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    History of the United Netherlands from the Death of William the Silent to the Twelve Year's Truce, 1585f
    History of the United Netherlands from the Death of William the Silent to the Twelve Year's Truce, 1585f
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    History of the United Netherlands from the Death of William the Silent to the Twelve Year's Truce, 1585f

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      History of the United Netherlands from the Death of William the Silent to the Twelve Year's Truce, 1585f - John Lothrop Motley

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      Title: History of the United Netherlands, 1585

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      HISTORY OF THE UNITED NETHERLANDS

      From the Death of William the Silent to the Twelve Year's Truce—1609

      By John Lothrop Motley

      MOTLEY'S HISTORY OF THE NETHERLANDS, Project Gutenberg Edition, Volume 43

      History United Netherlands, 1585

      CHAPTER VI., Part 2.

      Sir John Norris sent to Holland—Parsimony of Elizabeth—Energy of Davison—Protracted Negotiations—Friendly Sentiments of Count Maurice—Letters from him and Louisa de Coligny—Davison vexed by the Queen's Caprice—Dissatisfaction of Leicester—His vehement Complaints—The Queen's Avarice—Perplexity of Davison—Manifesto of Elizabeth—Sir Philip Sidney—His Arrival at Flushing.

      The envoys were then dismissed, and soon afterwards a portion of the deputation took their departure from the Netherlands with the proposed treaty. It was however, as we know, quite too late for Saguntum. Two days after the signing of the treaty, the remaining envoys were at the palace of Nonesuch, in conference with the Earl of Leicester, when a gentleman rushed suddenly into the apartment, exclaiming with great manifestations of anger:

      Antwerp has fallen! A treaty has been signed with the Prince of Parma. Aldegonde is the author of it all. He is the culprit, who has betrayed us; with many more expressions of vehement denunciation.

      The Queen was disappointed, but stood firm. She had been slow in taking her resolution, but she was unflinching when her mind was made up. Instead of retreating from her, position, now that it became doubly dangerous, she advanced several steps nearer towards her allies. For it was obvious, if more precious time should be lost, that Holland and Zeeland would share the fate of Antwerp. Already the belief, that, with the loss of that city, all had been lost, was spreading both in the Provinces and in England, and Elizabeth felt that the time had indeed come to confront the danger.

      Meantime the intrigues of the enemy in the independent Provinces were rife. Blunt Roger Williams wrote in very plain language to Walsingham, a very few days after the capitulation of Antwerp:

      If her Majesty means to have Holland and Zeeland, said he, "she must resolve presently. Aldegonde hath promised the enemy to bring them to compound. Here arrived already his ministers which knew all his dealings about Antwerp from first to last. Count Maurice is governed altogether by Villiers, and Villiers was never worse for the English than at this hour. To be short, the people say in general, they will accept a peace, unless her Majesty do sovereign them presently. All the men of war will be at her Highness' devotion, if they be in credit in time. What you do, it must be done presently, for I do assure your honour there

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