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accompanying documents, copies from the originals in the State Paper Office at Westminster, not hitherto printed, bearing upon the foregoing narrative, will doubtless be acceptable, and increase the interest which all will naturally feel in this epoch of Scottish history.

(1.) Domestic Corresp. Eliz. vol. xiii. art. 73.—A Note of Occurrences in Scotland, 15th to 24th June, 1567. Among them is the following:—

"The Earl of Bothwell's escape: with a statement that Bothwell was present at the King's (meaning Darnley's) murder." This Note it appears is corrected by Sir William Cecill:

1567. Sonday the xv$th$ of June tharles of Atholl, Moretou, Glencarne, Marr, w$th$ other lordes [the L. Hume, L. Lyndsaye, L. Byron, L. Symm, L. Sacqwhar] confederate for the ꝑsecuting of the late kinges murther, and for the safety of the prince, having gotten the towne and castle of Edenburgh, w$th$ certen other townshipps thereaboutes at their devotion, went towards Du'barr to take, [and y$e$ good will of sõdry borough tow's, understanding that] the Erle Bothwell, if they might, being confessed by others whom they had apprehended to be the principall doer of the murther, w$ch$ being understood the same Erle B., [who was certenly know'e to be y$e$ pryncipall murderer of y$e$ kyng cum] w$th$ the quenc there and such company as they had, mett w$th$ the lordes in the feildes not farr from [Musselbourgh], where there was not any slawghter don to ether ꝑte, for that diverse that came w$th$ the Q. went to the lordes side, wherupon therle B. escaped to Dũbar, but the Q. remayned still in the feildes, of whom the lordes demanded justice to be don upon the said Erle B. for the murder, w$ch$ she denied; and therupon those lordes conveyed her to Edenburgh, and so to Loghlevin, where it is sayed they meane to detein her untill justice may be don upon the murtherers for the hono$r$ of that contrey, etc. [for which purpooss the lordes make cōtynuall sute to hir, offrȳg to hir all liƀty and other dutyes, but as yet she will not agree to have any thȳg doone wherby the Erle Bothwell shuld be in any dāger].

Therle B (as it is sayed) hath joyned him self w$th$ the Hambletons, who were in the waye to have come to the Q. before that meting w$th$ the lordes [and y$e$ Hamiltōs make ther, a ꝑty ageynst y$e$ other lordes, to the c̄d to more cyvill troble, and to, wishȳg nether to y$e$ Quene nor y$e$ Prynce well in respect of ther own interest to y$e$ crown.]

The xxiiij$th$ of June Captain Blacketer was hanged, hedded, and his armes and legges broken for the murder. A Fleming w$ch$ was his man is also app̃hended for that matter.