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Together with Van Oldenbarnevelt the famous jurist Hugo Grotius was accused to and kept prisoner at Loevestein Castle. He managed to escape in a chest used to deliver books. There are several chests, so it is not certain this is the real one.

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The great lawyer was imprisoned by Maurits of Orange, but he escaped by means of this chest. There is another Grotius chest in Delft. Maurits isn’t the only one with a dislike for lawyers. During Jack Cade's rebellion Dick the Butcher reportedly said: “ The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers. ”, but Grotius is held in high esteem the world over, whilst Maurits and Dick are all but forgotten.