 Rizzio, and a few other persons, the king suddenly entered the apartment by a private passage. At his back was Ruthven, clad in complete armour, and with that ghastly and horrid look which long sickness had given him. Three or four of his most trusty...  Mary Queen of Scots: And Other Poems - Page 83by John Heneage Jesse - 1829 - 127 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Stark (of Edinburgh.) - Scotland - 1805 - 452 pages
...plan ; and on the gth of March 1566, while the queen was at supper with the countess of Argyle, Rizio, and a few domestics, the king suddenly entered the apartment by a private passage. At his back was Ruthven, clad in complete arrncur, and numbers of armed men followed him. P.izio instantly... | |
 | John Stark - Biography - 1805 - 488 pages
...entered the court of the palace with 160 men; and without noise, or meeting with any resistance, siezcd all the gates. While the queen was at supper with the countess of Argyle, Rizio, and a few domestics, the king suddenly entered the apartment, by a private passage. At his back... | |
 | Elizabeth Helme - Scotland - 1806 - 318 pages
...1566, as the queen was at supper with the Countess of Argyle and Rizio, and a few domestics attending, the king suddenly entered the apartment by a private passage. At his back was Ruthven, clad in complete armour, and ghastly from the long sickness he had undergone. Three... | |
 | William Robertson - Europe - 1810 - 412 pages
...murder in the presence of his sovereign. On the 9th of March, Morton entered the court of the palace with an hundred and sixty men ; and without noise, or meeting with any resistance, $eized all the gates. While the queen was at supper with the countess of Argyle, Rizio, and a few domestics,... | |
 | William Robertson - Scotland - 1811 - 468 pages
...murder in the presence of his sovereign. On the ninth of March, Morton entered the court of the palace with an hundred and sixty men ; and without noise,...While the queen was at supper with the countess of Argyll, Rizio, and a few other persons, the king suddenly entered the apartment by a private passage.... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 316 pages
...murder in the presence of his sovereign. On the 9th of March, Morton entered the court of the palace with an hundred and sixty men ; and without noise,...the queen was at supper with the countess of Argyle, Rizio, and a few domestics, the king suddenly entered the apartment by a private passage. At his hack... | |
 | William Robertson - 1813 - 652 pages
...murder in the presence of his sovereign. On the ninth of March, Morton entered the court of the palace with an hundred and sixty men ; and without noise, or meeting with any resilience, seized all the gates. While the queen was nt supper \vilh the countess of Ar» Good. vol.... | |
 | William Robertson - 1817 - 444 pages
...murder in the presence of his sovereign. ON the ninth of March, Morton entered the court of the palace with an hundred and sixty men ; and without noise,...While the Queen was at supper with the Countess of Argyll, Rizio, and a few other persons, the King suddenly entered the apartment by a private passage.... | |
 | William Robertson - America - 1817 - 472 pages
...murder in the presence of his sovereign. ON the ninth of March, Morton entered the court of the palace with an hundred and sixty men; and without noise,...meeting with any resistance, seized all the gates. 1While the Queen was at supper with the Countess of Argyll, Rizio, and a few other persons, the King... | |
 | David Ramsay - World history - 1819 - 380 pages
...crimes before the queen's face. On the 9th of March, 1566, Morton entered the court of the palace with a hundred and sixty men; and, without noise^ or meeting...supper with the countess of Argyle, Rizzio, and a few other persons, the king suddenly entered the apartment by a private passage. At his back was Ruthven,... | |
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