THE
IVDGMENT
GIVEN
AND
PRONOVNCED
vpon
John
van
Olden
Barneuelt
,
late
Aduocate
of
HOLLAND
and
WEST-FRESELAND
,
together
with
his
execution
performed
vpon
the
13
of
May
1619.
Stylo
novo
.
IOhn
van
Olden
Barnevelt
sometime
Aduocate
or
Counsellor
of
the
Prouinces
of
Holland
and
West-Freesland
,
and
at
this
present
committed
to
prison
,
Commissioners
being
by
the
generall
States
ordained
and
appointed
to
examine
him
,
and
to
make
report
thereof
vnto
the
Iudges
by
the
said
generall
States
ordained
to
sit
vpon
the
same
,
without
racke
or
any
torment
confessed
,
(
as
to
the
said
Iudges
also
it
manifestly
appeared
)
1
That
notwithstanding
,
it
is
not
lawfull
for
any
man
,
to
breake
or
violate
the
vnitie
,
and
fundamentall
lawes
,
whereupon
the
gouernment
of
the
vnited
Netherlands
is
grounded
,
and
whereby
the
said
Countries
(
by
Gods
speciall
blessing
,
notwithstanding
all
the
forces
,
practises
and
deuices
of
their
enemies
and
euill
willers
)
hath
bin
hitherto
preserued
and
defended
:
he
the
said
prisoner
had
taken
vpon
him
,
to
trouble
the
state
of
the
Religion
,
and
thereby
to
bring
the
Church
of
God
into
great
trouble
and
extremitie
.
To
that
end
had
maintained
and
put
in
practise
,
most
exorbitant
and
pernicious
maximes
against
the
state
of
the
Land
,
and
among
them
,
with
great
boldnes
,
of
himselfe
and
by
his
complices
inserted
,
that
some
of
the
Prouinces
of
the
said
vnited
Netherlands
,
had
power
&
authoritie
of
themselues
,
to
order
and
dispose
of
religion
at
their
wills
and
pleasures
,
and
that
the
rest
of
the
Prouinces
had
nothing
to
doe
therewith
.
2
That
without
commission
or
authoritie
,
he
had
in
his
owne
house
made
certaine
protestations
in
the
name
of
the
Prouinces
of
Holland
,
Vtrecht
,
and
Ouerissell
,
whereby
they
togither
,
by
manner
of
complot
(
against
all
order
vsed
in
the
assemblies
of
the
generall
States
)
protested
,
that
the
Deputies
of
the
Prouinces
which
were
appointed
for
the
furthering
of
the
Nationall
Synode
,
would
be
the
authors
and
causers
of
great
troubles
and
inconueniences
.
3
That
he
contemning
the
good
and
wholsome
counsels
of
diuers
Princes
,
Lords
,
and
noble
Personages
both
in
and
without
the
land
,
as
much
as
in
him
lay
,
had
sought
to
withstand
and
hinder
the
remedies
procured
for
the
ceasing
of
controuersie
in
Religion
.
4
That
to
further
and
maintaine
his
designes
aforesaid
,
he
had
abused
certaine
of
the
mightiest
Potentates
with
vnseemely
and
sinister
practises
,
and
to
that
end
by
his
owne
authoritie
instructed
,
and
caused
to
be
instructed
,
the
Ambassadors
for
the
States
with
vntrue
propositions
.
5
That
he
also
had
taken
vpon
him
to
write
to
the
States
Ambassador
resident
in
Great
Britannie
,
that
if
any
thing
should
be
written
by
the
said
King
concerning
the
state
of
Religion
,
that
it
should
be
sent
to
the
States
of
Holland
;
and
that
he
should
procure
the
staying
thereof
,
vntill
he
had
sent
the
copie
vnto
him
to
consider
of
it
,
and
to
stay
his
answer
thereupon
,
before
he
sent
the
same
,
and
that
the
letters
should
be
directed
vnto
him
,
that
he
might
deliuer
them
,
for
the
good
and
seruice
of
the
land
(
assuming
to
himselfe
all
the
authoritie
and
gouernment
thereof
.
)
6
That
he
tooke
vpon
him
,
in
the
name
of
the
States
of
Holland
and
West-Friesland
,
to
write
to
the
King
of
France
,
that
those
States
Generall
that
proclaimed
a
nationall
Synod
,
vsurped
the
names
of
the
Generall
States
,
wishing
his
Maiestie
not
to
send
any
of
his
subiects
vnto
the
said
Synod
,
but
rather
to
aid
and
assist
those
of
Holland
against
the
factions
of
the
States
.
7.
That
by
indirect
meanes
he
had
sought
for
and
procured
letters
from
the
King
of
England
,
which
he
himselfe
had
first
drawne
and
corrected
,
and
then
sent
them
ouer
to
the
Ambassador
,
tending
to
the
furthering
of
his
owne
designes
,
which
he
himselfe
deliuered
to
the
generall
States
,
but
made
them
not
acquainted
in
what
manner
he
had
procured
them
,
writing
to
the
said
Ambassador
,
that
he
should
not
by
any
means
make
the
Ambassadors
at
that
time
in
England
for
the
generall
States
,
acquainted
therewith
.
8.
That
for
the
better
furtherance
of
his
designes
and
pretences
,
by
the
said
Ambassadors
meanes
he
sought
to
procure
the
like
letters
againe
from
the
King
of
England
,
which
when
he
could
not
get
,
he
did
not
sticke
to
presume
to
tax
the
said
King
,
with
being
the
cause
of
the
troubles
that
were
then
risen
in
the
vnited
Prouinces
.
9
That
,
to
procure
the
more
and
greater
trouble
in
religion
,
hee
had
placed
and
brought
into
the
Churches
diuers
hereticall
Diuines
and
Teachers
,
and
in
the
mannageing
of
the
State
had
put
in
such
men
,
as
he
thought
to
be
fit
instruments
for
the
effecting
and
furtherance
of
his
faction
.
10
That
he
likewise
had
brought
to
passe
,
that
his
said
creatures
and
instruments
at
diuers
and
seuerall
times
,
and
sundry
places
,
contrary
to
all
good
order
of
gouernment
,
had
holden
diuers
conuenticles
and
secret
assemblies
,
where
,
by
him
and
his
complices
it
was
determined
how
they
might
proceed
in
their
bad
pretence
:
and
to
the
end
the
same
might
be
authorized
vnder
the
names
of
the
States
of
Holland
and
West-Freisland
,
he
had
so
plotted
,
that
by
multitude
of
voices
(
contrary
to
the
will
and
desire
of
some
of
the
chiefest
members
of
Holland
)
they
might
resolue
vpon
that
which
they
desired
and
intended
:
and
yet
he
himselfe
confesseth
,
that
such
priuate
assemblies
are
not
to
be
permitted
in
a
well-gouerned
Common-wealth
.
11
That
he
did
not
seeke
to
hinder
the
rigorous
commissions
in
some
places
sent
forth
against
the
true
professors
of
religion
,
whereby
they
were
vpon
strict
penalties
forbidden
the
exercise
of
the
true
religion
,
making
them
hatefull
in
all
places
both
within
and
without
the
Land
,
by
the
names
of
strangers
,
and
Puritans
,
who
there
Flanderising
,
caused
the
subiects
to
contend
with
their
Gouernors
.
Notwithstanding
that
all
the
vnited
Prouinces
together
,
by
many
and
sundry
treaties
,
agreements
,
and
resolutions
,
(
whereof
he
himselfe
,
as
one
of
the
States
,
had
beene
the
author
and
inuentor
)
had
promised
and
bound
themselues
one
vnto
another
,
with
body
,
life
,
and
goods
,
to
maintaine
,
preserue
and
vphold
,
the
reformed
euangelicall
religion
,
receiued
and
preached
in
euery
place
of
those
Countries
,
without
any
alteration
thereof
whatsoeuer
.
And
that
for
confirmation
thereof
,
in
Anno
1588.
the
oathes
of
all
the
Gouernors
,
Generals
,
Captaines
,
and
souldiers
,
in
one
point
specially
mentioned
the
same
,
which
was
that
they
should
sweare
to
bee
true
and
faithfull
to
the
generall
States
,
who
by
the
vnitie
and
faithfull
combination
of
promise
,
should
vphold
and
maintaine
the
true
reformed
religion
:
and
that
in
all
the
treaties
and
compositions
made
with
such
townes
as
they
either
won
,
or
that
yeelded
themselues
to
them
,
one
speciall
Article
was
,
that
they
should
yeeld
to
the
preaching
of
the
aforesaid
religion
,
which
by
all
their
adherents
and
allies
had
beene
receiued
,
allowed
of
,
and
accepted
.
12
That
he
esteeming
all
this
not
to
be
sufficient
to
effect
his
bad
and
erroneous
designes
,
sought
by
the
meanes
of
his
complices
and
adherents
,
to
perturbe
and
trouble
the
politique
State
,
deuising
to
inuent
and
finde
the
meanes
to
reduce
and
bring
the
gouernment
thereof
into
disorder
and
confusion
,
by
meanes
thereof
the
better
to
effect
his
mischieuous
pretence
against
the
securitie
and
prosperitie
of
the
same
.
13
That
to
the
same
end
,
and
for
a
foundation
of
his
faction
,
vnder
diuers
speciall
pretences
,
hee
had
kindled
the
fire
of
dissention
,
and
procured
all
manner
of
distrusts
betweene
the
Prouinces
,
and
making
himselfe
head
of
the
faction
,
had
caused
the
Deputies
of
eight
townes
in
Holland
to
hold
diuers
secret
assemblies
,
vpon
certaine
points
by
them
agreed
vpon
,
to
preuent
the
rest
of
the
townes
,
(
and
so
by
pluralitie
of
voices
,
hauing
formerly
complotted
together
)
in
the
assemblie
of
the
States
of
Holland
,
to
bring
them
in
,
and
to
make
such
resolutions
thereupon
as
they
had
formerly
determined
.
In
which
priuate
assemblies
,
the
Deputies
of
the
said
eight
townes
,
among
other
things
,
first
complotted
and
agreed
vpon
diuers
points
,
(
which
at
seuerall
times
were
by
them
debated
)
and
concluded
to
bring
to
effect
.
14
That
he
himselfe
had
therein
inserted
the
sharpe
and
seuere
resolution
made
the
18.
of
August
1617.
and
against
the
wills
and
consents
of
diuers
chiefe
members
of
the
said
assemblie
,
caused
the
same
to
be
ratified
and
confirmed
.
By
which
resolution
,
the
prohibitions
of
ordinary
Iustice
made
against
their
pretences
,
were
declared
and
pronounced
to
be
void
and
of
none
effect
:
and
the
Magistrates
of
the
townes
,
warranted
,
not
to
obey
the
same
;
and
such
as
were
thereunto
incited
and
consenting
,
authorised
and
allowed
,
of
their
owne
authorities
,
for
their
defences
,
to
raise
new
companies
of
souldiers
,
and
to
giue
them
another
oath
(
contrarie
to
their
oath
of
allegeance
made
to
the
States
Generall
)
by
the
which
also
all
Officers
,
Iustices
,
and
those
that
were
by
oath
bound
vnto
the
particular
Prouinces
of
Holland
and
West-Freisland
,
were
sworne
to
maintaine
and
further
the
said
resolution
:
And
further
ordained
,
that
all
Generals
,
Captaines
and
souldiers
of
the
ordinary
companies
,
should
earnestly
be
charged
and
commanded
,
vpon
paine
of
losing
of
their
places
,
to
be
obedient
to
the
States
,
their
pay-masters
,
and
the
Magistrates
of
the
townes
where
they
lay
in
garrison
,
notwithstanding
any
other
prohibition
or
commandement
made
to
the
contrary
:
whereby
it
followed
,
that
diuers
townes
in
Holland
(
whereof
some
before
that
by
his
aduice
and
counsell
had
begunne
to
take
vp
souldiers
)
vpon
the
same
resolution
(
and
his
secret
instigation
that
they
should
looke
vnto
themselues
and
their
securities
)
began
to
raise
a
great
number
of
souldiers
,
giuing
them
a
particular
oath
,
as
aforesaid
,
with
speciall
charge
to
be
obedient
only
to
their
commandements
,
against
all
men
whatsoeuer
,
and
particularly
against
the
generalitie
,
and
his
Excellencie
,
in
such
cases
,
wherein
the
said
townes
(
so
strengthning
themselues
with
new
souldiers
)
should
iudge
and
vnderstand
the
proceedings
of
the
said
generalitie
and
his
Excellencie
to
tend
vnto
the
ouerthrow
of
their
particular
rights
and
priuiledges
.
15
That
he
by
force
of
the
said
resolution
,
was
a
meanes
to
procure
Commissioners
to
be
sent
vnto
the
Brill
,
who
(
without
the
knowledge
of
his
Excellencie
being
State-holder
and
Captaine
generall
)
going
thither
,
caused
the
ordinary
garrisons
therein
to
take
their
oathes
in
manner
aforesaid
,
and
such
as
would
not
,
were
threatned
to
bee
cashierd
.
16
That
he
,
within
few
dayes
after
the
said
resolution
was
made
,
went
to
Vtrecht
,
and
counselled
some
of
the
States
there
likewise
,
to
raise
new
companies
of
souldiers
,
contrary
to
the
accustomed
manner
,
and
the
common
oath
of
the
generalitie
and
his
Excellencie
,
as
Captaine
generall
,
which
they
accordingly
raised
,
with
a
particular
oath
as
aforesaid
.
17
And
when
the
Generall
States
,
perceiuing
the
said
raising
of
souldiers
to
be
contrary
to
order
and
generall
custome
,
thought
it
fit
to
aduertise
them
by
letter
,
to
surcease
from
the
same
,
that
he
was
the
author
and
cause
,
that
the
said
States
of
Vtrecht
,
tooke
vpon
them
by
letters
of
the
5.
of
September
1617.
to
excuse
their
said
proceeding
vnto
the
Generall
States
,
with
vaine
and
idle
pretences
,
as
that
they
were
raised
for
the
diuerting
of
popular
commotion
,
and
yet
he
knew
well
,
that
the
defence
and
preseruation
of
the
Prouinces
,
townes
,
and
forts
thereof
,
in
generall
,
by
the
vnion
is
referred
to
the
disposition
of
the
generalitie
of
our
vnited
States
in
generall
:
as
also
,
that
by
the
counsell
of
State
holden
in
Vtrecht
anno
1610.
it
was
likewise
ordered
,
that
whatsoeuer
belonged
vnto
the
securitie
,
peace
and
tranquilitie
of
the
towne
and
territories
of
Vtrecht
in
all
respects
should
be
referred
to
the
said
States
Generall
.
And
that
then
a
great
garrison
,
belonging
vnto
the
said
Generall
States
,
lay
therein
,
which
while
the
Armies
were
in
Gelders
and
Cleaueland
,
was
not
diminished
:
And
besides
,
that
by
the
said
States
,
it
was
expresly
ordered
,
not
to
diminish
the
said
garrison
,
but
rather
(
if
it
were
found
necessary
)
to
increase
the
same
.
18
That
by
the
consent
and
knowledge
of
him
,
this
instruction
was
inserted
,
and
the
new
souldiers
were
raised
in
Vtrecht
,
by
the
which
,
cleane
contrary
to
the
allegations
and
reasons
in
the
letter
aforesaid
pretended
,
the
said
new
souldiers
were
bound
,
to
serue
both
without
and
within
the
said
Prouince
,
against
all
and
euery
person
,
both
by
water
and
by
land
,
onely
vnder
the
commandement
or
commission
of
the
states
of
Vtrecht
,
and
that
they
should
not
onely
be
ready
at
the
commandement
of
the
said
States
of
Vtrecht
,
but
also
aide
and
assist
their
good
neighbours
,
frends
,
and
allies
.
19
And
as
in
Vtrecht
newes
was
brought
that
his
Excellencie
the
Prince
of
Orange
,
was
to
come
into
,
and
passe
through
the
said
towne
,
a
letter
was
by
the
said
States
of
Vtrecht
(
not
without
the
said
prisoners
knowledge
,
as
then
being
in
Vtrecht
)
sent
vnto
the
said
Prince
,
to
desire
him
,
not
to
passe
,
nor
come
through
that
towne
,
with
earnest
aduice
to
follow
their
counsel
therein
:
he
not
many
dayes
before
,
aduertised
the
Secretarie
Ledenberch
by
priuate
letters
,
that
it
was
fit
and
expedient
for
them
,
to
keepe
a
strong
watch
at
their
gates
,
and
also
that
both
from
aboue
and
beneath
the
riuer
of
Leck
,
they
should
be
aduertised
by
the
next
townes
,
whether
any
souldiers
were
comming
vp
or
downe
the
said
riuer
,
as
also
that
the
like
was
to
be
done
vpon
the
way
that
entred
into
the
towne
by
Amersfort
gate
,
desiring
Ledenberch
when
he
had
read
the
letters
to
burne
them
.
20
That
he
,
by
his
instructions
and
counsels
brought
to
passe
,
that
by
the
Deputies
of
the
aforesaid
eight
townes
,
first
in
priuate
meetings
,
in
vnaccustomed
places
,
and
vndue
times
,
a
certaine
procuration
,
or
an
act
of
vnion
,
was
drawne
,
which
afterward
also
,
was
in
some
of
the
said
townes
by
the
consent
of
the
Common
Councell
,
and
in
some
of
them
without
their
knowledge
,
concluded
and
agreed
vpon
,
the
14.
of
May
1618.
whereby
they
authorized
their
Deputies
,
to
consult
,
aduise
and
resolue
with
the
States
and
Deputies
of
the
other
townes
,
vpon
a
meanes
of
present
resistance
;
as
also
,
all
togither
to
prouide
for
,
and
to
assure
,
all
such
promises
of
assistance
,
helpe
,
and
indemnities
,
as
they
should
finde
to
be
necessarie
,
needfull
and
conuenient
.
21
That
he
caused
a
copie
of
the
same
act
to
be
giuen
vnto
Mons:
Modesberghen
by
Hoogherbet
the
pentionarie
,
and
withall
desired
him
to
consider
thereof
,
who
thereupon
presently
went
to
Vtrecht
,
and
procured
the
like
act
there
also
to
be
propounded
,
contayning
likewise
an
authoritie
to
bee
giuen
vnto
their
Deputies
touching
the
two
former
points
of
stricter
vnion
,
and
certaine
and
present
meanes
of
resistance
:
and
for
that
the
towne
,
togither
with
some
other
of
the
members
of
the
States
,
would
not
grant
nor
consent
thereunto
,
he
desired
the
Borghomaster
van
Pol
(
then
being
in
the
Hage
)
by
his
letters
to
moue
them
thereunto
,
or
purposely
to
goe
thither
about
it
:
which
to
effect
,
the
said
Borghomaster
went
personally
thither
;
but
the
Magistrate
of
Vtrecht
perceiuing
whereunto
the
force
of
the
said
procuration
or
authoritie
tended
,
would
not
consent
thereunto
,
but
with
an
expresse
limitation
,
that
the
Committies
,
should
not
extend
their
authoritie
to
the
furtherance
or
procuring
of
present
or
new
extremities
,
or
to
the
making
of
new
vnitie
with
any
seuerall
Prouinces
,
townes
or
members
thereof
.
22
That
when
the
States
of
Vtrecht
,
to
ease
themselues
of
the
burthen
and
charge
of
maintayning
the
new
companies
of
souldiers
,
and
to
let
and
withstand
the
decreasing
of
their
treasure
and
reuenues
,
vpon
the
19.
of
Iune
1618.
Stilo
vet
:
found
it
conuenient
to
send
a
competent
number
of
their
Deputies
to
the
Hage
,
togither
with
Monsieur
Modesberghen
and
others
,
at
the
assembly
of
the
Generall
States
,
to
be
holden
there
,
and
with
his
Excellencie
the
Prince
of
Orange
,
as
Gouernor
and
Captaine
Generall
of
the
Prouince
of
Vtrecht
,
to
agree
vpon
the
discharging
of
the
said
new
souldiers
,
he
counselled
Ledenbergh
(
as
then
one
of
the
Deputies
)
in
his
owne
house
(
hauing
intelligence
of
their
said
commission
by
the
said
Ledenbergh
)
not
to
discouer
the
same
vnto
the
Prince
of
Orange
,
but
to
keepe
it
secret
,
and
to
follow
other
aduice
by
him
giuen
vnto
the
said
Ledenbergh
;
not
remembring
that
he
himselfe
confesseth
that
he
knew
full
well
,
the
great
charge
and
burthen
of
the
Land
,
and
the
vnfitnes
thereof
for
the
maintayning
of
new
companies
of
souldiers
,
especially
so
great
a
number
.
23
That
he
had
intelligence
giuen
him
,
that
the
said
Ledenbergh
,
togither
with
the
pentionarie
Hoogherbet
,
and
Grotius
,
in
the
house
of
Iohn
Vtenbogaet
did
consult
vpon
the
reasons
,
and
motiues
,
that
should
be
obserued
with
the
aforesaid
Deputie
of
the
States
of
Vtrecht
,
to
diuert
,
and
disswade
them
not
to
put
their
commission
in
effect
;
as
also
,
that
the
same
deliberation
holden
,
and
required
by
Ledenbergh
,
should
be
kept
secret
:
wherevpon
it
followed
that
the
said
Hoogerbets
and
his
complices
,
in
the
house
of
Daniel
Tresel
Clarke
to
the
generall
States
,
meeting
together
,
with
many
very
sharpe
and
pernicious
speeches
,
and
motions
vsed
by
Grotius
,
disswaded
the
Deputies
of
Vtrecht
to
shew
their
authoritie
;
whereof
also
the
said
prisoner
was
aduertised
,
and
whereby
also
the
said
Deputies
were
compelled
to
goe
backe
againe
to
Vtrecht
,
without
shewing
their
commission
,
notwithstanding
,
that
by
the
States
of
Vtrecht
,
they
were
reiteratiuely
willed
and
required
to
doe
it
.
24
That
he
earnestly
aduised
the
said
Deputies
at
their
departure
,
to
stand
against
the
assembly
of
a
Nationall
Synode
,
and
to
vrge
the
continuance
of
their
new
companies
of
souldiers
,
as
also
,
to
keepe
good
and
strong
watch
both
at
their
gates
and
in
their
townes
,
adding
thereunto
,
that
if
it
fell
out
,
that
at
the
first
the
businesse
were
not
found
out
,
and
that
the
said
new
souldiers
should
thereby
,
be
longer
held
in
pay
,
that
then
they
should
haue
cause
togither
with
the
interessed
townes
in
Holland
to
enter
into
further
communication
,
vpon
the
increasing
,
and
assuring
of
the
number
of
the
new
souldiers
,
which
they
togither
should
thinke
fit
for
their
necessarie
assurance
,
and
to
finde
out
meanes
for
the
maintenance
of
them
,
by
reciprocall
assistance
among
them
:
he
also
aduertised
diuers
Deputies
of
the
aforesaid
eight
townes
thereof
.
25
That
he
also
perswaded
the
towne
of
Schonehouen
,
besides
the
ordinary
and
common
contributions
by
them
to
be
disbursed
for
the
necessarie
defence
of
the
land
,
and
payment
of
the
garrisons
,
to
agree
vnto
the
raising
and
payment
of
the
new
companies
then
raised
.
And
also
that
he
thought
it
conuenient
,
and
winked
thereat
,
that
diuers
townes
(
to
the
eminent
danger
of
the
land
)
gaue
their
consents
with
strange
and
vnaccustomed
exceptions
.
26
That
to
make
the
seruice
and
counsell
of
his
Excellencie
in
all
places
vnprofitable
and
of
no
force
,
he
sought
to
disgrace
and
scandalize
his
said
Excellencie
by
diuers
calumniations
,
and
vtterly
to
dishonour
him
,
making
men
beleeue
that
hee
sought
to
haue
the
soueraigntie
of
the
Land
in
his
owne
power
,
and
that
he
had
practised
the
same
by
premeditated
counsell
,
at
the
very
same
time
and
houre
,
that
the
necessitie
of
the
Common-wealth
(
in
the
highest
degree
)
required
his
said
Excellencies
aduice
,
in
secret
assemblies
of
certaine
Deputies
for
the
gouernment
,
being
his
confederates
:
with
other
such
like
imputations
;
and
that
thereupon
he
also
had
conference
with
other
Countries
,
by
letters
written
in
ciphers
,
and
by
him
sent
abroad
.
27
That
he
by
certaine
persons
expresly
sent
out
in
the
night
time
,
aduertised
the
Magistrate
of
Leyden
,
that
his
Excellencie
was
to
goe
from
the
Hage
,
and
that
apparantly
he
would
goe
thither
,
that
they
therfore
should
stand
vpon
their
guard
,
and
aduertise
other
their
neighbour
townes
thereof
,
that
they
also
should
looke
vnto
themselues
.
Vpon
which
his
aduice
it
followed
,
that
the
watch-bell
being
rung
,
the
new
souldiers
and
shot
ran
to
armes
at
midnight
,
and
some
townes
in
Holland
by
them
were
aduertised
with
all
speed
to
looke
vnto
themselues
as
aforesaid
:
as
also
that
the
gates
of
the
said
towne
were
kept
shut
the
next
day
after
,
vntill
hee
gaue
them
other
aduice
,
that
his
Excellencie
was
gone
another
way
;
although
he
had
no
intent
of
harme
against
that
,
nor
any
other
towne
.
28
That
hee
confessed
,
that
hee
was
much
grieued
and
discontented
,
when
he
vnderstood
that
the
towne
of
Brill
,
to
preuent
the
sending
of
new
companies
of
souldiers
thither
,
was
guarded
by
the
ordinary
garrison
of
the
Generall
States
,
therein
placed
by
his
Excellencie
,
and
that
he
wrought
from
Vtrecht
to
the
ordinary
counsels
of
Holland
and
West-Freisland
,
to
aduertise
and
forewarne
all
the
townes
of
the
said
Prouinces
,
to
looke
well
vnto
themselues
.
29
That
also
to
withdraw
the
ordinary
souldiers
from
the
obedience
of
the
Generall
States
and
of
his
Excellencie
,
he
had
laboured
by
all
the
meanes
he
could
to
make
them
to
vnderstand
,
that
they
were
by
oath
bound
,
before
all
others
to
obey
the
States
of
the
particular
Prouinces
,
(
their
pay-masters
)
though
it
were
against
the
generall
States
and
his
Excellencie
;
as
also
that
they
ought
and
were
bound
expresly
to
resist
their
commandements
,
whensoeuer
they
should
vndertake
any
thing
contrary
to
the
wills
or
resolutions
of
the
States
of
the
Prouinces
,
and
the
Magistrates
of
the
townes
wherein
they
should
lie
in
garrison
.
30
And
when
the
Generall
States
,
perceiuing
that
they
could
not
by
any
serious
aduertisements
or
instances
attaine
to
the
discharging
of
the
new
companies
of
souldiers
,
thought
it
conuenient
to
send
other
committies
with
his
Excellencie
to
Vtrecht
,
he
practised
and
found
meanes
,
that
by
very
few
Gentlemen
,
three
townes
,
and
some
counsell
of
State
,
which
had
no
commission
so
to
doe
,
Hoogerbeets
,
Grotius
,
and
some
others
were
appointed
Committies
to
goe
to
Vtrecht
,
and
there
in
the
name
of
the
States
of
Holland
and
West-Freesland
,
to
profer
all
aide
and
counsell
to
the
States
and
Magistrates
of
Vtrecht
,
for
the
staying
and
letting
of
the
discharge
of
the
new
companies
,
giuing
letters
also
to
the
commanders
of
the
souldiers
there
,
that
were
likely
to
be
discharged
,
(
drawne
by
him
the
said
prisoner
)
and
yet
not
read
in
the
assembly
then
holden
;
whereby
they
were
aduertised
that
they
were
bound
and
obliged
,
to
be
true
and
obedient
to
their
pay-masters
,
togither
with
the
States
of
the
respectiue
Prouinces
,
wherein
they
lay
in
garrison
,
or
were
otherwise
imployed
:
and
to
aide
and
assist
them
in
vpholding
of
all
their
resolutions
,
without
doing
or
attempting
any
thing
,
or
suffering
to
be
done
or
attempted
to
the
contrary
.
31
That
he
also
affirmed
,
that
the
commission
giuen
to
his
Excellencie
,
and
other
their
Committies
of
the
Generall
States
,
touching
the
discharging
of
the
new
Companies
,
if
it
were
done
without
the
consent
of
the
States
of
Vtrecht
,
was
contrary
to
the
vnion
,
and
would
be
a
cause
of
force
which
might
be
vsed
to
expell
force
,
as
well
as
they
did
and
were
compelled
to
doe
against
the
King
of
Spaine
and
his
Gouernors
;
whereas
he
himselfe
by
his
remonstrances
giuen
out
in
writing
sheweth
,
that
all
violent
courses
are
corosiue
and
ruinous
for
the
state
of
the
Land
,
and
a
right
Spanish
counsell
,
tending
to
the
subuersion
and
vtter
ruine
of
these
famous
Prouinces
.
Whereupon
it
followed
,
that
the
aforesaid
Hoogerbeets
,
Grotius
,
and
other
Deputies
comming
to
Vtrecht
,
to
the
intent
aforesaid
,
secretly
and
in
priuate
assemblies
,
aduised
with
some
of
the
States
of
Vtrecht
,
and
the
Secretary
Ledenberch
,
made
proposition
touching
present
resistance
,
and
how
to
moue
the
new
companies
thereunto
,
as
also
to
procure
the
ordinary
souldiers
,
by
vertue
of
the
letter
aforesaid
,
not
to
be
obedient
to
the
commandements
of
his
Excellencie
,
and
the
Committies
for
the
Generall
States
,
and
to
second
them
by
the
Artillerie
men
of
the
towne
;
to
appoint
places
for
the
said
new
souldiers
to
assemble
in
;
to
haue
diuers
peeces
of
ordinance
ready
,
and
that
Monsieur
Modesberghen
and
Ledenberch
had
told
them
,
that
if
they
could
finde
a
meanes
to
keep
the
souldiers
that
were
then
in
ordinarie
pay
of
Holland
,
from
stirring
,
that
they
had
taken
such
order
among
their
new
souldiers
,
that
they
would
easily
obtaine
their
wills
:
and
that
also
the
said
Hoogerbeets
with
his
complices
,
the
day
before
the
discharging
of
the
aforesaid
new
companies
of
souldiers
,
had
deliuered
their
letters
to
the
aforesaid
ordinarie
souldiers
.
32
That
he
had
reuealed
the
secrets
of
the
Land
,
and
contrary
to
the
acts
of
soueraigntie
,
of
his
owne
authoritie
,
without
the
knowledge
or
consent
of
any
of
the
Prouinces
,
refused
and
denied
to
accept
of
certaine
notable
vnexpected
alliance
,
which
in
the
highest
degree
concerned
the
Common
wealth
.
33
That
he
procured
diuers
Courts
of
Iustice
(
in
the
administration
of
their
offices
)
by
diuers
wayes
,
and
in
seuerall
matters
,
contrarie
to
the
lawes
,
priuiledges
,
freedomes
,
and
statutes
of
the
Land
,
to
vse
vntrue
dealing
in
the
administration
of
iustice
.
34
And
that
he
,
contrary
to
his
oath
,
and
by
the
instructions
of
some
forraine
Princes
,
Lords
,
and
others
,
receiued
diuers
great
summes
of
money
,
and
presents
,
without
making
any
that
had
to
doe
therewith
acquainted
therewithall
.
All
which
his
proceedings
,
tending
to
the
end
not
only
to
make
the
towne
of
Vtrecht
a
slaughter-house
,
but
also
to
bring
the
state
of
the
Land
,
and
the
person
of
the
Prince
of
Orange
into
vtter
subuersion
,
whereby
,
and
by
meanes
of
all
other
his
machinations
and
conspiracies
,
it
is
so
fallen
out
,
that
States
against
States
,
gouernment
against
gouernment
,
and
new
contracts
in
and
against
the
vnitie
,
and
generall
perturbations
in
the
state
of
the
Land
,
as
well
spirituall
as
temporall
,
are
risen
vp
,
the
treasure
consumed
,
and
the
Country
compelled
to
an
expence
of
many
millions
of
crownes
,
generall
distrusts
and
dissentions
moued
and
brought
in
among
the
vnited
Prouinces
,
and
the
inhabitants
of
the
Land
,
the
vnion
broken
,
the
Country
made
vnfit
and
vnapt
to
defend
it selfe
,
and
brought
into
danger
,
to
endure
and
suffer
some
scandalous
wrong
,
or
vtterly
to
be
ouerthrowne
and
subuerted
:
which
are
matters
of
such
consequence
,
that
they
are
not
to
be
suffered
in
any
gouernment
,
but
rather
ought
to
be
punished
,
for
an
example
to
all
others
.
Therefore
the
Iudges
aforesaid
,
with
deliberation
of
the
counsell
of
the
States
generall
,
hauing
well
considered
vpon
and
weighed
all
the
articles
aforesaid
,
wherein
they
concerned
,
or
in
any
wise
might
tend
to
the
matter
in
question
;
doing
iustice
,
in
the
names
and
behalfes
of
the
Generall
States
of
the
vnited
Prouinces
,
haue
condemned
,
and
by
these
presents
condemne
the
said
prisoner
,
to
be
brought
to
the
Inner
Court
,
to
the
place
thereunto
appointed
,
there
to
haue
his
head
stricken
off
,
and
all
his
goods
,
lands
,
and
reuenues
to
be
confiscated
.
Giuen
in
the
assembly
of
the
Iudges
aforesaid
in
the
Grauen-Hage
,
and
executed
the
13.
of
May
1619.
By
order
from
the
Iudges
aforesaid
.
Signed
H.
POTZ
.