To Justus Jonas letter 12 - Martin Luther

TO JUSTUS JONAS

Luther announces the birth of a daughter. December 17, 1534.

I wish you happiness, my Jonas, on your ailment having left you, and I hope it may never return. Amen. I must inform you that at twelve o’clock today my third daughter was born. Prince Joachim of Anhalt was to be sponsor, but the weather may prevent his coming. I wish you could be at the feast, if your health permit. Magister George will have informed you of my opinion, which I communicated to Philip. The more I ponder upon it, the greater is my distrust of this very doubtful union, for they are so

divided among themselves. They wrote me that the Herzog of Wurtemburg thinks so highly of Schnepf and Blaurer. If this be so, what can be expected from this part of North Germany?

MARTIN LUTHER . (Schutze.)