Volume 21b

Foreword.

To what has been said in the preface to the first part of this volume, we have only a few things to add here. In this part, too, the pieces originally written in Latin have almost

Index of Luther's letters,

which indicates both the letters contained in this volume and those in other volumes to which reference is made here. <w

Addendum to the collection of letters in this 21st volume.

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The second part of Luther's letters.

Melanchthon wrote the articles, Luther wrote his opinion underneath. From the Cod. Palatinus, p. 17b. (Thus De Wette in the estate, without time determination.) Printed by Seideman

To Mrs. Dorothea Jörger.

Luther has not yet received the 500 gülden that Mrs. Jörger wanted to send for the support of poor students of theology. He sends the desired will form. From v. Hormayr's Taschenbu

To Nikolaus Hausmann in Dessau.

Luther apologizes for his long silence, sends his sermon held at Wörlitz and reports news. The original is in Dessau. Manuscript in Aurifaber, vol. III, p. 165 us in Cod. Ilklnast.

Nikolaus Hausmann to Luther.

Hausmann reports on his recovery, thanks Luther for his New Year's gift, sends the Emperor's letter to the Pope, which is to be kept secret, concerning the appointment of a council

Justus Menius to Luther.

Menius testifies to his joy at the completion of Luther's Summaries on the Psalter. From the original in the Wolfische Sammlung of the Hamburg Stadtbibliothek, I, fol. 154, printed

To Nicholas von Amsdorf.

Luther recommends a petitioner and reports news. From Aurifaber's unprinted collection, p. 166, in Schütze, vol. II, p. 281 and in De Wette, vol. IV, p. 432, who also compared Cod.

To the Christians chased out of Oschatz.

See St. Louis edition, vol. X, 1956. Intercession for a poor student.

To Hans von Löser, hereditary marshal.

Luther asks him to raise his newborn son from baptism. In Christian Junker, Güldenes und silbernes EhrenGedächtniß Luthers, p. 252, without citation of the source; in the Unschuldi

To the Elector Johann Friedrich.

Luther asks for supplies for M. Paceus in Leisnig.

Elector Johann Friedrich to Luther.

Response to intercession for LI. Johann Sachse. The original concept (with many corrections) is in the Weimar Archives, Reg. O. lit. A A A p. 125. Printed by Burkhardt, p. 389.

To the von Starschedel, together with the deputies of the Consistory.

To those from Starschedel 1) is determined another legal day in the matter of engagement. The Weimar archive contains the unfinished fair copy, Reg. O, fol. 49. 423 . Printed by Bu

To Justus Jonas in Halle.

Luther recommends two clergymen for employment in Halle. News from the: Imperial Diet at Regensburg. Handwritten in Aurifaber, vol. III, p. 337. Printed in Schütze, vol. 1, p. 156

To Wolfgang Fabricius Capito.

(Not from Luther.) This letter, which De Wette already doubted, is not from Luther, but as Burkhardt, p. 391, reports, from a former pastor of Strasbourg. It is found in the Biblio

Melanchthon's short history of the Regensburg Convention.

We list this document here, although we do not consider it to be a letter from Melanchthon to Luther, because it is described as such in Corp. Vol. IV, 570, and in Burkhardt, p. 39

Elector Johann Friedrich to Luther and Bugenhagen.

Inspired by the heavy defeats King Ferdinand suffered at the hands of the Turks, the Elector orders church prayers against the Turks. The concept is in the Weimar Archives, Reg. C,

To the Elector Johann Friedrich.

See St. Louis edition, vol. XVII, 686, no. 1379. They send support for three religious who have left and for Johann Mantel.

To Georg Weiß, valet.

Luther said that he had little hope for a favorable outcome in a campaign against the Turks. Printed in the Altenburg edition, vol. VII, p. 721; in the Leipzig edition, vol. XXII,

Clergy.

In Krafft, Theol. Arb. des rhein.-wiss. The above note is found in Kolde, Analecta, p. 376. <w

To Mrs. Dorothea Jörger.

Luther tells her that her children and nephews are well provided for in Wittenberg, where they are to study. Printed in Raupach, Ev. Oesterreich, 1st cont., p. 87; in Moseder, Glau

To Nicholas von Amsdorf, Bishop of Naumburg.

About a marriage matter; about Luther's journey to Amsdorf, which is still delayed by the court. The original is at Dresden in Cod. A copy (not the original, as De Wette assumed) i

To Chancellor Brück.

Luther's verdict on the Cologne Reformation Formula, which Bucer and Melanchthon had written (cf. Seckendorf, Hist. Luth., lib. III, p. 413 sqq.). He is particularly dissatisfied w

To Johann Lang in Erfurt.

Luther writes his verdict on secret betrothals. Handwritten in Aurifaber, vol. III, p. 422. Printed from the Börnersche Sammlung at Leipzig in Schütze, vol. I, p. 317 and in De Wet

To Nicolaus von Amsdorf, Bishop of Naumburg.

Luther announces his trip to Zeitz as certain. The original is in Cod. Seidel. at Dresden. Printed by Schütze, vol. I, p. 319 and by De Wette, vol.V, p. 677. German by Walch, vol.

Testimony for a traveling Hungarian, together with Melanchthon.

From the original in Schütze, vol. I, p. 319; comparing an old copy in De Wette, vol. V, p. 677 f., and in Corp. Ref. V, 463. Bretschneider has the copies in Cod. Ref. V. II, 844 a

To Spalatin in Altenburg.

See St. Louis edition, vol. X, 1728.

To Prince George of Anhalt.

Luther asks him to take care of Pastor Woye in his distress and to improve his situation during the visitation. From the original in the Dessau Archives in Lindner, Mittheilungen,

Au the Prince Johann von Anhalt.

Luther reports that he cannot come to him because of great exhaustion from the journey. Wishes that Prince George of Anhalt may administer the bishopric of Merseburg well. From the

To Nicolaus von Amsdorf, Bishop of Naumburg.

Luther, having returned from Zeitz, expresses his gratitude for the travel expenses borne and the gifts given to him. The original is in Cod. Seidel. at Dresden. Printed by Schütze

To an unnamed parish priest (Cordatus).

Consolation because of decrease in forces and fretfulness. Printed in the Wittenberg edition (1559), vol. XII, p. 175; in the Jena edition (1562), vol. VIII, p. 193; in the Altenbu

To Mrs. Dorothea Jörger at Kappach.

Comfort because of disagreement of their sons. The original is in the Dresden library. Printed in Raupach's Evang. Oesterreich, I. continuation, p. 88; in Mosder's Glaubensbekenntn

Martin Bucer to Luther.

See St. Louis edition, vol. XVII, 2172. Request for support of the physician D. Peter Schör. - Burkhardt notes: Schör was a school friend of the old D. Brück, who also, as in 1541,

To Simon Wolferinus, preacher in Eisleben.

About a matrimonial matter and about the improper behavior of Count Albrecht of Mansfeld against the priest Libius, who had used his penal office against him. Handwritten in Cod. G

Ordination for Johann Reibitz. 1)

Printed in the Fortgesetzten Sammlung 1729, p. 533 and in Seidemann, Lutherbriefe, p. 71 f. We, pastor and preacher of the church at Wittenberg, after witnessing this writing, Joha

To Joachim Mörlin, pastor in Göttingen.

Luther consoles him over the limited success of his ministry. ' From Lesser's collection at Nordhausen in Schütze, Vol. III, p. 218 and in De Wette, Vol. V, p. 688.

To the city council of Amberg, together with Melanchthon.

When after the accession of Ludwig V, Elector of the Palatinate, in 1544 the Reformation got the upper hand, and the Protestant service was even moved to the main church of St. Mar

To Georg Schulzen's widow.

See St. Louis edition, vol. X, 2034.

Concerns about the transfer of the Diet from Worms to Augsburg.

The rumor had spread that the emperor would move the imperial diet, which had been announced for Worms, to Augsburg. The council of Augsburg feared that the Imperial Diet would cur

To unnamed parents.

See St. Louis edition, vol. X, 2048. About a garden to be used for the churchyard.

To the Elector Johann Friedrich, together with the other theologians.

Intercession for the Reverend George Jericho) The canzellei letter with original signatures is in the Weimar Archives, O, pag. 397. Lit. H. X. 3. Printed by Burkhardt, p. 452.

To the margravial chancellor Christoph Straße.

Intercession for the wives of two pastors who had formerly been nuns. From the original in the Ansbach Archives in the Leipzig Supplement, p. 108, no. 204; in Walch, vol. XXI, 501;

To Balthasar Alterius and comrades in Italy.

See St. Louis edition, vol. XVII, 2174.

To Christoph Piscator in Jüterbock.

Answering some church questions. Handwritten in Cod. chart. Goth. 451. p. and in Bibl. Wolf. III, 171, a manuscript of the Hamburg library. Printed in Epistolis ad Conr. Schlusselb

To Conrad Cordatus in Stendal.

Handwritten in Aurifaber, Vol. III, p. 437. Printed in Schütze, Vol. I, p. 329 and in De Wette, Vol. V, p. 701 f. For an old German translation see No. 3140. Grace and peace in the

To Georg Hosel, mine scribe at Marienberg.

Luther shows him the death of his scorn and comforts him. - The son was immatriculirt in September 1544; in the album his name is written "Hösel". See St. Louis edition, vol, X, 20

To the Elector Johann Friedrich, together with Bugenhagen.

Intercession for Bernhard Zettler. - He received 40 fl. support annually for the duration of his service. The original is in the Weimar Archives, Reg. O, pag. 125. Printed by Burkh

Melanchthon.

The dean Matthias Ramassy and the other clergymen of the Sibiu district report that they have arranged their churches according to the model of the Wittenberg churches. Now, howeve

Elector Johann Friedrich to Luther.

Response to No. 3169 concerning the scholarship for Kemberg. The original concept is in the Weimar Archives, Reg. Mm, fol. 47 d. N. 26. Printed by Burkhardt, p. 462.

Bugenhagen to Luther and Melanchthon.

Bugenhagen declines the bishopric of Camim offered to him, giving detailed reasons, and asks to answer the Elector in this sense. The original is in the Weimar Archives, Reg. H, f.

To the Elector Johann Friedrich, together with Bugenhagen.

Concerns that in the Rochlitz district, where elevation had been abolished for years, it should not be reintroduced. Seckendorf (Hist. Luth. lib. III, p. 498) found the original in

To Antonius Corvinus in Münden.

The widowed Duchess Elisabeth of Brunswick had invited Luther to the table, and her son, Erich the Younger, prayed in German and Latin before and after the meal. Luther was pleased

Bible inscription for Nicholas Omeler.

Printed in Hallischer Theil, p. 475; in the Leipzig edition, vol. XXII, p. 581; in Walch, vol. XXI, 503 f.; in De Wette, vol. V, p. 709 and in the Erlangen edition, vol. 56, p. 122

To Conrad Cordatus in Stendal.

Luther testifies to his sympathy because of the annoyances caused to him especially by a certain Joachim Müller. Handwritten in Aurifaber, vol. III, p. 446. Printed in Schütze, vol

Landgrave Philip of Hesse to Luther and Comrades.

Response to No. 3166: The Landgrave promises to support Baumgärtner. Mitgetheilt von M. Lenz in der Zeitschrift für Kirchengeschichte, IV, 151. Cf. in addition the explanations of

To Nicholas von Amsdorf, Bishop of Naumburg.

About a visitation to be carried out in Naumburg Abbey; about the letter of the Pope to the Emperor, against whom Luther wants to write. The original is at Dresden in Cod. Seidel.

To the Elector Johann Friedrich, together with the other theologians.

Cover letter to preceding document and concern in next number. See St. Louis edition, vol. XVII, 1160, no. 1420.

Concerns, jointly with Bugenhagen, Cruciger and Melanchthon.

Bucer had written a counsel, the so-called "Strasbourg Reformation", in which he raised the question: whether a complaint against the pope should not be filed at the upcoming Diet

To Wenceslaus Link in Nuremberg.

About Link's notes on Genesis and Luther's preface to it. From Luther's Lectures on Genesis, and News. From the Kraft Collection at Husum in Schütze, Vol. I, p. 250 and in De Wette

To the city council of Amberg, together with Melanchthon.

Letter of recommendation for Johann Faber, whom Luther sends them to preach. From Schenkl's Chronicle of Amberg, p. 220, in De Wette, vol. V, p. 718 f. and in the Erlangen edition,

Au Justus Jonas in Halle.

About the letter of the pope to the emperor and the alleged reformation project of the emperor. Handwritten in Aurifaber, Vol. III, p. 444. Printed in Schütze, Vol. I, p. 334; in L

To Caspar Beyer, from Schwabach.

Luther announces to him that his marriage deal is finished and he is expected by his bride. 4) From the original in Schütze, Vol. I, p. 338 and in De Wette, Vol. V, p. 721.

Landgrave Philip of Hesse to Luther and Melanchthon.

The Landgrave reports on his negotiations with Rosenberg in the Baumgärtner matter. 7) Mitgetheilt von M. Lenz in der Zeitschrift für Kirchengeschichte, IV, 152. The above regest i

Luther and Melanchthon to Landgrave Philip.

Thanks for its use in favor of Baumgärtner, with the request to give the matter further consideration. Mitgetheilt von M. Lenz in der Zeitschrift für Kirchengeschichte, IV, 152. Th

Concerns of Wittenberg theologians about the "Wittenberg Reformation."

See St. Louis edition, vol. XVII, 1163, no. 1422. <w

To Prince George of Anhalt.

See St. Louis edition, vol. X, 1982.

To the Elector Joachim II of Brandenburg.

Luther apologizes for not having written to the Elector so far; he warns him against the Jews who abuse him with his preference for alchemy, and asks for a scholarship for Buchholz

Landgrave Philip of Hesse to Luther.

The landgrave sends him the translation of a shameful poem that came from Italy on Luther's supposed death. 1) - Luther answered on March 21. Printed in Rommel's Urkundenband, p. 1

Prince George of Anhalt to Luther and Melanchthon.

Reply to No. 3192 and Corp. Ref., Vol. V, 698. The Prince thanks them for their letters of consolation on account of the death, by ^l. Georg Helt (Forchemius). From the original in

Margaretha Staupitz to Luther.

She asks Luthern for help in obtaining her right. 4) The original is in the Weimar Archives, Reg. O, pag. 385. Printed by Burkhardt, p. 464.

Concerns about the question: whether the Schmalkaldic League should be continued?

See St. Louis edition, vol. XVII, 1174, no. 1424.

Heimich von Einsiedel to Luther.

Einsiedel asked Luther for an answer or an expert opinion on the enclosed questions about the frons, about which he had already negotiated with Luther during Spalatin's lifetime. P

To Nicolaus von Amsdorf, Bishop of Naumburg.

Luther thanks him for the applause he has given his book Wider das Papstthum (Against the Papacy), which, by the way, many do not like. About a writing of the Zurich preachers Agai

To Christoph Jörger.

Luther wishes him luck that he is relieved of his office, through which he came into trouble with his conscience. On the Suppression of the Gospel in Austria. Printed in Raupach's

To Caspar Heidenreich.

Luther consoles him over the loss of his newborn son. Handwritten in the Cod. chart. Goth. 402, f.; 185.4. and 1048. Printed in Schelhorns Ergötzlichk., vol. I, p. 82; in Strobel-R

To Friedrich Myconius, pastor in Gotha.

Luther asks to free him from the tarnish of someone for whom he had already written once to Myconius. 1) De Wette has the 1st of May. However, the letter is to be dated April 24. S

Joachim Mörlin to Luther.

Mörlin asked Luthern for an expert opinion on an Anabaptist and sacramentarian book, so that Luther's judgment would be added to his, and thus the dissemination of the book would b

To the Elector Joachim II of Brandenburg.

Luther reports that he has received the letter of credence from the Elector for Agricola, but refuses to see it himself. Mitgetheilt von Kawerau in the Zeitschrift für Kirchengesch

To Duke Albrecht of Prussia.

Luther recommends Christoph Albrecht von Kunheim to the duke. News of the Turkish War; that the Emperor was raging against the Gospel in the Netherlands, but that Count Palatine Fr

To Nicholas von Amsdorf, Bishop of Naumburg.

About a marriage matter. About the arrival of Agricola and D. Jakob Schenk from Berlin in Wittenberg; about the alchemists of the Elector of Brandenburg etc. The original is in Cod.

To the Elector Johann Friedrich, together with Bugenhagen and the deputies of the Consistory.

They set the date for the opening of the judgment in the Starschedel marriage case. The original (but without personal signatures) is in the Weimar Archives, Reg. D, fol. 49.423 .

Au the Prince George of Anhalt.

The prince wished to accept Georg Schnell in the place of Georg Held, who died on March 6; Luther gives his opinion about it. 1) "they" are not, as De Wette thinks, the articles of

To Nicolaus von Amsdorf, Bishop of Naumburg.

About rumors of war. Luther wants to write once again Against the Papacy. 1) Antonius Musa helped with the visitation in Merseburg. (De Wette, Vol. V, p. 763.)

To the City Council of Halle.

Luther exhorts him to continue in zeal and faithfulness for the gospel. Printed in the Altenburg edition, vol. VIII, p. 473; in the Leipzig edition, vol. XXI, p. 521; in Walch, vol

To Nicolaus von Amsdorf, Bishop of Naumburg.

Luther gives the interpretation of a satirical-allegorical illustration of the Pabst. He will only casually respond very briefly to the Zurich rebuttal. 3) "He" put by us instead o

Georg Buchholzer, provost in Berlin, to Luther.

Buchholzer reports that a few hours ago the prisoners, who, as it seems, had led away several chanted students from Wittenberg, 4) favored by Agricola, had escaped from the monaste

Consistory.

The Elector orders an extension of the day in the Starfchedel marriage affair. The original concept is in the Weimar Archives, Reg. D, fol. 49. 42 Printed by Burkhardt, p. 468.

The church was a joint venture with Bugenhagen and the commissars of the consistory.

You set another date in the Starschedel matrimonial case, 14 days later than before. The original is in the Weimar Archives, Reg. D, fol. 49. 433 (without personal signatures). Pri

To Prince George of Anhalt.

Luther informs him that M. Georg Schnell does not want to accept the position offered to him. The original is in the Dessau Archives. Printed in Lindner, Mittheilungen, Vol. II, p.

To Andreas Osiander in Nuremberg.

Luther consoles him over the loss of his wife and daughter, and exhorts him to offer his pain to GOtte. From the Stuttgart library in Burkhardt, p. 471.

To Nicolaus von Amsdorf, Bishop of Naumburg.

About an unusual behavior of foxes, about which Luther asked hunting experts; about the course of time and an offensive painting by Lucas Cranach. The original is at Dresden in Cod

To the Elector Johann Friedrich, together with Bugenhagen and Melanchthon.

Request for the mayor M. Oswald Losan in Zwickau in a scholarship matter. Reprinted, as it seems, from the original in Job. Christian Hasche's Magazin der Sächsischen Geschichte au

To Anton Lauterbach, pastor in Pirna.

Luther asks him to make inquiries about a young man who had started a relationship with Luther's niece. Handwritten in Aurifaber, vol. III, p. 744, printed in Schütze, vol. I, p. 3

To Nicolaus von Amsdorf, Bishop of Naumburg.

About the Emperor's strange insistence that the Protestants should attend the Concilium, and about the peace negotiations with the Turks. The original is at Dresden in Cod. Seidel.

To George, Prince of Anhalt.

At the prince's request, Luther speaks out about the ceremonies. Printed by Beckmann, Historie des Fürstenthums Anhalt; by Lindener, Mittheilungen, Vol. II, p. 96, No. 66 and by De

To Johann Lang in Erfurt.

Luther praises Lang's disputation on secret betrothals and declares the necessity of enjoying Holy Communion from time to time. Handwritten in Aurifaber, vol. III, p. 464. Printed

To Justus Jonas in Halle.

On Jonah's stone affliction; on the Concilium and the legation to the Turkish emperor. From the Cod. Goth. 185. 4. in De Wette, vol. V, p. 743.

All Nicolaus von Amsdorf, Bishop of Naumburg.

Luther does not speak out against the premonitions attached to the toppling of a statue. From the Concilium and from the legation to the Turks. The original is in Cod. Seidel at Dr

To the Elector Johann Friedrich.

(Missing letter.) At the request of a delegation from Brunswick, Luther advocates that Nicolaus Medler be appointed there. - This results from a letter of Melanchthon to Medler of

To Prince George of Anhalt.

Luther testifies to his satisfaction with a writing sent to him and states his opinion about old pastors who kept housekeepers. Handwritten in Aurifaber, vol. III, p. 464, printed

To his housewife.

Luther wrote that he did not want to return to Wittenberg because of the immorality and contempt for the Word there, and asked them to move to Zülsdorf. The original is in the Weim

The University of Wittenberg to the Elector Johann Friedrich.

They ask the Elector to cooperate in making Luther give up the decision he expressed in the previous letter to turn away from Wittenberg. Printed in the Altenburg edition, Vol. VII

Chancellor Brück to the Elector Johann Friedrich.

About Luther's departure from Wittenberg.

March 15, 1546.

From the Ella's Frick German Seckendorf, p. 2628, in Walch, Vol. XXI, 300*. We have been distressed and upset at most for important reasons that the venerable, our father and prece

bruary 1546 in Wittenberg.

This sermon was printed in a single edition at Wittenberg, Frankfurt and another unnamed place in 1546. 4. In the collections: in the Wittenberg edition (1559), vol. XII, p. 465; i

April 8 of the same year repeated.

This sermon, together with that of Michael Cölius, was published in a single edition in Wittenberg in 1546. In the collections: in Hallischer Theil, p. 549; in the Leipzig edition,

XXXII Luther's Epitaph.

This document was published in a single edition in Wittenberg in 1546. In the editions: in the Wittenberg (1559), vol. XII, p. 480 b; in the Jena (1562), vol. VIII, p. 388 b; in th

XXXIII. epitaph to be read on Luther's tomb at Wittenberg in the castle church.

From Hofmann's mem. sec. Funeris et sepulcri Lutheri, p. 86, in Walch, Vol. XXI, 392'. Hic prope Murtini rursus victura Lutheri

XXXIV. Philipp Melanchthon's History of the Life of Luther. 1546.

See St. Louis edition, vol. XIV, 456. In the supplement to the Leipzig edition, p. 112 and in Walch, vol. XXI, 394.

XXXVII The Twelve Protestant Counsels of the Papists. 1540.

This document is missing in Walch, so we reproduce it here, as we promised in the sixth volume, Col. 199, note. It is found in Latin among the disputations of 1540 in the Wittenber

Addendum to the collection of letters in this 21st volume.

Only now, after a significant part of the gleanings has been prepared for printing, do we have the ninth and tenth volumes of the Erlangen correspondence. In order not to omit anyt

To Johann Fesel in Coburg.

Luther tells him that he has already taken steps to provide for him and promises to take care of him in the future. Manuscript at Munich, Ms. Clm. 943. t. 47 d. Printed in Erl. Bri

To Barbara Lißkirchen, née Weiter, in Freiberg.

According to the original in the library in Königsberg, the name of the addressee is not "Lischnerin", as it was given in all editions so far, but "Lißkirchen". Barbara Weller, the

To the Reval City Council.

Above, because we did not have the text in sxtsrrso, we only gave a regest according to Kolde's Analecta, now we share the letter itself according to the Erl. Briefw., vol. IX, p.

Luther's postscript to a letter from Melanchthon to Brenz.

We have dated this document (No. 1813) just as DeWette did: "Perhaps in June," but the above dating results from the fact that Cordatus, who came to Wittenberg toward the end of Ma

To the Chancellor Gregor Brück.

This document notified by us sub. No. 1825 will have to be placed here. In the second line of the text, with Seckendorf and the Erlanger Briefwechsel, Vol. IX, p. 21, it is probabl

To the City Council of Memmingen.

Luther asks him for a contribution to obtain the master's degree for Johann Schmelz. Handwritten in the Augsburg City Library. Printed in Zeitschrift für Kirchengeschichte, XIV (18

To Spalatin, Eberhard Brisger and Eberhard [Schaubis] in Altenbnrg.

According to the Erl. Briefw., vol. IX, p. 48, the third addressee is not Erhard Steinbach, who was one of the deacons at that time, but Eberhard Schaubitz, who as pastor at Nicola

To Hieronymus Nopus in Zwickau.

This letter cannot be addressed to Cordatus, as Buddeus and De Wette state, this results from the fact that he was already in Wittenberg with Luther since the end of May. - Hierony

Au Johann Brenz.

Postscript to a letter by Melanchthon. The original is in Munich, Cod. I, p. 381. Printed in Corp. Ref., vol. II, 517 and in Erl. Briefw., vol. IX. S. 53.

Magdalena in Husum.

The letter, which bears the heading under No. 3151: "To unnamed parents" and is dated Oct. 25, 1544, will have to be transferred here with the above address and time determination.

Luther's concerns about a religious peace.

The concern we reported in No. 1950a does not belong to the year 1532, as we assumed according to Seidemann, but it is to be placed in the above-mentioned time, which the Erl. Brie

To Justus Jonas.

This letter concerns the marriage dispute of Gregor Iheisa in Wittenberg, as can be seen from Spalatin's inscription. In 1533, the dispute was not yet over on July 10 (cf. No. 1991

To an unnamed princess.

Thus, as the Erl. Briefw., vol. IX, p. 134, indicates the address of this letter should be, for in the old editions it is consistently addressed to a princess, and only the Leipzig

Luther's testimony about the "Apologie des Friar Life at Herford".

On January 13, 1532, Gerhard Wilskamp had sent Luthern the "Apologia des Fraterlevendes tho Herporde" for review and asked him for his written judgment on it. Luther fulfilled this

To Albrecht, Duke of Prussia.

Intercession for Lionhard Rosler, that the duke would pay him the back pay. The original is in Königsberg, Staats-Archiv, Schieblade LXII. Printed by Tschackert, on Luther's corres

Duke Albrecht of Prussia to Luther.

Reply to the above letter. Although we have included a registry of this letter in No. 1887, we nevertheless let the complete text follow here, so that the reader can verify the cor

The abbess of Herford, Anna von Limburg, 2) to Luther.

She reports that envoys from Herford were dispatched to Luther in order to counteract the Fratres, whose booklet Luther had approved. Because the deputies did not want to take the

Gerhard Wilskamp to Luther and Melanchthon.

He expresses his gratitude for the testimony given to the apology of the brothers (No. 1869a), by which the slander against them is silenced. He reports that people from Herford ar

To Jakob Montanus in Herford.

Luther acknowledges the receipt of letters and gifts. He apologizes that he had to answer by foreign hand because of headache and promises to write more extensively at another time

To Thomas Zink in Hofheim.

According to the Erl. Briefw., vol. IX, p. 179 f., the superscription will have to be designed, because the Cod. Solger. 6.351. f. 87, at Dresden (written by Veit Dietrich), has as

To the Reval City Council.

We have given a regest of this letter under No. 1916, but now share it completely according to the Erl. Briefw., Vol. IX, p. 219, the text in full. 2) Instead of: ingentibus, to wh

To the captive King Christian II of Denmark in Sonderburg. 2)

Luther comforts the imprisoned king with the fatherly will of God, who humbles him here on earth, so that he may raise him eternally to heaven. The original is at the Frankfurt Cit

To Gerhard Wilskamp in Herford.

We have brought this letter to De Wette sud No. 1944, but it is to be transferred here. The original of this letter is in the royal library in Berlin, Ms. germ., fol. 45, and is pr

To Laurentius Zoch, Chancellor of Magdeburg.

Saturday after All Saints is Nov. 2, not Nov. 3.

To the City Council of Danzig.

Luther uses himself for a poor woman. The original of this letter, which has only recently been discovered, can be found in the Royal State Archives at Danzig, Urkunden- Schieblade

Book inscription.

This inscription is found in a copy of Erasmi Laus Moriae, ed. Basil. apud Froben. 1532, which is in the cathedral library at Halberstadt. Printed in the Allgem. literar. Anzeiger,

The Wittenberg theologians (Luther, Bugenhagen, Jonas and Melanchthon) to the council of Bremen,

along with concerns about the restoration of the ceremonies in the cathedral there. Printed in "Bremisches Jahrbuch," ser. 2, vol. 1 (1885), p. 135, no. 46 (from the handwritten Br

To Paul Lautensack at Nuremberg.

Since we now have the complete text of this letter in Erl. Briefw., Vol. IX, p. 277, we share it here. To the honorable and wise Paulo Lautensack, 2) citizen of Nuremberg, my good

To Georg Funk in Dessau.

The original of this letter in the Anhaltisches Gesammtarchiv in Zerbst has in the inscription of the letter not 1) Instead of "so" we have assumed "se".

All the Churprince Joachim of Brandenburg.

Luther is pleased about the prince's love for God's word and the good arts, and that he shows himself to be mild in the education of learned people. He recommends Georg Sabinus to

Petition of the Leipzig Protestants to Duke George of Saxony.

(Written by Luther.) Handwritten in Dresden in Cod. Solger. C. 351. f. 108d. (by Veit Dietrich's hand). Printed in Seidemann, Schriftstücke zur Reformationgeschichte 3 (in Zeitschr

The deacons and ordained citizens of Hamburg to Luther, Jonas and Melanchthon.

They give thanks for the willingness of the Wittenbergers to fulfill their wishes, and ask that John Aepinus be allowed to return to them as soon as possible. Printed in the Mitthe

Gerhard Wilskamp au Luther und Melanchthon.

Wilskamp asks them to give a clear explanation of some words that occur in their letter "to the nine men of Herford" (No. 1889), because the brothers are violently attacked and bla

Gerhard Wilskamp to Luther.

He urgently repeats the request he already addressed to Luther and Melanchthon in No. 1980b. Handwritten in the Wittenberg Seminary Library, Ms. Pagendarm. p. 52. Printed in Erlang

Gerhard Wilskamp to Luther and Melanchthon.

Wilskamp says thanks for the kindness shown him by the explanation, repeats in essence what he had already written on October 10, that it would have been enough for them in Melanch

Saxony.

Luther asks the Elector, if he could give written or oral advice or help to the pious people expelled from Halle, not to refrain from doing so. The original (?) is in the private p

Luther, Melanchthon and Jonas.

He sends them a writing, which Sebastian Schubart, preacher of Mr. Friedrich von Heydeck,5) gives him as a led to. Although a decision was made against Albrecht at the Zerbst meeti

Book inscription for Lazarus Spengler in Nuremberg at the time of the German Bible translation.

The original is in the Nuremberg City Library. Printed in the Bibliotheca Solgeriana, P, I. p. 12, No. 85; in Mayer, Spengleriana, p. 8; in Krafft in the Theol. Arbeiten aus dem rh

Gerhard Wilskamp to Luther.

Wilskamp complains that since the time of the revival of the gospel, much evil has befallen the brothers, both from the papists and from so-called evangelicals. Now the council dem

To Prince Johann von Anhalt.

The letter No. 2092 is to be transferred here, because according to the original in the Anhaltisches Gesammtarchive it is not "Luciä" but "Lucä" that is to be read.

To Anna from the lady at Wendishayn.

Luther promises to intercede for her and her husband with the visitators. (Cf. No. 2000, where instead of "Darne" it reads: "Dame"). The original is in the Acts of Biederstem Castl

Landgrave Philip of Hesse to Luther.

Response to No. 2094d. - The Landgrave expresses his satisfaction that Luther has a good inclination toward Christian unity, so that God's honor and His Word are promoted. He hopes

To Urban Rhegius in Celle.

Here, with the Erl. Briefw., Vol. X, p. 112, the letter No. 2200 is to be transferred here, since one used to start the new year with Christmas. 2) The meaning of these words is, a

Elector Johann Friedrich to Luther.

The Erlanger Briefwechsel, vol. X, p. 118, has taken the wrong date from Burkhardt: "January 5".

To Matthias Weller in Freiberg.

We have, like all earlier editions, for this letter the address: "An einen Componisten", but Seidemann in De Wette, Vol. VI, p. 486, and the Erl. Briefw., Vol. X, p. 123, suggest t

To Spalatin.

Letter No. 2217 is to be transferred here because, as Erl. Briefw., vol. X, p. 131, the original has the date 1535, not 1536.

To Wenceslaus Link in Nuremberg.

Letter No. 2218 is to be transferred here because, as can be seen from Erl. Briefw., vol. X, p. 133, the original has the date: Tuesday after Oculi 1535.

To Caspar Müller, Mansfeld chancellor, in Eisleben.

The original is in Rome in the Vatican. Facsimile and print in Georg G. Evers, M. Luther, 1. 1883, as supplement, and in Erl. Briefw., vol. X, p. 137. - The Erl. Briefw. says: "We

To Stenzel Guldschmidt in Breslau.

This letter is to be transferred here from No. 2199, because it is, as the Erl. Briefw., vol. X, p. 145, here Valerianus is April 18, Valeriani et Triburtii. The day Valeriani et M

Elector Johann Friedrich to Luther.

Response to No. 2139a. The Elector grants Luther's request, which he has made for Antonius Schönitz, and points out that it would be good if he brought the registers to him in the

To Chancellor Brück.

Same contents as No. 2169. Handwritten in London, Public office, with the inscription: Ad D. Pontanum cancellarium Martini L. litere (not a very good copy). Printed by Kolde in Zei

The preachers at Ulm to Luther.

The clergy expressed their joyful approval of the Concordia. Luther replied on October 5. Printed in Keim, Reformation der Reichsstadt Ulm. 1851. p. 322 (without citation of the so

The Council of Lüneburg to Luther.

The council asks Luthern to help that D. Caspar Cruciger to go to Lüneburg as superintendent. The original concept is at Lüneburg in the city archives. Printed in Erl. Briefw., Vol

To the Elector Johann Friedrich.

The following postscript is to be added to this number, which we overlooked in De Wette-Seidemann, because vol. VI, p. 443 concludes the letter, but p. 444 begins the postscript: A

Elector John Frederick of Saxony to Luther.

Response to No. 2172a. The Elector has reservations about having the letters written by the Bishop of Mainz to Hans Schönitz vidified by the Court for his brother Antonius, and adv

To Friedrich Myconius in Gotha.

The letter No. 2198 is to be transferred here, because, as we can see from the Erl. Briefw., vol. X, p. 248, the date is not "Luciä" but "Lucä", which the manuscripts testify. In a

To Agnes Lauterbach in Leisnig.

This letter, like all previous editions, was published under the heading: "To an unnamed person. The name of the addressee, as the Erl. Briefw., Vol. X, p. 251, from a manuscript i

The Council of Frankfurt a. M. to Luther and Melanchthon.

The council explains in detail how they were urged by the preachers to suspend the papal mass and ceremonies in the Catholic monasteries, and in what difficulty they got into as a

To Brixius von Norden and the other preachers at Soest.

This should be the address of this letter, according to what Erl. Briefw., vol. X, p. 262. It says there note 2: Luther calls him in the heading wrongly Thonwerde. Brixius thon Noi

To Bernhard Wurzelmann, pastor in Dinkelsbühl.

Wurzelmann is according to your Erl. Briefw., vol. X, p. 264 the surname of the addressee, Erhard Schnepf's brother-in-law, whom Luther probably did not know. 2) The outcome of the

To Anton Lauterbach in Leisnig.

In No. 2327, we placed the letter at the end of the year 1536, but there Col. 2138, Note 1, stated "that it seems to us that this letter is more correctly placed in the year 1535".

Bible inscription for the Ansbach chancellor Georg Vogler.

From a Bible printed in 1535 by Hans Lufft, now in the Windsheim municipal library, printed in the Jahresbericht des historischen Vereins von Mittelfranken, 1868. p. 100 and in Erl

To Cardinal Albrecht at Mainz.

Thus, with the Erl. Briefw., Vol. X, p. 296, this writing has to be dated, because it cannot have been written before No. 2207, since Luther still speaks of this writing as somethi

To Nikolaus Hausmann in Dessau.

This letter is published in Erl. Briefw., Vol. X, p. 306, probably due to a printing error, under March 13.

To the Elector Johann Friedrich of Saxony.

Luther urgently asks for an allowance for the church servants in Grimma, especially for the pastor Johann Schreiner there. According to the privately owned, previously unprinted or

The Confederates to Luther and the other theologians gathered in Eisenach.

This letter is, as the Erl. Briefw., Vol. X, p. 331, does not date it with Kolde on April 30, but from May 1, because the invitation from Basel to the federal deputies was to appea

Bucer to Luther.

Luther's postscript to Melanchthon. Handwritten at Wolfenbüttel, Cod. Helmst. 85.1.13.