1535-07-02⌊2-a huius1535-07-02⌋ accepi per nuntium meum cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Mauritius FERBER Löbau (Lubawa), 1535-06-30, CIDTC IDL 6955, letter lost⌊litterascf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Mauritius FERBER Löbau (Lubawa), 1535-06-30, CIDTC IDL 6955, letter lost⌋ Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae datas 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)⌊LuboviaeLöbau (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)⌋ 1533-06-30⌊ultima Iunii1533-06-30⌋, cum illis quoque varias rerum novitates et inprimis quod mea scire interesse putabam, videlicet exempla regiarum litterarum communiter ad dominos consiliarios harum terrarum intitula<ta>rum, quas tametsi aequo iure, cum nuntius sive portitor apud me esset, postulare et aperire legereque potuissem, continui tamen me, ex quo nuntius mihi quid quicquam in commissis habere de his nihil asseruit, arrogare etiam mihi nolui, quod aliquomodo directe aut indirecte improperare valeret mihi, nec fimbrias meas ultra extendere, quam decet, temptabo, modo officio meo cum dignitate et honore absque diminutione et contemptu queam uti.
Carmina per Reverendissimam Dominationem <Vestram> cf. [Epistula ad singularissimum amicum dominum Cornelium Duplicium Scepperum] or [Carmen de clarissimo viro Cornelio Dupplicio Sceppero] 1535-06-19 or shortly before, CIDTC IDP 188, poem lost⌊in Cornelis De Schepper (Cornelius Scepperus, Cornelis De Dobbele, Cornelius Duplicius) (*1503 – †1555), erudite, diplomat in the Habsburgs' service; close friend of Ioannes Dantiscus; initially in the service of Christian II of Oldenburg, King of Denmark; 1526 secretary and councillor to Emperor Charles V of Habsburg (CE, vol. 3, p. 218-220; DE VOCHT 1961, p. 15-24)⌊CepparumCornelis De Schepper (Cornelius Scepperus, Cornelis De Dobbele, Cornelius Duplicius) (*1503 – †1555), erudite, diplomat in the Habsburgs' service; close friend of Ioannes Dantiscus; initially in the service of Christian II of Oldenburg, King of Denmark; 1526 secretary and councillor to Emperor Charles V of Habsburg (CE, vol. 3, p. 218-220; DE VOCHT 1961, p. 15-24)⌋cf. [Epistula ad singularissimum amicum dominum Cornelium Duplicium Scepperum] or [Carmen de clarissimo viro Cornelio Dupplicio Sceppero] 1535-06-19 or shortly before, CIDTC IDP 188, poem lost⌋ et cf. Oratio filii prodigi before 1535-05-05, CIDTC IDP 165, poem lost⌊prodigum filiumcf. Oratio filii prodigi before 1535-05-05, CIDTC IDP 165, poem lost⌋ docte congesta, admodum legendo recrearunt animum meum. Tamen non destituere minus exinanire on the margin⌈minus exinanireminus exinanire on the margin⌉ Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra prodigum se, sed in omni doctrina doctum et solertem atque virtuosum, quantum dictamen tolerare potuisset, potius sese appellare debuisset, quia tamen id ita factum est, non sine summa Vestrae Reverendissimae Dominationis prudentia id actum esse censeo et laudari a laudatis potius, quam a se ipsa factum, arbitror, voluit.
De profligatione Citizens of Lübeck ⌊LubicensiumCitizens of Lübeck ⌋ terra et mari in primis cognati mei e 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⌊GdanoGdańsk (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⌋ certiorem dederunt, deinde
ill(ustrissimus) or ill(ustris)⌈ill(ustrissimus)ill(ustrissimus) or ill(ustris)⌉
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)⌊dux dux PrussiaeAlbrecht 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)⌋. Litterae sunt enim unius contextus, de suis autem seu confoederatis principibus, qui certamine praesentes et manuali written over em⌈emii written over em⌉ consutione interfuissent, nihil adhuc accepit. Omnia illa ex Copenhagen (København, Hafnia), city in Denmark, on the Zeeland and Amager islands⌊HaffniaCopenhagen (København, Hafnia), city in Denmark, on the Zeeland and Amager islands⌋, quam Coppenhagen appellant, effusa sunt. Per terras, ut mei scribunt, in 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⌋ nondum appulit nemo. Dii dent, ut illa vera sint et Lubicenses {et Lubicenses} praestent temeritatique eorum debitam retributionem. Damnificarunt non solum Dominationem Vestram, sed et me, et plurimas oras, nam moris est hic, quod censuarii mei rustici merces suas, utpote linum et lupulum solleant vendere civibus meis et etiam externis, illi rursus iubent fideiubent oeconomo meo ad deponendum et persolvendum censum termino eis constituto et quia illi fideiussores de mercibus suis eo, quod mare non est pervium, nihil valeant vendere, per consequens etiam oeconomo meo erogare et solvere nihil queant. Debent illi ultra II millia marcarum, fiducia tamen bona me fovet, ubi necessitas et egestas inchoa superinscribed⌈aa superinscribed⌉bit urgere, me non deserent cognati mei et ne etiam Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima frumenta sua habeat vilius, quam valent, vendere, inquantum potero 
AAWO, AB, D. 8, f. 48v eidem Vestrae Reverendissimae Dominationi libenter opitulabo, implorans Dominum Deum, dominatorem terrae caelique stain⌈[ue]ue stain⌉, ut nos levet ab hoc impedimento et hostium elatos conatus confringat et conterat, qui et nos liberi absque pavore, navigatione et peregrinatione consuetis frui valeamus.
Ceterum non memini me legisse, quod domini consiliarii 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⌊maiestati regiaeSigismund 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⌋ questi sint de castri Margenburgensis provisione ac Slochavensis collatione, sed id me legisse recordor, quod rex ad postulationem et petitionem eorundem respondit se iam antea, priusquam litteras eorum accepisset, de utroque castro providisset speransque non improbaturum iri per eos consilium et factum suae maiestatis nec adversaturum privilegiis eorundem etc. Cum tamen, si haec collocationes in consilium ducerentur, comperirentur, meo iudicio, clara luce, quod transactio Gdanensis, quoad Margenburgum, et privilegium patriae, quoad Slochau, admodum sint laesa et transgressa, ex quo tamen placet, ut sileamus, sileam et ego, neminem enim habeo mihi attinentem consanguineitate et iunctum, pro quo instem et rogem. De Margenburgensi praefectura iam transtuli votum meum in sacram maiestatem regiam ex causa, quam Dominationi Vestrae Reverendissimae non superinscribed in place of crossed-out ...⌈... illegible⌈...... illegible⌉nonnon superinscribed in place of crossed-out ...⌉ pridem litteris meis significavi, tantum cupio, teste Deo, ut non pro privata utilitate sed communi aequa lancea sollicitaretur, non pro uno solum sed coniunctim omnibus.
Equum, quem Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra pro equirio suo a me accomodatum tenet hidden by binding⌈[t]t hidden by binding⌉, si non sit aspernabilis Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae, quo eum a me dono datum retineat, cupio, tametsi senex est, pro equirio tamen utilis, bonus et valens est.
Cum his me solito fraterno amori Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae diligenter commendo, ipsam salvam esse et felicibus saeculis vivere cupiens.
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Reverendissime mi Domine.
Cum hac sigillare mandavissemus, redditae sunt mihi Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Mauritius FERBER 1535-07-10, CIDTC IDL 6956, letter lost⌊litterae 10 huius dataecf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Mauritius FERBER 1535-07-10, CIDTC IDL 6956, letter lost⌋ cum variis novis per <s>chedas in se continentes, de quibus agimus ingentes gratias, vicem compensaturi, cum se similia nobis offeruntur vicissitudinariis et amicis officiis.
Durum est mihi audire de causa Stanisław Kostka (*1487 – †1555), as a leader of the so-called nobles' party active in Royal Prussia since 1536, Kostka stood in opposition to most of the members of the Council of Royal Prussia, who wanted to maintain the autonomy of the province and a "balance of power" in terms of governance. The tension between the Prussian Subtreasurer and the Council had been increasing since the Diet in Graudenz (Grudziądz) in 1533. Kostka, connected with the royal court since his youth, was sent to Graudenz as the King's deputy and, contrary to custom, decided to take part in the proceedings. In response to such a step, the Council members stopped the meeting. Kostka accused them of hostility towards the Poles and intervened on this matter at the court. In the absence of the then Bishop of Ermland (Mauritius Ferber) it was Dantiscus who chaired the Graudenz Diet. The incident badly harmed his future relationships with Kostka; 1531-1555 Treasurer of the Prussian lands and Treasurer of Marienburg (Malbork); 1544-1545 Castellan of Elbing (Elbląg), 1545-1546 Castellan of Kulm (Chełmno); 1546-1549 Vice-Voivode of Kulm; 1546-1551 Voivode of Pomerania; 1551-1555 Voivode of Kulm (PSB 14, p. 356; Urzędnicy 5/2, p. 216; MAŁŁEK 1976, p. 119-123)⌊CostkaStanisław Kostka (*1487 – †1555), as a leader of the so-called nobles' party active in Royal Prussia since 1536, Kostka stood in opposition to most of the members of the Council of Royal Prussia, who wanted to maintain the autonomy of the province and a "balance of power" in terms of governance. The tension between the Prussian Subtreasurer and the Council had been increasing since the Diet in Graudenz (Grudziądz) in 1533. Kostka, connected with the royal court since his youth, was sent to Graudenz as the King's deputy and, contrary to custom, decided to take part in the proceedings. In response to such a step, the Council members stopped the meeting. Kostka accused them of hostility towards the Poles and intervened on this matter at the court. In the absence of the then Bishop of Ermland (Mauritius Ferber) it was Dantiscus who chaired the Graudenz Diet. The incident badly harmed his future relationships with Kostka; 1531-1555 Treasurer of the Prussian lands and Treasurer of Marienburg (Malbork); 1544-1545 Castellan of Elbing (Elbląg), 1545-1546 Castellan of Kulm (Chełmno); 1546-1549 Vice-Voivode of Kulm; 1546-1551 Voivode of Pomerania; 1551-1555 Voivode of Kulm (PSB 14, p. 356; Urzędnicy 5/2, p. 216; MAŁŁEK 1976, p. 119-123)⌋, quae in ignominiam omnium nostrum hucusque veluti studiose protracta et suspensa est. Est adhuc, uti credimus, ille canonicus Posnaniensis, qui inter Quod Dominationem Vestram et defunctum palatinum Posnaniensem internuntius et proseneta in huiusmodi causa fuit; sciret dicere(?) veritatem rei, si saltem pro teste admittendus esset. Taedio afficior huius causae agere mentionem. Futurum praescivi 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)⌊consiliarios harum terrarumCouncil 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)⌋ vocari in Cracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌊CracoviamCracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌋ ad nuptias Jadwiga (Hedwig) Jagiellon (*1513 – †1573), 1535–1571 Electress of Brandenburg; wife of Joachim II Hektor von Hohenzollern, Elector of Brandenburg, daughter of Sigismund I Jagiellon, King of Poland, and Queen Barbara Zápolya⌊reginulaeJadwiga (Hedwig) Jagiellon (*1513 – †1573), 1535–1571 Electress of Brandenburg; wife of Joachim II Hektor von Hohenzollern, Elector of Brandenburg, daughter of Sigismund I Jagiellon, King of Poland, and Queen Barbara Zápolya⌋ et Joachim II of Brandenburg Hector (Joachim II von Hohenzollern) (*1505 – †1571), son of Joachim I Nestor and Elisabeth von Oldenburg, 1524-1534 husband of Duchess Magdalena of Saxony, later (from 1535) of Jadwiga Jagiellon, daughter of King Sigismund I Jagiellon; 1535-1571 Prince-Elector of Brandenburg⌊marchionisJoachim II of Brandenburg Hector (Joachim II von Hohenzollern) (*1505 – †1571), son of Joachim I Nestor and Elisabeth von Oldenburg, 1524-1534 husband of Duchess Magdalena of Saxony, later (from 1535) of Jadwiga Jagiellon, daughter of King Sigismund I Jagiellon; 1535-1571 Prince-Elector of Brandenburg⌋. Dominus Deus illas etiam in nostram consolationem prosperare et secundare, praecor, dignetur.
Destinaveram nuntium meum ad sacram 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⌊regiam maiestatemSigismund 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⌋ eidemque notum fecimus de profligatione Citizens of Lübeck ⌊LubicensiumCitizens of Lübeck ⌋ etc., qui hac hora rediens nobis litteras adduxit, quarum exempla his indita Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae mitto, cupiens eam agere iterum atque iterum annos felices et rectissime valere.
Datum 13 Iulii.
Idem Mauritius Ferber (*1471 – †1537), doctor of both canon and civil law; from 1507 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and Lübeck; from 1514 Canon of Trier; 1512-1515 parish priest of the Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Gdańsk (Danzig); from 1516 Custos of Ermland and parish priest of the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Gdańsk; from 1519 Canon of Dorpat; from 1523 Canon of Revel; 1523-1537 Bishop of Ermland (KOPICZKO 2, p. 71-72; SBKW, p. 59-60)⌊Mauritius episcopusMauritius Ferber (*1471 – †1537), doctor of both canon and civil law; from 1507 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and Lübeck; from 1514 Canon of Trier; 1512-1515 parish priest of the Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Gdańsk (Danzig); from 1516 Custos of Ermland and parish priest of the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Gdańsk; from 1519 Canon of Dorpat; from 1523 Canon of Revel; 1523-1537 Bishop of Ermland (KOPICZKO 2, p. 71-72; SBKW, p. 59-60)⌋ scripsit.
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AAWO, AB, D. 8, f. 48v eidem Vestrae Reverendissimae Dominationi libenter opitulabo, implorans Dominum Deum, dominatorem terrae caelique stain⌈[ue]ue stain⌉, ut nos levet ab hoc impedimento et hostium elatos conatus confringat et conterat, qui et nos liberi absque pavore, navigatione et peregrinatione consuetis frui valeamus.
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