Excerpt from A Lost Chapter in the History of Mary Queen of Scots Recovered: Notices of James, Earl of Bothwell, and Lady Jane Gordon, and of the Dispensation for Their Marriage; Remarks on the Law and Practice of Scotland Relative to Marriage Dispensations and an Appendix of Documents James, fourth Earl of Bothwell, was born about the year 1535, and succeeded his father in the year 1 5 56. At an early period of his life he gave evidence of his turbulent and restless disposition; while in politics be adhered to the party of the Queen Regent, which rendered him obnoxious to those who relied on English influence. At the time of Queen Mary's accession to the throne, Bothwell was in France, having been despatched thither by the Queen Regent to solicit aid for her side. After Mary's arrival in Scot land in the month of August 1 561, Bothwell was appointed a member of her Privy Council, but he was at the same time at feud with several powerful nobles, and especially with the Earl of Arran and the Queen's brother the Earl of Murray. 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.