His errand was one of no ordinary peril.

He assumed the garb of a common sailor, and in this disguise reached the Dutch coast in safety, on the Friday after the trial of the Bishops.

He instantly hastened to the Prince.

Bentinck and Dykvelt were summoned, and several days were passed in deliberation.

The first result of this deliberation was that the prayer for the Prince of Wales ceased to be read in the Princess's chapel.