The Scottish staple at Veere; a study in the economic history of Scotland . y in part have been induced to act in this way through hissympathies with the old religion, but the change was onewhich did not require any such justification. The island ofWalcheren was almost equally divided between the twoparties, and acts of cruelty daily committed made it impossibleto continue the Staple at any of the towns of Walcheren.* 1 Yair, pp. 134-140. ^Acts, iii., 36, 37. - Maitland, p. 387. ?*The island of Walchereu, equally divided as it was between thetwo parties, was the scene of much truculent and dia
The Scottish staple at Veere; a study in the economic history of Scotland . y in part have been induced to act in this way through hissympathies with the old religion, but the change was onewhich did not require any such justification. The island ofWalcheren was almost equally divided between the twoparties, and acts of cruelty daily committed made it impossibleto continue the Staple at any of the towns of Walcheren.* 1 Yair, pp. 134-140. ^Acts, iii., 36, 37. - Maitland, p. 387. ?*The island of Walchereu, equally divided as it was between thetwo parties, was the scene of much truculent and diabolical warfare. Itis difficult to say whether the mutual hatred of race or the animosity of .(^:c ^ ,^?1: -A/--^ ^,,.^>)^ r .,.. ^..- 7^,c«..^«f-^ ^^ f---^^^^ -:;• ^ ^.-7<..^r A- Y^ /T^^^ ..__^.,u. ^...;/. ..,.^y^ ,-)-+- ^—^ /T ^«.v ru<fc. r-r-r* •^ ^ X f -y » ^ ^*^-\ -to .?; =_^/..--^ ^, /::. ^ .. •?? ^ ;-/. LETTER FEOM MABY AND DARNLEY INQUIRING WHAT PRIVILEGES MIDDELBURG WOULDBE PREPARED TO GRANT (1565). GENERAL HISTORY OF STAPLE, 1541-1666 177 In the midst of such enormities, and in the unsettled statewhich accompanied the most barbaric forms of war, Hacketrightly judged that trade could no longer be carried on, andthe greater tranquillity of Flanders naturally induced him tolook for a better situation for Scottish trade there. Meanwhile the war in Zealand continued. The head-quarters of the Spanish party were situated in Middelburg,where Mondragon gallantly held out against the patrioticparty until 1574. It was now, however, impossible in thestraits to which he had been reduced to make any furtherresistance, and honourable conditions of surrender were atlength drawn up and signed on the 18th February of thisyear. The capitulation of Middelburg placed the whole ofthe island of Walcheren in the hands of the popular of Orange at once restored the ancient privileges ofthe to
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