*  Wolfgang  Brandner  had  already  represented  the  matter  very  justly  to  the
king,  in  July,  1533.     Bucholtz,  ix.  76.
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waiting  to  be  called  into  the  field.  They  were  from  Pomerania  and
Mecklenburg,  Brunswick  and  Eichsfeld,  the  Westphalian  bishoprics,  and
the  archbishopric  of  Cologne  ;  while  the  heart  of  them  was  formed  by
Philip's  own  Hessian  vassals,  without  question  the  militia  most  frequently
called  out  in  all  Germany  at  that  time  ;  and  now  not  very  willing  to  answer
the  call.  The  two  bodies  met  at  Pfungstadt,  in  the  Odenwald.  On
Tuesday,  the  5  th  May,  the  news  arrived  that  the  enemy  had  also  collected
a  fine  army  in  Stuttgart,  and  would  doubtless  appear  in  the  open  field.
