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Letter #4331

Ioannes DANTISCUS to Gdańsk Town Council
Löbau (Lubawa), 1533-12-21
            received Gdańsk (Danzig)

Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in German, in secretary's hand, APG, 300, 53, 249, p. 67-68

Auxiliary sources:
1register in German, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8247 (TK 9), f. 430

 

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APG 300, 53, 249, p. 67

Unsern fruntlichen grues mit erbittung, was wir liebs und wolgefallens vormugen, zuvoran. / Ersame, namhafftige hernn, besundre, gunstige freunde. /

Wie es negst zw Marienburg (Malbork), town and castle in northern Poland, Pomeranian Voivodeship, on the Nogat river, a branch of the Vistula at its delta, the capital of the Grand Masters of the Teutonic Order in Prussia (1309-1457), a voivodeship capital in Royal Prussia, which belonged to the Kingdom of Poland (1466-1772). Marienburg (taking turns with Graudenz (Grudziądz)) was the venue for the Provincial Diets of Royal Prussia, which were chaired by the bishop of Ermland (Warmia)MarienburgMarienburg (Malbork), town and castle in northern Poland, Pomeranian Voivodeship, on the Nogat river, a branch of the Vistula at its delta, the capital of the Grand Masters of the Teutonic Order in Prussia (1309-1457), a voivodeship capital in Royal Prussia, which belonged to the Kingdom of Poland (1466-1772). Marienburg (taking turns with Graudenz (Grudziądz)) was the venue for the Provincial Diets of Royal Prussia, which were chaired by the bishop of Ermland (Warmia) vorbliben / und was do gehandelt, / hot E(wer) Er(barkei)t gutt wissen. Und so dan die botschafft an 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 Austriako(niglich)e m(ajeste)tSigismund 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, unsern allerg(nedigs)t(en) hern, / ouch andre briffe hie bey uns uff der unschuldigen kinder tag[3] sollen vorsigelt werden, / dar zw sich die hern voywoden und der andren stet geschickten zuvorfugen gewilligt, / bitten wir ouch hie her aus E(wer) Er(barkei)t mittel imants zwschicken, / domit unser botschafft ansichtiger und so sunst noch was E(wer) Er(barkei)t hetten darzw zwlegen, mit eingebrocht mocht werden. Dis hab wir E(wer) Er(barkei)t, die wir Gotte in langweriger gesuntheit und gelugkseligem zunhemen thun befhelenn, freuntlicher, trewhercziger meÿnung nicht wolt bergen. /