On the date set there according to Wette, Vol. IV, p. 543: "June 26," Burkhardt, p. 224, remarks against Lindner and Seidemann, who represent the same date: "This date is wrong and must be May 23 (Pfingstabend zu Wittenberg). I compared the letter in the Dessau archives. Also from this Lindner's and Seidemann's error may appear that (according to the Dessau Archive) Melanchthon sent a letter of consolation d. d. pridie Pentec. and both letters were transmitted to Georg by copy of Hausmann with an accompanying letter d. d. Dessau 4. feria Pentecostes [May 27]. How would all this be possible if we were to accept De Wette's date as correct?" The aforementioned letter of Melanchthon of May 23 is found in Latin in Corp. Ref., Vol. II, 729, No. 1192. The "copy" mentioned by Burkhardt must therefore be understood as a translation.
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