Martin Luther : the hero of the reformation 1483-1546 / by Henry Eyster Jacobs . MARTIN BUCER. CHAPTER X VERGERIUS; THE WITTENBERG CONCORD; ANDTHE SCHMALKALD ARTICLES THE long-delayed Council was at last in Vergerius was sent to Germany aspapal nuncio to make the necessary preparations,and, by intercourse with the German princes, tolearn the exact condition of things there. Althoughthe University had again removed from Wittenbergto Jena because of the plague, Luther, as before,remained at his home, and, on account of the light-ness of the epidemic, was spared the sad scenesth
Martin Luther : the hero of the reformation 1483-1546 / by Henry Eyster Jacobs . MARTIN BUCER. CHAPTER X VERGERIUS; THE WITTENBERG CONCORD; ANDTHE SCHMALKALD ARTICLES THE long-delayed Council was at last in Vergerius was sent to Germany aspapal nuncio to make the necessary preparations,and, by intercourse with the German princes, tolearn the exact condition of things there. Althoughthe University had again removed from Wittenbergto Jena because of the plague, Luther, as before,remained at his home, and, on account of the light-ness of the epidemic, was spared the sad scenesthrough which he had passed in 1527. Here Ver-gerius braved whatever peril there was on his wayfrom Halle to Berlin by tarrying overnight (Novem-ber 6, 1535) at the neighbouring castle of the declined his invitation to supper, but ac-cepted one from the governor of the castle, sent atthe cardinals request, to breakfast there the nextmorning. He treated the entire transaction with 314 -J^^*^^^?. CARDINAL VERQERIUS. ^OM AN ENGRAVING By HONDIUS. X537] The Schmalkald Articles 3^5 humour. Shaved, in order that the appearance ofyouth might terrify his adversary, dressed in hisbest attire because it was Sunday, with a gold chainaround his neck, a ring on his finger, and a priests capon his head, he set out for the castle with Bugen-hagen as his companion. As they entered the car-riage, he exclaimed : Herego the Pope of Germanyand Cardinal Pomeranus. It was a different inter-view from that which he had with Cajetan at Augs-burg, seventeen years before. Vergerius was receivedwith courtesy, but the weapons of Italian diplomacywere foiled by those of German Germiethlichkeit. The cardinal was entertained with accounts of Lu-thers interesting children and his hopes of his eldestson, while inquiries concerning the negotiations withthe English were skilfully averted by the expressionof surprise at the interest still taken at Rome in theaffairs of Henry VIII. During the wh
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