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Prince (of Orange) had recaptured that city, freeing the previously
invaded soldiers!
The duke then came to Malines, bringing again terror to local
peaceful inhabitants, raping and steeling their animals and doing all
kinds of other bad things.
That year, the procession of the Ommegang was the saddest ever.
The Duke of Alba was invited in the City Hall but did not want to
accept the meal offered to him. He only wanted to see the procession
but had in fact little or no feeling for it.
That year, the Duke of Alba, the great tyran, finally left Brussels and
returned to Spain with his son Dom Frederic, as good as his father,
during six years and three and half month such bad a governor was
in our region.
Also, all our aldermen left to go to Bergen-Op-Zoom to celebrate the
departure of the Spaniards from Middelbourg too. The next year, the
Ommegang procession was very nice to see again. Dom Jan, His
Highness, came to the City Hall and stayed for the table food
celebrations with many high-ranked personalities.
Count of Egmont, son of the one who was killed by the Duke, and
count of Arenberg, participated in the golden collar celebrations.
Dom Jan was made King of the Golden Collar of Louvain.
The next month, came the King of Navarre from France to meet
Dom Jan who offered a large banquets to him and all Brussels
personalities. It was a great success and the visit in Leuven was also
quite a great moment.
In August, we all went to Antwerp to destroy with great pleasure the
castle built by the Duke of Alba. It was demolished with the
agreement of the Grand Council and the City Hall.
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