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Letter #1618

Johann TYMMERMANN to Ioannes DANTISCUS
Frauenburg (Frombork), 1537-04-06
            received [1537]-04-07

Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in Latin, autograph, AAWO, AB, D. 67, f. 64

Auxiliary sources:
1register in German, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8248 (TK 10), f. 428

 

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AAWO, AB, D. 67, f. 64r

Post obsequiorum meorum exhibitionem.

Reverendissime Domine, domine colendissime et gratiose.

Venerabilis dominus 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)custos WarmiensisTiedemann 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) una cum domino 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)FeliciFelix 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) vadunt ad Reverendissimam Dominationem Vestram nuntii Ermland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)capituliErmland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia) cum articulis illis per Reverendissimam Dominationem Vestram acceptandis, quos oro et suadeo Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra haud gravate acceptare di{n}gnetur. Nam si id facere reluctaretur et res in disceptationem capitularem rediret, propter praesentiam Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia, Warmia), town in Ermland, on the Vistula Lagoon, Ermland bishopric seehicFrauenburg (Frombork, Varmia, Warmia), town in Ermland, on the Vistula Lagoon, Ermland bishopric see quorundam facile et aliorum animi commutarentur (quod gratiose in aurem dictum accipere dignetur Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra), perconsequens negotium hoc coadiutoriae multum periclitari et irritum iri posset. Quod pro debito meo erga Reverendissimam Dominationem Vestram celare nolui, quamvis non dubitem, cum articuli isti in difficilioribus mitigati et tollerabiliores redditi sunt, quam modernus reverendissimus dominus 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)praesul WarmiensisMauritius 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) eos acceptaret, sine difficultate et dilatione Reverendissimam Dominationem Vestram in omnibus consensuram, quod et mihi dixit, cum articulorum istorum per me mentio fieret, videlicet quod Jan Konopacki Sr (Ioannes de Conopat) (†1530), before 1500 Provost and Treasurer of Marienburg; 1508-1530 Bishop of Kulm (NITECKI)antecessorJan Konopacki Sr (Ioannes de Conopat) (†1530), before 1500 Provost and Treasurer of Marienburg; 1508-1530 Bishop of Kulm (NITECKI) Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae consentisset, nec id subire reniti vellet.

Praeterea, Reverendissime Domine, percepi hic pro Dominatione Vestra Reverendissima ratione praeben(darum) Warmien(sium) corpus dimidium absentibus dari salarium(?) marcas XXX Prutenas, de quibus rursum pro luminaribus seu cereis altaris Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae exposui, ut sequitur. Nam quamprimum ad perceptionem fructuum deventum est, quolibet suis expensis candelis altare suum providere obligatur. Itaque pro cerae lib(ris) XII XVI pro solidis X facit marcas II, solidos XL, pro factura candelarum solidos X. Item de{a}cano ecclesiae pro oblatione libri, super quo iuramentum praestari consuevit, cum iuratur per procuratorem seu principalem de observandis statuti et consuetudinibus ecclesiae, marcae (dimidium), summa exposita marcas III solidos XX. Restant penes me marcas XXVI solidos XL, quas cum praesentibus per venerabilem dominum custodem Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae mitto. Insuper dedi nuper ad Reverendissimam Dominationem Vestram litteras Cracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of PolandCracoviaeCracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland existentem, quas propter certa in eis contenta noluissem ad manus alienas pervenisse, nec mihi constat, an eas perceperit. Rogo itaque, Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima dignetur me certiorem reddere, an eas salvas perceperit, nec ne.

His me Reverendissimae Paternitati Vestrae obsequiose commendo, quam Deus in longum ad ampliora conservare dignetur.

Eiusdem Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae obsequentissimus Johann Tymmermann (Johann Zimmermann) (*1492 – †1564), nephew of Mauritius Ferber, Bishop of Ermland; studied in Cracow (1505) and in Rome (1517); 1519-1564 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1525-1528 administrator of the Chapter's estates in Allenstein (Olsztyn) and in 1538 in Frauenburg (Frombork); 1527-1539 Cantor of Ermland; 1537 General Administrator of the bishopric of Ermland (after Mauritius Ferber's death); 1539-1552 Custos of Ermland; 1547-1552 General Vicar of the diocese of Ermland (SBKW, p. 261; KOPICZKO 2, p. 336)Ioannes TymmermanJohann Tymmermann (Johann Zimmermann) (*1492 – †1564), nephew of Mauritius Ferber, Bishop of Ermland; studied in Cracow (1505) and in Rome (1517); 1519-1564 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1525-1528 administrator of the Chapter's estates in Allenstein (Olsztyn) and in 1538 in Frauenburg (Frombork); 1527-1539 Cantor of Ermland; 1537 General Administrator of the bishopric of Ermland (after Mauritius Ferber's death); 1539-1552 Custos of Ermland; 1547-1552 General Vicar of the diocese of Ermland (SBKW, p. 261; KOPICZKO 2, p. 336)