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the kingdom during the minority of Queen Christina, the daughter of Gustavus Adolphus, thought it his duty and honour to conform to his Master's intentions: he therefore pressed Grotius to come to him, promising him an employment suited to his merit[206]. Grotius did not yield immediately, not only because he had still hopes of being recalled to Holland, but also because he was persuaded that one ought to deliberate long before taking a resolution which cannot be altered. It may not be improper to observe that the book _Of the Rights of War and Peace_ was found in King Gustavus's tent after his death. Grotius also gives us an anecdote concerning his entering into the Swedish service which deserves to be mentioned, namely, that it was Marshal Bannier's brother, who gave him the first hint of preferring Sweden to the other States, by whom he was solicited. FOOTNOTES: [190] Ep. 250. p. 85. [191] Ep. 336. [192] Ep. 309. p. 845. [193] Henry Dupuis. Grotii manes, p. 299. Niceron. [194] Ep. Vossii, 257. p. 150. [195] Ruari Ep. 36. p. 186. [196] Ep. 326. p. 849. [197] Ep. 326. p. 849. [198] Ep. 163. p. 801. [199] Ep. 170. p. 805. [200] Ep. 173. p. 805. [201] Ep. 184. p. 809. 212. p. 819. [202] Ep. 215. p. 820. ep. 229. p. 824. & ep. 242. p. 829. [203] Prefacio Man. Grotii Vir. Grot. p. 300. [204] At Lutsen. [205] Ep. Grotii, 87. p. 384. [206] Ep. 344. p. 123. & 346. p. 124. II. Grotius, on the invitation of the High Chancellor of Sweden, set out for Franckfort on the Main where that Minister was. He had no notion what they purposed to do with him; but he was quite easy with regard to his settlement, being persuaded that a Minister of Oxenstiern's prudence and credit would not engage him to take a wrong step: his only anxiety was, lest the High Chancellor, whom he looked on as the greatest man of his age[207], and fit to be compared with the most famous in antiquity, should entertain too high an idea of his merit, from the advantageous testimonies given of it, and lest he should be unable to answer the hopes that Minister had conceived of him. He arrived at Franckfort in May, 1634[208], and was received with the greatest politeness by the High Chancellor, who did not however explain his intentions: Grotius wrote to his brother, July 13, 1634, that the Chancellor proceeded with great slowness in his affair; but that every body assured him he was a man of his word: "If so, he add
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