Hugo Grotius’s __Remonstrantie__ of 1615: Facsimile, Transliteration, Modern Translations and Analysis

Grotius' Remonstrantie , being his recommendations to the States of Holland on the subject of the admission of the Jews in the Dutch Republic, offers insight in the political and religious constraints and in Grotius' carefully crafted line of thought and reasoning. Présentation de l'éditeur : "Grotius wrote the Remonstrantie around 1615 at the request of the States of Holland, to define the conditions under which Jews were to be admitted to the Dutch Republic. At that time, he was already an internationally recognized legal expert in civic and canonic law. The position taken by Grotius with respect to the admission of the Jews was strongly connected with the religious and political tensions existing in the Dutch Republic of the early 17th century. The Remonstrantie shows how Grotius's views evolved within the confines of the philosophical and religious concepts of his time. It is an example of tolerance within political limits, analyzed by the author David Kromhout and made accessible through a modern translation." ‎Contents ‎Foreword ‎Prologue ‎Illustrations ‎Notes on Contributors ‎Notes on This Edition (Offenberg and Kromhout) ‎Chapter 1. Introduction and Analysis of the Remonstrantie (Kromhout) ‎Chapter 2. Facsimile of the Original Text with Transliteration and Modern Dutch Translation (Offenberg Blankman) ‎Chapter 3. English Translation: a Remonstrantie on the Regulations to Be Instituted in Holland and West Friesland regarding the Jews (van Heertum) ‎Bibliography