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1 563.] THE ENGLISH AT HA VRE. 5 1 The Bishop, seeing that Maitland was perplexed, and wishing to learn whether he had anything more on his mind, said that if his mistress would marry where the Queen of England wished she might then no doubt have all that she desired. Maitland replied that to this there were two objec- tions : in the first place the Queen of Scots would never marry a Protestant ; in the second place she would marry neither Catholic nor Protestant at the will of or in connection with the Queen of England, not though the succession could be absolutely made sure to her. The husband whom Elizabeth would give her would be but some English vassal ; and if she married below her rank her difficulties would remain as great as ever. To be nominated as successor would be of no use to her unless she had power to enforce her rights ; * while she would forfeit the good will of the Catholics by seeming to give way. The Earl of Arran she abhorred ; the Duke of Ferrara, whom the Queen-mother of France proposed to her, she despised. She would sooner die than marry any one lower in rank than the husband whom she had lost The Bishop asked what she would think of the Archduke Charles of^ Austria. Tlaitland replied that the Archduke would satisfy neither his mistress nor her subjects. He was a mere dependent on the King of Spain, and could not be thought of unless the King of Spain as was not likely 1 ' Porque sin fuer^as proprias nunca podria executar la declaration que se hiciese.'