Don John of Austria, or Passages from the history of the sixteenth century, MDXLVIIMDLXXVII . pended,and all confiscations since i 566 were declared null and void. Tothe States-General all questions of internal policy were to bereferred, such as the restoration of fortresses to the King and therepayment to the Prince of Orange of his expenses in the treaty was open to the adhesion of the rest of the the day when it was signed, the 8th of November, the castleof Ghent surrendered to the national troops. About the sametime Mondragone, who had hitherto maintained himself in Zi
Don John of Austria, or Passages from the history of the sixteenth century, MDXLVIIMDLXXVII . pended,and all confiscations since i 566 were declared null and void. Tothe States-General all questions of internal policy were to bereferred, such as the restoration of fortresses to the King and therepayment to the Prince of Orange of his expenses in the treaty was open to the adhesion of the rest of the the day when it was signed, the 8th of November, the castleof Ghent surrendered to the national troops. About the sametime Mondragone, who had hitherto maintained himself in Zierick-Zee with a handful of loyal soldiers, evacuated that dear-boughttown and the isle of Schouwen ; and almost the whole of Zelandreturned to the possession of the adherents of Orange.^ 1 For the above account of the affairs in the Netlierlands previous to the arrival ofDon John of Austria, I am mainly indebted to Mr. Motleys Rise of the DiUch Repuilic(London, 1858, 3 vols. 8vo), a work which, in patient research, lucid arrangement,and graphic power, has few equals in modern ROYAL ARMS OF SPAIN. :^<S^ ^^^ r^j^jaL* ^^io-^^ CSMfiij^n%: ^^^^^^^ ^^^s i^^ t)1 1^^^ ^^^M ^^^^^ ^^s ^^^^ CHAPTER V. THE NETHERLANDS ; JOURNEY THITHER OF DON JOHN OFAUSTRIA, AND EVENTS THERE FROM THE END OF OCTOBER1576 TO THE 1ST OF MAY 1577- AVING set forward on hisnorthern ride, as we have seen,towards the end of October,from Abrojo, near Valladolid,Don John of Austria was ac-companied by Ottavio Gon-zaga^ and two or threeservants, amongst whom wasa French postilion who inafter days, travelling with thehistorian Brantdme, was de-scribed by that writer as aFrenchified Swiss, or halfSavoyard, half Spaniard, know-ing all the posts, highroads,and byways of France.^ DonJohn is said by his biographer to have travelled disguised, withstained face and dyed frizzled hair, as the Moorish slave ofGonzaga.^ Of this disguise, which may, as we have seen, havebeen adopted partly in imitation of his fat
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