Original sentence: On 23 August 1618, by order of the States-General, Oldenbarneveldt and his chief supporters, Hugo Grotius, Gilles van Ledenberg, Rombout Hogerbeets and Jacob Dircksz de Graeff, were arrested or lost their political position in the goverment
Edited sentence: On 23 August 1618, by order of the States-General, Oldenbarneveldt and his chief supporters, Hugo Grotius, Gilles van Ledenberg, Rombout Hogerbeets and Jacob Dircksz de Graeff, were arrested or lost their political position in the government