Things at Tübingen proved less than ideal in other ways, so when his great-uncle Reuchlin learned that Wittenberg was looking for a Greek scholar, he promptly and heartily recommended his young nephew for the post. When the call came from Frederick and Spalatin, Reuchlin wrote to Philip with the happy news: Lo! A letter has arrived from our gracious Prince, signed with his own hand, in which he promises you pay and favor. I will not now address you in the language of poetry, but will quote the faithful promise of God to Abraham: “Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from the
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