The Rise of the Dutch Republic, 1572

John Lothrop Motley
The Rise of the Dutch Republic,
1572

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Title: The Rise of the Dutch Republic, 1572
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MOTLEY'S HISTORY OF THE NETHERLANDS, PG EDITION,
VOLUME 19.
THE RISE OF THE DUTCH REPUBLIC
By John Lothrop Motley
1855

1572 [

CHAPTER VII
.]
Municipal revolution throughout Holland and Zealand--Characteristics
of the movement in various places--Sonoy commissioned by Orange as
governor of North Holland--Theory of the provisional government--
Instructions of the Prince to his officers--Oath prescribed--Clause of
toleration--Surprise of Mons by Count Louis--Exertions of Antony
Oliver--Details of the capture--Assembly of the citizens--Speeches of
Genlis and of Count Louis--Effect of the various movements upon
Alva--Don Frederic ordered to invest Mons--The Duke's impatience to
retire--Arrival of Medina Coeli--His narrow escape--Capture of the
Lisbon fleet--Affectation of cordiality between Alva and Medina--
Concessions by King and Viceroy on the subject of the tenth penny--
Estates of Holland assembled, by summons of Orange, at

Dort--Appeals from the Prince to this congress for funds to pay his
newly levied army--Theory of the provisional States' assembly--Source
and nature of its authority--Speech of St. Aldegonde--Liberality of the
estates and the provinces--Pledges exchanged between the Prince's
representative and the Congress--Commission to De la Marck ratified
--Virtual dictatorship of Orange--Limitation of his power by his own
act--Count Louis at Mons--Reinforcements led from France by Genlis--
Rashness of that officer--His total defeat--Orange again in the
field--Rocrmond taken--Excesses of the patriot army--Proclamation of
Orange, commanding respect to all personal and religious rights--His
reply to the Emperor's summons--His progress in the Netherlands--
Hopes entertained from France--Reinforcements under Coligny
promised to Orange by Charles IX.--The Massacre of St.
Bartholomew--The event characterized--Effect in England, in Rome,
and in other parts of Europe--Excessive hilarity of Philip--Extravagant
encomium bestowed by him upon Charles IX.--Order sent by Philip to
put all French prisoners in the Netherlands to Death--Secret
correspondence of Charles IX. with his envoy in the
Netherlands--Exultation of the Spaniards before Mons--Alva urged by
the French envoy, according to his master's commands, to put all the
Frenchmen in Mons, and those already captured, to death--Effect of the
massacre upon the Prince of Orange--Alva and Medina in the camp
before Mons--Hopelessness of the Prince's scheme to obtain battle from
Alva--Romero's encamisada --Narrow escape of the prince--Mutiny
and dissolution of his army-- His return to Holland--His
steadfastness--Desperate position of Count Louis in Mons--Sentiments
of Alva--Capitulation of Mons-- Courteous reception of Count Louis
by the Spanish generals-- Hypocrisy of these demonstrations--Nature of
the Mons capitulation-- Horrible violation of its terms--Noircarmes at
Mons--Establishment of a Blood Council in the city--Wholesale
executions--Cruelty and cupidity of Noircarmes--Late discovery of the
archives of these crimes--Return of the revolted cities of Brabant and
Flanders to obedience--Sack of Mechlin by the Spaniards--Details of
that event.
The example thus set by Brill and Flushing was rapidly followed. The
first half of the year 1572 was distinguished by a series of triumphs
rendered still more remarkable by the reverses which followed at its

close. Of a sudden, almost as it were by accident, a small but important
sea-port, the object for which the Prince had so long been hoping, was
secured. Instantly afterward, half the island of Walcheren renounced
the yoke of Alva, Next, Enkbuizen, the key to the Zuyder Zee, the
principal arsenal, and one of the first commercial cities in the
Netherlands, rose against the
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