Identifier: magazineofamericv18stev (find matches)
Title: The magazine of American history with notes and queries
Year: 1877 (1870s)
Authors: Stevens, John Austin, 1827-1910. ed. cn DeCosta, B. F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1831-1904. ed. cn Johnston, Henry Phelps, 1842-1923, ed. cn Lamb, Martha J. (Martha Joanna), 1829-1893. ed. cn Pond, Nathan Gillett, 1832-1894 ed Abbatt, William, 1851-1935, comp
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Publisher: New York : A.S. Barnes
Contributing Library: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
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centre of the beautiful Dutch city knownas the Hague—a name derived from the Haeg or hedge surrounding theancient park of the counts of Holland—stands, encircling three sides of aspacious quadrangle, known as the Binnenhof or Inner Court, a number ofquaint old castellated buildings, of various eras, the remains of the ancientpalace of the feudal princes. Directly opposite the residence of Mauricewas a lofty and venerable Gothic Hall, the rival of Westminster, in whichwere held the stately meetings of the States-General. In front of its lowerwindow—its gothic archway converted into a door—a platform was built,and on the morning of the 13th of May, 1819, the majestic Advocate, Johnof Barneveld, was led to this scaffold and beheaded. His principal adherents were imprisoned for life. Hugh Grotius, anillustrious Dutch jurist and author, who was a powerful opponent to theprospective West India Company, was tried and sent to the Castle of Loev- 2 SO THE ORIGIN OF NEW YORK m ; ^ fprgg
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H IsW &W ft o <S 2 £ THE ORIGIN OF NEW YORK 281 enstein, where he was closely guarded. After a while his wife was per-mitted to share his fate. In her society, and in close study, he passed twoyears, during which time he wrote some important works. His wife hadbeen for some time in the habit of receiving books for his use in a largecumbersome chest; and, finding that the guard had grown slightly carelessin its examination, she ingeniously managed one morning to have Grotiuscarried out in it. He disguised himself as a mason, and with trowel andrule made his escape to Antwerp. Immediately after the execution of Barneveld a subscription list wasstarted for the West India Company. The leader in this movement wasWilliam Usselincx, a Belgian merchant of noble descent, wrhose ready penhad been keeping the political life of Holland in one perpetual ferment foryears. He made little headway with the new company during the firsttwelve months, for the States-General, however much they wer

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