DE MARIE STUARÏ AUX COMMISSAIRES D'ÉLISABETH

( Copie du temps. — State paper office de Londres , Mary Queen of Scots, vol. 20. )

Réponse faite par Marie Stuart à sir Amyas Pawlet et Edouard Barker sur la communication qui lui fut donnée de sa déclaration telle qu'ils l'avaient rédigée. — Reconnaissance par Marie Stuart de la fidélité de la rédaction, après que lecture lui en eut été donnée sur sa demande, — Déclaration par elle faite que, le matin, elle avait oublié de répondre spécialement à un point de la lettre d'Elisabeth où il était dit : qu'attendu qu'elle était sous la protection des lois d'Angleterre, elle devait leur être soumise et être jugée par elles; à quoi elle répondait qu'elle était venue en Angleterre demander du secours, et que, depuis son arrivée, elle avait été retenue prisonnière, en sorte qu'elle n'avait joui ni de la protection ni du bénéfice des lois du pays, dont il ne lui avait pas même été possible de prendre connaissance; ce qu'elle désira être ajouté à ses premières réponses.

Fotheringay, le 12 octobre 1586.

Uppon the repayre of sir Amyas Pawiet and Edward Barkere to the Scottyshe Quene in the afternoone of the second daye, declaration was made unto her by sir Amyas Pawlet that they were sent from the commyssioners to impart and she we unto her the answers made by her in the forenoone to Hir Majestés letter, in such forme as they were then conceved by sir Walter Myldmaye, sir Amyas Pawlet and Edward Barker, to the end that if any thyng weare inysconceved therein she should correct and amende the same at her

good pleasure, and also to knowe whether she woulde contynewe and maynteyne those her former answers as they are sett dovvne : for answere whearof the said Scottyshe Queene desyred that the same answers mighte be red unto her , that she mighte consider of them effectuallie. Whereupon the same weare presentlie red unto hir distinctly; which beinge done, she saide that the same answers weare very justelie and truelie conceved, according to hir meaninge and weare such as she was to maynteyne; onely, she sayd, that in the morning she had forgot to make hir particuler answere to one poynte of Hir Majestés letter, namely, to that Avhere Hir Majestic wrote in that letter unto hir, that because she had enjoyed and was under the protection of her lawes, that therefore she was also subjecte and to be tryed by them ; for answer whereunto she nowe sayth that she came in to this Her Majestés realme for succor, and had ever since her comminge bene restrayned as a prisoner, by meanes whereof she injoyed no protection of the lawes of this lande, nor no benyfyte thereof, nether hathe it bin lawfull for her (as she sayeth) to take notice of our lawes from any man. And this she desyreth to be added to hir formere answers.

12 octobere 1586 poste meridiem.

Ju dos : 12 October 1586.

Coppie of the Scottyshe Queenes seconde answere, in reffysing her try all.