CONTENTS. xiii PAGE Elizabeth pretends a wish to defend the Netherlands 486 Burghley's Advice . . . . . . . . 488 The Earl of Arran . . . . . . ..491 Paltry manoeuvring with Scotland . . . . 492 Lord Hunsdon sent there . . . . 494 John Craig and Arran . . . . . . . . 496 General Perfidy . . . . . . . 499 The Countess of Shrewsbury and Lady Arabella Stuart 500 Letter of Mary Queen of Scots to Elizabeth . . . . 501 Conduct of Mary . . . . . . . . 503 Letter of Warning to her from an Italian . . . . 508 Mary's Professions to Elizabeth, and to the Pope and Philip .. .. .. .. ..511 St Lawrence's Shoulder-bone . . . . . . 512 Confessions of Crichton, the Jesuit . . . . 514 Dread of Elizabeth's Assassination . . . . 515 Bond of Association . . . . . . ..516 James's indifference to his Mother . . . 520 Mission of the Master of Gray . . . . . . 520 The Queen of Scots sends her Secretary to Elizabeth 523 She despairs of Help from abroad . . . . ..527 She is moved to Tutbury Castle . . . . 529 She threatens James with her Curse . . . . 531 Meeting of Parliament . . . . . . . 532 Dread of the Jesuits . . . . . 539 Speech of Dr Parry . . . . . . . . 540 Display of Loyalty in the House of Commons . . 541 Parry's Treason . . . . . . . . 543 His Execution . . . . . . . . . . 544 New Bill to provide for the Queen's safety . . . . 545 Her Speech from the Throne . . . . . . 546 The States offer themselves to Elizabeth . . . . 548 Difficulties of the Situation . . . . 550 Elizabeth's Insincerity . . . . . . . . 552 Henry III. refuses the Sovereignty of the States . . 554
