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 the sea, and miraculously saved by swimming until a boat took him up. He lived many years after, in great reputation, beloved by all who knew him, and much lamented at his death.

(3.) Monsieur La Trobe, a Huguenot gentleman of Languedoc, took refuge in Britain in 1685, and ultimately settled in Dublin. His grandson, Rev. Benjamin La Trobe (born 1725, died 1785), educated in the University of Glasgow, formed an Independent Congregation in Dublin, which united itself to the Moravian Church. After serving the Moravian Church at Fulwich, in Yorkshire, Mr La Trobe removed to London as superintendent of the English congregations. The Moravian missions, so justly admired, were under the chief management of himself, then of his son. Rev. Christian Ignatius La Trobe (whose name is identified with the rich and pathetic church music of the Moravians), and next of his grandson, Rev. Peter La Trobe (died 1863). The latter declined the office of bishop, that he might continue to hold the secretaryship of the United Brethren’s Society for the furtherance of the Gospel.

(4.) The good family of Heurteleu, of the Province of Brittany, was represented among the refugees by Charles Abel Heurteleu, who came from Rennes or its neighbourhood in or about the year 1700. His adopted home was in London, in Red Lion Square, and he was living in 1728. His son, Abel Heurtley became an officer in our army, and was in active service in the Rebellion of 1745. He is represented by Rev. C. A. Heurtley, D.D., Canon of Christ Church, Oxford.

(5.) At a village in Champagne (says Mr Smiles), during a dreadful day of persecution, when blood was streaming in the streets, two soldiers entered the house of a Protestant, and after killing some of the inmates, one of them, seeing an infant in a cradle, rushed at it with his drawn sword and stabbed it, but not fatally. The child was snatched up and saved by a bystander, who exclaimed, “At least the babe is not a Protestant.” The child proved to be a boy, and was given to a Protestant woman to nurse, who had a male child of her own at the breast. The boys, Daniel Morell and Stephen Conte, grew up together. When old enough they emigrated into Holland together, entered the army of the Prince of Orange, accompanied him to England, and fought in Ireland together. There they settled and married, and Morell’s son married Conté’s daughter. Such were the ancestors of the Morell family, which has produced so many distinguished ministers of religion and men of science in England.

(6.) The refugee family of Savary bear a surname which was a territorial title or designation. The lands of Savary were in Perigord, in the south of France. Their patronymic was Tanzia, according to Mr Smiles, to whom one of the English representatives writes, “There are many interesting anecdotes and legends in the family — of a buried Bible, afterwards recovered, and patched on every leaf — of a beautiful cloak made by a refugee, and given to my great-great-grandfather as a token of gratitude for help given by him in time of need,” &c.

P. 19. Another sermon was printed on this occasion, entitled “A Sermon against Persecution, preached March 26, 1682, being the fourth Sunday in Lent (on Gal. iv. 29, part of the epistle for that day), and the time when the Brief for the Persecuted Protestants in France was read in the Parish Church of Shapwicke. now published to the consideration of violent and headstrong men, as well as to put a stop to false reports. By Sa. Bolde, Vicar of Shapwicke in Dorcetshire. London, printed for A. Churchill, at the Black Swan, near Amen Corner, 1682.”

P. 33, &c.,.

John Le Febure, settled in county Wicklow, acquired a small landed property. = Miss Fox of county Wicklow.

William Caldevele Le Febure, an officer in the Wicklow Militia. = Miss Danser Miller, daughter of Rev. Joseph Miller.

Joseph Le Febure, an officer in the Wicklow Militia.

William Le Febure, Travelling Agent of the Sunday School Society for Ireland.

Danser, wife of Rev. Frederick Thompson, Prebendary of Edermine. 