Anthony Heilman, the brother of one of Gutemberg’s partners, states that he knew of Gutemberg having sent his servant shortly before Christmas both to Andrew Heilman and Andrew Drytzehn to bring away all the “forms” [formen] that they might be separated in his presence, as he found several things in them of which he disapproved.[III-22] The same witness also states that he was well aware of many people being wishful to see the press, and that Gutemberg had desired that they should send some person to prevent its being seen. [Footnote III-22: “Dirre gezuge hat ouch geseit das er wol wisse das Gutenberg unlange vor Wihnahten sinen kneht sante zu den beden Andresen, alle _formen_ zu holen, und würdent zur lossen das er ess sehe, un jn joch ettliche formen ruwete.”--Schœpflin, Vind. Typ. Document. p. 12. The separate letters, which are now called “types,” were frequently called “formæ” by the early printers and writers of the fifteenth century. They are thus named by Joh. and Vindelin de Spire in 1469; by Franciscus Philelphus in 1470; by Ludovicus Carbo in 1471; and by Phil. de Lignamine in 1474.--Lichtenberger, Init. Typ. p. 11.] Hans Dünne, a goldsmith, deposed that about three years before, he had done work for Gutemberg on account of printing alone to the amount of a hundred florins.[III-23] [Footnote III-23: “Hanns Dünne der goltsmyt hat gesait, das er vor dryen jaren oder daby Gutemberg by den hundert guldin verdienet habe, alleine das zu dem _trucken_ gehöret”--Schœpflin, Vind. Typ. Document. p. 13.] As Gutemberg evidently had kept his art as secret as possible, it is not surprising that the notice of it by the preceding witnesses should not be more explicit. Though it may be a matter of doubt whether his invention was merely an improvement on block-printing, or an attempt to print with moveable types, yet, bearing in mind that express mention is made of a _press_ and of _printing_, and taking into consideration his subsequent partnership with Faust, it is morally certain that Gutemberg’s attention had been occupied with some new discovery relative to printing at least three years previous to December 1439.