ABSTRACT
The circumstances surrounding Tremellius’ departure from his post at Hornbach are not entirely clear. We can be certain that he was still there in November 1559, the month in which he wrote his final letter from that city, but it is quite possible that he remained there for much of 1560 as well.1 Towards the end of the year, rumours that Tremellius was going to be appointed a professor at the University of Heidelberg gradually began to spread.2 Tremellius would be formally appointed in 1561, but both because of the protracted nature of the negotiations which preceded this, and his involvement in various diplomatic activities in the meantime, it is not possible to determine exactly when his employment by the Duke of Zweibrücken was terminated.3 It has sometimes been suggested that Tremellius departed in acrimonious circumstances, either on account of a disagreement with the duke on religious grounds, or because his demands for an increase in pay were turned down; but others have suggested that he parted company with the duke amiably.4
