IX        LUTHER  WITH  THE  ARCHBISHOP  OF  TRIER        447

sentence  passed  upon  him.  But  even  now  the  Diet  was  not
ready  to  take  extreme  measures.  It  asked  that  the  Arch-
bishop might  be  permitted  privately  to  confer  with  Luther,
and  to  exhort  him  to  recantation.  The  request  was  granted,
and  a  further  delay  of  two  days  accorded  for  the  purpose.
