That he undertook the Government of Antwerp most unwillingly, at the express desire and command of the King of Spain. That, during his Government, he did all in his power to restrain the excesses of the Spaniards in the Citadel; so far as to incur their odium and hatred. That he was unable to prevent the sack of the town, owing to the treachery of the Almain Colonels [_VAN EINDEN &c._] of the only troops under his command; who would not suffer the burghers to arm in their defence. 10. EDWARD GRIMESTON, in his _General History of the Netherlands to 1608_ (which is mainly based on J. F. LE PETIT's _Chronique_, printed at Dordrecht in 1601) gives the following account of the destruction of Antwerp Castle, which had been built by the Duke of ALVA. The inhabitants of Antwerp being still in fear, by reason of their Castle, so long as the war was thus wavering, fearing they should be, at some time, again surprised (terming it a den of thieves, an invention of men full of cruelty, a nest of tyranny, a receptacle of all filthy villany abomination and wickedness) obtained leave of the States to dismantle it towards the town. The which the burghers began the 28th of August [1577], with such spleen as there was neither great nor small (wives children, gentlewomen, and burghers; and all in general) but would pull down a piece of it; men, women, and servants going thither, with their Ensigns displayed, having many victuallers on the plain before the Castle [_the Esplanade_]; so as it seemed a camp. And although the masons' work was great, strong, and thick; yet were they not long in beating it down on that side. Soon after, in imitation of that of Antwerp, followed the dismantling of the Castles of Ghent, Utrecht, Valenciennes, Bethune, Lille, Aire, and others; and the Citadel of Arras was laid open towards the town. p. 647.] [Footnote 2: The necessary corrections have been herein made.--E.A.] [Footnote 3: This Plan of Antwerp at the time of the Spanish Fury, drawn up from the instructions of GEORGE GASCOIGNE, is wanting in every copy of this Narrative that we have met with. We have strenuously searched for it in every direction; but without success. Its disappearance is a great loss.--E.A.] [Illustration: CHLORIS, or The Complaint of the passionate despised Shepherd. By WILLIAM SMITH. [Illustration] _Imprinted at London_, by EDMUND BOLLIFANT. 1596.] _To the most excellent and learned Shepherd COLIN CLOUT_ [i.e. EDMUND SPENSER].