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which he carried with him on his return are only the direct result 

 of the culminating influences wrought by the labors of Dykvelt. 341 

 These letters of the leaders to the Prince show a growth in daring 

 and conviction. In September, Shrewsbury came over to Holland, 

 and he bore with him letters from the leaders most of which leave 

 it to Shrewsbury to tell by word of mouth what their sentiments 

 are toward the Prince. Early in the next year Russell crossed the 

 Channel, and besought the Prince to come to the aid of the people 

 of England. The Prince showed some resolution at this time, and 

 he repeated his famous words, "Nunc aut nunquam." Mordaunt 

 had been in Holland since 1686. 342 Others gradually joined the 

 English cabal in Holland. When the Prince entered Torbay on 

 that memorable day in November, he was surrounded by a strong 

 party of English supporters. 343 



A Final Estimate 



The mission of Dykvelt to England in 1687 stands out, then, 

 because it represents the beginning of the offensive against James 

 II. It is important because of the dexterity with which the 

 envoy was able to rally all the parties to the cause of the Prince. 

 The brilliancy of the work is all the more manifest from the 

 obscurity under which he was forced to labor. Another disturbing 

 factor was the great animosity that existed between the various 



341 These letters may be found in Dalrymple's Appendix, pp. 200-210. 

 Burnet's statement that Zuliestein brought the Prince such positive advices 



and such an assurance of the invitation the Prince had desired is quite obviously 

 incorrect. In the first place, Zuliestein was in England but three weeks (Dalrymple, 

 p. 200) and possessed little of the aggressiveness of Dykvelt. Moreover, the 

 English leaders were already sending their representatives over to William in 

 person. Again, the time when the Prince seems first to have signified directly his 

 willingness to come to England was early in the year 1688 at the arrival of Russell. 

 Finally, Burnet characteristically takes a tremendous leap in time when in the 

 very next sentence he speaks of the proceedings against the Bishops. He says 

 the whole nation was in fermentation. Surely not, at the time of Zuliestein's 

 embassy! Halifax tells us differently, and he was on the spot. 



342 Grimblot's Letters, Note 3, p. 352. 

 Burnet, p. 495. 



543 Burnet, pp. 495-503. 



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