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History of the affairs of church and state in Scotland
History of the affairs of church and state in Scotland Author:Robert Keith Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER III. A CONTINUATION OF STATE AFFAIRS UNTILL THE END OF THIS YEAR. As on tho one hand the searcity of matter afforded by our historians, and on the ... more »other by the misrepresentations imposed by them, have obliged me to make use of a great many original Papers, to supply the first, and rectify the second, by which means the contents of this period arc extended to a very great bulk, I have therefore made here a new break besides what I intended, with purpose to contnbute thereby in some sort to the relaxation of my readers. Here follow some original letters which diseover unto us the remaining transactions of this year. A Letter from Mr Randolph to Sir William Cecil, llth November 1561.1 " In such matters as of late I have had to do before this Queen and her Council, I have informed my Lords of the Q. Majestie's Honourable Council; whereof your Honour, for the place you are in, cannot bo ignorant The absence of the Duke's Grace from this Court caused here such bruit and rumors among the people, of his misliking of the Queen's proceedings, with somewhat else that they unadvisedly reported, that was meant towards him, that he was advised by his friends to repair unto this town, and by his presence make void all such vain talk, as was here in many men's mouths. Upon Tuesday last, the 4th of this instant, he came into this town ; upon Wednesday he saw the Queen, and was well received, and, as he confesseth himself unto me, no manner of occasion offered unto him by the Queen of misliking. Since that time ho hath been daily in Court and Council; howbeit his purpose is not to remain here above 6 or 7 days more. He doubteth greatly that the Queen intendeth to take from him Dumbritton ; and so thinketh himself void of all place of succour, if this Queen i Calig. Book X...« less