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History Of Friedrich II. of Prussia
Vol. III. (of XXI.)

CHAPTER IX
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"It is thought, His DURCHLAUCHT will wall you up for life, my Serene Lady; dark prison for life, which probably may not be long!" These surmises were of no credibility: but there and then the poor Lady, in a shiver of terror, decides that she must run; goes off actually, one night ("Monday after the LAETARE," which we find is 24th March) in the year 1528, (Pauli (ii.

584); who cites Seckendorf, and this fraction of a Letter of Luther's, to one "LINCKUS" or Lincke, written on the Friday following (28th March, 1528):-- "The Electress [MARGRAVINE he calls her] has fled from Berlin, by help of her Brother the King of Denmark [poor Christian II.] to our Prince [Johann the Steadfast], because her Elector had determined to wall her up, as is reported, on account of the Eucharist under both species.

Pray for our Prince; _the pious man and affectionate soul gets a great deal of trouble with his kindred."_ Or thus in the Original:-- _"Marchionissa aufugit a Berlin, auxilio fratris, Regis Daniae, ad nostrum Principem, quod Marchio statuerat eam immurare (ut dicitur) propter Eucharistiam utriusque speciei.

Ora pro nostro Principe;_ der fromme Mann und herzliche Mensch ist doch ja wohl geplaget" (Seckendorf, _Historia Lutheranismi,_ ii.?
62, No.

8, p.


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