On the engagement of Duke Ernst of Brunswick. (Cf. No. 2781 and 2788.)
The original is in the Weimar Archives, Reg. D, fol. 49. 421 (but without personal signatures). Printed by Burkhardt, p. 387.
Most Serene, Highborn Elector! E. ch. G. are our subservient, completely willing services in constant diligence. Most gracious Lord! At the next scheduled day between the attorneys of our gracious Lord, Duke Philipsen of Brunswick, and Ernsten von Starschedel, 3) after none of the attorneys appeared (because perhaps E. churf. G.'s order did not include Doctor Melchiorn [Kling] nor Doctor Zochen), we could not have rejected von Starschedel any more effectively than by giving him a copy of the previous submission and setting a time for him to again object to his need. However, when von Starschedel sent us a sentence on the next Friday after Trinity [June 17], we had it handed over to Doctor Melchiorn, and as he departed from Regensburg today, according to his report, he sent such a sentence to our protonotary again with a boy, without any avoidance as to whether anything further should be submitted. And although we did not refrain from sending such sentence to Doctor Zochen in his residence, he did not want to accept it either, but indicated that his order did not extend further than to attend the next held court day. Since (When) he did not understand the order before such a day, he would not get involved in any laws. So that nevertheless now to highly thought of our gn. Lord, Duke Philipsen, nothing will be missed, so E. ch. G. we hereby send the copy of von Starschedel's sentence, in humble confidence that [E. ch. G.] will graciously decree how it is to be handled.
3) "Starschiedel" is written throughout this letter.
Letters from 1541. no. 2801. 2802.
Presentation and responsibility of the same shall be held, and have E. ch. G. we do not want to let this go unreported, and are willing to serve it in all ways. Date Tuesday after Corporis Christi [June 21] Anno 1541.
E. ch. G. Martinas Luther, Johann Bugenhagen, the Holy Scripture Doctors and ordered Commissarien of the Consistorii at Wittenberg.
No. 2802.