Editing David Rizzio (section)

===Relationship with Darnley and with Mary===
Rizzio became an ally of Lord Darnley, and helped with plans for his [[Wedding of Mary, Queen of Scots, and Henry, Lord Darnley|marriage to Mary]].<ref>Thomas Thomson, ''Memoirs of his own Life by Sir James Melville'' (Edinburgh, 1827), pp. 134, 136.</ref> [[George Buchanan]] described Rizzio gaining Darnley's favour. As their familiarity grew, Rizzio was admitted to Darnley's chamber, bed, and secret confidence.<ref>James Aikman, ''History of Scotland by George Buchanan'', 2 (Glasgow, 1827), p. 467</ref><ref>''History of Scotland by George Buchanan'' (London: Edward Jones, 1690), p. 172.</ref><ref>George Buchanan, ''Rerum Scoticarum historia'' (Edinburgh: John Paton, 1727), p. 528, "ut lectum, cubiculum, secretosque sermones".</ref> [[David Calderwood]] later wrote that Rizzio had "insinuated himself in the favours of Lord Darnley so far, that they would lie some times in one bed together".<ref>David Calderwood, [https://archive.org/details/historyofkirkofs0002cald/page/286/mode/2up ''History of the Kirk of Scotland'', 2 (Edinburgh, 1844), p. 286]</ref>

George Buchanan wrote about events and plots in June 1565 before the royal wedding. He claims that Mary summoned her brother, the [[James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray|Earl of Moray]], to meet her at Perth. There, a quarrel between Moray and Darnley would escalate, Rizzio would strike the first blow, and others would ensure Moray was killed.<ref>James Aikman, ''History of Scotland by George Buchanan'', 2 (Glasgow, 1827), pp. 468–69.</ref> Thomas Randolph described this plan differently, and his version does not involve Rizzio. Moray however did not come to Perth, but stayed at [[Lochleven Castle]]. Rumours followed that Moray and the [[Archibald Campbell, 5th Earl of Argyll|Earl of Argyll]] planned to kidnap Mary and Darnley as they passed by [[Kinross]].<ref>Robert Keith, [https://archive.org/details/historyofaffairs0002keit/page/300/mode/2up ''History of the affairs of church and state in Scotland'', vol. 2 (Edinburgh, 1844), pp. 300, 309–311]</ref><ref>David Hay Fleming, ''Mary Queen of Scots'' (London, 1897), 109, 354.</ref><ref>[[Aeneas James George Mackay]], [https://digital.nls.uk/publications-by-scottish-clubs/archive/107683963 ''Historie and cronicles of Scotland'', 2 (Edinburgh: STS, 1899), p. 182]</ref>

Before the [[Wedding of Mary, Queen of Scots, and Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley|wedding of Mary and Darnley]], Rizzio was with the couple when they walked in disguise or [[masque]] costume on Edinburgh's [[Royal Mile|High Street]].<ref>Joseph Stevenson, ''Selections from unpublished manuscripts illustrating the reign of Mary Queen of Scotland'', pp. 119–120.</ref> After the marriage in July 1565, rumours became rife that Mary was having an adulterous affair with Rizzio.<ref>Robert Stedall, ''The Challenge to the Crown: The Struggle for Influence in the Reign of Mary Queen of Scots'' (Book Guild Publishing, 2012), p. 191.</ref> It was said (in 1568) that Mary and Darnley's love decayed after they returned from the campaign against Moray's rebellion, known as the [[Chaseabout Raid]], when Mary was "using the said David more like a lover than a servant, forsaking her husband's bed".<ref>[[Thomas Finlayson Henderson]], [https://archive.org/details/maryqueenofscots02hend/page/654/mode/2up ''Mary, Queen of Scots: Her Environment and Tragedy'', 2 (New York, 1905), p. 654, modernised here]</ref> According to the report of a French diplomat, [[Paul de Foix]], Darnley discovered Rizzio in the closet of Mary's bedchamber at Holyrood house in the middle of the night dressed only in a fur gown over his shirt.<ref>Alexander Teulet, [https://archive.org/details/relationspoliti05teulgoog/page/n277/mode/2up ''Relations Politiques'', 2 (Paris, 1862), p. 267]</ref> [[George Buchanan]] included a similar story in his ''History'', that Darnley had a key to a secondary door to Mary's bedchamber, but found it locked or barred against him. Thereafter, he resolved to be revenged on Rizzio.<ref>James Aikman, ''History of Scotland by George Buchanan'', 2 (Glasgow, 1827), p. 478: ''Ane Cronickill of the Kingis of Scotland'' (Edinburgh: Bannatyne Club, 1830), p. 103.</ref>

Following Darnley's murder, Lord Ruthven, in the account known as ''Ruthven's Relation'', revealed that Darnley had described the circumstances of his jealousy to Mary. This account also focusses on Rizzio's presence in Mary's bedchamber:<blockquote>Since yon fellow Davie fell in credit and familiarity with your Majesty, you regarded me not, neither treated me nor entertained me after your wonted fashion; for every day before dinner, you would come to my chamber and pass time with me, and thus long time ye have not done done so; and when I come to your Majesty's chamber, you bear me little company, except Davie had been the third "marrow" [companion]: and after supper your Majesty hath a use to sit at cards with the said Davie till one or two of the clock after midnight; and this is the entertainment that I have had of you this long time.<ref>[[David Hay Fleming]], ''Mary Queen of Scots'' (London, 1897), 384 fn.41 quoting Ruthven's [https://archive.org/details/bim_early-english-books-1641-1700_a-relation-of-the-death-_ruthven-patrick-ruthven_1699/page/(30)/mode/2up ''Relation'' (London, 1699), p. 30] British Library Cotton Caligula B.IX (2) f.270.</ref></blockquote>

The chronicle account, the ''Historie of James the Sext'', tells the story in a different way, asserting that Mary's secretary, [[William Maitland of Lethington|William Maitland]] of [[Lennoxlove|Lethington]], was jealous of Rizzio's increasing power. Maitland made Darnley jealous of Rizzio, hoping that the naive king-consort would destroy his rival.<ref>[https://digital.nls.uk/publications-by-scottish-clubs/archive/79587250 ''Historie of KIng James the Sext'' (Edinburgh, 1825), 4]</ref>