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 suaded Carlstadt in vain, or rather so that our adversaries may vainly hope that theologians will always fight among themselves and never agree. Farewell. Hastily amidst divers occupations. Yours, Martin Luther.

97. LUTHER TO PHILIP MELANCHTHON AT WITTENBERG. Enders, i. 301. (Wittenberg, November 22, 1518.)

To Philip Melanchthon Schwarzerd, Grecian, Latin, He- brew, German, never Barbarian, Greeting. May the Muse and Apollo forgive you for despising me and the new doctor* to-day. Now, though it is not particularly my aflfair, I have forgiven it, but unless you instantly appear before Dr. Carl- stadt and Licentiate Amsdorf, and especially the Rector,' not even your Greek will excuse you, not to mention "that little brother Martin," as Cajetan calls me. The new doctor be- lieves (as he says in joke) that he is despised as a Barbarian by a Greek. Take care what you do, for I have most cer- tainly promised that you would come at once. You will do me a favor if you come alone, yet I greatly wish that you would also bring with you Guy Warbeck* and John Schwert- fager.* For this evening I shall be the host to my most in- timate and dearest friends. Induce them to come by your advice, and by my command, if "that little brother" can com- mand. Farewell. Your little brother,

Martin Eleutherius.^

9& THE RECTOR,« PROFESSORS AND DOCTORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WITTENBERG TO THE ELECTOR FREDERIC OF SAXONY.

Lutheri opera varii argumenti (Erlangen, 1865), ii. 426.

Wittenberg, November 23, 1518.

Most illustrious and clement Prince, that venerable man,

TheQlcgiscke Studitn und KrUiken, 19 13, p. 120.
 * John Frosch. The diploma, dated November 22, given him by Luther, reprinted

"Bartholomew Bemhardi, of Feldkirchen.

ICatriculated at Wittenberg in 15 14, five years later became canon of St. George's Church at Altenbnrg, and in the same year accompanied the Elector to the Imperial Election at Frankfort, where he made himself useful by his knowledge of French. He died in 1534. His daughter married Luther's son Paul.

H>f Meissen, matriculated at Wittenberg 1507, in 1521 became professor of Isw, died 1524.


 * This word written in Greek letters. ftjohn Frosch.

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