The Life of the Truly Eminent and Learned Hugo Grotius: Containing a Copious and Circumstantial History of the Several Important and Honourable Negotiations in Which He Was Employed; together with a Critical Account of His WorksBurigny, M. de (Jean Lévesque)
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The Life of the Truly Eminent and Learned Hugo Grotius: Containing a Copious and Circumstantial History of the Several Important and Honourable Negotiations in Which He Was Employed; together with a Critical Account of His Works
Burigny, M. de (Jean Lévesque)
Grotius, Hugo, 1583-1645
His condemnation, and its grounds, 68
Confutes them, and complains of his sentence, 72
Irregularity of his sentence, 73
Is removed to the fortress of Louvestein, 74
His employment in prison, 75
Makes his escape, 78
His Apology for the States of Holland against Sibrand Lubert, 79
Publishes another work concerning predestination and grace, 84
Prints the decree of the States, and its defence, ibid
His treatise De imperio summarum potestatum circa sacra, 85
Writes against Socinus, 86
Censure it draws upon him, ibid
Publishes a tract, proving that the Arminians are not Pelagians, 87
His work on destiny, ibid
He arrives at Paris, 89
Ill offices which the States do him by their ambassadors in France,
ibid
Has no reason to speak well of the ministers of Charenton, 90
Epigrams occasioned by his arrival in France, 91
The court grants him a pension, 93
A report spread of his going to change his religion, 95
His employment at Paris, 96
His opinion of the eloquence of the advocates of those times, 96
Publishes his Apology, 97
Its contents, 98
It is condemned by the States, who proscribe the author, 99, 100
His uneasiness on this subject, 100
Taken by the French king under his protection, 101
The connections he still keeps up in Holland, 102
Corresponds by letters with prince Henry Frederic of Nassau, 102
Publishes his Stobeus, 103,
and his extract of the Greek tragedies and comedies, 104
Begins his work De jure belli ac pacis, 105
Is taken ill, 106
Publishes a translation of Euripides's Phoenissae, 106
Writes in vain to prince Henry Frederic of Nassau to obtain leave to
return to Holland, 107
Publishes his treatise De jure belli ac pacis, 108
Purposes to leave France, 113
A place offered him in Denmark, which he refuses, 115
His conference with cardinal Richelieu, by whom great hopes are given
him, 116
Grotius returns to Holland, 118
Gains an important law-suit, 120
Disgusts he receives, 121
Is again outlawed by the States, 121
Leaves Holland, and goes to Hamburg, 125
Refuses a pension from France, 127
His thoughts on the education of children, 129
His first acquaintance with Salvius, 130
Is courted by several princes, 131
Is desirous of a reconciliation with Holland, 133
The high Chancellor Oxensteirn sends for him, ibid
His veneration for the great Gustavus, ibid
Goes to Oxensteirn at Francfort, 136
Is nominated ambassador from Sweden to France, ibid
His public declaration that he ought no longer to be looked on as a
Dutchman, 137
His journey to and arrival in France, 141
Objections made to his nomination, 142
His public entry into Paris, 143
His first audience of the king, 144
Renews his acquaintance with the Prince of Conde, 145
His conference with Boutillier and father Joseph concerning the treaty
concluded in France with the envoys of the allies, 147
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