AAWO, AB, D. 8, f. 1v unnumbered after 93

Reverendissimo in Christo Patri et Domino, 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 Dei gratia episcopo CulmensiIoannes 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⌋, fratri et amico carissimo ac plurimum honorando

AAWO, AB, D. 8, f. 93r

Reverendissime in Christo Pater et Domine, domine frater et amice carissime ac plurimum honorande.

Cum, ut proximis cf. Mauritius FERBER to Ioannes DANTISCUS 1537-02-23 — 1537-03-08, CIDTC IDL 6511, letter lost⌊litteriscf. Mauritius FERBER to Ioannes DANTISCUS 1537-02-23 — 1537-03-08, CIDTC IDL 6511, letter lost⌋ scripsi, Thorn (Toruń, Thorunium), city in northern Poland, on the Vistula river in its lower reaches, main residence of the bishops of Kulm (Chełmno); one of the three Great Prussian Cities (along with Gdańsk and Elbing) which had representatives in the Council of Royal Prussia; a member of the Hanseatic League⌊ThoroniumThorn (Toruń, Thorunium), city in northern Poland, on the Vistula river in its lower reaches, main residence of the bishops of Kulm (Chełmno); one of the three Great Prussian Cities (along with Gdańsk and Elbing) which had representatives in the Council of Royal Prussia; a member of the Hanseatic League⌋ proficisci mihi in totum sit impossibile, in Mauritius Ferber (*1471 – †1537), doctor of both canon and civil law; from 1507 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and Lübeck; from 1514 Canon of Trier; 1512-1515 parish priest of the Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Gdańsk (Danzig); from 1516 Custos of Ermland and parish priest of the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Gdańsk; from 1519 Canon of Dorpat; from 1523 Canon of Revel; 1523-1537 Bishop of Ermland (KOPICZKO 2, p. 71-72; SBKW, p. 59-60)⌊MarienburgumMauritius Ferber (*1471 – †1537), doctor of both canon and civil law; from 1507 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and Lübeck; from 1514 Canon of Trier; 1512-1515 parish priest of the Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Gdańsk (Danzig); from 1516 Custos of Ermland and parish priest of the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Gdańsk; from 1519 Canon of Dorpat; from 1523 Canon of Revel; 1523-1537 Bishop of Ermland (KOPICZKO 2, p. 71-72; SBKW, p. 59-60)⌋ veniendi quae possit esse spes, ex eisdem litteris accepit Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra, nempe tam tenuis ac incerta, ut ne de vita quidem eousque proferenda in tam dubio et in horas mutabili statu valetudinis meae adversae securus sim, tantum abest, ut certo me illius venturum polliceri queam. Si qua est fides veri, pro exploratissimo habeat Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra teneri me tanto in hoc written over is⌈isococ written over is⌉ pro 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⌊reipublicaeRoyal Prussia (Prussia Regalis), region, part of Prussia annexed to the Kingdom of Poland in 1466 under the provisions of the Second Peace of Thorn⌋ nostrae atque adeo libertatis probably Gdańsk (Danzig, Dantiscum), city in northern Poland, on the Bay of Gdańsk at the mouth of the Vistula, on the Baltic, the biggest and wealthiest of the three Great Prussian Cities (Gdańsk, Thorn (Toruń), and Elbing (Elbląg)) with representation in the Council of Royal Prussia; a member of the Hanseatic League⌊patriaeprobably Gdańsk (Danzig, Dantiscum), city in northern Poland, on the Bay of Gdańsk at the mouth of the Vistula, on the Baltic, the biggest and wealthiest of the three Great Prussian Cities (Gdańsk, Thorn (Toruń), and Elbing (Elbląg)) with representation in the Council of Royal Prussia; a member of the Hanseatic League⌋ defensione adessendi desiderio, ut paratus essem exponere vitam propriam, nedum in sumptus pecuniam, si quoquo modo per valetudinem liceret. Ut quid enim libeat vivere, amissa libertate, ac praeterea in tantis vitae taediis, ne dicam, poenis?

Probo itaque et laudo sententiam Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae, quam omnino statuit, ut Thorn (Toruń, Thorunium), city in northern Poland, on the Vistula river in its lower reaches, main residence of the bishops of Kulm (Chełmno); one of the three Great Prussian Cities (along with Gdańsk and Elbing) which had representatives in the Council of Royal Prussia; a member of the Hanseatic League⌊ThoroniiThorn (Toruń, Thorunium), city in northern Poland, on the Vistula river in its lower reaches, main residence of the bishops of Kulm (Chełmno); one of the three Great Prussian Cities (along with Gdańsk and Elbing) which had representatives in the Council of Royal Prussia; a member of the Hanseatic League⌋ Provincial Diet of Royal Prussia ⌊conventioProvincial Diet of Royal Prussia ⌋ ista celebretur, dummodo litterae ad Nobility of Royal Prussia ⌊nobilitatemNobility of Royal Prussia ⌋ et civitates tempestive satis expedirentur, ut profecto nunc expediri poterunt, cum sciatur, in cuius manibus sigilla nunc sunt. Ut autem tanto et efficacius, еt festinatius res ea procedat, mitto per hunc nuntium signetum meum obsignatum, per opportunitatem remittendum.

Imo, ne quid remoretur, habeo in stabulo cantherium sive walachum bonum, quem ad hoc tenui et alui eo, si in mittendo Cracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌊CracoviamCracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌋ nuntio opus habuerit Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra, lubens ipsum (ita ut Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima pro ipso mittat) ad hoc iter celerius emetiendum accommodabo.

Equi mei tres salvi Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński, Heilsberga), town in Ermland (Warmia), the main seat of the bishops of Ermland⌊hucHeilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński, Heilsberga), town in Ermland (Warmia), the main seat of the bishops of Ermland⌋ reducti sunt, praeterea, ne quid in me desideretur, ita etiam curabo, ut ad Provincial Diet of Royal Prussia ⌊conventumProvincial Diet of Royal Prussia ⌋ istum Thoroniensem nuntium aliquem insigniorem, puta unum aut duos de Ermland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌊capitulo WarmiensiErmland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌋, mittam, qui in his negotiorum praesentium difficultatibus Council of Royal Prussia the most important local authority in Royal Prussia. It consisted of two bishops (of Ermland (Warmia), who served as the Council’s president, and of Kulm (Chełmno)), three voivodes (of Kulm, Marienburg (Malbork), and Pomerania), three castellans (of Kulm, Elbing (Elbląg), and Gdańsk (Danzig)), three chamberlains (of Kulm, Marienburg, and Pomerania), and representatives of the three Great Prussian Cities – Gdańsk, Thorn (Toruń), and Elbing (ACHREMCZYK 2016, p. 17-18)⌊senatum PruthenumCouncil of Royal Prussia the most important local authority in Royal Prussia. It consisted of two bishops (of Ermland (Warmia), who served as the Council’s president, and of Kulm (Chełmno)), three voivodes (of Kulm, Marienburg (Malbork), and Pomerania), three castellans (of Kulm, Elbing (Elbląg), and Gdańsk (Danzig)), three chamberlains (of Kulm, Marienburg, and Pomerania), and representatives of the three Great Prussian Cities – Gdańsk, Thorn (Toruń), and Elbing (ACHREMCZYK 2016, p. 17-18)⌋ per invitam mei absentiam adiuvent ac Dominationi Vestrae Reverendissimae in omnibus ad manum sint, relevaturi, quoadeius fieri potest, laborum molem eiusdem Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae.

Cui Christus ut adsit, vitam sanam concedat, consilium optimum inspiret fortitudinemque ac robur addat. Meum interea fuerit eius bonitatem ex totis visceribus precari.

Quod de domino Johann Tymmermann (Johann Zimmermann) (*1492 – †1564), nephew of Mauritius Ferber, Bishop of Ermland; studied in Cracow (1505) and in Rome (1517); 1519-1564 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1525-1528 administrator of the Chapter's estates in Allenstein (Olsztyn) and in 1538 in Frauenburg (Frombork); 1527-1539 Cantor of Ermland; 1537 General Administrator of the bishopric of Ermland (after Mauritius Ferber's death); 1539-1552 Custos of Ermland; 1547-1552 General Vicar of the diocese of Ermland (SBKW, p. 261; KOPICZKO 2, p. 336)⌊Ioanne TzimmermanJohann Tymmermann (Johann Zimmermann) (*1492 – †1564), nephew of Mauritius Ferber, Bishop of Ermland; studied in Cracow (1505) and in Rome (1517); 1519-1564 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1525-1528 administrator of the Chapter's estates in Allenstein (Olsztyn) and in 1538 in Frauenburg (Frombork); 1527-1539 Cantor of Ermland; 1537 General Administrator of the bishopric of Ermland (after Mauritius Ferber's death); 1539-1552 Custos of Ermland; 1547-1552 General Vicar of the diocese of Ermland (SBKW, p. 261; KOPICZKO 2, p. 336)⌋ scripsi, AAWO, AB, D. 8, f. 93v ita ex ore eius audivi ac ita esse omnino credimus. Nuntius vero cum litteris, C cur hactenus non venerit, incertum, venturum tamen esse propediem arbitror.

Cum his bene valeat Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra.

Ex Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński, Heilsberga), town in Ermland (Warmia), the main seat of the bishops of Ermland⌊HeilsbergHeilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński, Heilsberga), town in Ermland (Warmia), the main seat of the bishops of Ermland⌋, feria secunda post Laetare anno MDXXXVII.

Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae in omnibus Mauritius Ferber (*1471 – †1537), doctor of both canon and civil law; from 1507 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and Lübeck; from 1514 Canon of Trier; 1512-1515 parish priest of the Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Gdańsk (Danzig); from 1516 Custos of Ermland and parish priest of the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Gdańsk; from 1519 Canon of Dorpat; from 1523 Canon of Revel; 1523-1537 Bishop of Ermland (KOPICZKO 2, p. 71-72; SBKW, p. 59-60)⌊Mauricius episcopus WarmiensisMauritius Ferber (*1471 – †1537), doctor of both canon and civil law; from 1507 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and Lübeck; from 1514 Canon of Trier; 1512-1515 parish priest of the Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Gdańsk (Danzig); from 1516 Custos of Ermland and parish priest of the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Gdańsk; from 1519 Canon of Dorpat; from 1523 Canon of Revel; 1523-1537 Bishop of Ermland (KOPICZKO 2, p. 71-72; SBKW, p. 59-60)⌋ subscripsit