obligation.  The Ambassador presented afterwards letters from the Queen of the twelfth of April, and concluded with observing, that he had reason to think a considerable body of troops would be sent from Sweden into Germany this same month of June.  The King replied, that he had a great friendship for the Queen of Sweden, and had already given proofs of his good disposition towards her; that he had sent succours to the Duke of Weymar, and would send still more considerable ones if necessary; that as to the exchange of Marshal Horne, there was only John de Vert with whom it could be made; and that General was not his prisoner, but the Duke of Weymar’s, to whom he had promised to deliver him on demand.  Grotius replied, that he did not doubt but the Duke of Weymar would shew all possible deference to the King’s inclination, if he should find his Majesty disposed to procure Marshal Horne’s discharge, and that the Queen had written to the Duke on that subject.

Some days after this audience, Chavigny[332] informed the Swedish Ambassador that John De Vert was the King’s prisoner, though Lewis XIII. had said the contrary.

Grotius had another audience of the King in the middle of July 1638[333].  He complimented his Majesty on the happy success of the French arms on the frontiers of Spain, and exhorted him to set about the recovery of Navarre, which belonged to him of right, and was unjustly usurped by Spain; he also recommended to him the Duke of Weymar’s affairs, and gave reason to hope that something great would be done by General Bannier, who had just received reinforcements from Sweden.  At this audience the Ambassador presented Crusius to the King as a Swedish Nobleman who was returning to Stockholm, and would soon be employed in public affairs, and might contribute to strengthen the union between the two kingdoms.  The King received him very graciously, and desired him to make his compliments to the High Chancellor.

FOOTNOTES: 

[321] Ep. 688. p. 281.

[322] Ep. 719. p. 303.

[323] Ep. 720. p. 303.

[324] Ep. 813. p. 354.

[325] Ep. 327. p. 363.

[326] Ep. 923. p. 408.

[327] Ep. 926. p. 410.

[328] Ep. 927. p. 411.

[329] Ep. 949. p. 421.

[330] Ep. 957. p. 426.

[331] Ep. 968. p. 434.

[332] Ep. 971. p. 495.

[333] Ep. 988. p. 447.

II.  Grotius had always been attentive to cultivate the friendship of the Prince of Conde:  they visited one another often.  The Swedish Ambassador relates in one of his letters[334] that the Prince having been nominated to command in Paris in the absence of the King and Cardinal Richelieu, he waited on him in the beginning of February 1637:  the Prince returned his visit soon after.  The conversation turned on the marriage of Monsieur, which the King had hitherto considered as void, because it was made without his