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Hawkesworth's Notes On Robertson's History Of Scotland.
cellor of the kingdom , undertook to direct an enterprize , carried on in defiance of" all the laws of which he was bojnd to be the guardian , Hawkesworth : — ' He should have told us who he was theTflrst time he was named . ' Robertson , pageboy . ' Murray , Rothes , and their followers , being informed of every step taken against Rizzio , arrived at Edinburgh
next evening . ' Hawkesworth : ' Next to what ? The proclamation is not referred to any day . ' Robertson , page 310 . ' And that same night he made his escape along with her , attended by three persons only , and retired to Dunbar . ' Hawkesworth : — ' If he escaped with her , what need to take off the guard ?'
Robertson , page 515 . ' The charm , which had at first attached the Queen to Darniy , and held them for some time in an happy union , was now entirely dissolved . ' Hawkesworth : ' This charm , we were told , was broken long ago . ' Robertson , page 33 8 . Mary ' no longer felt that warmth of conjugal affection which prompts to sympathy , and delights in all those
tender offices which sooth and alleviate sickness and pain . ' Hawkesworth : — ' How often already have we been told this I ' Robertson , page 3 ^ 3 . Htintly and Seaton , who were privy to all Bothwell ' s schemes , and promoted them with the utmost zeal ; the Popish ecclesiastics , who were absolutely devoted to ' the Queen , and ready to sooth all her passions , instantly declared their satisfaction with what he had proposed . ' Hawkesworth : —The popish ecclesiastics could yield only through fear ; as they had more to dread from
Bothwell , as a Protestant , than to hope from gratifying the Queen ' s wishes in marrying him . ' Rob .-rtson , page 3 6 ; . 'The confederates advanced to the attack resolutely , but slow !} -, and with the caulion which was natural on that unhappy field ' . ' Hawkesworth : — ' What field ?' Robertson , page 3 69 . These considerations inclined some of them to treat the
-Queen with great lenity . ' Hawkesworth : — 'Did the impossibility of pursuing a course less violent incline them to treat her with great lenity ?' Robertson , ibid . ' But , on the other hand , Mary ' s affection for Bothwell continued as violent as ever ; she obstinately refused to hearken to any proposal for dissolving their marriage , and determined
not to abandon a man , for whose love she had already sacrificed so much . ' Hawkesworth : — ' He has just before represented her as consenting to a perpetual separation , the condition of her restoration to her government . Sup . 366 . ' Robertson , page 3 85 . ' On Sunday the 2 d of May , while his brother sat at supper , and the rest of the family were retired to their devotions
, one of his accomplices found means to steal the keys out of his brother ' s chamber , and opening the gates to the Queen " and one of her maids , locked them behind her , and then threw the keys into the hike . ' Hawkesworth : —How carne the rest of the family to be at their devotions while he was at supper ?' Robertson , i id . ' Many ran with precipitation to the boat which ¦ w as prepared for her , and on reaching the shore , was received with the utmost joy by Douglas , Lord beacon , and Sir James Hamilton .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Hawkesworth's Notes On Robertson's History Of Scotland.
cellor of the kingdom , undertook to direct an enterprize , carried on in defiance of" all the laws of which he was bojnd to be the guardian , Hawkesworth : — ' He should have told us who he was theTflrst time he was named . ' Robertson , pageboy . ' Murray , Rothes , and their followers , being informed of every step taken against Rizzio , arrived at Edinburgh
next evening . ' Hawkesworth : ' Next to what ? The proclamation is not referred to any day . ' Robertson , page 310 . ' And that same night he made his escape along with her , attended by three persons only , and retired to Dunbar . ' Hawkesworth : — ' If he escaped with her , what need to take off the guard ?'
Robertson , page 515 . ' The charm , which had at first attached the Queen to Darniy , and held them for some time in an happy union , was now entirely dissolved . ' Hawkesworth : ' This charm , we were told , was broken long ago . ' Robertson , page 33 8 . Mary ' no longer felt that warmth of conjugal affection which prompts to sympathy , and delights in all those
tender offices which sooth and alleviate sickness and pain . ' Hawkesworth : — ' How often already have we been told this I ' Robertson , page 3 ^ 3 . Htintly and Seaton , who were privy to all Bothwell ' s schemes , and promoted them with the utmost zeal ; the Popish ecclesiastics , who were absolutely devoted to ' the Queen , and ready to sooth all her passions , instantly declared their satisfaction with what he had proposed . ' Hawkesworth : —The popish ecclesiastics could yield only through fear ; as they had more to dread from
Bothwell , as a Protestant , than to hope from gratifying the Queen ' s wishes in marrying him . ' Rob .-rtson , page 3 6 ; . 'The confederates advanced to the attack resolutely , but slow !} -, and with the caulion which was natural on that unhappy field ' . ' Hawkesworth : — ' What field ?' Robertson , page 3 69 . These considerations inclined some of them to treat the
-Queen with great lenity . ' Hawkesworth : — 'Did the impossibility of pursuing a course less violent incline them to treat her with great lenity ?' Robertson , ibid . ' But , on the other hand , Mary ' s affection for Bothwell continued as violent as ever ; she obstinately refused to hearken to any proposal for dissolving their marriage , and determined
not to abandon a man , for whose love she had already sacrificed so much . ' Hawkesworth : — ' He has just before represented her as consenting to a perpetual separation , the condition of her restoration to her government . Sup . 366 . ' Robertson , page 3 85 . ' On Sunday the 2 d of May , while his brother sat at supper , and the rest of the family were retired to their devotions
, one of his accomplices found means to steal the keys out of his brother ' s chamber , and opening the gates to the Queen " and one of her maids , locked them behind her , and then threw the keys into the hike . ' Hawkesworth : —How carne the rest of the family to be at their devotions while he was at supper ?' Robertson , i id . ' Many ran with precipitation to the boat which ¦ w as prepared for her , and on reaching the shore , was received with the utmost joy by Douglas , Lord beacon , and Sir James Hamilton .