Chapter IX: The Indulgence-Theses of 1517

AND THEIR AFTER-EFFECTS _pages_ 327-373

1. TETZEL’S PREACHING OF THE INDULGENCE; THE 95
THESES.

The St. Peter’s Indulgence and its preaching;
Luther’s information regarding it; his sermon
before the Elector. The 95 theses nailed to the
door of the Castle Church; their contents; the
excitement caused; Augustinians refrain from
any measure against the author; the Heidelberg
Chapter; the “Resolutions”; Dominicans take
up the challenge. Fables regarding Luther and
Tetzel; Tetzel’s private life; charges brought
against him by Luther and Miltitz; the real
Tetzel; Luther’s statement that he did not know
“what an Indulgence was.” Luther’s letter to
Tetzel on his death-bed _pages_ 327-347

2. THE COLLECTION FOR ST. PETER’S IN HISTORY
AND LEGEND.

The Indulgence granted on behalf of the
building fund; new sources of information;
Albert of Brandenburg obtains the See of
Mayence; his payments to Rome; the Indulgence
granted him for his indemnification;
arrangements made for its preaching; the
pecuniary result a failure _pages_ 347-355

3. THE TRIAL AT AUGSBURG (1518).

The summons. Luther before Cardinal Cajetan
at Augsburg; Letters written from Augsburg;
refuses to recant; his flight; his appeal
to a General Council. Popular works on the
Penitential Psalms, the Our Father, and the Ten
Commandments _pages_ 355-362

4. THE DISPUTATION AT LEIPZIG, 1519. MILTITZ.
QUESTIONABLE REPORTS.

Circumstances of the Disputation. Luther’s
dissatisfaction with the result. Unfortunate
attempts of Miltitz to smooth things down.
Luther’s justification of his polemics. Stories
of his doings and sayings at Dresden; his
sermon before the Court; Emser’s reports of
certain utterances _pages_ 362-373