His Highness, by this proceeding, had much deepened the distrust.

He warned the Duke accordingly, that he was not taking the right course to reinstate himself in a position of honor and glory, and he begged him, therefore, to adopt more appropriate means.
Such a step was now demanded of him, not only by the country, but by all Christendom.
This moderate but heartfelt appeal to the better nature of the Duke, if he had a better nature, met with no immediate response.
While matters were in this condition, a special envoy arrived out of France, despatched by the King and Queen-mother, on the first reception of the recent intelligence from Antwerp.

M.de Mirambeau, the ambassador, whose son had been killed in the Fury, brought letters of credence to the states of the Union and to the Prince of Orange.

He delivered also a short confidential note, written in her own hand, from Catherine de Medici to the Prince, to the following effect: "My COUSIN,--The King, my son, and myself, send you Monsieur de Mirambeau, to prove to you that we do not believe--for we esteem you an honorable man--that you would manifest ingratitude to my son, and to those who have followed him for the welfare of your country.

We feel that you have too much affection for one who has the support of so powerful a prince as the King of France, as to play him so base a trick.