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Thus, Holland consisted of two members, or branches the nobles and the six chief cities; Flanders of four branches the cities, namely, of Ghent, Bruges, Ypres, and the "freedom of Bruges;" Brabant of Louvain, Brussels, Bois le Due, and Antwerp, four great cities, without representation of nobility or clergy; Zeland, of one clerical person, the abbot of Middelburg, one noble, the Marquis of Veer and Vliessingen, and six chief cities; Utrecht, of three branches the nobility, the clergy, and five cities.
Proceeding himself to Zeeland, he had shipped fifteen companies of picked troops from Middelburg, together with a flotilla laden with munitions and provisions enough to withstand a siege of several weeks. When the arrangements were completed, he went himself on board of a ship of war to take command of the expedition in person.
The Duke visited Middelburg, where he was received with great state, and to the authorities of which he expressed his gratification at finding two such stately cities situate so close to each other on one little island. On the 17th of February, he set sail for Antwerp.
The city of Dort; of Middelburg, of Ghent, of Louvain, was a living being, doing fealty, claiming service, bowing to its lord, struggling with its equals, trampling upon its slaves. Thus, in these obscure provinces, as throughout Europe, in a thousand remote and isolated corners, civilization builds itself up, synthetically and slowly; yet at last, a whole is likely to get itself constructed.
Kritzinger himself captured a small British detachment near Maraisburg. As in February when Lyttelton was brought down, so again in July the situation in the Cape Colony was sufficiently serious to call for outside assistance. French was sent down from the Transvaal; Lord Kitchener himself came to Middelburg.
Commandant-General Botha: "Then I understand that you are going to be guided only by the Middelburg proposals?" Lord Kitchener: "No; we can alter them." Lord Milner: "This draft document was originally written out in order to be annexed to the Middelburg proposals.
A gentleman well known to me received, on the morning after the troops had passed through the town of Middelburg on their way to Pretoria, a visit from an old Boer with whom he was on friendly terms, who had purposely come to tell him that a large patrol was out to ambush the troops on the Pretoria road.
Aldegonde at the Diet Municipal revolution in Amsterdam The Prince's letter on the subject of the Anabaptists of Middelburg The two armies inactive De la None Action at Rijnemants John Casimir Perverse politics of Queen Elizabeth Alencon in the Netherlands Portrait of the Duke Orange's position in regard to him Avowed and supposed policy of the French court Anger of Elizabeth Terms arranged between Alencon and the Estates Renewed negotiations with Don John Severe terms offered him Interview of the English envoys with the Governor Despondency of Don John Orange's attempts to enforce a religious peace His isolation in sentiment The malcontent party Count John Governor of Gelderland Proposed form of religious peace Proclamation to that effect by Orange, in Antwerp A petition in favor of the Roman Church presented by Champagny and other Catholic nobles to the States General Consequent commotion in Brussels Champagny and others imprisoned Indolence and poverty of the two armies Illness and melancholy of Don John His letters to Doria, to Mendoza, and to the King Death of Don John Suspicions of poison Pompous burial Removal of his body to Spain Concluding remarks upon his character.
Should he be compelled, against his will, to remain, he gave warning that he might do something which would be matter of astonishment to everybody. Meantime, the man in whose hands really lay the question of war and peace, sat at Middelburg, watching the deep current of events as it slowly flowed towards the precipice. The whole population of Holland and Zealand hung on his words.
A sudden panic seized the Spaniards, and the whole fleet sailed away at once in the direction of Middelburg. The governor of the island next day arrived at Flushing and was at once admitted.
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