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Letter #3640

Felix REICH to Ioannes DANTISCUS
Frauenburg (Frombork), 1538-04-15
            received [1538]-04-17

Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in Latin, autograph, BCz, 1595, p. 1063-1065

 

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BCz, 1595, p. 1063

Post obsequiorum meorum commendationem.

Reverendissime in Christo Pater et Domine, domine clementisime.

Quanto maerore me, immo totum Ermland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌊collegium hic nostrumErmland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌋, tam repentina et insperata Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae aegritudo perculit, tanto vicissim nos gaudio exhilaravit optata incolumitatis restitutio. De qua ex cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Tiedemann GIESE Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1538-04-11, CIDTC IDL 1845;
Ioannes DANTISCUS to Tiedemann GIESE Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1538-04-15, CIDTC IDL 1846⌊litteriscf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Tiedemann GIESE Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1538-04-11, CIDTC IDL 1845;
Ioannes DANTISCUS to Tiedemann GIESE Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1538-04-15, CIDTC IDL 1846⌋ Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae ad 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)⌊reverendissimum dominum CulmensemTiedemann 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)⌋ datis certiores redditi sumus. Comprecandus nobis Deus est, ut vires, quas vehemens morbi vis attriverat, divina clementia restauret ac indies corroboret, et Reverendissimam Dominationem Vestram nobis diu servet, ne mox rursum desideremus, quem vixdum sensimus nobis obtigisse pontificem.

Ceterum, ex quo festivitates divorum Georgii, Adalberti et Marci in hebdomadam sanctam Paschae incidunt, ubi celebrari nequeunt, et breviaria Warmiensia in titulo de translatione festorum satis dilucide disponunt, ut in ferias proximas post octavas Paschae vacantes transferantur, etsi plura fuerint eo ordine(?) per ferias alio festo vacantes, eo ordine superinscribed⌈eo ordineeo ordine superinscribed⌉, quo intermissa fuerint, suppleantur. Oboriri tamen nihilominus nonnullis dubium potest, ut antea quoque factum fuisse compertum habetur, an festum sanctorum Philippi et Iacobi, quod ordinem continuationis celebrandi alia festa interrumpit, a suo proprio loco dimoveri ac festo sancti Marci cedere ac in feriam quintam transferri debeat, an non.

Ut igitur consors observantia in Ermland (Warmia, Varmia), diocese and ecclesiastical principality in northeastern Poland, 1466-1772 within the Kingdom of Poland, Royal Prussia⌊diocesiErmland (Warmia, Varmia), diocese and ecclesiastical principality in northeastern Poland, 1466-1772 within the Kingdom of Poland, Royal Prussia⌋ Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae ubique sit, videtur Ermland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌊venerabili capituloErmland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌋, ut Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra litteras, quas processum vocant, ad omnes archipresbyteriales sedes in tempore consueto more mitti iubeat et omnibus suae iurisdictionis mandet, ut praed iuxta praedictae notulae ordinationem festivitates praedictas observent, nominatimque in litteris exprimatur, ut dies Sancti Georgii feria secunda post Dominicam Quasimodogeniti, feria tertia - Adalberti, feria quarta - Philippi et Iacobi in suo loco, demum divi Marci feria quinta proxima celebrentur.

Litterae vero Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae facile perferentur per eos, qui chrisma istinc ad singulas sedes sunt percepturi archipresbyteris Elbingensis, Melsacensis, Frawenburgensis et Tolkemitensis. Ego hinc rem et voluntatem Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae denuntiabo, quandoquidem hanc ordinationem, seu potius veteris ordinationis declarationem, eam probaturam non ambigo.

Christus Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae integram valetudinem clementer restituere nobisque eam adscribed⌈eameam adscribed⌉ diu incolumem servare dignetur.

Eiusdem Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae humilis capellanus 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)⌋

Postscript No. 1:

Et ne notarius in dictandis litteris laboret, exemplar his inditum mitto.

Postscript No. 2:

BCz, 1595, p. 1065

Reverendissime Domine.

Non dubito mulierem illam, quae cingulum repetit, Dominationem Vestram Reverendissimam, cum Braunsberg (Braniewo), town in Ermland (Warmia), 19 km NE of Elbing (Elbląg), port on the Vistula Lagoon, a member of the Hanseatic League⌊BraunsbergumBraunsberg (Braniewo), town in Ermland (Warmia), 19 km NE of Elbing (Elbląg), port on the Vistula Lagoon, a member of the Hanseatic League⌋ venerit, interpellaturam. Et quia dominus Paweł Snopek (*after 1480 – †1554), close collaborator of Ioannes Dantiscus; Econom of the Dominium Ermland (Warmia); in 1524 mentioned as Canon of Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) for the first time; 1528-1554 Provost of Guttstadt; 1536-1538 Canon of Ermland (in December 1538 he was forced to resign in favour of Alexander von Suchten; in 1543 he regained this prebend but two years later had to step aside for Kaspar Hannau) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 308; SBKKDM, p. 103; SBKW, p. 227; PSB 39/3, p. 405-406)⌊Paulus SnopecPaweł Snopek (*after 1480 – †1554), close collaborator of Ioannes Dantiscus; Econom of the Dominium Ermland (Warmia); in 1524 mentioned as Canon of Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) for the first time; 1528-1554 Provost of Guttstadt; 1536-1538 Canon of Ermland (in December 1538 he was forced to resign in favour of Alexander von Suchten; in 1543 he regained this prebend but two years later had to step aside for Kaspar Hannau) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 308; SBKKDM, p. 103; SBKW, p. 227; PSB 39/3, p. 405-406)⌋, antiquus oeconomus, quem semper eadem mulier in testem producere nititur, istinc migraturus est, conduceret fortassis eum ante abitionem a Dominatione Vestra Reverendissima examinari et schedam istam, de manu olim domini 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)⌊MauriciiMauritius 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)⌋ ad cingulum repositam, Braunsberg (Braniewo), town in Ermland (Warmia), 19 km NE of Elbing (Elbląg), port on the Vistula Lagoon, a member of the Hanseatic League⌊BraunsbergumBraunsberg (Braniewo), town in Ermland (Warmia), 19 km NE of Elbing (Elbląg), port on the Vistula Lagoon, a member of the Hanseatic League⌋ adferri, ut tandem aliquando causa haec discuti et terminari possit.