A bibliography of works relating to Mary, Queen of Scots. 1544-1700

John Scott

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:p|;'A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF
RELATINGWORKS TO MARY
•QUEEN OF SCOTS 1544-1700
BY JOHN SCOTT C.B.
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BIBLIOGRAPHYA OF WORKS RELATING TO
MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS: 1544-1700.
INTRODUCTION.
history of Mary Stuart Queen of Scots, of Scotland during herTHE
reign, and of the personages who figured during that period, in direct
connection with the Queen, or who were brought into notice by their con-
nection with the political events of the time, forms a mass of literature
which the lapse of three hundred and fifty years has not sufficed to bring to
The books composinga close. this mass are not to be found written in one
language, or issuing solely from the presses of England and Scotland, but
may be gleaned from almost every country in Europe, and, latterly, even
from America.
While among the authors who have contributed to it are to be found men
rankscelebrated in the of literature—as historians, poets, critics, dramatists,
and novelists—many books are to be noted written by men little known in
letters, thus testifyingthe world of to the world-wide interest which the
history and misfortunes of the unfortunate Queen have called forth.
following pages an attempt hasIn the been made to enumerate the books
printed between the date of Queen Mary's birth and the year which1700,
treat of the various branches of her history. Many of these books are
commonly to be met with ; others are of such rarity that they must be
searched for in cabinets of the curious, or on the shelves of the choicer of the
public libraries.
ever been made to catalogueNo systematic attempt, it would appear, has
or classify this heterogeneous mass of information. Some of the books which
exist noticed or quoted by modern authors.do not appear ever to have been
various writers, all of them areAlthough some lists have been prepared by
more or less unsatisfactory from a bibliographical point ofimperfect and
view.INTRODUCTION.vi
first writer who devoted attention to the subject is Bishop Nicholson,The
where twenty-five printedin his Scottish Historical Library, published in 1702,
books are quoted and partially described, in addition to a large number of
manuscripts.
fairly extended listWatt, in the BibliotJieca Britannica, gives a ; but, in
the plan of his work, this partakes much of the character ofaccordance with
an index.
and at Winchester betweenThe Crypt, a magazine published at Ringwood
gives a list of books published up till that date.the years 1827 and 1829, 169
attached to some portions of it, seemsThe compilation of this list, from notes
information is drawnhave given the editor infinite trouble. Much of theto
catalogues of Thorpe and other booksellers, consequently the titlesfrom the
ensued. The descrip-are, for the most part, abridged, and many errors have
tion of the rarer books mentioned is drawn from reprinted editions, and some
The editor concludesof them are noted in a manner altogether erroneous.
—
:his labours with the following note " Our bibliographical readers are pro-
not little astonished this remarkable list so far extended as tobably a to see
that it is even yetcomprise no less than 169 articles. We cannot promise
concluded, and although every available source has been already explored, we
not despair accidents still occasionally add our collection."do that may to
The magazine ceased to be published after the issue of the number containing
this note, and expectation was not from this source further gratified.
The list given in The Crypt probably formed the basis of the catalogue
given in Lowndes' Bibliographer's Mamial (Bohn's edition). The latter is,
however, more comprehensive but the additions having mainly been com-
;
piled from sale catalogues, it cannot, as a whole, be depended on either for
correctness of title or name of author, inand the larger number of items no
collation is given.
Brunet {Majiuel du Libraire) notices a few the refersof rarer books, and
the student to Lowndes.
Labanoff {Collection des Lettres de Marie Stuart) gives a list of books
restricted to those which reproduce one or more Queen's letters, andof the
few of the books mentioned come within the period embraced in the following
enumeration.
Anderson, in his general preface to Collections relating to the History of
Mary Qtieen Scotlandof states that he has seen forty books in print{\72y)INTRODUCTION. Vli
relatingprofessedly to the story of Queen Mary, and above sixty which
occasionally, and sometimes very fully, touch upon her affairs. But beyond
or two books quoted in the preface,one and the few rare books which he
reprints, no systematic list is given by him.
The Catalogues of the Library of the British Museum and those of the
Library of the Faculty of Advocates, and the Library of the Writers to the
Signet, Edinburgh, contain valuable lists, including many of the rarer books
which have been incorporated in the following Bibliography. It will be
found, however, from the entries in the text that none of these magnificent
collections are exhaustive, as, in common with all library catalogues, they
necessarily contain only the books to be found on their respective shelves.
It has been considered most expedient to arrange the Bibliography in
chronological order of publication, with full title and collation of each book,
obtained in every case from a direct examination of one or more of the copies
to be found in the libraries mentioned in footnotethe following the collation
of each book. Many of the books have been collated from copies in ownmy
collection, which are distinguished by the mark 5. Appended to the colla-
tion of each book is the dimensions in inches of the copies examined. Full
sized photographic facsimiles of the titles of a number of the rarer books
have also been added.
Bishop Nicholson {^Scottish Historical Library), in his opening remarks on
the literature connected with Queen Mary's reign, makes the following sugges-
—
:tions "Queen Mary ofScotland had a reign ofso much action, and her suffer-
ings, to the end of it, were of so extraordinary a nature, that 'tis no wonder that
so many have herattempted either the whole or part of story, insomuch that
we must be obliged to sort these numerous writers into several classes before
we can able men and their labours." Evenbe to take a distinct view of the
after the lapse of nearly two hundred years, the Bishop's advice appeared to
be not unworthy of various books have accordingly beenadoption. The
notification of the classes toclassified after the following scheme, and a
which each belongs has been appended.
Scotland during the earlyI. Books referring to the political state of
especially treatingreign, including thoseportion of Queen Mary's
marriage with Edward VI. the Frenchof her proposed contract of ;
English invasion.Scotland, and theoccupation ofINTRODUCTION.viii
personal history of the Queen while in France,II. Books referring to the
and her marriage to the Dauphin.
reign,referring to her personal history, and the events of herIII. Books
return to Scotland until her flight intofrom the time of her
England.
Controversial books connected with the Queen's personal history,IV.
England until her death the political statefrom her arrival in ;
right of succession to theof Scotland during that period the
;
Crown of England and her imprisonment and execution.
;
the Queen.V. Books dedicated to
Queen.VI. Books containing poems or sonnets addressed to the
Biographical monographs and memoirs of the Queen.VII.
Queen's reign Acts of Parlia-VIII. Official documents issued during the ;
ment, Proclamations, &c., having special reference to her.
Dramas and Poems, having the Queen's history for their subject, orIX.
dramatispersonce.in which she is introduced as one of the
X. Formal histories of the Queen's reign, and histories partially treating
of it.
Queen.XL Books which refer incidentally to the history of the
My warmest acknowledgments are due to Mr T. Clark, Keeper of the
J.
Library of the Faculty of Advocates, Edinburgh, and to Mr T. G. Law
Librarian of the Library of the Writers to the Signet, Edinburgh, for their
described.attention in facilitating my examination of many of the books
Mr G. P. Johnston, the Secretary of the Edinburgh Bibliographical
and Mr Society, have renderedSociety, William Cowan, a member of the
collationsmost valuable assistance in examining the copies from which the
have been taken, and correcting the proofs.
To Mr who has most carefullyH. G. Aldis, a member of the Society,
prepared the Index, my best thanks are due.
SCOTT.JOHN
Halkshill, Largs, Ayrshire,
October i8g6.A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF
WORKS RELATING TO MARY
•QUEEN OF SCOTS 1544-1700
BY JOHN SCOTT C.B.
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