To vulgar natures the prospect of such a martyrdom was not alluring.

Both these men, therefore, had, almost at the same time, though, as far as appears, without any concert, conveyed to William, through different channels, warnings that his life was in danger.

Dumont had acknowledged every thing to the Duke of Zell, one of the confederate princes.

Leefdale had transmitted full intelligence through his relations who resided in Holland.

Meanwhile Morel, a Swiss Protestant of great learning who was then in France, wrote to inform Burnet that the weak and hotheaded Grandval had been heard to talk boastfully of the event which would soon astonish the world, and had confidently predicted that the Prince of Orange would not live to the end of the next month.
These cautions were not neglected.