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‎Hollands op-komst, oft Bedenkingen, op de schaadelijke schriften, genaamt Graafelyke Regeeringe, en Interest van Holland, uitgegeven door V.D.H. (P. de la Court). Ten dienste van alle liefhebbers, die de waare interest des lands beminnen, vergadert door J.C.‎

‎Tot Leyden, By Jan Princen, 1662. (16), 219, (5) pp. 8vo. Contemporary vellum, a bit warped, handwritten title to spine. First edition. A refutation of both these works (Graafelyke Regeeringe & Interest van Holland) both by Pieter de la Court. An interesting refutation defending an monarchical element as part of the constitution, written by a moderate supporter of the Orangist party (see: Arthur Weststeijn, Commercial Republicanism in the Dutch Golden Age. The Political Thought of Johan and Pieter de la Court). - Small stamp on title, last 35 pages with a worm track in the outer margin, touching the occasional letter. ‎