cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Mauritius FERBER before 1535-04-07, CIDTC IDL 7355, letter lost⌊Litterascf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Mauritius FERBER before 1535-04-07, CIDTC IDL 7355, letter lost⌋ Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae humanissimis humaniores et certissimas singularis in me amoris sui testes per nuntium eius mihi redditas accepi. Habeoque et ago numquam intermorituras gratias, quod Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra ex tam candido affectu mota me invisere et super calumnia falso impacta consolari dignatur. Illius fraterni Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae caritatis, qua me complectitur, propensionem nulla umquam in me delebit oblivio. Daboque operam, ut per omnem modum atque occasionem illi et in amore, et benevolentia sim responsurus.
De his, quae in proximo Provincial Diet of Royal Prussia ⌊conventuProvincial Diet of Royal Prussia ⌋ acta sunt, sufficienter per 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)
Felix Reich (*ca. 1475 – †1539), secretary to Łukasz Watzenrode, Bishop of Ermland (Warmia), and his chaplain; from 1518 Chancellor to succeeding Bishops of Ermland: Fabian von Lusian (Luzjański) and Mauritius Ferber; 1518-1525 Provost of Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) Collegiate Chapter; 1526-1539 Canon of Ermland; 1528 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1529-1532 administrator of the Chapter's estates in Allenstein (Olsztyn), and in 1538 in Tolkemit (Tolkmicko); 1538-1539 Vicar General of the diocese of Ermland, and Custos of Ermland; 1528-1530 envoy of the Ermland Chapter to the Provincial Diet of Royal Prussia (KOPICZKO 2, p. 265-266; BORAWSKA 1984, p. 176-177; SBKW, p. 200-201)⌊canonicosTiedemann 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)
Felix Reich (*ca. 1475 – †1539), secretary to Łukasz Watzenrode, Bishop of Ermland (Warmia), and his chaplain; from 1518 Chancellor to succeeding Bishops of Ermland: Fabian von Lusian (Luzjański) and Mauritius Ferber; 1518-1525 Provost of Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) Collegiate Chapter; 1526-1539 Canon of Ermland; 1528 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1529-1532 administrator of the Chapter's estates in Allenstein (Olsztyn), and in 1538 in Tolkemit (Tolkmicko); 1538-1539 Vicar General of the diocese of Ermland, and Custos of Ermland; 1528-1530 envoy of the Ermland Chapter to the Provincial Diet of Royal Prussia (KOPICZKO 2, p. 265-266; BORAWSKA 1984, p. 176-177; SBKW, p. 200-201)⌋ et probably Nicolaus Human (*ca. 1480 – †1542), at least in 1527 dean of the Guttstadt chapter; 1528-1538 - provost; 1529 Ermland judicial vicar; notary public; chancellor of Ermland bishops Mauritius Ferber and Ioannes Dantiscus (until October, 1537) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 132)⌊secretariumprobably Nicolaus Human (*ca. 1480 – †1542), at least in 1527 dean of the Guttstadt chapter; 1528-1538 - provost; 1529 Ermland judicial vicar; notary public; chancellor of Ermland bishops Mauritius Ferber and Ioannes Dantiscus (until October, 1537) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 132)⌋ meos mihi relatum est. De nimis praecipitata ac intempestiva aliquorum ex conventibus abitione nihil mirum est, nam frequentissime id mihi, quod nunc Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae contigit, usu venire consuevit. Non ignorat etiam Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima, quod in 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)⌊consilioCouncil 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)⌋ semel conclusum fuit 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⌊regiae maiestatiSigismund 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⌋ contra tales esse conquerendum, verum huiusmodi conclusio tunc non fuit prosecuta.
Omnia tamen haec, qualiacumque sunt, diffusius inter nos conferenda reicio in tempus aliud, quo (si Deus ita voluerit) alicubi convenire valeamus. Ad quod videtur mihi locus utrique nostrum non incommodus, villa videlicet Dietrichswalde (Gietrzwałd), village SE of Allenstein (Olsztyn), roughly halfway between Löbau (Lubawa) and Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński)⌊DitterichswaltDietrichswalde (Gietrzwałd), village SE of Allenstein (Olsztyn), roughly halfway between Löbau (Lubawa) and Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński)⌋ in district of Allenstein (komornictwo olsztyńskie)⌊districtu Allensteinensidistrict of Allenstein (komornictwo olsztyńskie)⌋ sita, in quam (etsi nulla alia subesset causa) saltem animi recreandi et deambulationis gratia, sicuti Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima ex 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)⌊LuboviaLöbau (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)⌋, ita ego ex Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto), town in Ermland (Warmia), NE of Allenstein (Olsztyn)⌊GutstatGuttstadt (Dobre Miasto), town in Ermland (Warmia), NE of Allenstein (Olsztyn)⌋ sub unius diei itinere ac cum modico comitatu non admodum incommode congredi atque ibi per noctem unam de omnibus, quae volumus et utriusque nostrum cogitationem fatigant, ad satietatem inter nos ore ad os colloqui possemus. Habemus pro nobis ambobus satis commodum apud plebanum Dietrichswalde (Gietrzwałd), village SE of Allenstein (Olsztyn), roughly halfway between Löbau (Lubawa) and Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński)⌊ibidemDietrichswalde (Gietrzwałd), village SE of Allenstein (Olsztyn), roughly halfway between Löbau (Lubawa) and Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński)⌋ hospitium. Id, quod si Dominationi Vestrae Reverendissimae ita placitum fuerit, non gravabitur me, cum 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⌊GedanoGdańsk (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⌋ 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)⌊LuboviamLöbau (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)⌋ redierit, facere certiorem.
Cum magnifico domino Georg von Baysen (Jerzy Bażyński) (*1469 – †1546), 1503-1512 Chamberlain of Marienburg (Malbork); 1512-1546 Voivode of Marienburg (PSB 1, p. 377)⌊palatino MarienburgensiGeorg von Baysen (Jerzy Bażyński) (*1469 – †1546), 1503-1512 Chamberlain of Marienburg (Malbork); 1512-1546 Voivode of Marienburg (PSB 1, p. 377)⌋ nulla mihi intercedit difficultas. In nulla enim re mihi negotium facessit neque me laesit aut offendit, et nulla consequenter mihi opus est in Georg von Baysen (Jerzy Bażyński) (*1469 – †1546), 1503-1512 Chamberlain of Marienburg (Malbork); 1512-1546 Voivode of Marienburg (PSB 1, p. 377)⌊illumGeorg von Baysen (Jerzy Bażyński) (*1469 – †1546), 1503-1512 Chamberlain of Marienburg (Malbork); 1512-1546 Voivode of Marienburg (PSB 1, p. 377)⌋ expostulatione. Dominus tantum Achatius von Zehmen (Achacy Cema) (*ca. 1485 – †1565), 1517-1531 Chamberlain of Pomerania, 1531-1546 Castellan of Gdańsk (Danzig), 1545-1546 Voivode of Kulm (Chełmno), 1546-1565 Voivode of Marienburg (Malbork) (SBPN 1, p. 194-195; ORACKI 1984, p. 38-39; Urzędnicy 5/2, p. 198; PSB 4, p. 325-326)⌊castellanus GedanensisAchatius von Zehmen (Achacy Cema) (*ca. 1485 – †1565), 1517-1531 Chamberlain of Pomerania, 1531-1546 Castellan of Gdańsk (Danzig), 1545-1546 Voivode of Kulm (Chełmno), 1546-1565 Voivode of Marienburg (Malbork) (SBPN 1, p. 194-195; ORACKI 1984, p. 38-39; Urzędnicy 5/2, p. 198; PSB 4, p. 325-326)⌋ 
AAWO, AB, D. 8, f. 44v animum meum citra omnem meam culpam non parum offendit, quemadmodum ex litteris eius ad me satis importune ac petulanter scriptis Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra non obscure intellexit. In omnem casum, etsi ego fortassis dignus essem meruissemque iuste talia pati, ipse tamen ea mihi impingere ac improperare indignum se reputare debuisset. Utcumque se habeat, bene valeat. Ego sequar consilium Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae ac quoad eius fieri potest, exuam eam animi mei molestiam moderaborque eam conscientia recte factorum etc.
Quod ad meam valetudinem adversam attinet, nondum sum ad plenum in loquela mea per paralysim written over sim⌈simimim written over sim⌉ linguae impedita pristinae perfectioni restitutus, in dies tamen meliora spero. Alioqui et podagra, et calculo plus satis excarnificatus, fiunt tamen haec omnia, quia ex toto emendari nequeunt, patientia leviora.
Nova apud me non sunt alia, nisi quod ill(ustrissimus) or ill(ustris)⌈ill(ustrissimus)ill(ustrissimus) or ill(ustris)⌉ dominus Albrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544)⌊Prussiae duxAlbrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544)⌋ hac proxima praeterita hebdomada paschali ex Vilnius (Wilno, Vilna), city in Lithuania, on the Vilnia river, capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania⌊WilnaVilnius (Wilno, Vilna), city in Lithuania, on the Vilnia river, capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania⌋ domum in Königsberg (Królewiec, Mons Regius, Regiomontium), city in Ducal Prussia, on the mouth of the Pregel (Pregoła) river, capital city of Ducal Prussia; today Kaliningrad in Russia⌊MontemregiumKönigsberg (Królewiec, Mons Regius, Regiomontium), city in Ducal Prussia, on the mouth of the Pregel (Pregoła) river, capital city of Ducal Prussia; today Kaliningrad in Russia⌋ rediit. Quid secum boni afferat, ignoro hidden by binding⌈[o]o hidden by binding⌉. De bello Moschico, quae hic passim circumlata sunt ac circumferuntur, non admodum laeta sunt. Dii tamen deaeque omnes faciant, ut multo laetiora felicioraque audiamus. Si qua<e> Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra per tempus habebit aut 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⌊GedaniGdańsk (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⌋ acceperit, non dedignetur me per opportunitatem facere certiorem. Nepotes item ac necessarios meos 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⌊GedaniGdańsk (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⌋, si quid adversum habuerint, in gratiam Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae commendo, rogans, ut causas eorum fortasse occurrentes favore suo prosequi velit Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra.
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AAWO, AB, D. 8, f. 44v animum meum citra omnem meam culpam non parum offendit, quemadmodum ex litteris eius ad me satis importune ac petulanter scriptis Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra non obscure intellexit. In omnem casum, etsi ego fortassis dignus essem meruissemque iuste talia pati, ipse tamen ea mihi impingere ac improperare indignum se reputare debuisset. Utcumque se habeat, bene valeat. Ego sequar consilium Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae ac quoad eius fieri potest, exuam eam animi mei molestiam moderaborque eam conscientia recte factorum etc.