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![Reuchlin (j.)—continued. and examine all Jewish writings. When these plans failed Pfefferkorn turned upon Reuchlin, who had given a formal opinion against the suppression of the Jewish books. Attacked by Pfefferkorn in a gross libel under the title of ‘‘ Handspiegel,’’ Reuchlin re- torted in his ‘‘ Augenspiegel.’* Hoogstraten declared it a dangerous book, and called upon Reuchlix to recant. Notwithstanding an Imperial Edict imposing silence upon both parties, the Dominicans continued the controversy. In his capacity as an Inquisitor, and without authorization from his Provincial, Hoogstraten summoned Reuchlin to appear before the ecclesiastical Court of Mayence, to be tried on the charges of favouring the Jews, and of heresy. With a number of Dominicans, Hoogstraten arrived at Mayence and opened the session as accuser and judge. He was encouraged in his procedure by the Universities of Cologne and Louvain, which had declared against Reuchlin. At this point the Archbishop of Mayence interfered, and Pope Leo X. authorized the Bishop of Speyer to decide the question. Meanwhile Hoogstraten had Reuchlin’s ‘‘ Augenspiegel’’ publicly burned at Cologne. The Bishop of Speyer pronounced judgment in favour of Reuchlin, and condemned Hoogstraten to pay the expenses. Against this decision Hoogstraten appealed to the Pope, founding his hope of success upon the venality of the Court of Rome. ‘‘ At Rome everything can be had for money,’’ he used to say. At Rome he made use of all the means at his disposal, but he had to content himself with a decision of the Pope indefinitely pone the trial. The Dominicans then divested Hoogstraten of the offices of Prior and nquisitor. Hoogstraten was the butt of satire in the ‘‘ Epistole Obscurorum Virorum.”’ In Luther, Hoogstraten saw the most dangerous enemy of the Church. Chiefly at his instigation Luther’s writings were burnt at Cologne, 1519.—(Jewish Encyclopedia.) 1512 A.D. [12] MURNER (Thomas). Ritus et celebratio phase Judeos, cum ora- tionibus eos / & benedictionibus mense ad littera interptatis / cum omni obser- vatione uti soliti sut suum pasca extra terram, pmissionis sine esu agni pascalis celebrare per egregium doctorem Thomam Murner ex hebreo in latinum traducta eloquium. With 7 large woodcuts. Ato, boards. Frankfort-on-the-Main, 1512. (SEE ILLUSTRATION OPPOSITE. ) it 5 1512 A.D. [13] REUCHLIN (Dr. Johannes). Ain clare Verstentnus in titsch uff doctor Johannsen Reiichlins Ratschlag von den Juden Biichern vormals auch aus latin im Augenspiegel ussgangen. Ato, wrappers. NPs ers: £21](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b31639227_0014.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
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