Peyresc, Nicholas, visits Grotius on his arrival at Paris, [90]
Sets him about writing the treatise of war and peace, [108]
Services which he did him when compiling his annals of the Low Countries, [259]
His esteem for him from his youth, [327.]
Pontanus, Isaac, his elogium of Grotius when a boy, [7], [326.]
Pope, Grotius maintains and proves his supremacy, [288.]
Provinces, United, state of their affairs at Grotius's birth, [7]
Embassy sent by them to Henry III. of France, [ibid]
refuse to make peace with Spain, [10]
Embassy sent by them on that subject to Henry IV., [ibid]
Refuse the truce offered them, [11]
Nominate Grotius to be their historiographer, [21]
See Dutch.
Puffendorf, allows that little remained to be said after what Grotius had written of war and peace, [110.]
Q.
Quistorpius, John, minister of Rostock, assisted Grotius at his death, [239]
Relation which he gives of it, [ibid.]
R.
Reigersberg, Grotius's brother-in-law, troubles which Grotius's enemies endeavoured to stir up to him, [119]
Blondius's ill treatment of him, [317.]
Reigersberg, Mary, her birth, [24]
Her marriage to Grotius, and her elogium, [ibid]
Is denied permission to continue with him, even to see him, or speak with him during his imprisonment, [59], [66]
Obtains liberty to see him in his prison at Louvestein, [74]
The means she made use of to obtain his liberty, [78]
Is confined, but afterwards discharged, [80], [81]
Comes to her husband at Paris, [93]
Her journey to Zealand, and return, [105]
Goes to her husband at Francfort, [136]
Waits on the french queen to compliment her on her pregnancy, [196]
Her answer to Salmasius's slanders against her husband, [337]
Professes the religion of the church of England, [338]
Her death, [ibid.]
Religion, Grotius first composes in Dutch verse his treatise of the truth of the christian religion, [76]
Afterwards publishes it in latin, [259]
The general approbation, and several translations of this work, [259], [260]
Accusation brought against the author on account of it, [260]
A new edition of it with additions, [262]
The opinion of the learned concerning this performance, [ibid.]
Remonstrants, see [Arminians].
Renaudot, publishes an article in his Gazette which gives offence to Grotius, [186.]
Richelieu, cardinal, seems to blame the conduct of Mess. de Luynes with regard to Barnevelt's death, [66]
Nominated prime minister, [116]
Confers with Grotius, [ibid]
Gives him great hopes, [ibid]
His stratagem to make the Swedes comply with his desires, [149]
Is unwilling the high Chancellor should come to France, [151]
Makes a new treaty with him, [153]
The English dispute the privileges of his cardinalship, [170]
He purposes to take Brisac out of the duke of Weymar's hands, [213]
His uneasiness at not gaining that prince, [ibid]
Is suspected of contributing to cut him off, [214]
The death of the cardinal, [230]
Gives orders that Grotius's works may be printed without passing the examination of the censors, [266]
Grotius flatters himself without reason that the cardinal will favour his project of re-uniting christians, [312]
The cardinal ranks Grotius among the three most learned men of his age, [330]
Rights of war and peace, the author's view in writing this book, [109]
Barbeyrac's commendation of it, [110]
Translations of it, [110], [111]
Its defects, [112]
Put into the Index Expurgatorius at Rome, [113.]
Rivetus, how he treats Grotius with regard to his writings in favour of a coalition, [274]
Grotius's answer, [ibid.]
Ruarus, his opinion of Grotius's writings on Antichrist, [271]
His judgment of Grotius's scheme for a coalition, [316.]
S.
St. Chaumont, the marquis, sent ambassador from the French king into Germany, [164]
Is disliked by Grotius, [ibid]
Is ordered to demand Grotius's recall, [172.]
Saints, Grotius's opinion of the invocation of Saints, [295.]
Salvius, vice-chancellor of Sweden, the esteem he conceives for Grotius, [135]
Advantageous report which he makes of him to the high chancellor, [ibid.]
Sandes, translates Grotius's tragedy, entitled Christus Patiens, into English verse, [19.]
Sarrau, his friendship for Grotius, [315]
Rise of their quarrel, [ibid]
Rank which Sarrau assigns Grotius in the republic of letters, [316], [332]
How he speaks of him after his death, [332.]
Salmasius, his opinion of Grotius's poems, [20]
Speaks with contempt of his treatise of the rights of war and peace, [111]
His character, [ibid]
He communicates to Grotius his corrections of the Anthologia, [247]
A coldness between him and Grotius, [285]
Rise of their difference, [315]
In what manner he spoke of Grotius during their friendship, [334]
The letter, in which he cruelly treats that learned man's memory, [335]
The answer of Grotius's wife to it, [337.]
Scaliger, Joseph, is looked upon as the dictator of the republic of letters, [6]
Directs Grotius's studies, [ibid]
Engages him to publish a new edition of Martianus Capella, [14]
His encomium of Grotius's edition of the Phoenomena of Aratus, [17]
His testimony in Grotius's favour, with regard to the Prosopopoeia of the town of Ostend, [18]
His thoughts of his poetical talents, [19.]
Schmalz, [202]
Ill offices which he does Grotius, [204]
Grotius complains of him to the High Chancellor, [ibid]
Schmalz's quarrel with Crusius, [205]
He continues to injure Grotius, [206]
His return to Sweden, [ibid]
Sequel of his adventures, [207.]
Scriptures, holy, studied by Grotius at all times, [97]
His commentary on them, [264]
Opinion of the learned concerning it, [268] et seq.
Seguier, chancellor, the affront he put upon Grotius, [175], [227]
The difficulties he throws in his way with regard to the printing his commentary on the New Testament, [267.]
Selden, his Mare clausum, on what occasion it was composed, [26]
The instance he gives of the rage of Grotius's enemies against him, [67.]
Servien, secretary at war, is visited by Grotius, [160]
Promises him his good offices in the affairs he recommended to him, [161.]
Sibrand, See [Lubert].
Silleri, chancellor, his irresolution, [100]
Grotius thinks of dedicating his Stobæus to him, [104.]
Simon, his opinion of Grotius's Commentary on the Bible, [268]
Sophomphaneus, a tragedy by Grotius, [19], [130.]
Soul, Grotius falsly accused of disbelieving its immortality, [326.]
States General, entirely devoted to prince Maurice, [55]
Convene the synod of Dort, [ibid]
Disband the new levies, [56]
The placard issued by them in relation to the imprisonment of Barnevelt and the others, [58]
The ill offices they do Grotius by their ambassadors on his arrival at Paris, [89]
Condemn his Apology, and proscribe him, [95]
The new ordinance which they publish against him, [123.]
Statius, Grotius's notes on that poet, [246.]
Stobeus, the subject and use of his work, [103]
Grotius gives a new edition of it, [ibid]
A copy of it found with notes in Grotius's hand writing, [104.]
Swedes, state of their affairs when Grotius entered into their service, [137]
Their defeat at the battle of Nordlinguen, [139]
The assistance they received from Lewis XIII., [ibid]
Discussions between them and France, [146]
The difficulties they make about the treaty concluded with that crown by the envoys of the allies, [147]
Grotius diverts them from sending plenipotentiaries to the congress at Cologn, [181]
Their dispute with the English for precedency, [184]
Consternation into which they are thrown by the death of the duke of Weymar, [215]
Renew their alliance with France, [228.]
T.
Tacitus, Grotius's notes on that historian, [246.]
Thou, the president de, Grotius's esteem and veneration for him, [11]
Their correspondence together, [12]
The friendship which that magistrate expresses for Grotius, [ibid]
Grotius's elogium of him, [13]
His approbation of Grotius's edition of Martianus Capella, [15]
commends his edition of Aratus's Phoenomena, [17.]
Thou, Francis de, son of the president, generously gives Grotius the use of his library, [105]
His visit to him on his arrival in France in the character of Swedish ambassador, [141.]
Trent, council of, its decision concerning the number of sacraments defended by Grotius, [293]
Respect with which he spoke of that council, [299.]
V.
Valois, M. what he says of Grotius's connection with father Petau, and his disposition to turn Roman Catholic, [300.]
Vassor, character of that historian, [281]
His judgment of Grotius's letters, [ibid.]
Venice, its ambassador disputes with Grotius for precedency, [179]
another discussion between them, [183]
Vert, John de, made prisoner by the duke of Weymar, [194]
Is exchanged for marshal Horne, [227.]
Voëtius, attacks Grotius's treatise of the truth of the christian religion, [260]
Grotius's opinion of his criticism, [ibid.]
Vondel, a famous Dutch poet, translates Grotius's tragedy of Joseph into Dutch, [19]
His conjectures concerning Grotius's departure from Stockholm, [238.]
Vossius, Gerard, his encomium of Grotius on occasion of his edition of Martianus Capella, [15]
His opinion of the tragedy of Joseph, [19]
His thoughts of his poetical talents, [20]
Grotius gives him an account of his studies while in prison, [75]
His commendation of Grotius's Apology against Sibrand Lubert, [84]
The pains he took to keep Grotius in Holland, [122]
His letter, containing that learned man's reasons for returning thither, [124]
The value he set upon Grotius's notes on Lucan, [246]
Grotius complains of his too great timidity, [270]
His poem in honour of Grotius, [328.]
Vossius, Isaac, inherits his father's esteem for Grotius, [248]
Offers him his service for his literary commissions, [249]
Superintends the printing of the Anthologia, [250.]
Urbin VIII., [180]
His elogium by Grotius, [284]
Gives the cardinals the title of Most eminent, [334.]
Utengobard, prepares the remonstrance delivered to the States by the Arminians, [45]
The esteem with which he speaks of Grotius, [328.]
Vulcanus Bonaventura, his encomium of Grotius on occasion of his edition of Aratus's Phoenomena, [17.]
W.
Wallæus, Antony, letters written to him by Grotius, concerning his religious sentiments, [282], [283.]
Weymar, duke of, confidence which he placed in Grotius, [215]
Wicquefort, his encomium of Grotius, [333]
In what manner he speaks of Peter Grotius his son, [352.]
Witt, the grand pensionary de, advises Peter Grotius to prefer the place of pensionary of Rotterdam to that of ambassador at the court of France, [350.]