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The Earl was indeed inclined to take so cheerful view of matters as to believe that he should even effect a reform in the noble soldier's most unpleasant characteristic. "Hollock is a wise gallant gentleman," he said, "and very well esteemed. He hath only one fault, which is drinking; but good hope that he will amend it.
"Even if the quarrel is to be excused by drink," said an eye-witness, "'tis but a slender defence for my Lord to excuse himself by his cups; and often drink doth bewray men's humours and unmask their malice. Certainly the Count Hollock thought to have done a pleasure to the company in killing him." Nothing could be more ill-timed than this quarrel, or more vexatious to Leicester.
"Since your Excellency's departure," wrote Leicester's secretary, "there hath been among the Dutch Counts nothing but dancing and drinking, to the grief of all this people; which foresee that there can come no good of it. Specially Count Hollock, who hath been drunk almost a fortnight together."
Sidney, not perhaps much regretting the loss of his share in this rather inglorious shooting party, went down to the water-side, accompanied by Captain Norris, to meet Hollock and the other commanders. As the Count stepped on shore he scowled ominously, and looked very much out of temper. "What has come to Hollock?" whispered Captain Patton, a Scotchman, to Sidney.
Barneveld's Influence in the Provinces Unpopularity of Leicester intrigues of his Servants Gossip of his Secretary Its mischievous Effects The Quarrel of Norris and Hollock The Earl's Participation in the Affair His increased Animosity to Norris Seizure of Deventer Stanley appointed its Governor York and Stanley Leicester's secret Instructions Wilkes remonstrates with Stanley Stanley's Insolence and Equivocation Painful Rumours as to him and York Duplicity of York Stanley's Banquet at Deventer He surrenders the City to Tassis Terms of the Bargain Feeble Defence of Stanley's Conduct Subsequent Fate of Stanley and York Betrayal of Gelder to Parma These Treasons cast Odium on the English Miserable Plight of the English Troops Honesty and Energy of Wilkes Indignant Discussion in the Assembly.
Sidney, not perhaps much regretting the loss of his share in this rather inglorious shooting party, went down to the water-side, accompanied by Captain Norris, to meet Hollock and the other commanders. As the Count stepped on shore he scowled ominously, and looked very much out of temper. "What has come to Hollock?" whispered Captain Patton, a Scotchman, to Sidney.
The marshal had requested Lord Willoughby, with his troop of horse and five hundred foot, to join in the enterprise, but, as usual, particular pains had been taken that Sir John Norris should know nothing of the affair. Pelham and Hollock who was "greatly in love with Mr.
Sir Philip Sidney threw his arms around Hollock, however, and, with the assistance of others in the company, succeeded in dragging him from the room. The affair was over in a few seconds. Norris, coming back to consciousness, sat for a moment as one amazed, rubbing the blood out of his eyes; then rose from the table to seek his adversary; but he was gone. Soon afterwards he went to his lodgings.
After Sidney's death, Sir John Norris, in his letter of condolence to Walsingham for the death of his illustrious son-in-law, expressed the deeper regret at his loss because Sir Philip's opinion had been that the Norrises were wronged. Hollock had conducted himself like a lunatic, but this he was apt to do whether in his cups or not.
"Count Maurice behaveth himself very discreetly all this while," wrote one, who did not love him, to Leicester, who loved him less: "He cometh every day to the council, keeping no company with Count Hollock, nor with any of them all, and never drinks himself full with any of them, as they do every day among themselves."
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