Chapter I: Front Matter

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I WILL MAINTAIN

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BY THE SAME AUTHOR

THE VIPER OF MILAN
DEFENDER OF THE FAITH
GOD AND THE KING
THE QUEST OF GLORY
A KNIGHT OF SPAIN
THE GOVERNOR OF ENGLAND

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I WILL MAINTAIN

by

MARJORIE BOWEN

Author of “The Viper of Milan”

“MOI JE SERA NASSAU, JE MAINTAINDRAI”
Motto of the House of Orange

Ninth Edition

Methuen & Co. Ltd. 36 Essex Street W.C. London

First Published February 24th 1910 Second Edition March 1910 Third Edition April 1910 Fourth Edition June 1910 Fifth Edition February 1911 Sixth Edition June 1911 Seventh Edition January 1912 Eighth Edition December 1912 Ninth Edition September 1913

CONTENTS

CHAP. PAGE

PART I

I. THE IDEALS OF M. DE WITT 3

II. THE INTRIGUERS 15

III. MASTER AND PUPIL 25

IV. M. DE WITT’S SECRETARY 41

V. THE CHALLENGE 55

VI. MIDDELBURG 66

VII. THE MANIFESTO 79

VIII. M. DE WITT AND HIS HIGHNESS 89

IX. AMALIA OF SOLMS 103

X. AT THE HOUSE OF M. LE MARQUIS DE POMPONNE 112

XI. THE BALL IN THE BINNENHOF 122

XII. THE SPY OF FRANCE 135

PART II

I. THE RETURN OF FLORENT VAN MANDER 153

II. AGNETA DE WITT 169

III. SCHEVENINGEN 183

IV. THE DEFEAT OF M. DE WITT 203

V. THE DECLARATION OF WAR 216

VI. THE CONSPIRATORS 230

VII. THE POLICY OF M. DE WITT 247

VIII. SOLEBAY 259

IX. THE EMBASSY OF M. DE GROOT 283

X. THE VICOMTE DE MONTBAS 298

XI. IN TIME OF WAR 313

XII. AFTER THE DEFEAT 330

XIII. THE FANATICS 347

PART III

I. THE CAMP OF THE CONQUEROR 361

II. THE TEMPTERS 375

III. THE ANSWER 389

IV. THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE 404

V. CORNELIUS DE WITT 417

VI. THE RESTORATION 429

VII. “I WILL MAINTAIN” 439

VIII. THE STADTHOLDER 455

IX. IN THE ASSEMBLY 466

X. THE VICTOR VANQUISHED 474

XI. THE FALLEN STATESMAN 482

XII. AUGUST 20, 1672 499

XIII. WILLIAM OF ORANGE 526