Calendar Of State Papers Relating To Scotland And Mary Queen Of Scots 1547 1603 Vol 5

Author : Joseph Bain
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781391634425
Total Pages : 858 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (344 download)

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Download or read book Calendar of the State Papers Relating to Scotland and Mary, Queen of Scots, 1547-1603, Vol. 1 written by Joseph Bain and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-10-07 with total page 858 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Calendar of the State Papers Relating to Scotland and Mary, Queen of Scots, 1547-1603, Vol. 1: Preserved in the Public Record Office, the British Museum, and Elsewhere in England; A. D. 1547-1563 Elizabeth and her advisers cared little about the Religion, save as a means to Checkmate the French designs, real or supposed, on her crown and realm, and to this end the bait of assistance in establishing his right to the Crown of Scotland was held before the vacillating Chatelherault. If Mary was got out of the way, his friends thought that Elizabeth might accept his son Arran, and thus unite the realms. This explains the urgent desire to get Arran out of France, as one so well bent in religion, and the only hope of the realm, so as to steady his irresolute father.1 After some vicissitudes, he eluded the vigilance of the French, and early in September reached Scotland secretly, as Cecil was advised from Berwick.2 Without loss of time he joined actively in the disturbances of the country, his energy being much commended by Elizabeth's agent, Randolph,3 though later events caused a wonderful change in his estimate. There can be little doubt Arran's head was turned long before his insanity developed itself. To enter into details of this period would be to re-write history, already done with more or less impartiality in well known works. Here the limits of a preface only permit refer ence to salient points. It is easy for modern writers in the light of events to condemn the Queen Regent as the crafty foe of true religion, while she was but maintaining the undoubted rights of her daughter, menaced both from within and without her realm. The insurgent lords, though they disclaimed any such design, were well aware of the danger of disturbing estab lished authority, and the difficulty in exciting the multitude to revolt, though prepared for either alternative.4 N or would Elizabeth have supported them against a sister sovereign, but for her fears of France, and all Cecil's astuteness was required to keep her aid in the dark, sending messages verbally by a third person,5 till events made concealment impossible. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.