y ) ▁in ▁ 1 5 5 6 ▁and ▁to ▁promise ▁to ▁ab ide ▁by ▁the ▁A ugs burg ▁Conf ession ▁and ▁the ▁Lo ci ▁The olog ici ▁of ▁Mel anch th on . ▁ ▁Fun ck ▁still ▁enjoyed ▁favour ▁at ▁court , ▁however . ▁Aur if ab er ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 5 5 9 , ▁and ▁Fun ck ▁married ▁his ▁wid ow , ▁O si ander ' s ▁daughter ; ▁Fun ck ▁was ▁both ▁the ▁conf essor ▁and ▁coun s ell or ▁of ▁the ▁du ke ▁and ▁tre as urer ▁of ▁the ▁duch ess , ▁but ▁his ▁position ▁was ▁exposed . ▁An ▁advent urer , ▁Paul ▁Sk al ich , ▁took ▁advantage ▁of ▁the ▁ag ing ▁du ke ; ▁coun c ill ors ▁belonging ▁to ▁the ▁nob ility ▁were ▁pushed ▁aside . ▁The ▁Pr uss ian ▁est ates , ▁feeling ▁that ▁their ▁rights ▁were ▁in fr ing ed , ▁appe aled ▁to ▁the ▁su zer ain ▁of ▁the ▁country , ▁King ▁Sig ism und ▁II ▁of ▁Poland , ▁who ▁sent ▁a ▁commission ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 5 6 6 ▁to ▁König s berg ▁to ▁investigate ▁the ▁matter . ▁Fun ck , ▁together ▁with ▁the ▁coun c ill ors ▁Matth ias ▁Hor st , ▁Hans ▁Sch ell , ▁and ▁Johann ▁Stein bach , ▁was ▁charged ▁with ▁opposition ▁to ▁the ▁ecc les iast ical ▁and ▁political ▁govern ance ▁of ▁the ▁state . ▁The ▁Polish ▁commission ▁directed ▁that ▁the ▁case ▁be ▁tried ▁by ▁the ▁court ▁in ▁K ne i ph of ▁( K n