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Letter #1939

Ioannes DANTISCUS to Tiedemann GIESE
Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1538-10-10

English register:

Dantiscus takes it upon himself to deal with the banker [Georg Hegel] and get him to come to his senses. He is just sending a messenger to the royal court. As soon as the man returns, he will send Giese his dues.

The tailor will hand Giese the constitutions of the [Royal Prussian] Diet in Thorn (Toruń) and a cope delivered to Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński) by mistake.

Dantiscus would be willing to fulfil Giese’s request regarding the Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) canonry, but he has already given it to his own chaplain.

He sends back [Paul Speratus’] poem, which he considers to be of very poor quality.

The letter of appointment to the office of sword-bearer [for Felix von Allen (von Malden, Mełdzyński)] has not reached Dantiscus. He suggests approaching the scribes of the royal chancellery on the matter. He promises to mention it to the Dean of Cracow [Samuel Maciejowski], taking the opportunity to give Giese’s regards to him and [Nikolaus] Nibschitz (Nipszyc).

Dantiscus assures Giese he is not as gullible as some people suggest.


            received 1538-10-11

Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in Latin, autograph, address in secretary's hand, BCz, 245, p. 79-82

Prints:
1CEID 1/2 No. 27, p. 131-133 (in extenso; English register)

 

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Reverendissime in Christo Pater et Domine, frater et amice carissime et honorande.

Salutem et perpetui amoris commendationem.

Cum 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)⌊collybista illoGeorg 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)⌋, ne Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima quapiam in re gravetur, negotium omne transigam hominemque in ordinem et resipiscenti[a]m redigam, atque cum primum messenger of Ioannes DANTISCUS ⌊nuntiusmessenger of Ioannes DANTISCUS ⌋ meus redierit, quem cras vel perendie ad aulam missurus sum, id quod Dominationi Vestrae Reverendissimae debetur, mittam.

Acta Provincial Diet of Royal Prussia ⌊conventus ThoronensisProvincial Diet of Royal Prussia ⌋ et pluviale, quod per errorem huc est delatum, a Ioannes, tailor ⌊sartoreIoannes, tailor ⌋ Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima paulopost accipiet.

Canonicatum Gutstatensem Chaplain to Ioannes DANTISCUS ⌊sacellanoChaplain to Ioannes DANTISCUS ⌋ meo contuli et iampridem. Quod, si prius mihi voluntas Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae nota fuisset, cum illi nihil negare vel debeam, vel velim, fecissem non gravate, quod a me postulat.

Poema illud, quod suum sapit poetam, utpote neque pedibus, neque sensu constans, remitto. Concitavit mihi risum et non parvam admirationem, quod talia miser furore, sed non divino, afflatus Paul Speratus (*1484 – †1551), humanist, reformer, doctor of both canon and civil law, author of religious chants; trusted assistant of Georg Polentz, Bishop of Sambia; in 1520 converted to Lutheranism; in 1523 attended the meeting between Albrecht von Hohenzollern (Grand Master of the Teutonic Order), Martin Luther, and Philipp Melanchthon; 1525-1530 court preacher in Königsberg; 1530-1551 Lutheran bishop of Pomezania (resided in Marienwerder (Kwidzyn)) (ORACKI 1988, p. 158-159)⌊versificatorPaul Speratus (*1484 – †1551), humanist, reformer, doctor of both canon and civil law, author of religious chants; trusted assistant of Georg Polentz, Bishop of Sambia; in 1520 converted to Lutheranism; in 1523 attended the meeting between Albrecht von Hohenzollern (Grand Master of the Teutonic Order), Martin Luther, and Philipp Melanchthon; 1525-1530 court preacher in Königsberg; 1530-1551 Lutheran bishop of Pomezania (resided in Marienwerder (Kwidzyn)) (ORACKI 1988, p. 158-159)⌋ tentare sit ausus, quae praestare non potuit.[1]

Litterae gladiferatus[2] ad me non pervenerunt. Petendae sunt pretio ex canc<e>llaria a scribis, commonebo tamen dominum Samuel Maciejowski (*1499 – †1550), humanist and diplomat, one of the most trusted advisors to King Sigismund I and then to his son Sigismund II Augustus; from 1521 Canon of the Collegiate Chapter in Sandomierz, and from 1530 in Kielce; from 1531 Canon of Gniezno; from 1532 or 1533 to 1537 royal secretary (previously scribe at the royal chancellery); 1537-1539 Grand Secretary; 1539-1547 Crown Vice-Chancellor; 1539-1541 Bishop of Chełm; 1541-1545 Bishop of Płock; 1545-1550 Bishop of Cracow; 1547-1550 Crown Grand Chancellor; in 1532 royal envoy to Rome; in 1534 and 1538 royal envoy to the local diets (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 257-258; Urzędnicy 10, p. 184; PSB 19 Machowski - Maria Kazimiera, p. 64-69)⌊decanum CracoviensemSamuel Maciejowski (*1499 – †1550), humanist and diplomat, one of the most trusted advisors to King Sigismund I and then to his son Sigismund II Augustus; from 1521 Canon of the Collegiate Chapter in Sandomierz, and from 1530 in Kielce; from 1531 Canon of Gniezno; from 1532 or 1533 to 1537 royal secretary (previously scribe at the royal chancellery); 1537-1539 Grand Secretary; 1539-1547 Crown Vice-Chancellor; 1539-1541 Bishop of Chełm; 1541-1545 Bishop of Płock; 1545-1550 Bishop of Cracow; 1547-1550 Crown Grand Chancellor; in 1532 royal envoy to Rome; in 1534 and 1538 royal envoy to the local diets (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 257-258; Urzędnicy 10, p. 184; PSB 19 Machowski - Maria Kazimiera, p. 64-69)⌋, cui et domino Nikolaus Nibschitz (Mikołaj Nipszyc) (*ca. 1483 – †1541), royal courtier, diplomat in the service of Sigismund I and Albrecht von Hohenzollern-Ansbach, Dantiscus' friend; from 1525 until his death an official representative of Duke Albrecht at the Cracow royal court; from 1532 royal secretary; 1519 royal envoy to Albrecht von Hohenzollern, Grand Master of the Teutonic Order, 1525, 1526 envoy to Hungary, 1527 envoy to the Congress in Wrocław, 1531-1533, 1537 envoy to Ferdinand I of Habsburg, 1535-1537, 1540 envoy to Brandenburg, 1536 envoy to the estates of Livonia⌊NibschiczNikolaus Nibschitz (Mikołaj Nipszyc) (*ca. 1483 – †1541), royal courtier, diplomat in the service of Sigismund I and Albrecht von Hohenzollern-Ansbach, Dantiscus' friend; from 1525 until his death an official representative of Duke Albrecht at the Cracow royal court; from 1532 royal secretary; 1519 royal envoy to Albrecht von Hohenzollern, Grand Master of the Teutonic Order, 1525, 1526 envoy to Hungary, 1527 envoy to the Congress in Wrocław, 1531-1533, 1537 envoy to Ferdinand I of Habsburg, 1535-1537, 1540 envoy to Brandenburg, 1536 envoy to the estates of Livonia⌋ a Dominatione Vestra Reverendissima adscribam salutem.

Plura addere multa ad curiam scriptio non sinit, hoc tamen velim sibi de me Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima persuadeat, quod adeo non sum facilis ad credendum in amicum cognitum, quemadmodum illi putant, qui cum aliquid commiserunt, nolunt, ut commissum esse credatur. Sententiam tenet Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima.

Quae diutissime felicissimeque valeat.

[1 ] Unidentified poem by Paul Speratus (*1484 – †1551), humanist, reformer, doctor of both canon and civil law, author of religious chants; trusted assistant of Georg Polentz, Bishop of Sambia; in 1520 converted to Lutheranism; in 1523 attended the meeting between Albrecht von Hohenzollern (Grand Master of the Teutonic Order), Martin Luther, and Philipp Melanchthon; 1525-1530 court preacher in Königsberg; 1530-1551 Lutheran bishop of Pomezania (resided in Marienwerder (Kwidzyn)) (ORACKI 1988, p. 158-159)⌊SperatusPaul Speratus (*1484 – †1551), humanist, reformer, doctor of both canon and civil law, author of religious chants; trusted assistant of Georg Polentz, Bishop of Sambia; in 1520 converted to Lutheranism; in 1523 attended the meeting between Albrecht von Hohenzollern (Grand Master of the Teutonic Order), Martin Luther, and Philipp Melanchthon; 1525-1530 court preacher in Königsberg; 1530-1551 Lutheran bishop of Pomezania (resided in Marienwerder (Kwidzyn)) (ORACKI 1988, p. 158-159)⌋; cf. the cf. Tiedemann GIESE to Ioannes DANTISCUS Löbau (Lubawa), 1538-10-07, CIDTC IDL 1936⌊lettercf. Tiedemann GIESE to Ioannes DANTISCUS Löbau (Lubawa), 1538-10-07, CIDTC IDL 1936⌋ from Tiedemann Giese to Dantiscus: Mitto, ut Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra iussit, poema Speratianum. Gaudebo, si Delium natatorem inveniat, nam mihi ignotum est schema nec assequor, quae sit intercalaris illa, quae mox sperabitur hora, interim enim et litium, et iurgiorum meminit

[2 ] litterae gladiferatus for Felix von Allen (Felix von Alden, Feliks Mełdzyński, Felix Stang, Felix von Malden) (†ca. 1576), Prussian nobleman in the service of Duke Albrecht von Hohenzollern; 1529, 1530, 1533, 1536, 1538 ducal envoy to King Sigismund I Jagiellon and, in 1537, to the Crown Diet at Piotrków; 1545-1551(?) Vice-Voivode of Kulm (Chełmno); 1551 alderman of Kulm; 1551-1575 Sword-Bearer of Kulm (SZYMANIAK 1992, p. 55-56; Urzędnicy 5/2, p. 221)⌊Felix von AllenFelix von Allen (Felix von Alden, Feliks Mełdzyński, Felix Stang, Felix von Malden) (†ca. 1576), Prussian nobleman in the service of Duke Albrecht von Hohenzollern; 1529, 1530, 1533, 1536, 1538 ducal envoy to King Sigismund I Jagiellon and, in 1537, to the Crown Diet at Piotrków; 1545-1551(?) Vice-Voivode of Kulm (Chełmno); 1551 alderman of Kulm; 1551-1575 Sword-Bearer of Kulm (SZYMANIAK 1992, p. 55-56; Urzędnicy 5/2, p. 221)⌋, cf. cf. Tiedemann GIESE to Ioannes DANTISCUS Löbau (Lubawa), 1538-10-07, CIDTC IDL 1936⌊IDL 1936cf. Tiedemann GIESE to Ioannes DANTISCUS Löbau (Lubawa), 1538-10-07, CIDTC IDL 1936⌋