Then he had found refuge in Orange; and he was in some kind of temporary Protestant pastorship in that town of south-east France when there was this communication between him and Milton.[1] [Footnote 1: Article LABADIE in _Nouvelle Biographie Generale_ (1859), with additional information from Article on him in the _Biographie Universelle_ (edit.

1819), and from _La Vie du Sieur Jean Labadie_ by Bolsec (Lyon, 1664), and some passages in Bayle's Dictionary (e.g.in Article _Mamillaires_).

It is from the additional authorities that I learn the fact of the removal of Labadie from Montauban to Orange; the Article in the _N.

Biog.
Gen._ omits it .-- I have seen two publications of Labadie at Montauban--one of 1650, entitled _Declaration de Jean de L'Abadie, cydevant prestre_, giving his reasons for quitting the Church of Rome; the other of 1651, entitled _Lettre de J.de L'Abadie a ses amis de la Communion Romaine touchant sa Declaration_.] TO JEAN LABADIE, MINISTER OF ORANGE.
"If I answer you rather late, distinguished and reverend Sir, our common friend Durie, I believe, will not refuse to let me transfer the blame of the late answer from myself to him.

For, now that he has communicated to me that paper which you wished read to me, on the subject of your doings and sufferings in behalf of the Gospel, I have not deferred preparing this letter for you, to be given to the first carrier, being really anxious as to the interpretation you may put upon my long silence.