Chapter II: Book I

I. Grotius's Origin: The Marriage of Cornelius Cornets with
Ermengarda de Groot

II. He has a Son named Hugo de Groot

III. Life of Cornelius de Groot

IV. Life of John de Groot

V. Birth of Grotius

VI. Great hopes conceived of him when a boy

VII. State of affairs in the United Provinces

VIII. Embassy from the States to Henry IV. of France; Grotius
accompanies the Ambassadors; is very graciously received by
the king

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

X. Grotius gives an edition of Martianus Capella

XI. Publishes the Limneu[Greek: retichê]

XII. Publishes the Phoenomena of Aratus

XIII. Cultivates the study of poetry

XIV. The States nominate him their historiographer

XV. Henry IV. of France intends to make him his librarian

XVI. Commences Advocate; dislikes this employment

XVII. Is nominated Advocate General

XVIII. Marries

XIX. His treatise of the Freedom of the ocean is published

XX. Prints his book De antiquitate Reipublicæ Batavicæ

XXI. Is made pensionary of Rotterdam

XXII. Voyage to England: dispute concerning the Fishery

XXIII. Grotius's intimacy with Casaubon

XXIV. A grand question decided by the States of Holland according to
Grotius's opinion

XXV. Sends Du Maurier a method of study

BOOK II.

I. Dispute between Arminius and Gomarus

II. Remonstrance of the Arminians

III. The troubles increase

IV. The edict of the States

V. The States grant the Magistrates of the Towns permission to
levy soldiers; which highly displeases the prince of Orange

VI. Grotius is deputed by the States to Amsterdam; falls ill
through chagrin

VII. The project of reunion proves fruitless

VIII. Prince Maurice disbands the new levies

IX. Barnevelt, Grotius, and Hoogerbetz taken into custody

X. The synod of Dort

XI. Barnevelt's trial

XII. The fruitless solicitations of the French court in favour of
the Prisoners: Barnevelt's execution

XIII. Trial and condemnation of Grotius

XIV. Grotius is carried to the fortress of Louvestein, his
occupations

XV. Grotius escapes out of prison

XVI. His writings on occasion of the disputes in Holland

BOOK III.

I. Grotius arrives at Paris, where he is well received

II. State of the French ministry: Du Vair's letter to Grotius: the
court grants him a pension

III. Grotius's occupations at Paris

IV. Grotius publishes his Apology: it is condemned in Holland: the
French king takes him again into his protection

V. He still maintains great connections in Holland; corresponds
with Prince Henry Frederic of Nassau

VI. He publishes his Stobeus, and the Extracts from the Greek
Tragedies and Comedies

VII. Goes to Balagni; is seized with the dysentery; publishes the
Phoenissæ of Euripides

VIII. The death of Prince Maurice; Frederic is made Stadtholder;
Grotius writes to him

IX. Publishes his treatise, De jure Belli & Pacis

X. Has thoughts of leaving France

XI. Returns to Holland

XII. Is obliged to leave Holland

XIII. Goes to Hamburg