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Hawkesworth's Notes On Robertson's History Of Scotland.
HAWKESWORTH'S NOTES on ROBERTSON'S HISTORY OF SCOTLAND .
"" coNcr . unKn FROM I-AGF , -- ^ 1 Robertson , page 24 8 . f HPHIS open act of disobedience was the occasion of a measure - " - more galling to Hir . itly than any tin Queen had hitherto taken . Lord Erskine having pretended a right to the earldom of Mar , Stewart resigned it iii his favour' & c . Hawkesworth : — ' Who was Stewart ?'
, Robertson , page 250 . Note . ' Buchanan supposes Mary to have formed a design , about this time , of destroying Murray , and of employing the power of the Earl of Huntly for this purpose . But his account of this whole transaction appears to be so void of truth , and even of probability , as to deserve no serious examination . At that time , Mary wanted power , and seems to have had no inclination to
commit any act of violence upon her brother . ' Hawkesworth : — ' How was Murray her brother ? if her brother , how was Arran her he ' ir ?' Robertson , page 269 . ' After these preliminary steps , Mary contrived to call a meeting of parliament . The act of forfeiture passed against Lenox in the year 1545 was repeated , and he was publicly restored to the honours and estate of his ancestors . '—Hawkesworth .
' Forfeiture for what ?' ' Robertson , page 270 . ' Two years had already been consumed in fruitles negociations concerning the marriage of the Scotch Queen . Mary had full leisure and opportunity to discern the fallacy and deceit of all Elizabeth's proceedings , with respect to that affair . - But , in
order to set the real intentions of the English Queen in a clear light , and to bring her to some explicit declaration of her sentiments , Mary , at last , intimated to Randolph , that , on condition her right of successii n to the crown of England were publicly acknowledged , she was ready to yield to the solicitations of his mistress in behalf of Leicester . Nothing could be farther than this from the mind and intention of Elizabeth . ' The riht of succession was a mystery , which ,
duringg her whole reign , her jealousy preserved untouched and unexplained . She had promised , however , whet ) she first began to interest herself in the marriage of the Scotch Queen all that was now demanded . How to retreat with decency , how to elude her former offer , was , on that account , not a little perplexing . ' Hawkesworth has two notes 0 : 1 this : r . ' Order of time inverted : this should have been said before
Lenox went over , which now appears to be a subsequent fact . ' 2 . 'This docs not appear , but the contrary . ' 'Robertson , page 271 . 'These motives determined Elizabeth and her ministers to yield to the solicitations of Lady Lenox . ' Hawkesworth : —We . are above told by implication , that it was granted easil before we are told it was granted . '
y , Robertson , page 280 . ' The return of the Earl of Botbwell , his ^ Murray ' s ] avowed enemy . ' Hawkesworth : — ' No mention is made of Both well's getting out of gaol . ' Robertson , page 307 . ' The Eat ! of Morton , the Lord High Chan-
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Hawkesworth's Notes On Robertson's History Of Scotland.
HAWKESWORTH'S NOTES on ROBERTSON'S HISTORY OF SCOTLAND .
"" coNcr . unKn FROM I-AGF , -- ^ 1 Robertson , page 24 8 . f HPHIS open act of disobedience was the occasion of a measure - " - more galling to Hir . itly than any tin Queen had hitherto taken . Lord Erskine having pretended a right to the earldom of Mar , Stewart resigned it iii his favour' & c . Hawkesworth : — ' Who was Stewart ?'
, Robertson , page 250 . Note . ' Buchanan supposes Mary to have formed a design , about this time , of destroying Murray , and of employing the power of the Earl of Huntly for this purpose . But his account of this whole transaction appears to be so void of truth , and even of probability , as to deserve no serious examination . At that time , Mary wanted power , and seems to have had no inclination to
commit any act of violence upon her brother . ' Hawkesworth : — ' How was Murray her brother ? if her brother , how was Arran her he ' ir ?' Robertson , page 269 . ' After these preliminary steps , Mary contrived to call a meeting of parliament . The act of forfeiture passed against Lenox in the year 1545 was repeated , and he was publicly restored to the honours and estate of his ancestors . '—Hawkesworth .
' Forfeiture for what ?' ' Robertson , page 270 . ' Two years had already been consumed in fruitles negociations concerning the marriage of the Scotch Queen . Mary had full leisure and opportunity to discern the fallacy and deceit of all Elizabeth's proceedings , with respect to that affair . - But , in
order to set the real intentions of the English Queen in a clear light , and to bring her to some explicit declaration of her sentiments , Mary , at last , intimated to Randolph , that , on condition her right of successii n to the crown of England were publicly acknowledged , she was ready to yield to the solicitations of his mistress in behalf of Leicester . Nothing could be farther than this from the mind and intention of Elizabeth . ' The riht of succession was a mystery , which ,
duringg her whole reign , her jealousy preserved untouched and unexplained . She had promised , however , whet ) she first began to interest herself in the marriage of the Scotch Queen all that was now demanded . How to retreat with decency , how to elude her former offer , was , on that account , not a little perplexing . ' Hawkesworth has two notes 0 : 1 this : r . ' Order of time inverted : this should have been said before
Lenox went over , which now appears to be a subsequent fact . ' 2 . 'This docs not appear , but the contrary . ' 'Robertson , page 271 . 'These motives determined Elizabeth and her ministers to yield to the solicitations of Lady Lenox . ' Hawkesworth : —We . are above told by implication , that it was granted easil before we are told it was granted . '
y , Robertson , page 280 . ' The return of the Earl of Botbwell , his ^ Murray ' s ] avowed enemy . ' Hawkesworth : — ' No mention is made of Both well's getting out of gaol . ' Robertson , page 307 . ' The Eat ! of Morton , the Lord High Chan-