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He too was most anxious for Barneveld's arrival, and was of his opinion that it would have been better for Conde to be persuaded to remain at Breda and be supported by his brother-in-law, the Prince of Orange. The impetuosity of the King had however swept everything before it, and Conde had been driven to declare himself Spanish and a pretender to the crown. There was no issue now but war.
While Henry was chafing with anxiety in Paris, the ambassadors, having received Barneveld's instructions dated 31st March, set forth on the 8th April from the Hague, reached Rotterdam at noon, and slept at Dordrecht. Newt day they went to Breda, where the Prince of Orange insisted upon their passing a couple of days with him in his castle, Easter-day being 11th April.
Had it not been for his Excellency's watchfulness and promptitude, they would already under guidance of Barneveld and his crew have mastered the city of Brielle. Flushing too through Barneveld's advice and connivance was open at a particular point, in order that the Spaniards, who had their eye upon it, might conveniently enter and take possession of the place.
Whereupon he shut the window and left van der Myle to make such application of the parable as he thought proper, vouchsafing no further answer to Barneveld's communication.
Again the King expressed his anxiety for Barneveld's coming, and directed the Ambassador to urge it, and to communicate to him the conversation which had just taken place. He much preferred, he said, a general war.
Barneveld's Influence in the Provinces Unpopularity of Leicester intrigues of his Servants Gossip of his Secretary Its mischievous Effects The Quarrel of Norris and Hollock The Earl's Participation in the Affair His increased Animosity to Norris Seizure of Deventer Stanley appointed its Governor York and Stanley Leicester's secret Instructions Wilkes remonstrates with Stanley Stanley's Insolence and Equivocation Painful Rumours as to him and York Duplicity of York Stanley's Banquet at Deventer He surrenders the City to Tassis Terms of the Bargain Feeble Defence of Stanley's Conduct Subsequent Fate of Stanley and York Betrayal of Gelder to Parma These Treasons cast Odium on the English Miserable Plight of the English Troops Honesty and Energy of Wilkes Indignant Discussion in the Assembly.
Barneveld's Imprisonment Ledenberg's Examination and Death Remonstrance of De Boississe Aerssens admitted to the order of Knights Trial of the Advocate Barneveld's Defence The States proclaim a Public Fast Du Maurier's Speech before the Assembly Barneveld's Sentence Barneveld prepares for Death Goes to Execution.
"Lecta vulcano" was noted at the end of it, as was not unfrequently the case with the Advocate. It never was burned; but, innocent and reasonable as it seems, was made use of by Barneveld's enemies with deadly effect. Meantime M. de Refuge, as before stated, was on his way to the Hague, to communicate the news of the double marriage.
He did not forget that when the subject had been discussed by the favourers of the scheme in Barneveld's own house, Barneveld himself had prophesied that one day or another "the rights would burst out which his Excellency had to become prince of the provinces, on strength of the signed and sealed documents addressed to the late Prince of Orange; that he had further alluded to the efforts then on foot to make him Duke of Gelderland; adding with a sneer, that Zeeland was all agog on the subject, while in that province there were individuals very desirous of becoming children of Zebedee."
It was Barneveld's estimate that before the truce the States had received from France eleven millions of florins in cash, and during the truce up to the year 1613, 3,600,000 in addition, besides a million still due, making a total of about fifteen millions.
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