. The castles, palaces, and prisons of Mary of Scotland. i~^ if r* ^\)t CuBtk nf l^nrljlrntn. De cnp ^7^ r H ^•l^^^t^^ ^-fine-i ^ere-The Douglases of Lochleven- KnoT Sho f ^-««-Q7 Marys first Visit to Lochleven; her Interview withKnox She returns a Prisoner to the Castle-Warrant for her Imprisonment - Throck-mortons Letter to Queen Elizabeth - Queen Marvs CVrespondence-Her Abdicnt on _Alleged of a Daughter-The Queens Escape from PHson _ Rides to H m ;_Marches towards Dumbarton - Battle of Langside _ Retreat to Dundrennan - clrLsAnecdote-D-scoverj^ of the Keys of the Castle - Other Kevs f
. The castles, palaces, and prisons of Mary of Scotland. i~^ if r* ^\)t CuBtk nf l^nrljlrntn. De cnp ^7^ r H ^•l^^^t^^ ^-fine-i ^ere-The Douglases of Lochleven- KnoT Sho f ^-««-Q7 Marys first Visit to Lochleven; her Interview withKnox She returns a Prisoner to the Castle-Warrant for her Imprisonment - Throck-mortons Letter to Queen Elizabeth - Queen Marvs CVrespondence-Her Abdicnt on _Alleged of a Daughter-The Queens Escape from PHson _ Rides to H m ;_Marches towards Dumbarton - Battle of Langside _ Retreat to Dundrennan - clrLsAnecdote-D-scoverj^ of the Keys of the Castle - Other Kevs found, and Queen .WIvory Sceptre - Description of the Ruins - The Island and Monastery f St. Serf- BnZlMetncal Description of Lochleven. -^ *. OCHLEVEN lake is a grand expanse ofwater, and was, until a considerable por-tion of it was lately drained, twelve milesin circumference. It has four islands,upon one of which, nearly in the middleof the lake, stand the venerable ruins ofLochleven Castle. This celebrated fortress claims remoteantiquity. It is said to have been origin-ally built by Dongart, one of the The first historical fact we findrecorded concerning it Is, tliat it was forsome time inhabited by Alexander III. In 1335, it was blockaded byJohn de Strevelin, who erected a fort in the cemeterv of Kinross, andraised a strong and lofty bulwark at the eastern extrJmity of the lake,whence its superfluous waters run into the river Leven. By means ofthis bulwark h(> hoi)ed to lay the island and fort under water, and toconstrain Vipont, the Scottish governor, to surrender tlie importantstronghold. But Vipont, made aware of the design thus formed by tliebesiegers, gave a timely check to operations whic^i threa
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