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 1565.] THE DARNLE Y MARRIAGE. 367 sent England. The Queen of Scots, as if in deliberate insult, named Bothwell as a fit person to meet with them ; and even this, though wounded to the quick, Elizabeth endured, lest a refusal might ' increase her malice.' 1 So the winter months passed away ; and the time was fast approaching for the meeting of the Scottish Parliament. The Queen of Scots was by this time pregnant. Her popularity in England was instantly tenfold increased ; while from every part of Europe warnings came thicker and thicker that mischief was in the wind. ' The young King and Queen of Scots,' wrote Sir Thomas Smith from Paris, 'do look for a further and a bigger crown, and have more intelligence and practice in England and in other realms than you think for. Both the Pope's and the King of Spain's hands be in that dish further and deeper than I think you know. The ambassadors of Spain, Scotland, and the .Cardinal of Lorraine be too great in their devices for me to like. The Bishop of Glasgow looks to be a cardinal, and to bring in Popery ere it be long, not only into Scotland but into England. I have cause to say to you vigilate ! ' ' 1 It is written/ Randolph reported to Leicester, ' that this Queen's faction increaseth greatly among you. I commend you for that ; for so shall you have religion overthrown, your country torn in pieces, and never an honest man left alive that is good or godly. 1 Elizabeth to Randolph, February 2 : Lamdowne MSS. 8. 2 Sir T. Smith to Cecil, March 1565-6 : French MSS. Roll* House.