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papers two other students undertook to

deliver, with the daily letters of

Oecolampadius, to Zwingli at Zurich. The

Reformer answered, giving counsel and

suggestions. His letters were written by

night, and the students returned with them to

Baden in the morning. To elude the vigilance

of the guard stationed at the city gates, these

messengers brought baskets of poultry on

their heads, and they were permitted to pass

without hindrance.

Thus Zwingli maintained the battle with his

wily antagonists. He “has labored more,” said

Myconius, “by his meditations, his sleepless

nights, and the advice which he transmitted

to Baden, than he would have done by

discussing in person in the midst of his

enemies.”—D'Aubigne, b. 11, ch. 13.