(Regest.)
The king thanks for the sending of M. Georg Normann (cf. No. 2529), confesses to be a zealous supporter of the Wittenberg theologians, and warns not to give credence to the slurs of his religious enemies.
Printed in the Skriftelige Bewis, hörande till Swensko Kyrkio - Historien eller Biskops-Chrönikan (by Spegel), p. 85 and in Burkhardt, p. 359. - p. 359, line 1 f. is to be read: "uns, unseren jungen Leibeserben, Herrschaften und Reichen zu sonderm Wohlgefallen" etc. instead (in Burkhardt): "vns vnser jungen leibs erbherschaften vnd reichen zu sondern wollgefallen" etc.
No. 2699. i8. August 1540.
Landgrave Philip of Hesse to Luther.
(Regest.)
The Landgrave asks for the return of his letter of July 18.
Printed in M. Lenz, Briefwechsel, vol. I, p. 388. The above regest in Kolde, Analecta, p. 366.
1) De Wette calls him "Jonas".
No. 2700.