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thatevent，addedshewithsadness，havingcausedhertosighmoreandtoshedmoretearsthanthelossofallherrelations，somuchthemorethattheQueenofScotlandwashernearrelativeandcloselyconnectedwiththeKingofFrance；andas，intheirremonstrances，MM。deChateauneufanddeBellievrehadbroughtforwardseveralexamplesdrawnfromhistory，sheassumed，inreplytothemonthisoccasion，thepedanticstylewhichwasusualwithher，andtoldthemthatshehadseenandreadagreatmanybooksinherlife，andathousandmorethanothersofhersexandherrankwerewontto，butthatshehadneverfoundinthemasingleexampleofadeedlikethatattemptedonher——adeedpursuedbyarelative，whomthekingherbrothercouldnotandoughtnottosupportinherwickedness，whenitwas，onthecontrary，hisdutytohastenthejustpunishmentofit：
thensheadded，addressingherselfspeciallytoM。deBellievre，andcomingdownagainfromtheheightofherpridetoagraciouscountenance，thatshegreatlyregrettedhewasnotdeputedforabetteroccasion；thatinafewdaysshewouldreplytoKingHenryherbrother，concerningwhosehealthshewassolicitous，aswellasthatofthequeenmother，whomustexperiencesuchgreatfatiguefromthetroubleshetooktorestorepeacetoherson’skingdom；andthen，notwishingtohearmore，shewithdrewintoherroom。
TheenvoysreturnedtoLondon，wheretheyawaitedthepromisedreply；
butwhiletheywereexpectingitunavailingly，theyheardquietlythesentenceofdeathgivenagainstQueenMary，whichdecidedthemtoreturntoRichmondtomakefreshremonstrancestoQueenElizabeth。
Aftertwoorthreefruitlessjourneys，theywereatlast，December15th，admittedforthesecondtimetotheroyalpresence。
Thequeendidnotdenythatthesentencehadbeenpronounced，andasitwaseasytoseethatshedidnotintendinthiscasetouseherrightofpardon，M。deBellievre，judgingthattherewasnothingtobedone，askedforasafe-conducttoreturntohisking：Elizabethpromisedittohimwithintwoorthreedays。
OnthefollowingTuesday，the17thofthesamemonthofDecember，ParliamentaswellasthechieflordsoftherealmwereconvokedatthePalaceofWestminster，andthere，infullcourtandbeforeall，sentenceofdeathwasproclaimedandpronouncedagainstMaryStuart：
thenthissamesentence，withgreatdisplayandgreatsolemnity，wasreadinthesquaresandatthecross-roadsofLondon，whenceitspreadthroughoutthekingdom；anduponthisproclamationthebellsrangfortwenty-fourhours，whilethestrictestordersweregiventoeachoftheinhabitantstolightbonfiresinfrontoftheirhouses，asisthecustominFranceontheEveofSt。JohntheBaptist。
Then，amidthissoundofbells，bythelightofthesebonfires，M。
deBellievre，wishingtomakealasteffort，inordertohavenothingwithwhichtoreproachhimself，wrotethefollowinglettertoQueenElizabeth：
“MADAM：——WequittedyourMajestyyesterday，expecting，asithadpleasedyoutoinformus，toreceiveinafewdaysyourreplytouchingtheprayerthatwemadeyouonbehalfofourgoodmaster，yourbrother，fortheQueenofScotland，hissisterin-lawandconfederate；butasthismorningwehavebeeninformedthatthejudgmentgivenagainstthesaidqueenhasbeenproclaimedinLondon，althoughwehadpromisedourselvesanotherissuefromyourclemencyandthefriendshipyourbeartothesaidlordkingyourgoodbrother，nevertheless，toneglectnopartofourduty，andbelievinginsodoingtoservetheintentionsofthekingourmaster，wehavenotwantedtofailtowritetoyouthispresentletter，inwhichwesupplicateyouonceagain，veryhumbly，nottorefusehisM
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