Luther sends him a letter to the superintendent Riebling and sends him his regards.
The original is in the Grand Ducal Secret and Main Archives at Schwerin. Printed by G. C. F. Lisch, Jahrbücher des Vereins für mecklenburgische Geschichte und Alterthumskunde, Jahrgang V, Schwerin 1840, p. 246 and by De Wette-Seidemann, Vol. VI, p. 261.
To the worthy man, Mr. M. Simon, Secretarius of the Princes of Mecklenburg, his extremely dear [friend] in the Lord.
Grace and peace! There you have, my dear 2) Simon, my letter, which is addressed to Johann
1) Aurifaber fund after him De Wette) offers: "Raubstuel"; the Eisleben: "Raubstall"; Walch: "Raubsel".
2) We consider that "M." is read from: "mi", and have translated accordingly.
No. 2653.
To the Elector Johann Friedrich.
Intercession for Georg Schnell for transfer of the Wartburg loan.
The original is in the Weimar Archives, Reg. Mm, fol. 78 b, No. 29. Printed by Burkhardt, p. 354.
G. and F. in Christ. Most Serene, Highborn Prince, Most Gracious Lord! Magister Georg Scharf, to whom E. C. F. G. of the fiefdom of Wartberg, has turned away and become a preacher at Herzberg, has united with the preacher there that he should take his place at Wittenberg, for reasons of which he is aware, and the said preacher, George Schnell, has granted him his merit and everything (which is better than this), for the sake that he, a single person, would like to study here, and has asked me to write to E. C. F. G. and to ask that E. C. F. G. would graciously grant such a fief to the above-mentioned Georgen Schnell. He is a very pious, hard-working man, in addition to that he is of service, and studies quickly especially in the Ebräischen, is a good preacher that those in Herzberg are very reluctant to leave him. Therefore, I humbly ask E. C. F. G. to have such a fief prescribed for him, where there would be no other concern, in which E. C. F. G. will know how to graciously show themselves. Hiemit dem lieben GOtte befohlen, Amen. Monday after Exaudi [May 10] 1540.
E. C. F. G. subservient
Martinus Luther.
No. 2654.