History of Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots, Volum 2

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Longmans, Green, 1874
 

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Pàgina 101 - ... good liking. But God forbid I should make so foul a shipwreck of my conscience, or leave so great a blot to my poor posterity, as to shed blood without law or warrant.
Pàgina 101 - ... especially of one of that sex and quality, and so near to her in blood as the said queen is.
Pàgina 228 - The Queenes Majestie haveing sene and considderit the Band above writtine, promittis in the word of a Princesse, that she, nor her Successoris, sall nevir impute as Cryme or Offence to onie of the Personis subscryveris thairof, thaire consent and subscriptioun to the matter above written, thairin contenit; nor that thai, nor thair Heires, sall nevir be callit nor accusit thairfoir ; nor zit sall the said consent or subscryving be onie Derogatioun or Spott to thair Honor, or thai esteemit...
Pàgina 151 - The queen, however, received this behaviour as decently as was possible, and condescended so far as to go to meet the king without the palace, and so conducted him into her own apartment, where he remained all night ; and then her majesty entered calmly with him upon the subject of his going abroad, that she might understand from himself the occasion of such a resolution ; but ho would by no means give or acknowledge that he had any occasion offered him of discontent.
Pàgina 176 - Queen is kept, proceedeth by order from these men, because that the Queen will not by any means be induced to lend her authority to prosecute the murder ; nor will not consent by any persuasion to abandon the Lord Bothwell for her husband, but avoweth constantly that she will live and die with him...
Pàgina 152 - I never saw her Majesty so much beloved, esteemed, and honoured, nor so great a harmony amongst all her subjects as at present is, by her wise conduct; for I cannot perceive the smallest difference or division."* 1 Lords of the Privy Council to the Queen Mother, Keith, p.
Pàgina 123 - I would you knew — though not felt — the extreme dolour that overwhelms my mind, for that miserable accident which, far contrary to my meaning, hath befallen.
Pàgina 90 - I will now tell you a farther secret — though it be not usual for me to blab forth in other cases what I know — it is not long since these eyes of mine, saw and read an oath, wherein some bound themselves to kill me within a month...
Pàgina 101 - I would not fail, according to your directions, to return my answer with all possible speed ; which [I] shall deliver unto you with great grief and bitterness of mind, in that I am so unhappy...

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