Minckwitz, Erasmus von, Jurist and politician,... Lot 2112

Minckwitz, Erasmus von, Jurist and politician, Chancellor of Saxony and the Palatinate (1509-1576). Letter in Latin with signature, dat. Wittenberg, May 12, 1537. 4°. 1 leaf, 1 p. inscr. Folded several times. On laid paper with crown WZ. To the Landrentmeister Hans von Taubenheim, i.a. about the Leipzig Fair and the book trade or book printing, mentions the Wittenberg bookseller Christoph Schramm, about his love for literature etc.. - Somewhat stained, without the seal. - Minckwitz was chancellor to John Frederick I the Magnanimous, whom he accompanied in captivity for 5 years. - Afterwards he was chancellor to Elector Ottheinrich von der Palz in Heidelberg. R