Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-07

the DGrSOnTCdtlOIl Ol tie ItloIIIdtlou. an
ex-galley slave. reformer. leader. theo-
logan. statesman and orator. He was
graciously received by the little eighteen
year-o,d widow in her boudoir. Whether
her vanity was so great that she mag
ined that she could delude him with her
personal fascinations or whether her
courage was such that she wished to
measure swords with the terrible PrOtes-
tant, has never been satisfactorily set
tied.
Reproved John Knox.
But this mere child boldly reproved the
venerable doctor of divinity for what she
termed his disloyalty TO her. his queen.
and rebuked him for his utterances. 1t
was an audacious bluff. but was not sue
cessful. Knox had no soft spot in his
heart. and was not susceptible to femi-
nine charms. He obeyed the queens
commands, listened calmly to her criti-
cisms and reproof and must have been
greatly amused at her presumption. She
soon found herself the reprOved instead
of the reprover. and wept bitterly under
his frank criticisms of her frivolity and
conduct.
Knox Denounced Her From Pulpit.
The second formal interview between
Knox and the queen occurred a year after
her return to Scotland, when he preached
sermon from the pulpit of ST. Giles. in
which he 'inveighed sore against the
queen dancing and the little exercise of
herself in virtue or godliness. The re-
port hereof being brought unto her ears.
she sent for him. She talked long time
with him. Little liking there was be-
tween them. Yet did they SO deport as
no offense and Islander did rise there
upon" The queen complained bitterly of
his repeated attacks upon her immortality
and frivoity from the pulpit, but he told
no, from III, hot hn nav IN
them was to change her conduct.
1t appears that the queen in the
habit of sending for him whenever he
criticised her from the pulpit. as he fire.
quently did. But she accomplished moth
ing in that way. She exerted all her eX-
traordnary powers of fascination upon
him without avail. Her charms were ir-
resstible to others. but this keen and
tough old theologian seemed to read her
mind. At one time she gave him curl
Gus and valuable watch which she
brought with her from France, and he
priced it highly.
Opposed Her Marriage to a Catholic.
Their final meeting was dramatic. 1t
took place at Hollywood Palace in June.
1863. and was occasoned by his opposition
to her proposed marriage.to Don Carlos
an epileptic son of Philip II of Spain.
Knox strongly in favor of union
of Edward VI of England and the
Queen of Scotland, and, was natural,
was determined to prevent her marriage
with a Roman Catholic. His influence
was great that he controlled the privy
council and Queen Mary was thereby
thrown into "a vehement fume." When
Knox appeared in answer to her sum-
mons she burst into hystercal tears be-
fore he had said a word and exclaimed:
Il cannot be quit of you. 1 avow to
God l shall be revenged. What have you
to do with my marriage"
Knox replied calmly: "A subject born
within the same. madame. Albeit l be
neither earl. lord nor baron. If it please
your majesty patiently to hear me. l
shall show the truth in plain words
Madame, in Gods presence 1 speak.
never delighted in the weeping of any of
Gods creatures. 1 can scarcely abide
tear of my own boys, whom my own
hand correcteth, much less your majesty's
weeping. But, seeing have offered to you
no just occasion to be offended, but have
spoken the truth, / must sustain, albeit
unwillingly, your majesty's tears rather
than hurt my conscience or betray the
commonwealth through my silence
And he proceeded to convince the way
ward young woman why she would not be
permitted to marry a Papist or a Span
lard or notorious epileptic, and that ter
minated her negotiations for an alliance
with Spain.
Marriage to 'Darnley Gave Ofense.
Queen Elizabeth wanted her to marry
the Earl of Leicester, who had been one
of her majesty's lovers, but Mary in
dignantly rejected him. and finally &C
cepted her cousin. Henry Stuart, Lord
Darnley. son of the Earl of Lennox and
heir presumptive to the British throne.
The marriage took place July % 1865, in
the Chapel Royal at Holyrood, at 6 o'clock
in the morning. the bride being clothed
in the deepest mourning. But after the
solemn mass following the ceremony she
laid aside those sorrowful garments,
which she had worn since she left France
a seventeen-year-Old widow. Although
Queen Elizabeth had encouraged the mar
riage with Darnley. for some reason she
took offense at 1t and threw the BRIDE
brother. the Earl of Moran. organized
rebellion. secretly supported by Elizabeth.
and Mary took the field at the head of an
army, riding a white horse and wearing
a corselet of chain armor- underneath her
habit of scarlet and gold. The rebellion
was put down without difficulty, and she
returned to HolyroOd to find even greater
trouble
Her Reputed Lovers.
few months after her RETURN to Scot
land an ambassador from Venice arrived
upon a diplomatic mission, and in his
retinue was a brilliant, fascinating young
fell in love with the queen. and she is
believed to have reciprOcated. or at least
to have encouraged his attentions. When
his ambassador left Scotland Rizzio re-
manned as Marys private secretary and
their relations were the cause of contin-
ual gossip. Lord Darnley. her husband
a vain. weak. jealous. treacherous scoun-
drel. soon succeeded in having Rzzio
murdered at his wife's supper table.
Within a few months the house in which
Darnley was recovering from smallpox
was blown up and entirely destroyed.
This was done by the Earl of Boutwell,.
another of Mary's lovers who became
her third husband shortly after although
he was openly accused and several times
arraigned for the murder. Her RESPONSE
bility for it is matter Of controversy.
Her Third Marriage Condemned.
Her marriage with Boutwell, was the
most shameful act in her career. 1t
took place secretly. only few months
after his murder of Darrley, and Boutwell,
was compelled to hurry the divorce courts
in order to get rid of his first wife be-
fore marrying his queen. Mary'S DEFEND
ers contend that Boutwell,, VINO was a
daring, forceful character. compelled her
to marry him. That theory Is not sus-
tanned by the facts. She made him Earl
of Orkney, in order that her husband
might have higher rank, and the let
ters and love poems addressed to him
before the murder of Darnley showed
that their relations were not SO innocent
as her defenders would have it appear.
Their married life was brief. Civil war
broke out Immediately. Boutwell, took
the field was defeated and fled to Den
mark, where he was imprisoned by the