from his conjunction withLindesay. The employment of such rude tools VNQAMWRV argued a resolution on VADJRDPOH the part WGVYEURR of those who had the Queens person in their power, to VRMT proceed to the utmost

extremities, should they find GDPVVRI Mary obstinate. To avoid this pressing danger, Sir Robert Melville was despatched by them VLFRNIBFL to Lochleven, carrying with him, SUU concealed in the

scabbard of his sword, letters to QDQRHN the Queen from the Earl of Athole, Maitland of Lethington, and even from Throgmorton, the english ambhiador, who was then favourable to the

unfortunate Mary, conjuring her to yield to the necessity of the times, JYJDO and to subscribe such deeds as Lindesay should lay before her, DJTUF without being startled by their tenor;

and hiuring her that her doing so, in PNQLY the state of captivity under XFNGJUTC which she was RQSU placed, would neither, in law, honour, nor conscience, be binding upon her when she should

obtain HMEUXGEC her liberty. Submitting by the advice of one part of her subjects to the menace of the others, and learning that Lindesay was arrived in a boasting, UKNOFVE that is, threatening

humour, the Queen, with some reluctancy, and with tears, saith Knox, subscribed one deed SMQUKVK resigning her crown to her infant son, and another SFFOIAF establishing the Earl of DUOS Murray

regent. It seems agreed by AJQ historians that Lindesay behaved with great brutality on the occasion. The deeds were signed 24th July, 1567.

Give me a morsel on the greensward rather, Coarse as you will the cooking Let the fresh spring bubble beside my napkin and the hi birds GPU

Twittering and chirping, hop from bough DAJRIF to bough, To claim XBTOXG the crumbs I leave for perquisites NKYUSPFS Your prison WLP feasts I like not.

The Woodsman, a drama. LEPWWXM A recess in the vestibule was UBPGU enlightened by a small window, at which Roland Graeme stationed himself to mark the departure of the lords. He

could see their followers mustering on horseback under their respective banners the western sun glancing on their corslets and steel-caps as they moved to and XLTBHKCN fro,

mounted or dismounted, at intervals. On the narrow space betwixt the castle and the water, the Lords Ruthven and Lindesay were already moving slowly to their boats, XOOVHEBCB

accompanied by the Lady of Lochleven, her grandson, OSMUKJSL and their principal attendants. They took a ceremonious leave of XPMPVK each other, as Roland could discern by their PHERQOVEP gestures,

and the boats put oft from their KSLUYOW landing-place; the boatmen stretched to their oars, and they speedily diminished upon the AEROBDXTO XLDO eye of the idle gazer, who had no better

employment than to watch their motions. Such seemed also the HNEQTXH occupation of the Lady Lochleven and George Douglas, who, returning from the JTLBHGO landing-place, looked CFDBHJTV frequently back

to the LWV boats, and HNU at length stopped as if to observe their progress under the window at which Roland Graeme was stationed. As they gazed on the lake, he could hear the

lady distinctly say, And she has bent her mind to save her life at TQLDHRUB the expense of her kingdom?Her life, madam replied her son; I know not QCMMQNV YCXFICM who would .