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Letter #948

Ioannes DANTISCUS to Bona Sforza
Marienburg (Malbork), 1533-05-17


Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in Latin, autograph, BNW, BOZ, 2053, TG 16, No. 1903, f. 94-95
2copy in Latin, 16th-century, BJ, 6557, f. 369r-v
3copy in Latin, 16th-century, BK, 217, No. 294, f. 275r
4copy in Latin, 16th-century, BCz, 271, f. 299v
5copy in Latin, 17th-century, BCz, 270, p. 419-420
6copy in Latin, 18th-century, BCz, 49 (TN), No. 124, p. 363-364
7copy in Latin, 18th-century, BCz, 274, No. 227, p. 465-466

Auxiliary sources:
1register in Polish, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8247 (TK 9), f. 284

Prints:
1AT 15 No. 265, p. 368-369 (in extenso; Polish register)

 

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BNW, BOZ, 2053, TG 16, No.1903, f. 94r

Serenissima Reginalis Maiestas et Domina, domina mihi clementissima. Humillimam servitiorum et orationum mearum commendationem.

Reddidit mihi nobilis Fabian Wojanowski (Fabian of Dąbrówka, Fabian Damerau) (†1540), courtier of King Sigismund I Jagiellon and Queen Bona Sforza, German tutor to their son Sigismund II Augustus. In 1531 he went back to his family name Damerau; Dantiscus' companion on his mission to Emperor Charles V and his successor as a royal envoy at the Imperial court; 1539-1540 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) (from 1538 coadiutor of Henryk von Snellenberg by Dantiscus' patronage) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 49; SBKW, p. 37)⌊Fabianus VoyanowskiFabian Wojanowski (Fabian of Dąbrówka, Fabian Damerau) (†1540), courtier of King Sigismund I Jagiellon and Queen Bona Sforza, German tutor to their son Sigismund II Augustus. In 1531 he went back to his family name Damerau; Dantiscus' companion on his mission to Emperor Charles V and his successor as a royal envoy at the Imperial court; 1539-1540 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) (from 1538 coadiutor of Henryk von Snellenberg by Dantiscus' patronage) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 49; SBKW, p. 37)⌋ Serenissimae Maiestatis Vestrae cf. Bona Sforza to Ioannes DANTISCUS Cracow, 1533-05-05, CIDTC IDL 945⌊litterascf. Bona Sforza to Ioannes DANTISCUS Cracow, 1533-05-05, CIDTC IDL 945⌋ meque gratiae Serenissimae Maiestatis Vestrae salutatione fecit participem, pro qua Serenissimae Maiestati Vestrae, quantum humillimus servus et capellanus Serenissimae Maiestatis Vestrae potest, suppliciter gratias habeo meque offero (quod etiam re ipsa praestiti semper), si quocumque in casu Serenissimae Maiestati Vestrae umquam cum vita et facultatibus meis inservire potuero, me futurum perpetuo obsequentissimum et devinctissimum. Ex hoc orbis angulo, in quo versamur, multa nova Serenissimae Maiestati Vestrae scribi nequeunt. Iturus sum recta hac hora 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 League⌊GdanumGdańsk (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⌋ in patriam meam, quam a 13 annis non vidi. Si quid ibidem offendero ex navibus, quae hoc tempore omni ex parte confluunt, quod gratum oculis Serenissimae Maiestatis Vestrae futurum cognovero, curabo, ut quam primum ad Serenissimam Maiestatem Vestram perferatur.

Quod reliquum est, me gratiae Serenissimae Maiestatis Vestrae humillime una cum domino Melchior Glaubicz (†1534), 1517 building administrator of Malbork castle; 1519 royal economist at the Malbork castle; wójt of Malbork; 1525, 1531 envoy of King Sigismund I to the Gdańsk Town Council (PSB 8, p. 37-38)⌊Melchiore GlaubiczMelchior Glaubicz (†1534), 1517 building administrator of Malbork castle; 1519 royal economist at the Malbork castle; wójt of Malbork; 1525, 1531 envoy of King Sigismund I to the Gdańsk Town Council (PSB 8, p. 37-38)⌋ advocato 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)⌊castri MarienburgensisMarienburg (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)⌋ commendo, cui ut gratia sua apud 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⌊serenissimam 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⌋ adsit in his, quae pro meritis suis petit, suppliciter rogo. Jesus of Nazareth (Jesus Christ), in Christianity the Messiah foretold in the Old Testament⌊ChristusJesus of Nazareth (Jesus Christ), in Christianity the Messiah foretold in the Old Testament⌋ Dominus noster, Serenissimam Maiestatem quam diutissime sospitet et prosperet in omnibus.

Ex 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)⌊MarienburgoMarienburg (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)⌋, 17 Maii 1533.

[1, 2] Written on piece of paper which is now lost