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CONTENTS. ix PAGE The Settlement of the Succession is postponed . . 246 } Discipline of the Church of England . . . . 249 _Marriage of the Clergy . . . . . . . . 250 The Queen and the Bishops . . . . . . 251 The Queen insists on the Observance of the Act of Uni- formity ",. . . . . . . . . 252 The Queen at Paul's Cross . . . . . . 256 Archbishop Parker remonstrates .. V;' .. 257 Ecclesiastical Commission at Lambeth . . . . 259 Riots in London . . . . . . . . 260 Letter of Parker to Cecil . . . . . . 261 [""Alarm in Scotland . . . . . . . . 263 1 Scene at the Market Cross at Edinburgh . . 264 The Queen of Scots resolves to marry Darnley . . 265 Approbation of Philip and the I)uke of Alva . . 268 Agitation at the English Court . . . . . . 269 Attitude of Murray . . . . . . . . 272 Sir Nicholas Throgmorton at Stirling . . . . 276 Character of Darnley . . . . . . . . 279 I Probable Consequence of the Darnley Marriage . . 281 Resolutions of Council . . . . '. . ' V'. 286 A Game at Chess ' - , 2 &9 The Archduke again . . . . . . . . 291 CHAPTER XLIV. THE DARNLEY MARRIAGE. State of Parties in Scotland . . - ", .,' . . 292 Strength of Mary Stuart's Position . . 294 Lennox and JDarnley are ordered to return to England 297 Elizabeth invites the Scotch Protestants to Rebel, and promises to assist them . . r ... . .. 299 Measures in the General Assembly . . . . 301 Renewed Promises of Support from England . . 303