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The article examines the fictitious printer Théophile le Roi of La Rochelle, France, with the author arguing that the anti-Jesuit publications allegedly printed by le Roi in the 1570s and 1580s were actually printed by four different presses in Geneva, Switzerland. This is done through the author's comparison of printer's marks on these works. Focus is given to the work "Doctrinae Iesuiticae" and its various volumes along with the use of fleurons in the printer's marks for each volume and the volumes' headpieces. The actual publishers of the works include Antoine Chuppin and Eustache Vignon.

The article focuses on the work of French printers Jean d'Arras and Odinet Basset, and the books they printed from the fall of 1563 to the summer of 1564, in Metz, France. Bibliographical information about these books is presented in the article, completing details provided in an article published in a previous issue. According to the article, the works they printed corresponded to the expectations of the local Calvinist community as well as those of the municipal authorities. Notes on the context in which the books were printed and details on their publication are provided.