"I do not want to leave my house, my garden, and the other good things in Munich", he wrote to the Duke of Electorate of Saxony in 1580, upon receiving an offer for a position in Dresden.
"Jeg ønsker ikke at forlade mit hus, min have og de andre gode ting i München" skrev han til hertugen af kurfyrstendømmet Sachsen i 1580, efter at være blevet tilbudt en stilling i Dresden.