he mercy of any man, nor would they trust to
mercenary troops for guarding their city. The Prince, hearing this,
agreed that the burghers, Calvinists, Lutherans, as well as Romanists,
should be employed to guard the city.

These arrangements were not made till dark. A'Dale and I returned home.
I may say that not one of the household could be persuaded to go to
bed. Master Clough's anxiety was very great, especially on account of
his wife. A'Dale and I, therefore, willingly undertook to go forth
again and learn the news. As we approached the Mere, where an army of
not less than 15,000 Calvinists still remained encamped, with guns
loaded, and artillery pointed, we heard cries, "Long live the Beggars!"

"Down with the Papists!" and similar shouts. We waited for some time:
again and again they were repeated, till we felt convinced that they
were about to march forth, and carry out the threats they had previously
uttered. Thus the night passed away.

We were not the only people who kept awake. Few, I believe, slept; but
there was one who, with his associates, laboured hard the whole time--
that was the Prince of Orange, so we afterwards heard. He was employing
every means he could devise to save the city. He had interviews with
the leaders of various parties; among others, he saw the ministers and
notable members of the Lutheran Churches, and induced them to persuade
their congregations to take up arms for the preservation of order. He
also engaged the assistance of the chiefs of the various foreign
mercantile associations--the English, Italian, Portuguese, and others--
and ordered us to remain under arms at our respective factories, ready
to act at a moment's warning. The Romanists also were assembled, and
urged to unite with all those who wished to support order. As may be
supposed, they were eager enough to do so, as certainly they would be
the first to fall, should an outbreak take place.

There were thus three parties in the city--the Calvinists, the
Lutherans, and the Romanists. In the two latter were generally found
the richest people of the community, though they were the least
numerous. They, therefore, would have suffered the most, had a battle
been fought in the city. Nothing could have been more horrible than
such an event--desolation and destruction would have been brought into
every house. Yet, strange as it may seem, all parties were willing and
eager to fight. Fresh articles were drawn up