Judicial Crimes Author:Edgar Sanderson Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER I JOHN OF BARNEVELDT 1619 Jan van Barneveldt—His Personal Appearance in Old Age— Birth, Early Years, Services to his Country—Maurice of Nassau—His... more » Rise to Power largely due to Barneveldt— Position of the Dutch Netherlands in 1609—Person and Character ofvMaurice—Rise of his Ill-will against Barneveldt —Rival Parties in the Country—Religious Affairs—Calvinism and Arminianism — Arminius and Gomar — The " Remonstrance " and its " Five Points "—" Counter- Remonstrance "—The Adherents on each Side—Barneveldt an Arminian—The Theological Civil War—The Question of Toleration—Practice of the Time in the Dutch Netherlands—Prince Maurice becomes a Calvinist or " Counter- Remonstrant "—Barneveldt's View—The Question of a National Synod—The Parties at Issue on this Point—The Influence of Prince Maurice—of Barneveldt—Calumnies against his Party and Himself—Barneveldt and Grotius have Interview with the Prince—The " States " of Holland and the " Sharp Resolve "—Enrolment of " Waartgelders " —Prince Maurice and Barneveldt in Open Conflict—The Prince seizes Brielle—The States-General vote for a National Synod—Renewed Calumnies against Barneveldt—Threats of Maurice—Barneveldt's Letter of Remonstrance treated with Insult—The Prince resorts to Military Force—His Seizure of Arminian Towns—His Doings at Nymegen,Arnhem, Amsterdam—Meeting of Commissioners from both Parties at Utrecht—Maurice effects a Coup d'Etat— Tolerance at an End—The Arminian Commissioners' Flight —The Calvinists Triumphant—Vain Attempt at Reconciliation—Last Meeting of Prince Maurice and Barneveldt— Barneveldt's Danger—He declines Flight—His Arrest— Excitement at the Hague—The Feeling in France in Barneveldt's Favour—Ignominious Conduct of James the First of England—Suicide of Barneveldt's Friend, Secretary Ledenberg—T...« less