ge , ▁but ▁was ▁released ▁shortly ▁there after . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 5 8 4 , ▁de ▁S ille ▁made ▁up ▁the ▁conditions ▁of ▁hom age ▁of ▁Prince ▁William ▁to ▁negoti ate ▁with ▁the ▁Earl ▁of ▁Le ic ester ▁per tain ing ▁to ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁Netherlands . ▁ ▁Later ▁that ▁year ▁N icas ius ▁was ▁sent ▁as ▁a ▁deput y ▁to ▁the ▁States - General , ▁mark ing ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁repeated ▁terms ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 6 0 0 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 5 8 7 , ▁de ▁S ille ▁was ▁sent ▁as ▁a ▁special ▁amb assador ▁to ▁England , ▁appearing ▁at ▁the ▁emb ass y ▁before ▁Queen ▁Elizabeth . ▁He ▁is ▁mentioned ▁in ▁Elizabeth ' s ▁" Calendar ▁of ▁State ▁Pap ers ▁Foreign " ▁on ▁several ▁occasions . ▁Following ▁the ▁successful ▁mission , ▁N icas ius ▁was ▁sent ▁as ▁a ▁special ▁amb assador ▁several ▁times ▁to ▁Den mark , ▁Germany , ▁and ▁France . ▁He ▁would ▁also ▁serve ▁twice ▁as ▁a ▁commission er ▁of ▁the ▁Army . ▁ ▁Mar riage ▁and ▁family ▁On ▁January ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 5 7 1 , ▁he ▁married ▁in ▁Nam ur ▁Gen ove ve ▁de ▁Roma ign an , ▁daughter ▁of ▁Laur ens ▁de ▁Roma ign an ▁and ▁Philipp otte ▁le ▁No ire . ▁Gen ove ve ▁died ▁the ▁following ▁year , ▁leaving ▁N icas ius ▁a ▁son : ▁Laur ens ▁de ▁S ille ▁( 1 5 7 2 - 1 6 3 7 ), ▁burg ome ister