75.

But this is only a hearsay of Lesley's concerning a hearsay of Herreis's, and contains a very improbable fact.

Would Murray, without any use or necessity, communicate to a servant such a dangerous and important secret, merely by way of conversation;[** ?] We may also observe, that Lord Herreis himself was one of Queen Mary's commissioners, who accused Murray.

Had he ever heard this story, or given credit to it, was not that the time to have produced it?
and not have affirmed, as he did, that he, for his part, knew nothing of Murray's guilt.

See Goodall, vol.ii.p.