BCz, 243, p. 316

Reverendissimo in Christo Patri et Domino, domino 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⌊Ioanni Dei gratia 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⌋, domino et amico carissimo ac plurimum hon(oran)do or hon(oran)d(issim)o⌈hon(oran)dohon(oran)do or hon(oran)d(issim)o⌉

BCz, 243, p. 313

Reverendissime in Christo Pater et Domine, amice fraterque et vicine carissime ac plurimum honoran(de) or honoran(dissime)⌈honoran(de)honoran(de) or honoran(dissime)⌉.

Sunt 1533-07-14⌊hesterno mihi die1533-07-14⌋ redditae Vestrae Dominationis Reverendissimae cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Jan KARNKOWSKI before 1533-07-14, CIDTC IDL 7324, letter lost⌊litteraecf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Jan KARNKOWSKI before 1533-07-14, CIDTC IDL 7324, letter lost⌋, quibus respondet ad cf. Jan KARNKOWSKI to Ioannes DANTISCUS Cracow, 1533-06-07, CIDTC IDL 960⌊meascf. Jan KARNKOWSKI to Ioannes DANTISCUS Cracow, 1533-06-07, CIDTC IDL 960⌋, quas Cracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌊hincCracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌋ dederam septima Iunii. Et quod est quidem ad legatarios heredesve domini olim Franz Hardt (Franciscus Parchenius) (†1532), 1522-1530 chancellor of Kulm Bishop Jan Konopacki; 1528 envoy of Prussian Estates to King Sigismund I; 1531-1532 administrator włodarz of the goods of Bishop of Włocławek Jan Karnkowski; 1526 Christoph Hegendorf dedicated him his Declamatio in laudem ebrietatis⌊Francisci HarthFranz Hardt (Franciscus Parchenius) (†1532), 1522-1530 chancellor of Kulm Bishop Jan Konopacki; 1528 envoy of Prussian Estates to King Sigismund I; 1531-1532 administrator włodarz of the goods of Bishop of Włocławek Jan Karnkowski; 1526 Christoph Hegendorf dedicated him his Declamatio in laudem ebrietatis⌋ mei in Subkowy, village in northern Poland, Pomerania, 12 km S of Tczew (Dirschau)⌊SobcowSubkowy, village in northern Poland, Pomerania, 12 km S of Tczew (Dirschau)⌋ praefecti, qui ausi in me sunt, quod scripsi sciensque repeto, in celebri frequentia Council of Royal Prussia the most important local authority in Royal Prussia. It consisted of two bishops (of Ermland (Warmia), who served as the Council’s president, and of Kulm (Chełmno)), three voivodes (of Kulm, Marienburg (Malbork), and Pomerania), three castellans (of Kulm, Elbing (Elbląg), and Gdańsk (Danzig)), three chamberlains (of Kulm, Marienburg, and Pomerania), and representatives of the three Great Prussian Cities – Gdańsk, Thorn (Toruń), and Elbing (ACHREMCZYK 2016, p. 17-18)⌊istius terrae senatusCouncil of Royal Prussia the most important local authority in Royal Prussia. It consisted of two bishops (of Ermland (Warmia), who served as the Council’s president, and of Kulm (Chełmno)), three voivodes (of Kulm, Marienburg (Malbork), and Pomerania), three castellans (of Kulm, Elbing (Elbląg), and Gdańsk (Danzig)), three chamberlains (of Kulm, Marienburg, and Pomerania), and representatives of the three Great Prussian Cities – Gdańsk, Thorn (Toruń), and Elbing (ACHREMCZYK 2016, p. 17-18)⌋ deblaterare meamque apud tales viros opinionem gravare, me iniquitatis atque rapinae ore nugacissimo insimulando. Cum huius causae totius cognitionem Dominationi Vestrae Reverendissimae permiserim eiusque rei gratia miserim secretarium meum dominum Stanisław Dąbrowski (†1575)⌊DambrowskiStanisław Dąbrowski (†1575)⌋ archidiaconum etc., sitque mihi persuasum iam esse rem ipsam actam et transactam atque omni ex parte compositam, nihil opus est, ut haec iterum replicem remque actam agam. Summa est. Malo facultatum et pecuniae iacturam, quam aut opinionis bonae, aut nostrae inter nos amicitiae, nunc maxime, cum ita Deo volente est uterque nostrum ad paris dignitatis culmen evectus sitque praeterea uterque alteri vicinus, solidioribus iam superstructionibus mutuisque officis alendae.

Sic fuit quidem persuasum apud me bonos illos viros aut bonos nebulones, quod, nisi auctore magno vel adiutore, non ausi fuissent moliri, sua nugacissima in me ora laxasse, adiuvante aut favente Vestra Dominatione Reverendissima. Id, quod dissimulare non valens expostulavi, fateor, cum ea videor non mihi fecisse temere tot et quidem non ambiguis accedentibus praesumptionibus. Cum enim semel atque iterum BCz, 243, p. 314 scripserit ad me super his mihique, dum rescriberem diluens calumniam et facti reddens rationem, parum loci tribuerit cumque de Provincial Diet of Royal Prussia ⌊conventuProvincial Diet of Royal Prussia ⌋ iterum scriberetur ad me et iam alias visam totiens mihi manum probe cognoscerem itidemque et phrasim, quae alia cogitatio paper damaged⌈[io]io paper damaged⌉ mentem subire potuit, quam quae subiit? Cum sint praesertim, qui istinc dedere ad me litteras, quibus me voluerunt reddere certiorem improbos illos, qui me indignis non verentur incessere conviciis, quod faciunt, facere, Vestra Dominatione Reverendissima favente eorumque causam tuente.

Quodsi non? At saltem pro amici officio proque communis nobis dignitatis debito non illud fortasse reticere debuerat, quod ad refellendum mendacium illorum blateronum et ad reddendam facti mei rationem pertineret, ne Council of Royal Prussia the most important local authority in Royal Prussia. It consisted of two bishops (of Ermland (Warmia), who served as the Council’s president, and of Kulm (Chełmno)), three voivodes (of Kulm, Marienburg (Malbork), and Pomerania), three castellans (of Kulm, Elbing (Elbląg), and Gdańsk (Danzig)), three chamberlains (of Kulm, Marienburg, and Pomerania), and representatives of the three Great Prussian Cities – Gdańsk, Thorn (Toruń), and Elbing (ACHREMCZYK 2016, p. 17-18)⌊senatusCouncil of Royal Prussia the most important local authority in Royal Prussia. It consisted of two bishops (of Ermland (Warmia), who served as the Council’s president, and of Kulm (Chełmno)), three voivodes (of Kulm, Marienburg (Malbork), and Pomerania), three castellans (of Kulm, Elbing (Elbląg), and Gdańsk (Danzig)), three chamberlains (of Kulm, Marienburg, and Pomerania), and representatives of the three Great Prussian Cities – Gdańsk, Thorn (Toruń), and Elbing (ACHREMCZYK 2016, p. 17-18)⌋ ille admitteret in animum talem de me et senatore, et praesule opinionem aut me causa indicta condemnaret, cum praesertim non sit condicionalis illa clausula adiecta in eorum litteris ad me. Quae in regum litteris istiusmodi argumenti non solent omitti, si videlicet ita est, ut conqueritur.

Utcumque tamen est, excusationem ego aut purgationem Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae admitto, plenam eius dictis fidem adhibens, quod videlicet causam illorum nihil adiuverit contra me. Et rogo quicquid in hoc deliqui, hanc mihi culpam condonet posthac non admissuro quid eiusmodi. Condonet, inquam, et non tam ipsi mihi, quam gravi dolori meo, qui affectus potest plurimum etc.

De causa autem ipsa rogo, ne gravetur cognoscere, si nondum est transacta. Cognoscat, inquam, et constituat atque componat pro suo unius arbitrio, BCz, 243, p. 315 ut sublata istiusmodi disceptatione, non dicam altercationis materia, tam legatarii, quam alii quicumque false conceptam opinionem de me, quem avaritiae, rapinae aut iniquitatis condemnabant, iam tandem deponant sitque instaurata inter nos pax et animorum utrimque benevolentia etc.

Quodsi vero gravatur id facere, quod minime reor, at saltem unum hoc nolit mihi negatum iri, ut civem subditumque suum, alterum de legatariis Franz Hardt (Franciscus Parchenius) (†1532), 1522-1530 chancellor of Kulm Bishop Jan Konopacki; 1528 envoy of Prussian Estates to King Sigismund I; 1531-1532 administrator włodarz of the goods of Bishop of Włocławek Jan Karnkowski; 1526 Christoph Hegendorf dedicated him his Declamatio in laudem ebrietatis⌊FrancisciFranz Hardt (Franciscus Parchenius) (†1532), 1522-1530 chancellor of Kulm Bishop Jan Konopacki; 1528 envoy of Prussian Estates to King Sigismund I; 1531-1532 administrator włodarz of the goods of Bishop of Włocławek Jan Karnkowski; 1526 Christoph Hegendorf dedicated him his Declamatio in laudem ebrietatis⌋ mei meisque calumniatoribus certa ac diligenti per obsides aut fideiussores cautione sic mandet provideri, ut nihil hostile in me meosve attentet per scelus et quascumque insidias. Id, quod certum habeo, facturum itidem dominum Dzialinski de suo altero. Quandoquidem et priores litterae Council of Royal Prussia the most important local authority in Royal Prussia. It consisted of two bishops (of Ermland (Warmia), who served as the Council’s president, and of Kulm (Chełmno)), three voivodes (of Kulm, Marienburg (Malbork), and Pomerania), three castellans (of Kulm, Elbing (Elbląg), and Gdańsk (Danzig)), three chamberlains (of Kulm, Marienburg, and Pomerania), and representatives of the three Great Prussian Cities – Gdańsk, Thorn (Toruń), and Elbing (ACHREMCZYK 2016, p. 17-18)⌊dominorumCouncil of Royal Prussia the most important local authority in Royal Prussia. It consisted of two bishops (of Ermland (Warmia), who served as the Council’s president, and of Kulm (Chełmno)), three voivodes (of Kulm, Marienburg (Malbork), and Pomerania), three castellans (of Kulm, Elbing (Elbląg), and Gdańsk (Danzig)), three chamberlains (of Kulm, Marienburg, and Pomerania), and representatives of the three Great Prussian Cities – Gdańsk, Thorn (Toruń), and Elbing (ACHREMCZYK 2016, p. 17-18)⌋, et deinde Vestrae Reverendissimae Dominationis cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Jan KARNKOWSKI before 1533-07-14, CIDTC IDL 7324, letter lost⌊ultimae istaecf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Jan KARNKOWSKI before 1533-07-14, CIDTC IDL 7324, letter lost⌋ tale, quid videntur vel implicite insinuare eos, videlicet quid hostile aut moliri, aut mina paper damaged⌈[a]a paper damaged⌉ri. Verum nihil eo, ut ipse mihi persuadeo, opus fuerit, cum certum habeam rem esse transactam et omni ex parte compositam vel iamiamque componendam. Ut ipse enim ego, ita et Vestra quoque Reverendissima Dominatio toto studio volet provisum iri, ut hac disceptandi causa et omni deinceps alia aut sublata, aut nequaquam admissa, nihil deinceps accidat, quod facere, quid valeat ad dirimendam vel quovis modo infirmandam nostram inter nos benevolentiam et animorum coniunctionem. Polliceor enim ei omnia de me amica polliceorque hoc ipsum mihi de ea. Quam Deus Omnipotens praestet incolumem diu atque prosperet.

Cuius damnum, quo est non mediocriter affecta in Löbau (Lubawa, Lubavia), town in northern Poland, Kulm Land (Ziemia Chełmińska), ca. 67 km E of Graudenz (Grudziądz), the main seat of the bishops of Kulm (Chełmno)⌊civitatisLöbau (Lubawa, Lubavia), town in northern Poland, Kulm Land (Ziemia Chełmińska), ca. 67 km E of Graudenz (Grudziądz), the main seat of the bishops of Kulm (Chełmno)⌋ suae deflagratione, fero equidem dolenter. Ut hoc tamen mali ferat ipsa pro forti et magnanimo semper animo suo moderate feratque patienter non immemor humanae condicionis, quae, quam sumus diu in hoc procelloso mari huius vitae navigan(tes) or navigan(do)⌈navigan(tes)navigan(tes) or navigan(do)⌉, his et illis itemque illis malis et multifariis fortunae insultibus, fecit nos obnoxios. Rogo hortorque et moneo, consensu enim et aequanimitate sunt haec nobis mala potius lenienda, BCz, 243, p. 316 quam impatientia et dolore asperanda et tanto quidem magis ferenda patienter, si haec non nisi paper damaged⌈[i]i paper damaged⌉ permissu divino eveniunt dicente propheta: cf. Vulg. Am 3,6 si erit malum in civitate, quod Dominus non fecerit? ⌊non est malum in civitate, quod non fecerit Dominuscf. Vulg. Am 3,6 si erit malum in civitate, quod Dominus non fecerit? ⌋. Sciet ille voletque etiam, si suae nos voluntati nihil viderit obluctantes, ut claro est exemplo Job the central character of the Book of Job in the Bible⌊IobJob the central character of the Book of Job in the Bible⌋ ille beatus omnigenum malis exercitus, sed de arce patientiae minime depulsus, abunde bonis potioribus iacturam istam compensare etc.

Me commendo fraterno amori Vestrae Reverendissimae Dominationis.

Dat(ae) or Dat(um)⌈Dat(ae)Dat(ae) or Dat(um)⌉ Cracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌊CracoviaeCracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌋, die 15 Iulii anno Domini 1533.

Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae totus Jan Karnkowski (*ca. 1472 – †1537), at least from 1497 scribe at the royal chancellery; before 1500-02-29 Cracow Canon; at least in 1506-1527 royal secretary; between 1503 and 1509 Provost in Skalbmierz; 1510 Scholastic in Sandomierz; 1510 Poznań Canon; ca. 1513 parish priest in Piotrków; 1523 Canon of St. George at the Wawel; before 1525 Płock Canon; 1525 - of Gniezno; before 1535 - at the Cracow Cathedral; 1527 Bishop Elect of Przemyśl; 1531 Bishop of Włocławek; 1510,1514, 1516, 1517, 1518, 1524, 1525 royal envoy to Hungary; 1514, 1515,1523 - to local diets (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 254)⌊Ioannes episcopus VladislaviensisJan Karnkowski (*ca. 1472 – †1537), at least from 1497 scribe at the royal chancellery; before 1500-02-29 Cracow Canon; at least in 1506-1527 royal secretary; between 1503 and 1509 Provost in Skalbmierz; 1510 Scholastic in Sandomierz; 1510 Poznań Canon; ca. 1513 parish priest in Piotrków; 1523 Canon of St. George at the Wawel; before 1525 Płock Canon; 1525 - of Gniezno; before 1535 - at the Cracow Cathedral; 1527 Bishop Elect of Przemyśl; 1531 Bishop of Włocławek; 1510,1514, 1516, 1517, 1518, 1524, 1525 royal envoy to Hungary; 1514, 1515,1523 - to local diets (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 254)⌋ etc.