I Founding and Subsequent Difficulties. The First Years of the Community -- Dutch refugees in England -- Joh. à Lasco and Utenhove -- the Charter of King Edward VI -- Austin Friars -- the books of instruction and the service books of the Community -- Utenhove's rhymed version of the Psalms -- First difficulties, Queen Mary -- wanderings by the Community -- Emden -- church officials and liturgy -- II Internal and External Strength. Safeguarding of Doctrine -- Return and restoration of the Community -- changed position -- support to the Church in the home country -- maintenance of doctrine -- the affair Velsius -- the affair Van Haemstede -- the affair Van Winghen -- action against unsound doctrines -- diminishing insistence on doctrine -- opposition against the putting to death of heretics -- training of ministers -- III Maintenance of Moral Discipline. Philanthropic and Social Activities -- Need for moral discipline -- extensive measures towards this end -- the moral condition of the Community -- social-pastoral care of the Community -- help for persecuted Protestants on the Continent -- changing needs -- care of the poor by the deacons -- measures for assisting theological students -- IV The Relations with other Reformed Churches in the Low Countries and in England -- Initial great importance, subsequently diminishing for the Churches in the Netherlands -- difficulties in the domain of organization, opposition on the part of England 91 the Synod of Dordrecht -- lasting personal contacts -- relations with the French Community, claims by them on the church building -- all the same good relations -- other Dutch Reformed Communities in England -- later settlements, Hatfield Chase -- the Colloquia, initial thriving, subsequent decay -- V The Relation to Church and State. The Struggle with Archbishop Laud -- Political relations, opposition on the part of population and guilds, protection by the government -- unaccommodating attitude of James I, imposition of fine -- involved in the struggle between King and Parliament, favourable conditions during the Commonwealth -- relations with the ecclesiastical authorities, judicious attitude towards the State Church -- the relations with the superintendents -- anti-puritanical tendencies -- Archbishop Laud -- opposition by the Dutch-French synod -- Laud's stubborness, his fall, relief for the Community -- VI The Community in the 17th and 18th Centuries -- Dangers from Puritanism and Independentism during the Commonwealth -- the Restoration and the Glorious Revolution -- internal difficulties: the Rev. Van Cuilemborgh, the Rev. Ten Harmsen -- harmonious relations within the Consistory -- the Rev. Ruytinck, relations with Duraeus -- increasing liberty in religious teaching, process of secularization -- the Community languishes -- tale of woe of the organ -- the library and the archives, Hessels's Archivum -- VII The Vicissitudes of the Church Building. The Community in the 19th and 20th Centuries -- Description of the church and its interior, difficulties in connection with the tower -- acquisition of the churchyard -- difficulties with tenants and neighbours -- the fire of 1862 -- the Community's properties and their management -- growing prestige, relation to the Netherlands Royal House -- the Rev. Adama van Scheltema, unorthodox orientation of the Community -- the Rev. Baart de 1a Faille, social activities -- the Rev. Van Dorp, the second world war -- the destruction of the church building -- possibilities for the future, relations with South Africa -- I. The Charter of King Edward VI -- II. List of the ministers of the Church -- Appendices -- List of the Pictures -- I. Facsimile of the Charter -- II. Austin Friars and its surroundings in the 16th century -- III. Western front and entrance of the old churc -- IV. The interior of the old church about the middle of the 19th century -- V. The interior of the restored old church -- VI. The interior of the church of St. Mary.