us, see, know, and understand it.
Kathie offers her poor paternoster on your behalf,and humbly thanks your Grace for so kindlythinkingof her.
I herewith commit you to the dear Royal Highness'sobedient Luther requests Peutinger's removal from Grace and peace and my poor paternoster,mighty and graciousking!
The poor forsaken wife,Katherine Peutinger, has asked me to write your Majesty about this matter.
There is a wicked scoundrel with the King of Sweden who calls himself Peutinger, and throughhis lies and arts is now I hear lives like a lord.
This same rascal is a furrier's son at Frankfort-on-Main, is no doctor,and has wandered through the land practising all sorts of knavery,among which is this,that he married
Katherine, of good family,living with her openly,and deserted her some years ago, leavingher destitute.
Over and above, he boasts that he has been divorced from her (which is not true) through Dr.
Philip,and has married another " who is now with him in Sweden.
Majestyhas been written to on the subject, and I also have written him, but the fellow knows how to make away with letters.
Therefore the only hope of reachingHis Majestyof Sweden is through your Majesty. Hence it is my most humble request that you would performthis work of mercy, and graciously see to it that those letters come into the hands of the Sweden, for no one doubts that did
Majesty know the truth concerningthis rascal, he would see that he got justice.May your Majestygraciously take this, my humble petition, in good part.
I could not refuse to write you, for the matter is notorious, both land and people beingable to vouch for its truth,and the poor wife has almost to beg her bread of penury from her friends.
I herewith commit you to the dear Majesty'sobedient servant, Luther purposes visiting It is not necessary, most esteemed father in the Lord, to send an escort to meet me.
I intend travelling over our Prince's lands by Grimma and (closeto my villa Zulsdorf ) for Zeitz I shall let you know.
I purposed leavingthe Monday after Exaudi, but as there is to be a creation of doctors that week I must alter my plans. But I shall start as secretly as possible the Wednesday after Ascension if my health,years, and time permit. Farewell,and pray that nothingmay prevent my longed-forjourney. I am telling no one, and do you the same.
I once more commit you to Grace and peace in the I was resolved to be in Leipsicto-day,whence I would have written regarding the escort, as I never dreamed of being sent to I purposedtravelling to Leipsicin one day.
Prince's messenger has not arrived,I must inform you that the Prince himself will be in Zeitz in fifteen days,when Briick has told me this by the Prince's desire,so we must obey him, else the Prince might fancywe slighted his wishes.
I hope this may hasten rather than delaymy