Works of Martin Luter: With Introductions and Notes, Vol. II ::

[[1]]

Unserm furnchmen nach. See Introduction, p.57.

[[2]]

An ironical comparison of the monks' cowl and tonsure with the headgear of the jester.

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i.e., Which one turns out to be the real fool.

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The proverb ran, Monachus semper praesens, "a monk is always there." See WANDER, Deutsches Sprichworterlexicon, under Monch, No. 130.

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