DAILLE, JEAN, was born at Chatelleraut in 1594, of a Protestant family. In 1612 he undertook the education of the two grandsons of Duplessis Mornay, the friend of Henri IV, and be travelled with them in several countries of Europe. At Venice he became acquainted with the famous Fra Paolo Sarpi. On his return to France he became pastor at Charenton iu 1626. He published many works on divinity, both in Latin and French, and especially on controversial subjects ; and was esteemed one of the most learned and powerful advocates of the Protestant doctrines in his time. His principal productions are Trait6 de remploi des SS. Peres pour le jugemont des diff6reuds de la religion,' Geneva, 1632, which was also published in Latin, with the title `De Usu Patrum :' it is one of DailId's best works and still much esteemed; `De la croyance des Peres sue le fait des images ; " Adversus Latinorum traditionem de religiosi cultus objecto ; 'De enitibus religiosis Latinorum.' These three last works attempt to prove, that in the early or primitive Christian church there was no religious worship paid to the host, to relics, cross, images, &e.
De confirmatione et extrema unctions ; " De sacramentali rive auriculari Latinorum Confessione; Geneva, 1661. This last work puts forth the strongest arguments against the practice of auricular or private confession. 'De scriptis clues sub Dionysii Areopagitas et Sancti Ignatii Antiocheui nominibus circumferuntur,' Geneva, 1666. Daill6, in this work, which exhibits much historical and critical learning, looks upon the works attributed to Dionysius and Ignatius, of Antioch, as apocryphal. 'De pmois et satisfactionibus humanist He also wrote an apology of the reformed churches and numerous sermons, which have been collected in several volumes, and also Dernieres heures de Duplessis Mornay,' Leyden, 1647. Daill6 died at Paris April 15, 1670. His son, Adrien Daill6, left France at the revocation of the Edict of Nantes, and retired to Ziirich, where he wrote his father's' life.