From the historical inquiry it appears, according to the author, that this said relic was brought by Helena, the mother of Constantine, from the Holy Land, in the fourth century, and deposited in the Cathedral of Treves, which was then the residence of the emperors, and the most famous city in the empire, after Rome itself. It lay in concealment till the 9th century. To Frederick I. is attributed the honour of reviving the attention of the Church and people to the great treasure of their cathedral and city. After being again 300 years concealed, Maximilian I., to give pomp and distinction to a _diet_ held in the city, caused it to be exposed to the adoration of the inhabitants. In the three following centuries, (16th, 17th, and 18th,) the occasion of its exhibition was the holding of the German Diet, when the city was filled with princes and princesses, as well as crowds of devout pilgrims. In the period of the French Revolution, it fared ill with the holy coat. It was, according as danger threatened, carried to the fortress of Ehrenbreitstein. On the new political organization of the Rhine provinces, it was made the subject of earnest diplomatic transactions between Nassau, France, and Bavaria--the last Elector of Treves, and the Bishop, Carl Maunay; and the Church of Treves has to thank its Bishop--whose requests Napoleon did not generally refuse--for the recovery of much of their possessions, and for the restoration of this relic, the most valuable of them all. After being concealed for centuries, the first public representation took place in 1196. In 1514, Leo X. issued a bull, proclaiming _complete absolution of sin to all who, in the proper spirit, made a pilgrimage to Treves, and contributed to the expenses of the spectacle_. After a great deal about the history of the coat with its various exhibitions, and a defence of the worship of relics, the Address closes as follows:--