For these energetic demonstrations against Leicester’s enemies he considered himself entitled to the Earl’s eternal gratitude, and was deeply disgusted at his apparent coldness.  The governor was driven almost to despair by these quarrels.

His colonel-general, his lord marshal, his lieutenant-general, were all at daggers drawn.  “Would God I were rid of this place!” he exclaimed.  “What man living would go to the field and have his officers divided almost into mortal quarrel?  One blow but by any of their lackeys brings us altogether by the ears.”

It was clear that there was not room enough on the Netherland soil for the Earl of Leicester and the brothers Norris.  The queen, while apparently siding with the Earl, intimated to Sir John that she did not disapprove his conduct, that she should probably recall him to England, and that she should send him back to the Provinces after the Earl had left that country.

Such had been the position of the governor-general towards the Queen, towards the States-General, and towards his own countrymen, during the year 1586.

ETEXT EDITOR’S BOOKMARKS: 

Are wont to hang their piety on the bell-rope
Arminianism
As logical as men in their cups are prone to be
Tolerating religious liberty had never entered his mind

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