AAWO, AB, A.1, f. 449v

Ioannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes Flachsbinder) (*1485 – †1548), eminent diplomat and humanist in the service of the Jagiellons, neo-Latin poet; 1530-1537 Bishop of Kulm; 1537-1548 Bishop of Ermland⌊Episcopo CulmensiIoannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes Flachsbinder) (*1485 – †1548), eminent diplomat and humanist in the service of the Jagiellons, neo-Latin poet; 1530-1537 Bishop of Kulm; 1537-1548 Bishop of Ermland⌋

Heri sub vesperum applicuit hic nuntius Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae, a quo eiusdem cf. [Ioannes DANTISCUS] to [Mauritius FERBER] Löbau (Lubawa), 1537-04-04, CIDTC IDL 1616⌊litterascf. [Ioannes DANTISCUS] to [Mauritius FERBER] Löbau (Lubawa), 1537-04-04, CIDTC IDL 1616⌋ acceptas et perlectas abundae intellexi neque fuissem gravatus satisfacere desiderio Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae, si mihi integrum fuisset. Ceterum video rem Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia, Warmia), town in Ermland, on the Vistula Lagoon, Ermland bishopric see⌊WarmiaeFrauenburg (Frombork, Varmia, Warmia), town in Ermland, on the Vistula Lagoon, Ermland bishopric see⌋ sic institutam, ne nuntii Ermland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌊capituliErmland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌋ Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński, Heilsberga), town in Ermland (Warmia), the main seat of the bishops of Ermland⌊hucHeilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński, Heilsberga), town in Ermland (Warmia), the main seat of the bishops of Ermland⌋ ad me sunt diversuri, sed recta ad Reverendissimam Dominationem Vestram concessuri, ut ex litteris venerabilis domini 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)⌊TidemanniTiedemann 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)⌋ custodis (quas hodie circiter horam diei octavam accepi et per opportunitatem remittendas<)> plane intelliget. Hinc est, ut institutum Ermland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌊capituliErmland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌋ ac nuntiorum eius aequi bonique consulere oporteat.

Probaretur autem mihi, quod Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima in casu, quo negotium hoc coadiutoriae et articulorum[1] istic finiri nequiret, cum nuntiis Ermland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌊capituliErmland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌋ (quod non dubito, nequaquam austeris, verum humanis et familiaribus sermonibus tractabit) ita conveniret, ut vel nunc recta inde huc una cum Reverendissima Dominatione Vestra venirent, vel saltem ad alterum quempiam certum diem tam Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima, quam ipsi nuntii, hic constituerentur ad tentandum, si citra ulteriorem capituli deliberationem ea res confici posset.

Alia, quae modo scribam, non habeo, de omnibus enim iam ante AAWO, AB, A.1, f. 450r habet mentem et consilium meum Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra. Cui hoc tantum adiciendum putavi, quod non esset magnifacienda solutio illa debitorum in articulis expressa, si modo ea debitorum pecunia non in privatam personarum partitionem, sed in publicam ecclesiae utilitatem per capitulum consensu praelati sui conciteretur.

Reverendissimam Dominationem Vestram servet et fortunet in omnibus Christus.

Ex Heilsberg, 5 Aprilis 1537.

[1] From the mid-15th century, the Ermland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌊Ermland ChapterErmland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌋ presented every bishop elect with election capitulations (the articuli iurati) for him to sign. These obligated the bishop to defend the rights and privileges of the Church in Ermland (Warmia, Varmia), diocese and ecclesiastical principality in northeastern Poland, 1466-1772 within the Kingdom of Poland, Royal Prussia⌊ErmlandErmland (Warmia, Varmia), diocese and ecclesiastical principality in northeastern Poland, 1466-1772 within the Kingdom of Poland, Royal Prussia⌋ and to recognize that the Ermland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌊ChapterErmland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌋ and the bishop were partners in managing the Ermland (Warmia, Varmia), diocese and ecclesiastical principality in northeastern Poland, 1466-1772 within the Kingdom of Poland, Royal Prussia⌊dioceseErmland (Warmia, Varmia), diocese and ecclesiastical principality in northeastern Poland, 1466-1772 within the Kingdom of Poland, Royal Prussia⌋. The capitulations also concerned more detailed issues of finances and jurisdiction. (Cf. cf. Teresa Borawska, Tiedemann Giese (1480-1550) w życiu wewnętrznym Warmii i Prus Królewskich, Olsztyn, 1984 ⌊Borawska, 1984cf. Teresa Borawska, Tiedemann Giese (1480-1550) w życiu wewnętrznym Warmii i Prus Królewskich, Olsztyn, 1984 ⌋, p. 75, 76, 209, and also Articuli iurati Episcopi Ioannis Dantisci (copy from the 16th/17th century AAWO, Dok.Kap.A4/36)).