1853 antique MEMOIRS HUGUENOT FAMILY Rev James FONTAINE french refugee family

1853 antique MEMOIRS HUGUENOT FAMILY Rev James FONTAINE french refugee familySCROLL DOWN for MORE PHOTOS in DESCRIPTION Click HERE to view or search ANTIQUE.COTTAGE listings. This listing is for the original hardcover, cloth over board book shown: Memoirs of a Huguenot Family : Translated & Compiled from the Original Autobiography of the Rev. James Fontaine; translated from the French by Ann Maury. George P. Putnam & Co, New York, 1853. "The history of the little work now in the reader's hands, is briefly this. Among the private documents, belonging to one of the most respectable families under the parochial charge of the present writer, there has been preserved with pious care, a manuscript autobiography of one of its ancestors, who, as a persecuted Hugenot, endured much for the sake of his faith." James Fontaine was a French Protestant in the 17th century and was persecuted and imprisoned for his faith. Later he fled to England."CONTENTS. CHAPTER I. Reason for writing these memoirs — Noble origin of our family— John de la Fontaine horn — Obtains a commission in the household of Francis I. — Embraces Protestantism — Persecution — January edict — John de la Fontaine resigns his commission — Assassination — Flight of his sons to Eochelle — Marriage of James de la Fontaine — Attempt to poison him — Henry IV. at Rochelle, . . CHAPTER II. James de la Fontaine — Fond of study — Travels abroad — Called to the Churches of Vaux and Royan — First marriage — Children by it — Second marriage — Children by it — My father's person — Habits — Labors in the ministry — Summons before the Governor— Second Summons — Death, 24 CHAPTER III. My birth — Lameness — Imitation of my father's prayers — Meditations upon the heavenly bodies — Sent to school — Anecdotes of boyhood— Disgusted -with study- Letter to sister — Mr. De la Bussiere — Admirable preceptor— College — Take degree of Master of Arts— My mother's death— Division of property, . CHAPTER IV. Study with Mr. Forestier— His persecutions— "Wife's firmness— Return home- Pray with neighbors— Absent at Easter— Poor people assemble in the woods A. spy — "Warrants issued — A mason taken up - Recantation — Repentance — My return home — Warrant against me— Grand Provost and Archers appear— Prison Permitted to pray, . 64 CHAPTER V. Provost and Aichera make another tour— Twenty country people brought to prison —Well supplied by Protestant brethren— Prayer— Indictment— Confrontation— Eecollement— Examination of witnesses— Apply to be set at liberty— Accusation of the King's advocate— Dungeon— Eemoved to Town Hall— Bribery proposed to me CHAPTER VI. Trial before the Presidency— Digression— Defence— Angry discussion with the President — Query — Eeply — Sentence, CHAPTER VII. Appeal to Parliament— Factum — President's remark — Sentence reversed — Eegister refuses copy of decree — Apply for redress — Keturn home, 90 CHAPTER VIII. Persecution of 1685— Meeting of Ministers and Elders— My Opinion opposed to the Majority — Meeting of Protestants at Eoyan — Mr. Certani dissuades from Emigration— Interview with him — Gloomy Forebodings — Departure of Protestants —Dragoons appear — I leave Home — Visit Sisters — Traverse the Country — My betrothed 99 CHAPTER IX. Revocation of the Edict of Nantes — Preparations for flight — Difficulties and dangers of embarkation — Land in England — Cheapness of bread — Speculation in grain — Cruolty of a captain of a vessel, 118 CHAPTER X. Singular proposal from a lady— Marriage— Mode of Living— Eemoval to Bridgewater — Assistance from Committee — "Why discontinued— Application for Relief— Unkindness — Attempt to recover property, 128 CHAPTER XI. Remove to Taunton — Receive Ordination — Keep a Shop — Manufactory — Prosperity— Summoned before the Mayor — Defence — Speech of Eecorder — Discharge, 142 CHAPTER XII. Revolution of 1688— Landing of the Dutch— Unexpected visitor— Soldiers billeted on me— Retirement from business— Calimanco — Profitable manufacture— Crippled Weaver— Secret discovered— Visit Dublin and Cork— Send sons to Holland— Increase of family, , 153 CHAPTER XIII. Arrival at Cork — Pastoral charge — Manufactory— Happiness — Dissension in the Church— Resignation— Reply— Remarkable Dream— "Visit fishing station- Death of Aaron— Become Fisherman — Removal to Bear Haven— Loss of the Robert — Bad season — Trading voyage — Successful fishery— Loss— Irish neighbors, . 163 CHAPTER XIV. Attacked by a French Privateer— Defence— Letter to the Duke of Ormond— Ammunition furnished by Government— Small Fort — Yisit Dublin — London — Pension— Copy of "Warrant — Return Home, 193 CHAPTER XV. Attacked by a second privateer — Out-houses fired — Breach in the wall — Wounded—Surrender— Carried off to the vessel — Expostulation with Captain— Ransom—Peter left as a hostage, 209 CHAPTER XVI. Affidavit before Magistrates — Retaliation on French prisoners — Removal to Dublin— Haunted house — Appear before Grand Jury — Award — School — Education of children — Peter enters college — John gets a commission in the army — Moses and Francis enter college — Moses studies law — Emigration to America — Marriage of children — Death of my wife— Failure of health— Conclusion, . . 227 JOURNAL, SERMON, LETTERS, APPENDIX. Journal of John Fontaine, . 245 Interesting Family. Meeting, 811 Sermon, 812 Letters of Maby Ann Mat/by, 825 Letters or Rev. Peter Fontaine, 838 Letters of Peter Fontaine, Jun., 857 Letters of Rev. James Maubt, 878 Letter feom John Fontaine to Eev. James Mauey, 442 Letter from Colonel "William Fontaine, . 444 Conclusion, .... • 448 Appendix, 453 Edict of Nantes, 453 Secret Articles, taken from the General ones, that the King granted to those of the pretended Reformed religion, 4S3 "Writ of grant from Henry the Great, to his subjects of the pretended Reformed religion, the 30th April, 159S, ... 494 The King's Proclamation forbidding more than twelve persons to be present at the "Weddings and Baptisms of persons of the pretended Reformed religion, 499 Proclamation of the Sieur President and Lieutenant- General of Sedan, forbidding persons of the pretended Eeformed religion to expose, retail or sell animal food or game on days when the use of it is prohibited by the Church, 499 Copy of Memorandum, sent by Mr. Pelisson to various Bishops in Languedoc, dated 12th June, 1677, 501 Proclamation of the King forbidding those of the pretended Eeformed religion to act as Accoucheurs or Nurses, 503 Declaration of the King to the effect tbat children of the age of seven years may be converted from the pretended Reformed religion, &c, . . . 504 Decree of the Council of State, forbidding private individuals to receive the sick of the pretended Eeformed religion into their houses, . . . Edict of the King, which revokes that of Nantes, and all consequent upon it, and forbids all public exercise of the pretended Eeformed religion in the kingdom, 508 Confession of Faith required to be subscribed to by converts from the Protestant Church ; a very little modified, in the articles upon Purgatory and the Invocation of Saints, from that which was prepared under Pius IV. after the Council of Trent, 511 CONDITION: Complete volume with both plates included. Misprint in table of contents as shown. The first pages are detached from the string but included. See listing description and photos. - International buyers are responsible to pay VAT or other Taxes to their countries as required.- eBAY collects and remits sales tax on behalf of several states. If you are a dealer, you can write to eBay to file a form to become tax exempt. LOC: LOC2: BOOKSHELF01-TMK Powered by SixBit's eCommerce Solution