Chronicles of the Schönberg-Cotta family

Part II

Friedrich’s Chronicle. — S age Reflections — Leaves Home for Erfurt — Gets Lost in a Forest — A Gloomy Night — Arrives at Erfurt — The University — Visits Luther’s Home with Him — Accident to Luther — Obtains a Scholarship — Luther Dangerously 111 25

Part III

Else’s Chronicle. — E va, a Distant Relative, Introduced Into the Family — Discussions Among Them Connected with the Event — Eva’s Religion — Its Peculiarity — Makes a Deep Impression — Legend of St. Christopher 41

Part IV

Elbe’s Chronicle Continued. — F ritz at Home Again — The Change which His University Life is Producing in Him — Interesting Family Developments — Eva Begins Latin. Extract FROM Friedrich’s Chronicle. — M ore of Martin Luther — He Discovers a Latin Bible in the University Library — The Plague Breaks Out in the University — Luther Determines to Become a Monk — The Excitement and Distress Among His Friends — His Monkish Life 50

Part V

Elbe’s Chronicle. — A Terrible Time — The Plague in Eisenach — In the Family — Fritz's Attack and Recovery — Eva’s Attack — Fritz’s Interview with Her when Supposed to be Dying . . 70

Part VI

Friedrich’s Story. — He Becomes an Augustinian Monk in Luther’s Cloister — What he Writes from there January 20,

1510 — The Bible Discovered by Luther put in his Hands —

April 9th, he Finds the Missing Part of Eva’s Bible Sentence — Frequent References to Luther 78

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Else’s Story. — Her Mental Conflicts on Account of Fritz — Her otlier Brothers Repudiate Monks — More of Eva — Dr. Tetzel — His Sale of Indulgences — What was Thought of the Matter — Eva’s Legend of St. Catherine — Else’s Visit to the Elector 91

Part VIII

Fritz’s Story. — The Vicar-General Staupitz — Evangelical Instruction Received from Him and His Confessor — Fritz is Ordered to Rome — Tauler’s Sermons — Augustine’s Manuscript Confessions — Finds His Companion to Rome is to be Martin Luther — Luther tells him about his Beginning to Preach — Their Journey to Rome — Luther and Staupitz — The Light Breaking on Fritz’s Mind — A Benedictine Monastery — Rome Reached 109

Part IX

Else’s Story. — The Family Leave for Wittenberg — Tbeir New Place of Residence and Relations — Their Journey from Eisenach— More of Eva— The Mystery — Plays Acted in the Churches — Eva Decides on Being a Nun ..." 129

Part X

Fritz’s Story.— The Monks at Rome— Festivals and Sacred Ceremonies— Holy Relics— Luther’s Strange Conduct at the Holy Staircase — Corruption and Wickedness of the Holy City — Inquiries Concerning their Pilgrimage. Eva’s Story — Her Life at the Convent — Sister Beatrice — Aunt Agnes. . . 148

PART XL

Else’s Story. — Home Life — The Father’s Latest Invention — Ulrich Von Gersdorf and Chriemhild — Herr Reichenbach — More of Luther — His Instructions to Else and her New Religious Experiences— Her Betrothal to Herr Reichenbach — Luther’s Debate in Favor of the Bible — His Opinions Deeply Impressing Other Minds 166

Part XII

Eva’s Story. — Convent Life — Luther Appointed Deputy Vicar- General — His Evangelical Sentiments — Aunt Agnes. Else’s Story.— Chriemhild and Ulrich Married— The Plague at W ittenberg — Letter from Dr. Luther — Tetzel and a Specimen of his Indulgences — Repudiated by Luther — Luther’s Sermon Before the Elector 185

PART XIH.

Else’s Story Continued.— November 1, 1517— Luther’s Theses Against Indulgences — Their Effect on the Community — The Students Burn TetzeJ’s Answer to Luther. Fiutz’s Story.

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— A Review — His Mission Tlirougli Germany — A Priest and Woman — Gets Unlooked-for News in the Thuringian Forest — Luther’s Theses at Tubingen — Philip Melancthon at Wittenberg — Fritz Visits His Home — Placed at the Monastery at Mainz — John Wesel 202

Part XIV

Else’s Story. — Family Events Since She Last Wrote — Luther and Melancthon — Their Relations to, and Opinions of each Other — Luther’s Appeal to the Emperor— Melancthon’s Wife — Luther Publishes Another Work, "‘The Babylonish Captivity” — His “Appeal to the Nobility” — December 10,

1520 — The Plot Thickens — Luther Burns the Decretals and the Pope’s Bull Against Himself — Public Excitement and Condition of Wittenberg. Eva’s Story. — She Reads the Bible to Others in the Convent — Its Effect — Discovers that Her Father was a Hussite — Luther’s Last Book in the Convent — His Commentary on the Psalms Appears — Fritz Imprisoned at Mainz — His Letter to His Friends — Its Effect Upon Eva. 220

PART XV. Thekla’s Story. — Luther Takes His Departure for Worms

Her Attachment to Him for His Religious Instructions — How the Others Felt — Luther’s Triumphal Journey — He Preaches at Erfurt. Fritz’s Story. — Cause of His Imprisonment —

His Escape from Prison and Reception at the Castle of Ebernburg — An Attempt to Discourage Luther from Going to Worms — It Fails — Affecting Incidents of His Journey —

His Entry Into Worms — His Appearance Before the Diet —

His Mental Conflict that Night — Second Appearance Before the Diet — Result — He SuddenlyDisappears — His Friends Fear the Worst — Fritz Becomes a Hawker of Luther’s Writings.. 238

Part XVI

Fritz’s Story — .His Success in Selling Luther’s Publications — Sentiments Concerning Luther Among the Different Classes He Fell in With — Fritz at Paris — At Basil — Ulrich von Hutten — Interview with Erasmus at Zurich — Zwingle — What the Swiss Thought of Luther — Fritz in Prison at Franconia — Priest Ruprecht and His Woman Again. Tiiekla’s Story. — Fritz Escapes — Chriemhild and Ulrich — Condition of the Peasants — Luther is Discovered — His Refuge at the Castle of Wartburg — There Engaged in Translating the Bible into German — Thekla Reads Portions of It to the People — A Letter from her Lover Bertrand 259

Part XVII

Eva’s Story. — She Receives some Sheets of Luther’s German Bible — Its Effect in the Convent — Luther’s Theses Against Monastic Life Reach Her — Monks Returning to Ordinary

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Life — Several of the Younger Nuns Abjuring Convent Life — Eva Hesitates — Sbe Hears of Fritz’s Imprisonment — Death of Beatrice — Eva Prepares to Escape from the Convent. Elbe’s Story. — Indulgences Again for Sale at Halle— Luther’s Safety and Place of Refuge Becomes Privately Known — His New Protest Against Indulgence-mongers — Its Effect — Augustine Monks Abandoning Monkish Life — Effect of the Proceeding — Domestic Matters — The Sacramental Supper Observed in German — The Mother Leads the Way —

The Zwickau Prophets — Another Cause of Excitement —

Eva Finally Reaches Home 287

PART XVIIL

Elbe’s Story. — Luther Reappears in Wittenberg — He Meets the People Again in the Pulpit — The Scene — His Sermon — Its Effect — Other Sermons and Their Effect — A Family Discussion — Luther and Zwickian Prophets — They Leave Wittenberg. Atlantis’ Story. — Concerning Herself — Her Copy of Kessler’s Narrative: The Black Bear Inn; Luther in Disguise; His Place of Refuge Discovered. Eva’s Story. — Wittenberg and Her Friends — September 21, 1522 — The German New Testament Published. Thekla’s Story. — Hears Again from Bertrand — More of the German New Testament — A Scene — Fritz Suddenly Appears Among Them, Having Escaped from Prison. Fritz’s Story. — December 1, 1522 — He and Eva Become Betrothed, and in a Few Weeks to be Married — The Relations of Monkish and Convent Life to this Event — Their Future Home — What Eva has to Say. Elbe’s Story. — The Interest taken in the Marriage of Fritz and Eva — Atlantis and Conrad — A Visit of Hussites — The Pairs Married — Their Departure from Home — Nine of Eva’s Friends Escape from the Convent — Catherine von Bora the Guest of the Cottas 305

Part XIX

Eva’s Story. — Their Life Among the People — Chriemhild and Ulrich — Priest Ruprecbt Reappears — The Woman Bertha Brought to Fritz’s House — The Priest and Woman Married. Ei.se’s Story — Death of the Grandmother — Troublous Times — Uneasiness among the Peasantry — The Zwickau Prophets Again — The Peasants in Open Revolt — How Fritz and Luther Act — The Revolt Suppressed — Luther and Catherine von Bora the Escaped Nun — The Elector’s Death — Its Effect — Luther and Catherine Married, June 23, 1525 — Thekla’s Lover, Bertrand, Dies in Prison — Divisions Among Reformed Christians — Luther and his Home — Else Visits Eva; Parsonage Scenes — The Gersdorfs — Fritz at Home. Thekla’s Story. — Her Sore Trial in the Loss of Bertrand 345

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Elbe’s Story. — A Convent Becomes a Nursery — Luther as a Father and Husband — His Differences with Others of the Reformers — His Interest in Children — His Love for a Daughter — Germany and Luther- Thekla’s Story — Effect of Her Affliction — Her School — Christmas — Luther’s Favorite Child Sickens and Dies. The Mother’s Story. — What She Says of Her Children 374

PART XXL

Eva’s and Agnes’ Story. — A Lutheran Home. Thekla’s Story. — Luther — He Completes his Commentary on Genesis — Affecting Incident Connected with It — He Goes to Eisleben — His Wife’s Foreboding — Letters to Her — He Succeeds in his Mission, the Adjustment of Differences among his Friends. Fritz’s Story. — Of Luther’s Visit to them at Eisleben — Interesting Interview — Concern about Luther’s Health — February 18^, 1543, Luther taken Suddenly 111 and Dies — His Last Hours. Else’s Story. — Luther’s Funeral, and Honors Paid to his Memory — Conclusion of the Family History 403

THE SCHONBERG-COTTA FAMILY.