[22] The coat of arms borne by Francis and Mary is worth describing. The coat was borne Baron and Femme;--The first contained the coat of the Dauphin, which took up the upper half of the shield, and consisted of the arms of France. The lower half was impaled quarterly. In _one_ and _four_ the arms of Scotland, and in _two_ and _three_ those of England. Over the whole was half an escutcheon the sinister half being obscured or cut off, to denote that the English crown was in the possession of another, to the bearer's prejudice. Under the arms were four lines in French, thus wretchedly translated by Strype, in his "Annals of Queen Elizabeth." "The arms of Mary Queen Dauphiness of France, The noblest lady in earth for till advance, Of Scotland Queen and of England, also Of France, as God hath providet it so." Keith, p. 114. Chalmers, vol. 2d, p. 413. A painting (probably a copy) containing these arms, and the above motto, is preserved in Mary's apartments at Holyroodhouse. [23] Miss Benger, Vol. II. p. 7. [24] Miss Benger, vol. ii. p. 43. [25] Miss Benger erroneously antedates the death of Francis, on the 28th of November. See her _Memoirs_, vol. ii. p. 74. Chalmers, who is the very historian of dates, gives a copy of the inscription on the tomb of Francis, which of course settles the point, vol. ii. p. 124. Miss Benger does not appear to have seen this inscription. [26] Conæus in Jebb, vol. ii. p. 19. [27] Keith, p. 157 and 160. [28] Keith, p. 160, & seq. [29] Keith, p. 165, et seq. [30] Keith, p. 167, et seq. [31] Robertson says, that the amendment would not have been approved of by "_either_ Queen." He alleges that Mary had only "suspended" the prosecution of her title to the English Crown; and that "she determined to revive her claim, on the first prospect of success." That Robertson has, in this instance, done injustice to Mary, is evident, from the exact consistency of her future conduct, with what will be found stated in the text.--_Robertson_, _Vol._ ii. _p._ 200. [32] Keith, p. 170. et seq. Robertson says, that at the period of these conferences, Mary was only in her eighteenth year; but, as they both took place in 1561, she must have been in her nineteenth year, which Keith confirms, who says (page 178), "The readers having now perused several original conferences, will, I suppose, clearly discern the fine spirit and genius of that princess, who was yet but in the 19th year of her age." [33] Brantome in Jebb, vol. ii. p. 82. [34] Keith, p. 175. Throckmorton writes, "Thereto the Queen-mother said, The King, my son, and I, would be glad to do good betwixt the Queen, my sister, your mistress, and the Queen, my daughter, and shall be glad to hear that there were good amity betwixt them; for neither the King, my son, nor I, nor any of his Council, will do harm in the matter, _or show ourselves other than friends to them both_." [35] Keith, p. 164. [36] Keith, Appendix, p. 92.