"They were joined by Hugo Grotius who defended the right of the civil authorities to appoint whomever they wished to university faculty.Vorstius's opponents, led by Sibrandus Lubbertus, lodged official protests with the states of Holland and West-Friesland, and attempted to bring the Anglicans over to their side by communicating with the Archbishop of Canterbury and other English divines, as well as the King, James I of England.