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37: 139: 68:. As a member of Mary's household, Hubert and the other valets of the chamber were given Holland linen at Easter 1567. One summary of the events of February 1567 calls him "Paris, her chalmerchild". He was said to have obtained keys to the Kirk o'Field lodging, and given access to conspirators bringing gunpowder. 179:
Among the details of the confession, Hubert set up a bed for Mary at the Kirk o'Field. He discussed the keeping of the keys of the lodging with Bothwell during a visit, and showed him the sanitary arrangements. Hubert explained to Bothwell that he was a valet of the chamber and the ushers of the
83:, heard a false rumour in June that the "French page" had been drowned. Drury described him ambiguously as "Parys, the Frenche page to the Duke of xx yeres", meaning either he was 20 years old, or had served 20 years as a page. In his confession, Hubert mentions five or six years service. 838: 226:
with a letter from Mary for Bothwell. This detail appears to have been included to show collusion in Mary's abduction by Bothwell, said to have taken place at "Foul Briggis", possibly a location close to Hatton and
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Bot the keyis of the dur betuix the kingis chalmer and the hous under it quhair the quene lay and quhair the pulder wes put in wer deliverit to Archibald Betoun and Parice Frenscheman the quenis awin cubicularis.
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But the keys of the door between the King's chamber and the house (room) under it where the powder was put in were delivered to Archibald Beaton and Paris, Frenchman, the queen's own bedchamber servants.
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chamber (like Archibald Beaton) were the key holders. Bothwell remarked that he had placed Hubert as a servant in the Queen's chamber, but now he was no help to him.
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Thomas Nelson explained that Paris and Archibald Beaton held keys to the queen's bed chamber, as she was in the habit of singing in the garden at night with
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John Hay of Talla said he was walking at the foot of an "alley in the yard", a garden path, with Paris when the house blew up on 10 February 1567.
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Hubert was summoned as a traitor with others on 30 September 1567, and condemned by the
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Before Bothwell abducted and married Mary, Hubert and James Ormiston of Ormiston (near
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On the night of the murder Hubert went to lodging to fetch a fur coverlet for
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Following Darnley's murder, Bothwell escaped from Scotland by ship after the
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Nicolas Hubert was mentioned in allegations made against Mary in England by
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at the York and Westminster Conferences in 1568. He features in one of the
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Burn. Another source, known as "Murray's diary", says that Mary came to
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A Complete Collection of State Trials and Proceedings for High Treason
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on 16 August 1569. His body parts were displayed at Dundee and Perth.
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Hubert's confession describes a scene in the Queen's bedchamber at
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The confessions are frequently cited for the details of the
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on 10 February 1567, made a confession, and was executed.
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about the keys. On the Monday morning after the murder,
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on 23 April and Bothwell was at "Haltoun, hard by".
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An English border official, Sir 500:, vol. 12 (Edinburgh: HMSO, 1970), p. 167. 344:, vol. 12 (Edinburgh: HMSO, 1970), p. 401. 432:, vol. 12 (Edinburgh: HMSO, 1970), p. 81. 461:, vol. 1 (Edinburgh, 1869), pp. 245–247. 137: 35: 25:(died 1569) was a French servant at the 474:, 2 (Edinburgh, 1900), p. 673 no. 1132. 390:Life of James Hepburn, Earl of Bothwell 368:Life of James Hepburn, Earl of Bothwell 64:, and he transferred to the service of 821: 445:, 2 (Edinburgh, 1900), p. 571 no. 913. 357:, 2 (Edinburgh, 1900), p. 413 no. 672. 588:, 1:2 (Edinburgh, 1833), pp. 503–511. 560:, 5 (Edinburgh, 1854), pp. 164–65 fn. 768:Mary Queen of Scots and her Accusers 571:Mary Queen of Scots and Her Accusers 514:Mary Queen of Scots and her Accusers 459:Mary Queen of Scots and her Accusers 331:(Fourth Estate, 2009), pp. 393, 402. 770:, vol. 1 (Edinburgh, 1859), p. 535. 757:, vol. 2 (Edinburgh, 1900), p. 556. 586:Ancient Criminal Trials in Scotland 62:James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell 13: 14: 850: 485:Calendar of State Papers Scotland 160:There are two copies, one in the 248:James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray 164:Cotton manuscripts, attested by 802: 786: 773: 760: 747: 734: 721: 712:The Life of Mary Queen of Scots 704: 691: 675: 662: 646: 630: 617: 604: 591: 576: 563: 550: 535: 519: 503: 490: 477: 464: 448: 409:, 5 (Edinburgh, 1854), p. 145: 329:The Life of Mary Queen of Scots 755:Calendar State Papers Scotland 643:(Tuckwell, 2004), pp. 241–242. 601:, 5 (Edinburgh, 1854), p. 147. 546:(Edinburgh, 1804), pp. 270–290 472:Calendar State Papers Scotland 443:Calendar State Papers Scotland 435: 422: 396: 373: 360: 355:Calendar State Papers Scotland 347: 334: 318: 302: 1: 829:Court of Mary, Queen of Scots 392:(Edinburgh, 1880), pp. 298–99 385:Calendar State Papers Foreign 295: 193:Madame de Briant (Lady Seton) 153:lodging and the last days of 126:before his execution. 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Index

Scottish royal court
murder of Lord Darnley

Kirk o' Field
William Cecil
page
James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell
Mary, Queen of Scots
battle of Carberry Hill
Scots language
William Drury
Parliament of Scotland
Denmark–Norway
Roskilde
Peder Oxe
Rigshofmester
Regent Moray
Leith
St Andrews Castle
hanged, drawn and quartered

Holyrood Palace
Kirk o' Field
Lord Darnley
British Library
Alexander Hay
National Archives
Mr John Wood
Margaret Carwood
Sandy Durham

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