(Regest.)
A very detailed report on the negotiations of the Convention at Frankfurt.
From a copy in Cod. Goth. 190, p. 204, printed in Corp. Ref. vol. III, 692.
No. 2531.
To Clemens Ursinus, pastor in Bruck.
Luther declares a marriage engagement dissolved, and authorizes Ursinus to marry the former bride to another.
From Aurifaber's unprinted collection, p. 273, in Schütze, vol. III, p. 101 and in De Wette, vol. V, p. 179.
Grace and peace in Christ. Reverend Father! After that Simon Hesse has recited the marriage contract to Margaretha Tiels, and confesses that he wants to keep his former whore (as she is called), as his letters, seal and handwriting testify, of the
Letters from the year 1539. No. 2531 to 2533a. '
Half proceed to marry the aforementioned Margaretha, declared free by us, with her other suitor, Adam, according to our customary manner. Fare well in the Lord. On Sunday Misericordias [Domini] [April 20] Anno 1539.
Your Martin Luther.
No. 2532.