Excerpt from The History of Scotland, During the Reigns of Queen Mary, and of King James Vi., Till His Accession to the Crown of England, Vol. 2 of 3: With a Review of the Scottish History Previous to That Period But, on the other hand, several weighty conside rations might be urged. The noblemen whose fate was in suspense were among the most powerful subjects in the kingdom; their wealth great, their connexions extensive, and their adherents numerous. They were now at her mercy, the Objects of compas sion, and suing for pardon with the most humble submission. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.