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Letter #4338

Ioannes DANTISCUS to Gdańsk Town Council
Löbau (Lubawa), 1535-02-06
            received Gdańsk (Danzig)

Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in German, in secretary's hand, APG, 300, 53, 249, p. 97-100

Auxiliary sources:
1register in German, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8248 (TK 10), f. 25

Prints:
1AT 17 No. 80, p. 107 (Polish register)

 

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APG 300, 53, 249, p. 100

Den ersamen und namhafftigen hern Gdańsk Town Council burgemeÿster und radtmanne der koniglichen(n) stadt DanczigkGdańsk Town Council , unsern(n) gunstigenn(n) frewnden(n)

APG 300, 53, 249, p. 97

Unsern freundtlichen grus und was wir liybs und wolgefallens vormuegenn zuvoran. Ersame, namhafftige herrn, gunstige frewnde.

E(wer) Er(bar)k(eit) weytlaufftig cf. Gdańsk Town Council to Ioannes DANTISCUS Gdańsk (Danzig), 1535-01-25, CIDTC IDL 5170schreybenn(n)cf. Gdańsk Town Council to Ioannes DANTISCUS Gdańsk (Danzig), 1535-01-25, CIDTC IDL 5170, / dorynnen wir vormerckt, / wie wir nicht recht wÿssenn(n) solthenn tragen umb dy gerichts henndel, / dy zw 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 LeagueDantzigGdańsk (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 im brawch, / ob gleich wir by hindren wolthenn, / haben wir den III thag des monts erhalthenn. / Ÿst der gestald unser meynung nie g written over vvgg written over vewest, / das ymands von unsern(n)t / ader den(n) unsern(n) wegen(n) soldt in seynnem(m) rechten vorkurtzt werd(en), / derhalben uff solche lange schrÿfft wolde wir uns zu antworthen / dyse tzeyt, / nicht an ursach, / enthalthenn / und thuen, / wÿ alwege zuvor, / was Ewer Er(bar)k(eit) lyb yst / und was der selbthenn zu ehren und nutz gedeyen mag, / himit in dy gnad des almech(?)tigen befelhen.

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