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Letter #4817

Ioannes DANTISCUS to Ermland (Warmia) Chapter
Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1540-10-14
            received 1540-10-16

Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in Latin, in secretary's hand, GStA PK, XX. HA Hist. StA Königsberg, HBA, C 1a, K. 497

 

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Venerabiles Domini, fratres sincere dilecti.

Quae in Provincial Diet of Royal Prussia ⌊conventuProvincial Diet of Royal Prussia ⌋ nuper Graudentino acta sunt et ea, quae venerabilis dominus Paweł Płotowski (*ca. 1485 – †1547), in 1523, after the death of Fabian von Lusian (Luzjański), Płotowski was one of the King's four candidates for the post of the bishop of Ermland; in 1530 and 1537, after the death of Jan Konopacki (Johann von Konopat) Sr and Dantiscus' transfer to the bishopric of Ermland, he made an effort to obtain the dignity of bishop of Kulm; from 1522 Provost of the Ermland (Warmia) Chapter, and from 1523 Canon of Ermland; secretary to Crown Grand Chancellor Krzysztof Szydłowiecki, and from 1533 royal secretary and courtier; in the thirties and forties several times royal envoy to the Royal Prussian Estates (SBKW, p. 191; KOPICZKO 2, p. 249-250)⌊praepositusPaweł Płotowski (*ca. 1485 – †1547), in 1523, after the death of Fabian von Lusian (Luzjański), Płotowski was one of the King's four candidates for the post of the bishop of Ermland; in 1530 and 1537, after the death of Jan Konopacki (Johann von Konopat) Sr and Dantiscus' transfer to the bishopric of Ermland, he made an effort to obtain the dignity of bishop of Kulm; from 1522 Provost of the Ermland (Warmia) Chapter, and from 1523 Canon of Ermland; secretary to Crown Grand Chancellor Krzysztof Szydłowiecki, and from 1533 royal secretary and courtier; in the thirties and forties several times royal envoy to the Royal Prussian Estates (SBKW, p. 191; KOPICZKO 2, p. 249-250)⌋, nuntius tum regius[1], omnibus Royal Prussian Estates ⌊harum terrarum ordinibusRoyal Prussian Estates ⌋ ex mente 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⌋ proposuit, ob id Fraternitatibus Vestris referri commisimus, ut quid de publica exactione, quae iterum postulatur, in futuris comitiis Fraternitatum Vestrarum illarumque subditorum nomine sit transigendum, edoceamur. Consulturae super iis igitur Fraternitates Vestrae, ut nobis temporius sententiam suam declarent, operae pretium esse putamus.

Ad conspiciendam illam intolerabilem molendinariam structuram ineptum nobis tempus est, quod Fraternitates Vestrae cf. Ermland (Warmia) Chapter to Ioannes DANTISCUS before 1540-10-14, CIDTC IDL 6459, letter lost⌊praescribuntcf. Ermland (Warmia) Chapter to Ioannes DANTISCUS before 1540-10-14, CIDTC IDL 6459, letter lost⌋, quandoquidem in eo quaedam pars finium nostrorum, quos granicies vocamus, inter nos et illustrissimum dominum Albrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544)⌊ducemAlbrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544)⌋ vicinum nostrum ex pacto erit recognoscenda. Satius itaque existimamus, ut hoc negotium usque ad primum diem proximi Decembris proferamus, modo sic Fraternitatibus Vestris ex re esse videatur.

Ceterum, quod Fraternitates Vestrae cf. Ermland (Warmia) Chapter to Ioannes DANTISCUS before 1540-10-14, CIDTC IDL 6459, letter lost⌊orantcf. Ermland (Warmia) Chapter to Ioannes DANTISCUS before 1540-10-14, CIDTC IDL 6459, letter lost⌋, ne coeptum studium tum ratione molae illius, tum etiam tuitionis iurium communis nostrae Ermland (Warmia, Varmia), diocese and ecclesiastical principality in northeastern Poland, 1466-1772 within the Kingdom of Poland, Royal Prussia⌊ecclesiaeErmland (Warmia, Varmia), diocese and ecclesiastical principality in northeastern Poland, 1466-1772 within the Kingdom of Poland, Royal Prussia⌋, destituamus, non gravate suscipimus neque tam nobis amplae debentur gratiae, quas Fraternitates Vestrae agunt, cum libenter faciamus ea, quae et officium et nostra in Fraternitates Vestras benevolentia postulat.

Quas feliciter valere optamus.