x CONTENTS. PAGE The Earls of Angus and Ruthven apply for help to Elizabeth . . . . . . . . . . 278 Elizabeth refuses . . . . . . . . 280 French Intrigues . . . . . . . . 284 Appeal of Mary Stuart . . . . . . . . 285 La Mothe Fenelon comes to London . . . . 288 Proposed Alliance between France, England, and Mary Stuart . . . . . . . . . . 290 The Lady Arabella . . . . . . . . 292 Lennox retires from Scotland . . . . . . 294 Danger of James . . . . . . . . 296 Elizabeth receives Lennox in London . . . . 298 Lennox and Mendoza . . . . . . . . 300 Fresh Plans for Insurrection . . . . . . 302 Hesitation of the English Catholic Nobles . . . . 304 Treachery of Lennox . . . . . . . . 305 His Sudden Death in Paris . . . . . . 308 Parties in Scotland . . . . . . ..311 Renewed Negotiations for an Arrangement with the Queen of Scots . . . . . . . . 312 Secretary Beale at Sheffield . . . . . . 314 Mary Stuart consults Mendoza . . . . ..317 Mendoza advises her to temporize . . . . 319 Commissioners from Angus and Ruthven sent to Eliza- beth . . . . . . . . . . 322 Conditions on which Scotland will be her Ally . . 324 Elizabeth demands the Extradition of the Jesuit Gaspar Holt . . . . . . . . . . 327 She declines the Scotch Proposals . . . . 329 And will not part with Money . . . . . . 330 Continuation of the Treaty with Mary Stuart .. 332 Which also she declines to conclude . . . . 334
