An Answer to a Great Number of Blasphemous Cavillations

And making engines of war in the grey friars church, the greater part of the people he brought forth of the country, in hope of a pray, & of more wealth. He had a companion of marvellous audacity who was of all his counsel, whose name was Phifer. this man attributed much to dreams, & visions of the night: and amongest other things he chanced to boast, that he saw in his sleep in a certain stable a marvellous great multitude of mice & that he did drive them all away. By which dream he understood, that God commanded him to take his armour, and go forth with an army to destroy all the nobility. But Muncer although he preached vehemently to the people, yet was he some what colder, nether listed he to adventure the prosperous estate, that he was in already, before all they that were about him were in armour. And to bring the matter more easily to pass, he sent letters to the workmen that digged for metals in the country of Mansfeld, earnestly admonishing them to fall upon the Princes, without doubting of the matter, for it should come to pass that they which were in a readiness in Franconia shall come nearer to Turingia. In the mean time Phifer that loved not to linger long in any matter, went out with his men, and destroyed the country of Isfeld adjacent unto them, he spoiled the Castles and temples, destroyed many of the nobles, and toke certain of them prisoners, whom he bound in chains. After he returned home with a great pray. Whose prosperous success encouraged greatly the hearts of the common people, especially because the countries also about them were up, and had invaded the country of Mansfeld. So Muncer (thinking now that all mens hearts had failed them on […]) came with ⟨p. 412⟩300. men to Mulhusium, and joined him self to the Fran cusians. At that same time died Frederick Duke of Saxon without issue (for he lived a sole life) whose successor was John his brother germane. While these things were in doing, Albert the count of Mansfeld gathered (with all expedition) a company of horsemen, and violently coming upon them, he slew 300, wherewith they being feared, durst proceed no further, but fled to Francusium, where they tarried waiting for a greater army. whereby only their assault was deferred. In the time of this delay the Princes that were there about, gathered horsemen, to the number of a fifteen hundred, but no great multitude of footmen.

And making inginnes of warre in the gray friers church, the greater part of the people he broght furth of ye cūtrie, in hope of a praye, & of more welth. He had a cōpanion of meruelous audacitie who was of all his counsell, whose name was Phifer. this man attributed much to dreames, & visions of the night: and amongest other thinges he chanced to boast, that he saw in his slepe in a certē stable a meruelous great multitude of mise & that he did driue them all away. By which dreame he vnderstode, that God commanded him to take his armour, and go furth with an armie to destroy all the nobilitie. But Muncer althugh he preached vehemently to the people, yet was he some what colder, nether listed he to aduenture the prosperous estate, that he was in alredy, before al they that were about him were in armour. And to bring the mater more easilie to passe, he sent leters to the workeme that digged for metalles in the cūtrie of Mansfeld, earnestly admonishing them to fall vpon the Princes, without doubting of the mater, for it should come to passe that they which were in a readines in Franconia shall come nerer to Turingia. In the meane time Phifer that loued not to linger long in any mater, went out with his men, and destroied the cuntrie of Isfeld adiacent vnto them, he spoiled the Castels and temples, destroyed many of the nobles, and toke certen of them prisoners, whom he bound in chaines. After he returned home with a greate praye. Whose prosperous successe encouraged greatly the heartes of the common people, especially because the countreis also about them were vp, and had inuaded the cuntrie of Mansfeld. So Muncer (thinking now that all mens heartes had failed them on ) came with