Already his party were offering Arran (the heir of the crown after Mary) as a husband for Elizabeth, who saw him but rejected his suit.

Arran's father, Chatelherault, later openly deserted the Regent (July 1).

The death of Henri II., wounded in a tournament, did not accelerate the arrival of French reinforcements for the Regent.

The weaker Brethren, however, waxed weary; money was scarce, and on July 24, the Congregation evacuated Edinburgh and Leith, after a treaty which they misrepresented, broke, and accused the Regent of breaking.

{111a} Knox visited England, about August 1, but felt dissatisfied with his qualification for diplomacy.