Von Miltitzens letzter Correspondenz mit dem Churfürsten Friedrich zu Sachsen.
349 Miltitzen's letter to the Elector of Saxony, in which he reports that Luther's cause in Rome is now better than one would think, and asks that the Elector write to the Pope or to a cardinal, at the same time asking for the pension promised to him. Aug. 10, 5) 1521.
From Cyprian's Documents, Vol. I, p. 522.
5) Walch: "10 May 1521."
Most Serene Highborn Prince, my humble servants are ready beforehand for Your Royal Grace. Your Eminence, when I recently departed from your Highness at Wittenberg, your Highness gave me the order, if I should obtain anything new from Rome concerning my affairs or person, to send it to your Highness. I humbly wish to inform the Holy Father that I have received news from Rome, and that I am grateful and thankful to the Almighty God for this,
and so that E. Curff. gn. may believe me, I have sent the same letters to Hersfeld for the attention of E. Curff. gn. I have sent the same documents to your honorable court for your approval, and from them your honorable court may indicate to you the kindness of your church, and that Doctor Martin's cause has not been so completely lost in your church as some of the cases that I have received little or no thanks from good friends. I have written and indicated the beginning of this matter until the hour when I am to be held by Saltza Jtzund in the Pentecost, as I have passed it, and there with I have quite faithfully and graciously addressed E. Curfl. gn. I have been asked by doctor Martinum to talk and trade with him according to all my wishes, and I am sure that he has been pleased with it, which I have sought myself through my good lords and friends, whom I am not allowed to write to, so I have consoling hopes that I will be able to give more things to your Curl. gn. more things by virtue of his heylikeyt than before, because his heylikeyt is formerck the E. Curfl. gn. fihel zw milde, 1) and with ferschweygungk der warheyt getragen an seyn heylikeyt. Therefore, my humble request is that E. Curfl. gn. will consider it kindly and give me between freedom and peace to the babest my lord or a Cardinal as Cardinali Compejo who has written to E. Curfl. gn. two times that it will not repent if God wills it to E. Curfl. gn. Most noble Prince and Lord in my name from E. Curfl. gn.
1) "Mild" here has an evil meaning.
I have recently petitioned and reminded E. Curfl. gn. undertheniglich, of the gracious promise made to me by E. Curfl. gn. and by E. Curfl. gn. Hern bruder zw gotha. I have received a gracious reply from E. Curfl. gn. that E. Curfl. gn. has such a request as E. Curfl. gn. has made in the summer of this year. Hern hertzog hannsen zwkonfft warthen, so sult ich an E. Curfl. gn. och an mein genedigen Hern herzogk hannssen anregungk thuen, durch ein supplication so suld mir genedige Antwort werden, so bin ich genedigster her am sanct Donatus tag [V. Aug.] bei m. gn. Hern hertzogk hannssen, his fl. gn. personally for Sulch's request, has given me his fl. gn. this noble answer. There should be no lack of his fl. gn., but only the matter with your curfl. gn. between request me between good, so is my humble request, your curfl. gn. will only as I comforting hope Erceygen and me poor on such ceyt zw helffe come, dy because I have between no one so great comfort as zw zw E. I would like to be found worthy of this for the sake of Your Honor, as I am alive, with humble and submissive thoughts, and I hereby give my respects to Your Honor, as my most noble Lord. Date at [Scharfenberg] 2) in the Laurentii [Aug. 10] 1521.
E. Curfl. gen.
humble capellan
Carolus von Miltitz.
2) Supplemented according to Seidemann's assumption. "Miltitz, p. 32.
802Cap. 5. of the Leipzig Disputation. W. xv,ss5f. 803