Letter #2109
Ioannes DANTISCUS to Tiedemann GIESEHeilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1539-03-15
English register:
Dantiscus proposes that all the [Royal Prussian] lords confer and provide a joint reply to the letter he has received from the Duke [Albrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach]. Among other things, in this letter the Duke questions the justifiability of grain being held [in Gdańsk (Danzig)] and declares he will not let any [Polish] ship carrying grain leave his port [in Königsberg]. Knowing that Giese has received a similar letter from the Duke, Dantiscus does not quote the other matters discussed in the letter. He will send a copy of [the Duke’s] letter to the Town Councils of Gdańsk and Elbing (Elbląg), and enjoins Giese to notify the Thorn (Toruń) Town Council.
He would like to manage the matter in such a way that the Duke does not have to send envoys to the next [Royal Prussian] Diet and that they will not be forced to conclude new treaties with him, something the Duke is demanding separately of Dantiscus.
received 1539-03-16 Manuscript sources:
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