BCz, 244, p. 92

Reverende Domine, amice et frater carissime.

Salutem in Domino superinscribed⌈in Dominoin Domino superinscribed⌉ et omnem felicitatem in Domino.

Edocti sumus post discessum a nobis nuper Dominationis Vestrae Reverendae, quod Krzysztof Osieczkowski in 1538 Kulm sword-bearer (Urzędnicy 5/2, p. 224; AT 18, p. 430-431)⌊occisorKrzysztof Osieczkowski in 1538 Kulm sword-bearer (Urzędnicy 5/2, p. 224; AT 18, p. 430-431)⌋ ille Matthias (Maciej) (†1536), Guardian of the Franciscan Monastery in Kulm⌊fratris Mathiae guardiani olim O written over fr⌈fr O O written over fr⌉rdinis Sancti Francisci Kulmsee (Chełmża, Culmense), town in northern Poland, Kulm Lake District, between Kulm and Thorn, 1251-1824 the seat of the Kulm bishops, with a cathedral and a collegiate church⌊civitatis nostrae CulmensisKulmsee (Chełmża, Culmense), town in northern Poland, Kulm Lake District, between Kulm and Thorn, 1251-1824 the seat of the Kulm bishops, with a cathedral and a collegiate church⌋Matthias (Maciej) (†1536), Guardian of the Franciscan Monastery in Kulm⌋ coram multis et praecipue per complices suos coram Johann von Lusian (Jan Luzjański) (*before 1470 – †1551), brother of Fabian von Lusian (Luzjański), Bishop of Ermland (Warmia); 1514-1551 Voivode of Kulm (Chełmno); 1520-1525 Burgrave of Rössel (Reszel) (PSB 18, p. 166-167)⌊magnifico domino palatino CulmensiJohann von Lusian (Jan Luzjański) (*before 1470 – †1551), brother of Fabian von Lusian (Luzjański), Bishop of Ermland (Warmia); 1514-1551 Voivode of Kulm (Chełmno); 1520-1525 Burgrave of Rössel (Reszel) (PSB 18, p. 166-167)⌋ se iactaverit Matthias (Maciej) (†1536), Guardian of the Franciscan Monastery in Kulm⌊guardianum ipsumMatthias (Maciej) (†1536), Guardian of the Franciscan Monastery in Kulm⌋ in Mi(?) ecclesia Dominationis Vestrae Reverendae, dum superinscribed in place of crossed-out sub⌈subdumdum superinscribed in place of crossed-out sub⌉ celebraret written over cionem⌈cionemretret written over cionem⌉ missa written over , written over ae⌈aeama written over , written over ae⌉, subito ante altare morbo comitiali aut apoplexia corruisse indeque paulo post mortuum, et quod ob id nullam ad defuncti mortem ansam aut occassionem dedisset seque igitur a nobis immerito excommunicatum atque sub interdictum denuntiatum.

Postulat itaque ipsius rei veritas pro iuris nostri defensione, cum idem frater Matthias (Maciej) (†1536), Guardian of the Franciscan Monastery in Kulm⌊guardianusMatthias (Maciej) (†1536), Guardian of the Franciscan Monastery in Kulm⌋ in die Sanctae Paschae[1] cum(?) conducendum apud ecclesiam Dominationis Vestrae Reverendae miserrime a suo occisore prius on the margin⌈a suo Krzysztof Osieczkowski in 1538 Kulm sword-bearer (Urzędnicy 5/2, p. 224; AT 18, p. 430-431)⌊occisoreKrzysztof Osieczkowski in 1538 Kulm sword-bearer (Urzędnicy 5/2, p. 224; AT 18, p. 430-431)⌋ priusa suo occisore prius on the margin⌉ caesus livoreque undique tumens e vivis cesserit apud ecclesiam Dominationis Vestrae Reverendae, ut nobis illa eadem Dominatio Vestra testimonium veritatis litteris suis perhibeat. Quod sic negotio hoc exigente impense a Dominatione Vestra Reverenda poscimus impenseque rogamus, ne nobis impingi possit, quod per calumniam, quam officium nostrum pastorale fugit maxime neque umquam in usu habuit processus nostros emiserimus. Factura rem in primis Deo mutuaeque reb(?) professioni nostrae dignam ac debitam et qua nos Dominatio Vestra Reverenda sibi in hoc amicitiae nostrae, quod inter nos est, vinculo plurimum devinctos reddet propensiores.

Eandemque Dominationem Vestram Reverendam quam diutissime in Christo optime valere optamus.

Ex Althausen (Starogród, Antiquum Castrum), town on the Vistula river, ca. 1.5 km S of Kulm, initial location of Kulm; given to the Kulm cathedral by Alexander Jagiellon, it was the summer residence of the Kulm bishops⌊castro nostro StarigrodAlthausen (Starogród, Antiquum Castrum), town on the Vistula river, ca. 1.5 km S of Kulm, initial location of Kulm; given to the Kulm cathedral by Alexander Jagiellon, it was the summer residence of the Kulm bishops⌋, IIII Maii MDXXXVI.

[1] December, 24.

BCz, 244, p. 116

Reverende Pater et amice in Christo carissime.

Salutem in Domino et omnem felicitatem.

Certo edocti sumus, quod Dominatio Vestra litteras testimoniales contra seipsam et ea, quae nobis ore proprio de morte Matthias (Maciej) (†1536), Guardian of the Franciscan Monastery in Kulm⌊olim fratris Mathiae guardianiMatthias (Maciej) (†1536), Guardian of the Franciscan Monastery in Kulm⌋ Kulm (Chełmno, Culma, Culmen), town in northern Poland, on the Vistula river, 40 km N of Thorn (Toruń)⌊civitatis nostrae CulmensisKulm (Chełmno, Culma, Culmen), town in northern Poland, on the Vistula river, 40 km N of Thorn (Toruń)⌋ coram libere recensuit, et per binas litteras suas, quas incorruptas servamus, si, ut non opinamur, verbis suis stare noluerit on the margin⌈suas, quas incorruptas servamus, si, ut non opinamur, verbis suis stare nolueritsuas, quas incorruptas servamus, si, ut non opinamur, verbis suis stare noluerit on the margin⌉, aperte et claris verbis nobis cf. Matthias, Abbot of the Cistercian monastery in Koronowo to Ioannes DANTISCUS Koronowo, 1536-05-05, CIDTC IDL 1447⌊scripsitcf. Matthias, Abbot of the Cistercian monastery in Koronowo to Ioannes DANTISCUS Koronowo, 1536-05-05, CIDTC IDL 1447⌋ sub sigillo suo superinscribed in place of crossed-out s...⌈s... illegible⌈...... illegible⌉suosuo superinscribed in place of crossed-out s...⌉, contrarium testimonium dederit eaque de re bannitum iudicium apud se superinscribed in place of crossed-out vos⌈vos se se superinscribed in place of crossed-out vos⌉ fieri permiserit. Quae si sic se haberent, quemadmodum adhuc non credimus, satis mirari non possemus cogeremurque adscribed⌈queque adscribed⌉ pro veritatis defensione contra Dominationem Vestram apud Holy See (Sedes Apostolica) ⌊Sanctam Apostolicam SedemHoly See (Sedes Apostolica) ⌋, quod inviti faciemus, iuridice agere litemque intendere, honoremque nostrum et bonam famam on the margin⌈et bonam famamet bonam famam on the margin⌉, qui ad id ab adversariis nostris male perstringitur et sugillatur, quasi inique processus nostros emiserimus, tueri atque etiam ad Bona Sforza (*1494 – †1557), Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania (1518-1557); the second wife of Sigismund I Jagiellon; Duchess of Bari and Rossano; daughter of Gian Galeazzo Sforza of Milan and Isabella of Aragon⌊serenissimam maiestatem regiamBona Sforza (*1494 – †1557), Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania (1518-1557); the second wife of Sigismund I Jagiellon; Duchess of Bari and Rossano; daughter of Gian Galeazzo Sforza of Milan and Isabella of Aragon⌋ et ad superinscribed⌈et adet ad superinscribed⌉ omnesque regni praelatos pro munimine conservationeque veritatis contra Dominationem Vestram on the margin⌈contra Dominationem Vestramcontra Dominationem Vestram on the margin⌉ confugere. Quae omnia priusquam faciamus, cupimus a Dominatione Vestra certiores fieri, quibus modis inducta huiusmodi testimoniales litteras contra nos et contra seipsam, immo et contra cf. Vulg. Io 14:6 dicit ei Iesus ego sum via et veritas et vita ⌊veritatem, quae Deus estcf. Vulg. Io 14:6 dicit ei Iesus ego sum via et veritas et vita ⌋, dederit. Quod tamen adhuc a Dominatione Vestra, quam constantioris fidei et animi esse nobis confidimus, factum adhuc esse adhuc superinscribed⌈adhucadhuc superinscribed⌉ non speramus superinscribed in place of crossed-out credimus⌈credimus speramus speramus superinscribed in place of crossed-out credimus⌉, ut igitur litteris suis per hunc nuntium nostrum on the margin⌈per hunc nuntium nostrumper hunc nuntium nostrum on the margin⌉ de iis omnibus nobis responderit a Dominatione Vestra amice petimus et postulamus eandemque bene valere optamus.

Ex Löbau (Lubawa, Lubavia), town in northern Poland, Kulm Land (Ziemia Chełmińska), ca. 67 km E of Graudenz (Grudziądz), the main seat of the bishops of Kulm (Chełmno)⌊castro nostro LubaviensiLöbau (Lubawa, Lubavia), town in northern Poland, Kulm Land (Ziemia Chełmińska), ca. 67 km E of Graudenz (Grudziądz), the main seat of the bishops of Kulm (Chełmno)⌋, XV Iunii MDXXXVI.

BCz, 244, p. 116

Reverende etc.,

Ex cf. Matthias, Abbot of the Cistercian monastery in Koronowo to Ioannes DANTISCUS Koronowo, 1536-06-18, CIDTC IDL 1467⌊litteriscf. Matthias, Abbot of the Cistercian monastery in Koronowo to Ioannes DANTISCUS Koronowo, 1536-06-18, CIDTC IDL 1467⌋ Dominationis Vestrae quas heri accepimus longe aliud, quam sperabamus, accepimus. Occasionem mortis Matthias (Maciej) (†1536), Guardian of the Franciscan Monastery in Kulm⌊guardiani CulmensisMatthias (Maciej) (†1536), Guardian of the Franciscan Monastery in Kulm⌋ se ignorasse Dominatio Vestra scribit, cum nobis proprio ore fassa sit superinscribed in place of crossed-out est⌈est sit sit superinscribed in place of crossed-out est⌉, quod ex percussionibus, livoribus et tumoribus admodum infirmus et on the margin⌈admodum infirmus etadmodum infirmus et on the margin⌉ aeger ad monasterium Vestrum in vigilia Sabato ante written over prius(?)⌈prius(?) ante ante written over prius(?)⌉ Palmarum[1] veniens superinscribed in place of crossed-out pervenerit et⌈pervenerit et veniens veniens superinscribed in place of crossed-out pervenerit et⌉ in eadem infirmitate in festo Pascae mortuus est superinscribed in place of crossed-out sit⌈sit est est superinscribed in place of crossed-out sit⌉ totumque superinscribed⌈queque superinscribed⌉ Matthias (Maciej) (†1536), Guardian of the Franciscan Monastery in Kulm⌊eiusMatthias (Maciej) (†1536), Guardian of the Franciscan Monastery in Kulm⌋ corpus ex livoribus et tumoribus ut carbo nigrum fuerit et foetidum, quod sine sepultura diutius retineri non potuit. Neque umquam novi istius commenti coram nobis meminit ipsum Matthias (Maciej) (†1536), Guardian of the Franciscan Monastery in Kulm⌊guardianumMatthias (Maciej) (†1536), Guardian of the Franciscan Monastery in Kulm⌋ flammea illa signa habuisse ex casu in fossam fornacis ante balneum, quod a veritate longe esse diversissimum arbitramur superinscribed⌈arbitramurarbitramur superinscribed⌉, immo in extremis Dominatio Vestra et prior ille confessor Matthias (Maciej) (†1536), Guardian of the Franciscan Monastery in Kulm⌊eiusMatthias (Maciej) (†1536), Guardian of the Franciscan Monastery in Kulm⌋, qui cum Dominatione Vestra fuit apud nos in Starigrod on the margin⌈qui cum Dominatione Vestra fuit apud nos in Althausen (Starogród, Antiquum Castrum), town on the Vistula river, ca. 1.5 km S of Kulm, initial location of Kulm; given to the Kulm cathedral by Alexander Jagiellon, it was the summer residence of the Kulm bishops⌊StarigrodAlthausen (Starogród, Antiquum Castrum), town on the Vistula river, ca. 1.5 km S of Kulm, initial location of Kulm; given to the Kulm cathedral by Alexander Jagiellon, it was the summer residence of the Kulm bishops⌋qui cum Dominatione Vestra fuit apud nos in Starigrod on the margin⌉, Matthias (Maciej) (†1536), Guardian of the Franciscan Monastery in Kulm⌊guardianumMatthias (Maciej) (†1536), Guardian of the Franciscan Monastery in Kulm⌋ proclamasse in occisorem superinscribed in place of crossed-out in Christoferum Ossi[ecz]kowski⌈in Krzysztof Osieczkowski in 1538 Kulm sword-bearer (Urzędnicy 5/2, p. 224; AT 18, p. 430-431)⌊Christoferum Ossiecz hidden by binding⌈[ecz]ecz hidden by binding⌉kowskiKrzysztof Osieczkowski in 1538 Kulm sword-bearer (Urzędnicy 5/2, p. 224; AT 18, p. 430-431)⌋in occisoremin occisorem superinscribed in place of crossed-out in Christoferum Ossi[ecz]kowski⌉ et adiutores eius vindictam Deo commitens nobis(?) hidden by binding⌈[is(?)]is(?) hidden by binding⌉ retulerunt, unde permoti nos processus nostros pro officio et debito nostro ecclesiastico superinscribed in place of crossed-out contra occisorem et complicem eius⌈contra occisorem et complicem eius pro officio et debito nostro ecclesiastico pro officio et debito nostro ecclesiastico superinscribed in place of crossed-out contra occisorem et complicem eius⌉ dedimus. Utque Dominatio Vestra sciat, quae hidden by binding⌈[ae]ae hidden by binding⌉ nobis scripsit, iussimus quaedam ex litteris vestris per modum instrumen hidden by binding⌈[men]men hidden by binding⌉ti a notario publico colligi, quae ob id mittimus, ne veritati et verbis suis coram nobis prolatis adversetur. Reliqua hidden by binding⌈[ua]ua hidden by binding⌉ in omnem eventum servamus, cum res ad forum venerit cogemurque, nisi Dominatio Vestra firma in priori instructione nobis hidden by binding⌈[bis]bis hidden by binding⌉ BCz, 244, p.115 facta manserit, cum primis contra Dominationem Vestram, quemadmodum in novissimis scripsimus, apud Andrzej Krzycki (Andreas Cricius) (*1482 – †1537), humanist, neo-Latin poet, diplomat, correspondent of Erasmus of Rotterdam; in 1525 he took part in the negotiations leading to the secularisation of the state of the Teutonic Order; from 1504 Canon of Poznań (from 1511 Scholastic, from 1519 Provost); from 1512 Canon of Cracow, Scholastic of Płock, and secretary to the first wife of Sigismund I Jagiellon, Barbara Zápolya; 1515-1523 royal secretary; 1518-1530 Provost of the Chapter of St. Florian in Cracow; 1522-1525 Bishop of Przemyśl; 1525-1527 Bishop of Poznań; 1527-1535 Bishop of Płock; 1535-1537 Archbishop of Gniezno, Primate of Poland (PSB 15, p.544-549)⌊reverendissimum dominum archiepiscopum regni primatem et legatum natumAndrzej Krzycki (Andreas Cricius) (*1482 – †1537), humanist, neo-Latin poet, diplomat, correspondent of Erasmus of Rotterdam; in 1525 he took part in the negotiations leading to the secularisation of the state of the Teutonic Order; from 1504 Canon of Poznań (from 1511 Scholastic, from 1519 Provost); from 1512 Canon of Cracow, Scholastic of Płock, and secretary to the first wife of Sigismund I Jagiellon, Barbara Zápolya; 1515-1523 royal secretary; 1518-1530 Provost of the Chapter of St. Florian in Cracow; 1522-1525 Bishop of Przemyśl; 1525-1527 Bishop of Poznań; 1527-1535 Bishop of Płock; 1535-1537 Archbishop of Gniezno, Primate of Poland (PSB 15, p.544-549)⌋ nobis consulere ecclesiasticamque auctoritatem et istius crudelissimae mortis, sicut illam nobis Dominatio Vestra exposuit superinscribed in place of crossed-out demonstravit(?)⌈demonstravit(?) exposuit exposuit superinscribed in place of crossed-out demonstravit(?)⌉, historiam et veritate<m> tueri.

Velimus praeterea, ut nobis Dominatio Vestra liquidius declareret, quis casus iste in fossam fornacis ante balneum fuerit, de quo nobis Dominatio Vestra neque quispiam alius vel minimum umquam verbum retulit, planeque confictum esse putamus superinscribed in place of crossed-out arbitramur⌈arbitramur putamus putamus superinscribed in place of crossed-out arbitramur⌉.

Qua de re Dominationem Vestram iterum amice commonemus et rogamus, ne litteris et verbis suis, quibus nos de superinscribed in place of crossed-out nob(is(?))⌈nob(is(?)) nos de nos de superinscribed in place of crossed-out nob(is(?))⌉ huius rei seriem certiores reddidit, reluctari praesumat Deumque meminerit et veritatem esse et veritatis defensorem, acriterque veritatis adversarios et impugnatores, qui ea in parte in Spiritum Sanctum peccant, divinam maiestatem castigare solere illa on the margin⌈illailla on the margin⌉, quae ab ea plaga et animadversione Dominationem Vestram custodiat atque in viam veritatis reducat Ex castro nostro.

Exspectamus in his Dominationis Vestrae responsum, ne quid vid<e>amur in hac causa on the margin⌈in hac causain hac causa on the margin⌉ non satis considerate fecisse.

Eandemque Dominationem Vestram bene valere optamus.

Ex Löbau (Lubawa, Lubavia), town in northern Poland, Kulm Land (Ziemia Chełmińska), ca. 67 km E of Graudenz (Grudziądz), the main seat of the bishops of Kulm (Chełmno)⌊castro nostro LubaviensiLöbau (Lubawa, Lubavia), town in northern Poland, Kulm Land (Ziemia Chełmińska), ca. 67 km E of Graudenz (Grudziądz), the main seat of the bishops of Kulm (Chełmno)⌋, XXI Iunii M D XXXVI.

[1] April, 8.