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Letter #111

[Ioannes DANTISCUS] to [Sigismund I Jagiellon]
Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), [1543]-12-01


Manuscript sources:
1copy in Latin, 16th-century, APG, 300, 53, 268, p. 211 (t.p.)

 

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Humillimam etc.

Mittit ad Serenissimam Maiestatem Vestram spectabilis Gdańsk Town Council magistratus GdanensisGdańsk Town Council commendaticias litteras serenissimae Sigismund II Augustus Jagiellon (Zygmunt II August) (*1520 – †1572), 1529-1572 Grand Duke of Lithuania (ruled from 1544); 1530-1572 King of Poland (crowned vivente rege (ruled from 1548, after the death of his father); son of Sigismund I Jagiellon and Bona Sforzamaiestatis regiae iuniorisSigismund II Augustus Jagiellon (Zygmunt II August) (*1520 – †1572), 1529-1572 Grand Duke of Lithuania (ruled from 1544); 1530-1572 King of Poland (crowned vivente rege (ruled from 1548, after the death of his father); son of Sigismund I Jagiellon and Bona Sforza in causa Barthel Brand (*ca. 1490 – †1549), 1520 Gdańsk alderman; 1523 - consenior; 1526 - senior; 1527 town councillor; 1538-1549 - mayor

Tiedemann Giese Jr (*1491 – †1556), 1525, 1526, 1531 alderman in Gdańsk; 1533 - consenior; 1536 - senior; 1539 - councillor; 1540-1556 mayor; 1547, 1555 - burgrave; nephew of the Ermland bishop Tiedemann Giese (ZDRENKA 2, p. 114)
duorum praeconsulumBarthel Brand (*ca. 1490 – †1549), 1520 Gdańsk alderman; 1523 - consenior; 1526 - senior; 1527 town councillor; 1538-1549 - mayor

Tiedemann Giese Jr (*1491 – †1556), 1525, 1526, 1531 alderman in Gdańsk; 1533 - consenior; 1536 - senior; 1539 - councillor; 1540-1556 mayor; 1547, 1555 - burgrave; nephew of the Ermland bishop Tiedemann Giese (ZDRENKA 2, p. 114)
ad tribunal Serenissimae Maiestatis Vestrae citatorum, ut tempus dictionis causae, quod illis in Diet of Poland comitiis regniDiet of Poland praefinitum est, antevertere sit liberum. In eo, licet non dubitem, quin Serenissima Maiestas Vestra Sigismund II Augustus Jagiellon (Zygmunt II August) (*1520 – †1572), 1529-1572 Grand Duke of Lithuania (ruled from 1544); 1530-1572 King of Poland (crowned vivente rege (ruled from 1548, after the death of his father); son of Sigismund I Jagiellon and Bona Sforzafilii suiSigismund II Augustus Jagiellon (Zygmunt II August) (*1520 – †1572), 1529-1572 Grand Duke of Lithuania (ruled from 1544); 1530-1572 King of Poland (crowned vivente rege (ruled from 1548, after the death of his father); son of Sigismund I Jagiellon and Bona Sforza carissimi dominique mei clementissimi votis sit responsura. Quia tamen, ut hoc ipsum Serenissima Maiestas Vestra, ex solita erga omnes subditos suos indulgentissima benignitate concederet, supplicissime prius oraverim ad eundem modum amore ductus patriae ab eiusmodi oratione in praesens desistere nequivi, quantumque possum demissius rogo, ut aliquot certis diebus ante Diet of Poland regni comitiaDiet of Poland locum et terminum illis statuere dignetur, quem commode attingere pientissimoque aspectui Serenissimae Maiestatis Vestrae in gratiam recepti regiam se offerre, in eademque clementer dimissi ad suos reverti possint. Qua in re, quemadmodum fusius ex meis, quas Barthel Brand (*ca. 1490 – †1549), 1520 Gdańsk alderman; 1523 - consenior; 1526 - senior; 1527 town councillor; 1538-1549 - mayor

Tiedemann Giese Jr (*1491 – †1556), 1525, 1526, 1531 alderman in Gdańsk; 1533 - consenior; 1536 - senior; 1539 - councillor; 1540-1556 mayor; 1547, 1555 - burgrave; nephew of the Ermland bishop Tiedemann Giese (ZDRENKA 2, p. 114)
illiBarthel Brand (*ca. 1490 – †1549), 1520 Gdańsk alderman; 1523 - consenior; 1526 - senior; 1527 town councillor; 1538-1549 - mayor

Tiedemann Giese Jr (*1491 – †1556), 1525, 1526, 1531 alderman in Gdańsk; 1533 - consenior; 1536 - senior; 1539 - councillor; 1540-1556 mayor; 1547, 1555 - burgrave; nephew of the Ermland bishop Tiedemann Giese (ZDRENKA 2, p. 114)
reddent, accipiet, supra id omne, quod forte umquam merui, quodque mihi cumulatissime repensum est, cum se propitiam Serenissima Maiestas Vestra praestiterit, meritis meis plurimis accessisse existimabo. Cui me subiectissime commendo Deum intime orans, ut nobis eandem Serenissimam Maiestatem Vestram diuturnissimo tempore prosperrime valentem felicissimamque conservet.