ng a pensioner of France, 174
Disgusts he receives, 175
Is uneasy about the payment of his salary, 178
The Venetian ambassador contends with him for precedency, 179
Opposes the Swedes sending plenipotentiaries to the congress of
Cologn, 181
His dispute with Godefroy concerning the right of precedency between
France and Sweden, 182
Another dispute with the Venetian ambassador, 183
His explanation with the earl of Leicester in relation to the
precedency of England and Sweden, 186
Several audiences which he has of the king, 189
Compliments the queen on her pregnancy, 196
His conversation with the prince of Conde, 200
His negotiation with Chavigny concerning the truce that was proposed,
ibid
Smalz's bad behaviour to him, 204
Is in great danger of his life, 207
His compliments to the king and queen on the birth of the Dauphin, 210
His esteem for the duke of Weymar, 215
Labours to obtain the elector Palatine's liberty, and succeeds, 218
He negotiates the exchange of marshal Horn for John de Vert, 225
The share he has in the renewal of the alliance between France and
Sweden, 228
His small regret for the death of cardinal Richelieu, 230
Visits not cardinal Mazarine, 231
His audience of the queen mother, ibid
The regency of Sweden are instigated against him, 232
The distaste he takes to his embassy, ibid
Desires be recalled, which request is readily granted, 233, 234
The gracious letter queen Christina writes to him on that subject,
234
His departure for Stockholm, 235
Honours he receives by the way, 236
His reception in Sweden, 237
He asks leave to retire, ibid
His departure from Stockholm, ibid
Anecdote concerning his last audience of the queen, 238
Conjectures to which his departure gave rise, 238
His arrival at Rostock, and his death, 239
Reports spread in relation to it, 241
His epitaph by himself, 244
His portrait, ibid
His embassy did not interrupt his literary labours, 244
He again cultivates Poetry, 245
His notes on Tacitus, 246
On Statius, ibid
On Lucan, ibid
His Anthologia, 247
His prodigious readiness at writing, 251
His history of the antiquity of the Goths, 252
The account he gives of this work to the high chancellor, ibid.
His annals of the Low Countries, 256
His treatise of the truth of the christian religion, 259
Is accused, on account of this book, of Socinianism, 260
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