Letter to the Seigneury of Neuchâtel (September 29th, 1541)

Letter on behalf of the ministers of Geneva, including Calvin, addressed to those of Nauchâtel to persuade them of not deposing William Farel after he publicly censured a lady of importance. This letter was carried by Pierre Viret and containes instructions from Calvin for his intervention before the seigneury of Neuchâtel.

Below you will find four versions of this letter: the original manuscript, the 1854 edition by Jules Bonnet, a modern French version and a Spanish translation that you can browse and compare. Just click on the buttons to open (or close) the drawers or change the sections’ order. Here is a link to the English translation made by the Gutenberg Project in 2014.

Manuscript
Facsimiles 30-34 : from John Calvin to the Seigneury of Neuchâtel - September 29th 1541

Library record (complemented by the catalog record)

Ms. fr. 145

Title : Memoirs on Pierre Caroli and Jean Troillet
Date(s) : date of copy of the manuscript : middle of the 16th century
Sender(s) : --
Description : - Paper : 347 x 230 mm - (I-IV) front flyleaves + 253 folios + (V-VII) back flyleaves - Foliation in red ink - Watermarks.
Binding : Half-bound, morocco - Hardbacks covered with marbled paper - Raised bands on the spine.
Presentation of the contents : Fol. 157-157v°. Instructions (in Calvin's handwriting) given to Viret, sent to Neuchâtel to take the defense of Farel, likely to be expelled from this city, of September 29th 1541. - Fol. 158-159. Idem, of September 29th 1541.
BACKGROUND : --
Identifier : ark:/17786/vtaada7fcfc2aa9ccba

Provenance :

Jules Bonnet’s edition
Facsimiles 74-78

Library record

Title :  Lettres de John Calvin : lettres françaises. T. 1 / recueillies pour la première fois et publ. d'après les ms. originaux par Jules Bonnet
Author  :  Calvin, John (1509-1564). Author of the text
Publisher  :  (Paris)
Date of edition :  1854
Contributor  :  Bonnet, Jules (1820-1892). Scientific editor
Type :  printed monograph
Language  :  French
Format :  2 volumes (XXXIX-451-600 p.): facsimile; in-octavo
Description :  Correspondence
Rights  :  Searchable online
Identifier :  ark:/12148/bpt6k209248w
Source  :  Bibliothèque nationale de France
Provenance :  Bibliothèque nationale de France
Date of online publication  :  15/10/2007
Modernized version
Spanish translation