Casket Letter II., shows Mary’s complicity in the murder of Darnley, 14; not genuine if the chronology of Cecil’s Journal be accepted, 296; authenticity opposed by the letter cited by Moray and Lennox, 296, 320; probably garbled, 297, 300; difficulties of internal chronology, 297; Crawford’s corroboration of parts, 297; theory of dovetailing by a forger, 300 et seq.; objections based on Crawford’s written Deposition, 302-304; verbal identities with Crawford’s account, 305, 306; differences from, 307; reveals Darnley’s unconcealed knowledge of Mary’s relations with Bothwell, 307; German theory respecting correspondence of deposition with, 308; influence of Mary’s memoranda with regard to genuineness, 309; forgery--balance of probabilities, 309, 313, 314; not inconsistent with Mary’s style and character, 313; shows Mary’s remorse and submission to Bothwell, 315; reasons pointing to partial genuineness, 316; the phrase ‘a more secret way by medicine,’ 317; confused by Buchanan with the letter described by Moray and Lennox, 318; the ‘ludgeing’ in Edinburgh, 318; the Craigmillar reference, 319, 320; represents Mary as tortured by remorse, 348; published Scots and English translations, 393-414; concerning, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 229, 232, 245, 253 Casket Letter III., copy of the French original, 322; gives brawl between Darnley and Lord Robert Stuart, 323-328; its affected style, 325, 328; original French version at Hatfield, 414, 415 Casket Letter IV., subject of, 329; original French version, 416 Casket Letter V., concerning Mary’s abduction by Bothwell, 329, 330; the several translations, 330; original French version at Hatfield, 417, 418 Casket Letter VI., Mary advises Bothwell as to his relations with the Lords, 331; her excuses for her marriage with Bothwell, 331, 332; published Scots translation, 418 Casket Letter VII., subject of, 333; coincidence with Mary’s instructions to Bishop of Dunblane, 359, 360; Scots version, 419 Casket Letter VIII. (III. in Henderson): reproaches Bothwell with coldness, 334; concerning the enamel ring sent by Mary to Bothwell, 335; refers to a betrothal ring received by her from Bothwell, 336; affectation of its style, 336; Mary’s gift of a symbolic mourning ring to Bothwell, 337, 341; contract of marriage with Bothwell, 337, 338; unknown date, 339; theory of its having been written to Darnley, 339; circumstances in Mary’s relations with Bothwell referred to, 339; original French version, 420, 421 Casket Letter IX.: the French Sonnets, 422, 426