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 1585-] THE BOND OF ASSOCIATION. 58? Queen wished it, to deliver him prisoner into England. 1 Elizabeth took the King at his word, or was before- hand with him in demanding Arran's surrender. She understood perfectly what had happened. She was aware of Arran's correspondence with Guise, and Fernyhurst had been named by Parry as the leader of the army which was to invade England, had he himself succeeded in killing her. She required that both Ker and Arran should be sent to Carlisle Castle to be tried for the mur- der ; and, distracted between his personal regard for his favourite, his pride as a Scot, and his desire to keep well with England, ' the King was so unquiet and passionate as he seemed like a man beside himself.' 2 Arran must have foreseen what would happen, and must have calcu- lated that the state of feeling between the two countries would not allow a Scotch nobleman, whatever his offence, to be given up and hanged. ' The King's affection for him ' too ' was greater than was imagined.' He was released after a few days' confinement, James writing to Elizabeth to say that he had ascertained him to be in- nocent ; and "Wotton had to tell his mistress that she must choose between justice and the League ; if she wished to punish the offenders she must use force and send back the exiled noblemen. 3 A cloud had risen exactly as Arran had anticipated. Guise sent over more money. The Earl of Huntly, 1 Wotton to Walsingkam, July 29, 30 August 8, 9 : M8S. Scot- land. 2 Wotton to Walsiugham, Au- I gust 6 -i 6: MSB. Ibid. 1 Wotton to Walsingham, Au- gust 6 1 6.