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Continued and excessive barbarity of the government Execution of Antony van Straalen, of "Red Rod" Spelle The Prince of Orange advised by his German friends to remain quiet Heroic sentiments of Orange His religious opinions His efforts in favor of toleration His fervent piety His public correspondence with the Emperor His "Justification," his "Warning," and other papers characterized The Prince, with a considerable army, crosses the Rhine Passage of the Meuse at Stochem He offers battle to Alva Determination of the Duke to avoid an engagement Comparison of his present situation with his previous position in Friesland Masterly tactics of the Duke Skirmish on the Geta Defeat of the Orangists Death of Hoogstraaten Junction with Genlis Adherence of Alva to his original plan The Prince crosses the frontier of France Correspondence between Charles IX. and Orange The patriot army disbanded at Strasburg Comments by Granvelle upon the position of the Prince Triumphant attitude of Alva Festivities at Brussels Colossal statue of Alva erected by himself in Antwerp citadel Intercession of the Emperor with Philip Memorial of six Electors to the Emperor Mission of the Archduke Charles to Spain His negotiations with Philip Public and private correspondence between the King and Emperor Duplicity of Maximilian Abrupt conclusion to the intervention Granvelle's suggestions to Philip concerning the treaty of Passau.
As to Count Tilly, who was as prudent as he was firm, he began to parley with the burghers, under the protection of the cocked pistols of his dragoons, explaining to the valiant townsmen, that his order from the States commanded him to guard the prison and its approaches with three companies. "Wherefore such an order? Why guard the prison?" cried the Orangists.
Meanwhile St John and Strickland continued to have insults hurled at them by Orangists and royalist refugees, foremost amongst them Prince Edward, son of the Queen of Bohemia. The Parliament threatened to recall the envoys, but consented that they should remain, on the undertaking of the Estates of Holland to protect them from further attacks, and to punish the offenders.
To his dying day, the Prince ever afterwards kept a spaniel of the same race in his bed-chamber. The midnight slaughter still continued, but the Spaniards in their fury, set fire to the tents. The glare of the conflagration showed the Orangists by how paltry a force they had been surprised.
In the earlier days of Parma's administration, just as a thorough union of the Walloon provinces in favor of the royal government had nearly been formed, these Orangists of Arras risked a daring stroke.
In the earlier days of Parma's administration, just as a thorough union of the Walloon provinces in favor of the royal government had nearly been formed, these Orangists of Arras risked a daring stroke.
With the shoes of swiftness on his feet, the coat of darkness on his back, and the wishing purse in his hand, he sped silently and invisibly from one great Malcontent chieftain to another, buying up centurions, and captains, and common soldiers; circumventing Orangists, Ghent democrats, Anjou partisans; weaving a thousand intrigues, ventilating a hundred hostile mines, and passing unharmed through the most serious dangers and the most formidable obstacles.
With the shoes of swiftness on his feet, the coat of darkness on his back, and the wishing purse in his hand, he sped silently and invisibly from one great Malcontent chieftain to another, buying up centurions, and captains, and common soldiers; circumventing Orangists, Ghent democrats, Anjou partisans; weaving a thousand intrigues, ventilating a hundred hostile mines, and passing unharmed through the most serious dangers and the most formidable obstacles.
This was the first count against the De Witts their objection to a Stadtholder. The second count was that the De Witts had always done their best to keep at peace with France. They knew that war with France meant ruin to Holland, but the more violent Orangists still believed that such a war would bring honour to the Dutch. Hence the popular hatred against the De Witts.
These letters, entirely creditable though they were to the statesmanship of the Grand Pensionary, would have been accepted as evidence of treason by the maddened Orangists, and Cornelius, instead of burning them, had left them in the keeping of his godson, Van Baerle, a quiet, scholarly young man of Dordrecht, who was utterly unaware of the nature of the packet.
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