A watan Oktoba 1566, yayin da yake zama a Jedburgh a cikin Scottish Borders, Maryamu ta yi tafiya a kan doki na akalla sa'o'i hudu a kowace hanya don ziyarci Earl na Bothwell a Hermitage Castle, inda ya kwanta da rashin lafiya daga raunuka da aka samu a cikin rikici tare da reivers. Daga baya magabtan Maryamu sun yi amfani da wannan tafiya a matsayin hujja cewa su biyu masoya ne, ko da yake ba a nuna shakku a lokacin ba kuma Maryamu ta kasance tare da mataimakanta da masu tsaronta. Nan da nan bayan dawowarta zuwa Jedburgh, ta sha wahala daga rashin lafiya mai tsanani wanda ya hada da yiwuwar vomiting, asarar gani, rikice-rikice, da kuma rashin hankali. Maryamu ta yi tafiya a kan doki na akalla sa'o'i hudu a kowace hanya don ziyarci Earl na Bothwell a Hermitage Castle, inda ya kwanta da rashin lafiya daga raunuka da aka samu a cikin rikici tare da reivers. Daga bisani, a ranar 25 ga watan Janairu 1566, Sir James Darling ya koma gidansa, inda ya ji tsoron cewa ya kamata ya
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