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 peror and of our electors, and everything can thus be set in order.

Wherefore we deeply resent it that you show so little honor to the said princes and lords, and that with many German books you try to arouse and make seditious the commonalty, although you ought to know that as soon as they came together they would of themselves find out what ought to be done without following you. So I desire briefly to warn you not to disobey the Emperor's command by disputing and raising questions about our faith before the unlearned. Then we will all help to get your many misdeeds and libels forgiven, hoping that you will turn to Christian moderation, and quietly with us praise God the Lord. Amen.

367. CHIfiVRES TO ELECTOR FREDERIC OF SAXONY. ^f.v ^"^^^ Reichstagsakten, ii. 467, note. German. Worms, December 24, 1520.

Answer to Frederic's letter of December 14, supra, no. 357.

... As to Luther's affair, I have no doubt that now your illustrious Lordship has received the letter of his Imperial and Catholic Majesty [November 28, no. 342] and afterwards another from this city [December 17, no. 361] in which his Im- perial Majesty says that Luther shall not be brought here except on certain conditions. . . . And as his Imperial Ma- jesty greatly desires your presence here, I beg you again and again to come so that you can confer with his Majesty and all can be settled by prudent counsel.

368. THE ELECTOR FREDERIC OF SAXONY TO THE EM- PEROR CHARLES V. AT WORMS.

Reichstagsakten, ii. 473. Spanenberg, December 28, 1520.

The letter begins with recapitulating the contents of Charles' letter of December 17.

. . . Your Majesty's letter of December 17 I received on the 27th of the same month with due respect. ... In my let- ter I humbly showed your Majesty that it appeared to me hard to bring Luther with me to the Diet. . . and as your Majesty among other things has graciously bidden me to leave Luther at home while you treat of the affair with me orally I have a humble hope that your Majesty has noticed my answer. . ..

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