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Sonoy, however who was so stanch a Leicestrian, that his Spanish contemporaries uniformly believed him to be an Englishman held out for a long time, as will be seen, against the threats and even the armed demonstrations of Maurice and the States.
The Stadholder warmly repudiated Leicestrian designs, and declared that he had been always influenced by a desire to serve his country and maintain the Reformed religion. If he had made mistakes, he desired to be permitted to improve in the future. Thus having spoken, the soldier retired from the Assembly with the state council at his heels.
The States, with their adherents, before they had any Lord's resignations were much perplexed what course to take, but now begin to hoist their heads." The excellent Leicestrian entertained hopes, however; that mutiny and intrigue might still carry the day. He had seen the fat militiaman of Naarden and other captains, and, hoped much mischief from their schemes.
And so help me God," she added, turning to the audience, who, with various feelings, witnessed this interesting scene "so help me God, gentlemen, as I think never sovereign had a truer servant than I have in this noble Earl!" A murmur of assent rose from the Leicestrian faction, which the friends of Sussex dared not oppose.
And then he went into particulars, and discussed, 'more suo, the constitutional question, in which various Leicestrian counsellors seconded him. But Barneveld grimly maintained that the States were the sovereigns, and that it was therefore unfit that the governor, who drew his authority from them, should call them to account for their doings.
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