The volume contains an edict of the King (printed in Spanish) approving the list as constituted; a statement (printed in Latin) from Ferdinand, Archbishop and Inquisitor-General, of the reasons for the condemnation of the heretical interpretations that had been permitted to obscure or to dishonour certain passages of the Scriptures and also other Sacred writings; the same printed in Spanish; an Introduction (_Præfatio_) to the list of condemned texts; a list of the editions of the Bible which at this time call for correction and condemnation. The list comprises forty-seven editions. Of these, twenty-eight are printed in Lyons, eight in Paris, six in Basel, three in Venice, one in Antwerp and one in Tigurium. The Paris editions include those of Robert Estienne, who was at this time engaged in his long fight with the Sorbonne. The Lyons list contains the title of the great Bible of Hugo, later reprinted by Koberger in Nuremberg. The schedule of Bibles is followed by a list of one hundred and thirty texts from the Old and New Testaments, together with the heretical interpretations and the orthodox refutations and corrections of these. Then comes a general condemnation of all the errors which are to be found in the Bibles that have been thus corrupted by the heretics, with an enumeration of the chapters misinterpreted. A Bible printed at Basel by John Oporimus, receives the honour of a special condemnation, with which the volume closes. V. THE VALLADOLID INDEX OF 1559. This is a catalogue of the books which are prohibited according to the mandate of the most illustrious and reverend Doctor Ferdinand of Seville, Inquisitor-General of Spain, and under the authority of the Supreme Senate of the Holy Inquisition. It was printed at Valladolid, by Sebastian Martinez, in 1559, and was sold for seven reals. The volume includes a special edict of the Archbishop, prohibiting the printing of this _Index_ by any one but Martinez. Following the title-page is a letter from Pope Paul IV. to Ferdinand, setting forth the necessity of protecting the orthodox faith against the assaults of the heretics. The schedule of books prohibited comprises about 620 titles, of which 350 are in Latin, 140 in Spanish, and 120 in Dutch. This is followed by a supplementary list of 32 titles, comprising 12 in German, 10 in French, and 10 in the (vulgar) Lusitanian tongue.