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Letter #1401

Wojciech KIJEWSKI to Ioannes DANTISCUS
Cracow (Kraków), 1536-01-15
            received [1536]-02-08

Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in Latin, BCz, 247, p. 249-252

Auxiliary sources:
1register in Polish, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8248 (TK 10), f. 155

 

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BCz, 247, p. 249

Reverendissime in Christo Pater et Domine, domine colendissime.

Servitutis meae in gratiam Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae commendationem.

Accepi cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Wojciech KIJEWSKI Löbau (Lubawa), 1535-12-10, CIDTC IDL 7058, letter lostlitterascf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Wojciech KIJEWSKI Löbau (Lubawa), 1535-12-10, CIDTC IDL 7058, letter lost Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae 1535-12-10X-a Decembris mensis praeteriti1535-12-10 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)arce LubaviensiLöbau (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) ad me datas, quibus scribit, ut dominum Mikołaj Bogusz (*1492 – †1560), royal courtier; 1539 wojski of Lublin; 1542 starosta of Krasnystaw (Urzędnicy 4/4, p. 106; BOGUSZ 1909)BoguschMikołaj Bogusz (*1492 – †1560), royal courtier; 1539 wojski of Lublin; 1542 starosta of Krasnystaw (Urzędnicy 4/4, p. 106; BOGUSZ 1909) amice commonerem, ne a promisso suo declinet, quin pactam centum aureorum pensionem integram, ex proventibus ecclesiae parrochialis in Gołąb (Columba), village in Poland, 11 km NW of Puławy, 56 km NW of Lublin, Dantiscus was a parish-priest there in the years 1521-1537GolambyaGołąb (Columba), village in Poland, 11 km NW of Puławy, 56 km NW of Lublin, Dantiscus was a parish-priest there in the years 1521-1537 debitam, domino Georg Hegel (†1547), the Thurzons' and later the Fuggers' factor in Cracow (worked for the Fuggers at least from 1521); supplier to the royal court in Cracow (PSB 9, p. 336)Georgio HegelGeorg Hegel (†1547), the Thurzons' and later the Fuggers' factor in Cracow (worked for the Fuggers at least from 1521); supplier to the royal court in Cracow (PSB 9, p. 336), uti receperat, consignet, domino vero Andrzej Tęczyński Jr (†1561), 1531-1537 Cracow and Crown Sword-Bearer; 1537 Castellan of Połaniec; 1543-1545 Castellan of Lublin; 1545-1561 Voivode of Lublin; 1561 Castellan of Cracow (Urzędnicy 4/2, p. 265-266)Andreae ThanczinskiAndrzej Tęczyński Jr (†1561), 1531-1537 Cracow and Crown Sword-Bearer; 1537 Castellan of Połaniec; 1543-1545 Castellan of Lublin; 1545-1561 Voivode of Lublin; 1561 Castellan of Cracow (Urzędnicy 4/2, p. 265-266) pro superinscribedpropro superinscribed raptu decimarum per eum commisso actionem iudiciariam instituendam curarem, ut qui munere procuratorio fungar.

Scire dignetur Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima dominum Mikołaj Bogusz (*1492 – †1560), royal courtier; 1539 wojski of Lublin; 1542 starosta of Krasnystaw (Urzędnicy 4/4, p. 106; BOGUSZ 1909)BoguschMikołaj Bogusz (*1492 – †1560), royal courtier; 1539 wojski of Lublin; 1542 starosta of Krasnystaw (Urzędnicy 4/4, p. 106; BOGUSZ 1909), simulatque Piotr Tomicki (*1464 – †1535), humanist, statesman, diplomat, one of the most trusted collaborators of King Sigismund I of Poland; 1500-1503 Chancellor of Cardinal Fryderyk Jagiellon, 1502 Gniezno Cantor, Archdeacon of Cracow, 1503-1505 servant of Jan Lubrański, Bishop of Poznań, 1504-1510 Canon of Poznań, 1506 royal scribe, 1507-1519 Grand(?) Secretary, 1509 Canon of Włocławek, 1510-1514 - of Gniezno, 1511 Custos in Kielce and Sandomierz, 1514 Bishop of Przemyśl; 1515 Crown Vice-Chancellor, 1520 Bishop of Poznań, 1523 - of Cracow; from 1524 (at least) General Collector of świętopietrze (Peter's pence), 1509 royal envoy to the Dukes of Pomerania and to Mecklenburg, 1510 - to Wallachia, 1510, 1511, 1512, 1513 - to Hungary (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 268)reverendissimo dominoPiotr Tomicki (*1464 – †1535), humanist, statesman, diplomat, one of the most trusted collaborators of King Sigismund I of Poland; 1500-1503 Chancellor of Cardinal Fryderyk Jagiellon, 1502 Gniezno Cantor, Archdeacon of Cracow, 1503-1505 servant of Jan Lubrański, Bishop of Poznań, 1504-1510 Canon of Poznań, 1506 royal scribe, 1507-1519 Grand(?) Secretary, 1509 Canon of Włocławek, 1510-1514 - of Gniezno, 1511 Custos in Kielce and Sandomierz, 1514 Bishop of Przemyśl; 1515 Crown Vice-Chancellor, 1520 Bishop of Poznań, 1523 - of Cracow; from 1524 (at least) General Collector of świętopietrze (Peter's pence), 1509 royal envoy to the Dukes of Pomerania and to Mecklenburg, 1510 - to Wallachia, 1510, 1511, 1512, 1513 - to Hungary (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 268) olim nostro 1535-11-21sepultura peracta est1535-11-21, in aulam regiam sese contulisse ob eamque rem mihi facultatem omnem mandata Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae illi exponendi in praesentia praesto esse non posse. Mittam vero Mikołaj Bogusz (*1492 – †1560), royal courtier; 1539 wojski of Lublin; 1542 starosta of Krasnystaw (Urzędnicy 4/4, p. 106; BOGUSZ 1909)illiMikołaj Bogusz (*1492 – †1560), royal courtier; 1539 wojski of Lublin; 1542 starosta of Krasnystaw (Urzędnicy 4/4, p. 106; BOGUSZ 1909) propediem cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Mikołaj BOGUSZ ca. 1535-12-10, CIDTC IDL 7420, letter lostlitterascf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Mikołaj BOGUSZ ca. 1535-12-10, CIDTC IDL 7420, letter lost Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae ad eum scriptas atque ita prospiciam, ut illi sine mora reddantur.

Quod autem attinet munus procurationis, quod Vestra Dominatio Reverendissima in me collocatum esse ab se scribit, de hac re on the marginrere on the margin mihi compertum est prorsus nihil mirorque plurimum, quonam pacto venerit in mentem Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae opinio istius institutionis, quam revera in personam meam contulerit numquam. Non eo quidem infitias dixisse Dominationem Vestram Reverendissimam in aedibus domini probably Piotr Konarski (†1536), nephew of Cracow bishop Jan Konarski; 1513 Cracow Canon; 1516 Provost at the collegiate chapter in Kielce; 1519 - in Raciborz; 1517 Cracow Custos; parish priest in Proszowice (POCIECHA 2, p. 15, 472; Artes, p. 18)custodis Cracoviensisprobably Piotr Konarski (†1536), nephew of Cracow bishop Jan Konarski; 1513 Cracow Canon; 1516 Provost at the collegiate chapter in Kielce; 1519 - in Raciborz; 1517 Cracow Custos; parish priest in Proszowice (POCIECHA 2, p. 15, 472; Artes, p. 18) se instituere me destinasse procuratorem, me tum, quominus id faceret, aliquot repetitis vicibus reclamante, veneratque paulo post publicus notarius per dominum Mikołaj Bogusz (*1492 – †1560), royal courtier; 1539 wojski of Lublin; 1542 starosta of Krasnystaw (Urzędnicy 4/4, p. 106; BOGUSZ 1909)BoguschMikołaj Bogusz (*1492 – †1560), royal courtier; 1539 wojski of Lublin; 1542 starosta of Krasnystaw (Urzędnicy 4/4, p. 106; BOGUSZ 1909) ad excipiendum eius institutionis actum paratus, sed qui posthac a Vestra Dominatione Reverendissima aliis intenta per oblivionem neglectus taedioque longae exscpectationis defessus, re infecta discesserat. Quod ipsum ita esse, ipsemet hodie hic mihi{t} retulit.

Sed alioqui, si Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra me constituisset, ne quidquam constituisset, non enim esset tutum mihi conflictari rite cum hominibus mundanis, praecipue vero BCz, 247, p. 250 cum his, qui sunt et potentes, et valde difficili ac propemodum spinoso ingenio, quique omnia, quae agunt, non ad ratio hidden by binding[io]io hidden by bindingnis, sed affectuum suorum normam revocant.

Domino autem Mikołaj Bogusz (*1492 – †1560), royal courtier; 1539 wojski of Lublin; 1542 starosta of Krasnystaw (Urzędnicy 4/4, p. 106; BOGUSZ 1909)Bogusch hidden by binding[h]h hidden by bindingMikołaj Bogusz (*1492 – †1560), royal courtier; 1539 wojski of Lublin; 1542 starosta of Krasnystaw (Urzędnicy 4/4, p. 106; BOGUSZ 1909), amico meo, non possum bonas reponere gratias, qui studet hidden by binding[t]t hidden by binding me intermiscere hisce negotiis suis, ex quibus non parva invidia hominum, ne dicam capitis periculum, conflari mihi hidden by binding[i]i hidden by binding posset, neque enim cepit me adhuc oblivio, quid is dominus Andrzej Tęczyński Jr (†1561), 1531-1537 Cracow and Crown Sword-Bearer; 1537 Castellan of Połaniec; 1543-1545 Castellan of Lublin; 1545-1561 Voivode of Lublin; 1561 Castellan of Cracow (Urzędnicy 4/2, p. 265-266)TanczinskiAndrzej Tęczyński Jr (†1561), 1531-1537 Cracow and Crown Sword-Bearer; 1537 Castellan of Połaniec; 1543-1545 Castellan of Lublin; 1545-1561 Voivode of Lublin; 1561 Castellan of Cracow (Urzędnicy 4/2, p. 265-266), cum quo ille me protrudere vult in harenam, domino olim Gamratho, fratri moderni domini Piotr Gamrat (*1487 – †1545), 1509-1518 parish priest in Wyszków; 1519 scholastic of Płock; 1526 Gniezno canon; 1528 dean of Płock; 1529 Warsaw scholastic; 1532-1538 general commissioner and admistrator of Crown lands in Masovia; provost at the chapter of St. Florian in the Kleparz district in Cracow, and later of St. Michael in Płock; 1531 bishop of Kamieniec; 1532 Dean of Warsaw; 1535 bishop of Przemyśl; 1538 - of Płock; 1538 - of Cracow; 1541 archbishop of Gniezno and primate (with the approval of the Holy See he retained the bishopric of Cracow) (PSB 7, 264-266)episcopi PremisliensisPiotr Gamrat (*1487 – †1545), 1509-1518 parish priest in Wyszków; 1519 scholastic of Płock; 1526 Gniezno canon; 1528 dean of Płock; 1529 Warsaw scholastic; 1532-1538 general commissioner and admistrator of Crown lands in Masovia; provost at the chapter of St. Florian in the Kleparz district in Cracow, and later of St. Michael in Płock; 1531 bishop of Kamieniec; 1532 Dean of Warsaw; 1535 bishop of Przemyśl; 1538 - of Płock; 1538 - of Cracow; 1541 archbishop of Gniezno and primate (with the approval of the Holy See he retained the bishopric of Cracow) (PSB 7, 264-266), fecerat hidden by binding[t]t hidden by binding, inflexerat namque illi vulnera aliquot in hospitio suo sedenti et nihil tale suspicanti. Sed facit dominus Mikołaj Bogusz (*1492 – †1560), royal courtier; 1539 wojski of Lublin; 1542 starosta of Krasnystaw (Urzędnicy 4/4, p. 106; BOGUSZ 1909)BoguschMikołaj Bogusz (*1492 – †1560), royal courtier; 1539 wojski of Lublin; 1542 starosta of Krasnystaw (Urzędnicy 4/4, p. 106; BOGUSZ 1909) instar hidden by binding[ar]ar hidden by binding catti, de quo vulgo iactatur proverbium: qui amet quidem quidem piscem, sed non vult tangere flumen. Ita Mikołaj Bogusz (*1492 – †1560), royal courtier; 1539 wojski of Lublin; 1542 starosta of Krasnystaw (Urzędnicy 4/4, p. 106; BOGUSZ 1909)illeMikołaj Bogusz (*1492 – †1560), royal courtier; 1539 wojski of Lublin; 1542 starosta of Krasnystaw (Urzędnicy 4/4, p. 106; BOGUSZ 1909) quoque cupit habere ex arenda lucrum, operam autem reicit in alios. Rogo ergo, quo possum, obnixius Reverendissimam Dominationem Vestram, non velit mihi procuratorii istius negotium demandare, siquidem ex ipsa plo[...] hidden by binding[...][...] hidden by bindingne perspicere potest, quam non sit tutum mihi id exequi, praesertim mortuo iam Piotr Tomicki (*1464 – †1535), humanist, statesman, diplomat, one of the most trusted collaborators of King Sigismund I of Poland; 1500-1503 Chancellor of Cardinal Fryderyk Jagiellon, 1502 Gniezno Cantor, Archdeacon of Cracow, 1503-1505 servant of Jan Lubrański, Bishop of Poznań, 1504-1510 Canon of Poznań, 1506 royal scribe, 1507-1519 Grand(?) Secretary, 1509 Canon of Włocławek, 1510-1514 - of Gniezno, 1511 Custos in Kielce and Sandomierz, 1514 Bishop of Przemyśl; 1515 Crown Vice-Chancellor, 1520 Bishop of Poznań, 1523 - of Cracow; from 1524 (at least) General Collector of świętopietrze (Peter's pence), 1509 royal envoy to the Dukes of Pomerania and to Mecklenburg, 1510 - to Wallachia, 1510, 1511, 1512, 1513 - to Hungary (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 268)reverendissimo dominoPiotr Tomicki (*1464 – †1535), humanist, statesman, diplomat, one of the most trusted collaborators of King Sigismund I of Poland; 1500-1503 Chancellor of Cardinal Fryderyk Jagiellon, 1502 Gniezno Cantor, Archdeacon of Cracow, 1503-1505 servant of Jan Lubrański, Bishop of Poznań, 1504-1510 Canon of Poznań, 1506 royal scribe, 1507-1519 Grand(?) Secretary, 1509 Canon of Włocławek, 1510-1514 - of Gniezno, 1511 Custos in Kielce and Sandomierz, 1514 Bishop of Przemyśl; 1515 Crown Vice-Chancellor, 1520 Bishop of Poznań, 1523 - of Cracow; from 1524 (at least) General Collector of świętopietrze (Peter's pence), 1509 royal envoy to the Dukes of Pomerania and to Mecklenburg, 1510 - to Wallachia, 1510, 1511, 1512, 1513 - to Hungary (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 268), olim patrono et benefactore meo, cuius auctoritatis lenocinio omnia reddebantur mihi tutiora. Quacumque vero in re alia uti opera mea valuerit, paratum me semper ac benevolum inveniet Vestra Dominatio Reverendissima, modo fiat hidden by binding[iat]iat hidden by binding eiusmodi, quae tuto et salvo capite fortunulisque meis confici hidden by binding[i]i hidden by binding a me possit.

Nova haec apud nos habentur. Suleiman the Magnificent (*1494 – †1566), 1520-1566 Sultan of the Ottoman EmpireThurcumSuleiman the Magnificent (*1494 – †1566), 1520-1566 Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, ingenti clade accepta in PersiaPersiaPersia, reverti in Europe (Europa), the continentEuropamEurope (Europa), the continent constans fama habet; Hayreddin Barbarossa (Khair al-Din) (*ca. 1478 – †1546), famous pirate, from 1518 the service of the Ottomans; conqueror of Algiers (1519) and Tunis (1534); in 1535, after the attack of the imperial fleet under the command of Andrea Doria, he lost control of Tunis; in 1538 he occupied a number of Venetian islands in the Aegean and plundered Crete; in the same year the Ottoman fleet under his command defeated the Holy League fleet at the Battle of Preveza ; 1532 grand admiral of the Ottoman fleet (CE, vol. 2, p. 259-260)BarbarossamHayreddin Barbarossa (Khair al-Din) (*ca. 1478 – †1546), famous pirate, from 1518 the service of the Ottomans; conqueror of Algiers (1519) and Tunis (1534); in 1535, after the attack of the imperial fleet under the command of Andrea Doria, he lost control of Tunis; in 1538 he occupied a number of Venetian islands in the Aegean and plundered Crete; in the same year the Ottoman fleet under his command defeated the Holy League fleet at the Battle of Preveza ; 1532 grand admiral of the Ottoman fleet (CE, vol. 2, p. 259-260) spoliata insula Majorca (Mallorca), island on the Mediterranean Sea, one of the islands of the Balearic archipelagoMaioricaMajorca (Mallorca), island on the Mediterranean Sea, one of the islands of the Balearic archipelago Constantinople (Istanbul, Constantinopolis), city and capital of the Ottoman Empire, today in western TurkeyConstantinopolimConstantinople (Istanbul, Constantinopolis), city and capital of the Ottoman Empire, today in western Turkey ingressum opperire illic Suleiman the Magnificent (*1494 – †1566), 1520-1566 Sultan of the Ottoman EmpireThurcum hidden by binding[um]um hidden by bindingSuleiman the Magnificent (*1494 – †1566), 1520-1566 Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. BCz, 247, p. 251 Charles V of Habsburg (*1500 – †1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain as Charles I (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily, King of the Romans (1519-1530), Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation (elected 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of CastileCaesaremCharles V of Habsburg (*1500 – †1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain as Charles I (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily, King of the Romans (1519-1530), Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation (elected 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile catholicum per tres cardinales a Paul III (Alessandro Farnese) (*1468 – †1549), 1493 elevated to cardinal; 1524 Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia; 1534-1549 Popepontifice RomanoPaul III (Alessandro Farnese) (*1468 – †1549), 1493 elevated to cardinal; 1524 Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia; 1534-1549 Pope vocatum esse Rome (Roma), city in central Italy, on the Tiber river, seat of the Holy See[Ro]mam on the marginRo hidden by binding[Ro]Ro hidden by bindingmam[Ro]mam on the marginRome (Roma), city in central Italy, on the Tiber river, seat of the Holy See ad sacra Natalis Domini proxima scribitur ex Italy (Italia)ItaliaItaly (Italia). In Hungary (Kingdom of Hungary)HungariaHungary (Kingdom of Hungary) autem pacem perpetuam coivisse, sed quibus condicionibus, nondum est evulgatum.

Cristus Ihesus conservet Dominationem Vestram Reverendissimam in sua gratia quam diutissime sospitem ac felicem. Cuius gratiae me rursus diligentissime commendo.

Eiusdem Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae servitor obsequentissimus Wojciech Kijewski (Wojciech Kijowski, Wojciech Kilewski, Albert Kijowski) (*ca. 1495 – †1566), from 1518 scribe in the royal chancellery; 1531-1535 secretary to Vice-Chancellor Piotr Tomicki; from 1532 Dean of the Collegiate Chapter in Sącz; from 1523 Canon of Kulm (Chełmno); from 1532 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); from 1533 Canon of Włocławek; from 1547 Canon of Cracow; representative of the Ermland Church at the royal court (KOPICZKO 2, p. 147; SBKW, p. 112-113)Albertus KiewskiWojciech Kijewski (Wojciech Kijowski, Wojciech Kilewski, Albert Kijowski) (*ca. 1495 – †1566), from 1518 scribe in the royal chancellery; 1531-1535 secretary to Vice-Chancellor Piotr Tomicki; from 1532 Dean of the Collegiate Chapter in Sącz; from 1523 Canon of Kulm (Chełmno); from 1532 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); from 1533 Canon of Włocławek; from 1547 Canon of Cracow; representative of the Ermland Church at the royal court (KOPICZKO 2, p. 147; SBKW, p. 112-113), canonicus Wladislaviensis et Warmiensis