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Letter #1806

[Ioannes DANTISCUS] to [Achatius von ZEHMEN (CEMA)?]
Löbau (Lubawa), 1537-11-28


Manuscript sources:
1rough draft in German, autograph, BCz, 244, p. 286 (t.p.)

 

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Unsernn freuntlichnn grues und alles guts zuvo[rann]. Wolgebornerr herr, gunstiger freundt. /

Uns ist gest[ri]ges tages dis beygelegte uff der Royal Prussian Estates hern land und stetheRoyal Prussian Estates schreibnn zu Graudenz (Grudziądz, Graudentium), city in Poland, Voivodeship of Pomerania, on the upper east bank of the Vistula, Graudenz (taking turns with Marienburg (Malbork)) was the venue for the Provincial Diet of Royal Prussia, which were chaired by the bishop of Ermland (Warmia)GraudenczGraudenz (Grudziądz, Graudentium), city in Poland, Voivodeship of Pomerania, on the upper east bank of the Vistula, Graudenz (taking turns with Marienburg (Malbork)) was the venue for the Provincial Diet of Royal Prussia, which were chaired by the bishop of Ermland (Warmia) negst ausgangen zu antwurt von 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)furstlicher durchlauchtAlbrecht 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) komenn / von wegen der greniczenn, / wie Ewer Herlichkeit u[n]vorborgen. / Daraus wirt Ewer Herlichkeit zuvornemenn ha[ben], was weiter zu thun / oder 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)furstlicher durchlauchtAlbrecht 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) zu antwurtnn sein wil. Wir werden uns dis mol solcher grenicz[e] besichtungen mussen entfloen / aus ursach, / da[s] wir uns disse tage kumfftig gen Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński, Heilsberga), town in Ermland (Warmia), the main seat of the bishops of ErmlandHeilsbergHeilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński, Heilsberga), town in Ermland (Warmia), the main seat of the bishops of Ermland mit Gots hulff werden begebenn, / von dannen uns ungelegenn bey solchen sachen zu sein. / Dis hab wir Ewer Herlichkeit Gothe befolennd fruntlicher weis nicht wollen vorhaltenn. /