After Sidney's death, Sir John Norris, in his letter of condolence to Walsingham for the death of his illustrious son-in-law, expressed the deeper regret at his loss because Sir Philip's opinion had been that the Norrises were wronged.

Hollock had conducted himself like a lunatic, but this he was apt to do whether in his cups or not.

He was always for killing some one or another on the slightest provocation, and, while the dog-star of 1586 was raging, it was not his fault if he had not already despatched both Edward Norris and the objectionable "Mr.P.B." For these energetic demonstrations against Leicester's enemies he considered himself entitled to the Earl's eternal gratitude, and was deeply disgusted at his apparent coldness.

The governor was driven almost to despair by these quarrels.
His colonel-general, his lord marshal, his lieutenant-general, were all at daggers drawn.

"Would God I were rid of this place!" he exclaimed.
"What man living would go to the field and have his officers divided almost into mortal quarrel?
One blow but by any of their lackeys brings us altogether by the ears." It was clear that there was not room enough on the Netherland soil for the Earl of Leicester and the brothers Norris.