Reverendissime in Christo Pater et D[omine], ... observande.
Salutem et fraternorum o[bsequiorum meorum commendationem].
Causam ... , quam cum complicibus suis iure agit contra [subditos] serenissimae 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⌊maiestatis regiaeSigismund 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⌋ Lukas Helm ⌊Lucam HelmLukas Helm ⌋ et Sebald Wartenberg ⌊Sebaldum cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Rössel Town Council Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1545-11-06, CIDTC IDL 4847⌊cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Rössel Town Council Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1545-11-06, CIDTC IDL 4847⌋Sebald Wartenberg ⌋ [ci]ves Elbingenses contra item quosdam mihi subiectos ..., ut novissime ex Braunsberg (Braniewo), town in Ermland (Warmia), 19 km NE of Elbing (Elbląg), port on the Vistula Lagoon, a member of the Hanseatic League⌊BraunsbergBraunsberg (Braniewo), town in Ermland (Warmia), 19 km NE of Elbing (Elbląg), port on the Vistula Lagoon, a member of the Hanseatic League⌋ cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Rössel Town Council Braunsberg (Braniewo), 1541-05-19 — 1541-06-09, CIDTC IDL 7403, letter lost⌊cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Rössel Town Council Braunsberg (Braniewo), 1541-05-19 — 1541-06-09, CIDTC IDL 7403, letter lost⌋ Rössel Town Council ⌊consulatuiRössel Town Council ⌋ ... civitatis meae Rössel (Reszel), town in Ermland (Warmia), 55 km NE of Allenstein (Olsztyn), on the border with Ducal Prussia⌊ResselRössel (Reszel), town in Ermland (Warmia), 55 km NE of Allenstein (Olsztyn), on the border with Ducal Prussia⌋, inter partes tractandam ... cum illarum consensu concordiam certam componerent, aut si qu... iuridice a partibus postularetur, pro officio suo ....
Quo cum feria secunda post divi Ioannis Baptistae festum[2], p[rout] a me institutum fuerat, convenissent Lukas Helm
Sebald Wartenberg ⌊[s]ubditi regii,
cives Elbing[enses]Lukas Helm
Sebald Wartenberg ⌋, [qui] fide digna testimonia protulerunt ad heredita[tem], [de q]ua lis habetur, ad Citizens of Rössel ⌊ReslensesCitizens of Rössel ⌋ relictam a sacerdote Georg Langerbein ⌊Georgio LangerbeinGeorg Langerbein ⌋ proximiores se in gradu sanguinis esse exigentes a Bartholomeus Vogt (Bartholomeus Voigt, Bartholomeus Voit) ⌊Bartolomeo VogtBartholomeus Vogt (Bartholomeus Voigt, Bartholomeus Voit) ⌋ et complicibus eius, ut [co]ram Rössel Town Council ⌊consulatuRössel Town Council ⌋ ...li et Rössel Town Court ⌊iudicioRössel Town Court ⌋ sua etiam producerent iura, quibus se ad eam hereditatem potiores arbitrantur, unde planum fieret, quis eorum ad eam hereditatem iustiorem haberet accessum.
Quod Bartholomeus Vogt (Bartholomeus Voigt, Bartholomeus Voit) ⌊BartolomeusBartholomeus Vogt (Bartholomeus Voigt, Bartholomeus Voit) ⌋ cum suis facturum se prorsus negavit, sed sine quibusvis rationibus hereditatem sibi illam contra tenorem sententiae meae dari integram postulavit, in qua quidem sententia mea liquido expressum est, ut is, qui [p]er contendentes in gradu sanguinis sit proximior hocque probatis testificationibus docuerit, prae reliquis remotioribus ad eam hereditatem admitti debeat.
Quocirca cum Sebald Wartenberg
Lukas Helm ⌊subditi regii ElbingensesSebald Wartenberg
Lukas Helm ⌋ cum testimoniis suis ius suum, quod ad eam hereditatem habent, clare demonstrassent, parte adversa nihil praeter amarulenta verba pro sui iuris declaratione proferente, requisiverunt a Rössel Town Council ⌊consulatuRössel Town Council ⌋ et Rössel Town Court ⌊iudicioRössel Town Court ⌋, ut de iis, quae iam Bartholomeus Vogt (Bartholomeus Voigt, Bartholomeus Voit) ⌊BartolomeusBartholomeus Vogt (Bartholomeus Voigt, Bartholomeus Voit) ⌋ cum suis ex ea hereditate contra omnem aequitatem percepisset, cum propinquitatem suam, ut iuris est, non probasset, arrestaretur et eis de perceptis satisfaceret. Hocque ad eum modum iuridice a Rössel Town Council ⌊consulatuRössel Town Council ⌋ et Rössel Town Court ⌊iudicioRössel Town Court ⌋ factum es[t] arrestatusque fuit Bartholomeus Vogt (Bartholomeus Voigt, Bartholomeus Voit) ⌊BartolomeusBartholomeus Vogt (Bartholomeus Voigt, Bartholomeus Voit) ⌋ cum suis, ut e[rat] integro die, quo Georg von Höfen (Georg Flachsbinder, Georgius de Curiis) (†after 1550-02-07), Ioannes Dantiscus' brother; Starosta of Rössel (HARTMANN 1525-1550, No. 584, 586, 588; AGAD, MK, 77, f. 385-386v)⌊capitaneus meus ReslensisGeorg von Höfen (Georg Flachsbinder, Georgius de Curiis) (†after 1550-02-07), Ioannes Dantiscus' brother; Starosta of Rössel (HARTMANN 1525-1550, No. 584, 586, 588; AGAD, MK, 77, f. 385-386v)⌋ applicare debu[it] [a]tque applicuit ... [c]ausae amissione civitatem non egrederentur, quo parti conquerenti sati[sfactum sit].
Eo die nondum peracto Bartholomeus Vogt (Bartholomeus Voigt, Bartholomeus Voit) ⌊BartolomeusBartholomeus Vogt (Bartholomeus Voigt, Bartholomeus Voit) ⌋ praeconsulem S... [acc]cessit et protestatus est se servasse a me const[itutum] comparitionis terminum, de arresto vero nullam fecit [men]tionem et sic clandestine pedes civitatem egress[us] ..., postea currus subsecutus est, se ex arresto, s[ub amis]sione causae facto, subduxit. [Ea] omnia, ut acta sunt Rössel Town Council ⌊consulatus ReslensisRössel Town Council ⌋ parti peten[ti] s... scripta dedit.
Ex hac actione ... Bartholomeus Vogt (Bartholomeus Voigt, Bartholomeus Voit) ⌊BartolomeumBartholomeus Vogt (Bartholomeus Voigt, Bartholomeus Voit) ⌋ cum suis ad hereditatem ... ... clareque comproba{r}verunt nullam habere iuris propinquitatem, quam ... litteris et testibus firmarunt ... ...[prae]terea Bartholomeus Vogt (Bartholomeus Voigt, Bartholomeus Voit) ⌊BartolomeumBartholomeus Vogt (Bartholomeus Voigt, Bartholomeus Voit) ⌋ cum suis a causa ... decidisse , quod ex ar[resto] ... sub causae amissione facto profugerit illamque peni[tus] [d]eseruerit.
Proinde impense oro, si iterum quer[e]lis suis iniquis Bartholomeus Vogt (Bartholomeus Voigt, Bartholomeus Voit) ⌊impostor illeBartholomeus Vogt (Bartholomeus Voigt, Bartholomeus Voit) ⌋ non abs re ex Elbing (Elbląg), city in northern Poland, Pomerania, on the Vistula Lagoon, one of the three Great Prussian Cities (beside Gdańsk (Danzig) and Thorn (Toruń)) which had representatives in the Prussian Council; member of the Hanseatic League⌊ElbingoElbing (Elbląg), city in northern Poland, Pomerania, on the Vistula Lagoon, one of the three Great Prussian Cities (beside Gdańsk (Danzig) and Thorn (Toruń)) which had representatives in the Prussian Council; member of the Hanseatic League⌋ proscriptus et in Königsberg (Królewiec, Mons Regius, Regiomontium), city in Ducal Prussia, on the mouth of the Pregel (Pregoła) river, capital city of Ducal Prussia; today Kaliningrad in Russia⌊Monte RegioKönigsberg (Królewiec, Mons Regius, Regiomontium), city in Ducal Prussia, on the mouth of the Pregel (Pregoła) river, capital city of Ducal Prussia; today Kaliningrad in Russia⌋ ex Königsberg Town Council ⌊consulatuKönigsberg Town Council ⌋ eiectus serenissimam 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⌊maiestatem regiamSigismund 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⌋ molestare destinaverit, ut, quomodo res acta sit, Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima referat inquietique hominis improbitatem compescat et, quemadmodum meruit, absolvat.
Quod vero impudens nugator Bartholomeus Vogt (Bartholomeus Voigt, Bartholomeus Voit) ⌊BartolomeusBartholomeus Vogt (Bartholomeus Voigt, Bartholomeus Voit) ⌋ se dicit a sententia mea appellasse, hoc per illum factum non est, quandoquidem alius quispiam ex
illius complicibus aderat. Cum sententia mea promulgaretur et is quidem ad Council of Royal Prussia the most important local authority in Royal Prussia. It consisted of two bishops (of Ermland (Warmia), who served as the Council’s president, and of Kulm (Chełmno)), three voivodes (of Kulm, Marienburg (Malbork), and Pomerania), three castellans (of Kulm, Elbing (Elbląg), and Gdańsk (Danzig)), three chamberlains (of Kulm, Marienburg, and Pomerania), and representatives of the three Great Prussian Cities – Gdańsk, Thorn (Toruń), and Elbing (ACHREMCZYK 2016, p. 17-18)⌊dominos consiliarios harum terrarumCouncil of Royal Prussia the most important local authority in Royal Prussia. It consisted of two bishops (of Ermland (Warmia), who served as the Council’s president, and of Kulm (Chełmno)), three voivodes (of Kulm, Marienburg (Malbork), and Pomerania), three castellans (of Kulm, Elbing (Elbląg), and Gdańsk (Danzig)), three chamberlains (of Kulm, Marienburg, and Pomerania), and representatives of the three Great Prussian Cities – Gdańsk, Thorn (Toruń), and Elbing (ACHREMCZYK 2016, p. 17-18)⌋ appellavit, quibus ego vigore regalium meorum et ex vi pactorum praedecessoribus meis concessorum cum libera mea iurisdictione
submissus non sum, verum intra decursum unius anni iuxta constitutionum nostrarum continentiam appellationem non est prosecutus, et sic iterum causa haec cassa et deserta mansit.
Ceterum serenissimae 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⌊maiestatis regiaeSigismund 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⌋ in ea appellation[e] ne verbo quidem meminit. Quae si etiam ad 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⌊eius maiestatemSigismund 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⌋ extensa fuisset supra annum sine prosecutione iampridem expirasset, fact[a] enim fuit XXVI Ianuarii anni MDXL. Hinc es[t], quod Marsia ille potius, quam Bartholomeus Vogt (Bartholomeus Voigt, Bartholomeus Voit) ⌊BartolomeusBartholomeus Vogt (Bartholomeus Voigt, Bartholomeus Voit) ⌋ cum suis adhae[ren]tibus nihil in hac causa legitime agere aut praetendere possit, a qua iam toties decidit, etsi senten[tia] mea sub incudem revocari deberet, in qua express[um] est, quod proximior in sanguinis gradu ad hereditat[em] relictam admitti debeat, cum id omnia iura praecip[ue] retractari a iurisperitis nequaquam possit.
Est porro aliud, quod me contra Bartholomeus Vogt (Bartholomeus Voigt, Bartholomeus Voit) ⌊hunc amarulentum rabulamBartholomeus Vogt (Bartholomeus Voigt, Bartholomeus Voit) ⌋ tueb[a]tur, deduci idipsum in notitiam serenissimae 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⌊maiestatis regiaeSigismund 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⌋ peto. Georg Langerbein ⌊Sace[r]dos illeGeorg Langerbein ⌋ , cum percepiss[et] post Dorothea Langerbein ⌊sororisDorothea Langerbein ⌋ suae mortem apud Citizens of Rössel ⌊Reslenses meosCitizens of Rössel ⌋, ub[i] et ille natus erat, quicquid in pecuniis auro et arg[en]to relictum fuit, profugit ad Königsberg (Królewiec, Mons Regius, Regiomontium), city in Ducal Prussia, on the mouth of the Pregel (Pregoła) river, capital city of Ducal Prussia; today Kaliningrad in Russia⌊Montem RegiumKönigsberg (Królewiec, Mons Regius, Regiomontium), city in Ducal Prussia, on the mouth of the Pregel (Pregoła) river, capital city of Ducal Prussia; today Kaliningrad in Russia⌋ fact[usque] apostata, intestatus e vivis cessit. Unde ... dominus Albrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544)⌊dux vicinus meusAlbrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544)⌋, ut ferunt, supra quadringen[tas] marcas nostrates accepit, Bartholomeus Vogt (Bartholomeus Voigt, Bartholomeus Voit) ⌊BartolomeoBartholomeus Vogt (Bartholomeus Voigt, Bartholomeus Voit) ⌋ non audente [re]luctari. De fundis autem et censibus, quos
Georg Langerbein ⌊sacerd[os]Georg Langerbein ⌋ ille apostata et intestatus in civitate mea Rössel (Reszel), town in Ermland (Warmia), 55 km NE of Allenstein (Olsztyn), on the border with Ducal Prussia⌊Res[sel]Rössel (Reszel), town in Ermland (Warmia), 55 km NE of Allenstein (Olsztyn), on the border with Ducal Prussia⌋ reliquit, iam se audet intromittere non docens, u[t] Citizens of Elbing ⌊subditi regii ElbingensesCitizens of Elbing ⌋ fecerunt, propinquitat[em] se ad eam hereditatem habere putat. Cumque in eo sententiam meam contemnat, rogo Dominationem Vestram Reverendissimam a serenissima 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⌊maiestat[e] [reg]iaSigismund 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⌋ obtinere velit, ut mihi iure meo, quod ab apostat[a] [et in]testato Georg Langerbein ⌊sacerdoteGeorg Langerbein ⌋ ad me devolutum est, uti licea[t] ... ad illustrissimum dominum Albrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544)⌊ducemAlbrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544)⌋ litteras scribi committat, quarum vigore omne id, quod Bartholomeus Vogt (Bartholomeus Voigt, Bartholomeus Voit) ⌊Bar[tolomeus]Bartholomeus Vogt (Bartholomeus Voigt, Bartholomeus Voit) ⌋ ... illis ad me iure pertine[ntibus] ... ab eo et ab eius complicibus possim, ... usurpavit, ne quid offensionis f... relinquo. Cumque in eo nihil, quod con... contra iurium nostrorum ecclesiasticorum sit consuetudin[em, iterum] atque iterum oro, mihi adesse et patrocinari [apud serenissimam] 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⌊maiestatem regiamSigismund 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⌋ velit, ut hoc, quod legitime post[ulo, mihi] concedatur. Qua in re ecclesiasticae nostrae liber[tati com]modabit et mihi plurimum gratificabitur Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima.
[Cui] omnia faustissima , utque hanc longam scriptionem p... se necessaria instructione boni consulat, precor [ex] animo.