Letter to Louis du Tillet (January 31st, 1538)

Jean Calvin's reply to Louis de Tillet after receiving his letter informing him of his decision to return to the catholic faith.

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 3-6

Library record

Title:  Français 2391
Date of edition:  1501-1600
Subject:  Boecler, Louis and Tillet.
Subject:  Correspondence.
Subject:  Espeville.
Subject:  Correspondence thought to be about the Reformed Religion.
Subject:  Haultmont.
Subject:  Epistles about the reformed religion.
Type:  manuscript
Language:  French
Format:  Paper
Description:  Contains: 1° « Some Epistles from two French young men », or Correspondence thought to be from « ESPEVILLE » and from « HAULTMONT » about the reformed religion ; 2° Letters from « LUDOVICUS » to « Tilleto Buc » [lero] and from « BUC»[LERUS] to « Ludovico »
Description:  Digitized from a substitution document.
Rights:  Consultable online
Identifier:  ark:/12148/btv1b90076313
Source:  Bibliothèque nationale de France. Département des manuscrits. Français 2391
Provenance:  Bibliothèque nationale de France
Date of online publication:  21/11/2011
Jules Bonnet’s edition
Facsimiles 36-42

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
Format :  Total number of views : 486
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