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Letter #4080

Ioannes DANTISCUS to Nikolaus FRIEDWALD
Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1545-04-03


Manuscript sources:
1rough draft in German, autograph, AAWO, AB, D. 7, f. 60v (c.p.)

 

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Unsernn etc.

Uff Ewer Erbarkeit negst schreibnn, / belangend die herscha..., wolle wir derselbten nicht bergen, / das sich vor etlichnn tage der gem... Nobility of Royal Prussia adel disser koniglichen landenNobility of Royal Prussia vor uns der ungelegnenn zceit halbnn hot besvert / und gebeth..., Sigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austriakoniglicher majestetSigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria, unserm allergnedigsten hern vorlengerung zu erhalten, / dem wir so noch gekomenn / und hochgem[el]te konigliche majestet solche mosterung biss uff den negsten dingstag noch erhebung des heiligen kreuczs, / den XV Septembris vorlegt het. / D... noch wirt sich Ewer Erbarkeit ouch wissen zu richten, / die wir bitten, d... beigelegten bey imants, der gewiss wer, / mit den ersten an unsernn probably Bernhard von Höfen (Bernhard Flachsbinder) (†after 1548), Ioannes Dantiscus' brother, stayed with Dantiscus in Spain, as a member of his mission's retinue, and was used as a trusted courier to Poland at least from 1526; after 1530 Starost of Löbaub[ru]derprobably Bernhard von Höfen (Bernhard Flachsbinder) (†after 1548), Ioannes Dantiscus' brother, stayed with Dantiscus in Spain, as a member of his mission's retinue, and was used as a trusted courier to Poland at least from 1526; after 1530 Starost of Löbau gen Gdańsk (Danzig, Dantiscum), city in northern Poland, on the Bay of Gdańsk at the mouth of the Vistula, on the Baltic, the biggest and wealthiest of the three Great Prussian Cities (Gdańsk, Thorn (Toruń), and Elbing (Elbląg)) with representation in the Council of Royal Prussia; a member of the Hanseatic LeagueDanczkGdańsk (Danzig, Dantiscum), city in northern Poland, on the Bay of Gdańsk at the mouth of the Vistula, on the Baltic, the biggest and wealthiest of the three Great Prussian Cities (Gdańsk, Thorn (Toruń), and Elbing (Elbląg)) with representation in the Council of Royal Prussia; a member of the Hanseatic League wold bestellenn. / Daran uns etwann gelegen, welchs wir umb Ewer Erbarkeit, / die wir gotlichnn gnaden befelnn, ... aller freuntlicheit wollnn beschulden. /