r to this confutation, 84.

Lusson, preceptor to Grotius, 6.

Lusson, William de, his endeavours to serve Grotius, 126
The latter's acknowledgments to him, 127.

M.

Malherbe, translates into French verse Grotius's Prosopopoeia of the
town of Ostend, 19.

Mallet, what he says in his book on atheism of Grotius's religion, 325.

Manassah Ben Israel, Grotius's particular esteem for that Jew, 264

Mazarine, cardinal, made prime minister, 230, 231
Grotius does not visit him, ibid.

Meibomius, his elogium of Grotius, 334.

Menage, his epigram on the diversity of sentiments concerning Grotius's
religion, 302
In what terms he speaks of that learned man's merit, 327.

Menagiana, anecdote related in it concerning Grotius's last audience of
queen Christina, 238
What it says of his death, 241
And of father Petau's thoughts of Grotius's disposition to turn
Catholic, 301.

Mercoeur, the duke de, styled by Grotius the most learned of all the
princes, 144
His adventures, ibid.

Meursius, his high commendation of Grotius when very young, 7, 326.

Mombas, John Barthon viscount of, driven out France, 349, 357.
Marries Cornelia, Grotius's eldest daughter, and is obliged to leave
Holland, 357.

Morhof, calls Grotius the phoenix of his age, 334.

N.

Nassau, prince Henry Frederic of, corresponds by letters with Grotius,
102
Succeeds count Maurice his brother in the post of Stadtholder, 107
He enters not into the projects against the Arminians, ibid
Approves of the proceedings of the states general against Grotius,
123.

Nassau, count Maurice of, rise of his hatred against Grotius and
Barnevelt, 50
Declares for the Gomarists, ibid
The project of re-union rejected by him, 55
Causes Barnevelt, Grotius, and Hoogerbetz to be arrested, 58
Persecutes the Arminians, 59
Is offended at the court of France for protecting Barnevelt and the
other prisoners, 64.

O.

Ocean, contents of Grotius's treatise on the freedom of the ocean, 24
The several answers to it, 26.

Oldemburg, his elogium of Grotius, 334.

Orange, William prince of, his death, 8
What confusion it occasions in the United Provinces, ibid.

Ostend, Prosopopoeia of that town, written by Grotius, 18
The great character of this piece, ibid.

Overchie, Alida, her marriage with John de Groot, 4
Her family, ibid
Her death, ibid.

Oxensteirn, high Chancellor of Sweden, sends for Grotius, 133
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