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 in the briefs, as his correspondent has written from Wolsey to say that the King's book is at present a secret. Is to send it as soon as he gets it by an express courier. The Pope is glad to find that the King has induced the scholars of his realm to draw their pens against the heretics. The King is so active in this matter, that he will leave nothing to be done or even desired, unless it were God's good pleasure that Martin were there (in England). The Pope wishes the King should make it known that he had been notified by the Pope of the Emperor's good resolution. In accordance with Wol- sey's prudent advice, the Pope has written a second time to all Christian princes against Luther. Sends two briefs about the collectorship ; also certain works against Luther, for Wolsey to read at his leisure, and pass his judgment on.

496. LUTHER TO SPALATIN AT COBURG. Enders, iii, 170. Isle-of-Patmos (Wartburg), June 10, 1521.

Greeting. I received your last letter, my dear Spalatin, with Oecolampadius' book * and all the other things, and now, because it is thought you can best attend to it, I am sending you, as you see, the complete Magnificat, and the tract that has grown out of my sermon on confession and is dedicated to Sickingen. Have them printed as soon as possible. The Twenty-second Psalm I have already sent to the printers. See to it, therefore, that these things, too, are taken to them, unless you think that something ought to be changed. I have not yet decided whether I prefer to include the One hundred and nineteenth Psalm with the others or publish it as a sep- arate booklet. I will send the rest of it when I hear what you advise, for it is now under way, but not yet finished, and so the messenger has had to leave it behind.

I have not yet received the Postils ;* they have been mislaid by him to whom I gave them ; meanwhile I have written that if they cannot be found you will see that I get a copy of the shorter Postil, if you have it, together with a list of the Epistles and Gospels. I have finished a full explanation in German of the Epistle for the Sunday after Christmas. I

^ Vidg supra, no. 489, p. $$• »• '•

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