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| Arrest Elizabeth I |  |
| Edinburgh Sends Throckmorton to free Mary from "them that by nature & law are subject to her" |
| Birth Devereux, Robert | |
| 19th Nov Netherwood Birth of Robert Devereux, son of Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex |
| Chancellor Mildmay, Walter | |
| London Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer |
| Christening Buchanan, George | |
| 19th Dec Writes verses for James VI's christening |
| Christening Elizabeth I | |
| 19th Dec Godparent to James VI, sends a gold font |
| 19th Dec The Countess of Argyl attends on Elizabeth's behalf |
| 19th Dec Stirling Godparent to James VI, sends a gold font |
| 19th Dec Stirling The Countess of Argyl attends on Elizabeth's behalf |
| Discovery of North West Passage Gilbert, Humphrey | |
Prposes a voyage to the nth west passage in "Discourse on a Nth-West Passage to India  " |
| Invasion of Holland William III | |
| Sends an army into the Netherlends under the command of his brother Louis of Nassau |
| Marriage Balfour, Arthur James | |
| Craigmillar Signs a bond at Craigmillar with other nobles to rid Mary of Darnley |
| Parliament Elizabeth I | |
| 30th Sep London Opening day of Parliament |
| Publication Parker, Matthew | |
| Publication of, "Advertisements" |
| Reform Parker, Matthew | |
| Issues the Book of Advertisements for Church services |
| Speaker Onslow, Richard | |
| Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons |
| Succession Elizabeth I | |
| London During a meeting of the Council refuses to be "buried alive" by naming her succesor |
| London Will not name a successor after pressure from the Privy Council, Lords & Commons |
| Oct London Norfolk says Elizabeth should permit Parliament to discuss her marriage & succession |
| 2nd Oct London Parliament discusses Elizabeth's succession |
| 17th Oct London Parliament discusses linking the subsidy Bill to a declaration about the succession |
| 17th Oct London The House of Lords decides to petition Elizabeth I for a marriage & successor |
| 18th Oct London Privy Councillors & the Commons agree to petition Elizabeth I regarding her succession |
| 5th Nov London Answers Parliament by saying that her marriage &succession are her affair |
| 5th Nov London Summons a deputation from the Lords & Commons to present her case |
| Succession Knollys, Francis | |
| 18th Oct Fails to persuade Parliament that Elizabeth I is commited to declaring a marriage |
| Succession Sadler, Ralph | |
| 17th Oct Declares in Parliament that Elizabeth I should settle the succession |
