Therefore，dearsister，ifthiscardpursueThatkeendesirebywhichIamoppressed，Toseeyou，’tisbecauseIlivedistressed，Unlesssomeswiftandsweetresultensue。
BeheldIhavemyshipcompelledbyfateToseektheopensea，whenclosetoport，Andcalmestdaysbreakintostormandgale；
Whereforefullgrievedandfearfulismystate，Notforyoursake，butsince，inevilsort，Fortunesooftsnapsstrongestropeandsail。“
Elizabethtrembledwithjoyatreceivingthisdoubleletter；fortheeightyearsthatherenmityhadbeendailyincreasingtoMaryStuart，shehadfollowedherwithhereyescontinually，asawolfmightagazelle；atlastthegazellesoughtrefugeinthewolf’sden。
Elizabethhadneverhopedasmuch：sheimmediatelydespatchedanordertotheSheriffofCumberlandtomakeknowntoMarythatshewasreadytoreceiveher。Onemorningabuglewasheardblowingonthesea-shore：itwasQueenElizabeth’senvoycometofetchQueenMaryStuart。