1583-.] THE JESUITS IN- SCOTLAND. 313 such an one, whose preservation has since brought the ruin and overthrow of infinite numbers in both realms. All this passion has been provoked by the alterations in Scotland, to which she would have done well to have reconciled herself. The King had been led away into ill practices, as the taking the life of the Earl Morton, a worthy and well-deserving servant. Had this course been a little continued, it would have brought her son to the same ruin which she has brought upon herself. How far forth the prosecution of those violent coun- sellors of the death of Morton, under pretence that he was privy to the death of her husband, might in the end reach unto herself if principals are not to be spared when accessaries come in question, her own judgment, or rather her own conscience, can best judge ; and we fear she shall feel, unless she shew some other remorse of conscience than hitherto she hath done. And where she wishes by way of invocation that God would re tribute unto us at the time of his last judgment according to our deserts and demerits one towards an- other, putting us also in mind that all disguisement and counterfeit policies of this world shall not then prevail, you shall tell her, that if that severe censure should take place, it would go more hardly with her than we (whatsoever cause she hath given us to the contrary) can in Christian charity wish unto her. For howsoever she is bold with men who can judge but of things out- wardly, she ought to beware how she dallyeth with God.' As Mary had presented her grievances at length, so Beale was to present her in return with a list of her
