Willoughby; much devoted to Leicester and much detesting Barneveld, had small scruple in fanning the flames of discord.
There was open mutiny against the States by the garrison of Gertruydenberg, and Willoughby's brother-in-law, Captain Wingfield, commanded in Gertruydenberg.

There were rebellious demonstrations in Naarden, and Willoughby went to Naarden.

The garrison was troublesome, but most of the magistrates were firm.

So Willoughby supped with the burgomasters, and found that Paul Buys had been setting the people against Queen Elizabeth, Leicester, and the whole English nation, making them all odious.

Colonel Dorp said openly that it was a shame for the country to refuse their own natural-born Count for strangers.