Recommendation of Joh. Götz as schoolmaster.
The original is in Cod. Seidel. at Dresden, written by Bugenhagen, signed by him and Luther and sealed by the former. Printed by Schütze, vol. III, p. 173 and by De Wette, vol. V, p. 313. German by Walch, vol. XXI, 1479 (as from 1541); also by De Wette, vol. V, p. 409 (duplicate) and in the Erlangen edition, vol. 55, p. 336.
To the highly venerable man and gentleman, M. Anton, the exceedingly worthy pastor of the church in Pirna, his highly famous lord and brother.
The grace of God and peace through Christ for eternity! We hope, dearest Anton, that everything will be right there; we live here.
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by God's grace quite comfortable. Our people have not yet written to us about the meeting.
It has been announced to us that your schoolmaster has resigned from his office, therefore we ask that you send this Joh. Götz, who has recently been awarded a doctorate in liberal arts, a man who was recommended to us by M. Georg Rörer. Georg Rörer, the eldest of our church, that he is godly and learned, and also not unknown to your people there, since he was also schoolmaster there in the past, that you recommend him, I say, to your highly esteemed council and the heads of the church arsenal, that he become schoolmaster with you at the next Easter. We hope that this man will not be unsuitable for you and your children. We pray for you and do not doubt that you pray for us. Christ be with you, with your wife and children 1) forever. From Wittenberg, 1540, Martinmas [Nov. 11]. Martin Luther.
Joh. Bugenhagen. Pomeranian.
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