Editing David Rizzio (section)

==The takers in hand==
[[Thomas Randolph (diplomat)|Thomas Randolph]] listed these men among the participants in Rizzio's murder:<ref>Joseph Bain, ''Calendar of State Papers Scotland'', vol. 2 (Edinburgh, 1900), 269–270: Henry Ellis, ''Original Letters'', series 1 vol. 2 (London, 1824), 220-222.</ref>
*[[Regent Morton|Earl of Morton]]
*[[Patrick Ruthven, 3rd Lord Ruthven]]
*[[Patrick Lindsay, 6th Lord Lindsay]]
*[[William Maitland of Lethington]]
*[[William Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie|Master of Ruthven]]
*James Ormiston, laird of Ormiston.<ref>[[Maureen Meikle]], ''A British frontier? Lairds and Gentlemen in the Eastern Borders'' (Tuckwell, 2004), pp. 241–242.</ref>
*William Sinclair of Herdmanston, laird of "Haughton"
*John Crichton, laird of [[Brunstane]]
*[[William Douglas of Whittinghame|The laird of Whittinghame]]
*[[William Douglas, 6th Earl of Morton|The laird of Lochleven]]
*The laird of Elphingstone (Johnston)
*Patrick Murray
*Andrew Kerr of Fawdonsyde, son-in-law of [[John Knox]]
*William Tweedie of Drumelzier
*Adam Tweedie of Dreva
with the preachers; [[John Knox]] and John Craig. On 19 March, the [[Privy Council of Scotland|Privy Council]] sent letters to a number of men, requiring they attend in Edinburgh to answer questions.<ref>John Hill Burton, ''Register of the Privy Council of Scotland'', vol. 1 (Edinburgh, 1877), pp. 436-7.</ref> John Carmichael of Meadowflat, later Captain of Crawford, was given a remission or pardon in 1574 for his "art and part" in the detention of Mary at Holyrood from the 9 to 11 March 1566.<ref>Gordon Donaldson, ''Register of the Privy Seal of Scotland'', 6 (Edinburgh: HMSO, 1963), p. 485 no. 2684.</ref>