Excerpt from Ecclesiastical History of M. L'abbe Fleury: From A. D. 400; To A. D. 429 In the revision of the present Volume the plan of the pre ceding has been generally followed; but in the References in the margin of the page, Fleurfs form has not always been retained where a later edition than his has been employed; nor has the new reference been bracketed in such cases, nor where his references have been made more complete and minute, 'or Scripture references have been supplied; though this caution has been strictly observed, wherever any really new reference has been introduced. Where the reference is made to more than one edition, the order in which they are placed in the Table of Editions has been preserved: and the literal numerals inserted have been em ployed only to indicate the volume of the work referred to. It should be added that the attempt at abridgment which was contemplated when the former Volume was published, has been abandoned from a sense of its impracticability; also the design of prefixing Essays on ecclesiastical subjects to each Volume, from the difficulty of keeping them within due limits. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.