31. The earliest pensionaries in the county of Holland were those of Dordrecht ( 1468 ) and of Haarlem ( 1478 ). 32. The Dutch name " raad ( s ) pensionaris " literally translates as " councillor or advisor pensionary ". 33. The office started in the early 14th century and ended in 1619, when the title was renamed into Grand Pensionary . 34. Van der Noot had less success seeking support from the last Grand Pensionary of Holland, Laurens Pieter van de Spiegel. 35. In Rome from 1772 to 1778, he prolonged the usual duration allowed to pensionaries of the French Academy in Rome. 36. Jongestall was kept out of the secret negotiations between Cromwell and Grand Pensionary Johan de Witt about the Act of Seclusion. 37. Together with the Republican political leader Grand Pensionary Johan de Witt, the De Graeff brothers strived for the abolition of stadtholdership. 38. As a confidant of Grand Pensionary Johan de Witt he played a leading role in the Dutch embassy, together with Beverningh. 39. In 1760 Karel Jozef de Graeve became lawyer in Gent and for some time functioned as Pensionary to the city of Bruges. 40. As the 1570s progressed Maelson became a " Pensionary " representing Enkhuizen and of the Council of the King Christian of Denmark.
