“ From 1575 to 1581, within which period most of his works were written, he lived with, and was probably associated in the business of, his sister’s husband, Bernhard Jobin, a printer at Strassburg, who published many of his books. In 1581 Fischart was attached, as advocate to the Reichskammergericht (imperial court of appeal) at Spires, and in 1583, when he married, was appointed Amtmann (magistrate) at Forbach near Saarbrücken. ”

“ Von St Dominici des Predigermönchs und St Francisci Barfüssers artlichem Leben (1571) , a poem with the expressive motto “Sie haben Nasen und riechen’s nit” (Ye have noses and smell it not) , written to defend the Protestants against certain wicked accusations, one of which was that Luther held communion with the devil; Eulenspiegel Reimensweis (written 1571, published 1572) ”