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Excerpt from The Life of the Truly Eminent and Learned Hugo Grotius: Containing a Copious and Circumstantial History of the Several Important and Honourable Negotiations in Which He Was Employed; Together With a Critical Account of His Works
U. Grotius had always been attentive to cultivate the 11 lendfmp of the Prince of Cond� they vifited one other often. The S vediih Ambaiiador relates in one of his letters 0 that the Prince having been nominated to command in Paris in the abfence of the King and Cardinal Richelieu, he waited on him in the beginning of February 16 37 the Prince returned his vilit foon after. The converfation turned on the marriage of Monfieur, which the King had hitherto confidered as void, becaufe it was made w1tl1out his confent. -ga? On 's confiancy in perfil'ting to keep his wife had in the end obliged the King to approve of the match. The Princeo told Grotius that he had always thought this marriage valid, and did not doubt but he was ofthe fame mind. Grotius an fwered, that the opinion of thofe who regarded fuch marriages as good, was without doubt moft generally received. They afterwards talked of Di vinity: the Prince had been well'educated, and loved this kind of converfation. The grand con troverfies concerning the Eucharifi and the Pope's authority came under confideration; but we know not the particulars.
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