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Letter #358

Jan TARNOWSKI to Ioannes DANTISCUS
Cracow (Kraków), 1545-01-22


Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in Latin, in secretary's hand, author's signature, BJ, AS (from the former Prussian State Library in Berlin), No. 6. 91
2copy in Latin, 18th-century, BK, 222, No. 69, p. 219
3copy in Latin, 19th-century, BK, 1845, 16r
4copy in Latin, 18th-century, BCz, 62 (TN), No. 5, p. 13-14

Auxiliary sources:
1register in Polish, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8250 (TK 12), f. 187

 

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BJ, BAS, No 6. 91, p. 1 unnumbered

Reverendissime Domine, domine amice carissime et observande.

Salutem plurimam officiosamque mei commendationem.

Litterae, quas ad me nuper Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra dedit, vehementer me delectaverunt, erant enim humanitatis Reverendissimaeque Dominationis Vestrae erga me egregiae voluntatis plenae. Itaque, quamquam Dominationis Reverendissimae Vestrae in me benevolentam minime in dubium vocabam, quippe quod summam saepenumero cognoverim, ita ut, quod ad eam addi possit, residuum nihil esse videretur. Tamen gratissimum mihi est id ex ea ms. saepies reg. saepius⌈saepiesms. saepies reg. saepius⌉ cognoscere magnamque habeo Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae gratiam, quod eam, scilicet amoris in me sui plenam, voluntatem retineat ac recipio me et esse, et futurum semper eum, qui nullum umquam officium hominis amicissimi erga Reverendissimam Dominationem Vestram sim praetermissurus, quin facturus semper, quae ad testifiactionem summi mei erga eam studii videbuntur pertinere.

Quod ea attinet, quae ita volentibus Council of Royal Prussia the most important local authority in Royal Prussia. It consisted of two bishops (of Ermland (Warmia), who served as the Council’s president, and of Kulm (Chełmno)), three voivodes (of Kulm, Marienburg (Malbork), and Pomerania), three castellans (of Kulm, Elbing (Elbląg), and Gdańsk (Danzig)), three chamberlains (of Kulm, Marienburg, and Pomerania), and representatives of the three Great Prussian Cities – Gdańsk, Thorn (Toruń), and Elbing (ACHREMCZYK 2016, p. 17-18)⌊dominis PrutenisCouncil of Royal Prussia the most important local authority in Royal Prussia. It consisted of two bishops (of Ermland (Warmia), who served as the Council’s president, and of Kulm (Chełmno)), three voivodes (of Kulm, Marienburg (Malbork), and Pomerania), three castellans (of Kulm, Elbing (Elbląg), and Gdańsk (Danzig)), three chamberlains (of Kulm, Marienburg, and Pomerania), and representatives of the three Great Prussian Cities – Gdańsk, Thorn (Toruń), and Elbing (ACHREMCZYK 2016, p. 17-18)⌋ Reverendissimam Dominationem Vestram male habent, iis ego pro nostra amicitia sane non mediocriter moveor quantumque potero, praesertim si res hic agitata erit, causam Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae tuebor et omni studio contendam, ut intelligat me eum esse, qui Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae ex animo cupiam gratificari.

Quod ut sibi de me persuadeat proque nostra coniunctione veterem erga me benevolentiam suam retineat, eam etiam atque etiam rogo cupioque felicissime valere.

Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae deditissimus Jan Tarnowski (*1488 – †1561), Count of the Holy Roman Empire; one of the most trusted advisors to King Sigismund August Jagiellon at the beginning of his rule; 1522-1527 Castellan of Wojnicz, 1525-1552 Starost of Sandomierz, 1527-1559 Grand Crown Hetman (commander-in-chief), 1527-1535 voivode of Ruthenia, 1528 Starost of Żydaczów, 1535-1536 Voivode of Cracow; 1536-1561 - Castellan (Urzędnicy 10, p. 209)⌊Ioannes comes in TharnowJan Tarnowski (*1488 – †1561), Count of the Holy Roman Empire; one of the most trusted advisors to King Sigismund August Jagiellon at the beginning of his rule; 1522-1527 Castellan of Wojnicz, 1525-1552 Starost of Sandomierz, 1527-1559 Grand Crown Hetman (commander-in-chief), 1527-1535 voivode of Ruthenia, 1528 Starost of Żydaczów, 1535-1536 Voivode of Cracow; 1536-1561 - Castellan (Urzędnicy 10, p. 209)⌋ castellanus Cracoviensis etc. etc. manu sua subscripsit