The History of the Reformation of the Church of Scotland

The Queens Majesty no ways content with this Answer, insisted still upon him, saying, The greatest part of the Nobility were there present and content with the matter, wished him to be so much a Stewart, as to consent to the keeping of the Crown in the Family, and the surname, according to their Fathers Will and desire, as was said of him a little before his death: But he still refused for the causes above written.

The Queens Majesty no wayes content with this Answer, insisted still upon him, saying, The greatest part of the Nobilitie were there present and content with the matter, wished him to be so much a Stewart, as to consent to the keeping of the Crown in the Family, and the sirname, according to their Fathers Will and desire, as was said of him a little before his death: But he still refused for the causes above written.

Now as the Lords were assembled, an Ambassador from England named sir Nicholas Throckmorton arrived at Stirling, and in his company the Laird of Lethington; the Ambassador was at the Castle Gate or ever they were aware; and as he stood there in the Entry, he was desired to pass to his Lodgings. The next day he had audience of the Queen, and was graciously received according to the dignity of his Message. The whole sum of this his Message was, to show and declare to the Queen, how highly the Queen his Mistress was offended with this precipitated Marriage, and wondered what had moved her to take a man of inferior rank and condition, to her self: And therefore dissuaded her therefrom. And specially desiring her most earnestly to send home her Subjects the Earle of Lennox and the Lord Darley: But all in vain for the matter was well far proceeded. In her heart Queen Elizabeth was not angry at this marriage; first, because if Q. Mary had married a foreign Prince, it had been an access to her Greatness, and consequently she had been more redoubted by the other; next both Harry and Mary were alike and in equal degree of Consanguinity unto her, the father of Mary and the mother of Harry being Children to her fathers sister.

Now as the Lords were assembled, an Ambassadour from England named sir Nicholas Throckmorton arrived at Sterlin, and in his company the Laird of Lethington; the Ambassadour was at the Castle Gate or ever they were aware; and as he stood there in the Entry, he was desired to passe to his Lodgings. The next day he had audience of the Queen, and was graciously received according to the dignity of his Message. The whole summe of this his Message was, to shew and declare to the Queene, how highly the Queene his Mistris was offended with this precipitated Marriage, and wondred what had moved her to take a man of inferiour rank and condition, to her selfe: And therefore disswaded her therefrom. And specially desiring her most earnestly to send home her Subjects the Earle of Lennox and the Lord Darley: But all in vaine for the matter was well farre proceeded. In her heart Queen Elizabeth was not angry at this marriage; first, because if Q. Mary had married a forraigne Prince, it had been an accesse to her Greatnesse, and consequently she had been more redoubted by the other; next both Harry and Mary were alike and in equall degree of Consanguinitie unto her, the father of Mary and the mother of Harry being Children to her fathers sister.