>From Mary Queen of Scots by Fraser pg. 433
Mary Flemming, the chief of the Marys, married Maitland Jan. 1567. I think
he was a lot older than she, but can't find that right now...... Then
later....."in the following spring (1573) when the castle of Edinburgh, so
long held by Kirkcaldy and Maitland on behalf of the Marians, and officially
on behalf of Mary herself, was at last effectively besieged by heavy cannon
broguht north from England manned by English gunners under Drury. This
lethal English intervention proved decisive: in May 1573 the castle fell.
The gallant Kirkcaldy was executed. Maitland, who was getting aged,
either died naturally or, as Melville suggested, committed suicide 'after
the old Roman fashion', before the executioner's axe could reach him."
Mary Fleming Maitland sent a personal plea to save his body from humiliating
treatment and Queen Elizabeth backed up her request.
footnote: Mary Fleming lived on for many years after her husband's death.
She obtained the reversal of the forfeiture of his possessions in 1583. She
seems to have brought up her children, including that son James Maitland who
was to publish a defence of his father's honour, as Catholics."
Laurel
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> Thanks, Laurel. Does anyone know what happened to her?
>
> Iain
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> > Mary Flemming was the 4th of the Queen's Marys.
> > Laurel
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> > Subject: Four Marys
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> >
> > > Reference to Mary Queen of Scots has reminded me of the above song.
Who
> > > knows the story behind "Yestreen the Queen had four Marys, the nicht
> > she'll
> > > hae but three. There was Mary Seton and Mary Beaton, Mary Carmichael
> and
> > > me..."?
> > > b
> > > Yours aye
> > >
> > > Iain
> > >
> > >
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