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ThenshewasshowntheletterthatBabington，itwassaid，hadwrittenher。Sheglancedatit；thensaid，“Ihavenoknowledgeofthisletter“。Uponthis，shewasshownherreply，andshesaidagain，“Ihavenomoreknowledgeofthisanswer。Ifyouwillshowmemyownletterandmyownsignaturecontainingwhatyousay，Iwillacquiesceinall；butuptothepresent，asIhavealreadytoldyou，youhaveproducednothingworthyofcredence，unlessitbethecopiesyouhaveinventedandaddedtowithwhatseemedgoodtoyou。“
Withthesewords，sherose，andwithhereyesfulloftears——
“IfIhaveever，“saidshe，“consentedtosuchintrigues，havingforobjectmysister’sdeath，IprayGodthatHehaveneitherpitynormercyonme。IconfessthatIhavewrittentoseveralpersons，thatIhaveimploredthemtodelivermefrommywretchedprisons，whereI
languished，acaptiveandill-treatedprincess，fornineteenyearsandsevenmonths；butitneveroccurredtome，eveninthought，towriteoreventodesiresuchthingsagainstthequeen。Yes，IalsoconfesstohavingexertedmyselfforthedeliveranceofsomepersecutedCatholics，andifIhadbeenable，andcouldyet，withmyownblood，protectthemandsavethemfromtheirpains，Iwouldhavedoneit，andwoulddoitforthemwithallmypower，inordertosavethemfromdestruction。“
Then，turningtothesecretary，Walsingham——
“But，mylord，“saidshe，“fromthemomentIseeyouhere，Iknowwhencecomesthisblow：youhavealwaysbeenmygreatestenemyandmyson’s，andyouhavemovedeveryoneagainstmeandtomyprejudice。“
Thusaccusedtohisface，Walsinghamrose。
“Madam，“hereplied，“IprotestbeforeGod，whoismywitness，thatyoudeceiveyourself，andthatIhaveneverdoneanythingagainstyouunworthyofagoodman，eitherasanindividualorasapublicpersonage。“
Thisisallthatwassaidanddonethatdayintheproceedings，tillthenextday，whenthequeenwasagainobligedtoappearbeforethecommissioners。
And，beingseatedattheendofthetableofthesaidhall，andthesaidcommissionersabouther，shebegantospeakinaloudvoice。
“Youarenotunaware，mylordsandgentlemen，thatIamasovereignqueen，anointedandconsecratedinthechurchofGod，andcannot，andoughtnot，foranyreasonwhatever，besummonedtoyourcourts，orcalledtoyourbar，tobejudgedbythelawandstatutesthatyoulaydown；forIamaprincessandfree，andIdonotowetoanyprincemorethanheowestome；andoneverythingofwhichIamaccusedtowardsmysaidsister，Icannot，replyifyoudonotpermitmetobeassistedbycounsel。Andifyougofurther，dowhatyouwill；butfromallyourprocedure，inreiteratingmyprotestations，IappealtoGod，whoistheonlyjustandtruejudge，andtothekingsandprinces，myalliesandconfederates。“
Thisprotestationwasoncemoreregistered，asshehadrequiredofthecommissioners。ThenshewastoldthatshehadfurtherwrittenseveralletterstotheprincesofChristendom，againstthequeenandthekingdomofEngland。
“Astothat，“repliedMaryStuart，“itisanothermatter，andIdonotdenyit；andifitwasagaintodo，IshoulddoasIhavedone，togainmyliberty；forthereisnotamanorwomanintheworld，oflessrankthanI，whowouldnotdoit，andwhowouldnotmakeuseofthehelpandsuccouroftheirfriendstoissuefromacaptivityasharshasminewas。YouchargemewithcertainlettersfromBabington：well，IdonotdenythathehaswrittentomeandthatI
haverepliedtohim；butifyoufindinmyanswersasinglewordaboutthequeenmysister，well，yes，therewillbegoodcausetoprosecuteme。Irepliedtohimwhowrotetomethathewouldsetmeatliberty，thatIacceptedhisoffer，ifhecoulddoitwithoutcompromisingtheoneortheotherofus：thatisall。
“Astomysecretaries，“addedthequeen，“notthey，buttorturespokebytheirmout
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