men, als veill means whereby might perform that desire, railling letters past betwixt the said earl and until such time should receive from your
Lidington when they become divers factions, majesty. Neither knew where would as also ane buck sett furth the ministers, please your highness direct me until such
wherein they affirm that the earl Morton has confessed them, before his death, that the earl Bodvell come Quhittingaime propon the calling away off the king your husband,
time as should have received further infor
mation from you. Upon this occasion, and partly permission, have taken the hardress write this present letter, whereby your ma
the which proposition the said earl Morton jesty may understand any part my troubles
yourself, and the remainder may understood the aforesaid witnesses that was examined torture, and that are extant the custody the
ordinaryjudges Scotland, my innocency far may coucern any fact does appear suffici
ently aforesaid,
your majesty. And for my dealing can otherwise charged there what would accuse the vessel that
castle England, where the said earl then re mained, presence his friends and com pany, where they condescended have
farther dealing with your husband, and enter into the said band. With this de
liberation returned Sterling, where
the request the most christian king and the queen's mojcsty England their am bassadors present, your majesty's gracious par don was granted unto them all, under condition always that they should remain banished forth
the realm, the space two years, and farther during your inajesty's pleasure, which limitation was after mitigated the humble request your own nobility, that immed ately after the said earl Morton repaired into Scotland Quhittingaime, where the earl Bodvell and secretary Ledington come him; what speech passsed there amongst them, God shall my judge, knew nothing that time, but their departure was requestcq
the said earl Morton accompany the earl Bodwell and secretary Ed. nburgh, and
return with such answer they should obtain your majesty, which being given one
would not induced, for loss reputation,
perform any part the reof. this the oc
casion my trouble, suppose
punishment should deserve, remit
your majesty's better judgment, who well knows how careful ever gentleman should
fame, reputation and honour, and how far ever isk man should abhor the name
pull roun, and how indecent would have been me accuse the earl Morton, be ing near his kin, notwithstanding the
injuries was constrained receive
hand the time his government, and for other cause, but for slewing particular
friendship particular friends the time the last cruel troubles Scotland. Sorry
now accuse him any matter being dead, and more sorry that being lyti, such kind
dealing obtained that name Ingrate. Al ways for my own part have been banished my native country those three years and four months, living anxiety mind, my holl guds
Scotland,which were not small, intermittit
and dispomit upon, and has continually since
the time was relieved out my last troubles the desire Monsieur de Movisir, attended know your majesty's pleasure, and await
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957] STATE TRIALS, I Eliz. 1571–Trial of Duke Norfolk. [95s
past, and strait present. As my intention the time his aige and perdonit all, ex future, will never deny that am fully re cept me, should the bearer thereof myself, solved spend the rest my days your and directed whatsoever service should majesty's service, and the king your son's, please your majesty for command. Most wheresoever shall directed your ma bumble beseech your majesty consider
jesty, and for the better performing thereof,
shall her majesty's pleasure, recom
mend the tryal my innocency, and examina tion the verity the preceding narration,
the king your son, with request that may pardoned for such offences concerned your
majesty's service, and var common men
hereof, and gracious give order, that may have means serve your majesty according the sincerity my meaning, and
expecting your majesty's answer, after the kissing your hand with humility, take leave from London.
56. The Trial THoy. HowARD duke Norfolk, before the
Lords
Westminster, for High Treason: ELIz.