History of Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots, Vol. 1

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Excerpt from History of Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots, Vol. 1: Translated From the Original and Unpublished Ms.A few words regarding the portraits may not be out of place. The one given as frontispiece to the first volume was engraved, at the suggestion of Mr Albert Way, from the miniature, supposed to be by janet, which is at Windsor Castle, and which, by the gracious permis sion of Her Majesty, Queen Victoria, I have been allowed to copy. The fac-simile of Mary's autograph is from one of the letters in the Balcarres Collection, preserved in the Advocates Library, Edinburgh. The portrait given as frontispiece to the second volume is from the half-testoon of 1562. It was chosen on the recommendation of the author, after a most painstaking search for an authentic portrait. The facsimile of autograph is from a safe-conduct granted by Mary to Moray in july 1565. The document is in the Register House, Edinburgh.For most valuable advice in matters of history, and for suggestions as to portraits, autographs, &c., , I am much indebted to Mr David Laing, Sir Noel Paton, Mr James Drummond, the Queen's librarian, Mr Richard R. Holmes, and Mr Thomas Dickson of the Register House, Edinburgh. In re-reading my ms. I have had very able assistance from my friend Mr Thomas Armstrong, of Trinity College, Dublin.I have now merely to add that I trust this work will help to remove all doubt as to the innocence of the much-abused Mary Stuart.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.