On one occasion, when he was engaged at the State Council till a late hour, the citizens conceived so much alarm, that a large number of them spontaneously armed themselves, and repaired to the palace.

The Prince, informed of the circumstance, threw open a window and addressed them, thanking them for their friendship and assuring them of his safety.

They were not satisfied, however, to leave him alone, but remained under arms below till the session was terminated, when they escorted him with affectionate respect to his own hotel.
The secret envoy arrived in Vienna, and excited the ambition of the youthful Matthias.

It must be confessed that the offer could hardly be a very tempting one, and it excites our surprise that the Archduke should have thought the adventure worth the seeking.

A most anomalous position in the Netherlands was offered to him by a slender and irresponsible faction of Netherlanders.