The Rise of the Dutch Republic — volume 07: 1561-62

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The Rise of the Dutch Republic — volume 07: 1561-62
Motley, John Lothrop, 1814-1877
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It was theirobject, he said, to keep the King "in tutelage"--to make him a "shadowand a cipher, " while they should themselves exercise all authority in theprovinces. It is impossible to exaggerate the effect of such suggestionsupon the dull and gloomy mind to which they were addressed. It is easy, however, to see that a minister with such views was likely to be ascongenial to his master as he was odious to the people. For already, inthe beginning of 1562, Granvelle was extremely unpopular. "Th...e Cardinalis hated of all men, " wrote Sir Thomas Gresham. The great strugglebetween him and the leading nobles had already commenced. The peoplejustly identified him with the whole infamous machinery of persecution, which had either originated or warmly made his own. Viglius andBerlaymont were his creatures. With the other members of the statecouncil, according to their solemn statement, already recorded, he didnot deign to consult, while he affected to hold them responsible for themeasures of the administration.

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