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 edition and later ones have changed this to: "To an unnamed prince." But to whom this letter is addressed is not known.
No. 1867.
To the abbot Friedrich Pistorius in Nuremberg.
We have assigned this letter with De Wette and Buddeus to the year 1532, but already in the first note to No. 1867, Col. 1722 f., we expressed our doubts about the correctness of the dating. The Erl. Briefw., vol. IX, p. 267, has the above time determination.
1) Also instead of Ph. M. is to be read P. M. (== Palatinate-Mainz).
No. 1869a.