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Letter #3803

Iacobus LONGUS to Ioannes DANTISCUS
Gdańsk (Danzig), 1530-06-02
            received Augsburg, [1530]-07-04

Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in Latin, autograph, BCz, 1595, p. 103-104

Auxiliary sources:
1register in Polish, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8246 (TK 8), f. 158

 

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BCz, 1595, p. 104

Reverendissimo in Christo Patri et Domino, domino Ioannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes Flachsbinder) (*1485 – †1548), eminent diplomat and humanist in the service of the Jagiellons, neo-Latin poet; 1530-1537 Bishop of Kulm; 1537-1548 Bishop of Ermland⌊Ioanni DantiscoIoannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes Flachsbinder) (*1485 – †1548), eminent diplomat and humanist in the service of the Jagiellons, neo-Latin poet; 1530-1537 Bishop of Kulm; 1537-1548 Bishop of Ermland⌋, episcopo Kulm diocese (Chełmno diocese)⌊eclessiae CulmensisKulm diocese (Chełmno diocese)⌋, domino et fautori suo gratiosissimo

In Augsburg (Augusta Vindelicorum), city in Germany, Bavaria⌊AugustamAugsburg (Augusta Vindelicorum), city in Germany, Bavaria⌋ mittatur

BCz, 1595, p. 103

Reverendissime in Christo Pater et Domine, domine observandissime.

Salutem et felicitatem cum sui commendatione.

Gratulor novae dignitati, gaudeo et laetor. Felix faustumque sit animae et corporis cum salute ad tempora longa pro mea ac omnis consolatione, prius tamen ad laudem Dei et suae Kulm diocese (Chełmno diocese)⌊eclessiaeKulm diocese (Chełmno diocese)⌋.

Multa scribenda occurrebant in rem Vestrae Reverendissimae Paternitatis, sed cum 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⌊germanusBernhard 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⌋ Vestrae Reverendissimae Paternitatis proficiscitur visitaturus Vestram Dominationem Reverendissimam, ille singula exponet. Tamen de morte Jan Ferber (*1496 – †1530), 1515 Ermland canon; 1521 royal scribe; 1521 parish priest of St. Nicolaus's church in Elbląg; 1522 - of St. John's in Gdańsk and Ermland dean; 1527 Ermland judicial vicar and vicar general; 1530 royal secretary (KOPICZKO 2, p. 71; WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 251; SBKW, p. 58-59)⌊Ioannis FerberiiJan Ferber (*1496 – †1530), 1515 Ermland canon; 1521 royal scribe; 1521 parish priest of St. Nicolaus's church in Elbląg; 1522 - of St. John's in Gdańsk and Ermland dean; 1527 Ermland judicial vicar and vicar general; 1530 royal secretary (KOPICZKO 2, p. 71; WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 251; SBKW, p. 58-59)⌋, decani Varmiensis, Vestrae Paternitati Reverendissimae constat. Si illud beneficium pro suis impetrare Vestra Dominatio Reverendissima posset, nam Symonetta, auditor rotae, ille habet reg(re)ssum(?) ad istud beneficium, cum eo Vestra Reverendissima Paternitas agere posset, et written over ut⌈utetet written over ut⌉ facile obtinebit parrochialem eclessiam Beatae Mariae Virginis Gdańsk (Danzig, Dantiscum), city in northern Poland, on the Bay of Gdańsk at the mouth of the Vistula, on the Baltic, the biggest and wealthiest of the three Great Prussian Cities (Gdańsk, Thorn (Toruń), and Elbing (Elbląg)) with representation in the Council of Royal Prussia; a member of the Hanseatic League⌊GdaniGdańsk (Danzig, Dantiscum), city in northern Poland, on the Bay of Gdańsk at the mouth of the Vistula, on the Baltic, the biggest and wealthiest of the three Great Prussian Cities (Gdańsk, Thorn (Toruń), and Elbing (Elbląg)) with representation in the Council of Royal Prussia; a member of the Hanseatic League⌋ retinere V(estra) R(everendissima) P(aternitas) ad tempus pro suis.

Alia non occurrunt, nisi quod me quam commendatissime {me} gratiae et favori commendo, diligentem se ut agnoscat. Quod non scripserim, non poteram commode id fecisse Vestrae Reverendissimae Paternitati in longinquis regionibus agenti.

Iterum Vestra Reverendissima Paternitas valeat.

Postscript:

Domino Jan Drzewicki son of Adam Drzewicki Castellan of Radom, nephew of Archbishop Maciej Drzewicki; Archdeacon of Pomerania; in 1526 received expectative for a Łęczyca scholasteria; from 1531 at least to 1546 scholastic at the collegiate chapter in Łęczyca; at least from 1537 scholastic at the cathedral chapter in Włocławek; at least from 1540 Canon of Cracow (MRPS 4/2, Nr. 14481, 16117; MARCINIAK, p. 48; MRPS 4/3, Nr. 18244, 23442)⌊Ioanni Dr stain⌈[r]r stain⌉evicioJan Drzewicki son of Adam Drzewicki Castellan of Radom, nephew of Archbishop Maciej Drzewicki; Archdeacon of Pomerania; in 1526 received expectative for a Łęczyca scholasteria; from 1531 at least to 1546 scholastic at the collegiate chapter in Łęczyca; at least from 1537 scholastic at the cathedral chapter in Włocławek; at least from 1540 Canon of Cracow (MRPS 4/2, Nr. 14481, 16117; MARCINIAK, p. 48; MRPS 4/3, Nr. 18244, 23442)⌋,[1] nepoti Maciej Drzewicki (*1467 – †1535), in 1486 accompanied Filippo Buonaccorsi (Callimachus), as his secretary, during his mission to emperor Frederick III of Habsburg. In 1515 took part in the First Congress of Vienna, and then (together with Rafał Leszczyński and Dantiscus) in a mission to Venice on Emperor Maximilian I's behalf; after 1488 Canon of Cracow, 1492 Royal Secretary, 1492-1505 Scholastic in Cracow, 1493 Cantor at the collegiate chapter in Sandomierz, 1496-1531 Scholastic at the collegiate chapter in Łęczyca, 1497, 1499 Grand Royal Secretary, 1498-1514 Provost at the collegiate chapter in Skalbmierz, 1499 - at St. Florian's in the Kleparz district in Cracow, 1500 Canon of Poznań, 1501-1511 Crown Vice-Chancellor, 1504 Bishop of Przemyśl, 1511-1515 Provost at the collegiate chapter of St. Michael at the Crown castle and Grand Crown Chancellor, 1513-1531 Bishop of Włocławek, 1531-1535 Archbishop of Gniezno and Primate of Poland, 1515 envoy of Emperor Maximilian I of Habsburg (together with Rafał Leszczyński and Ioannes Dantiscus) to Venice (PSB 5, p. 409-412; Urzędnicy 10, p. 166)⌊dominiMaciej Drzewicki (*1467 – †1535), in 1486 accompanied Filippo Buonaccorsi (Callimachus), as his secretary, during his mission to emperor Frederick III of Habsburg. In 1515 took part in the First Congress of Vienna, and then (together with Rafał Leszczyński and Dantiscus) in a mission to Venice on Emperor Maximilian I's behalf; after 1488 Canon of Cracow, 1492 Royal Secretary, 1492-1505 Scholastic in Cracow, 1493 Cantor at the collegiate chapter in Sandomierz, 1496-1531 Scholastic at the collegiate chapter in Łęczyca, 1497, 1499 Grand Royal Secretary, 1498-1514 Provost at the collegiate chapter in Skalbmierz, 1499 - at St. Florian's in the Kleparz district in Cracow, 1500 Canon of Poznań, 1501-1511 Crown Vice-Chancellor, 1504 Bishop of Przemyśl, 1511-1515 Provost at the collegiate chapter of St. Michael at the Crown castle and Grand Crown Chancellor, 1513-1531 Bishop of Włocławek, 1531-1535 Archbishop of Gniezno and Primate of Poland, 1515 envoy of Emperor Maximilian I of Habsburg (together with Rafał Leszczyński and Ioannes Dantiscus) to Venice (PSB 5, p. 409-412; Urzędnicy 10, p. 166)⌋ mei reverendissimi, servitia mea dicat et me commendet. Similiter dominus doctor Piot... illegible⌈...... illegible⌉(?) archidiaconus Vladislaviensis, qui nunc Gdańsk (Danzig, Dantiscum), city in northern Poland, on the Bay of Gdańsk at the mouth of the Vistula, on the Baltic, the biggest and wealthiest of the three Great Prussian Cities (Gdańsk, Thorn (Toruń), and Elbing (Elbląg)) with representation in the Council of Royal Prussia; a member of the Hanseatic League⌊GdaniGdańsk (Danzig, Dantiscum), city in northern Poland, on the Bay of Gdańsk at the mouth of the Vistula, on the Baltic, the biggest and wealthiest of the three Great Prussian Cities (Gdańsk, Thorn (Toruń), and Elbing (Elbląg)) with representation in the Council of Royal Prussia; a member of the Hanseatic League⌋ agit, se illi commendat et salvere iubet.