Produced by Sandra Laythorpe. HTML version by Al Haines. Unknown to History A Story of the Captivity of Mary of Scotland By Charlotte M. Yonge PREFACE. In p. 58 of vol. ii. of the second edition of Miss Strickland's Life of Mary Queen of Scots, or p. 100, vol. v. of Burton's History of Scotland, will be found the report on which this tale is founded. If circumstances regarding the Queen's captivity and Babington's plot have been found to be omitted, as well as many interesting personages in the suite of the captive Queen, it must be remembered that the art of the story-teller makes it needful to curtail some of the incidents which would render the narrative too complicated to be interesting to those who wish more for a view of noted characters in remarkable situations, than for a minute and accurate sifting of facts and evidence. C. M. YONGE. February 27, 1882. CONTENTS. CHAPTER I. THE LITTLE WAIF CHAPTER II. EVIL TIDINGS CHAPTER III. THE CAPTIVE CHAPTER IV. THE OAK AND THE OAKEN HALL CHAPTER V. THE HUCKSTERING WOMAN CHAPTER VI. THE BEWITCHED WHISTLE CHAPTER VII. THE BLAST OF THE WHISTLE CHAPTER VIII. THE KEY OF THE CIPHER CHAPTER IX. UNQUIET CHAPTER X. THE LADY ARBELL CHAPTER XI. QUEEN MARY'S PRESENCE CHAMBER CHAPTER XII. A FURIOUS LETTER CHAPTER XIII. BEADS AND BRACELETS CHAPTER XIV. THE MONOGRAMS CHAPTER XV. MOTHER AND CHILD CHAPTER XVI. THE PEAK CAVERN CHAPTER XVII. THE EBBING WELL CHAPTER XVIII. CIS OR SISTER CHAPTER XIX. THE CLASH OF SWORDS CHAPTER XX. WINGFIELD MANOR CHAPTER XXI. A TANGLE CHAPTER XXII. TUTBURY CHAPTER XXIII. THE LOVE TOKEN CHAPTER XXIV. A LIONESS AT BAY CHAPTER XXV. PAUL'S WALK CHAPTER XXVI. IN THE WEB CHAPTER XXVII. THE CASTLE WELL CHAPTER XXVIII. HUNTING DOWN THE DEER CHAPTER XXIX. THE SEARCH CHAPTER XXX. TETE-A-TETE CHAPTER XXXI. EVIDENCE CHAPTER XXXII. WESTMINSTER HALL CHAPTER XXXIII. IN THE TOWER CHAPTER XXXIV. FOTHERINGHAY CHAPTER XXXV. BEFORE THE COMMISSIONERS CHAPTER XXXVI. A VENTURE CHAPTER XXXVII. MY LADY'S REMORSE CHAPTER XXXVIII. MASTER TALBOT AND HIS CHARGE CHAPTER XXXIX. THE FETTERLOCK COURT CHAPTER XL. THE SENTENCE CHAPTER XLI. HER ROYAL HIGHNESS CHAPTER XLII. THE SUPPLICATION CHAPTER XLIII. THE WARRANT CHAPTER XLIV. ON THE HUMBER CHAPTER XLV. TEN YEARS AFTER UNKNOWN TO HISTORY. Poor scape-goat of crimes, where,--her part what it may, So tortured, so hunted to die, Foul age of deceit and of hate,--on her head Least stains of gore-guiltiness lie; To the hearts of the just her blood from the dust Not in vain for mercy will cry. Poor scape-goat of nations and faiths in their strife So cruel,--and thou so fair! Poor girl!--so, best, in her misery named,-- Discrown'd of two kingdoms, and bare; Not first nor last on this one was cast The burden that others should share. Visions of England, by F. T. Palgrave CHAPTER I. THE LITTLE WAIF.