[654] Neudecker, “Urkunden aus der Reformationszeit,” p. 684 ff. Janssen, “Hist. of the German People” (Eng. Trans.), 6, pp. 88-91.
[655] Hassencamp, “Hess. KG. im Zeitalter der Reformation,” 2, p. 613 f. Janssen, ibid.
[656] “Briefwechsel Philipps,” 1, p. 121 f. Janssen, ibid.
[657] Cp. above, passim, and vol. iii., p. 324; vol. ii., pp. 123 ff., 218 ff. 344, 349 f.
[658] Mathesius, “Tischreden” (Kroker), p. 173.
[659] Ibid., p. 100.
[660] Ibid., p. 373.
[661] Hausrath, 2, p. 391.
[662] Letter of Feb. 9, 1541. See G. Mentz, “Johann Friedrich der Grossmütige,” 3, Jena, 1908, p. 344, according to certain “archives.”—Steinhausen (“Kulturgesch. der Deutschen,” p. 508), calls the Elector Johann Frederick quite simply a “drunkard.” He points out that Anna of Saxony died of drink and that the Saxons, even in the 15th century, were noted for their drinking habits.
[663] Letter of Jan. 3, 1541, “Briefwechsel Philipps,” ed. Lenz, 1, p. 302.