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108 HISTORIE OF THE REIGNE OF a.d. 1568.
The Regent anfwered, that nothing was done againfl the Queen but
by equitie and juflice, and the pradlice of the land ; which were done by
confent and fubfcriptions of many of the nobilitie, ratified and allowed by
parliament, which he by his privat authoritie could not undoe.
The Duke gave anfwer, that decrees of parliament made, pofliblie, by
the power of fa6lion, were not rules of equitie ; that they were apoynted
by the Queen to looke to the caufe itfelfe, fo they defyred that the
ground of the quarrell might be laid open, whereby they might make a
clear report. To which again the Regent replyed, that that was the
thing in the wordle (world) he had leaft mynd to divulge, which tended
to the diflionor of his Queen and fifter : yet he declared that if the Queen
of England wold pafs her princelie word to take the protection of the
yong King and the caufe, if he fliould make it appear that the Queen of
Scotland was the author of her hufband's murther, or that they wold pro-
cure to themfelves, whoe were deputed from the Queen, a decifive com-
milTion, upon thefe conditions he would proceede ; and if he did not
prove the murther upon his filler, he wold willinglie fubmitt himfelfe to
her puniihment.
The Englifli CommilTioners wold proceed no further, untill they had
acquented the Queen with what had palled : And the Queen again, by
her returne, defyred the Regent that fome of his number might be fent
to Londone to fatiffie herfelfe. Whereupon the Regent fent up William
Maitland (whoe was Secretarie of State), and with him M'. James
M'^Gill, Clerck Regifter, both to aflift and obferve the Secretarie's words
and a6lions, whom he imployed mearlie for his witt, without any great
confidence in his honeflie, for he is noted in the hiftorie to keep intelli-
o-ence with the Queen's pairtie, which the Regent knew; and yet he be-
leved he wold not wrong him, becaus his pairtie being the llronger for
the prefent, he could draw moll advantadge from thence !
Queen Elifabeth, after flie had heard thefe CommilTioners herfelfe,
could not yet cognofce upon the matter before Hie heard the Regent.
Wherupon Ihe difpatches letters unto him, to defyre him to repair to
Court, that Ihe might hear things from his owen mouth. The Regent
then difmiffed moll pairt of his followers, difpatched thofe noblmen home
The Regent anfwered, that nothing was done againfl the Queen but
by equitie and juflice, and the pradlice of the land ; which were done by
confent and fubfcriptions of many of the nobilitie, ratified and allowed by
parliament, which he by his privat authoritie could not undoe.
The Duke gave anfwer, that decrees of parliament made, pofliblie, by
the power of fa6lion, were not rules of equitie ; that they were apoynted
by the Queen to looke to the caufe itfelfe, fo they defyred that the
ground of the quarrell might be laid open, whereby they might make a
clear report. To which again the Regent replyed, that that was the
thing in the wordle (world) he had leaft mynd to divulge, which tended
to the diflionor of his Queen and fifter : yet he declared that if the Queen
of England wold pafs her princelie word to take the protection of the
yong King and the caufe, if he fliould make it appear that the Queen of
Scotland was the author of her hufband's murther, or that they wold pro-
cure to themfelves, whoe were deputed from the Queen, a decifive com-
milTion, upon thefe conditions he would proceede ; and if he did not
prove the murther upon his filler, he wold willinglie fubmitt himfelfe to
her puniihment.
The Englifli CommilTioners wold proceed no further, untill they had
acquented the Queen with what had palled : And the Queen again, by
her returne, defyred the Regent that fome of his number might be fent
to Londone to fatiffie herfelfe. Whereupon the Regent fent up William
Maitland (whoe was Secretarie of State), and with him M'. James
M'^Gill, Clerck Regifter, both to aflift and obferve the Secretarie's words
and a6lions, whom he imployed mearlie for his witt, without any great
confidence in his honeflie, for he is noted in the hiftorie to keep intelli-
o-ence with the Queen's pairtie, which the Regent knew; and yet he be-
leved he wold not wrong him, becaus his pairtie being the llronger for
the prefent, he could draw moll advantadge from thence !
Queen Elifabeth, after flie had heard thefe CommilTioners herfelfe,
could not yet cognofce upon the matter before Hie heard the Regent.
Wherupon Ihe difpatches letters unto him, to defyre him to repair to
Court, that Ihe might hear things from his owen mouth. The Regent
then difmiffed moll pairt of his followers, difpatched thofe noblmen home
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