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Jane Seton; or, the King's Advocate: A Scottish Historical Romance

James Grant

The opening of the novel presents a grand scene in Edinburgh as preparations are underway for the joyful return of King James VI and his young queen, Magdalene of France.

"Jane Seton; or, The King's Advocate: A Scottish Historical Romance" by James Grant is a historical romance novel. The opening of the novel presents a grand scene in Edinburgh as preparations are underway for the joyful return of King James VI and his young queen, Magdalene of France.

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"I prithee mark His countenance; unlike bold calumny, Which sometime dare not speak the thing it looks, He dare not look the thing he speaks, but bends His gaze on the blind earth."—The Cenci.

On the 19th of May, 1537, the bells of Edinburgh rang joyously. It was a day of loyalty and merriment such as never more may gladden Scotland's ancient capital.

After a nine months' absence, James V.—"the good king James, the commons' king, the father of the poor," the patron of the infant arts and sciences, the mirror of chivalry and romance, as he was affectionately named by a people who idolized him—had arrived in the Firth of Forth with his young queen Magdalene of Valois, whom for her dazzling beauty he had chosen from among three princesses, all possessed of unusual charms, and whom he had espoused in the great cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris, in presence of her father, the magnificent and magnanimous Francis I., seven cardinals, and all the noblesse and beauty of France. After spending the honeymoon at the Hôtel de Cluny, a beautiful old gothic house belonging to the family of Lorraine, they had sailed for Scotland.

All the capital was on tiptoe, and its streets were crowded to excess by the retinues of the nobles and lesser barons, who had come thither to gratify their curiosity and evince their loyalty on the auspicious occasion.

Contents

  1. 01Chapter I. Jane Seton.
  2. 02Chapter II. Magdalene of France.
  3. 03Chapter III. The Master of the Ordnance.
  4. 04Chapter IV. Redhall.
  5. 05Chapter V. The Witch-Pricker.
  6. 06Chapter VI. The Illuminated Spire.
  7. 07Chapter VII. Two Officials.
  8. 08Chapter VIII. The Queen's Masque.
  9. 09Chapter IX. La Volta.
  10. 10Chapter X. Love and Abhorrence.
  11. 11Chapter XI. Swordblades and Salve.
  12. 12Chapter XII. Edinburgh in 1537
  13. 13Chapter XIII. Saint Giles.
  14. 14Chapter XIV. The Chancellor of Scotland.
  15. 15Chapter XV. The Noon of Love.
  16. 16Chapter XVI. Vipont's Household.
  17. 17Chapter XVII. A Lord Advocate of the Sixteenth Century.
  18. 18Chapter XVIII. The Castle of Inchkeith.
  19. 19Chapter XIX. The Fortunate Sword-Thrust.
  20. 20Chapter XX. The Black Page.
  21. 21Chapter XXI. John of the Silvermills.
  22. 22Chapter XXII. Ten Red Grains.
  23. 23Chapter XXIII. The First Visit.
  24. 24Chapter XXIV. The Knife.
  25. 25Chapter XXV. Douglasdale.
  26. 26Chapter XXVI. The Barmkyn of Cairntable.
  27. 27Chapter XXVII. The Pommel of the Poniard.
  28. 28Chapter XXVIII. A Draught of Water.
  29. 29Chapter XXIX. The Second Visit.
  30. 30Chapter XXX. Sanctuary! Sanctuary!
  31. 31Chapter XXXI. The Porte of the Spur.
  32. 32Chapter XXXII. The Three Trees of Dysart.
  33. 33Chapter XXXIII. The Weem.
  34. 34Chapter XXXIV. The Death of Magdalene.
  35. 35Chapter XXXV. The College of Justice.
  36. 36Chapter XXXVI. The Rack—The Devil's Mark.
  37. 37Chapter XXXVII. The Gage of Battle.
  38. 38Chapter XXXVIII. The Earl's Daring.
  39. 39Chapter XXXIX. The Earl's Success.
  40. 40Chapter XL. Sybil.
  41. 41Chapter XLI. A Hamilton! A Hamilton!
  42. 42Chapter XLII. David's Tower—The Physician.
  43. 43Chapter XLIII. David's Tower—The Priest.
  44. 44Chapter XLIV. David's Tower—The Lover.
  45. 45Chapter XLV. The Boon.
  46. 46Chapter XLVI. Thirst!
  47. 47Chapter XLVII. What the Paper Contained.
  48. 48Chapter XLVIII. The Cross and Gillstoup.
  49. 49Chapter XLIX the Castaways.
  50. 50Chapter L. Falkland.
  51. 51Chapter LI. The King and the Cardinal.
  52. 52Chapter LII. The Laird of Clatto.
  53. 53Chapter LIII. The Fight at Inverteil.
  54. 54Chapter LIV. The King's Horn.
  55. 55Chapter LV. The Bluegown.
  56. 56Chapter LVI. The Temptation.
  57. 57Chapter LVII. The Loch.
  58. 58Chapter LVIII. The Law of the Sword.
  59. 59Chapter LIX. The Place of Doom.
  60. 60Chapter LX. Conclusion.

About this edition

Author
James Grant
Language
English
Era
Modern (c. 1800–1945)
Reading level
Intermediate: some philosophy helps
Formats
EPUB, PDF
Length
548 pages
This edition
Modern Philosophers

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