THE DAYS OF LUTHER.

VOL. I.

COUNT ARENSBERG;

OR,

THE DAYS OF MARTIN LUTHER.

BY JOSEPH SORTAIN, A. B.,

OF TRINITY COLLEGE, DUBLIN.

R. FOLTHORP, NORTH STREET.

LONGMAN AND CO., LONDON.

1853.

250. f. 325.

London:

Printed by STEWART and MURRAY,

Old Bailey.

PREFACE.

IN the following pages, it is attempted to portray some few of the salient facts which occurred during the early days of the Reformation. In regard to those facts themselves the most scrupulous historical fidelity has been observed; so that although the form of the work is fictitious, it is hoped that the reader will accept with confidence the substance of the narrative.

We and our readers will pardon the use of the word "we," for it is employed with truth, inasmuch as the Author has been materially assisted by his wifewe have not hesitated to record either the attractive qualities of Pope Leo X., or those features in the