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Letter #852

Wojciech KIJEWSKI to Ioannes DANTISCUS
Cracow (Kraków), 1532-11-08
            received 1532-11-15

Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in Latin, BCz, 1597, p. 1139-1142

 

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BCz, 1597, p. 1139

Reverendissime in Christo Pater et Domine, domine colendissime.

Ut primum vidi cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Piotr TOMICKI Althausen (Starogród), 1532-09-24, CIDTC IDL 834litterascf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Piotr TOMICKI Althausen (Starogród), 1532-09-24, CIDTC IDL 834 Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae ad dominum et Piotr Tomicki (*1464 – †1535), humanist, statesman, diplomat, one of the most trusted collaborators of King Sigismund I of Poland; 1500-1503 Chancellor of Cardinal Fryderyk Jagiellon, 1502 Gniezno Cantor, Archdeacon of Cracow, 1503-1505 servant of Jan Lubrański, Bishop of Poznań, 1504-1510 Canon of Poznań, 1506 royal scribe, 1507-1519 Grand(?) Secretary, 1509 Canon of Włocławek, 1510-1514 - of Gniezno, 1511 Custos in Kielce and Sandomierz, 1514 Bishop of Przemyśl; 1515 Crown Vice-Chancellor, 1520 Bishop of Poznań, 1523 - of Cracow; from 1524 (at least) General Collector of świętopietrze (Peter's pence), 1509 royal envoy to the Dukes of Pomerania and to Mecklenburg, 1510 - to Wallachia, 1510, 1511, 1512, 1513 - to Hungary (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 268)benefactoremPiotr Tomicki (*1464 – †1535), humanist, statesman, diplomat, one of the most trusted collaborators of King Sigismund I of Poland; 1500-1503 Chancellor of Cardinal Fryderyk Jagiellon, 1502 Gniezno Cantor, Archdeacon of Cracow, 1503-1505 servant of Jan Lubrański, Bishop of Poznań, 1504-1510 Canon of Poznań, 1506 royal scribe, 1507-1519 Grand(?) Secretary, 1509 Canon of Włocławek, 1510-1514 - of Gniezno, 1511 Custos in Kielce and Sandomierz, 1514 Bishop of Przemyśl; 1515 Crown Vice-Chancellor, 1520 Bishop of Poznań, 1523 - of Cracow; from 1524 (at least) General Collector of świętopietrze (Peter's pence), 1509 royal envoy to the Dukes of Pomerania and to Mecklenburg, 1510 - to Wallachia, 1510, 1511, 1512, 1513 - to Hungary (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 268) meum scriptas, in quarum fine Stanisław Kijewski owner of Kijewo Szlacheckie near Kulm (Chełmno), father of Wojciech Kijewski (SBKW, p. 112)parentisStanisław Kijewski owner of Kijewo Szlacheckie near Kulm (Chełmno), father of Wojciech Kijewski (SBKW, p. 112) mei, adversa valetudine pressi, conspersa erat mentio, ilico quasi percitus curavi illum ad me huc Cracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of PolandCracoviamCracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland transferendum. Sed quia Stanisław Kijewski owner of Kijewo Szlacheckie near Kulm (Chełmno), father of Wojciech Kijewski (SBKW, p. 112)illeStanisław Kijewski owner of Kijewo Szlacheckie near Kulm (Chełmno), father of Wojciech Kijewski (SBKW, p. 112) adversa valetudine ita concussus est, ut discrimini tanti itineris citra vitae suae maius dispendium committi non potuerit, substitit 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 LeagueThoruniiThorn (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, ubi pecunia necessaria per servum meum, quem eam ob rem illo miseram, provisus infirmitati suae medetur. Ego, Reverendissime Domine Mi, non dederam adeo neglectui Stanisław Kijewski owner of Kijewo Szlacheckie near Kulm (Chełmno), father of Wojciech Kijewski (SBKW, p. 112)parentemStanisław Kijewski owner of Kijewo Szlacheckie near Kulm (Chełmno), father of Wojciech Kijewski (SBKW, p. 112) meum, quem scivi speravisse semper me olim baculum senectutis suae futurum, uti forte quispiam ex ratione praesentis status illius conicere posset, quippe quem pluries ad me huc antea vocaveram, volens eum in domo mea hic fovere et, in qua iam et habitationes competentes illi iam paraveram. Sed dicet forte quispiam “mittere debebas illi pecuniam”, ego vero respondeo Stanisław Kijewski owner of Kijewo Szlacheckie near Kulm (Chełmno), father of Wojciech Kijewski (SBKW, p. 112)illumStanisław Kijewski owner of Kijewo Szlacheckie near Kulm (Chełmno), father of Wojciech Kijewski (SBKW, p. 112) non ita inopem fuisse pecuniae, ut subsidium medicinarum comparare sibi non potuisset. Habeo namque Stanisław Kijewski owner of Kijewo Szlacheckie near Kulm (Chełmno), father of Wojciech Kijewski (SBKW, p. 112)ipsiusStanisław Kijewski owner of Kijewo Szlacheckie near Kulm (Chełmno), father of Wojciech Kijewski (SBKW, p. 112) litteras, quas iam aegrotans ad me scripserat, demonstrans mihi, ubi ipse rebus humanis on the marginrebus humanisrebus humanis on the margin decederet, quidnam pecuniae et in quo loco relinqueret etc.

Haec non tam pro necessitate rei quam pro expurgatione apud Dominationem Vestram Reverendissimam scribenda illi existimavi, ut quid opinionis BCz, 1597, p. 1140 de me sinistrae in Eius animo insideat.

Ceterum, Reverendissime Domine, audio per quosdam de confratribus meis Kulm Chapter canonicis ecclesiae Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae CulmensisKulm Chapter ea adornare adversum me consilia, quibus ego, qui eiusdem ecclesiae per gratiam Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae canonicus supernumerarius sum, ab alio quodam forte contionatore ecclesiae huius divae Mariae Cracoviensis antevertar ad assequendum ordinem inter eos, qui de proventibus participant. Id si ita sit necne, non satis compertum habeo. Unum hoc existimo id sine praeiudicio meo fieri non posse, sed neque interim, dum vivo, vellem videri adeo pusillanimis, qui tacitus afficiar contra ius et fas aliqua iniuria, praesertim, quae sine indignitate et ignominia quadam ferri non posset. Et proinde rogo plurimum Dominationem Vestram Reverendissimam, si aliquid tale sit, ingeniis eiusmodi hominum occurrat meque, qui utique indigena sum superinscribedsumsum superinscribed eius fere agri, ubi est ecclesia, a pane, quisquis sit, arceri(?) non permittat. Ego enim hic agens in curia, BCz, 1597, p. 1141 in qua et Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima detrita est, aeque commodare potero rebus ecclesiae servireque Dominationi Vestrae Reverendissimae ac quispiam circa ecclesiam residens, non dubito, quin Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima huic petitioni meae subscribere dignabitur etc. propter reverendissimum Piotr Tomicki (*1464 – †1535), humanist, statesman, diplomat, one of the most trusted collaborators of King Sigismund I of Poland; 1500-1503 Chancellor of Cardinal Fryderyk Jagiellon, 1502 Gniezno Cantor, Archdeacon of Cracow, 1503-1505 servant of Jan Lubrański, Bishop of Poznań, 1504-1510 Canon of Poznań, 1506 royal scribe, 1507-1519 Grand(?) Secretary, 1509 Canon of Włocławek, 1510-1514 - of Gniezno, 1511 Custos in Kielce and Sandomierz, 1514 Bishop of Przemyśl; 1515 Crown Vice-Chancellor, 1520 Bishop of Poznań, 1523 - of Cracow; from 1524 (at least) General Collector of świętopietrze (Peter's pence), 1509 royal envoy to the Dukes of Pomerania and to Mecklenburg, 1510 - to Wallachia, 1510, 1511, 1512, 1513 - to Hungary (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 268)dominumPiotr Tomicki (*1464 – †1535), humanist, statesman, diplomat, one of the most trusted collaborators of King Sigismund I of Poland; 1500-1503 Chancellor of Cardinal Fryderyk Jagiellon, 1502 Gniezno Cantor, Archdeacon of Cracow, 1503-1505 servant of Jan Lubrański, Bishop of Poznań, 1504-1510 Canon of Poznań, 1506 royal scribe, 1507-1519 Grand(?) Secretary, 1509 Canon of Włocławek, 1510-1514 - of Gniezno, 1511 Custos in Kielce and Sandomierz, 1514 Bishop of Przemyśl; 1515 Crown Vice-Chancellor, 1520 Bishop of Poznań, 1523 - of Cracow; from 1524 (at least) General Collector of świętopietrze (Peter's pence), 1509 royal envoy to the Dukes of Pomerania and to Mecklenburg, 1510 - to Wallachia, 1510, 1511, 1512, 1513 - to Hungary (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 268) meum, cuius intercessionem facile in hac re superinscribedrere superinscribed ad Dominationem Vestram Reverendissimam obtinuissem pro me, si modo voluissem.

Reverendissimus Piotr Tomicki (*1464 – †1535), humanist, statesman, diplomat, one of the most trusted collaborators of King Sigismund I of Poland; 1500-1503 Chancellor of Cardinal Fryderyk Jagiellon, 1502 Gniezno Cantor, Archdeacon of Cracow, 1503-1505 servant of Jan Lubrański, Bishop of Poznań, 1504-1510 Canon of Poznań, 1506 royal scribe, 1507-1519 Grand(?) Secretary, 1509 Canon of Włocławek, 1510-1514 - of Gniezno, 1511 Custos in Kielce and Sandomierz, 1514 Bishop of Przemyśl; 1515 Crown Vice-Chancellor, 1520 Bishop of Poznań, 1523 - of Cracow; from 1524 (at least) General Collector of świętopietrze (Peter's pence), 1509 royal envoy to the Dukes of Pomerania and to Mecklenburg, 1510 - to Wallachia, 1510, 1511, 1512, 1513 - to Hungary (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 268)dominusPiotr Tomicki (*1464 – †1535), humanist, statesman, diplomat, one of the most trusted collaborators of King Sigismund I of Poland; 1500-1503 Chancellor of Cardinal Fryderyk Jagiellon, 1502 Gniezno Cantor, Archdeacon of Cracow, 1503-1505 servant of Jan Lubrański, Bishop of Poznań, 1504-1510 Canon of Poznań, 1506 royal scribe, 1507-1519 Grand(?) Secretary, 1509 Canon of Włocławek, 1510-1514 - of Gniezno, 1511 Custos in Kielce and Sandomierz, 1514 Bishop of Przemyśl; 1515 Crown Vice-Chancellor, 1520 Bishop of Poznań, 1523 - of Cracow; from 1524 (at least) General Collector of świętopietrze (Peter's pence), 1509 royal envoy to the Dukes of Pomerania and to Mecklenburg, 1510 - to Wallachia, 1510, 1511, 1512, 1513 - to Hungary (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 268) meus est nunc in magno maerore depositus ob mortem nepotis sui, Petri, ex Mikołaj Tomicki (†1529), Koniuszy (literally Master of the Horse) of the Crown; 1528 until death - Castellan of Gniezno; brother of Piotr Tomicki (PSB 54/3, p. 323-326)fratreMikołaj Tomicki (†1529), Koniuszy (literally Master of the Horse) of the Crown; 1528 until death - Castellan of Gniezno; brother of Piotr Tomicki (PSB 54/3, p. 323-326) domino olim castellano Gnesnensi.

Nikolaus Nibschitz (Mikołaj Nipszyc) (*ca. 1483 – †1541), royal courtier, diplomat in the service of Sigismund I and Albrecht von Hohenzollern-Ansbach, Dantiscus' friend; from 1525 until his death an official representative of Duke Albrecht at the Cracow royal court; from 1532 royal secretary; 1519 royal envoy to Albrecht von Hohenzollern, Grand Master of the Teutonic Order, 1525, 1526 envoy to Hungary, 1527 envoy to the Congress in Wrocław, 1531-1533, 1537 envoy to Ferdinand I of Habsburg, 1535-1537, 1540 envoy to Brandenburg, 1536 envoy to the estates of LivoniaNipschiczNikolaus Nibschitz (Mikołaj Nipszyc) (*ca. 1483 – †1541), royal courtier, diplomat in the service of Sigismund I and Albrecht von Hohenzollern-Ansbach, Dantiscus' friend; from 1525 until his death an official representative of Duke Albrecht at the Cracow royal court; from 1532 royal secretary; 1519 royal envoy to Albrecht von Hohenzollern, Grand Master of the Teutonic Order, 1525, 1526 envoy to Hungary, 1527 envoy to the Congress in Wrocław, 1531-1533, 1537 envoy to Ferdinand I of Habsburg, 1535-1537, 1540 envoy to Brandenburg, 1536 envoy to the estates of Livonia aulicus regius vadit orator ad serenissimum regem Ferdinand I of Habsburg (*1503 – †1564), from 1521 Archduke of Austria, from 1526 King of Bohemia and Hungary, Croatia and Slavonia as Ferdinand I, 1531-1558 King of the Romans, 1558-1564 Holy Roman Emperor; son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile, a younger brother of Charles V of HabsburgFerdinandumFerdinand I of Habsburg (*1503 – †1564), from 1521 Archduke of Austria, from 1526 King of Bohemia and Hungary, Croatia and Slavonia as Ferdinand I, 1531-1558 King of the Romans, 1558-1564 Holy Roman Emperor; son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile, a younger brother of Charles V of Habsburg in negotio, quod non dubito, quin ab aliis perscriptum sit Dominationi Vestrae Reverendissimae. Cuius gratiae me commendo valereque illam feliciter in multos annos desidero.

Eiusdem Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae servitor Wojciech Kijewski (Wojciech Kijowski, Wojciech Kilewski, Albert Kijowski) (*ca. 1495 – †1566), from 1518 scribe in the royal chancellery; 1531-1535 secretary to Vice-Chancellor Piotr Tomicki; from 1532 Dean of the Collegiate Chapter in Sącz; from 1523 Canon of Kulm (Chełmno); from 1532 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); from 1533 Canon of Włocławek; from 1547 Canon of Cracow; representative of the Ermland Church at the royal court (KOPICZKO 2, p. 147; SBKW, p. 112-113)Albertus KyewiensisWojciech Kijewski (Wojciech Kijowski, Wojciech Kilewski, Albert Kijowski) (*ca. 1495 – †1566), from 1518 scribe in the royal chancellery; 1531-1535 secretary to Vice-Chancellor Piotr Tomicki; from 1532 Dean of the Collegiate Chapter in Sącz; from 1523 Canon of Kulm (Chełmno); from 1532 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); from 1533 Canon of Włocławek; from 1547 Canon of Cracow; representative of the Ermland Church at the royal court (KOPICZKO 2, p. 147; SBKW, p. 112-113)