#1730-Luther, Melanchton and Jonas to Elector Johann of Saxony

(I am understanding "Lehen" as the bestowal of land usage by the Prince to knights for war service and faithful duty. Evidently the recipient could transfer the use to others. My translation is "land-lease" for a want of a better phrase.)
Most illustrious, high-born Prince, and Lord!At the outset, Most-gracious Lord,(be assured of) our obedient service at all times.During the visitation (1529) to Grimma we received from Ern Egidio Hofer a good land-lease and out of necessity put the same in the common treaury and because we found him to be not untalented in regard to doctrine we placed him as head-pastor of Seiferthain for oversight as it was previously under a Papist through and through.Now it is reported to us that after numerous requests from Andreas Pflugs,official in Leipzig,that the above named Hofer should be removed from the pastorate and another ordered in but with the most-gracious assurance that the mentioned Hofer should be provided for by your electoral grace in another way but as we,Martin Luther,Just Jonas, Probast and Doctor, and Philip Mleanchton were returning to Augsburg and stopped in Grimma he related to us complaining of his need and that the enclosed writing of assurance by Your Electoral Grace was not yet fulfilled and appealed to us to be helpful. Because up to this time we knew nothing as to how he might be provided for and because the poor man together with his (family) were in difficulty and not delighted completed with waiting especially because this announcement was spread abroad and he was coming to ruinous harm, we plead that Your Electoral would consider the poor man with grace if there should be another vacated land-lease that could be granted to him again. We hope to merit the same from Your Electoral Grace as we are found to be in humble obedience. Dated at Wittenberg on the Tuesday after Leonhard (8 Nov.)Anno XVXXX. Your Electoral Grace's humble obedient ones: Just Jonas, Rector and Probst:Mart.Luther,Doctor, and Philip Melancton.
NOTES: E.ch.G. or Gn. is repeatedly the abbreviation of Your Electoral Grace.
Notice no titles or position for Melanchton.
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