Martin Luther : the hero of the reformation 1483-1546 / by Henry Eyster Jacobs . dday of the disputation at Leipzig, June 28, 1519,the election was held at had been the most lavish use of money todetermine the result. But the title was gained, notby bribery, but by the influence of Frederick, whosupported the King of Spain, because of his Germanblood, a claim which Francis could not boast. Eras-mus wrote (October 17, 1519) to the Bishop ofRochester: The Duke of Saxony was offered the empire, andrefused it the day before Charless election, and he butfor the Duke woul
Martin Luther : the hero of the reformation 1483-1546 / by Henry Eyster Jacobs . dday of the disputation at Leipzig, June 28, 1519,the election was held at had been the most lavish use of money todetermine the result. But the title was gained, notby bribery, but by the influence of Frederick, whosupported the King of Spain, because of his Germanblood, a claim which Francis could not boast. Eras-mus wrote (October 17, 1519) to the Bishop ofRochester: The Duke of Saxony was offered the empire, andrefused it the day before Charless election, and he butfor the Duke would never have obtained it. He wasoffered 30,000 florins, but would not accept them. Whenhe was urged to allow 10,000 to be distributed amonghis retinue, he replied : They may take them, if theyplease, but if any one touches so much as a crown hedoes not remain in my service to-morrow. Next dayhe mounted his horse and departed. * * Letters and Papers, Foreign and Domestic, of the Reign of HenryVIII. Arranged and catalogued by J. S. Brewer, , London,1867, iii., Part I., FREDERICK THE WISE, ELECTOR OF SAXONY. FROM A PAINTING BY AUBRECHT OURER, 1524. i52o] New Allies 151 When the electors assembled in St. BartholomewsChurch, and the formal vote was taken, Charles wasunanimously chosen. It was a mortifying defeatfor Pope Leo X., who had favoured Francis I. A youth of only nineteen years, Charles foundhimself the chosen ruler of an empire such assovereign had never before governed. The Nether-lands, Spain, Austria, Germany, Navarre, Naples,the Sicilies, and the vast regions opened by the dis-coveries of Columbus, as far west as the Pacific, andcomprising Mexico, the West Indies, and all SouthAmerica, were all put under him. Never were suchmaterial wealth, such indomitable enterprise, orsuch efficient resources at the service of Pope might well dread the possibility of his dis-pleasure. But the heavy responsibilities were ac-companied by the most perplexing proble
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