Letter to the Seigneury of Geneva (October 6th, 1552)

Calvin's response to Jean Trolliet's accusations related to his doctrine.

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 46r-48v : from John Calvin to the Seigneury of Geneva - October 6, 1552

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. 46-48v°. Calvin's answer to Jean Troillet, of October 6, 1552 [...].
BACKGROUND : --
Identifier : ark:/17786/vtaada7fcfc2aa9ccba

Provenance :

Jules Bonnet’s edition
Facsimiles 389-398

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