Grotius after this visit went to the Superintendant, with whom he left a memorial of his demands as his Majesty had desired.  Boutillier talked in the same strain the Cardinal had done concerning the money due to the Swedes.

Things being in this situation, Grotius returned to Paris, leaving his
Secretary at Court, who was to give him notice of Chavigni’s return.

The King drawing nearer Paris, Chavigni came back to that city.  The Swedish Ambassador[252] sent several times to demand an interview, which he eluded; sometimes it was pretended he was gone out; at other times he was busy:  he once made a positive appointment with him; but when Grotius came to his house, he was gone to wait upon the King at Monceaux.  At his return he appointed another meeting; Grotius did not fail to be there:  Chavigni assured him, that some pressing business hindered him from conferring with him at that time.  The Cardinal returning very ill to Ruel, Chavigni went to see him; Grotius followed, and pressed him so closely, he could not put him off.  Bullion was present:  Chavigni pretended that there never had been any positive promise to pay the arrears of the old subsidies; that he had only said from the King, that as far as the situation of affairs would allow, his Majesty would endeavour that the High Chancellor should have no reason to complain.  However Grotius recommended this affair to Bullion as being just in itself; and Bullion answered, that he would give as much attention to it as the state of the finances would permit.  Grotius shewed them his letters from Germany, informing him that the body of twelve thousand men, which the King engaged to furnish, was in a very bad condition, and that even the interest of France required that it should be speedily completed.  They made answer, that the King intended it, and that this army would soon be increased to seventeen thousand men.

Grotius’s pressing solicitations were troublesome to Chavigni[253], and we see that he was afraid of his visits.  He sought pretences for delay, and even often broke his appointments with so little decency, that Grotius complained to the High Chancellor that Chavigni did not shew proper respect to the dignity of an Ambassador from Sweden.

The King going to Fontainebleau in summer, 1635[254], and carrying Boutillier with him, whose son was with the Duke of Orleans, Servin, Secretary at War, remained at Paris.  Grotius went to see him and was received with great politeness and friendship.

He spoke to him of the subsidies; Servien promised his good offices.  Grotius also recommended to him the interests of the Duke of Weymar, who was hard pressed by his enemies:  and he received fair promises.  Some days after, Servien returned his visit[255].  July 20, 1635, Grotius went to see the Cardinal at Ruel[256]; and spoke to him of the money owing to Sweden.  His Eminence owned it; but enlarged much on the great expence France was put to for the allies;