To the highly honorable men, M. Georg Spalatin, Eberhard Brisger, Eberhard N., servants of the Word in Altenburg, his very dear brothers in the LOrd.
Grace and peace. Worthy men! He, whom you recommended once to me, the Abbot of the Court (? Curiniensem), that poor man, I would gladly recommend. However, now there is no position open but yet I hope that in a short time there will barely be one especially in Pomerania where after the Prince died five from Lubeck have gone back who had been exiled to to Pomerania. For this reason encourage and admonish the man that he be patient for a brief time. As soon as I can I will give it my effort so he should be confident that your recommendation has been beneficial. Be it well with you in Christ. Do not marvel that I have written with a strange hand since my health is very tottering as you know. Wittenberg, the 5th of July. Martin Luther.
NOTES: No year dated on this one but Duke Georg of Ducal Saxony died on May 9,1531, as Seidemann notes, who vehemently opposed the Reformation.
Schlegel remarks that ML means Erhard Steinbach by Eberhard N. evidently because he was among the pastors at the Stiftkirche in Altenburg along with Spalatin and Brisger.
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