See also:

• MAITLAND (MAITLAND OF LETHINGTON), WILLIAM
• MAITLAND, EAST
• MAITLAND, EDWARD (1824-1897)
• MAITLAND, FREDERIC WILLIAM (1850-1906)
• MAITLAND, SIR RICHARD (LORD LETHINGTON) (1496-r586)

MAITLAND (MAITLAND OF LETHINGTON), See also:

• WILLIAM
• WILLIAM (1143-1214)
• WILLIAM (1227-1256)
• WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
• WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
• WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
• WILLIAM, 13TH

WILLIAM  (c . 1528-1573), Scottish statesman, eldest son of the preceding, was educated at St See also:

• ANDREWS, JAMES PETTIT (c. 1737–1797)
• ANDREWS, THOMAS (1813–1885)

Andrews . At an See also:

• EARLY
• EARLY, JUBAL ANDERSON (1816-1894)

early See also:

• AGE (Fr. age, through late Lat. aetaticum, from aetas)

age he entered public See also:

• LIFE

life and began in various ways to serve the See also:

• REGENT (from Lat. regere, to rule)

regent, See also:

• MARY
• MARY (1457-1482)
• MARY (1496-1533)
• MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS

Mary of See also:

• LORRAINE

Lorraine, becoming her secretary of See also:

• STATE
• STATE, GREAT OFFICERS OF

state in 1558 . In 1559, however, he deserted her and threw in his See also:

• LOT
• LOT (Lat. Oltis)

lot with the lords of the See also:

• CONGREGATION (Lat. congregatio, a gathering together, from cum, with, grex, gregis, a flock, herd)

congregation, to whom his knowledge of See also:

• FOREIGN

foreign, and especially of See also:

• ENGLISH

English, politics and his See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

general ability were See also:

• ASSETS (from the O. Nor. Fr. assetz, mod. Fr. asset, " enough")

assets of the highest value . The lords sent him to See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England to ask for assistance from See also:

• ELIZABETH
• ELIZABETH (1533-1603)
• ELIZABETH (1596-1662)
• ELIZABETH (1635–1650)
• ELIZABETH [ AMELIE EUGENIE ] (1837—1898)
• ELIZABETH [1lisabeth Philippine Marie Helene of France] (1764—1794)
• ELIZABETH [PAULINE ELIZABETH OTTILIE LOUISE] (1843– )
• ELIZABETH [PETROVNA] (1709-1762), EMPRESS
• ELIZABETH, SAINT (1207-1231)

Elizabeth, and his See also:

• CONSTANT, BENJAMIN (1845-1902)

constant aim throughout his See also:

• POLITICAL

political career was to bring about a See also:

• UNION
• UNION (known locally as Union Hill and officially as Town of Union)

union between the two crowns . He appears to have feared the return of Mary See also:

• QUEEN
• QUEEN (O.E. cwen, wife, related to "quean," O.E. cwene, a hussy; cf. Gr. yvvi7: from root gan-, to produce; cf. genus, " kin," &c.)

Queen of Scots to See also:

• SCOTLAND
• SCOTLAND, CHURCH OF
• SCOTLAND, EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF

Scotland, but after her arrival in 1561 he was appointed secretary of state, and for about six years he directed the policy of Scotland and enjoyed the confidence of the queen . His See also:

• PRINCIPAL

principal antagonist was See also:

• JOHN
• JOHN (1167–1216)
• JOHN (1290-c. 1320)
• JOHN (1296-1346)
• JOHN (1371–1419)
• JOHN (1468-1532)
• JOHN (1801-1873)
• JOHN (Heb. llni')
• JOHN (ZAPOLYA) (1487-1540)
• JOHN, 4TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (c. 1695-1762)
• JOHN, DON (1545-1578)
• JOHN, DON (1629–1679)
• JOHN, GOSPEL OF ST
• JOHN, or HAYS (1513–1571)
• JOHN, THE APOSTLE
• JOHN, THE EPISTLES OF

John See also:

• KNOX, HENRY (1750-1806)
• KNOX, JOHN (c. 1505–1572)
• KNOX, PHILANDER CHASE (1853– )

Knox; there were several tussles between them, the most famous, perhaps, being the one in the general See also:

• ASSEMBLY, UNLAWFUL

assembly of 1564, and on the whole See also:

• MAITLAND (MAITLAND OF LETHINGTON), WILLIAM
• MAITLAND, EAST
• MAITLAND, EDWARD (1824-1897)
• MAITLAND, FREDERIC WILLIAM (1850-1906)
• MAITLAND, SIR RICHARD (LORD LETHINGTON) (1496-r586)

Maitland held his own against the, preachers . He was doubtless concerned in the See also:

• CONSPIRACY (from Lat. conspirare, literally to breathe together, to agree, combine, and especially to form a secret plot)

conspiracy against See also:

• DAVID
• DAVID (a Hebrew name meaning probably beloved 1)
• DAVID, FELICIEN (1810—1876)
• DAVID, GERARD [GHEERAERT DAVIT], (?=1523)
• DAVID, PIERRE JEAN (1789–1856)
• DAVID, ST (Dewi, Sant)

David See also:

• RIZZIO

Rizzio, and after the favourite's See also:

• MURDER

murder he was, obliged to leave the See also:

• COURT
• COURT (from the O. Fr. court, Late Lat. cortis, curtis, a popular form of class. Lat. cohors, gen. cohortis; the mod. Fr. form tour is due to the influence of the Lat. curia, the word used in medieval documents to translate " court " in the feudal sense)
• COURT, ANTOINE (1696-176o)

court and was himself in danger of assassination . In 1567, however, he was again at Mary's See also:

• SIDE
• SIDE (mod. Eski Adalia)

side . He was a consenting party to the murder of See also:

• DARNLEY, HENRY STEWART

Darnley, although he had favoured his See also:

• MARRIAGE

marriage with Mary, but the enmity between See also:

• BOTHWELL
• BOTHWELL, JAMES HEPBURN, 4TH EARL OF

Bothwell and himself was one of the reasons which drove him into the arms of the queen's enemies, among whom he figured at Langside . He was one of the Scots who met Elizabeth's representatives at See also:

• YORK
• YORK (HOUSE OF)
• YORK, EDMUND OF LANGLEY, DUKE OF (1341-1402)
• YORK, EDWARD
• YORK, FREDERICK AUGUSTUS, DUKE OF (1763-1827)
• YORK, RICHARD, DUKE

York in 1568; here he showed a See also:

• DESIRE

desire to exculpate Mary and to marry her to the See also:

• DUKE (corresponding to Fr. duc, Ital. duca, Ger. Herzog)

duke of See also:

• NORFOLK
• NORFOLK, EARLS AND DUKES OF

Norfolk, a course of See also:

• ACTION

action probably dictated by a desire to avoid all revelations about the Darnley murder . But this did not prevent him from being arrested in See also:

• SEPTEMBER (Lat. septem, seven)

September 1569 on See also:

• ACCOUNT
• ACCOUNT (through O. Fr. acont, Late Lat. comptum, cornputare, to calculate)

account of his See also:

• SHARE (O. Eng. scearu, chiefly in compounds, e.g. land-scearu, a share of land, from sceran to cut; cf. " shear" )

share in the See also:

• CRIME (Lat. crimen, accusation)

crime .

He was, however, delivered from his captors by a ruse on the See also:

• PART

part of his friend, See also:

• SIR

Sir See also:

• WILLIAM
• WILLIAM (1143-1214)
• WILLIAM (1227-1256)
• WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
• WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
• WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
• WILLIAM, 13TH

William See also:

• KIRKCALDY (locally pronounced Kerkawdi)

Kirkcaldy of See also:

• GRANGE (through the A.-Fr. graunge, from the Med. Lat. granea, a place for storing grain, granum)

Grange, and was brought into See also:

• EDINBURGH

Edinburgh See also:

• CASTLE
• CASTLE (Lat. castellum, a fort, diminutive of castra, a camp; Fr. chateau and chdtel)

Castle, while his trial was put off because the See also:

• CITY (through Fr. cite, from Lat. civitas)

city was thronged with his adherents . Maitland now became the See also:

• LEADER, BENJAMIN WILLIAMS (1831– )

leader of the remnant which stood by the cause of the imprisoned queen . Already a See also:

• PHYSICAL

physical See also:

• WRECK

wreck, he was See also:

• BORNE, KARL LUDWIG (1786–1837)

borne into Edinburgh Castle in See also:

• APRIL

April 1571 and with Kirkcaldy he held this fortress against the regent See also:

• MORTON, JAMES DOUGLAS, 4TH EARL OF (c. 1525-1581)
• MORTON, JOHN (c. 1420-1500)
• MORTON, JOHN MADDISON (1811-1891)
• MORTON, LEVI PARSONS (1824- )
• MORTON, OLIVER PERRY (1823-1877)
• MORTON, THOMAS (1564-1659)
• MORTON, THOMAS (c. 1590-1646)

Morton and his English auxiliaries . The castle surrendered in May 1573 and on the 7th or the 9th of See also:

• JUNE

June following Maitland died at See also:

• LEITH

Leith, there being very little See also:

• EVIDENCE (Lat. evidentia, evideri, to appear clearly)

evidence for the theory that he poisoned himself . " Secretary Maitland " was a See also:

• MAN
• MAN, ISLE OF (anc. Mona)

man of See also:

• GREAT

great learning with a ready wit and a See also:

• CAUSTIC (Gr. rcavvraubs, burning)

caustic See also:

• TONGUE (O. Eng. lunge)

tongue . He was reputed to be the most versatile and accomplished statesman of his age, and almost alone among his Scottish contemporaries he placed his See also:

• COUNTRY (from the Mid. Eng. contre or contrie, and O. Fr. cuntree; Late Lat. contrata, showing the derivation from contra, opposite, over against, thus the tract of land which fronts the sight, cf. Ger. Gegend, neighbourhood)

country above the claims of either the See also:

• ROMAN

Roman See also:

• CATHOLIC (Gr. KcaBoXuK6s, general, universal)

Catholic or the See also:

• PROTESTANT

Protestant religions . Among the testimonies to his great abilities are those 'of Queen Elizabeth, of William See also:

• CECIL

Cecil and of Knox . By his second wife, Mary See also:

• FLEMING, PAUL (1609-1640)
• FLEMING, RICHARD (d. 1431)
• FLEMING, SIR SANDFORD (1827- )
• FLEMING, SIR THOMAS (1S44-1613)

Fleming, one of Queen Mary's ladies; whom he married in 1567, he had a son and daughter . His son See also:

• JAMES
• JAMES (Gr. 'IlrKw,l3or, the Heb. Ya`akob or Jacob)
• JAMES (JAMES FRANCIS EDWARD STUART) (1688-1766)
• JAMES, 2ND EARL OF DOUGLAS AND MAR(c. 1358–1388)
• JAMES, DAVID (1839-1893)
• JAMES, EPISTLE OF
• JAMES, GEORGE PAYNE RAINSFOP
• JAMES, HENRY (1843— )
• JAMES, JOHN ANGELL (1785-1859)
• JAMES, THOMAS (c. 1573–1629)
• JAMES, WILLIAM (1842–1910)
• JAMES, WILLIAM (d. 1827)

James died without issue about 1620 See John See also:

• SKELTON, JOHN (c. 1460-1529)

Skelton, Maitland of Lethinglon (1894); A . See also:

• LANG, ANDREW (1844— )
• LANG, KARL HEINRICH, RITTER VON (1764-1835)

Lang, See also:

• HISTORY

History of Scotland, vol. ii . (1902) .