Kaiser Heinrich: Yes, congratulations to Dietrich on his splendid accomplishments at Hamburg. He is now the proud husband of Agnes, as well as Duke of Franconia.

I will not say too much until an official report is put out, but Florence is now ours and Metz will soon fall.

Elector Mandorf, I request that you set the tax level in Nuremberg to very high instead of its previous level of high. Currently money is rather tight and public order is at a very healthy 165%. I do not believe the peasants will mind giving a little extra to help out the Empire.

I await your response.