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Letter #2955

Ermland (Warmia) Chapter to Ioannes DANTISCUS
Frauenburg (Frombork), 1546-04-21
            received Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1546-04-24

Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in Latin, in secretary's hand, BCz, 1599, p. 703-704

 

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Post debitam obsequiorum ac reverentiae exhibitionem.

Reverendissime in Christo Pater ac Domine, domine colendissime.

Pro voto et sententia Reverendissimae Paternitatis Vestrae, summa omnium voluntate, adscriptus est albo consortii nostri hodie nobilis adolescens dominus Eustathius Knobelsdorf (Constans Alliopagus) (*1519 – †1571), neo-Latin poet, studied at the universities in Frankfurt an der Oder (1534-1544), Wittenberg (1538), Leipzig, Louvain (1540), Paris, and Orleans; from 1533 Dantiscus provided financial support for his education; 1544 secretary of the Ermland (Warmia) Chapter; 1546 Canon of Ermland; 1546 Canon of Wrocław (Breslau); 1546-1548 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1548-1551 administrator of the Chapter's estate in Allenstein (Olsztyn); 1552 Custos of Ermland; 1553 Vicar General of the bishopric of Ermland; 1558-1564 administrator of the diocese of Ermland in the absence of Bishop Stanisław Hozjusz; 1559 Chancellor of the Wrocław Chapter; 1565 Dean of the Wrocław Chapter; 1567 General Judicial Vicar of the diocese of Wrocław (BORAWSKA 1996 Życie, p. 70, 103; KOPICZKO 2, p. 152; SBKW, p. 152; KNOBELSDORF)Eustatchius a KnobelsdorfEustathius Knobelsdorf (Constans Alliopagus) (*1519 – †1571), neo-Latin poet, studied at the universities in Frankfurt an der Oder (1534-1544), Wittenberg (1538), Leipzig, Louvain (1540), Paris, and Orleans; from 1533 Dantiscus provided financial support for his education; 1544 secretary of the Ermland (Warmia) Chapter; 1546 Canon of Ermland; 1546 Canon of Wrocław (Breslau); 1546-1548 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1548-1551 administrator of the Chapter's estate in Allenstein (Olsztyn); 1552 Custos of Ermland; 1553 Vicar General of the bishopric of Ermland; 1558-1564 administrator of the diocese of Ermland in the absence of Bishop Stanisław Hozjusz; 1559 Chancellor of the Wrocław Chapter; 1565 Dean of the Wrocław Chapter; 1567 General Judicial Vicar of the diocese of Wrocław (BORAWSKA 1996 Życie, p. 70, 103; KOPICZKO 2, p. 152; SBKW, p. 152; KNOBELSDORF), quod fidem et industriam eius singularem hactenus probe conspexerimus. Eustathius Knobelsdorf (Constans Alliopagus) (*1519 – †1571), neo-Latin poet, studied at the universities in Frankfurt an der Oder (1534-1544), Wittenberg (1538), Leipzig, Louvain (1540), Paris, and Orleans; from 1533 Dantiscus provided financial support for his education; 1544 secretary of the Ermland (Warmia) Chapter; 1546 Canon of Ermland; 1546 Canon of Wrocław (Breslau); 1546-1548 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1548-1551 administrator of the Chapter's estate in Allenstein (Olsztyn); 1552 Custos of Ermland; 1553 Vicar General of the bishopric of Ermland; 1558-1564 administrator of the diocese of Ermland in the absence of Bishop Stanisław Hozjusz; 1559 Chancellor of the Wrocław Chapter; 1565 Dean of the Wrocław Chapter; 1567 General Judicial Vicar of the diocese of Wrocław (BORAWSKA 1996 Życie, p. 70, 103; KOPICZKO 2, p. 152; SBKW, p. 152; KNOBELSDORF)QuiEustathius Knobelsdorf (Constans Alliopagus) (*1519 – †1571), neo-Latin poet, studied at the universities in Frankfurt an der Oder (1534-1544), Wittenberg (1538), Leipzig, Louvain (1540), Paris, and Orleans; from 1533 Dantiscus provided financial support for his education; 1544 secretary of the Ermland (Warmia) Chapter; 1546 Canon of Ermland; 1546 Canon of Wrocław (Breslau); 1546-1548 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1548-1551 administrator of the Chapter's estate in Allenstein (Olsztyn); 1552 Custos of Ermland; 1553 Vicar General of the bishopric of Ermland; 1558-1564 administrator of the diocese of Ermland in the absence of Bishop Stanisław Hozjusz; 1559 Chancellor of the Wrocław Chapter; 1565 Dean of the Wrocław Chapter; 1567 General Judicial Vicar of the diocese of Wrocław (BORAWSKA 1996 Życie, p. 70, 103; KOPICZKO 2, p. 152; SBKW, p. 152; KNOBELSDORF) quidem multo nobis factus est commendatior, quod dignitatem et salutem eius omnibus, imprimisque Reverendissimae Paternitati Vestrae, curae esse cognovimus.

Livoniense negotium Reverendissimae Paternitati Vestrae etiam atque etiam commendamus, multum enim interesse censemus, ne eius Riga ArchdioceseecclesiaeRiga Archdiocese electio, quam liberam habuit capitulum, infringatur ac ad nutum Hermann von Brüggenei (Hermann Hasenkamp) (*1475 – †1549), 1535-1549 Master (Landmeister) of the Livonian Teutonic OrdermagistriHermann von Brüggenei (Hermann Hasenkamp) (*1475 – †1549), 1535-1549 Master (Landmeister) of the Livonian Teutonic Order, ut rescriptum a Charles V of Habsburg (*1500 – †1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain as Charles I (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily, King of the Romans (1519-1530), Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation (elected 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of CastilecaesareCharles V of Habsburg (*1500 – †1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain as Charles I (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily, King of the Romans (1519-1530), Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation (elected 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile extortum iniurie transferatur.

Cum summa labascere incipiunt, inferiora quoque nutare necessum est. Quare, ut decretum illud, quod privilegiorum iura, statutorum immunitatumque sanctiones infringit atque abolet, nullum reddatur, vehementer apud Ferdinand I of Habsburg (*1503 – †1564), from 1521 Archduke of Austria, from 1526 King of Bohemia and Hungary, Croatia and Slavonia as Ferdinand I, 1531-1558 King of the Romans, 1558-1564 Holy Roman Emperor; son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile, a younger brother of Charles V of HabsburgFerdinandumFerdinand I of Habsburg (*1503 – †1564), from 1521 Archduke of Austria, from 1526 King of Bohemia and Hungary, Croatia and Slavonia as Ferdinand I, 1531-1558 King of the Romans, 1558-1564 Holy Roman Emperor; son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile, a younger brother of Charles V of Habsburg, Charles V of Habsburg (*1500 – †1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain as Charles I (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily, King of the Romans (1519-1530), Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation (elected 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of CastilecaesaremCharles V of Habsburg (*1500 – †1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain as Charles I (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily, King of the Romans (1519-1530), Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation (elected 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile ipsamque Holy See (Sedes Apostolica) sedem apostolicamHoly See (Sedes Apostolica) elaborandum censemus, ne libertati reliquarum ecclesiarum fraudi sit exemploque aliis occasionem rerum novandarum praebeat. Quod ut Reverendissima Paternitas Vestra fraterne et serio reverendissimo Wilhelm von Hohenzollern (*1498 – †1563), son of Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach Frederick I and Sophia, daughter of King of Poland Kazimierz IV Jagiellon; brother of Duke in Prussia Albrecht von Hohenzollern; 1532 elected bishop of Ösel–Wiek, he didn't succeed to an office; 1529-1539 coadjutor of archbishop of Riga; 1539-1561 archbishop of Rigaarchiepiscopo RigensiWilhelm von Hohenzollern (*1498 – †1563), son of Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach Frederick I and Sophia, daughter of King of Poland Kazimierz IV Jagiellon; brother of Duke in Prussia Albrecht von Hohenzollern; 1532 elected bishop of Ösel–Wiek, he didn't succeed to an office; 1529-1539 coadjutor of archbishop of Riga; 1539-1561 archbishop of Riga consulat, oramus.

Quam Deo Optimo Maximo feliciter commendamus.

Eiusdem Reverendissimae Paternitati Vestrae obsequentissimi Ermland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)praelati, canonici et capitulum WarmienseErmland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)