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"Verily," said Theodore, laughing, "to stumble upon Mademoiselle Scuderi in the 'Nuernberg Chronicle' requires an author's lucky hand, such as Sylvester is specially gifted with. In fact, he shines on us to-night in his double capacity of playwright and story-teller, like the constellation of the Dioscuri." "That is just where he seems to me so vain," said Vincenz.
These lands Began to draw breath freely, as Duke Friedland From all the streams of Germany forced hither The scattered armies of the enemy; Hither invoked as round one magic circle The Rhinegrave, Bernhard, Banner, Oxenstiern, Yea, and the never-conquered king himself; Here finally, before the eye of Nuernberg, The fearful game of battle to decide. WALLENSTEIN. To the point, so please you.
In future I would not take 400 florins to paint another such as this. ALBRECHT DUeRER. NUeRNBERG, July 24, 1509. DEAR HERR HELLER, I have read the letter which you addressed to me. You write that you did not mean to decline taking the picture from me. To that I can only say that I don't understand what you do mean.
Given at Nuernberg on Wine-Tuesday before James'. ALBRECHT DUeRER. NUeRNBERG, August 26, 1509. First my willing service to you, dear Herr Jacob Heller. In accordance with your last letter I am sending the picture well packed and seen to in all needful points. I have handed it over to Hans Imhof and he has paid me another 100 florins.
He also is a goldsmith, and learnt the craft here in Nuernberg with my father. The third son he called John. Him he set to study, and he afterwards became a parson at Grosswardein, and continued there thirty years. So Albrecht Duerer, my dear father, came to Germany. He had been a long time with the great artists in the Netherlands.
At all events have confidence in me, for, so far as God permits, I will yet according to my power make something that not many men can equal. Now many good nights to you. Given at Nuernberg on Augustine's day, 1507. ALBRECHT DUeRER. NUeRNBERG, March 19, 1508. Dear Herr Jacob Heller.
My confirmation from the Emperor came to my Lords of Nuernberg for me on Monday after Martin's, in the year 1520, after great trouble and labour. ANTWERP, November % December 3, 1520. At Zierikzee, in Zeeland, a whale has been stranded by a high tide and a gale of wind. It is much more than 100 fathoms long, and no man living in Zeeland has seen one even a third as long as this is.
One is for your Worship. Give my service to Hirschfeld and Albrecht Waldner. Now, your Worship, commend me faithfully to my most gracious lord, the Elector. Your willing ALBRECHT DUeRER at Nuernberg. But while Duerer was thus busily at work or dunning his great debtors, Luther had appeared.
But I must humbly pray you not quite to wear out your eyes over the black and white magpies, so as no longer to know the little grey wolves at Nuernberg. I have heard much of the sharp-witted Swabians all my life, but it would be well if we learnt more from them, now that they are so wisely labouring with his Imperial Majesty to save the Apostolic life from being done away with.
To the honourable and accomplished Albrecht Duerer, burgher of Nuernberg, my dear Master and Friend. LONDON, October 24, 1524. Honourable, dear Sir, I am very glad to hear of your good health and that of your wife. I have had Hans Pomer staying with me in England. Now that you are all evangelical in Nuernberg I must write to you.
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