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Letter #891

Felix REICH to Ioannes DANTISCUS
Frauenburg (Frombork), 1533-02-08


Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in Latin, autograph, BCz, 243, p. 261-264

 

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BCz 243, p. 261

Reverendissime Pater atque clementissime domine et patrone perpetuo observande.

Misit ad me venerabilis dominus Mikołaj Krapitz Jr (Mikołaj Crapicz, Mikołaj Chrapicki) (†1533), son of a Thorn (Toruń) brewer, and nephew of Mikołaj Krapitz Sr, Bishop of Kulm; 1503-1533 Canon of Kulm (Chełmno) (MIKULSKI 2000, p. 102-103, and footnote 7, p. 112-113)Nicolaus CrapiciusMikołaj Krapitz Jr (Mikołaj Crapicz, Mikołaj Chrapicki) (†1533), son of a Thorn (Toruń) brewer, and nephew of Mikołaj Krapitz Sr, Bishop of Kulm; 1503-1533 Canon of Kulm (Chełmno) (MIKULSKI 2000, p. 102-103, and footnote 7, p. 112-113) iussum, ut scribit Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae, Pasquillum novum ut extrudatur iureque postliminii ad suum dominum tandem aliquando redeat. Prior ille mihi creditus plane illepido debitori, qui fidem nisi admonitus non liberavi, verum si tergiversari velim, in alios tantae morae culpam reiicere possem, posteaquam enim(?) reverendissmus dominus Mauritius Ferber (*1471 – †1537), doctor of both canon and civil law; from 1507 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and Lübeck; from 1514 Canon of Trier; 1512-1515 parish priest of the Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Gdańsk (Danzig); from 1516 Custos of Ermland and parish priest of the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Gdańsk; from 1519 Canon of Dorpat; from 1523 Canon of Revel; 1523-1537 Bishop of Ermland (KOPICZKO 2, p. 71-72; SBKW, p. 59-60)episcopus WarmiensisMauritius Ferber (*1471 – †1537), doctor of both canon and civil law; from 1507 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and Lübeck; from 1514 Canon of Trier; 1512-1515 parish priest of the Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Gdańsk (Danzig); from 1516 Custos of Ermland and parish priest of the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Gdańsk; from 1519 Canon of Dorpat; from 1523 Canon of Revel; 1523-1537 Bishop of Ermland (KOPICZKO 2, p. 71-72; SBKW, p. 59-60), cui praecipue missus erat, reddidisset, in amicorum manibus, quarum contrectationem, etiam contaminatus apparet compluribus diebus ob facetum ac plausibile argumentum versatus est, ut vix eum rursum vindicare potuerim.

Quam purgationem si non accipit Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra, singularem ipsius humanitatem et animi candorem appello, quae etiam apertam culpam paterne ignoscere consuevit. Pasquillum tandem remitto et pro altero denuo ad me dato magnas gratias ago. Ceterum eruditissimi viri Ioannes Campensis (Jan van Campen, Ioannes de Campo) (*1491 – †1538), Netherlandish classical philologist and Hebraist, author of a paraphrase of the Book of Psalms from Hebrew to Latin and a Hebrew grammar, in 1531 lecturer at the Collegium Trilingue of Louvain University (CE, vol. 1, p. 255-256)Ioannis CampensisIoannes Campensis (Jan van Campen, Ioannes de Campo) (*1491 – †1538), Netherlandish classical philologist and Hebraist, author of a paraphrase of the Book of Psalms from Hebrew to Latin and a Hebrew grammar, in 1531 lecturer at the Collegium Trilingue of Louvain University (CE, vol. 1, p. 255-256), quem Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae beneficio Prussia, region in central Europe, bordered by Pomerania, Poland, Lithuania and Livonia. From 1466 Prussia was divided into Royal Prussia (Prussia Regalis), which was a part of the Kingdom of Poland, and Teutonic Prussia (Prussia Ordinis Theutonici) – covering the remnants of the former territory of the Teutonic Order’s state in Prussia. In 1525, the Order’s last Grand Master, Albrecht von Hohenzollern, converted to Lutheranism and became the first lay duke in former Teutonic Prussia (dux in Prussia), which from then on was called Ducal Prussia (Prussia Ducalis). At that time, as a result of the treaty of Cracow, Ducal Prussia became a fief of the kings of PolandPrussiaPrussia, region in central Europe, bordered by Pomerania, Poland, Lithuania and Livonia. From 1466 Prussia was divided into Royal Prussia (Prussia Regalis), which was a part of the Kingdom of Poland, and Teutonic Prussia (Prussia Ordinis Theutonici) – covering the remnants of the former territory of the Teutonic Order’s state in Prussia. In 1525, the Order’s last Grand Master, Albrecht von Hohenzollern, converted to Lutheranism and became the first lay duke in former Teutonic Prussia (dux in Prussia), which from then on was called Ducal Prussia (Prussia Ducalis). At that time, as a result of the treaty of Cracow, Ducal Prussia became a fief of the kings of Poland habere meruit, paraphrasim in Ecclesiasten hic apud Ermland (Warmia, Varmia), diocese and ecclesiastical principality in northeastern Poland, 1466-1772 within the Kingdom of Poland, Royal Prussiaecclesiam WarmiensemErmland (Warmia, Varmia), diocese and ecclesiastical principality in northeastern Poland, 1466-1772 within the Kingdom of Poland, Royal Prussia invenire nondum potui, rimabor autem posthac diligentius, si apud quempiam lateat occultus. Si prodierit, dabo operam, ut ad Reverendissimam Dominationem Vestram perferatur.

Cui cum servitiis meis commendatus esse cupio, cuique integram valetudinem et omnem felicitatem precor.

Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae studiosus et obsequentissimus Felix Reich (*ca. 1475 – †1539), secretary to Łukasz Watzenrode, Bishop of Ermland (Warmia), and his chaplain; from 1518 Chancellor to succeeding Bishops of Ermland: Fabian von Lusian (Luzjański) and Mauritius Ferber; 1518-1525 Provost of Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) Collegiate Chapter; 1526-1539 Canon of Ermland; 1528 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1529-1532 administrator of the Chapter's estates in Allenstein (Olsztyn), and in 1538 in Tolkemit (Tolkmicko); 1538-1539 Vicar General of the diocese of Ermland, and Custos of Ermland; 1528-1530 envoy of the Ermland Chapter to the Provincial Diet of Royal Prussia (KOPICZKO 2, p. 265-266; BORAWSKA 1984, p. 176-177; SBKW, p. 200-201)Felix ReichFelix Reich (*ca. 1475 – †1539), secretary to Łukasz Watzenrode, Bishop of Ermland (Warmia), and his chaplain; from 1518 Chancellor to succeeding Bishops of Ermland: Fabian von Lusian (Luzjański) and Mauritius Ferber; 1518-1525 Provost of Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) Collegiate Chapter; 1526-1539 Canon of Ermland; 1528 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1529-1532 administrator of the Chapter's estates in Allenstein (Olsztyn), and in 1538 in Tolkemit (Tolkmicko); 1538-1539 Vicar General of the diocese of Ermland, and Custos of Ermland; 1528-1530 envoy of the Ermland Chapter to the Provincial Diet of Royal Prussia (KOPICZKO 2, p. 265-266; BORAWSKA 1984, p. 176-177; SBKW, p. 200-201)