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Letter #5799

Sigismund I Jagiellon to Ioannes DANTISCUS
Vilnius, 1540-07-24


Manuscript sources:
1office copy, AGAD, LL, 8, f. 300r-v
2office copy in Latin, in secretary's hand, AIARFCN, Cancellaria Polonica 1538-1599, p. 149-150
3copy in Latin, 16th-century, BJ, 6560, p. 183-184
4copy in Latin, 16th-century, BJ, 6560, p. 225
5copy in Latin, 16th-century, BJ, 44, f. 80r
6copy in Latin, 16th-century, BG PAN, 1506, f. 64r
7copy in Latin, 18th-century, UBL, Ms 0320, p. 65-66
8copy in Latin, 18th-century, BCz, 278, No. 85, p. 162-163

Prints:
1Sumariusz No. 1799, p. 196 (Polish register)

 

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AGAD, LL 8, f. 300r

⌊Episcopo Varmiensi⌋

Reverende in Christo Pater, sincere nobis dilecte.

Quae scribit ad nos Paternitas Vestra de stipendiis, quae Leipzig (Lipsia), city in southern Germany, Saxony⌊LipsiaeLeipzig (Lipsia), city in southern Germany, Saxony⌋ debentur iis, qui ex terrris nostris Royal Prussia (Prussia Regalis), region, part of Prussia annexed to the Kingdom of Poland in 1466 under the provisions of the Second Peace of Thorn⌊PrussiaeRoyal Prussia (Prussia Regalis), region, part of Prussia annexed to the Kingdom of Poland in 1466 under the provisions of the Second Peace of Thorn⌋ propter ingenii cultum capiendum eo proficiscuntur, atque a nobis petit, ut rationem ineamus, qua provideri queat, ut ne stipendia ista intereant, AGAD, LL 8, f. 300v si nemo ex terris Prussia, region in central Europe, bordered by Pomerania, Poland, Lithuania and Livonia. From 1466 Prussia was divided into Royal Prussia (Prussia Regalis), which was a part of the Kingdom of Poland, and Teutonic Prussia (Prussia Ordinis Theutonici) – covering the remnants of the former territory of the Teutonic Order’s state in Prussia. In 1525, the Order’s last Grand Master, Albrecht von Hohenzollern, converted to Lutheranism and became the first lay duke in former Teutonic Prussia (dux in Prussia), which from then on was called Ducal Prussia (Prussia Ducalis). At that time, as a result of the treaty of Cracow, Ducal Prussia became a fief of the kings of Poland⌊PrussiaePrussia, region in central Europe, bordered by Pomerania, Poland, Lithuania and Livonia. From 1466 Prussia was divided into Royal Prussia (Prussia Regalis), which was a part of the Kingdom of Poland, and Teutonic Prussia (Prussia Ordinis Theutonici) – covering the remnants of the former territory of the Teutonic Order’s state in Prussia. In 1525, the Order’s last Grand Master, Albrecht von Hohenzollern, converted to Lutheranism and became the first lay duke in former Teutonic Prussia (dux in Prussia), which from then on was called Ducal Prussia (Prussia Ducalis). At that time, as a result of the treaty of Cracow, Ducal Prussia became a fief of the kings of Poland⌋ Leipzig (Lipsia), city in southern Germany, Saxony⌊LipsiamLeipzig (Lipsia), city in southern Germany, Saxony⌋ fuerit profectus, ea abunde intelleximus.

Ceterum quod petit a nobis Paternitas Vestra, id ipsi potius eam, ut faciat, hortamur, rationemque nobis commonstret, qua stipendia ista conservari possint. Nam si alia non est, quam ut libera sit hominibus nostris Leipzig (Lipsia), city in southern Germany, Saxony⌊LypsiamLeipzig (Lipsia), city in southern Germany, Saxony⌋ profectio, etiam atque etiam videat Paternitas Vestra, ne, dum capiti mederi debeat, redivivam curasse videatur, nobis certe minor esse stipendiorum quam animarum iactura videtur.

De ceteris rebus ex litteris reverendi in Christo patris domini 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)⌊Samuelis episcopi Chelmensis et regni nostri vicecancellariiSamuel 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)⌋ Paternitas Vestra cognoscet.

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⌋, vigessima quarta mensis Iulii anno Domini millessimo quingentessimo quadragessimo, regni nostri XXXIIII-o.