The Bardon Papers, Vol. 17

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Excerpt from The Bardon Papers, Vol. 17: Documents Relating to the Imprisonment Trial of Mary Queen of ScotsIt is highly probable that the majority of the papers here printed were collected by Hatton in order to prepare a Speech which he made in the parliament Specially summoned to take measures con cerning Mary in 1586. In that speech he summarized the whole case for the government against her, setting forth not only the particular Charges upon which she was tried, but also the numerous other offences against Elizabeth and against England which had at various times been urged against her.1 It cannot be said that he presented a strictly historical view of the case. He was evidently restricted many ways by political considerations of one sort or another, and biased by a strong Spirit of partisanship. Neverthe less, the materials which he gathered together and the notes which he drafted upon the basis of them furnish useful information for an understanding of the attitude of the English government towards her and throw considerable light upon the ultimate reasons for her unhappy fate. From this point of view it will be appropriate to consider them.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.