Compare 1587 edition: 1 2 After this, it was concluded to beene the Queene in ſtraight warde, but by hir politike demeanor, their purpoſe in that behalf was bro|ken: for by ſecret conference wyth the Kyng,The Queene had conference wyth the king. ſhe perſwaded hym to thinke, that he had ioyned himſelfe with thoſe that woulde be his deſtructi|on, if it happened with hir otherwiſe than well, as was no leſſe to bee doubted, by reaſon of the highe diſpleaſure that ſhee hadde taken beeyng quicke with childe: through the which perſwa|ſion, and other miſlikyng of things, hee depar|ted ſecretely with hir in the night ſeaſon,The King was ſoone per|ſwaded. accom|panied onely wyth twoo men, and fyrſte came vnto Seiton, and from thence to Dunbar,Huntley and Bothwell. whyther the Earles of Huntley and Bothwell haſtily repaired, by whoſe counſell; and other then with hir, ſhee cauſed Proclamation to bee made in dyuers partes of the Realme, charging al manner of menne in ſeate of warre,Proclamatiõs made. to come vnto hyr to Dunbar, to paſſe from thence vnto Edenburgh, within ſyxe dayes after.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Shee alſo ſente letters to the ſame effect vn|to dyuers noble menne of the Realme, who prepared themſelues with greate diligence to meete hir.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 The Earle of Murrey and the reſte of the Lordes beeyng wyth hym, hearyng EEBO page image 502 the preparation that was made agaynſt them, and perceyuing themſelues not able to reſiſte, thought good euery of thẽ to ſeke ſome particu|lar meane,Pardon is cra|ued and ob|teyned. to obteyn remiſſion at the Queenes hands, which they obteyned all of them, except the erle of Morton, the Lords Ruthuen, Lind|ſey, and ſuche other as were wyth them at the ſlaughter of Dauid Richeo.The murthe|rers are ex|cepted. Wherevpõ they di|ſpairing of pardon, fled into England, where the Lorde Ruthuen died at Newcaſtell ſhortly after as in place ye ſhall heare.