g on the Five Cantons were
not fulfilled, to continue the interdict against the exportation of
provisions, until they would comply. It was simply uttered as a wish
that the Five Cantons would also abolish pensions.

The leaders of the armies communicated the rough draft of the treaty to
their several governments. In Bern it was received with universal joy.
"We permit you," wrote the government to her members in the field, "to
omit, in the affair of the Unterwaldners, whatever might waken strife
anew, be it so far only as is consistent with our honor. It is hoped,
being now again united, as was necessary, we will be able to bestow a
glance on our foreign enemies. Henceforth no more strangers, be they
Burgundians, Netherlanders, Austrians, Lorrainers or others should be
allowed to threaten our borders with impunity. We should, after the
manner of our fathers, defend ourselves. Sound the Five Cantons and
tell us, if they would refuse to arm." Just this, meanwhile, was the
most difficult point. Under various pretexts they tried to put off the
delivery of the deeds of the Austrian alliance. Then Zurich ordered
those of her militia, who were already prepared for a return home, to
stay, and called back others, who had marched off. The arbitrators
begged. The Bernese threatened; the Banneret, Peter im Haag, said: "If
the document be not produced immediately, we will fetch it in
procession." At last, on the 25th of June, about 2 o'clock in the
night, it was brought to Cappel. What further happened, is related by
Thomas Platter, an eye-witness, in these words: "As every one was now
up, they came together into a room, and the _amman_ of Glarus took the
document; for he had all along been the chief umpire. He gave it to a
scribe to open; it was terribly broad and long; the like I have never
seen, and I think it had nine seals on it; one large one, that was
golden. Then the scribe began and read a long preface of titles, such
as one reads on the square at Basel, on St. John's day; after that, the
Five Cantons, also, under the titles by which they are known. They had
made a league. Then the _amman_ struck his hand upon the document and
said: 'It is enough.' Then one behind me, who was doubtless a Zuricher,
cried out: 'Read the thing through, that we may hear how traitorously
they would have dealt with us.' The _amman_ turned to him and spake:
'How read it through? You must hack me into little pieces first, before
I will suffer it.' T