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Letter #2935

[Ioannes DANTISCUS] to Georg von HÖFEN (FLACHSBINDER)
Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1546-03-17


Manuscript sources:
1rough draft in German, autograph, BCz, 245, p. 295 (c.p.)

Auxiliary sources:
1register in Polish, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8250 (TK 12), f. 280

 

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Unsernn etc.

Weil du ummer so mit svacheith und der hern krancheit beladen, / hab wir nicht mugen noch lossen dich durch unsernn libenn brudert Bernhard von Höfen (Bernhard Flachsbinder) (†after 1548), Ioannes Dantiscus' brother, stayed with Dantiscus in Spain, as a member of his mission's retinue, and was used as a trusted courier to Poland at least from 1526; after 1530 Starost of Löbau⌊BerntBernhard von Höfen (Bernhard Flachsbinder) (†after 1548), Ioannes Dantiscus' brother, stayed with Dantiscus in Spain, as a member of his mission's retinue, and was used as a trusted courier to Poland at least from 1526; after 1530 Starost of Löbau⌋ zu besuchen ummb zu erfarenn, ob dir wor mit muge geholffenn werden, / darzu, / so vil an uns ist, / wir gernn wolten vorhelffenn etc. Wir habenn im ouch befolenn mit dem edlen, ernfesth hern Georg Schewecke (Georg Scheffke) (*1491 – †1547), 1522 Gdańsk alderman; 1525 - town councillor; 1528 - judge; 1531 - mayor; 1536-1537, 1540, 1542-1545 - burgrave; 1534 Gdańsk envoy to convention in Lüneburg in affairs of seafaring and conflicts with Lübeck (AT 15, p. 501, 510; AT 16/1, p. 42, 44; ZDRENKA 2, p. 275)⌊Jorgenn ScheffkeGeorg Schewecke (Georg Scheffke) (*1491 – †1547), 1522 Gdańsk alderman; 1525 - town councillor; 1528 - judge; 1531 - mayor; 1536-1537, 1540, 1542-1545 - burgrave; 1534 Gdańsk envoy to convention in Lüneburg in affairs of seafaring and conflicts with Lübeck (AT 15, p. 501, 510; AT 16/1, p. 42, 44; ZDRENKA 2, p. 275)⌋, burgraffen etc. und unsermm vil gelibten svager, ummb zcwe pferde von im zur stuth zuhandlenn, / und die vor ein gelt von im zu uberkommen. Do wirstu euch nebenn im fleis innethun. / In Iochim Korte sache hab wir an koniglichen hoff vorgestrigen tage geschriben, / die acta Hartowski uberschickt, / ouch im die sache zuhandlenn befolen, / wie du von unsernn Bernhard von Höfen (Bernhard Flachsbinder) (†after 1548), Ioannes Dantiscus' brother, stayed with Dantiscus in Spain, as a member of his mission's retinue, and was used as a trusted courier to Poland at least from 1526; after 1530 Starost of Löbau⌊bruderBernhard von Höfen (Bernhard Flachsbinder) (†after 1548), Ioannes Dantiscus' brother, stayed with Dantiscus in Spain, as a member of his mission's retinue, and was used as a trusted courier to Poland at least from 1526; after 1530 Starost of Löbau⌋ weiter wirst vornemenn. / Gotlichen gnaden befolenn.