CIDT&C Corpus of Ioannes Dantiscus' Texts & Correspondence

Letter #5701

Sigismund I Jagiellon to Ioannes DANTISCUS
Vilnius, 1540-06-03

received Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1540-06-12

Manuscript sources:

1	fair copy in Latin, in secretary's hand, AGAD, AZ, 2999, f. 189
2	office copy in Latin, AGAD, LL, 8, f. 263v-264av
3	office copy in Latin, in secretary's hand, AIARFCN, Cancellaria Polonica 1538-1599, p. 181-182
4	copy in Latin, 16th-century, BJ, 6560, p. 161-162
5	copy in Latin, 16th-century, BCz, 281, No. 65, p. 151-152
6	copy in Latin, 16th-century, BCz, 277, p. 186-187
7	copy in Latin, 18th-century, BCz, 57 (TN), No. 92, p. 337-338
8	copy in Latin, 18th-century, BCz, 278, No. 69, p. 142-143
9	copy in Latin, 18th-century, BCz, 284, No. 113, p. 279
10	register with excerpt in Latin, Polish, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8243 (TK 5), a.1540, f. 19r-v
11	register with excerpt in Latin, English, 20th-century, CBKUL, R.III, 32, No. 560

Prints:

1	DE VOCHT 1961 No. DE, 413, p. 325 (English register; excerpt)
2	Sumariusz No. 1755, p. 192 (Polish register)

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f. 189v

Reverendo in Christo Patri, 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 episcopo VarmiensiIoannes 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⌋, sincere nobis dilecto.

f. 189r

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⌊Sigismundus Dei gratia rex Poloniae, magnus dux Lithuaniae, Russiae, Prussiae, Masoviae etc., dominus et heresSigismund 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⌋.

Reverende in Christo Pater, sincere nobis dilecte.

In Alexander Sculteti (Scholtcze) (*ca. 1485 – †1570), doctor of canon law, cartographer, historian and friend of Copernicus; accused by Dantiscus and Stanisław Hozjusz (Hosius) of Sacramentarian heresy, in 1540 banished by King Sigismund I Jagiellon; in 1541 imprisoned by the Inquisition in Rome; after release from prison in 1544 he stayed in Rome for the rest of his life; 1509-1516 notary at the Roman Curia; 1519-1541 Canon of Ermland (Warmia), 1530-1539 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1536-1538 administrator of the komornictwo of Mehlsack (Melzak, today Pieniężno) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 299; SBKW, p. 219-220)⌊Alexandrum ScultetiAlexander Sculteti (Scholtcze) (*ca. 1485 – †1570), doctor of canon law, cartographer, historian and friend of Copernicus; accused by Dantiscus and Stanisław Hozjusz (Hosius) of Sacramentarian heresy, in 1540 banished by King Sigismund I Jagiellon; in 1541 imprisoned by the Inquisition in Rome; after release from prison in 1544 he stayed in Rome for the rest of his life; 1509-1516 notary at the Roman Curia; 1519-1541 Canon of Ermland (Warmia), 1530-1539 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1536-1538 administrator of the komornictwo of Mehlsack (Melzak, today Pieniężno) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 299; SBKW, p. 219-220)⌋ documentum statuimus eiusmodi, ut facile alios a simili audacia deterritos iri existimemus, neque dubitamus, quin facturus sit S(anctissimus) D(ominus) noster, ut sententiam per nos latam confirmet.

Gratum nobis est, quod curae sunt Paternitati Vestrae mandata nostra de moneta deque libera frumenti evectione. Aliquid in comitiis istis profectum esse speramus, optamus quidem certe mandati nostri interpretationem, quod a nobis Paternitas Vestra exigit, ita ut scriptum est, illud intelligi volumus, ut nemo, cuiuscumque sit ordinis, ad loca de haeresi suspecta proficisci discendi causa audeat aut libros Lutheranos sive quorumcumque aliorum haereticorum legere domive suae habere atque edicto hoc nostro teneri volumus omnes opifices omnes mercatores omnes etiam scholasticos denique cuiuscumque status et conditionis homines, qui in Poland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌊RegnoPoland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌋ ditioneque nostra sunt. Nam, quod monachum attinet, curae futurum est reverendo in Christo patri domino Łukasz Górka (Łukasz of Górka) (*1482 – †1542), 1499-1507 Castellan of Spycimierz; 1507-1511 Castellan of Ląd; 1508-1535 General Starost of Wielkopolska; 1511-1535 Castellan of Poznań; 1535-1537 Voivode of Poznań; 1538 Bishop of Włocławek (PSB 8, p. 409-412)⌊Lucae Vladislaviensi episcopoŁukasz Górka (Łukasz of Górka) (*1482 – †1542), 1499-1507 Castellan of Spycimierz; 1507-1511 Castellan of Ląd; 1508-1535 General Starost of Wielkopolska; 1511-1535 Castellan of Poznań; 1535-1537 Voivode of Poznań; 1538 Bishop of Włocławek (PSB 8, p. 409-412)⌋, ut rationem inveniat, qua insolentia illius reprimatur. Ludimagistri vero quod meminit Paternitas Vestra, quem significet, non satis scimus, sed Elbing (Elbląg), city in northern Poland, Pomerania, on the Vistula Lagoon, one of the three Great Prussian Cities (beside Gdańsk (Danzig) and Thorn (Toruń)) which had representatives in the Prussian Council; member of the Hanseatic League⌊ElbingiElbing (Elbląg), city in northern Poland, Pomerania, on the Vistula Lagoon, one of the three Great Prussian Cities (beside Gdańsk (Danzig) and Thorn (Toruń)) which had representatives in the Prussian Council; member of the Hanseatic League⌋, quae nostra civitas ad diocesim Paternitatis Vestrae pertinet, esse Gulielmus Gnapheus (Willem de Volder, Gulielmus Hagensis, Willem van de Voldersgraft) (*1493 – †1568), Dutch humanist, playwright; Catholic priest, then adherent to the Reformation; rector of the Gymnasium in the Hague; imprisoned twice, in 1531 emigrated to Prussia; 1535-1541 first rector of the Gymnasium in Elbing; 1541-1547 lived and taught in Königsberg; from 1547 to death stayed in East Frisia (i.al. as secretary to Countess Anna of Oldenburg and educator of her sons) (ORACKI 1984, p. 69; PAWLAK 1987)⌊quendamGulielmus Gnapheus (Willem de Volder, Gulielmus Hagensis, Willem van de Voldersgraft) (*1493 – †1568), Dutch humanist, playwright; Catholic priest, then adherent to the Reformation; rector of the Gymnasium in the Hague; imprisoned twice, in 1531 emigrated to Prussia; 1535-1541 first rector of the Gymnasium in Elbing; 1541-1547 lived and taught in Königsberg; from 1547 to death stayed in East Frisia (i.al. as secretary to Countess Anna of Oldenburg and educator of her sons) (ORACKI 1984, p. 69; PAWLAK 1987)⌋ accepimus non iam Lutheranum sed, quod magis est detestandum, sacramentarium et anabaptistam magnumque esse ad eum scholasticorum concursum. Est hoc officii Paternitatis Vestrae providere, ne sit locus tali homini in diocesi illius. Quod, si parum ipsa auctoritate sua profecerit, significet nobis. Nos in civitate nostra talem pestem laturi non sumus.

Quod stipendia Lypsensis Academiae attinet, si alterutrius rei iactura sit facienda, satius est ea perdi, quam perdi animas, dum pravis opinionibus inficiuntur, ipsi alios iisdem infecturi. Sed ratio tamen excogitari potest, qua et stipendia salva sint, et nostri tamen homines Leipzig (Lipsia), city in southern Germany, Saxony⌊LypsiamLeipzig (Lipsia), city in southern Germany, Saxony⌋ non proficiscantur. Lues ista longo tempore grassari nequit, uno atque altero anno, si Leipzig (Lipsia), city in southern Germany, Saxony⌊LypsiamLeipzig (Lipsia), city in southern Germany, Saxony⌋ profectus nemo fuerit, non ideo statim peribunt stipendia.

Valeat Paternitas Vestra.

Dat(ae) or Dat(um)⌈Dat(ae)Dat(ae) or Dat(um)⌉ Vilnius (Wilno, Vilna), city in Lithuania, on the Vilnia river, capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania⌊VilnaeVilnius (Wilno, Vilna), city in Lithuania, on the Vilnia river, capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania⌋, III die mensis Iunii anno Domini millesimo quingentesimo quadragesimo, regni vero nostri anno trigesimo quarto.

Ad mandatum regiae maiestatis proprium.