Don John of Austria, or Passages from the history of the sixteenth century, MDXLVIIMDLXXVII . Barlaymont, was tooSpanish in his predilections to be a safe subject for her overtures ;but she completely won the heart of Monsieur DTnchy, thegovernor of his important citadel, which thenceforth belonged toher and Anjou. DTnchy even asked his Bishops leave toaccompany her to Namur, on the plea of seeing her reception byDon John; and the Spaniardized Fleming, as she calls thePrelate, was so ill advised as to let him go. At Mons shequickly came to the most satisfactory understanding with theGovernor o
Don John of Austria, or Passages from the history of the sixteenth century, MDXLVIIMDLXXVII . Barlaymont, was tooSpanish in his predilections to be a safe subject for her overtures ;but she completely won the heart of Monsieur DTnchy, thegovernor of his important citadel, which thenceforth belonged toher and Anjou. DTnchy even asked his Bishops leave toaccompany her to Namur, on the plea of seeing her reception byDon John; and the Spaniardized Fleming, as she calls thePrelate, was so ill advised as to let him go. At Mons shequickly came to the most satisfactory understanding with theGovernor of Hainault the Count of Lalaing, and with his beautifulwife a sister of the Marchioness of Havrech. Lalaing was a1 Brantome : Discotirs iii. CEuvres, ii. 379, 393. 236 DON JOHN OF AUSTRIA, CHAP. VI. leader of the Old Catholic party, who hated Spain and thereformed faith with an equal hatred. He would have no dealingswith Orange, neither would he do the King of Spain, whosecommission he bore, the honour of waiting upon Don John. TheKing of France being the Suzerain of the Netherlands, the. MARGARET OF VALOIS, QUEEN OF NAVARRE. lieutenant of the King of Spain conceived that he would be onlydoing his duty in helping to place Henry HI. in actual posses-sion of what was in theory his own. He promised on Margaretsreturn home, to send his brother Montigny to meet Anjou at hercountry house at La F^re. Meanwhile, answering for the gooddisposition of Hainault, he was doubtful as to that of Cambray,and recommended that DInchy should be, if possible, gained CHAP. VI. AFFAIRS OF THE NETHERLANDS. 237 over. It is characteristic of tlie adroit Queen that she said nothingof having already taken that precaution, but begged Lalaing touse his best endeavours in her brothers behalf with his goodfriend and neighbour, the military Governor of Cambray. On her days journey from Mons to Namur Margaret wasescorted by the devoted Lalaing and a gallant band of accompanied her two leagues bey
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