Footnote 88: The best account of the proceedings at this synod is given in Blackwood's Magazine for January, 1873.[Back to Main Text]
Footnote 89: The French livre was worth three francs, or about two shillings and sixpence English money.[Back to Main Text]
Footnote 90: In "The Huguenots in England and Ireland," 319, 323, last edition.[Back to Main Text]
Footnote 91: This china is now at Castle Goring, and, with the whole of the family documents, is in the possession of the Dowager Lady Burrell.[Back to Main Text]
Footnote 92: The ancient Vaudois had a saying, known in other countries—"Religion brought forth wealth, and the daughter devoured the mother;" and another of like meaning, but less known—"When the bishops' croziers became golden, the bishops themselves became Wooden."[Back to Main Text]
Footnote 93: Sismondi, "Littérature du Midi de l'Europe," i. 159.[Back to Main Text]
Footnote 94: It has been surmised by some writers that the Waldenses derived their name from this martyr; but being known as "heretics" long before his time, it is more probable that they gave the name to him than that he did to them.[Back to Main Text]
Footnote 95: Jean Leger, "Histoire Générale des Églises Évangéliques des Vallées de Piedmont, ou Vaudoises." Leyde, 1669. Part ii. 330.[Back to Main Text]
Footnote 96: Leger, ii. 8-20.[Back to Main Text]
Footnote 97: It was at this time that Milton wrote his noble sonnet, beginning—