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4894	Motley, John Lothrop	Life and Death of John of Barneveld, Advocate of Holland : with a view of the primary causes and movements of the Thirty Years' War, 1617			.txt	text/plain	31314	1287	61	THE LIFE AND DEATH of JOHN OF BARNEVELD, ADVOCATE OF HOLLAND So long as the States of Holland, led by the Advocate, had controlled in great matters the political action of the States-General, be done by a majority vote of the States-General, on a matter over which, the States-General had no control, each province having reserved the the Advocate now resolved that the States of Holland and the cities of was to govern the States-General by a majority. objected to transfer its powers to the Church, to the States-General, Maurice--The States of Utrecht raise the Troops--The Advocate at upon them by a majority of the States-General of the National Synod to Prince-Stadholder, and the council of state to the government of Utrecht. The States in arms against the general government on the other side of "Holland," said the Advocate, "has brought almost all the provinces to	./cache/4894.txt	./txt/4894.txt