ForDutchWilliamwasofkin，wesay；FriedrichI。ofPrussia，byhisMotherthenobleWifeoftheGreatElector，wasfullcousintoDutchWilliam:andtheMarriageContractswereexpress，——thoughtheHighMightinessesmadedifficulties，andthecollateralOrangebrancheswereabundantlyreluctant，whenitcametothefulfillingpoint。Forindeedthematterwasintricate。Orangeitself，forexample，whatwastobedonewiththePrincipalityofOrange？
ClearlyPrussia’s；butitliesimbeddeddeepinthebellyofFrance，thatwillbeaCaesarean—Operationforyou！HadnotNeuchatelhappenedjustthentofallhometoFrance（orinsomemeasuretoFrance）andbeheirless，Prussia’sHeritageofOrangewouldhavedonelittleforPrussia！PrincipalityofOrangewas，bythischance，longsince，mainlyintheFirstKing’stime，gotsettled:[Neuchatel，3dNovember，1707，toFriedrichI。，nativespreferringhimto\"FifteenotherClaimants；\"LouisXIV。loudlyprotesting:nottillTreatyofUtrecht（14thMarch1713，firstmonthofFriedrichWilhelm’sreign）wouldLouisXIV。，oncessionofOrange，consentandsanction。]butthereneededmanyyearsmoreofgoodwaiting，andofgoodpushing，onFriedrichWilhelm’spart；
anditwasnottill1732thatFriedrichWilhelmgottheDutchHeritagesfinallybroughttothesquare:NeuchatelandValengin，asaforesaid，inlieuofOrange；andnowfurthermore，theOldPalaceatLoo（thatVIEILLECOURandbiggestcobwebs），withpertinents，withGardenofHonslardik；andastringofitems，biggerandless，notworthenumerating。Oftheitems，thisHerstalwasone；——andtruly，sofarasthiswent，FriedrichWilhelmoftenthoughthehadbetterneverhaveseenit，somuchtroublediditbringhim。
HOWTHEHERSTALLERSHADBEHAVEDTOFRIEDRICHWILHELM。
TheHerstalpeople，knowingthePrussianrecruitingsystemandotherrigors，wereextremelyunwillingtocomeunderFriedrichWilhelm’ssway，couldtheyhavehelpedit。Theyrefusedfealty，sworetheyneverwouldswear:nordidthey，tilltheappearance，orindubitableforeshine，ofFriedrichWilhelm’sbayonetsadvancingonthemfromtheEast，broughtcompliance。Andalwaysafter，spiteofsuchquasi—fealty，theyshowedapig—likeobstinacyofhumor；acertaininsignificant，andasitwereimpertinent，deep—rooteddesiretothwart，irritateandcontradictthesaidFriedrichWilhelm。Especiallyinanyrecruitingmatterthatmightarise，knowingthattobetheweaksideofhisPrussianMajesty。Allthiswouldhaveamountedtonothing，haditnotbeenthattheirneighbor，thePrinceBishopofLiege，whoimaginedhimselftohavesomeobscureclaimsofsovereigntyoverHerstal，andthoughtthepresentagoodopportunityforassertingthese，wasdiligenttoaidandabettheHerstalpeopleinsuchtheirmutinousacts。Obscureclaims；ofwhichthisisthesummary，shouldthereadernotprefertoskipit:——