BOOK IV.
I.The High Chancellor Oxensteirn invites Grotius to him: the high esteem in which the latter held the King of Sweden II.

Grotius is appointed Ambassador from Sweden to the court of France III.

Situation of the Swedes affairs IV.

Grotius sets out for France, makes his entry into Paris, and has an audience of the King V.Discussions between France and Sweden VI.

Arrival of the High Chancellor in France: a new treaty VII.