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Letter #5707

Sigismund I Jagiellon to Ioannes DANTISCUS
Vilnius, 1542-03-10
            received Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1542-03-20

Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in Latin, in secretary's hand, AGAD, AZ, 2999, f. 206
2copy in Latin, 18th-century, BCz, 59 (TN), No. 35, p. 131-132
3copy in Latin, 18th-century, BCz, 284, No. 125, p. 296

 

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BNW, BOZ, 953, f. 206r

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 AustriaSigismundusSigismund 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 Dei gratia rex Poland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)PoloniaePoland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia), magnus dux LithuaniaLithuaniaeLithuania, Rus (Russia)RussiaeRus (Russia), Poland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)PrussiaePoland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia), Mazowsze (Masovia) historic region in Central Poland, before 1526 an autonomous duchy and feud of the Kingdom of Poland, from 1526 included in the KingdomMasoviaeMazowsze (Masovia) historic region in Central Poland, before 1526 an autonomous duchy and feud of the Kingdom of Poland, from 1526 included in the Kingdom etc. dominus et heres

Reverende in Christo Pater, sincere nobis dilecte.

Quae pericula et discrimina impendeant universae reipublicae Christianae propter eas clades, quas serenissimi et excellentissimi fratres, Charles V of Habsburg (*1500 – †1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain as Charles I (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily, King of the Romans (1519-1530), Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation (elected 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile

Ferdinand I of Habsburg (*1503 – †1564), from 1521 Archduke of Austria, from 1526 King of Bohemia and Hungary, Croatia and Slavonia as Ferdinand I, 1531-1558 King of the Romans, 1558-1564 Holy Roman Emperor; son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile, a younger brother of Charles V of Habsburg
imperatoria et regia Romanorum maiestatesCharles V of Habsburg (*1500 – †1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain as Charles I (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily, King of the Romans (1519-1530), Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation (elected 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile

Ferdinand I of Habsburg (*1503 – †1564), from 1521 Archduke of Austria, from 1526 King of Bohemia and Hungary, Croatia and Slavonia as Ferdinand I, 1531-1558 King of the Romans, 1558-1564 Holy Roman Emperor; son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile, a younger brother of Charles V of Habsburg
, proximis superioribus mensibus ingentes acceperunt, non ignorat procul dubio Paternitas Tua. Ne nos quidem vacuo esse animo possumus ab omni periculi metu, etiamsi a nemine paper damaged[ne]ne paper damaged indictum ac denuntiatum bellum habemus, quare paper damaged[uare]uare paper damaged pro officio nostro regio, quo summo possumus, studio providere conamur, ut ratio propulsandi periculi iniri possit, ut si quis de improviso in regnum ditionesque nostras impetum hostis fecerit, ne nos prorsus imparatos offendat. Quare cum de hac causa, tum aliis nonnullis de rebus legatum nostrum ad Provincial Diet of Royal Prussia comitia terrarum nostrarum PrussiaeProvincial Diet of Royal Prussia Marienburg (Malbork), town and castle in northern Poland, Pomeranian Voivodeship, on the Nogat river, a branch of the Vistula at its delta, the capital of the Grand Masters of the Teutonic Order in Prussia (1309-1457), a voivodeship capital in Royal Prussia, which belonged to the Kingdom of Poland (1466-1772). Marienburg (taking turns with Graudenz (Grudziądz)) was the venue for the Provincial Diets of Royal Prussia, which were chaired by the bishop of Ermland (Warmia)MariemburgiMarienburg (Malbork), town and castle in northern Poland, Pomeranian Voivodeship, on the Nogat river, a branch of the Vistula at its delta, the capital of the Grand Masters of the Teutonic Order in Prussia (1309-1457), a voivodeship capital in Royal Prussia, which belonged to the Kingdom of Poland (1466-1772). Marienburg (taking turns with Graudenz (Grudziądz)) was the venue for the Provincial Diets of Royal Prussia, which were chaired by the bishop of Ermland (Warmia) proximo mense Maio celebranda designavimus. Paternitatem Tuam hortamur, ut ipsa quoque ad ea se Provincial Diet of Royal Prussia comitiaProvincial Diet of Royal Prussia , quae pro 1542-05-08festo divi Stanislai1542-05-08 Marienburg (Malbork), town and castle in northern Poland, Pomeranian Voivodeship, on the Nogat river, a branch of the Vistula at its delta, the capital of the Grand Masters of the Teutonic Order in Prussia (1309-1457), a voivodeship capital in Royal Prussia, which belonged to the Kingdom of Poland (1466-1772). Marienburg (taking turns with Graudenz (Grudziądz)) was the venue for the Provincial Diets of Royal Prussia, which were chaired by the bishop of Ermland (Warmia)MariemburgiMarienburg (Malbork), town and castle in northern Poland, Pomeranian Voivodeship, on the Nogat river, a branch of the Vistula at its delta, the capital of the Grand Masters of the Teutonic Order in Prussia (1309-1457), a voivodeship capital in Royal Prussia, which belonged to the Kingdom of Poland (1466-1772). Marienburg (taking turns with Graudenz (Grudziądz)) was the venue for the Provincial Diets of Royal Prussia, which were chaired by the bishop of Ermland (Warmia) habebuntur, conferat et ubi mandata nostra exposita per legatum nostrum fuerint, una cum aliis pro officio suo diligenter consultet ac prospicere omni ratione conetur, ut ne quid Royal Prussia (Prussia Regalis), region, part of Prussia annexed to the Kingdom of Poland in 1466 under the provisions of the Second Peace of Thornterrae nostrae PrussiaeRoyal Prussia (Prussia Regalis), region, part of Prussia annexed to the Kingdom of Poland in 1466 under the provisions of the Second Peace of Thorn detrimenti accipiant, cum Poland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)regnoPoland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia) nostro separatim ab illis nihil accidere possit. Factura pro officio suo et gratia nostra.

Ad mandatum s(acrae) or s(erenissimae)s(acrae)s(acrae) or s(erenissimae) maiestatis regiae proprium