Don John of Austria, or Passages from the history of the sixteenth century, MDXLVIIMDLXXVII . ARMS OF DON JOHN. adherents of the various reformed sects saw in him their soleprotector against renewed persecution. The Provinces of Hollandand Zeland, uniting themselves by closer ties, conferred upon himfuller powers. His envoys, both in London and Paris, wereenabled to point not only to the dangers which threatened him,but also to the confidence which the people of the Netherlandsreposed in him. Both Elizabeth and Henry entered into moreserious negotiations than they had yet ventured to open. The
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Don John of Austria, or Passages from the history of the sixteenth century, MDXLVIIMDLXXVII . ARMS OF DON JOHN. adherents of the various reformed sects saw in him their soleprotector against renewed persecution. The Provinces of Hollandand Zeland, uniting themselves by closer ties, conferred upon himfuller powers. His envoys, both in London and Paris, wereenabled to point not only to the dangers which threatened him, but also to the confidence which the people of the Netherlandsreposed in him. Both Elizabeth and Henry entered into moreserious negotiations than they had yet ventured to open. The military enterprises of Orange were less promising thanhis diplomatic affairs. Towards the end of May his fleet failedin an attempt to relieve Zierick-Zee, and some weeks afterwardsthat town capitulated to Mondragone. But this was the_ lastsuccess which attended the operations planned by Requesens.The Spanish army entered upon a career which neutralized its CHAP. IV. HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE NETHERLANDS. 179 previous victories, and ended in its second ignominious expulsionfrom the Nether