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Letter #3008

Stanisław WŁOSZEK to Ioannes DANTISCUS
Vilnius, 1546-11-06
            received Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1546-11-17

Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in Latin, BK, 230, p. 193-196

 

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Reverendissime in Christo Pater et Domine, domine gratiosissime. Commendatis deditissimis servitiis in gratiam Reverendissimae Paternitatis Vestrae.

Litterae Reverendissimae Paternitatis Vestrae declarant benignum animum eius erga me in dies magis ac magis augeri, non solum enim tabellarium non dimittit vacuum, quin adauctae benignitatis ferat testimonia, sed suadet monetque, qui fortunis meis ea, qua alii via istic in Prussia, region in central Europe, bordered by Pomerania, Poland, Lithuania and Livonia. From 1466 Prussia was divided into Royal Prussia (Prussia Regalis), which was a part of the Kingdom of Poland, and Teutonic Prussia (Prussia Ordinis Theutonici) – covering the remnants of the former territory of the Teutonic Order’s state in Prussia. In 1525, the Order’s last Grand Master, Albrecht von Hohenzollern, converted to Lutheranism and became the first lay duke in former Teutonic Prussia (dux in Prussia), which from then on was called Ducal Prussia (Prussia Ducalis). At that time, as a result of the treaty of Cracow, Ducal Prussia became a fief of the kings of Poland⌊PrussiaPrussia, region in central Europe, bordered by Pomerania, Poland, Lithuania and Livonia. From 1466 Prussia was divided into Royal Prussia (Prussia Regalis), which was a part of the Kingdom of Poland, and Teutonic Prussia (Prussia Ordinis Theutonici) – covering the remnants of the former territory of the Teutonic Order’s state in Prussia. In 1525, the Order’s last Grand Master, Albrecht von Hohenzollern, converted to Lutheranism and became the first lay duke in former Teutonic Prussia (dux in Prussia), which from then on was called Ducal Prussia (Prussia Ducalis). At that time, as a result of the treaty of Cracow, Ducal Prussia became a fief of the kings of Poland⌋ prospiciam, offerans se ea in rem meam praestiturum, quae a benigno patrono desiderari possunt. Animum quidem hunc tam benignum et benevolentem tanti facio, ut gratius ab ea nihil mihi accidere posse putem. Verum consilium, ut concepto in me favori Reverendissimae Paternitatis Vestrae facile attribuo, mihi tamen vix convenire existimo, cum quia sacra 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⌊regia maiestasSigismund 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⌋ iam non mediocre primordium suae pro meritorum ratione munificentiae in me contulit, bona namque in hoc ducatu concessit, quibus honeste, donec Deo placuerit, hoc sustentare corpusculum possum, tum quod tanta premor occupationum mole, ut vix propriis incumbere interdum queam, tantum abest, ut aliena perpetuo praesertim absens curare possim aut debeam, persuasum etiam habeo mediocritatem semper esse tutiorem. Sed haec non non eo dict... velim, qui videar non ea, qua decet animi gratitudine Reverendissimae Paternitatis Vestrae benefaciendi voluntatem suscepisse, eius enim nomine tantum me illi debere fateor, quantum ad perssoluendum falultas non sufficit mea, verum ut cognoscat me paucis contentum eos, qui magno interdum et corporis et animae dispendio parantur, titulus abhorrere.

Novi nunc in aula 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⌊principis nostriSigismund 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⌋ est nihil. Hoc unum, quod delectabit Reverendissimam Paternitatem Vestram, non omittam serenissimum 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⌊dominum nostrumSigismund 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⌋ integerrima florentem valetudine. Iudicia, negotia huius ducatus curare diligenter, cras officium cancellariatus magnifico domino Jan Jurjewicz Hlebowicz (*1480 – †1549), from 1542 Vilnius Voivode, 1546-1549 Great Chancellor of Lithuania⌊palatino VilnensiJan Jurjewicz Hlebowicz (*1480 – †1549), from 1542 Vilnius Voivode, 1546-1549 Great Chancellor of Lithuania⌋ dabitur, qui me non mediocri exonerabit molestia, tametsi eius absen tia in me redditura. Sigillum enim, ut aliae res paene omnes, mihi erat servandum et notariis exponendum, nunc Jan Jurjewicz Hlebowicz (*1480 – †1549), from 1542 Vilnius Voivode, 1546-1549 Great Chancellor of Lithuania⌊eiJan Jurjewicz Hlebowicz (*1480 – †1549), from 1542 Vilnius Voivode, 1546-1549 Great Chancellor of Lithuania⌋, ut decet, illius imminebit cura. Utinam, quod Jan Jurjewicz Hlebowicz (*1480 – †1549), from 1542 Vilnius Voivode, 1546-1549 Great Chancellor of Lithuania⌊eiusJan Jurjewicz Hlebowicz (*1480 – †1549), from 1542 Vilnius Voivode, 1546-1549 Great Chancellor of Lithuania⌋ probitate et rerum gerendarum experientia inducti, speramus cum Sigismund II Augustus Jagiellon (Zygmunt II August) (*1520 – †1572), 1529-1572 Grand Duke of Lithuania (ruled from 1544); 1530-1572 King of Poland (crowned vivente rege (ruled from 1548, after the death of his father); son of Sigismund I Jagiellon and Bona Sforza⌊principisSigismund II Augustus Jagiellon (Zygmunt II August) (*1520 – †1572), 1529-1572 Grand Duke of Lithuania (ruled from 1544); 1530-1572 King of Poland (crowned vivente rege (ruled from 1548, after the death of his father); son of Sigismund I Jagiellon and Bona Sforza⌋ et Poland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌊reipublicaePoland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌋ commodo et dignitate. Diet of Poland ⌊Comitia istius dominiiDiet of Poland ⌋ pro 23 Ianuarii indicta, in quibus Poland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌊reipublicaePoland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌋ negotia et quaedam in The Scythians (Scythae) ⌊ScitharumThe Scythians (Scythae) ⌋ confinia Sigismund II Augustus Jagiellon (Zygmunt II August) (*1520 – †1572), 1529-1572 Grand Duke of Lithuania (ruled from 1544); 1530-1572 King of Poland (crowned vivente rege (ruled from 1548, after the death of his father); son of Sigismund I Jagiellon and Bona Sforza⌊principisSigismund II Augustus Jagiellon (Zygmunt II August) (*1520 – †1572), 1529-1572 Grand Duke of Lithuania (ruled from 1544); 1530-1572 King of Poland (crowned vivente rege (ruled from 1548, after the death of his father); son of Sigismund I Jagiellon and Bona Sforza⌋ tractabitur expeditio.

De 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 Castile⌊caesarisCharles 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⌋ et principum exercitibus pauca, quae veritatem oleant, huc perferuntur, in dominiis enim caesaris et 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 Habsburg⌊Romanorum regisFerdinand 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⌋ sub capitis poena cautum, ne quis progressum illorum promulgare audeat, fortassis ob indutias, quas caesar a Suleiman the Magnificent (*1494 – †1566), 1520-1566 Sultan of the Ottoman Empire⌊ThurcaSuleiman the Magnificent (*1494 – †1566), 1520-1566 Sultan of the Ottoman Empire⌋ petit, ne Christianorum exitio erectus spernat et occasione utatur. Circumferuntur hic quaedam impressa, quae sine dubio habet Reverendissima Paternitas Vestra, praeterea habemus nihil. His me et humilem servitutem meam commendo gratiae Reverendissimae Paternitatis Vestrae, quae ut diu incolumis pro augmento gregis sui valeat, ex animo precor.