s his patron at Gustavus's court, 135
Nominated regent of Sweden during the minority of queen Christina,
ibid
Opposes the treaty made with France by the envoys of the allies, 147
His journey to France and arrival at court, 151
Makes a new treaty with the french king, 153
His satisfaction with Grotius's preface to his history of the
antiquity of the Goths, 255.

Oxensteirn, Benedict, a relation of the high Chancellor, sent to France
by king Gustavus, 134
Esteem which he conceives for Grotius, ibid.

P.

Patin, Guy, what he says of the manner of Grotius's death, 242
His elogium of that learned man, 333.

Patiniana, what it says of Grotius's pretended inclination to judaism,
325.

Pau, ambassador from Holland to France, at a loss how to behave to
Grotius, 144
The ill offices which he doth him, 173

Petau, Father, Grotius's esteem for him, 266
Sends him his commentary on the Gospels, ibid
His connection with Grotius, 300
Says mass for his soul, 301
The account he gives of his first acquaintance with that learned man,
313.

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