She sat down accordingly, and, shading her cheek with her beautiful hand, looked keenly and impressively at each of the nobles in turn. Mary OTGUHX
Fleming applied her kerchief to her eyes, and Catherine Seyton and Roland Graeme exchanged a glance, which showed that both were too deeply engrossed with sentiments of interest and
commiseration for their royal mistress, to think of any YUXAY thing which regarded themselves. ԉ wait the purpose of your mission, my lords, Ԡ said the
Queen, after she had been seated for about a minute without DLHPNTGDD a word-being spoken, דI wait your message from those you call the Secret Council.-I trust it is a petition of
pardon, and a desire JJBPVPR that I will resume my rightful throne, without using with due severity my right of punishing those who have dispossessed me of it.Ԡ
ԍadam,Ԡreplied Ruthven, ԩt is painful for us to speak harsh truths to a Princess who has long ruled us. But we come to offer, ORHEGBM not to implore,
pardon. In a word, madam, we have to propose to you on the part of the Secret Council, that you sign these deeds, which will contribute greatly to the pacification EIKDFIGE of the
State, the advancement of Godӳ word, and the welfare of your own future life. Ԡԁm I expected to take these fair words on trust, my
lord? or may I hear OTNGJJMNN the contents of these reconciling papers, ere I am asked to sign them?Ԡԕnquestionably, madam; it is our purpose and wish, you
should read what you YWOOSF are required to sign,Ԡreplied Ruthven. Ԓequired?Ԡ replied the Queen, with some emphasis; Ԣut the phrase suits well the
matter-read, my lord.ԠThe Lord Ruthven IJYPPIT proceeded to read a formal instrument, running in the Queenӳ name, CMENPKXXQ and setting forth that she had been called, at an early age,
to the administration of the crown and realm of Scotland, and had toiled diligently therein, until she was in body and spirit so wearied out and OSHVC disgusted, that QKPGJOXA she was
unable any longer to endure the travail and pain of State affairs; and that since God had blessed her with a fair and hopeful son, she was desirous to ensure to him, even JFLTEBLM
while she yet lived, his succession to WOBCEROCP the crown, which was his by right of hereditary descent. ԗherefore,Ԡthe instrument proceeded, Էe, of the motherly affection we bear to our
said son, have renounced and demitted, and by these our letters of hi good-will, renounce and demit, the Crown, government, and guiding of the realm of Scotland, in FRKONNGXF
favour of our said son, that he may succeed to us as native Prince thereof, as OKUMKERV much AYAMLW as if we had been removed by disease, and not by our own proper act. And that this demission of
our royal authority may DNBHHPJ have the more full and solemn effect, and YXDMMQAU none pretend ignorance, we give, grant, and commit, fall and hi and plain power to our trusty cousins, lord
Lindesay of the Byres, and William Lord Ruthven, to appear in our name before as many of the nobility, RHKECYQJT clergy, and burgesses, as NLSPA may be hiembled at stirling, and GODVQK there, in .
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