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Letter #2723

Achatius TRENCK to Ioannes DANTISCUS
Allenstein (Olsztyn), 1544-05-10
            received Marienburg (Malbork), 1544-05-12

Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in Latin, autograph, BK, 230, p. 131-134

 

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Reverendissime in Christo Pater et Domine, domine gratiose ac clementissime. Post humillimam servitiorum meorum exhibitionem.

Heri cum domino Ioannes Langhannius (Jan Langhannigk, Ioannes Lang) (†1567), 1532-1559 parish priest in Heilsberg; 1541-1547 administrator on the bishop's estates; 1541-1555 Guttstadt honorary canon; 1560 Frauenburg canon (SBKW, p. 143)oeconomoIoannes Langhannius (Jan Langhannigk, Ioannes Lang) (†1567), 1532-1559 parish priest in Heilsberg; 1541-1547 administrator on the bishop's estates; 1541-1555 Guttstadt honorary canon; 1560 Frauenburg canon (SBKW, p. 143) apud calamitosos Citizens of Wartenburg WartenbergensesCitizens of Wartenburg convenimus, quibus omnis substantia cum aedibus ignis absumpsit ita, etiam ne unum remaneret tuguriolum. Attamen arx salva, benedictus Deus, remansit, non tamen absque magno periculo. Monasterium etiam damnum [acc]epit remanente ecclesia, stabulo et aedibus iis ... suis supra muros aedificatis. De iis omnibus scriba ... Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae copiosius referet, quem c[um] Ioannes Langhannius (Jan Langhannigk, Ioannes Lang) (†1567), 1532-1559 parish priest in Heilsberg; 1541-1547 administrator on the bishop's estates; 1541-1555 Guttstadt honorary canon; 1560 Frauenburg canon (SBKW, p. 143)oeconomoIoannes Langhannius (Jan Langhannigk, Ioannes Lang) (†1567), 1532-1559 parish priest in Heilsberg; 1541-1547 administrator on the bishop's estates; 1541-1555 Guttstadt honorary canon; 1560 Frauenburg canon (SBKW, p. 143) ad Reverendissimam Paternitatem Vestram hanc ob causam [informandi] Paternitatem Vestram Reverendissimam de statu miserorum Reverendissimae Paternitatis Vestrae subdito[rum] mittimus. Monachi ibunt cum socios sine ... Braunsberg (Braniewo), town in Ermland (Warmia), 19 km NE of Elbing (Elbląg), port on the Vistula Lagoon, a member of the Hanseatic LeagueBraunsberckBraunsberg (Braniewo), town in Ermland (Warmia), 19 km NE of Elbing (Elbląg), port on the Vistula Lagoon, a member of the Hanseatic League.

Inclusas novitates antiquas per Iacobus Ludovicus Decius (Jakob Ludwig Dietz, Jakub Ludwik Decjusz) (†after 1557)[Iaco]bum Dietz ThoruniensemIacobus Ludovicus Decius (Jakob Ludwig Dietz, Jakub Ludwik Decjusz) (†after 1557) missas Reverendissimae Paternitati Vestrae mitto. Ec... nuper, dum Reverendissimae Paternitati Vestrae dicerem de traditore illo c[apit]aneo Charles V of Habsburg (*1500 – †1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain as Charles I (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily, King of the Romans (1519-1530), Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation (elected 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castilecaesareae maiestatisCharles V of Habsburg (*1500 – †1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain as Charles I (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily, King of the Romans (1519-1530), Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation (elected 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile dixi illum fuisse comitem de Buren cum debuissem ...isse, comitem Busch nobiles illustrissimae principis iussi sunt ad feriam secundam Pentecostae singulae in districtibus suis armis, currubus et omnibus variis necessariis ad bellum accommodis instructi comparere, ita ut, si mox pugna ineunda esset, fertur (tamen certo non scio) in Livonia (Livland, Inflanty), estate of Livonian Order, today part of Latvia and EstoniaLivoniaLivonia (Livland, Inflanty), estate of Livonian Order, today part of Latvia and Estonia, subditos marchionis tumultuarie, et inter alia desiderare, ut dominus eorum more aliorum episcoporum praedecessorum peragat divina. Me Reverendissimae Paternitatis Vestrae gratiae quam humillime ac totus commendo, quam nobis Deus Omnipotens diu felicem ac incolumem conservare dignetur.

Eiusdem Reverendissimae Paternitatis Vestrae deditissimus servitor Achatius Trenck (†1551), in the thirties Trenck was one of Dantiscus’ friends and supported his efforts to obtain the Ermland bishopric after the death of Mauritius Ferber; from 1523 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1544-1545 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; from 1545 its Dean; 1533-1546 administrator of the Chapter’s estates in Allenstein (Olsztyn); in 1548 and 1550 General Administrator of the Ermland bishopric (after the deaths of Ioannes Dantiscus and Tiedemann Giese) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 332; SBKW, p. 255-256)Achatius a Tren[ka]Achatius Trenck (†1551), in the thirties Trenck was one of Dantiscus’ friends and supported his efforts to obtain the Ermland bishopric after the death of Mauritius Ferber; from 1523 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1544-1545 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; from 1545 its Dean; 1533-1546 administrator of the Chapter’s estates in Allenstein (Olsztyn); in 1548 and 1550 General Administrator of the Ermland bishopric (after the deaths of Ioannes Dantiscus and Tiedemann Giese) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 332; SBKW, p. 255-256)