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"The reviewer expressly refers to the place of Ranke's history, which he professes to represent. It is as follows: —

"'In Mendhams Memoirs of the Council of Trident findet sich manches neue und gute; z. b., finden wir p. 181, einen Auszug aus den Acten des Paleotto, sogar dessen Einleitungen, selbst zu einzelnen Sessionen, wie zur 20 sten; aber es ist nicht das gehörige Studium dahintergesetzt.'

"I will now give an English translation of the passage, with which a friend familiar with the German language furnished me; as indeed with the original passage, before I possessed the book.

"'A great deal that is new and good is to be found in Mendham's Memoirs of the Council of Trent; for example, p. 181, we find an extract of the Acts of Paleotto, particularly his Introductions, even to separate Sessions, as to the 20th; but it has not been backed by the requisite study,'

"It may just be observed, that the French translation by A. de S. Cheron[1] agrees as closely as need be with this version, tome ii, p. penult. And now I freely profess, that I feel

  1. [Should have been J. B. Haiber.]