The Bardon papers : documents relating to the imprisonment & trial of Mary Queen of Scots / edited for the Royal Historical Society by Conyers Read ; with a prefatory note by Charles Cotton.

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1909
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Credit: The Bardon papers : documents relating to the imprisonment & trial of Mary Queen of Scots / edited for the Royal Historical Society by Conyers Read ; with a prefatory note by Charles Cotton. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    VIII CONSIDERATIONS FOR ELIZABETH’S SAFETY. [December 1584?] [Egerton MSS. 2124, f. 10.] This paper is in Sir Christopher Hatton’s hand. It is undated and there is practically no internal evidence to assist in fixing its date. It reads like a brief for the introduction to a speech in favor of some measure for Elizabeth’s safety. In December 1584 Hatton brought forward a bill in the House of Commons the object of which was to discourage conspiracy against the Queen's life especially on the part of those “ that shall or may pretend title to this Crown. ” It passed both Houses of Parliament and became law (27 Eliz. c. i.). These notes in Hatton’s hand perhaps have some connection with the speech which he made in support of this bill. The bill had its first reading in the House of Commons on the 14th of December, 1584 (D'Ewes p. 339). The speech itself has not been preserved. We must consider, in our deutyfull cares for her Majesties saftie, First, The dignytey of hir creacion in kyngly estate. The high virtue of hir pryncely offyce. Hir notable progression therin with profitable execution too our vnivarsall peace, welthe and saftie. The daylie cares that cumber hir with incessant interrupptions of hir naturall quiet for our preservacion. All which consideracions bynd vs Too be religiuslye thankfull too God for hir. Too be lovynge, obedient, and dewtyfull towardes hir for God and hirselffe.
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