xiv CONTENTS. PAGE Elizabeth's Letter demanding the delivery of Morgan 556 The Holy League . . . . . . 559 Henry III. declines Elizabeth's aid . . . . 562 She sends Champernowne to the King of Navarre . . 562 Death of Gregory XIII., and Accession of Sextus V. 564 Henry III. yields to the Guises . . . . 566 The King of Navarre's Appeal to Europe . . . . 566 Elizabeth refuses to help him . . . . 569 Scheme to rescue the Queen of Scots . . . . 571 Her Despair . . . . . . . . . . 574 She is placed under Sir Amyas Paulet's care . . 576 James affects devotion to Elizabeth . . . . 580 Proposed Assassination of Arran . . . . . . 581 A League negotiated between Elizabeth and James . . 583 Skirmish on the Border and Murder of Lord Russell 585 Arran suspected, and his Surrender demanded by Eliza- beth . . . . . . . . . . 586 James refuses . . . . . . . . . . 587 Elizabeth withdraws her Demand. . . . . . 588 Arran prepares for an Armed Struggle . . . . 589 The Scotch Lords permitted to leave England . . 593 Flight of Arran . . . . . . . . 594 Elizabeth's excuses to James . . . . 595 Letter of Elizabeth to James . . . 595 Lord Northumberland destroys himself in the Tower 600 Collapse of the Party of Insurrection . . . . 601
