loosediskoffeltflungcarelesslyon，almostlikeanightcapartificiallyextended，soadmirablysoft；——andthelookofthemanCasimir，betweenhiscataractofblackbeardandthissemi—
nightcap，iscarelesslytruculent。HehadmuchfightingwiththeNurnbergersandothers；laiditrightterriblyon，inthewayofstrokes，whenneedful。HewasespeciallytruculentupontheRevoltofPeasantsintheirBAUERNKRIEG（1525）。Themintheirwildestragehefronted；he，thatothersmightrallytohim:
\"Unhappymortals，willyoushaketheworldtopieces，then，becauseyouhavemuchtocomplainof？\"andhangedtheringleadersofthemliterallybythedozen，whenquelledandcaptured。
Asevere，rathertruculentHerr。HisbrotherGeorge，whohadAnspachforheritage，andarighttohalfthoseprisoners，admonishedandforgavehishalf；andpleadedhardwithCasimirformercytotheothers，inafineLetterstillextant；[InRentsch，p。627。]whichproducednoeffectonCasimir。Forthedog’ssake，andforallsakes，\"letnotthedoglearntoeatLEATHER；\"（ofwhichhisindispensableleashesandmuzzlesaremade）！Thatwasaproverboftenheardontheoccasion，inLuther’smouthamongtherest。
Casimirdiedin1527，agethentowardsfifty。Forthelastdozenyearsorso，whentheFather’smaladybecamehopeless，hehadgovernedCulmbach，bothpartsofit；theAnspachpart，whichbelongedtohisnextbrotherGeorge，goingnaturally，inalmostallthings，alongwithBaireuth；andGeorge，whowascommonlyabsent，notinterfering，exceptonimportantoccasions。