They caused also medals of lead and copper to be struck, bearing upon one side the head of Philip; upon the reverse, two hands clasped within a wallet, with the motto, "Faithful to the King, even to wearing the beggar's sack." These badges they wore around their necks, or as buttons to their hats.

As a further distinction they shaved their beards close, excepting the moustachios, which were left long and pendent in the Turkish fashion,--that custom, as it seemed, being an additional characteristic of Mendicants.
Very soon after these events the nobles of the league dispersed from the capital to their various homes.

Brederode rode out of Brussels at the head of a band of cavaliers, who saluted the concourse of applauding spectators with a discharge of their pistols.

Forty-three gentlemen accompanied him to Antwerp, where he halted for a night.

The Duchess had already sent notice to the magistrates of that city of his intended visit, and warned them to have an eye upon his proceedings.