Shrewsbury, George Talbot, sixth Earl of (“Bess of Hardwick’s” fourth husband), 241; his ancestry, 34–5; honours bestowed on, 35; his marriage to “Bess of Hardwick,” 36 _et sqq._; his enormous correspondence, 38; letters written by, 42, 45, 78, 97, 106, 108–9, 111, 115, 165, 186–7, 193, 208, 234, 259, 279, 281, 286, 299, 305; his charge of Mary Queen of Scots, 40–1, 43, 45 _et sqq._, 95, 180, 231; his allowance for Mary, 63, 113–14, 162; and Mary’s life at Tutbury, 64 _et sqq._; at Wingfield, 70 _et sqq._; his illness, 72–3; Queen Elizabeth’s complaints of, 76–7, 97–8, 111 _et sqq._, 156, 226; and Queen Mary’s health, 81, 96; and the attack on his wife, 82 _et sqq._, 97–8; and Duke of Norfolk’s trial, 86–7; letters written to, 99 _et sqq._, 109, 290, 301, 318; his characteristics, 113, 246, 254; and the priests’ accusation, 114 _et sqq._; and Elizabeth Cavendish’s marriage, 147 _et sqq._; and his wife’s imprisonment, 153 _et sqq._; his present to Burghley, 161–2; and his son’s proposed marriage, 166 _et sqq._; his expenditure, 169, 227–8; and Leicester at Buxton, 171; entertains Leicester at Chatsworth, 182 _et sqq._; his parsimony, 196, 201, 299; disagreements with his children, 198, 251 _et sqq._; disagreements with his wife, 200 _et sqq._, 213, 251 _et sqq._, 258 _et sqq._, 312 _et sqq._; and Mary’s reported escape, 207, 211; and his grandchild’s death, 208–9; Mary’s friendliness towards, 209; pleads to Queen Elizabeth, 212; difficulties with his tenants, 214 _et sqq._; and his grandchild Arabella, 220; wishes to visit the Queen, 230; death of his son Francis, 230, 259; and Mary’s ill-health, 231 _et sqq._; and the death of Lady Lennox, 234–5; the slander against, 245, 249, 250, 262 _et sqq._, 267 _et sqq._; and Mary Talbot, 254 _et sqq._; his dislike of Chatsworth, 258–9; released from his charge of Mary, 266; visits Elizabeth, 266–7; and Elizabeth as peacemaker, 267, 278, 296 _et sqq._; his monetary disputes with the Countess, 284 _et sqq._; and Elizabeth’s partiality for the Countess, 292 _et sqq._; and Elizabeth’s profession, 295, 315; Elizabeth’s decision, 296 _et sqq._; reproves Mary Talbot’s extravagance, 299, 300; Sir Henry Lee and, 299 _et sqq._; his lonely old age, 307–8, 315–16; summoned to Fotheringay, 307; and execution of Mary Queen of Scots, 309 _et sqq._; Bishop of Lichfield’s advice to, 318 _et sqq._; his death, 322 _et sqq._