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 REIGN OF ELIZABETH. [CH 63. away, and so fierce a feeling had risen up in Edinburgh among the retainers of Lennox and his adherents against England, that Randolph was himself shot at through his window, and was obliged to fly to Berwick. 1 Two days after, a messenger came in from the Earl of Angus to know whether England would interfere, and demanding a definite answer. Hunsdon was obliged to say that it was not to be, and at once the relics of the Protestant combination dissolved. Mar made his peace with Lennox ; Angus retired into Northumber- land ; and the troops selected so carefully to revolution- ize Scotland were dismissed to their homes. Mauvissiere reported to his master that his remonstrances had been successful, that the Queen would meddle no more in Scottish politics, and that Morton would be left to his fate ; 2 and the Queen of Scots, who, so long as Elizabeth's conduct was uncertain, had played into Mauvissiere's hands, had besieged her with pro- testations of affection, and ' had sworn by the Eternal God that she would never undertake anything to the prejudice of her sister of England or her estate/ 3 sent a message to Philip through the Archbishop of Glasgow, that now was the time for him to step in. The King lier son was about to return to the true Catholic faith ; his next step would be to declare war against England in revenge for her own imprisonment ; and he would April. 1 Randolph to "Walsingham, March 25 : MSS. Scotland. 2 ' A la fin j'estime avoir gaigne ce point que la dicte Royne laissera faire la justice du comte de Morton et ne se meslera plus.' Mauvissiere au Roy, Avril 9 : TETJLET, vol. iii. 8 The Queen of Scots to Eliza- beth, May 2, 1580 : LABANOFF, vol. T.