THE
TABLE
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| [BOOK I.] | Page | |
| [I.] | Grotius's Origin: The Marriage of Cornelius Cornets with Ermengarda de Groot | [1] |
| [II.] | He has a Son named Hugo de Groot, | [2] |
| [III.] | Life of Cornelius de Groot, | [ibid] |
| [IV.] | Life of John de Groot, | [3] |
| [V.] | Birth of Grotius, | [4] |
| [VI.] | Great hopes conceived of him when a boy, | [5] |
| [VII.] | State of affairs in the United Provinces, | [7] |
| [VIII.] | Embassy from the States to Henry IV. of France; Grotius accompanies the Ambassadors; is very graciously received by the king, | [9] |
| [IX.] | His mortification at not having seen M. de Thou; he writes to him; and keeps up an intimate correspondence with him till his death, | [11] |
| [X.] | Grotius gives an edition of Martianus Capella, | [13] |
| [XI.] | Publishes the Limneu[Greek: retichê], | [16] |
| [XII.] | Publishes the Phoenomena of Aratus, | [ibid] |
| [XIII.] | Cultivates the study of poetry, | [18] |
| [XIV.] | The States nominate him their historiographer, | [21] |
| [XV.] | Henry IV. of France intends to make him his librarian | [22] |
| [XVI.] | Commences Advocate; dislikes this employment | [23] |
| [XVII.] | Is nominated Advocate General, | [24] |
| [XVIII.] | Marries, | [ibid] |
| [XIX.] | His treatise of the Freedom of the ocean is published, | [ibid] |
| [XX.] | Prints his book De antiquitate Reipublicæ Batavicæ, | [27] |
| [XXI.] | Is made pensionary of Rotterdam, | [28] |
| [XXII.] | Voyage to England: dispute concerning the Fishery, | [29] |
| [XXIII.] | Grotius's intimacy with Casaubon, | [31] |
| [XXIV.] | A grand question decided by the States of Holland according to Grotius's opinion, | [33] |
| [XXV.] | Sends Du Maurier a method of study, | [35] |
| [BOOK II.] | ||
| [I.] | Dispute between Arminius and Gomarus, | [39] |
| [II.] | Remonstrance of the Arminians, | [41] |
| [III.] | The troubles increase, | [45] |
| [IV.] | The edict of the States, | [47] |
| [V.] | The States grant the Magistrates of the Towns permission to levy soldiers; which highly displeases the prince of Orange, | [49] |
| [VI.] | Grotius is deputed by the States to Amsterdam; falls ill through chagrin, | [50] |
| [VII.] | The project of reunion proves fruitless, | [54] |
| [VIII.] | Prince Maurice disbands the new levies, | [56] |
| [IX.] | Barnevelt, Grotius, and Hoogerbetz taken into custody, | [57] |
| [X.] | The synod of Dort, | [60] |
| [XI.] | Barnevelt's trial, | [61] |
| [XII.] | The fruitless solicitations of the French court in favour of the Prisoners: Barnevelt's execution, | [63] |
| [XIII.] | Trial and condemnation of Grotius, | [66] |
| [XIV.] | Grotius is carried to the fortress of Louvestein, his occupations, | [74] |
| [XV.] | Grotius escapes out of prison, | [78] |
| XVI. | His writings on occasion of the disputes in Holland, | [82] |
| [BOOK III.] | ||
| [I.] | Grotius arrives at Paris, where he is well received, | [88] |
| [II.] | State of the French ministry: Du Vair's letter to Grotius: the court grants him a pension, | [91] |
| [III.] | Grotius's occupations at Paris, | [96] |
| [IV.] | Grotius publishes his Apology: it is condemned in Holland: the French king takes him again into his protection, | [97] |
| [V.] | He still maintains great connections in Holland; corresponds with Prince Henry Frederic of Nassau, | [102] |
| [VI.] | He publishes his Stobeus, and the Extracts from the Greek Tragedies and Comedies, | [103] |
| [VII.] | Goes to Balagni; is seized with the dysentery; publishes the Phoenissæ of Euripides, | [105] |
| [VIII.] | The death of Prince Maurice; Frederic is made Stadtholder; Grotius writes to him, | [106] |
| [IX.] | Publishes his treatise, De jure Belli & Pacis, | [108] |
| [X.] | Has thoughts of leaving France, | [113] |
| [XI.] | Returns to Holland, | [118] |
| [XII.] | Is obliged to leave Holland, | [120] |
| [XIII.] | Goes to Hamburg, | [125] |
| [BOOK IV.] | ||
| [I.] | The High Chancellor Oxensteirn invites Grotius to him: the high esteem in which the latter held the King of Sweden, | [131] |
| [II.] | Grotius is appointed Ambassador from Sweden to the court of France, | [136] |
| [III.] | Situation of the Swedes affairs, | [137] |
| [IV.] | Grotius sets out for France, makes his entry into Paris, and has an audience of the King, | [141] |
| [V.] | Discussions between France and Sweden, | [145] |
| [VI.] | Arrival of the High Chancellor in France: a new treaty, | [151] |
| [VII.] | Disputes between Grotius and the ministers of Charenton, | [154] |
| [VIII.] | Grotius's several journeys to court, and his negotiations with the French ministry: abstains from visiting cardinal Richelieu, | [158] |
| [IX.] | Uneasiness given Grotius, | [179] |
| [X.] | Dispute for precedency with the Venetian Ambassador, | [180] |
| [XI.] | Is of opinion that the Swedes ought not to send plenipotentiaries to Cologn, | [183] |
| [XII.] | Disputes with the Venetian Ambassador, | [184] |
| XIII. | Quarrel between the English and Swedes for precedency, | [ib.] |
| [BOOK V.] | ||
| [I.] | Different audiences which Grotius has of the French King, | [189] |
| [II.] | Conversation between the prince of Condé and Grotius, | [200] |
| [III.] | Grotius's negotiations in relation to the truce which was proposed: misconduct of Schmalz, | [ibid] |
| [IV.] | Grotius is in great danger of his life, | [207] |
| [V.] | Divers audiences of the king and queen, | [209] |
| [VI.] | The death of the duke of Weimar | [214] |
| [VII.] | The elector Palatine is arrested in France; Grotius obtains his liberty, | [215] |
| [VIII.] | Grotius obtains the exchange of marshal Horn for John de Vert, | [225] |
| [IX.] | Renewal of the alliance between France and Sweden, | [228] |
| [X.] | Deaths of cardinal Richelieu and the French king; the regency of Anne of Austria, | [230] |
| [XI.] | Cerisante is sent to France; Grotius demands to be recalled, | [231] |
| [XII.] | He sets out for Stockholm, and applies to the queen to obtain his dismission, | [235] |
| [XIII.] | Grotius's death, | [238] |
| [BOOK VI.] | ||
| [I.] | Grotius's embassy does not interrupt his literary labours, | [244] |
| [II.] | He again applies to the cultivation of poetry, | [245] |
| [III.] | His notes on Tacitus, | [246] |
| [IV.] | —— notes on Statius, | [ibid] |
| [V.] | —— notes on Lucan, | [ibid] |
| [VI.] | —— Anthologia | [247] |
| [VII.] | Antiquities of the Goths, | [252] |
| [VIII.] | Annals and history of the Low Countries | [256] |
| [IX.] | Treatise of the truth of the christian religion, | [259] |
| [X.] | Florum sparsio ad jus Justinianeum, | [263] |
| XI. | Commentaries on the Bible, | [264] |
| [XII.] | Treatises on Antichrist, and other theological pieces, | [269] |
| [XIII.] | Of the origin of the people of America, | [275] |
| [XIV.] | Other printed pieces or Manuscripts of Grotius, | [277] |
| [XV.] | Grotius's letters, | [279] |
| [XVI.] | Grotius's sentiments in religion very distant at first from those of the Roman Catholics, | [282] |
| [XVII.] | His attachment to antiquity. | [283] |
| [XVIII.] | Leans towards the Roman Catholics, | [284] |
| [XIX.] | Is a partisan of the Hierarchy, | [288] |
| [XX.] | His sentiments concerning the Eucharist, | [291] |
| [XXI.] | His sentiments concerning the seven Sacraments, | [293] |
| [XXII.] | Grotius's sentiments concerning several other points controverted between the Roman Catholics and the Protestants, | [294] |
| [XXIII.] | His project for reuniting all Christians, | [302] |
| [XXIV.] | Is accused of Socinianism, | [318] |
| [XXV.] | Opinions concerning Grotius | [326] |
| [XXVI.] | An account of his family, | [338] |
| [A Catalogue of Grotius's Works] | ||
| [Index] |
END of the TABLE of CONTENTS.
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