Editor's note.
in editing this volume I have endeavored to see that the translation conformed to the original and made clear its meaning.
The notes appended, I hope, will be understood as explanatory, not controversial; for, whatever opinion may be formed concerning the author's judgments, it can be affirmed that he has sought to write with truth and without bias for either side.
John P. Nicholson. Philadelphia, June 4, 1883.