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that you might experience the affection of a parent for his children.^ (See how suddenly I have become a barbarous Greek.) I received the turner's tools with the quadrant and the clock," and shall try to give you an idea of my cup. It could not be made so quickly. Give my regards to Nicholas Enderisch,' and tell him that he shall make bold to ask me for copies of some of my books. For we ourselves are poor enough in money, but I make use of a certain modest claim upon the printers, and, although I get nothing from them for my work, I take a copy of a book now and then when I want it I think they owe me this, for other writers, even translators, get a gulden per quarto. Therefore I have told my Wolfgang * that he shall get at once for Enderisch a copy of any book he wants ; he can count on this. Farewell to you and all that are yours. The melons, or pumpkins, are grow- ing and are minded to take up an immense amount of room, likewise the cucumbers and citrons; so you need not think you sent me the seeds in vain. Farewell again.

Martin Luther.

764. JUSTUS JONAS TO JOHN BUGENHAGEN. Kawerau, 107. Vogt, 63. Walch," xxia, no. iioo. Wittenberg, July 7, 1527.

During the greater part of his life Luther was subject to sudden at- tacks of illness, the exact nature of which it is difficult to determine. Jonas was a witness of the beginning of such an attack on the even- ing of July 6, 1527. Bugenhagen was afterwards called in and they resolved to write an account of it so that all the details should be known. Bugenhagen's account adds some details not given by Jonas (vide Vogt, 64fF.)* Jonas sent Bugenhagen this letter with the de- scription of the seizure. Cf. Kostlin-Kawerau,' ii, i68ffn Smithy x88.

Greetings in Christ. Because the sudden illness of our father Dr. Martin and other like occurrences seem to me to be warnings by which God admonishes us not to lay up for our- selves treasures of wrath, as you exhorted us in to-day's sermon/ I did not want the words that Dr. Martin used yes-

1 These words In Greek.


 * Cf. supra, no. 758.


 * A former Carmelite of Nuremberg, who had stndied at Wittenberg, 15x5.


 * Sieberger, his famulus.


 * Bugenhagen was pastor of the city church.

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