Philip Melanchthon
He was born Philipp Schwartzerdt on 16 February 1497, at Bretten where his father Georg Schwarzerdt was armorer to Philip, Count Palatine of the Rhine. His birthplace, along with almost the whole city of Bretten, was burned in 1689 by French troops during the War of the Palatinate Succession. The town's Melanchthonhaus was built on its site in 1897.
Christopher Mont
In July 1535, he was instructed with Dr. Simon Heynes to go unofficially into France, and there to counteract the influence which the French were bringing to bear on Germany; above all to invite Philipp Melanchthon to England. 
Contrary to expectation, Melanchthon was still in Germany, whither Mont went to find him, and though he could not induce Melanchthon to come to England, he induced him to abstain from visiting France. 
They became friends, and Melanchthon wrote of Mont later that he was a cultivated man. 
During his residence in Germany he found the friendship of the leading reformers of very great service to him. Mont seems to have been skilful in answering unpleasant questions, and managed to reassure the Germans when in 1539 they were disturbed by Henry's refusal to allow the priests to marry. 
He had a still more difficult task in explaining Henry's conduct in regard to Anne of Cleves.