J. H. MERLE D'AUbigné, d.d. AUTHOR OF THE 'HISTORY OF THE REFORMATION OF THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY,' ETC. 'Les choses de petite duree ont coutume de devenir fanees, quand elles ont 'Au regne de Christ, il n'y a que le nouvel homme qui soit florissant, qui ait CALVIN. VOL. V. ENGLAND, GENEVA, FERRARA. NEW YORK: ROBERT CARTER & BROTHERS, No. 530 BROADWAY. 1876. PREFACE. THIS is the tenth volume of the History of the Reformation of the Sixteenth Century, and the fifth of the Second Series. The first series described the history of that great epoch from its commencement down to the Confession of Augsburg (1530). The second will include the years intervening between that period and the triumph of the Reformation in various parts of Europe. It is not always easy to fix the latter limit, which varies according to locality. 6 Nevertheless, a rule laid down by the author in his first volume sensibly limits the work he has undertaken. The history of one of the greatest revolutions that has ever been accomplished in human affairs, and not the history of a mere party, is the object of the present undertaking. The history of the Reformation is distinct from that of Protestantism,' One or two volumes coming, God willing, after this one will bring it to a conclusion. The author divided the history into two series for the convenience of the public, but he does not separate them. Together they form a single work. The course that he will probably pursue in future will better express the unity of the great event which |