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Letter #1905

Ioannes DANTISCUS to Tiedemann GIESE
Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1538-08-16

English register:

Dantiscus is pleased the rochet he sent is the right size; he does not know who used it previously, but it was definitely not Bishop Mauritius [Ferber], for whom it would have been too short; he is sending a tailor with a dalmatic and a tunicle in the same size. If Giese should find them too old-fashioned, they can serve as a pattern for making new ones. Neither the Ermland (Warmia) nor the Kulm (Chełmno) bishopric has any other pontifical vestments.

Dantiscus recounts his correspondence with Alexander [Sculteti] about sending away the concubine together with the bastards. Sculteti wrote something completely different to Dantiscus than to Giese. He thinks the cause of Dantiscus’ anger is the accusation he hurled against [Stanisław] Hozjusz (Hosius). He has asked that the matter be left until they meet, but he does not intend to renounce his right. If there is a confrontation, Dantiscus is determined to use his power.

They will discuss a convenient time and place for [Giese’s] consecration during the Graudenz (Grudziądz) Diet of Royal Prussia.

After sealing the letter, Dantiscus received a new letter from Giese. He agrees with his advice to move the autumn Diet to springtime due to the plague. He regrets he was unaware of the situation two days earlier when he was sending out his messenger [to the royal court]. He asks Giese to prepare their joint letter on the matter to the King [Sigismund I Jagiellon] and to get the [Royal Prussian] voivodes to place their seals under it. He cannot deal with it himself because he is about to set off on a tour of the diocese to receive an oath of fidelity from its residents. But he does promise to handle the dispatch of the letter to the King.




Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in Latin, autograph, address in secretary's hand, BCz, 245, p. 59-62 + f. [1] missed in numbering after p. 58 (f. 32 according to previous foliation)

Prints:
1CEID 1/2 No. 22, p. 117-120 (in extenso; English register)

 

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BCz, 245, p. 62

Reverendissimo Domino 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)⌊Tidemanno GiseTiedemann 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)⌋, confirmato Culmensi, fratri et amico carissimo et honoran(do) or honoran(dissimo)⌈honoran(do)honoran(do) or honoran(dissimo)⌉

BCz, 245, p. 59  

Reverendissime Domine, frater et amice carissime ac honoran(de) or honoran(dissime)⌈honoran(de)honoran(de) or honoran(dissime)⌉.

Salutem et fraterni amoris commendationem.

Quod rocheta iusta longitudine Dominationi Vestrae Reverendissimae respondeat, gratum est. Cuius fuerit, nescio, illam vero reverendissimus olim 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)⌊MauritiusMauritius 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)⌋ in usu habere non potuit, vix enim, aestimata proceritate, sub umbilicum se extendisset. Cum itaque illa mensurae Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae satisfecit, mitto dalmaticam cum hoc Ioannes, tailor ⌊sartoreIoannes, tailor ⌋ et tunicellam, quae, ni fallor, etiam convenient parique dignitate ... illegible⌈...... illegible⌉unt cum eo, qui illas in sacrificiis aliquando habuit, Dominationem Vestram Reverendissimam ornabunt. Si ob vetustatem non placuerint, dabunt tamen novis formam. Ego hic in tam conspicuo et fama existimato episcopatu pontificias pro sacris vestes non inveni alias et in priori, cui Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima feliciter successit, nullas.

Dominus Alexander Sculteti (Scholtcze) (*ca. 1485 – †1570), doctor of canon law, cartographer, historian and friend of Copernicus; accused by Dantiscus and Stanisław Hozjusz (Hosius) of Sacramentarian heresy, in 1540 banished by King Sigismund I Jagiellon; in 1541 imprisoned by the Inquisition in Rome; after release from prison in 1544 he stayed in Rome for the rest of his life; 1509-1516 notary at the Roman Curia; 1519-1541 Canon of Ermland (Warmia), 1530-1539 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1536-1538 administrator of the komornictwo of Mehlsack (Melzak, today Pieniężno) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 299; SBKW, p. 219-220)⌊AlexanderAlexander Sculteti (Scholtcze) (*ca. 1485 – †1570), doctor of canon law, cartographer, historian and friend of Copernicus; accused by Dantiscus and Stanisław Hozjusz (Hosius) of Sacramentarian heresy, in 1540 banished by King Sigismund I Jagiellon; in 1541 imprisoned by the Inquisition in Rome; after release from prison in 1544 he stayed in Rome for the rest of his life; 1509-1516 notary at the Roman Curia; 1519-1541 Canon of Ermland (Warmia), 1530-1539 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1536-1538 administrator of the komornictwo of Mehlsack (Melzak, today Pieniężno) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 299; SBKW, p. 219-220)⌋ longe mihi aliud quam Dominationi Vestrae Reverendissimae cf. Alexander SCULTETI to Ioannes DANTISCUS Frauenburg (Frombork), 1538-08-13, CIDTC IDL 1903⌊scripsitcf. Alexander SCULTETI to Ioannes DANTISCUS Frauenburg (Frombork), 1538-08-13, CIDTC IDL 1903⌋. Ad illum cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Alexander SCULTETI before 1538-08-13, CIDTC IDL 7265, letter lost⌊litterascf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Alexander SCULTETI before 1538-08-13, CIDTC IDL 7265, letter lost⌋ dederam et revera paternas, ut concubine of Alexander SCULTETI his housekeeper and mother of his children⌊concubinamconcubine of Alexander SCULTETI his housekeeper and mother of his children⌋ cum children of Alexander SCULTETI ⌊nothischildren of Alexander SCULTETI ⌋, quae eius se esse gloriatur legitimam coniugem, abigeret mihique hoc scandalum publicum advenienti videndum non praeberet.[1] Ille non satis placite ms. placete(!) ⌈placiteplacite ms. placete(!) ⌉ hanc officii mei commonitionem accepit, putans ob malam illam doctoris Stanisław Hozjusz (Stanisław Hosz, Stanislaus Hosius) (*1504 – †1579), diplomat and theologian; 1534-1538 secretary to the Bishops of Cracow Piotr Tomicki and Jan Chojeński; 1538-1549 royal secretary; 1538-1549 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and from 1539 Cantor; 1540-1550 Canon of Cracow; 1549-1551 Bishop of Kulm (Chełmno); 1551-1579 Bishop of Ermland; in 1560 elevated to Cardinal; 1561-1563 Papal Legate to the General Council of Trent; in 1573 appointed Grand Penitentiary to Pope Gregory XIII (SBKW, p. 95-96; KOPICZKO 2, p. 129-130)⌊HosiiStanisław Hozjusz (Stanisław Hosz, Stanislaus Hosius) (*1504 – †1579), diplomat and theologian; 1534-1538 secretary to the Bishops of Cracow Piotr Tomicki and Jan Chojeński; 1538-1549 royal secretary; 1538-1549 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and from 1539 Cantor; 1540-1550 Canon of Cracow; 1549-1551 Bishop of Kulm (Chełmno); 1551-1579 Bishop of Ermland; in 1560 elevated to Cardinal; 1561-1563 Papal Legate to the General Council of Trent; in 1573 appointed Grand Penitentiary to Pope Gregory XIII (SBKW, p. 95-96; KOPICZKO 2, p. 129-130)⌋ exceptionem me esse in se exasperatum.[2] Unde petiit, ut haec usque in mutuum colloquium differrem, ius vero suum scribit se non esse deser text damaged⌈[r]r text damaged⌉turum, et hoc verbis affectione plenis. De indutiis ne hilum quidem. Si ad harenam deventum fuerit, experietur cf. Ov. Ep. 17.166 An nescis longas regibus esse manus? ⌊longas regibus esse manuscf. Ov. Ep. 17.166 An nescis longas regibus esse manus? ⌋ neque me contemnendum sentiet colluctatorem.

De die et loco consecrationis in Provincial Diet of Royal Prussia ⌊conventu GraudentinoProvincial Diet of Royal Prussia ⌋, Deo bene favente, conferemus. Est utique habenda ratio, ut cum decore Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae, praesentibus ad sacrorum et Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae honorem utrisque nostris bonis amicis, caeremoniae istae absolvantur, et hoc eo tempore, quo pro hominibus et iumentis omnia haberi possunt commode.

Dominationi Vestrae Reverendissimae omnia fausta precor illamque diutissime bene valere cupio ex animo.

Postscript:

BCz, 245, p. 32

Obsignatis iam iis litteris ad Dominationem Vestram Reverendissimam accepi cf. Tiedemann GIESE to Ioannes DANTISCUS Löbau (Lubawa), 1538-08-14, CIDTC IDL 1904⌊eascf. Tiedemann GIESE to Ioannes DANTISCUS Löbau (Lubawa), 1538-08-14, CIDTC IDL 1904⌋, quas mihi messenger of Tiedemann GIESE ⌊puermessenger of Tiedemann GIESE ⌋ iste reddidit. Quod si consilium Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae, priusquam messenger of Ioannes DANTISCUS ⌊nuntiummessenger of Ioannes DANTISCUS ⌋ meum 1538-08-14⌊14 huius1538-08-14⌋ Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński, Heilsberga), town in Ermland (Warmia), the main seat of the bishops of Ermland⌊hincHeilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński, Heilsberga), town in Ermland (Warmia), the main seat of the bishops of Ermland⌋ absolvissem, cognitum mihi superinscribed⌈mihimihi superinscribed⌉ fuisset, quemadmodum in praesenti mihi non displicet, et tum mihi gratum fuisset atque, ut arbitror, non gravate obtinuissemus, quod 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⌊maiestas regiaSigismund 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⌋ iustis rationibus, maxime ob pestem, consensisset, quo Provincial Diet of Royal Prussia ⌊conventusProvincial Diet of Royal Prussia ⌋ noster usque ad vernum tempus potuisset protrahi.[3]

Opus est igitur, ut ea de re quidam domini Johann von Lusian (Jan Luzjański) (*before 1470 – †1551), brother of Fabian von Lusian (Luzjański), Bishop of Ermland (Warmia); 1514-1551 Voivode of Kulm (Chełmno); 1520-1525 Burgrave of Rössel (Reszel) (PSB 18, p. 166-167)

Georg von Baysen (Jerzy Bażyński) (*1469 – †1546), 1503-1512 Chamberlain of Marienburg (Malbork); 1512-1546 Voivode of Marienburg (PSB 1, p. 377)

Jerzy Konopacki Sr (Georg von Konopat) (*ca. 1480 – †1543), brother of Jan Konopacki, Bishop of Kulm (Chełmno); 1512-1516 Chamberlain of Pomerania; 1516-1518 Castellan of Gdańsk (Danzig); 1518-1543 Voivode of Pomerania (PSB 13, p. 547-548)⌊palatiniJohann von Lusian (Jan Luzjański) (*before 1470 – †1551), brother of Fabian von Lusian (Luzjański), Bishop of Ermland (Warmia); 1514-1551 Voivode of Kulm (Chełmno); 1520-1525 Burgrave of Rössel (Reszel) (PSB 18, p. 166-167)

Georg von Baysen (Jerzy Bażyński) (*1469 – †1546), 1503-1512 Chamberlain of Marienburg (Malbork); 1512-1546 Voivode of Marienburg (PSB 1, p. 377)

Jerzy Konopacki Sr (Georg von Konopat) (*ca. 1480 – †1543), brother of Jan Konopacki, Bishop of Kulm (Chełmno); 1512-1516 Chamberlain of Pomerania; 1516-1518 Castellan of Gdańsk (Danzig); 1518-1543 Voivode of Pomerania (PSB 13, p. 547-548)⌋ nobiscum ad serenissimam 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⌊maiestatem regiamSigismund 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⌋ scribant. Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima litteras conficiat curetque, ut idem superinscribed⌈idemidem superinscribed⌉ quidam Johann von Lusian (Jan Luzjański) (*before 1470 – †1551), brother of Fabian von Lusian (Luzjański), Bishop of Ermland (Warmia); 1514-1551 Voivode of Kulm (Chełmno); 1520-1525 Burgrave of Rössel (Reszel) (PSB 18, p. 166-167)

Georg von Baysen (Jerzy Bażyński) (*1469 – †1546), 1503-1512 Chamberlain of Marienburg (Malbork); 1512-1546 Voivode of Marienburg (PSB 1, p. 377)

Jerzy Konopacki Sr (Georg von Konopat) (*ca. 1480 – †1543), brother of Jan Konopacki, Bishop of Kulm (Chełmno); 1512-1516 Chamberlain of Pomerania; 1516-1518 Castellan of Gdańsk (Danzig); 1518-1543 Voivode of Pomerania (PSB 13, p. 547-548)⌊palatiniJohann von Lusian (Jan Luzjański) (*before 1470 – †1551), brother of Fabian von Lusian (Luzjański), Bishop of Ermland (Warmia); 1514-1551 Voivode of Kulm (Chełmno); 1520-1525 Burgrave of Rössel (Reszel) (PSB 18, p. 166-167)

Georg von Baysen (Jerzy Bażyński) (*1469 – †1546), 1503-1512 Chamberlain of Marienburg (Malbork); 1512-1546 Voivode of Marienburg (PSB 1, p. 377)

Jerzy Konopacki Sr (Georg von Konopat) (*ca. 1480 – †1543), brother of Jan Konopacki, Bishop of Kulm (Chełmno); 1512-1516 Chamberlain of Pomerania; 1516-1518 Castellan of Gdańsk (Danzig); 1518-1543 Voivode of Pomerania (PSB 13, p. 547-548)⌋ sigilla apponant. Meum non gravate addam proprioque messenger of Ioannes DANTISCUS ⌊nuntiomessenger of Ioannes DANTISCUS ⌋ meis expensis ad serenissimam 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⌊maiestatem regiamSigismund 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⌋ mittam. Illa molestia Dominationem Vestram Reverendissimam non morassem, si non 1538-08-17⌊cras1538-08-17⌋ summo mane mihi Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński, Heilsberga), town in Ermland (Warmia), the main seat of the bishops of Ermland⌊hincHeilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński, Heilsberga), town in Ermland (Warmia), the main seat of the bishops of Ermland⌋ in Rössel (Reszel), town in Ermland (Warmia), 55 km NE of Allenstein (Olsztyn), on the border with Ducal Prussia⌊ResselRössel (Reszel), town in Ermland (Warmia), 55 km NE of Allenstein (Olsztyn), on the border with Ducal Prussia⌋ et inde ad alia oppida et subditos meos esset eundum ad percipiendum ab illis, quod 1538-08-16⌊hodie1538-08-16⌋ Citizens of Heilsberg ⌊HeilsbergensesCitizens of Heilsberg ⌋ praestiterunt fidelitatis iuramentum.

Quod scripsi cum Ioannes, tailor ⌊sartoreIoannes, tailor ⌋ me missurum, is probably messenger of Tiedemann GIESE ⌊puerprobably messenger of Tiedemann GIESE ⌋ Dominationi Vestrae Reverendissimae reddet.

Quae iterum atque iterum feliciter valeat etc.

[1] The cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Alexander SCULTETI before 1538-08-13, CIDTC IDL 7265, letter lost⌊lettercf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Alexander SCULTETI before 1538-08-13, CIDTC IDL 7265, letter lost⌋ from Dantiscus to Alexander Sculteti (Scholtcze) (*ca. 1485 – †1570), doctor of canon law, cartographer, historian and friend of Copernicus; accused by Dantiscus and Stanisław Hozjusz (Hosius) of Sacramentarian heresy, in 1540 banished by King Sigismund I Jagiellon; in 1541 imprisoned by the Inquisition in Rome; after release from prison in 1544 he stayed in Rome for the rest of his life; 1509-1516 notary at the Roman Curia; 1519-1541 Canon of Ermland (Warmia), 1530-1539 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1536-1538 administrator of the komornictwo of Mehlsack (Melzak, today Pieniężno) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 299; SBKW, p. 219-220)⌊Alexander ScultetiAlexander Sculteti (Scholtcze) (*ca. 1485 – †1570), doctor of canon law, cartographer, historian and friend of Copernicus; accused by Dantiscus and Stanisław Hozjusz (Hosius) of Sacramentarian heresy, in 1540 banished by King Sigismund I Jagiellon; in 1541 imprisoned by the Inquisition in Rome; after release from prison in 1544 he stayed in Rome for the rest of his life; 1509-1516 notary at the Roman Curia; 1519-1541 Canon of Ermland (Warmia), 1530-1539 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1536-1538 administrator of the komornictwo of Mehlsack (Melzak, today Pieniężno) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 299; SBKW, p. 219-220)⌋ is unknown to the editors.

[2] Stanisław Hozjusz (Stanisław Hosz, Stanislaus Hosius) (*1504 – †1579), diplomat and theologian; 1534-1538 secretary to the Bishops of Cracow Piotr Tomicki and Jan Chojeński; 1538-1549 royal secretary; 1538-1549 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and from 1539 Cantor; 1540-1550 Canon of Cracow; 1549-1551 Bishop of Kulm (Chełmno); 1551-1579 Bishop of Ermland; in 1560 elevated to Cardinal; 1561-1563 Papal Legate to the General Council of Trent; in 1573 appointed Grand Penitentiary to Pope Gregory XIII (SBKW, p. 95-96; KOPICZKO 2, p. 129-130)⌊HozjuszStanisław Hozjusz (Stanisław Hosz, Stanislaus Hosius) (*1504 – †1579), diplomat and theologian; 1534-1538 secretary to the Bishops of Cracow Piotr Tomicki and Jan Chojeński; 1538-1549 royal secretary; 1538-1549 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and from 1539 Cantor; 1540-1550 Canon of Cracow; 1549-1551 Bishop of Kulm (Chełmno); 1551-1579 Bishop of Ermland; in 1560 elevated to Cardinal; 1561-1563 Papal Legate to the General Council of Trent; in 1573 appointed Grand Penitentiary to Pope Gregory XIII (SBKW, p. 95-96; KOPICZKO 2, p. 129-130)⌋ sought to obtain the Ermland canonry after it was vacated by Dantiscus in August 1538. Alexander Sculteti (Scholtcze) (*ca. 1485 – †1570), doctor of canon law, cartographer, historian and friend of Copernicus; accused by Dantiscus and Stanisław Hozjusz (Hosius) of Sacramentarian heresy, in 1540 banished by King Sigismund I Jagiellon; in 1541 imprisoned by the Inquisition in Rome; after release from prison in 1544 he stayed in Rome for the rest of his life; 1509-1516 notary at the Roman Curia; 1519-1541 Canon of Ermland (Warmia), 1530-1539 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1536-1538 administrator of the komornictwo of Mehlsack (Melzak, today Pieniężno) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 299; SBKW, p. 219-220)⌊Alexander ScultetiAlexander Sculteti (Scholtcze) (*ca. 1485 – †1570), doctor of canon law, cartographer, historian and friend of Copernicus; accused by Dantiscus and Stanisław Hozjusz (Hosius) of Sacramentarian heresy, in 1540 banished by King Sigismund I Jagiellon; in 1541 imprisoned by the Inquisition in Rome; after release from prison in 1544 he stayed in Rome for the rest of his life; 1509-1516 notary at the Roman Curia; 1519-1541 Canon of Ermland (Warmia), 1530-1539 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1536-1538 administrator of the komornictwo of Mehlsack (Melzak, today Pieniężno) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 299; SBKW, p. 219-220)⌋ questioned his rights to the office, trying to secure it for his nephew, Alexander von Suchten (*ca. 1520 – †1576-1590), doctor of medicine, alchemist, poet; studied in Leuven, Ferrara, Rome, Bologna and Padua; as a nephew of Alexander Sculteti, accused of heresy and sentenced in 1545 to lose a canonry and hereditary property; 1538-1545 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1549 court physician and librarian of Ottheinrich of Palatinate-Neuburg; 1557 court physician of Sigismund Augustus in Vilnius (PSB 45/3, p. 337-338)⌊Alexander SuchtenAlexander von Suchten (*ca. 1520 – †1576-1590), doctor of medicine, alchemist, poet; studied in Leuven, Ferrara, Rome, Bologna and Padua; as a nephew of Alexander Sculteti, accused of heresy and sentenced in 1545 to lose a canonry and hereditary property; 1538-1545 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1549 court physician and librarian of Ottheinrich of Palatinate-Neuburg; 1557 court physician of Sigismund Augustus in Vilnius (PSB 45/3, p. 337-338)⌋ (cf. cf. Tadeusz Pawluk, "Kanonia warmińska Stanisława Hozjusza", in: Prawo Kanoniczne 23/3-4, 1980, p. 71-85 ⌊PAWLUKcf. Tadeusz Pawluk, "Kanonia warmińska Stanisława Hozjusza", in: Prawo Kanoniczne 23/3-4, 1980, p. 71-85 ⌋, p. 77).

[3] In his earlier cf. Tiedemann GIESE to Ioannes DANTISCUS Löbau (Lubawa), 1538-08-14, CIDTC IDL 1904⌊lettercf. Tiedemann GIESE to Ioannes DANTISCUS Löbau (Lubawa), 1538-08-14, CIDTC IDL 1904⌋, Giese informed Dantiscus about the growing epidemic, which he considered a sufficient reason not to convene that autumn the Provincial Diet of Royal Prussia ⌊Prussian DietProvincial Diet of Royal Prussia ⌋ that usually started on September 29 (St. Michael’s Day). He also suggested consulting – with the consent of the 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⌊KingSigismund 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⌋ – other members of the Council of Royal Prussia the most important local authority in Royal Prussia. It consisted of two bishops (of Ermland (Warmia), who served as the Council’s president, and of Kulm (Chełmno)), three voivodes (of Kulm, Marienburg (Malbork), and Pomerania), three castellans (of Kulm, Elbing (Elbląg), and Gdańsk (Danzig)), three chamberlains (of Kulm, Marienburg, and Pomerania), and representatives of the three Great Prussian Cities – Gdańsk, Thorn (Toruń), and Elbing (ACHREMCZYK 2016, p. 17-18)⌊Council of Royal PrussiaCouncil of Royal Prussia the most important local authority in Royal Prussia. It consisted of two bishops (of Ermland (Warmia), who served as the Council’s president, and of Kulm (Chełmno)), three voivodes (of Kulm, Marienburg (Malbork), and Pomerania), three castellans (of Kulm, Elbing (Elbląg), and Gdańsk (Danzig)), three chamberlains (of Kulm, Marienburg, and Pomerania), and representatives of the three Great Prussian Cities – Gdańsk, Thorn (Toruń), and Elbing (ACHREMCZYK 2016, p. 17-18)⌋ about the urgent issues before the spring Diet.