received abundance of hard reproaches, and finding they were resolved to degrade him, he presently rallied them in answer to all they said; nor could all the cautions of his friends persuade him to any submission, after receiving so rough and ill-bred a treatment as they gave him: and impatient to return to _Sylvia_, where all his joys were centred, he was with much ado persuaded to stay and hear the resolution of the Council, which was to take from him those honours he held amongst them; at which he cocked and smiled, and told them he received what he was much more proud of, than of those useless trifles they called honours, and wishes they might treat all that served them at that ungrateful rate: for he that had received a hundred wounds, and lost a stream of blood for their security, shall, if he kiss their wives against their wills, be banished like a coward: so hasting from the Council, he got into his coach and went to _Sylvia_. This incensed the old gentlemen to a high degree, and they carried it against the younger party (because more in number) that this _French_ lady, who was for high-treason, as they called it, forced to fly _France_, should be no longer protected in _Holland_. And in order to her removal, or rather their revenge on _Octavio_, they sent out their warrant to apprehend her; and either to send her as an enemy to _France_, or force her to some other part of the world. For a day or two _Sebastian_’. interest prevailed for the stopping the warrant, believing he should be able to bring his nephew to some submission; which when he found in vain, he betook himself to his chamber, and refused any visits or diversions: by this time, _Octavio_’. rallying the _States_ was become the jest of the town, and all the sparks laughed at them as they passed, and lampooned them to damnable _Dutch_ tunes, which so highly incensed them, that they sent immediately, and served the warrant on _Sylvia_, whom they surprised in _Octavio_’. coach as she was coming from taking the air. You may imagine what an agony of trouble and grief our generous and surprised lover was in: it was in vain to make resistance, and he who before would not have submitted to have saved his life, to the _States_, now for the preservation of one moment’s content to _Sylvia_, was ready to go and fall at their feet, kiss their shoes, and implore their pity. He first accompanies her to the house of the messenger, where he only is permitted to behold her with eyes of dying love, and unable to say any thing to her, left her with such gifts, and charge to the messenger’s care, as might oblige him to treat her well; while _Sylvia_ less surprised, bid him, at going from her, not to afflict himself for any thing she suffered; she found it was the malice of the peevish old magistrates, and that the most they could do to her, was to send her from him. This last she spoke with a sigh, that pierced his heart more sensibly than ever any thing yet had done; and he only replied (with a