The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-06
SOME VIEW hooks.
Tho Inst DAYS Of Mary stuart.

was rightfully put to death, has been 80 often
and so thoroughly discussed, thai no mao would
how venture to move for reargument on the
old papers. Upon the question OF law, indeed.
touching the competence OF the Court which
tried her no addition ! light can be expected
but as regards tho que tons OF fact and the
charges OF conspiracy, rehearing on new am
davis II always he had at the bar OF history.
Eape Tally Is this true OF the sinister occurrences
which darkened the last We Of ry Stuart's
life. for these have hitherto been known to us
only through the reports Of her enemies, and
might rs her advocates have claimed, wear an-
other aspect n the prisoners story could he
told. Thu side OF the ,se is at ,st presented
In the diary Of her attendant physician, Boua-
GOING, aud 10 words which not seldom we're
taken down from her own lips. II Is the suo-
stance Of this curious dorun mt, psnned nv an
ear nj eyewitness OF gre It tr igedv aud now
resurrected after a sleeD Of centuries, which We
propose to lay before the reader.
We may 1rst note that the eenuinenees OF
these papers seems TO be established beyoni
question. The diary OF Bourgolng, which nils
hhundred and 1fty SIX folio pages, AMI is writ
ten In the sntiquated French OF Brant6me and
Rabelais, was obtained by Its Partisan editor, NJ.
Il. Chanteluze, from resident OF Cluny, and 1t
Is reasona' ly conjeciured that the manuscript
once belonged to the vllul lie library Of Bene-
dictine monastery, which formerly existed In
that city. but whose treasures were dispersed
or annihilatcd during the French revolution.
The handwriting aud phtassology have been OK
nmiDed by the most eminent photographers OF
France including the well-known historian.
Jules Gautior, whose biography Of Mary Stuart
Ii accounted the most importlnt work upon the
subject, as well as by the director of the British
Museum. The g learned gentlemen have all re-
corded their conviction Of the Diary's suthen.
ticitv, and have also snirned that It's matter Is
essentially new. by curious coincidence the
statements OF BourRoing have oeeu fortified
and supplement ell with other docum ents now
Tor tue hrst time publishod-Lctter- Books Of SIR
Amtn Pdulct, Keeper Of Mary, Queen OF Scots
which relate to the same perlor, namely, the
last year OF Mays life.
BourcoinlA si.e>.- begins with the deer hunt
contrived 10y Paulet IN order to draw the
queen into an ambush outside the cas-
Ito OF Charley, while Elizabeth's ENJOYS
were laying hands on her private papers.
and proceeds to recount In great detail
the prelminaries and incidents OF the so
called Judicial inquiry which resulted Ia a SEN
tenco OF death. In these notes committed to
paper day by day, besides Interesting episodes
and interviews between the Queen and her
keeper, we find her nswers TO tho English Com
missioners, which hitherto have been present
nd to US in a systematically garolsd form, set
down in their due order and exact phrase.
We pass over the previous history OF Mary
Stuart, the flight to England, and the perndy Of
Elzaneth 10 treating as prisoner. relative who
had epted In good faith a pronered refuge
from the violence OF her rebellious mobiles.
IT insferred from ,iler to jailer, and gradually
shorn Of the iuxuriss and even the comforts OF
life In 1886 after a captivity Of nearly eighteen
rears, the unhappy wom'n found herself IN
Chariley Castle, under the ward OF Sir Amias
Pauet, biaotted, ruthless Puritan. who as.
bured Burghiey In letter, still extant, that the
Papist sh oud never come out OF his hands alive.
and that any attempt at rescue would he baked
by Right use Of hts own dagger Even Paulet,
however was disgusted by some exhibitions OF
z eth's meanness. and when she sent to
Ch ,rtiey a lot OF table napkins made out of rag
Eei aud discarded bed sheets, huag them aside
and demanded better linen.
During Marvs confinement In Charley Castle
an accident led to the discovery Of Babineton's
conspiracy, which. like several earlier plots, 1.
said To- have contemplated the murder of Eliza
beth aud the Liberation of the Queen Of Scots
There Is no doubt that the situation Of England.
mi Of Protest intsm generally, looked at that
lime very critical. In all tue ports OF Spain,
Italy. md Flanders Preparations were making
Tor the Armada, and no one PROBABLY, except a
lew hair Drained sailors, supposed the hght
Ea- ish vessels competent 10 deal with the
great edlleys watch had conquered at Lepanto;
me- her was England thought to possess gen
trAl or soldiers aule To cope with the Prince Of
Parma and his veterans. 1t may well have
seemed Of vital Consequence to Sir Francis Wal
singlam, Ezibeth's Secretary OF State, to
srush the hopes Of Cath lies at home, and stop
mat Dire IN tn rear which would continue 30
on. rs Mary lived. by nniing, or making, evil
tence u her completely in b lbingtons plot, and
thus in ''fyine 81 arp and de 'isive measures. In
pur.napce, therefore, Of plan devised by her
ply, co.ncil, lzaDeth despatched Tho follow
lng, hitherto unpuDlis rcd. letter to her Jealous
scfy N Paule,, At Chartlsy: "Rlyht trusty. &c:
F.c;s nave come To our knowledge whicn tend
No; only 20 the disturbance OF this. our realm,
0ut - plic; IN peril our own person; and We
Lul Ifsvlves compelled on good aud SUFFICIENT
grounds To bring to trial the Queen now ia our
Ma. well as her two secretaries, Nan and
Edi.e. the same beng privy to this cons piracy
~. 90 which this Qeen. IN way and manner IN
pee iniing princess, and In the teeth OF pledges
10 Us m de. h ltn lent aid aud GO ntort. Where
lore. Is our wish aud will that you forthwith
mr. tho two Secretaries above named aud
ZEN them to US under a strong aud sure escort:
and ia 81 you do further conduct the said Queen
Iu'u such a place as shall 10 you seem fitting.
AMI there see to 1t that she be well guard ed ,
.o. ticr WIKI such servants OF her following as
Ht"f 80 "a scum lHilspeHstplt. All Iuls until
ToI ceiye from our h ,nds further orders"
Wh.'I lowed the receipt Of these commands
is .et nth IN Dlrsoinl's Try.
MAY was not aw4re that BIbington's plot had
b. n brought 70 lllht, II indeed she knew OF its
sAi.tr nee, and seems 10 have entertained at this
Hue no approximations OF any kind. The pleas
nj '.s oithe year, and possibly the hope Of
hle' al n, restored in some measure her health
HLica II LAKE had been RAPIDLY snking. From
nglc - time, II her gtim guardian permitted,
Ihe undertook promenade on horseback under
ihe Dyer. gnt OF a score Of troopers armed TO
lhc teeth, but from walking she had been for
ZONE months cut OF by frequent and severe at
I,c.s Of rheumatism. So early indeed "a the
nst Of April Of this year Paulet had written 10
Wal ingham, Ihe queen can no longer use
hitler u her feet" In accordance with her
custom. on the llth OF August NJ try sent TO ask
her ia l.r's leave to ride out after dinner. Moth
NJ Of course could tally better with his design,
but Il, he preparations for it were not quite
ready Paulet answered surilily that the queen
might make an excursion II she chose but must
MAR til the next day, when, he added, one Of
Ihe gentlemen in the neghbOrhood, Sir Walter