grace the title of the facetious _Responsio_ of Simon Hess to Luther.
The second copy is in Gothic letter, and has typographical ornaments
very similar to those used at Leipsic in the same year. A peculiar
colophon is added in the Basle edition; and after the words "Impressum
in Utopia," a quondam possessor of the tract, probably its contemporary,
has written with indignation, "Stulte mentiris!" The duplicate, which I
suppose to be of Leipsic origin, concludes with "Impressum per Agrippun
Panoplium, Regis Persarum Bibliopolam L. Simone Samaritano et D. Juda
Schariottide Consulibus, in urbe Lacernarum, apud confluentes Rhenum et
Istrum."

Professor Ranke, referred to by Mr. Singer, was mistaken in assigning
"March, 1520," as the date of _Eccius dedolatus_. The terms "Acta decimo
Kalendas Marcii" are, I believe, descriptive of Tuesday, the 20th of
February, in that year.

Perhaps Mr. Singer may be able to communicate some tidings respecting
the Apostolic Prothonotary Simon Hess, of whom I have casually spoken.
Natalis Alexander (_Hist. Eccles._, viii. 105. Paris, 1699) attributes
the humorous production which bears his name ("Lege et ridebis,"
declares the original title-page) to Luther himself, amongst whose works
it may be seen (tom. ii, fol. 126-185. Witeb. 1551); and it is a
disappointment to read in Seckendorf, "Hessus _Simon_. Quis hic fuerit,
compertum mihi non est." (_Scholia sive Supplem ad Ind. i. Histor._,
sig. 1. 3. _Francof_. 1692.)

R.G.

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