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Letter #3944

Ioannes DANTISCUS to [Georg SCHEWECKE?]
Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1542-04-20


Manuscript sources:
1rough draft in German, autograph, AAWO, AB, D. 7, f. 9v (b.p.)

 

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Unsernn freuntlichnn grues und alles gutten zuvoran. Er[sa]mer, nhamhafftiger her, besonder gutter freundt. /

Noc[h] gewonter wilferigheit / schicke wir mit seiner abschrifft Ewer Erbarkeit dissen beige[bun]den briff an den hochwirdigen hern 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)⌊bischoff zu PloczkoSamuel 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)⌋, underkanczlerr, / und wer uns fa[st] lieb, / das er in dem, / wie Ewer Erbarkeit begereth, / nuczlich we[r] und ersprislich. / Wor inne wir der weiter / vil freuntlicheit wirklich wust[en] zu beweisen, / sein wir willig und erbottig. / Got[li]chen gnaden befolenn.