Luther recommends two young students for scholarship renewal.
From the Schöttgen collection in Dresden in Schütze, Vol. I, p. 396; in De Wette, Vol. IV, p. 685 and in Erl. Ausg., vol. 55, p. 130.
To the strict and honorable Johann Riedtesel, churfürstlichen zu Sachsen Kämmerer und zum neuen Markt, my favorable lord and dear godfather.
G. n. F. Gestrenger und Ehrenfester, lieber Herr, freund lieber Gevatter! The two sons of Michael von der Straße, formerly Gleitsmann at Borna, have humbly
1) Instead of depinxerint will read depinxerit.
after she had obtained a tax for her father's life for study of a prebend at M. G. H., and needed three years to get her study off to a good start, and because her father had left her in great debt, that she would not be able to conduct such study of hers well, and yet it would be a pity to let such a good start fall. I wanted to forbid them to extend such a tax for another three years. Because I know and have experienced enough that God is inclined 2) to such good things, so that the dear youth is educated in a praiseworthy and Christian manner: so I kindly ask God to do the best for me, and to appear beneficial to the poor children, which I want to provide comfortingly to God. Herewith God be my command, and greet me your dearest, you know which one, if she does, so much the better for me. Dat. Wittenberg, April 16, anno MDXXXVI.
Martinus Luther, D.
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