Because there are many printers to be employed in Wittenberg, Luther cannot give anything to those in Magdeburg. News about Carlstadt and Münzer. The Landgrave of Hesse also tries to win Duke George for the Gospel.
According to Burkhardt, p. 82, the original was in Dessau, so it should now be in the Anhaltisches GesammtArchiv, where D. Enders did not find it. Printed in Aurifaber, vol. II, p. 280d; in De Wette, vol. II, p. 644 and in Erlanger Briefwechsel, vol. V, p. 155.
Grace and peace! You know, my dear Amsdorf, that I cannot do enough for our presses, and now almost everyone is looking for this kind of acquisition, and there are almost innumerable (sexcenti) printers here, so that I cannot give anything [to print] to that place 3) now, as much as I would like to
1) Hans Zeis, Münzer's patron and friend from the beginning.
2) In a letter to Luther of July 9, 1523, in Seidemann, "Münzer," p. 109, supplement 10.
3) namely Magdeburg. Aurifaber and after him DeWette and Walch refer it to a scripture passage that Luther could not interpret now.
also wanted. But I will make a note of it and take the greatest pains to see whether I am able to do something. I have not been able to obtain an escort for Carlstadt, so he will spew his nonsense against me. He has his being at Rothenburg an der Tauber, 4) in that he rages against the images in his own way. Münzer is king and ruler at Mühlhausen, not only teacher. The Hessian, 5) who is won for Christ, glows for the Gospel, and also bravely calls Duke Georg to it. Thus writes our younger duke, 6) who spoke with him at Kreuzburg. Would God that your Magdeburgers would take care against the violence of the siege, 7) of which the rumor says. Fare well and pray for me. Wittenberg, Tuesday after Palmarum [April 11] 1525.
Martin Luther.