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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.
The Prince of Orange's claim to be head of the Orange faction could hardly be disputed, but it was a master stroke of political malice to fix the stigma of Spanish partisanship on the Advocate.
Eindhoven, Diest, Dunkirk, Newport, and other places, were successively surrendered to royalist generals. On the 22nd of September, 1583, the city of Zutfen, too, was surprised by Colonel Tassis, on the fall of which most important place, the treason of Orange's brother-in-law, Count Van den Berg, governor of Gueldres, was revealed.
The patriots had never ceased to regret that precious possession, lost, as we have seen, in so tragical a manner on the very day of Orange's death. Fort Lillo, exactly opposite, on the Brabant shore of the Scheldt, had always been securely held by them; and was their strongest position.
On the other hand, there were always many poor relations and dependents of Granvelle, eager to be benefitted by Orange's patronage, who lived in the Prince's household, or received handsome appointments from his generosity. Thus, there had been great intimacy, founded upon various benefits mutually conferred; for it could hardly be asserted that the debt of friendship was wholly upon one side.
The Prince of Orange's claim to be head of the Orange faction could hardly be disputed, but it was a master stroke of political malice to fix the stigma of Spanish partisanship on the Advocate.
Previous career of Requesens Philip's passion for detail Apparent and real purposes of government Universal desire for peace Correspondence of leading royalists with Orange Bankruptcy of the exchequer at Alva's departures Expensive nature of the war Pretence of mildness on the part of the Commander His private views Distress of Mondragon at Middelburg Crippled condition of Holland Orange's secret negotiations with France St.
Previous career of Requesens Philip's passion for detail Apparent and real purposes of government Universal desire for peace Correspondence of leading royalists with Orange Bankruptcy of the exchequer at Alva's departures Expensive nature of the war Pretence of mildness on the part of the Commander His private views Distress of Mondragon at Middelburg Crippled condition of Holland Orange's secret negotiations with France St.
He considered the object of his enterprise not to be a precedent for further revolutions, but that it was the great end of his expedition to make such revolutions, so far as human power and wisdom could provide, unnecessary. Extracts from the Prince of Orange's Declaration.
This last clause was introduced far more to pacify the Northerners, who strongly objected to these negotiations, than to further Orange's personal ambition. It shows once more the privileged situation occupied by the three provinces and their strong particularist tendencies.
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