[326]. Luther, Epp. iv. p. 403 (de Wette).
[327]. ‘Lugentibus omnibus bonis qui gravissimam in morte regis optimi jacturam faciebant.’—Gerdesius, Ann. iii. p. 391. Huitfeld, Dän.-Chronik, p. 1393.
[328]. Charles Frederick, duke of Holstein-Gottorp, married Anna Petrowna, daughter of Peter the Great, and her son, Charles Peter Ulric, was chosen by the empress Elizabeth, his aunt, to succeed her. He ascended the throne in 1762, under the name of Peter III., and had for his wife the famous Catherine II. The emperors descended from this prince are Paul I., Alexander I., Nicholas I., and Alexander II.
[329]. The author appears to have written deux ans, but owing to the rather hieroglyphic character of his handwriting, we can almost as well read dix as deux. Raumer (ii. p. 148) says:—‘Johann erst zwölf jahre alt,’ child of twelve years: but this must be a mistake, because Frederick reigned from 1523 to 1533, and John was born after the accession of his father. See also p. [199] infra. (Editor.)
[330]. ‘Ut religio evangelica . . opprimeretur et vetus illa restitueretur sacrorum pontificiorum ratio.’—Gerdesius, Ann. iii. p. 391.
[331]. ‘Invecti graviter in ministros novæ religionis.’—Ibid. p. 392.
[332]. ‘Ita enim eviluisse antistitum auctoritatem.’—Ibid. p. 393.
[333]. ‘Aliisque pœnis atrocioribus in pervicaces animadvertendum.’—Gerdesius, Ann. iii. p. 393.
[334]. ‘Magnitudine periculi vehementer sunt turbati.’—Ibid.
[335]. ‘Partam ei libertatem rege volente, non nisi rege in contrarium sciscente puto eripi posse.’—Ibid. p. 394.