Joking letter from his condition etc. m.
From Cod. chart. Goth 79. 4. in De Wette, vol. V, p. 783 and in the Erlangen edition, vol. 56, p. 149.
My dear housewife Katharin Lntherin, Doctorin, Zülsdorferin, Säumärkterin and what she can be more.
Grace and peace in Christ, and my old poor love, and, as I know, ineffective, zuvorn. Dear Käthe! I am indeed weak
2) Literally, trembling of the abdomen; here it would probably like to be given by "palpitation of the heart," for ventriculus cordis is the ventricle of the heart.
3) Probably, instead of tuta, another word of more than two syllables; it has suffered from a fold in the paper. (De Wette.)
4) Two giants who wanted to knock Jupiter out of the sky.
west on the way hard before Eisleben, that was my fault. But if you had been there, you would have said that it was the fault of the Jews or their God. For we had to pass through a village hard before Eisleben, where many Jews lived; perhaps they blew at me so hard. There are now over 50 Jews living in the town of Eisleben. And it is true that when I was near the village, such a cold wind blew in the back of the wagon on my head through my beret, as if it wanted to turn my brain to ice. Such a thing may have helped to deceive me a little; but now I am well sent in praise of God, except that the beautiful women challenge me so hard that I have neither worry nor fear of all unchastity.
When the main matters have been settled, I must set about driving out the Jews. Count Albrecht is an enemy to them and has already given them up, but no one is doing anything to them yet. God willing, I will help Count Albrecht in the pulpit and expel them as well.
I drink Neunburg beer almost of the jewelry that you from Mansfeld have promised me. It pleases me well and makes me three chairs in three hours in the morning.
Your sons went to Mansfeld the day before yesterday because Hans von Jene had asked them so humbly; I don't know what they are doing there. If it were cold, they would help to freeze. Now it is warm, they could do something else or suffer as they please. Hiemit GOtt befohlen sammt alles Hause, und grüße alle Tischgesellen. Vigilia Purificationis [February 1] 1546. M. L., your old sweetheart.
No. 3303.