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The Prince of Orange, Counts Egmont, Horn, and Megen were present at the latter banquet, but without any concert or design, and without having themselves any share in the league, although one of Egmont's own secretaries and some of the servants of the other three noblemen had openly joined it.
But little heed was paid to the remonstrances in behalf of the imperial Courts, or the privileges of Brabant. These were but cobweb impediments which, indeed, had long been brushed away. President Viglius was even pathetic on the subject of Madame Egmont's petition to the council of Brabant.
But all the arguments, however lucid, with which a far-discerning prudence supplied him, and however urgently enforced, with all the ardor and animation which the tender anxiety of friendship could alone inspire, did not avail to destroy the fatal confidence which still fettered Egmont's better reason.
Philip immediately communicated the information thus received to the Duke of Alva, charging him on repeated occasions to find out what was written, either by Egmont or by Straalen, at Egmont's instigation, stating that such a letter was written at the time of the Hoogstraaten baptism, that it would probably illustrate the opinions of Egmont at that period, and that the letter itself, which the confessor of Madame de Parma had once had in his hands, ought, if possible, to be procured.
She had been afraid to show a want of confidence in his character, but at the same time she believed that all soldiers under Egmont's orders would be so many enemies to the king. Notwithstanding his protestations of fidelity to the ancient religion and to his Majesty, she feared that he was busied with some great plot against God and the King.
The Regent, while faithfully recording in her despatches every thing of this nature which reached her ears, expressed her astonishment at Egmont's course, because, as she had often taken occasion to inform the King, she had always considered the Count most sincerely attached to his Majesty's service.
Secret policy of the government Berghen and Montigny in Spain Debates at Segovia Correspondence of the Duchess with Philip Procrastination and dissimulation of the King Secret communication to the Pope Effect in the provinces of the King's letters to the government Secret instructions to the Duchess Desponding statements of Margaret Her misrepresentations concerning Orange, Egmont, and others Wrath and duplicity of Philip Egmont's exertions in Flanders Orange returns to Antwerp His tolerant spirit Agreement of 2d September Horn at Tournay Excavations in the Cathedral Almost universal attendance at the preaching Building of temples commenced Difficult position of Horn Preaching in the Clothiers' Hall Horn recalled Noircarmes at Tournay Friendly correspondence of Margaret with Orange, Egmont, Horn, and Hoogstraaten Her secret defamation of these persons.
The same weapon, a few minutes later, was used for the despatch of Egmont's friend, Count Horn.
Alva, still attended by Egmont, rode soon afterwards through the Louvain gate into Brussels, where they separated for a season. Lodgings had been taken for the Duke at the house of a certain Madame de Jasse, in the neighborhood of Egmont's palace.
Egmont's wife, by birth a duchess of Bavaria, addressed petitions to the princes of the German empire, to the Emperor, and to the King of Spain. The Countess Horn, mother of the imprisoned count, who was connected by the ties of friendship or of blood with the principal royal families of Germany, did the same.
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