Nevertheless, I will not withdraw my attention from the subject till such a person be procured, and the deed be done." A month later, Escovedo wrote that he was about to visit Spain.

He complained that he required rest in his old age, but that Perez could judge how much rest he could get in such a condition of affairs.

He was, unfortunately, not aware, when he wrote, how soon his correspondent was to give him a long repose.

He said, too, that the pleasure of visiting his home was counterbalanced by the necessity of travelling back to the Netherlands; but he did not know that Perez was to spare him that trouble, and to send him forth upon a much longer journey.
The Governor-General, had, in truth, not inspired the popular party or its leader with confidence, nor did he place the least reliance upon them.

While at Louvain, he had complained that a conspiracy had been formed against his life and liberty.