‘not capable’ of employing a forged document, 234; ‘most loth’ to accuse Mary, 242; Scots translations and French originals of Casket Letters, 242; treats for a compromise with Mary at York, 251; seeks to know the powers of the English commissioners at York, 253; exhibits ‘privately’ to them the Casket Letters and other papers, 254; confers with Norfolk at York, 259; puts in his proofs at Westminster, 266, 270, 271, 272, 273; complains of being slandered by Mary’s commissioners, 285; Mary’s joy at the news of his murder, 22 Moretta (Savoyard ambassador), on Darnley’s murder, 140 Morton, Earl of, joins the Protestants, 29; sanctimonious remark to Throckmorton, 29; private life, 30; schemes with all parties in his own ends, 30; helps to organise the murder of Riccio, 30; portrait of, 31; Regent, 32; political principles, 52; in league with Darnley to restore Moray, 67; Moray endeavours his recall, 73; feud with Darnley, 78; pardoned, 89, 112; concerned in Darnley’s murder, 31, 90; desires the Queen’s warrant before proceeding to extremities with Darnley, 117; his confession, 118, 147, 148, 167, 168; confederated against Bothwell, 181; advised by Lethington to espouse Mary’s cause, 191; accused by Mary of Darnley’s murder, 244; Casket Letters entrusted to him, 195, 365; declaration at Westminster respecting them, 272; his story of the discovery of the Casket Letters, 274, 275, 276, 277; in his dying declaration denounces Archibald Douglas, 32; executed, 382 Napier of Merchistoun (soothsayer), 17, 36 Napier of Merchistoun (inventor of logarithms), 17; treasure-finding, 375 Nau, Claude, on Mary’s escape to Dunbar, 72; on the motives of Darnley’s murderers, 90; on Mary’s abdication, 241; on the band for Darnley’s murder given to Mary by Bothwell, 243; account of Lethington’s conduct towards Mary, 288 Nelson (Darnley’s servant), in Kirk o’ Field at the explosion, 116; on the position of Kirk o’ Field, 129; escape, 140; statement on the custody of the keys, 165, 175; evidence at Westminster, 276; on Darnley’s refusal to stay at Craigmillar, 319; detained by Drury at Berwick, 319 note Norfolk, Duke of, his proposed marriage with Mary, 155; schemes, 246; on the York commission of inquiry, 246, 252; excuses delays of Scots Lords, 256; for a compromise, 256; confers with Moray, 259; opposes a compromise, 261, 262; doubts authenticity of Letters and would marry Mary, 257, 258, 259, 262; prevents Mary from abdicating, 262; Mary’s submissive attitude to him, 315; Lethington asks him not to believe in Mary’s guilt, 357, 358 Northumberland, Earl of, in arms for Mary, 277 Ogilvy of Boyne, loved by Lady Jane Gordon and Mary Beaton, 26; marries the divorced Lady Bothwell, 27, 218