Woerden

States had a conference near Woerden with the President Rouillé, but the matter which was therein debated is not made public.

The Tatler, Volume 1, 1899 George A. Aitken

Cornelius of Woerden, who had recently entered the house of

The Age of Erasmus Lectures Delivered in the Universities of Oxford and London 1901

Assuming the offensive, he ventured on a series of attacks on Naarden and on Woerden, raised the siege of Maestricht, and finally made an attempt to cut the

History of Holland George Edmundson 1889

He accordingly stopped the princess and detained her at a farm until the arrival at Woerden of the members of the Committee of Defence.

History of Holland George Edmundson 1889

No barrier remained, as it appeared, to oppose the progress of the enemy; the army of the Prince had dwindled to about thirteen thousand men; two of the frontier towns, Woerden and Oudewater, had solicited safeguards from the invaders; and Naarden was surprised by the Count of Rochefort.

The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 12 John [Editor] Rudd 1885

He first formed the design of surprising Naarden and Woerden, both of which attempts, however, proved unsuccessful.

The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 12 John [Editor] Rudd 1885

Wurtz at Gorcum; the Count of Horn at the Goejanverwellen Sluys; another detachment occupied Woerden; and the Prince himself took up his head-quarters at Bodergrave and Nieuwerburg.

The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 12 John [Editor] Rudd 1885

Henry, the bishop of Utrecht, was at sword's point with two lords, those of Aemstel and Woerden, who hated him from the fact that a kinsman of theirs, Goswin by name, had been deposed from the same see, through the action of a general chapter.

Historical Tales, Vol 5 (of 15) The Romance of Reality, German Charles Morris 1877

The States-General now held an assembly at Woerden, and summoned the malcontents of Utrecht to bring before that body a statement of their grievances.

PG Edition of Netherlands series — Complete John Lothrop Motley 1845

He had been especially indignant at the insult which the Duchess Regent had put upon him, by sending Duke Eric of Brunswick with an armed force into Holland in order to protect Gouda, Woerden, and other places within the Prince's own government.

PG Edition of Netherlands series — Complete John Lothrop Motley 1845