The Elector asks them to go with him to the Schmalkalden Convent.
The concept is in the Weimar Archives, Reg. H, p. 115, No. 58. Printed by Burkhardt, p. 272.
Our greeting before. Venerable and reverend, dear devotees and faithful! When we were now with the highborn prince, Mr. Philipsen, landgrave of Hesse, our friendly dear cousin and brothers, at Eisenach, we considered the dangerous appointment of the Concilii, named by the present pope against Mantua, and also the 6) other matters concerning religion, we agreed on the day and time of our and all our religion relatives' meeting against Schmalkalden on Wednesday after Agatha [Feb. 7].February], which we have also described for such a day, so that each estate will bring one or two of their learned theologians to the same day, as the above-mentioned our cousin and brother, the Landgrave, and we also intend to do in the same way, so that the matters of the Concilii, and also what else concerns religion, may be talked about and discussed all the more respectably. Therefore we consider to take the things for the best and promotion of you three to the mentioned day of our part. Visit
4) Instead of redeat we have adopted De Wette's conjecture: reäuent.
6) "also the" put by us instead of: "the also".
Letters from the years 1536 and 1537. No. 2328 to 2332.
For this reason, you are kindly requested, if you are able to do so with all your strength 1), to arrive with us at Torgau on the Monday after Conversionis Pauli [Jan. 29], and then to travel with us to Schmalkalden, where you will be kind to the matter and willing to be submissive to us, as we are able. In this you do us a special gracious favor to recognize in grace and good. Date at Zeitz, Sunday after innocentum puerorum [Dec. 31] Anno 1537 [1536].
No. 2329.