She was loud in her denunciations of the danger and dishonor which would be the result to the provinces of this French alliance.

She threatened not only to withdraw herself from their cause, but even to take arms against a commonwealth which had dared to accept Alencon for its master.

She had originally agreed to furnish one hundred thousand pounds by way of loan.

This assistance had been afterwards commuted into a levy of three thousand foot and-two thousand horse, to be added to the forces of John Casimir, and to be placed under his command.

It had been stipulated; also, that the Palatine should have the rank and pay of an English general-in-chief, and be considered as the Queen's lieutenant.