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o advised the city of Delft to raise them; that he wanted to lay the expence of these new levies on the Generality. That he asserted these new soldiers were not obliged to obey the States-General, if their orders were contrary to those of the cities. That he sent back the French auxiliaries in order to employ the money assigned for their subsistance in paying the new soldiers. That he pretended these soldiers ought to serve even against the States-General and against Prince Maurice. That he wanted to prevail with the cities to make a new union. That he held conferences with a foreign Ambassador. That he was concerned in the deputation sent to the Brille to oppose Prince Maurice. That, on the 14th of May, 1618, he made an act with eight Deputies of cities, by virtue of which they were permitted to oppose what the States-General might do for accelerating the holding of the Synod; which act they wanted to get approved by the States of Utrecht; that he endeavoured to divert the Deputies of Utrecht from disbanding their new troops agreeable to the intention of the States of that province, by promising them assistance. That he accused the States-General, as well as Prince Maurice, of evil designs. That he maintained, they ought to be resisted, and the revenue and forces of the State employed against them. That he said the disbanding the new soldiers would increase the boldness of the Disaffected, and the disorders in the State; that the ordinary troops were not sufficient; that the members of the province of Holland would abundantly succour such as did not obey the States-General; that he suffered himself to be deputed to Utrecht to offer his assistance to the States and the City; that this deputation was ordered only by a few Nobles, three Deputies of Cities, and some Deputies to the States of Holland, who had no instructions on that subject from their Constituents. That his acknowledged design, and that of those deputed to Utrecht, was to engage the States to require the ordinary soldiers to obey the States of Utrecht, in prejudice of the obedience due to the States-General. That he carried Letters of Barnevelt, which had not been read in the assembly of the States of Holland, declaring, that the soldiers ought to obey the States, and oppose whatever might be done against them. That he had combined with Ledemberg in the measures to be taken for preventing the new soldiers from being disbanded by
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