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deTrappesreferredhimtoM。deChateauneuf，whoansweredMr。
Stafforddirectlythathehadnotonlyforbiddenhimhishouse，butalsoallrelationswithanypersonfromtheEmbassy，thathemustthusverywellseethathisrequestcouldnotbegranted；headdedthatifhewerenotrestrainedbytheconsiderationhedesiredtokeepforhisbrother，theEarlofStafford，hiscolleague，hewouldatoncedenouncehistreasontoElizabeth。ThesamedayStaffordwasarrested。
Afterthisconference，M。deTrappessetouttorejoinhistravellingcompanions，whoweresomehoursinadvanceofhim，when，onreachingDoverhewasarrestedinhisturnandbroughthacktoprisoninLondon。Interrogatedthesameday，M。deTrappesfranklyrelatedwhathadpassed，appealingtoM。deChateauneufastothetruthofwhathesaid。
Thedayfollowingtherewasasecondinterrogatory，andgreatwashisamazementwhen，onrequestingthattheoneofthedaybeforeshouldbeshownhim，hewasmerelyshown，accordingtocustominEnglishlaw，counterfeitcopies，inwhichwereavowalscompromisinghimaswellasM。deChateauneuf：heobjectedandprotested，refusedtoanswerortosignanythingfurther，andwastakenbacktotheTowerwithredoubledprecaution，theobjectofwhichwastheappearanceofanimportantaccusation。
Nextday，M。deChateauneufwassummonedbeforethequeen，andthereconfrontedwithStafford，whoimpudentlymaintainedthathehadtreatedofaplotwithM。deTrappesandacertainprisonerfordebt——aplotwhichaimedatnothinglessthanendangeringthequeen’slife。M。deChateauneufdefendedhimselfwiththewarmthofindignation，butElizabethhadtoogreataninterestinbeingunconvincedeventoattendtotheevidence。ShethensaidtoM。deChateauneufthathischaracterofambassadoralonepreventedherhavinghimarrestedlikehisaccompliceM。deTrappes；andimmediatelydespatching，asshehadpromised，anambassadortoKingHenryIII，shechargedhimnottoexcuseherforthesentencewhichhadjustbeenpronouncedandthedeathwhichmustsoonfollow，buttoaccuseM。deChateauneufofhavingtakenpartinaplotofwhichthediscoveryalonehadbeenabletodecidehertoconsenttothedeathofthe(queenofScotland，certainasshewasbyexperience，thatsolongasherenemylivedherexistencewouldbehourlythreatened。
Onthesameday，Elizabethmadehastetospread，notonlyinLondon，butalsothroughoutEngland，therumourofthefreshdangerfromwhichshehadjustescaped，sothat，when，twodaysafterthedepartureoftheFrenchenvoys，theScottishambassadors，who，asonesees，hadnotusedmuchspeed，arrived，thequeenansweredthemthattheirrequestcameunseasonably，atatimewhenshehadjusthadproofthat，solongasMaryStuartexisted，herown(Elizabeth’s)
lifewasindanger。RobertMelvillewishedtoreplytothis；butElizabethflewintoapassion，sayingthatitwashe，Melville，whohadgiventheKingofScotlandthebadadvicetointercedeforhismother，andthatifshehadsuchanadvisershewouldhavehimbeheaded。TowhichMelvilleanswered——
“Thatattheriskofhislifehewouldneversparehismastergoodadvice；andthat，onthecontrary，hewhowouldcounselasontolethismotherperish，woulddeservetobebeheaded。“
Uponthisreply，ElizabethorderedtheScotchenvoystowithdrew，tellingthemthatshewouldletthemhaveheranswer。
Threeorfourdayspassed，andastheyheardnothingfurther，theyaskedagainforapartingaudiencetohearthelastresol
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