[18]. A servant of the Shrewsburys.
[19]. Daughters of William, Lord Howard of Effingham.
[20]. Blank In the MS.
[21]. Hunter’s Hallamshire.
[22]. In the light of after events this is a somewhat rash offer!
[23]. Corker had apparently eaten his words in a whining counter statement.
[24]. Hunter’s Hallamshire.
[25]. His death took place in 1575, but Mary did not hear of it till a year later.
[26]. Leader, Mary Queen of Scots in Captivity.
[27]. The Cavendish motto, meaning “Secure by taking care.”