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Show Memeri4ls fJ/ fft.,~ia/ .AfeEl!ir/. ~iJfJ._ftrft ~~(!!ill rere, ~~. t'thar {U."?~/fJ£/'Ju ftrft'T~};r~?wnteh ..,'lt~ co· in .~fl'~!.T~thenz-~av~,,t, this e eE'f. ·. • · ,,...., . , ~ Athcnz Bat. ~ ug'o Gro ';u}' ~as born 'at Delfin Anno JS83. Hollf!t.nd, 4·f.idr;(lpril • .Anno I ~JJ. He ~f ari A.hlier*,.lnd Nobl~ .f!~~f( His Gr~ ~~fat~ of__th:J affit n"lil.S'·f"A flearRai ~bote h~ '!hcrdel 'of thofe-' da'rker times , and well skild in the three princi. ~ ~~~gt.ia86s , nA<ttill, Greek .. :i~~ He. i!x-et:P. His Unde 'evrnelius Grotim was ~ffor ICDf we.\<.\ivil Law I at liejden' -Mhel\t:. he. flourHh~td.un the 1 "-'Q~ "'~!teem -aoo'favour o£.the:~ beH: men~ ·Father 'Jffa.s"'Joannes (Jrofit#l , GuY-at ··of that ).lni~erfity :' wbof~ ' Pdems .~re ·~xtant, ~ieh ~Lipfius .ldte~s .to him, and Doufa's ~)'!i:s: whofe --.nal:he alio hath adorned 1~ • ·, : .: ~ ·many learned Mens Books dcditated to .... t :>ll •· •. 1 :lo H1Uin ~-Being bleH wi~h this Hopeful fon, ,;~, d -he. ufed at! pains and care in hf6,g.(1}od edutcaaion, ar\d dh,eriihed this great Wit fo .MU, that w):\en he was bu~ lfjght , y.ears Anno 1 S9 J. ~l.c:b," viz.. AnJJfl 1 S 9 I. He d)d fun~trf < ~.ttfin , m-ak.e. v.erfes ex tempo~ , _.~na di~p. ttted twice pu bti:C'kly in qudtiotu ofP~I-Anno H98. -\~J1y. A1ina 1~98. tet. x·;. He c:a· (vt\l¢!! iruo Fr.anc.e in the trairuo£dhat m ·OOJWarable .p~rfuR,.,.. .Joannes Q~iJMrne.. wi._ditu ,Ethbaffiulp{from the 6ta]c~to ~~ .~eat .llen.ry;a~dreturned honour.d ~Hh .Rqyal Bounty,.and 'the Friendlhip of. Il-hdhious Men; ~•wing before tha~·. ume begun bcqun to ftt forth noteS"~ ton the}evep Liberal Arts of M~rtian~s f!apellf~, W heft he-had af~er lluda~d fome ·years at Ley de"' much endFared unto1Sc41igtr, h~s Fa'th~t fearing the yong SchOlars mind lhould,b'y the Amenity and delight of human literature and Poefy, b~ di;G'\\'D avva}\ fron) more. profitable e~plo.ymept ; he was taken off, and afcribed am~ng the Adfo-cates at the Hague ', Atlno ,r $9 9.. ~rid Anno • JJf. foon aftei" pleaded Caufes. Yet dip,not he addH5t bimfelf fo much i:o that profef- 1ion, but that his Ge'n!ils led him back.; and made him often n!vHi[ his formet ftu-dies of Humanity. For wbich, he was moft dear' to the Frmth Embaffador Bu:. k.anvall, to.Janus Doufa the Fathel', and many other Perfons of lionour. Abouf thjs titne the States of Ho{land began tO ufe _his fervice a in penning the Hillery of the moft famous W'ar. in the whole world. Afterward efinno. 1 6o7. Com- Anno U'of. mended by the ~ffrages of the Courts , nominated by the ~rates , and e1e8:ed by the moft potent · Prince , the 'Ad7 miration of all other Princes , Gra.vt _ M~rurice , he became Fi[ci e_Advocatus Adv'ocate of the T rea fury , and behaved himfelf fo well in this moft weighty of-fice , that he received frpm his fupeributs a moll q'mple tefiim~py' of his dili~nce and integrity~ Here perceiving the Ttade into India of great Importance t<>. his ~ountrey, that he might fiirup the fph·its of |