* Usher's Historia Dogmatica de Scripturis & Sacris Vernaculis; 4to. scarce.This contains extracts from the Fathers of the first six centuries, &c. shewing that the Bible during that period was the only rule of faith.

**

Corpus et Syntagma Confess. Fidei quæ in divers. reg. et nation. editæ quibus annectitur" Catholicus veterum consensus," a work of great use, particularly the Consensus. -4to. scarce.

** Sylloge Confess. sub temp. reform. Eccles. edit.-1804, Clarendon Press, now scarce, 1 vol. 8vo. These last two works may be considered to give a satisfactory refutation of the principles exhibited in Bossuet's celebrated book "Des Variations des Eglises Protestantes." And though not strictly belonging to this head, they are mentioned here, because the comparison of their contents with the works on Christianity in the first four centuries, will shew the substantial accordance of the Protestant Churches with the Primitive Church.

It is hardly necessary to name Mosheim and Milner's Church Histories; the former is the better for the controversy. It would be important to read R. C. historians--their own admissions are powerfully against them-in this point of view, Baronius, Fleury, and Du Pin, are of great importance.

We beg to remark, that some books may be found in this list, in a class to which perhaps they do not strictly belong-it is not always easy to assign some books to their proper class.

Collier's Eccles. Hist. of England; 2 vols. folio, scarce-this work, is very much quoted by several writers: It is quoted by Courayer in his defence of English Ordination.

Spelman's Concilia: a collection of Councils held in England; 2 vols. fol.-often quoted.

** Southey's Book of the Church; 2 vols. 8vo. 24s. Gives eccles. hist. of England. From this work originated the controversy between Southey and Butler, which has produced the very valuable works of Southey, Phillpots, Townsend, and Blanco White.

On the Origin and Independence of the British Churches, the following are important.

Usher's Britan. Eccles. antiquities. Scarce.

Stillingfleet's Origines Britannica:-1 vol. fol. scarce.

** Burgess's (late bishop of St. David's) tracts on the Origin and Independence of the British Church: 1 vol. 8vo. 9s. This work gives a compendious view of the two preceding works. It is easily had.

*Bede's Eccles. Hist.-by Smith.

*Godwin de primæ Britanniæ Conversione.

Dr. Hammond's Works: vol. 2nd. gives remarks on the Bishop of Bangor's an swer to the Monk Augustine.

Blackstone on the Laws of England: 4 vol. 8vo,

De Lolme on the English Constitution: 1 vol. 8vo.

**Usher's Religion of the ancient Irish: 1 vol. 8vo.

** The Catholic Religion of St. Patrick and St. Columbkill, by Mason. A valuable pamphlet-Dublin.

Smith's Life of Columbkill,

Life of St. Patrick.

*Sir Wm. Betham has furnished important matter on this subject, in his book entitled, The Book of Armagh, now publishing.

* Jamieson's History of the Culdees: 1 vol. 4to. A very valuable work.3s. 6d.-1811.

Sir James Ware's Works, by Harris:-2 vol. fol. scarce. on the Antiquities of Ireland.

A most valuable work

* Usher's Life, by Parr:-scarce. Abridged by Aiken :-Valuable.

* Bedell's Life, by Burnet: 1 vol. 8vo. scarce :-Valuable.

The following are on the general subject of ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY.

Bingham's Antiquities of the Christian Church: 2 vol, fol. scarce. A most valuable work.

Blackamore's Abridgment of Bingham; 2 vol. 8vo. scarce.

Jortin's Remarks on Eccles. Hist. ; 3 vol. 8vo.

Campbell's Lectures on Eccles. Hist. ; 2 vols. 8vo.

Bower's Lives of the Popes; 7 vol. 8vo. See Alban Butler's tract on this work. * Townley's Biblical Literature; 3 vols. 8vo. This will furnish information on the state of R. C. literature since the commencement of Christianity.

Fox's Book of Martyrs: 2 vol. fol. also 8vo.-Gives an affecting history of the Martyrs' sufferings.

* Jones's History of the Church.-It is chiefly a history of the Waldenses.-2 vol. 8vo.

• Allix on the Churches of the Albigenses: 1 vol. 8vo.

* Allix on the Churches of Piedmont; 1 vol. 8vo.-These are valuable works. * Defence of the Waldenses, or Vaudois, by Jean Rodolph Peyrani-Introduction, by Sims.-1 vol. 8vo.

* Crusades against the Waldenses, by Sismondi. -1 vol. 8vo.

* Gilly's Narrative of an Excursion to Piedmont; 1 vol. 8vo.-very interesting, Limborch's History of the Inquisition, by Chandler.-2 vol. 4to. Llorenti's History of the Inquisition in Spain; I vol. 8vo.

HISTORY OF THE REFORMATION.—

Sleidan's Hist. Reform.—A valuable history. --1 vol. fol. Sleidan was a German historian of high character; he was present at the Council of Trent. The work is continued to the end of the Council of Trent.

Thuanus's History of his own times; 7 vol. fol. Thuanus was a French writer of great eminence and fidelity.

** Burnet's Hist, of Reform.-3 vol. fol. or 6 8vo.

** Burnet's Hist. of his own Times; 2 vol. fol.

** Hist. Reform. by the author of the Lives of Luther, Knox and Calvin.-This is a valuable little work, the account of each country is given separately, and a very good account of Ireland is given. 2 vol. 8vo. 10s. 6d.

The Hora Hibernica in the early numbers of the Christian Examiner give a very good account of the History of the Reformation in Ireland.

**Custance's History of the Reformation in England-a very valuable book, much quoted-1 vol. 8vo.

Campbell's Strictures on the Eccles. History of Ireland.-Many documents relative to the Eccles. History of Ireland, will be found in the Harleian Miscellany. ** Villers on the Spirit and Influence of the Reformation. This work ob

The Reviews of this and other works on the present state of the Waldenses, which have appeared in the Christian Examiner, contain an interesting summary of the most important features of the history of that remarkable people.

tained the prize proposed by the French national Institute, being selected by Bonaparte, 1 vol. 8vo.

Neal's History of the Puritans, 4 vols. 8vo.

Jortin's Life of Erasmus; 1 vol. 8vo.

Erasmus.

Life of Luther-of Calvin-and Zuingle.

Butler also, has written the life of

* Gilpin's Lives of Reformers; 2 vol. 8vo.--valuable.

* Downs's Lives of the Compilers of the Liturgy of the Church of England, 1 vol. 8vo.

* M'Crie's Life of John Knox; 2 vol. 8vo.

* History of the Reformation in Scotland, by Cooke.

Strype's Annals of the Reformation.

Strype's Eccles. Memorials; also, his other works.

In the next we shall give the books, written specifically in reply to R. C. writers; and also, those necessary to form a Library for general reference.

A. S.

USSERIAN MSS. ON WALDENSIAN AFFAIRS, IN THE LIBRARY OF TRINITY COLLEGE, DUBLIN.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE CHRISTIAN EXAMINER.

SIR, The interest excited in Protestant Europe in favour of the Waldenses, appears to be a most important feature of the present times. That the struggles of Popery to regain her influence, should synchronise with the support afforded to her ancient and long suffering victims, would seem not only to mark the approach of an important crisis, but to identify the Waldenses with the actors in the events that are preparing.

While the animation visible in England, and evinced in the noble subscription, at whose head is the Sovereign, and by the exertions made to return the national bounty to those confessors of the faith once delivered to the saints, is a matter of joy and exultation, we must regret that the feeling of Ireland, and its national church has not yet explicitly declared itself, nor do I remember to have seen the name of a single Irish divine appended to the list of subscribers. I would fain hope, that although haud passibus æquis, our exertions will, at length, follow those of our English brethren.

As a Protestant, I feel rejoiced that you have again brought this interesting people before the public, by your Review of Mr. Sims's valuable publication; and as your notice of the creeds of the Waldensic church, must remove all suspicion of its heterodoxy, so the real wants of its present situation call loudly for relief. When privations and hardships are so great; when from the general poverty of the people, education must be rare; and yet from their peculiar circumstances, education is particularly required to contend against the blandishments and terrors of Rome on one side, and the neighbourhood of Socinianism on the other; and when it is considered, how very small a sum may be made a source of blessings, whose magnitude can with difficulty be estimated; we may trust that the benevolence of Irish

Protestants will not be tardy to acknowledge by deeds, the debt of gratitude to those who first scattered abroad the seeds of that Reformation, which they maintained with their blood.*

These observations have been made by way of preface to the enclosed catalogue of manuscripts on Waldensian affairs, collected by Primate Usher, and deposited in the library of Trinity College, which the kindness of a literary friend, has enabled me to present to your readers. They are important on many accounts; not only from their intrinsic interest and the high value which Usher is known to have placed on them, but because on examination, they will be found to contain the same of those collected by Morland, and stolen from the Cambridge library, in which he had deposited them.

Hoping that the suggestions which I have thrown out, may be favourably received,-I am, Sir,

Your most obedient,

Catalogue of Waldensian MSS., &c.

H. N. R.

The Book C. 1. 7. in the Usserian Collection of MSS. is written in several hands of about the year 1500: the contents are in Latin and French, some of them are original: they are arranged as follows;—

I." Origo Waldensium, et processus contra eos facti"-in Latin, with notes in French; it is a short tract, and subscribed thus-“ Examinatio facta per dnm Sistaricen in Ffrayssineriâ, sup, eria” (eresiam) "Valden. V. Gobandi'—In my opinion, original.

II." Regitre presentée au grand Conseil par ceux de Freisiniere, sur les attemptats de l'Archevesque D'Ambrun, faicts au prejudice de la Litispendance; avec l'íntimation aux Archevesque”-followed by the Archbishop's letter to the Council, in Latin, written A. D. 1483.

The Episcopal Reformed Church is eminently bound to assist the Waldenses, not only the witnesses of the truth of the doctrines which we hold in common with other Protestants, but they are evidences of the high antiquity of our form of Church government, which they claim to have been transmitted to them from the Apostlic times. Perhaps Charity Sermons under the auspices of the Prelates of the Established Church, would be as useful a mode of exciting a feeling in their favour as could be suggested.

I extract the following passages relative to these MSS. from my friend's letter, already alluded to: "The MS. volume C. 1 7. the contents of which are subjoined to this letter, corresponds exactly with the MS. presented by Moreland to the University of Cambridge, and stolen or otherwise lost from their library." ThisManuscript of Usher's cannot be the same with that which was lost from Cambridge, because that it was in Primate Usher's possession before the time when Moreland visited Piedmont. I conclude therefore, that it is most probably the Original, from which Moreland's was transcribed; and am certain that it is a more interesting document:-it seems to be fuller in its contents, and the value that was put by Usher upon it and another volume in his possession formerly, and now in that of our University, will appear from his Life by Parr, (page 60) where he mentions the recovery of some manuscripts which had been taken from him; "those most remarkable were, two manuscripts concerning the Waldenses which he much valued." 1 am quite confident that the two manuscripts here spoken of, are the same with those which form the subject matter of this letter. You will find in Perrin, Hist. des Vaudois, an interesting story, which may account for the manner in which these authentic documents came into the hands of Usher. The papers relating to the Inquisition, were preserved in the palace of the archbishops of Ambrun, from whence they were "jettès en la rue, a cause que le feu avoit este mis en la maison de l'Archevesque, et recueillis par le Sieur de Calignon Chancelier de Navarre."-p. 128. 2 z

VOL. IV.

III.. Pope Innocent's Bull and Commission against the Waldenses.

2. "Copia protestationis factæ per Castellanum vallis Loysiæ, una cum omnibus habitatoribus dictæ vallis, declarantes se esse bonos, et fideles, et orthodoxos, &c." there is added, "Facta fuit collatio, de hujus copiâ cum proprio originali, per me notarium, Paris”—It will appear that this notary, Paris, attended the commission.

IV.-Called in the margin "original" -" Processus contra Anthonium Blasii, de Agrogina, &c."" per Joh. Archiepis. Ebredunen."

V.—All in Latin, and thus superscribed→→

1. "Bulle pour abscoudre les Vaudoys, au legat"-of Pope Alexander VI. 2. "Bulle d'absolution en favour des Usurides"-of the same Pope.

3. "Autre Bulle pour abscoudre de tout crime et part de heresie”—of the same Pope.

4. "Processus contra Ant. Blasii"-fuller than in Article IV., but cancelled and noted thus, "est alibi."

VI. "Processus contra Audinum Crispini."

VII.- "Minutte de diverses Responses de ceux de Fraissiniere, ubi ne verbum quidem de paillardise, soubs le meme Archevesque D'Ambrun; Veilete et Augeri Inquisiteurs'-in Latin.

VIII.-1. "Continuatio Informationum."

2. "Proces contre Pierre Valet."

IX.-1492. "Proces contre deux barbes, &c."-" aux Responses desquels ont este adjoustees des calomnies sur le faict de prillardise et d'Idolatrie,”—in Latin. X.-" Proces contre Perronete, Relaiyic" (Relict) "de Pierre Beraud, de Valence, digne détre veu❞—in Latin also.

So far the Notary, Paris, appears to have been the chief writer of the MSS. but most of the following are by one named Gebaride.

X1.-" Proces devant Rostani, Archevesque D'Ambrun, successor a Jean"

1497.

XII.-1. "Proces et abjuration d'Antoyne Blasii”-in Latin, and written by Paris.

2. "Bulla Innocentii viii. Papæ, quæ dat potestatem absolvendi hereticos, qui ad verum Dei cultum convertentur;" called also," Bulle du pouvoir de Albertus de Capitaneis;" he was the commissioner in the second persecution which commenced A. D. 1488.

XIII.-"Lettre sur les injustices commis envers les habitans de le Ffreissiniere; a l'Archevesque D'Ambrun."

XIV. Copies de lettres patentes, obtenues du Roy Loys xii. par ceux de Ffreissiniere; apres que Laurence Bureau & Paschal eurent fait rapport de leur commission, contre le notaire Paris, occupateur de partie de leur biens, &c. 12 Oct. 1501."

XV.-1. "Commandement du Roy, pour restiteur les biens de ceux de la Valoise Freissiniere."

2. "Autre lettre de la Cour, a l'Archevesque d'Ambrun, sur le mesme sujet," &c.

XVI.-"Lettre du mesme Roi, sur le mesme sujet, commandante la restitution des biens des inhabitans avantdits; donnée a Blois, Mai. 22, 1502."

XVII.-" Processus contra Odinum Crispinum."

The MS. C. 4. 18, contains some more processes against the Waldenses in this persecution; and there are in Usher's Collection, some MSS. containing Tracts of that people, written in the Occitanic language formerly spoken in parts of the