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Litteras Dominationis Vestrae XXV Augusti Rome (Roma), city in central Italy, on the Tiber river, seat of the Holy See⌊RomaeRome (Roma), city in central Italy, on the Tiber river, seat of the Holy See⌋ datas XXIII Septembris praeteriti in Löbau (Lubawa, Lubavia), town in northern Poland, Kulm Land (Ziemia Chełmińska), ca. 67 km E of Graudenz (Grudziądz), the main seat of the bishops of Kulm (Chełmno)⌊castro meo LubaviensiLöbau (Lubawa, Lubavia), town in northern Poland, Kulm Land (Ziemia Chełmińska), ca. 67 km E of Graudenz (Grudziądz), the main seat of the bishops of Kulm (Chełmno)⌋ satis commode accepi, et ea, quae de successu coadiutoriae in personam meam Varmiensis scripsit, sane intellexi, habeoque pro opere et labore, quem rebus meis impendit, Dominationi Vestrae quas possum gratias, aliquando per omnem occasionem, quoad eius a me fieri poterit, relaturus. Ceterum, cum negotium hoc per mortem rMauritius 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)⌊everendissimi domini olim Mauritii episcopi VarmiensisMauritius 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)⌋ infectum mansit et ego concordibus votis Ermland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌊venerabilis capituliErmland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌋ ad eam ecclesiam ex Dei misericordia sum postulatus, aliud nobis agendum restat. Mitto igitur iis iunctum postulationis decretum cum instrumento procuratorio atque cum litteris regiis ad Paul III (Alessandro Farnese) (*1468 – †1549), 1493 elevated to cardinal; 1524 Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia; 1534-1549 Pope⌊summum pontificemPaul III (Alessandro Farnese) (*1468 – †1549), 1493 elevated to cardinal; 1524 Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia; 1534-1549 Pope⌋ et Antonio Pucci (*1484 – †1544), 1517-1521 papal nuncio in Switzerland; 1518-1541 Bishop of Pistoia; 1529-1541 Bishop of Vannes; 1529-1544 Penitentiary Major; 1531-1541 Cardinal of SS. IV Coronati; 1541-1542 Cardinal of Santa Maria in Trastevere; 1542-1543 Bishop of Albano; 1543-1544 Bishop of Sabina; 1532-1544 Cardinal Protector of the Kingdom of Poland and Portugal (WOJTYSKA 1977, p. 243; CE, p. 122-123)⌊Poland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌊RegniPoland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌋ protectorem cardinalemAntonio Pucci (*1484 – †1544), 1517-1521 papal nuncio in Switzerland; 1518-1541 Bishop of Pistoia; 1529-1541 Bishop of Vannes; 1529-1544 Penitentiary Major; 1531-1541 Cardinal of SS. IV Coronati; 1541-1542 Cardinal of Santa Maria in Trastevere; 1542-1543 Bishop of Albano; 1543-1544 Bishop of Sabina; 1532-1544 Cardinal Protector of the Kingdom of Poland and Portugal (WOJTYSKA 1977, p. 243; CE, p. 122-123)⌋, quae a 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 Austria⌊serenissimo rege meoSigismund 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⌋, ut certo existimo, scribentur, et ex Cracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌊CracoviaCracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌋ cum iis ad Dominationem Vestram dabuntur, quo ante nuntii adventum duplicatas allaturi, quem unamecum reverendissimus dominus electus Culmensis Tiedemann Giese (Tidemannus Gisius) (*1480 – †1550), in 1519 ennobled by King Sigismund I; 1504-1538 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1516-1527, 1533-1537 Judicial Vicar and Vicar General of Ermland; 1523-1538 Custos of Ermland; 1537-1549 Bishop of Kulm (Chełmno); 1549-1550 Bishop of Ermland (BORAWSKA 1984, passim)⌊Tidemannus GiseTiedemann Giese (Tidemannus Gisius) (*1480 – †1550), in 1519 ennobled by King Sigismund I; 1504-1538 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1516-1527, 1533-1537 Judicial Vicar and Vicar General of Ermland; 1523-1538 Custos of Ermland; 1537-1549 Bishop of Kulm (Chełmno); 1549-1550 Bishop of Ermland (BORAWSKA 1984, passim)⌋ missurus est, Dominatio Vestra curare possit sine mora negotium committi ac in praeambulis instrui, quemadmodum de iis ipse Tiedemann Giese (Tidemannus Gisius) (*1480 – †1550), in 1519 ennobled by King Sigismund I; 1504-1538 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1516-1527, 1533-1537 Judicial Vicar and Vicar General of Ermland; 1523-1538 Custos of Ermland; 1537-1549 Bishop of Kulm (Chełmno); 1549-1550 Bishop of Ermland (BORAWSKA 1984, passim)⌊dominus electusTiedemann Giese (Tidemannus Gisius) (*1480 – †1550), in 1519 ennobled by King Sigismund I; 1504-1538 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1516-1527, 1533-1537 Judicial Vicar and Vicar General of Ermland; 1523-1538 Custos of Ermland; 1537-1549 Bishop of Kulm (Chełmno); 1549-1550 Bishop of Ermland (BORAWSKA 1984, passim)⌋ latius Dominationi Vestrae scribit. Nuntius a nobis mittendus feret aurum et alia necessaria. Iam Dominationis Vestrae erit tam meis, quam Tiedemann Giese (Tidemannus Gisius) (*1480 – †1550), in 1519 ennobled by King Sigismund I; 1504-1538 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1516-1527, 1533-1537 Judicial Vicar and Vicar General of Ermland; 1523-1538 Custos of Ermland; 1537-1549 Bishop of Kulm (Chełmno); 1549-1550 Bishop of Ermland (BORAWSKA 1984, passim)⌊domini electiTiedemann Giese (Tidemannus Gisius) (*1480 – †1550), in 1519 ennobled by King Sigismund I; 1504-1538 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1516-1527, 1533-1537 Judicial Vicar and Vicar General of Ermland; 1523-1538 Custos of Ermland; 1537-1549 Bishop of Kulm (Chełmno); 1549-1550 Bishop of Ermland (BORAWSKA 1984, passim)⌋ sic intendere rebus, prout opinionem et fidem de Dominationis Vestrae amicitia et integritate concepimus. Ego, quod ex me erit, omnem daturus sum operam, ut Dominationis Vestrae iis in negotiis studium et diligentiam omni beneficentia ac gratitudine rependam, cf. Cic. Fam. 10.4.3 Qua re hoc unum tibi persuade; Cic. Fam. 16.1.2 Tu autem hoc tibi persuade ⌊hocque sibi de me certo persuadeatcf. Cic. Fam. 10.4.3 Qua re hoc unum tibi persuade; Cic. Fam. 16.1.2 Tu autem hoc tibi persuade ⌋ etc.

Pro novis, quae Dominatio Vestra scripsit, magnam habeo gratiam. Hic aliud non habemus, quam quod prope festum divi Bartholomei[1] in Copenhagen (København, Hafnia), city in Denmark, on the Zeeland and Amager islands⌊Haffnia alias CopenhagenCopenhagen (København, Hafnia), city in Denmark, on the Zeeland and Amager islands⌋ civitate Denmark (Dania)⌊Regni DaniaeDenmark (Dania)⌋ cf. Vulg. 1Sm 8.22.1-2 dixit autem Dominus ad Samuhel audi vocem eorum et constitue super eos regem; Vulg. 1Sm 16.13 tulit igitur Samuhel cornu olei et unxit eum ⌊Christian III of Oldenburg (*1503 – †1559), 1534-1559 King of Denmark and Norway, 1523-1559 Duke of Holstein and Schleswig; son of Frederick I of Oldenburg, King of Denmark, and his first consort, Anna of Brandenburg⌊illustrissimus dominus dux Holstein, duchy in the Holy Roman Empire⌊HolsaciaeHolstein, duchy in the Holy Roman Empire⌋Christian III of Oldenburg (*1503 – †1559), 1534-1559 King of Denmark and Norway, 1523-1559 Duke of Holstein and Schleswig; son of Frederick I of Oldenburg, King of Denmark, and his first consort, Anna of Brandenburg⌋ in regem est coronatus, verum, cum episcopos[2] adhuc in vinculis habeat, non adfuit cornu Samuel biblical figure; the last of the Hebrew Judges, anointed the first two kings of the Kingdom of Israel: Saul and David⌊SamuelisSamuel biblical figure; the last of the Hebrew Judges, anointed the first two kings of the Kingdom of Israel: Saul and David⌋[3]cf. Vulg. 1Sm 8.22.1-2 dixit autem Dominus ad Samuhel audi vocem eorum et constitue super eos regem; Vulg. 1Sm 16.13 tulit igitur Samuhel cornu olei et unxit eum ⌋ inunctusque in solium positus est. In quo si diu residebit, continget praeter illorum hominum mores, naturam et ingenium, siquidem multos a se occisos, alios exules, paucos vero cf. Sen. Ep. 69.6 Illud inperitissimi cuiusque verbum falsum esse tibi ipse persuade: “bella res est mori sua morte” ⌊sua morte decedentescf. Sen. Ep. 69.6 Illud inperitissimi cuiusque verbum falsum esse tibi ipse persuade: “bella res est mori sua morte” ⌋ reges habuerunt. Apud nos omnia adhuc ex divina gratia tranquilla sunt, praeterquam, quod Luteranismus apud vicinos nostros mordicus tenetur, neque aliqua in re hucusque capit detrimentum. Si collectum fuisset concilium vel propediem colligeretur, aliquid boni sperare possemus, sin minus – vereor pestem ac luem istam vastius et amplius grassaturam. Sed de iis hactenus. Dominationi Vestrae omnia fausta precor, illamque diutissime bene valere summopere cupio.

Ex Provincial Diet of Royal Prussia ⌊conventu terrarum PrussiaeProvincial Diet of Royal Prussia ⌋ in oppido Graudenz (Grudziądz, Graudentium), city in Poland, Voivodeship of Pomerania, on the upper east bank of the Vistula, Graudenz (taking turns with Marienburg (Malbork)) was the venue for the Provincial Diet of Royal Prussia, which were chaired by the bishop of Ermland (Warmia)⌊GraudenczGraudenz (Grudziądz, Graudentium), city in Poland, Voivodeship of Pomerania, on the upper east bank of the Vistula, Graudenz (taking turns with Marienburg (Malbork)) was the venue for the Provincial Diet of Royal Prussia, which were chaired by the bishop of Ermland (Warmia)⌋, prima die Octobris anno 1537.

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[3 ] Commanded by God, the Biblical prophet Samuel anointed first Saul and then David as kings, so Dantiscus uses the name Samuel as the symbol of a person endowing royal power with a sacral character. (cf. KOPALIŃSKI 1990 p. 1033 ⌊Kopaliński, p. 1033cf. KOPALIŃSKI 1990 p. 1033 ⌋)

[2 ] In October 1536 king of Denmark Christian III imprisoned the Danish and Norwegian bishops (cf. cf. MAŁŁEK 1969 Przyczynek p. 130-131 ⌊Małłek,1969, p.130-131cf. MAŁŁEK 1969 Przyczynek p. 130-131 ⌋); Dantiscus was asked to plead for the imprisoned bishops with the Polish king by bishops Ioannes Magnus, Hans Brask and Magnus Haraldsson, who had been exiled from Sweden and were staying in Gdańsk (cf. the cf. Ioannes MAGNUS, Hans BRASK & Magnus HARALDI to Ioannes DANTISCUS Gdańsk (Danzig), 1536-11-02, CIDTC IDL 1550⌊letter from the same Swedish bishops to Dantiscus, Gdańsk, November 2, 1536, orig. BCz, 247, p.277, print: Magnus, No. 28cf. Ioannes MAGNUS, Hans BRASK & Magnus HARALDI to Ioannes DANTISCUS Gdańsk (Danzig), 1536-11-02, CIDTC IDL 1550⌋)

[4 ] There are no source materials concerning this matter. Possible hypotheses include one whereby, having learned of his daughter Juana’s betrothal to Diego Gracián de Alderete on June 30, 1537, Dantiscus was withdrawing from some kind of previously undertaken preparations for a marriage for her. Though the letter from Spain informing him of the betrothal only arrived on October 7, 1537 (cf. letters cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Fernando de GUEVARA Löbau (Lubawa), 1537-11-16, CIDTC IDL 1771⌊CEID 1.1, No. 65, p. 305 65-69cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Fernando de GUEVARA Löbau (Lubawa), 1537-11-16, CIDTC IDL 1771⌋, cf. Ioannes [DANTISCUS] to Gonzalo PÉREZ Löbau (Lubawa), 1537-11-16, CIDTC IDL 1790⌊CEID 1.1, No. 66, p. 306cf. Ioannes [DANTISCUS] to Gonzalo PÉREZ Löbau (Lubawa), 1537-11-16, CIDTC IDL 1790⌋, cf. [Ioannes DANTISCUS] to Alfonso POLO Löbau (Lubawa), 1537-11-16, CIDTC IDL 1782⌊CEID 1.1, No. 67, p. 307-308cf. [Ioannes DANTISCUS] to Alfonso POLO Löbau (Lubawa), 1537-11-16, CIDTC IDL 1782⌋, cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Diego GRACIÁN de Alderete Löbau (Lubawa), 1537-11-16, CIDTC IDL 1770⌊CEID 1.1, No. 68, p. 309-314cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Diego GRACIÁN de Alderete Löbau (Lubawa), 1537-11-16, CIDTC IDL 1770⌋, cf. [Ioannes DANTISCUS] to [Johan WEZE] Löbau (Lubawa), 1537-11-16, CIDTC IDL 1773⌊CEID 1.1, No. 69, p. 315-318cf. [Ioannes DANTISCUS] to [Johan WEZE] Löbau (Lubawa), 1537-11-16, CIDTC IDL 1773⌋, cf. [Ioannes DANTISCUS] to [Reynaldus STROZZI] Löbau (Lubawa), 1537-11-16, CIDTC IDL 1789⌊CEID 1.1, No. 71, p. 320-321cf. [Ioannes DANTISCUS] to [Reynaldus STROZZI] Löbau (Lubawa), 1537-11-16, CIDTC IDL 1789⌋, cf. [Ioannes DANTISCUS] to Luis NÚÑEZ CABEZA DE VACA Löbau (Lubawa), 1537-11-16, CIDTC IDL 1774⌊CEID 1.1, No. 73, p. 326-328cf. [Ioannes DANTISCUS] to Luis NÚÑEZ CABEZA DE VACA Löbau (Lubawa), 1537-11-16, CIDTC IDL 1774⌋, cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Fabian WOJANOWSKI (DAMERAU) Löbau (Lubawa), 1537-11-16, CIDTC IDL 1792⌊CEID 1.1, No. 77, p. 334-335cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Fabian WOJANOWSKI (DAMERAU) Löbau (Lubawa), 1537-11-16, CIDTC IDL 1792⌋), or a week after the date of the present letter, Dantiscus could have based his actions on the letter received on July 7, 1537 in which Gracián asked for his permission to marry Juana (letter from cf. Diego GRACIÁN de Alderete to Ioannes DANTISCUS Valladolid, 1536-09-13, CIDTC IDL 1538⌊Valladolid, September 13, 1536, orig. AAWO, D.131, f. 29-30; print: Españoles, I.14cf. Diego GRACIÁN de Alderete to Ioannes DANTISCUS Valladolid, 1536-09-13, CIDTC IDL 1538⌋). Perhaps the news of Juana’s planned marriage was also contained in a letter which Dantiscus received from Johan Weze and which is only known from mentions elsewhere (Prague, May 2, 1537) (see cf. [Ioannes DANTISCUS] to [Johan WEZE] Löbau (Lubawa), 1537-09-28, CIDTC IDL 1729⌊CEID 1.1, No. 47, p. 256-261cf. [Ioannes DANTISCUS] to [Johan WEZE] Löbau (Lubawa), 1537-09-28, CIDTC IDL 1729⌋)