so much inquietude.[**]
[15] But all these projects vanished by the sudden death of the regent,
who was assassinated in revenge of a private injury, by a gentleman of
the name of Hamilton. Murray was a person of considerable vigor,
abilities, and constancy; but though he was not unsuccessful, during his
regency, in composing the dissensions in Scotland, his talents shone out
more eminently in the beginning than in the end of his life. His manners
were rough and austere; and he possessed not that perfect integrity
which frequently accompanies, and can alone atone for, that unamiable
character.

By the death of the regent, Scotland relapsed into anarchy. Mary's
party assembled together, and made themselves masters of Edinburgh. The
castle, commanded by Kirkaldy of Grange, seemed to favor her cause; and
as many of the principal nobility had embraced that party, it became
probable, though the people were in general averse to her, that her
authority might again acquire the ascendant. To check its progress,
Elizabeth despatched Sussex with an army to the north, under color of
chastising the ravages committed by the borderers. He entered Scotland,
and laid waste the lands of the Kers and Scots, seized the Castle of
Hume, and committed hostilities on all Mary's partisans, who, he said,
had offended his mistress by harboring the English rebels. Sir William
Drury was afterwards sent with a body of troops, and he threw down
the houses of the Hamiltons, who were engaged in the same faction. The
English armies were afterwards recalled by agreement with the queen
of Scots, who promised, in return, that no French troops should
be introduced into Scotland, and that the English rebels should be
delivered up to the queen by her partisans.[***]

But though the queen, covering herself with the pretence of revenging
her own quarrel, so far contributed to support the party of the young
king of Scots, she was cautious not to declare openly against Mary;
and she even sent a request, which was equivalent to a command, to the
enemies of that princess, not to elect, during some time, a regent in
the place of Murray.[****] Lenox, the king's grandfather, was therefore
chosen temporary governor, under the title of lieutenant.

* Camden, p. 425. Lesley, p. 83.

** See note O, at the end of the volume.

*** Lesley, p. 91.

**** Spotswood, p. 240.

Hearing afterwards that Mary's partisans, instead of delivering up
Westmore