Letter #1724
[Ioannes DANTISCUS] to [Jan CHOJEŃSKI]Löbau (Lubawa), 1537-09-25
English register: Dantiscus congratulates Chojeński on obtaining confirmation of his election to the Cracow bishopric. He thanks him for the help owing to which he was postulated to the Warmia bishopric on September 20 while maintaining the election procedure. Dantiscus asks Chojeński to write a letter to Rome concerning confirmation of his appointment and concerning confirmation of Tiedemann Giese’s election to the Chełmno bishopric. He will soon send him sample letters and other necessary documents. Dantiscus asks Chojeński to have these documents prepared at the royal chancellery and to send them back to Prussia. From there, Dantiscus and Giese will make sure they are sent to Rome together with all the required attachments. The messenger delivering the above-mentioned documentation will also give Chojeński Dantiscus’ reply as to the cession of the Warmia canonry in favor of Stanisław Hozjusz, and the resignation document itself. Dantiscus writes that he cannot refuse Chojeński anything, but fears the queen’s anger, as he promised her to resign in favor of Fabian Wojanowski. He asks Chojeński to help in assuaging the imminent conflict.
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Reverendissime in Christo Pater et Domine, Domine mi colendissime. Salutem et mei commendationem plurimam.
Domino Deo, quas possum, gratias habeo, quod Dominationem Vestram Reverendissimam per apostolicam benedictionem in sede Cracoviensi confirmavit, ob idque insigniter Dominationi Vestrae Reverendissimae congratulor atque omnia fausta ac prosperrima precor, gratissimoque animo Dominationi Vestrae Reverendissimae gratias habeo, quod tandem per Dei misericordiam opera Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae XX-a huius mensis ad ecclesiam Varmiensem servata electione sum postulatus. Quantum pro hoc beneficio Dominationi Vestrae Reverendissimae debeo, non invenio numerum, quantumvis tamen vires facultatum mearum superet, efficiam paulopost, ut me sibi gratum fuisse perpetuoque futurum cognoscat. In eo, quod reliquum est in Urbe pro me transigendum, tota fiducia mea in favore Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae nititur, quae pro solita sua in me benevolentia litteras ad Urbem regias pro me et reverendissimo domino electo Culmensi Tidemanno Gise iuxta exempla et alia necessaria, quae paulopost per proprium nuntium mittam, confectas ad me huc per nuntium meum remittet, cum quibus hinc mandatum et totum postulationis negotium, et, quae domino electo et mihi commoda videbuntur, ad Urbem per aliquem ex nostris mittemus. Respondebo tum etiam, quemadmodum Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima voluit, in cessione canonicatus mei pro domino doctore Hosio, feretque Dominationi Vestrae Reverendissimae nuntius meus cessionis instrumentum, cum quo de omnibus copiosius sum scripturus. Hoc tamen unum Dominationem Vestram Reverendissimam latere nolui, ut sic cessioni meae consulat, ne in reginalis maiestatis indignationem recidam, quae canonicatum meum pro domino Fabiano Voyanowski reservari voluit. Ego quidem nihil possum et debeo negare Dominationi Vestrae Reverendissimae, cui obsequi et inservire velim in omnibus, modo sic res instituatur, ne mihi fraudi et novi sit odii causa etc.
Commendo me in favorem et benevolentiam Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae impensissime, quam et dominus Deus quam diutissime sospitet felicissimamque in omnibus faciat, precor viribus animi totis.
Ex Lubavia, XXV Septembris anno 1537.