Rodrigues, H., _Les trois Filles de la Bible_, printed in 1865; _Les Origines du Sermon de la Montagne_, printed in 1868; _La Justice de Dieu_, printed in 1869; _Histoire du Premier Christianisme_, printed in 1873. The above books were prohibited together in 1877 with the specification: “these works are condemned in accordance with the Constitution of Clement VIII, issued in 1592, on the ground of their presenting Jewish writings which contain heresies and errors tending to undermine Christian doctrine.” Lajollais, Mlle. Nathalie de, _Le Lime des Mères des Families sur l’Éducation Pratique des Femmes_, printed in 1845, prohibited (with a _d.c._) in 1846. Gréville, Mme. Henri, _Instruction Morale et Civile des Jeunes Filles_, printed in 1882, prohibited the same year. Bert, Paul, _L’Instruction Civile à l’École_, printed in 1883, prohibited the same year. The volume of Bert had been officially adopted for use in the schools of Paris and also in certain other of the large cities. The decree of the Index was published by the Archbishop of Albi and by the Bishops of Annécy, Viviers, Langres, and Valence. The ecclesiastical authorities were sharply reproved by the magistracy for their interference in the matter and for their undertaking to criticise the action of the Government in a matter which, as it was claimed, belonged to the temporalities. In May, 1883, Minister Ferry, speaking in the Senate, says: “We will never recognise as binding in a matter of this kind the conclusions or judgments of the Congregation of the Index. We propose to maintain free from interference the Gallican and the French tradition of the independence of the civil power. How is it possible to conceive that a Frenchman would be prepared to accept conclusions of a body like the Congregation which has in past years seen fit to condemn and to attempt to repress great spirits of humanity like Descartes, Malebranche, Kant, Renan, Bouillet?... I understand that a manual by Compayré was condemned because the author says that it is more important for a child to know the names of the Kings of France than those of the Kings of Judea.... This Index decree is sent out over the heads of our ambassador in Rome and of the Papal Nuncio in Paris in such manner as to arouse needless antagonism in France.” =43. Italian Writings, 1840–1876.=--Of the works by Italian authors condemned during this period, the following may be noted as indicating the policy of the Congregation. Lazzeretti, David, _Opuscula omnia quocumque Idiomate edita_, printed in 1876, prohibited in 1878. Lazzeretti represented a mystic school of thought. He had for a time been in favour with Pius IX. Gravina, D. B., _Su l’Origine dell’ Anima_, printed in 1870, prohibited in 1875.