(Regest.)
The brother of D. Jakob Schenk, Michael, although he did not understand Latin, was immatriculated in 1525, but left Wittenberg again and became a shift foreman in Joachimsthal. In 1537 he was again sent to Wittenberg by his brother, so that he could perfect himself in preaching and continue his studies. But Luther had Jonas order him to abstain from preaching in Wittenberg and in the entire Electorate. Jacob then addressed this letter to Luther and asked that his brother be allowed to preach, since there had been no explicit command so far that the permission of the theological faculty was necessary for preaching. He himself, since he had been lent by Luther to Freiberg only for a short time, wanted to return to Wittenberg for a year in order to study and to show his gratitude and to help honor the university and its law.
From the Weimar Archives, Reg. N, pag. 369, No. 184, printed by Burkhardt, p. 282.
No. 2376.