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Letter #3116

[Ioannes DANTISCUS] to [Samuel MACIEJOWSKI]
Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1547-06-11


Manuscript sources:
1rough draft in Latin, in secretary's hand, AAWO, AB, D. 70, f. 296r (t.p.)

Auxiliary sources:
1register in German, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8250 (TK 12), f. 402

 

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Ad 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)⌊Dominum C[racoviensem]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)⌋

Reverendissime etc.

Causam, quam secum adfert providus Achatius Grabow ⌊Achatius GrabowAchatius Grabow ⌋ superiori anno, quo tempore ab adversa parte, Jodok Kron (†1555), 1542-1555 Abbot of the Cistercian monastery in Pelplin (FRYDRYCHOWICZ, p. 88-90)⌊abbateJodok Kron (†1555), 1542-1555 Abbot of the Cistercian monastery in Pelplin (FRYDRYCHOWICZ, p. 88-90)⌋ et Cistercian convent in Pelplin ⌊conventu PelplinensiCistercian convent in Pelplin ⌋ in ea ad Royal Tribunal (Sąd Królewski, Tribunal Regium) ⌊tribunal regiumRoyal Tribunal (Sąd Królewski, Tribunal Regium) ⌋ appellatum fuit , Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae commendaveram. Nunc vero, postquam iuxta remissionem serenissimae 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⌊maiestatis regiaeSigismund 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⌋ capita et puncta quaedam interrogationum, de quibus in mandato regio mentio sit, coram Gdańsk town court ⌊iudicioGdańsk town court ⌋ et Gdańsk Town Council ⌊magistratu GedanensiGdańsk Town Council ⌋ proposuerit, ad quem a iudicio solutiones, a magistratu vero nihil obtinuit, denuo ad aulam in ea poficiscitur, sperans se nunc absolutionem et sententiam diffinitivam totius causae obtenturum, quo tandem a maximis expensis liberetur, et id, quod iuste videtur petere, consequatur.

Rogo itaque Reverendissimam Dominationem Vestram, velit Achatius Grabow ⌊illiAchatius Grabow ⌋ suo patrocinio adesse et miserum, qui iam fere totum peculium suum in ea causa exposuit, et ab adversa parte, ut Achatius Grabow ⌊eumAchatius Grabow ⌋ expensis fatigent, urgetur, commendatum habere idque apud 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⌊regiam maiestatemSigismund 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⌋ obtinere, ut tota causa decidatur, vel per compositionem tolerabilem inter Achatius Grabow ⌊eumAchatius Grabow ⌋ et adversam eius partem componatur. In eo rem Deo gratam, iustitiae convenientem, et mihi acceptam est factura Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra.

Cui cupio esse commendatissimus atque, ut eandem Dominus Deus in longissima tempora sospitet et incolumem conservet, precor ex animo.