Care was taken to chuse for Judges the declared enemies of the Prisoners.

Barnevelt objected to them; representing that he could not be tried by the States-General: but no regard was paid to his exceptions.

Thus he was obliged to answer before incompetent judges, who were notoriously known to have sworn his ruin.

He entered a protest, that his answering before them should not be construed an approbation of their infringement of the jurisdiction of Holland.
In fine, after many iniquitous steps, which will be more particularly mentioned in Grotius' trial, Barnevelt was condemned to be beheaded.

The principal grounds[87] of his condemnation were, That he had disturbed religion; that he had advanced that each Province in its own jurisdiction might decide in matters of religion, without the other Provinces having a right to take cognizance of it; that he diverted the King of France from sending the Reformed ministers of his Kingdom to the Synod of Dort; preferred the interests of the particular States of Holland and West Friesland to those of the States-General; made use of the name of the States of Holland and West Friesland for holding conventicles and unlawful assemblies; occasioned the insurrection at Utrecht; authorised the levying of the Attendant Soldiers; slandered Prince Maurice, accusing him of aspiring to the sovereignty of the United Provinces; and that he received large sums from foreign Princes, which he concealed from the State.
FOOTNOTES: [86] Grotius, Apology, c.