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THE RISING OF THE NORTH. '93 manner most conducive to Elizabeth's interest ; other- wise, ' he must forbear to venture his life as he had done/ If he was less careful to please England he could make his position easier at home ; although it was true that dangers would then ensue to both the realms, by the increase of the Popish factions. He desired Elizabeth to be reminded that ' she had the head of all the troubles at her commandment. The rebellion was not ended, it had more dangerous branches, and if it was not now remedied the fault would lie with her Ma- jesty/ 1 There was not a word in all this which was not most reasonable and true, but Elphinstone came to the Court at an inconvenient time. Impatient, unjust, and head- strong, Elizabeth said, that for the money and the other matters of which Murray had written, she would think over the subject, and send some one to communicate with him about it. Meantime, she must have 'her rebels/ Sadler, Sussex, Hunsdon, had told her with one voice that it could not be it would cost Murray his life to try it ; but she did not care or did not choose to believe them. The rebels, she said, l besides high treason against herself and her crown/ ' had purposed the alteration of the common religion established, in both the realms ; ' they must be given up to her at once. 2 The ink was scarcely dry upon her letter before she 1 Murray to Cecil, January 14 : MSS. Scotland. Notes of the mat- ter of Mr Elphinstone' s instructions : Ibid. 2 Elizabeth to Murray, January 28. VOL. IX.