17. Prayers after the confession of sins, and the sense of pardon obtained.—pp. 108-125.
These prayers breathe a spirit of the most humble and ardent piety; and if composed by the Duke himself, exhibit the weakness of his character in a more favourable light than the remainder of the volume. One paragraph is striking:—
"Mercy, mercy, good Lord! I aske not of thee any longer the things of this world; neither power, nor honours, nor riches, nor pleasures. No, my God, dispose of them to whom thou pleasest, so that thou givest me mercy."
18. "The Batteryes that can be made at Flushing to keep ships from coming in."—pp. 127, 128.
19. "Traité de la guere ou Politique militaire."—pp. 130-132.
20. "The Rode that is to be taken from Bruxels to Diren, the Pri. of Orange's house."—p. 133.
21. "The Road from Bruxells to Sousdyck, the Prince of Orange his hous."—p. 134.
22. "The way that I tooke from Diren, when I went for England, Nov. the 10. 84."—p. 135.
23. "The way that I took when I came from England, December the 10th. 84."—p. 137.
24. "The way that I took the first day of Jan. n. st. [1684-5] from Bruxells to the Hague."—p. 139.