To enumerate all that has been written on Mary would fill a volume. Among the chief works are S. Jebb's De Vita et Rebus Gestis Marite Scotorum Regime (Lond. 1725, 2 vols. fol.); J. Anderson's Collections Relating to the Histoiy of _Mary, Queen of Scotland (Lond. 4 vols. 4to); bishop Keith's History of the Affairs of Church and State in Scotland (Edin. 1734, fol.; 1841 1850, 3 vols. 8vo); W. Goodall's Examination, of the Let ters. said to be written by Mary, Queen of Scots, to James, Earl of Bothwell' (Edin. 1754, 2 vols. 8vo); Principal Robertson's Histdry of Scotland; W. Tytler's Inquiry into the Eti dence against Mary, Queen of Seats (Edin. 1759, 8vo; Lond. 1790, 2 vols. 8vo); M. Laing's History of Scotland; G. Chalmers's Life of Mary, Queen of Scots (1818, 2 vols.; 1822, 3 vols.); P. F. Tytler's History of Scotland; Prince Labanofts Recueil des Lettres de Marie Stuart (1844); David Laing's edition of John Knox's History of the Reformatzon (1846-48); Miss Agnes Strickland's Dem of the Queens of Scotland (Edin. 1850-59, 8 vols. 8vo); A.
de Montaiglon's Latin Themes of Mary Stuart (Lond. 1855,'Svo); Prince Labanoff's Notice tar la Callection des Portraits de Marie Stuart (1856); M. Mignet's Histaire de Marie Stuart (1852); M Teulet's Lettres de Marie Stuart (1859); M. Cheruel's.Marie Stuart et Catherine de Medicis (1858); Robertson's Catalogues of the Jewels, Dresses, Furniture, Books, and. Paintings of Mary, Queen of Scots (1863); Hwack's _Mary, Queen of Scots, and her Accusers (1870-74); History of Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots, translated from the MSS. of prof. Petit, by C. de Flandre (1874); Marie Stuart: son Proas et son Execution, d'apres le Journal inedit de Baurgoing, by Cbantelauze (1876).
The best representations of Mary are the contemporary portraits by the French painter, Francis Clouet, more commonly called Jehannet or Janet, and the statue, by an. unknown sculptor, on her tomb at Westminster. All portraits which cannot be recon ciled with these types may safely be rejected as spurious.