Mary prohibited from writing Elizabeth—She surrenders her life to God, and is willing to die—Paulet still insolent—The Queen remonstrates with him—She thinks they will murder her secretly—Denied the use of a priest—Paulet resents secret murder—Mary's dignities—The daïs and rod discontinued—Paulet and Melville quarrel—Arrival of the Sheriff and the Earls of Kent and Shrewsbury—She receives them in her bedchamber—Shrewsbury announces sentence of death; to take place next morning—Mary's calm and pathetic reply—Takes leave of her servants: gives them her blessing and distributes presents to them—She writes her will—Names of those to be present at her death—Her last words and the scene of execution as recorded by Bourgoyne—Author's summing up and conclusion 265 CHAPTER XII APPENDIX Description of Queen Mary's first Parliament—Queen Mary's Proclamation anent religion—Her second Proclamation anent religion—Her third Proclamation anent religion—Declaration as to religion by Mary and Darnley—Text of her fabricated abdication—Procuratory signed compulsorily—Plots for her liberation—Text of letters in handwriting of Phillips:— Queen Mary to Charles Paget, 20th May 1586 Charles Paget to Queen Mary, 29th May " Queen Mary to Charles Paget, 27th July " Queen Mary to Mendoza, 27th July " Queen Mary's mottoes and devices, with translations Queen Mary's Will 287 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS _Frontispiece_ From a Painting in possession of the Earl of Morton. MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS page 17 Watson Gordon Portrait. MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS 31 From the Painting in Edinburgh Castle (by permission of Frank C. Inglis). MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS 60 From the collection of Lord Elphinstone, at Carberry Tower. SIR FRANCIS WALSINGHAM, SECRETARY TO QUEEN ELIZABETH 90 BELLIEVRE, THE FRENCH AMBASSADOR WHO SILENCED QUEEN ELIZABETH 126 By permission of Braun, Clément & Cie. MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS 151 From the collection of Mrs. Fraser-Tytler, at Woodhouselee. MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS 180 From the collection of Sir James Drummond, at Hawthornden. WILLIAM CECIL, LORD BURGHLEY 211 From the Hatfield collection. MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS 240 From the collection of Randolph Wemyss, Esq., of Wemyss Castle. GEORGE TALBOT, SIXTH EARL OF SHREWSBURY 271 From the collection of the present Earl.