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significant memoranda of questions to enquire concerning Xorth America. 

 In 1685, Chouet discusses the advantages and disadvantages of Geneva as 

 a harbour of refuge. In 1683 the Huguenot physicians of La Eochelle 

 were forbidden to practise their profession ; and it is possibly in connexion 

 with this that we find a formal offer made by the Academy of Saumur, 

 through Barin the President, of Chairs of Philosophy to Dr. E. Bouhereau 

 and his cousin Elie Eichard. This was in May, 1684. It was a case 

 of one drowning man endeavouring to save another. The days of the 

 Academy were numbered. Bouhereau had demonstrated his loyalty to his 

 Alma Mater by sending his eldest son there in spite of the remonstrances 

 of his friend Turon.^ The father treasured later among his own books a 

 French Xew Testament (classed in Marsh, R 2. 6. 19) on the fly-leaf of which 

 is written, Elie Bouhereau a reniporte ce second jrrix de ^nete dans la irremiere 

 classe le 7^°^^ 7^^® 1684 (^ Saumur. The cover is stamped on the front, " Avitae 

 memoriae et Christianae amicitiae sacrum," and on the back, " Elie Bouhereau 

 de la Eochelle anno 1684." 



There is a brief summary of Bouhereau's history in 1685, in Delaizement's 

 Hist, des Befornuz, pp. 264, 265. 



" Le sieur Bouhereau qui avoit ete envoye [par lettre de cachet, Haag\ 

 a Poitiers, apres y avoir demeure quelque tems, obtint de la Cour, qu'il 

 auroit Paris pour le lieu de sa relegation. II y vint au mois dAout et y 

 demeura jusques a ce que les maux des Eeformes allant etre au comble, il 

 lui fut enjoint d'aller aus extremites du Languedoc et d'y demeurer jusqu'a 

 nouvel ordre. II partit de Paris pour obeir ; mais ayant trouve moyen de 

 se detourner pour aller tirer sa femme et une partie de ses enfans, du peril 

 ou il savoit qu'ils etoient a la Eochelle, il passa avec eux en Angleterre." 

 This story differs in some details from Haag's account, followed by Agnew 

 [p'p. cit., vol. ii., p. 140). Haag implies that Bouhereau was some months in 

 Paris before he left ostensibly for Languedoc. We have, however, letters 

 addressed to him at La Eochelle as late as July 9th, 1685. Agnew also states 

 that he brought all his children with him to England. Seven are enumerated 

 in the Naturalizations list of April loth, 1687; but Delaizement's words imply 

 that, when Bouhereau left La Eochelle, some only of his children accompanied 

 him. The story as told by himself to his granddaughter, Jane Quartier, solves 

 this difficulty, and also explains how he saved his library. Her other 

 reminiscences will be found in the Appendix, p. 150 ; but this is the place 

 for her narrative of his escape from France : — 



" When the storm threaten'd them, my Grandfather who was at 



1 " Je re S9ay comment tu t'es resolu d'aller mener ton fils a Saumur dans cette grande decadence 

 de I'Aeademie, et jay peur que tu ne t'en trouves mal."— Letter of 12th May, 1684. 



