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of 1559 that governed the Great
Council. This text, comprising 289 articles, would essentially remain in force during the entire history of the Court. The first 50 articles describe the jurisdiction and competence, composition and internal procedures of the court. Then follow the articles governing
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were officials appointed by the stadtholder to advise the court (and sometimes to take part in the deliberations of the court if otherwise a quorum could not be reached due to illness of a councillor), but mainly to represent the state in cases before the court.
320:(president-councillor) all from Holland. When Zeeland joined the court in 1587 that province got 2 of the 9 councillors. In 1596 the number of councillors was increased to 10 and Zeeland got 3 councillors. This remained the composition of the court till 1795.
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Two councillors held the weekly audience in which petitioners and lawyers presented documents for the cases the court heard. Generally one councillor was charged by the president to hear the case as a judge-commissioner in
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for all provincial High Courts. When, however, the rebellious provinces of
Holland and Zeeland became physically separated from this court due to the difficulties for travellers during the military campaigns of the early
351:, when the office of stadtholder was left vacant, the provincial States filled vacancies.) The court further had a modest administrative staff that in case of need was augmented with servants of the
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183:(attorneys, barristers), and the tariff for their services (CXXI-CLXVI), followed by rules about the procedures during trials (CLXVII-CXC). And finally details about the different
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Hoge Raad van
Holland, Zeeland en West-Friesland (1582-1795): de hoofdlijnen van het procederen in civiele zaken voor de Hoge Raad zowel in eerste instantie als in hoger beroep
47:; usually translated in the literature as "High Court of Holland and Zeeland," though "Supreme Court" may better designate its function, and the literal translation is: "High
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by debtors. In these cases the
Supreme Court usually committed the case to a lower court for disposal. Finally, the Supreme Court acted in cases of voluntary adjudication of
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accede to the
Supreme Court. No other provinces joined them. The court was dissolved together with the other institutions of the Dutch Republic after the
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or sovereign power in the
Republic was the ultimate fount of justice (the States-General exceptionally also took politically sensitive cases, like the
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that the Dutch
Republic inherited from the Habsburg Netherlands was a patchwork of city and feudal courts on a local level, applying local law, like
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also cases of final jurisdiction) the court had all the usual legal remedies avalilable. The court had also single jurisdiction over petitions for
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of seven councillors was required for a valid deliberation). Individual councillors informally acted as mediators between parties to promote
339:(receiver of fees) collected the fees and fines and made payments for the court. These were the offices in the court that were filled by the
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Supreme Court generally had three remedies available: direct appeal from a decree of a lower court (comparable to a
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106:(the provincial High Court for both provinces since 1428) was felt as a serious problem. This could only be solved after the
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Holland, Zeeland en West-Friesland in het midden van de vijftiende eeuw
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and his deputy were the main administrative support of the court. The court further had two "first bailiffs" or
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in both criminal and civil cases. In general, appeal from criminal verdicts was not possible, so that the
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in certain cases, e.g. commercial cases involving foreign merchants (and foreign law). Cases of
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were officers of the court, but acted for individual clients. They also appeared before the
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in the period 1582–1795. This court is considered a direct predecessor of the current
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to maintain order in the court and to execute its writs within the city of
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of 1581 had formalised the deposition of the overlord of the Netherlands,
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accepted for the time being such a supreme court, which meant that its
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of Holland and Zeeland") was the supreme court of the provinces of
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Leyden van Leeuwen, Dirc Adriaensz. van (30-09-1591 - 21-04-1596)
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only took appeals of civil cases. The provincial High Court (the
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Nieuwstad, Cornelis Mathiasz. van der (23-02-1584 - 25-06-1606)
375:) reported the case to the full court for its deliberations (a
154:, to regulate the Supreme Court was in large part based on the
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that the States-General drew up, promulgated on 31 May 1582 by
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Borselen van der Hooge, Adriaan van (31-07-1674 - 16-01-1694)
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decided to replace the Great Council in the provinces of the
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Amstel van Mijnden tot Cronenburgh, Amelis van (1582 - 1592)
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with its own "supra-provincial' court in 1582. But only the
498:
Egmond van de Nijenburg, Dirk van (18-01-1582 - 10-05-1592)
425:
Egmond van de Nijenburg, Dirk van (11-05-1592 - 07-01-1597)
284:, a number of legal remedies that had been executed by the
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to be sought before the court were given (CXCI-CLXXXXIX).
949:"Repertorium van Ambtenaren en Ambtsdragers; raadsheren"
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remained limited to that province. Only in 1587 did the
928:"Repertorium van Ambtenaren en Ambtsdragers;presidents"
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Nideck, Gijsbert Rudolphi van (15-03-1669 - 06-04-1690)
792:
Mauregnault, Johan Boreel de (27-04-1750 - 01-11-1787)
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Santheuvel, Diederik van den (19-07-1715 - 08-09-1718)
44:[ˈɦoːɣəraːtfɑnˌɦɔlɑntˌzeːlɑntɛnˌʋɛstˈfrislɑnt]
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Santheuvel, Adriaan van den (19-07-1743 - 16-02-1778)
272:), both in cases decided by the judiciary, and by an
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Bijnkershoek, Cornelis van (23-04-1704 - 25-05-1724)
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Reygersberge, Nicolaas van (04-11-1625 - 03-08-1654)
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Casembroot, Jan Leonart de (21-12-1621 - 04-11-1637)
355:, which also resided in The Hague, next door in the
233:(which handled certain land-use cases). It also had
798:
Hees, Anthony Hendrik van (18-03-1755 - 17-09-1768)
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Heym, Anthony Gerritsz. van der (22-08-1690 - 1698)
292:but now fell to the courts. An example are acts of
71:). It played an important role in the formation of
783:Dierkens, Willem Hendrik (02-12-1746 - 04-04-1776)
741:Kruysse, Abraham van der (01-04-1715 - 20-04-1716)
693:Bronckhorst, Vincent van (31-07-1677 - 04-02-1703)
621:Oudensteyn, Matthijs van (24-04-1642 - 18-01-1647)
747:Hoop, François van der (13-09-1717 - 17-05-1741)
705:Broeck, Willem van den (10-09-1681 - 22-09-1726)
639:Born, François van den (18-12-1652 - 08-01-1670)
597:Coren, Jacob Gerritsz. (17-04-1621 - 24-10-1631)
564:Honert, Rochus van den (17-11-1603 - 30-01-1638)
558:Brederode, Reinoud van (16-05-1597 - 17-03-1602)
501:Loosen, Sebastiaan van (18-01-1582 - 24-04-1597)
473:Mauregnault, Johan Boreel de (02-11-1787 - 1795)
431:Brederode, Reinoud van (18-03-1602 - 07-01-1633)
276:. In cases of original jurisdiction (which were
36:Hoge Raad van Holland, Zeeland en West-Friesland
681:Kinschot, Roeland van (20-03-1673 - 04-02-1701)
672:Brande, Johan van den (25-07-1670 - 28-03-1673)
666:Gruywaart, Hieronymus (20-09-1669 - 12-10-1675)
570:Vosbergen, Caspar van (09-10-1608 - 13-03-1626)
489:Oem van Wijngaerden, Gerard (18-01-1582 - 1591)
756:Bleyswijk, Johan van (10-09-1723 - 13-03-1748)
738:Roovere, Pompejus de (21-11-1704 - 24-08-1742)
555:Hinojossa, Pieter de (15-01-1597 - 16-05-1607)
495:Hogendorp, Gijsbert van (18-01-1582 - 01–1584)
786:Ruster, Abraham van (26-03-1748 - 18-03-1754)
762:Does, Johan van der (12-07-1726 - 29-09-1746)
711:Huybert, Anthony de (14-07-1684 - 02-12-1702)
708:Pieterson, Cornelis (25-11-1681 - 23-11-1701)
702:Citters, Arnout van (17-06-1680 - 13-07-1684)
690:Rooseboom, Hubertus (17-07-1677 - 02-03-1691)
642:Haese, Theodorus de (10-11-1654 - 12-11-1668)
633:Pieterson, Cornelis (30-11-1651 - 25-05-1664)
624:Heemskerck, Jan van (17-06-1645 - 27-02-1656)
582:Ruychaver, Nicolaas (28-01-1614 - 14-07-1620)
579:Asperen, Paulus van (02-01-1613 - 13-05-1641)
540:Bouchorst, Amelis van den (24-06-1593 - 1602)
449:Rooseboom, Hubertus (03-03-1691 - 04-10-1722)
419:Treslong, Johan van (18-01-1582 - 05-06-1583)
8:
765:Grande, Adriaan de (22-11-1726 - 13-11-1754)
732:Ketelaer, Nicolaas (14-05-1703 - 07-05-1749)
720:Verbrugge, Rutgert (27-07-1695 - 31-01-1715)
606:Jonge, Cornelis de (10-11-1626 - 13-08-1649)
573:Scotte, Apollonius (09-10-1608 - 01-11-1639)
507:Mortagne, Geraart van (18-01-1582 - 03–1583)
504:Banchem, Johan van (18-01-1582 - 30-01-1599)
464:Grande, Adriaan de (14-11-1754 - 09-08-1763)
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750:Hees, Hendrik van (01-12-1718 - 19-06-1743)
723:Vries, Feltrum de (02-08-1698 - 13-08-1723)
696:Cobmoyer, Adriaen (12-04-1680 - 17-06-1680)
636:Bije, Nicolaes de (30-08-1652 - 16-02-1675)
609:Waal, Anthonis de (30-01-1634 - 14-09-1658)
561:Santen, Johan van (17-11-1603 - 26-10-1609)
467:Mollerus, Hendrik (29-10-1763 - 08-12-1783)
461:Hees, Hendrik van (20-06-1743 - 04-08-1754)
891:Le Bailly, M.C. and C.M.O. Verhas (2006).
789:Alewijn, Abraham (26-03-1748 - 09-07-1755)
759:Duurcant, Willem (19-09-1724 - 01-07-1740)
726:Sluysken, Willem (31-03-1701 - 14-03-1715)
654:Olycan, IJsbrand (19-11-1658 - 09-03-1660)
630:Riccen, Frederik (27-03-1649 - 29-09-1652)
615:Foreest, Jan van (06-08-1638 - 27-10-1651)
522:Hermansz., Frederik (06-07-1589 - 11–1593)
422:Nicolai, Aarnout (22-10-1583 - 22-01-1592)
288:(Sovereign) under his powers of Grace and
282:rechterlijke middelen van herstel en gunst
753:Visscher, Adolf (28-07-1723 - 23-04-1726)
729:Schaep, Reinier (16-03-1703 - 02-07-1734)
717:Admiraal, Simon (27-03-1691 - 22-03-1723)
669:Fagel, François (14-03-1670 - 23-05-1677)
657:Druyff, Hendrik (19-11-1660 - 01-04-1681)
651:Hudde, Hendrick (03-08-1656 - 31-03-1677)
618:Doublet, George (27-04-1640 - 30-04-1655)
591:Fagel, François (06-10-1619 - 02-03-1644)
576:Veer, Albert de (26-05-1611 - 08-02-1620)
567:Veen, Simon van (20-03-1607 - 26-10-1610)
452:Admiraal, Simon (23-03-1723 - 02-03-1724)
446:Druyff, Hendrik (02-04-1681 - 18-11-1690)
443:Fagel, François (24-05-1677 - 12-11-1680)
663:Ockers, Pieter (20-09-1669 - 23-09-1678)
645:Riccen, Franco (05-08-1655 - 16-01-1673)
627:Schotte, Jacob (02-08-1645 - 27-02-1670)
612:Opmeer, Pieter (06-08-1638 - 22-12-1639)
543:Voogt, Leonart (04-01-1594 - 09-06-1613)
492:Foreest, Nanning van (18-01-1582 - 1592)
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768:Hop, Johannes (17-09-1734 - 01-02-1748)
699:Ockers, Johan (12-04-1680 - 25-09-1680)
687:Hop, Cornelis (27-03-1675 - 05-11-1704)
594:Pauw, Reynier (26-01-1621 - 13-05-1655)
440:Pauw, Reynier (14-05-1655 - 20-01-1676)
867:. Uitgeverij Verloren. pp. 42–48.
774:Pauw, Willem (24-11-1741 - 18-03-1784)
648:Moons, Johan (05-08-1655 - 06-03-1669)
470:Pauw, Willem (19-03-1784 - 24-06-1787)
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510:Beets, Johan (09-06-1582 - 07–1583)
312:The Supreme Court in 1582 had nine
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537:(11-05-1592 - 11-10-1617)
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863:Le Bailly, M.C. (2001).
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