Text Pages \ Memoirs Illustrating the History of Jacobinism

In this important work, known and read by the Founding Fathers, including George Washington, A. Barruel providea an in-depth history of Jacobinism, the goals of the Jacobins, and the threat they pose to the world.

PART ONE

THE ANTICHRISTIAN CONSPIRACY

CHAP. 1 Of the Principal Actors in the Conspiracy

CHAP. II. Of the Existence, Object, and Extent of the antichristian Conspiracy

CHAP. III. The Secrecy, the Union and the Epoch of the Conspiracy

CHAP. IV. First Means of the Conspirators- The Encyclopedia

CHAP. V. Second Means of the Conspirators- The Extinction of the Jesuits

CHAP. VI. Third Means of the Conspirators - Extinction of all the Religious Orders

CHAP. VII. Fourth Means of the Conspirators - Voltaire's Colony

CHAP. VIII. Fifth Means of the Conspirators - The Academic Honors

CHAP. IX. Sixth Means of the Conspirators -Inundation of Antichristian Writings

CHAP. X. Of the Spoliations and Violences projected by the Conspirators, and concealed under the Name of Toleration

CHAP. XI. Part, Mission, and private Means of each of the Chiefs of the Antichristian Conspiracy

CHAP. XII. Progress of the Conspiracy—First Class of Protectors—Crowned Adepts.

CHAP. XIII. Second Class of Protectors—Princes and Princesses

CHAP. XIV. Third Class of Protectors—Ministers, Noblemen, and Magistrates

CHAP. XV. The Class of Men of Letters

CHAP. XVI. Conduct of the Clergy toward the Antichristian Conspirators

CHAP. XVII. New and more subtle Means of the Conspirators to seduce even the lowest Classes of the People

CHAP. XVIII. Of the General Progress of the Conspiracy throughout Europe.—Triumph and Death of the Chiefs

CHAP. XIX. Of the great Delusion which rendered the Conspiracy against the Altar so successful

PART TWO

THE ANTIMONARCHICAL CONSPIRACY

CHAP. I. First Step in the Conspiracy against Kings—Voltaire and D'Alembert passing from the Hatred of Christianity to the Hatred of Kings

CHAP. II. Second Step of the Conspiracy against Kings—Political Systems of the Sect—D'Argenson and Montesquieu

CHAP. III. Jean Jaques Rousseau's System

CHAP. IV. Third Step of the Conspiracy—The general Effect of the Systems of Montesquieu and Jean Jaques—Convention of the Sophisters—The Coalition of their Plots against the Throne, with their Plots against the Altar

CHAP. V. Fourth Step of the Conspiracy against Kings—Inundation of Antimonarchical Books—Fresh Proofs of the Conspiracy

CHAP. VI. Fifth Step of the Conspiracy against Kings—The Democratic Essay at Geneva

CHAP. VII. Aristocratical Essay in France

CHAP. VIII. Essay of the Sophisters against Aristocracy

CHAP. IX. Of the General Secret, or Lesser Mysteries, of Freemasonry

CHAP. X. Of the Grand Mysteries or Secrets of the Occult Lodges

CHAP. XI. New Proof of the System and Mysteries of the Occult Masons

CHAP. XII. Proofs of the Origin of Free-masons drawn from their own Systems

CHAP. XIII. Farther Declarations of the Free-masons as to their Origin—The real Founder of Masonry—True and first Origin of their Mysteries and of all their Systems

CHAP. XIV. Sixth Degree of the Conspiracy against Kings—Coalition of the Sophisters and of the Free-masons

PART THREE

THE ANTISOCIAL CONSPIRACY

CHAP. I. Spartacus—Weishaupt; Founder of the Illuminees

CHAP. II. Code of the Illuminees—General System and Division of the Code

CHAP. III. First Part of the Code of the Illuminees—Of the Brother Insinuator, or the Recruiter

CHAP. IV. Second Part of the Code of the Illuminees—First preparatory Degree; of the Novice and of his Teacher

CHAP. V. Third Part of the Code of the Illuminees—Second Preparatory Degree—The academy of Illuminism, or the Brethren of Minerva

CHAP. VI. Fourth Part of the Code of the Illuminees—Third Preparatory Degree—The Minor Illuminee

CHAP. VII. Fifth Part of the Code of the Illuminees—Fourth Preparatory Degree—The Major Illuminee or Scotch Novice

CHAP. VIII. Sixth Part of the Code of the Illuminees—Intermediary Class—The Scotch Knight of Illuminism; or Directing Illuminee

CHAP. IX. Seventh Part of the Code of the Illuminees—Class of the Mysteries—Of the Lesser Mysteries; the Epopt or Priest of Illuminism

CHAP. X. Continuation of the Discourse on the Lesser Mysteries

CHAP. XI. Eighth Parth of the Code of Illuminees—The Regent, or the Prince Illuminee

CHAP. XII. Ninth Part of the Code of the Illuminees—Of the Grand Mysteries; the Mage or the Philosopher, and the Man-King

CHAP. XIII. Tenth and last Part of the Code of the Illuminees—Government of the Order—General Idea of that Government, and of the Share which the inferior Classes of Illuminism bear in it

CHAP. XIV. Of the Government and Political Instructions for the Epopts

CHAP. XV. Instructions for the Regent or Prince Illuminee, on the Government of the Order

CHAP. XVI. Continuation of the Instructions on the Government of the Illuminees—Laws for Local Superiors

CHAP. XVII. Instructions for the Provincial

CHAP. XVIII. Of the National Directors, of the Areopagites, and of the General of Illuminism

PART FOUR

ANTISOCIAL CONSPIRACY. HISTORICAL PART

CHAP. I. First Epoch of Illuminism

CHAP. II. Of the principal Adepts during the first Epoch of Illuminism

CHAP. III. Second Epoch of Illuminism—The Illuminization of Freemasonry—Weishaupt's attempts on the Masonic Lodges—Acquisition of Knigge, and his first Services

CHAP. IV. Congress of the Freemasons at Wilhemsbaden—Of their divers Sects, and particularly of that of the Theosophical Illuminees.

CHAP. V. Knigge's Intrigues and Successes at the Congress.—Official Reports of the Superiors of the Order—Multitude of Masons illuminized at this Period

CHAP. VI. New means practised, and new conquests made by Knigge and Weishaupt on Masonry—Disputes between these two Chiefs of Illuminism—Their designs on the German Masons consummated before Knigge's retreat

CHAP. VII. Third Epoch of Illuminism—Discovery of the Sect

CHAP. VIII. Continuation of the Discoveries made in Bavaria as to the Illuminees—Proceedings of the Court with respect to the Chiefs of the Sect—A few Remarks on and a List of the principal Adepts

CHAP. IX. New Chiefs and new Means of the Illuminees.—Device of the Jesuits Masonry and Success of that Imposture

CHAP. X. The Germanic Union—Its principal Actors, and the Conquests it prepared for the Illuminees

CHAP. XI. Fourth Epoch of Illuminism—The Deputation from Weishaupt's Illuminees to the Freemasons of Paris—State of French Masonry at that period—Labours and Successes of the Deputies—Coalition of the Conspiring Sophisters, Masons, and Illuminees, generating the Jacobins

CHAP. XII. Application of the three Conspiracies to the French Revolution

CHAP. XIII. Universality of the Success of the Sect explained by the universality of its Plots

CONCLUSION

APPENDIX [Barruel's] OBSERvATIONs on some Articles published in the MONTHLY REVIEW, relative to the "MEMOIRS ON JACOBINISM"

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