vi CONTENTS. PAGE France and Spain . . . . . . . . 45 The Norfolk Marriage . . . . . . . . 47 Plan to destroy Cecil . . . . . . 49 Cecil separates Norfolk from the Catholic Lords . . 51 Proposals for Mary Stuart's Kestoration . . . . 53 Pretended Illness of Mary Stuart . . . . . . 54 The Council communicate with her about her Marriage with Norfolk . . . . . . 56 Her Answer . . . . . . . . ..57 Elizabeth determines to restore her . . . . 62 Capture of Paris the Page . . . . . . 65 The Lords of Scotland refuse to receive the Queen . . 66 The Catholic Nobility in England prepare to rebel . . 71 They are rejoined by Norfolk . . . . . . 73 Vote of the Council in favour of Mary Stuart's Suc- cession . . . . . . . . 77 Elizabeth removes to Richmond . . . . . . 78 Norfolk fears to ask her to consent to his Marriage with the Queen of Scots . . . . . , . . 79 Letter of Don Guerau to Alva . . . . . . 81 Elizabeth forbids the Marriage . . . . . . 83 Norfolk leaves the Court . . . . . . 85 Mary Stuart urges him to take Arms . . . . 87 He retires to Framlingham . . . . . . 89 Seizure of the Queen of Scots' Papers . . . . 90 The Duke of Norfolk being summoned to the Queen's Presence, after some hesitation obeys . . . . 91 He is arrested and committed to the Tower . . 93 CHAPTER LIU. THE RISING OF THE NORTH. Fresh uncertainties about the Queen of Scots . . 98 Resolution to hold her a Prisoner . . 101
