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Letter #1335

Mauritius FERBER to Ioannes DANTISCUS
Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1535-07-23
            received [1535]-07-24

Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in Latin, autograph, AAWO, AB, D. 8, f. 50 + f. [1] missed in numbering after f. 50

Auxiliary sources:
1register in Polish, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8248 (TK 10), f. 83

Prints:
1AT 17 No. 426, p. 532-534 (in extenso; Polish register)

 

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Reverendissime in Christo Pater et Domine, amice praestantissime et singulariter observande.

Salutem et secundos rerum successus Dominationi Vestrae Reverendissimae vehementer opto.

Litteras Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae cum praesentium exhibitore heri sane accepi, quas legi, perlegi et relegi, quo autem illis respondeam, pro meo captu meum esse officium censeo.

Si Vestra Reverendissima Dominatio ad nuptias illas celeberrimas[1] voluerit tamquam vocatus, sive sua sponte ire non vocatus, relinquo prudentissimo Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae arbitrio, non deerunt, qui id fortassis obloquentur, si vocatus, dicent alii, contempti sumus, vel non vocatus ingerit se et videri vult, tamen audivi Łukasz Watzenrode (*1447 – †1512), Doctor of canon law, uncle of Nicolaus Copernicus.; 1475 - Kulm (Pol. Chełmno) canon; 1478 - Włocławek canon; 1479 - Ermland canon; 1482 - archdeacon of Kalisz and judical vicar of Gniezno; 1485 - Gniezno canon and scholastic of Łęczyca; 1488 - coadjutor of Ermland bishop Mikołaj Tungen; 1489 - Ermland bishop (against King Kazimierz Jagiellon's will); councillor of Polish Kings Jan Olbracht, Aleksander and Sigismund I Jagiellons. (Oracki, 200-201)⌊episcopum LucamŁukasz Watzenrode (*1447 – †1512), Doctor of canon law, uncle of Nicolaus Copernicus.; 1475 - Kulm (Pol. Chełmno) canon; 1478 - Włocławek canon; 1479 - Ermland canon; 1482 - archdeacon of Kalisz and judical vicar of Gniezno; 1485 - Gniezno canon and scholastic of Łęczyca; 1488 - coadjutor of Ermland bishop Mikołaj Tungen; 1489 - Ermland bishop (against King Kazimierz Jagiellon's will); councillor of Polish Kings Jan Olbracht, Aleksander and Sigismund I Jagiellons. (Oracki, 200-201)⌋ non vocatum frequenter visitasse Diet of Poland ⌊comitia PolonicaDiet of Poland ⌋. Si ex re, ut arbitretur Vestra Reverendissima Dominatio sibi commodari et profuturum esse, ut etiam rationes praegnantes inducit, non dissuaderem. Ego, si etiam vocatus essem, mandatum domini mei explere ob adversam meam valetudinem nequaquam valerem, alioqui a sanctis illis nuptiis et celebratissimis non me alienarem, taceo contumaciter absentare deberem.

Quod ad impensas et viaticum pertinet, scripsi nuper effluxis diebus X vel circiter cum quodam proficiscente in Allenstein (Olsztyn), city on the Łyna river in southern Ermland (Warmia), Allenstein castle was the seat of the administrator of the Ermland Chapter estate⌊AllenstenAllenstein (Olsztyn), city on the Łyna river in southern Ermland (Warmia), Allenstein castle was the seat of the administrator of the Ermland Chapter estate⌋ et Hohenstein (Olsztynek), town in Ducal Prussia, 26 km S of Allenstein (Olsztyn)⌊HohenstenHohenstein (Olsztynek), town in Ducal Prussia, 26 km S of Allenstein (Olsztyn)⌋ Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae, ex quo patefecit mihi, quod sua frumenta propter infestum mare per Citizens of Lübeck ⌊LubicensesCitizens of Lübeck ⌋ concitum aequo valore vendere nequiret, quo vilius, quam valerent, non venderet, illi me praestaturum iuvaminis levamen, tametsi pecuniosus non sim, prout a nonnullis fortassis in aestimatione reputer, eo quod census similes, prout mei praecessores perceperunt, non exigo, utcumque ducentos florenos in moneta et si tandem tanta necessitas fuerit et me pecunia carere voluerit, trecentos mutuo praestabo non adiuncta pignoris fide, sed cyrographi, in quo peto me securum facere, ut melius novit, obitus causa, et quando illum ad me mittet et assignabit mihi cyrographum, qui secum pecuniam auferet, illi consignabo, quod scripsi et pollicitus sum pecuniam. Quod deberem super huiusmodi impensas verba facere cum dominis consiliariis, tempus non suppetit, si etiam suppeteret, inutiliter, vereor, verberarem aerem.

1535-09-29⌊Michaelis1535-09-29⌋ noster Provincial Diet of Royal Prussia ⌊conventusProvincial Diet of Royal Prussia ⌋ quomodo celebrabitur, Deus novit. Alia ex aliis litteris nuper missis Vestra Reverendissima Dominatio, quam felicem et florentem valere cupio, intelliget cuique me diligentissime commendo amori fraterno consueto.

Vestrae Reverendissimae Dominationis bonus et deditissimus frater 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 episcopus VarmiensisMauritius 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

Postscript No. 1:

Serenissimo 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 Sforza⌊regi iunioriSigismund 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⌋ dono mittam propediem duos equos, domino Mikołaj Działyński (Nikolaus von Dzialin) (†1545), from 1507 royal courtier; 1510-1528 Chamberlain of Dobrzyń; 1528-1544 Castellan of Kulm (Chełmno); 1544-1545 Voivode of Pomerania; Starosta of Bratian, Strasburg in Preussen (Brodnica), and Dobrzyń (PSB 6, p. 92-94; Urzędnicy 5/2, p. 204)⌊castellano CulmensiMikołaj Działyński (Nikolaus von Dzialin) (†1545), from 1507 royal courtier; 1510-1528 Chamberlain of Dobrzyń; 1528-1544 Castellan of Kulm (Chełmno); 1544-1545 Voivode of Pomerania; Starosta of Bratian, Strasburg in Preussen (Brodnica), and Dobrzyń (PSB 6, p. 92-94; Urzędnicy 5/2, p. 204)⌋ addixi tres accommodari; si pro festo Michaelis non revertetur et conventus noster progressum habuerit et illuc proficisci statuero, oportet me rursus alibi equos comparare vel mutuare.

Cognovi illustrem 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)⌊dominum ducemAlbrecht 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)⌋ per hunc locum iter suum capescere velle, ideo heri suae illustritati misi nuntium rogando, quo recto itinere declinaret ad arcem nostram etc.

Datum ut a tergo.

Postscript No. 2:

Sacra 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⌊regia maiestasSigismund 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⌋ utique habebit aequam rationem laboris et impensarum Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae.

[1 ] The wedding ceremony of 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⌊Jadwiga JagiellonJadwiga (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⌋ and 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⌊Joachim II of Brandenburg HektorJoachim 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⌋