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[Ermland (Warmia) Chapter] to Jan Benedyktowicz SOLFA
s.l. 1540-10-19 — 1540-11-26
Manuscript sources:
1office copy in Latin, in secretary's hand, M2, AAWO, AB, D.100, f. 140r-v

 

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Ad Dominum doctorem Jan Benedyktowicz Solfa (Ioannes Benedicti de Trebul, Ioannes Benedicti Solpha) (*1483 – †1564), physician, lawyer, poet and historian; in 1541 ennobled by Emperor Charles V of Habsburg; from 1521 Canon of the Collegiate Chapter in Glogau (Głogów); from 1522 court physician of King Sigismund I Jagiellon; from 1526 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); from ca. 1528 Canon of Vilnius; from 1529 Canon of St. John’s Collegiate Church in Warsaw; from 1531 Custos of Łowicz; from 1538 Canon of Wrocław (Breslau); from 1539 Canon of Sandomierz; from 1547 Canon of Cracow and Provost of Ermland (KOŻUSZEK, passim)Ioannem BenedictiJan Benedyktowicz Solfa (Ioannes Benedicti de Trebul, Ioannes Benedicti Solpha) (*1483 – †1564), physician, lawyer, poet and historian; in 1541 ennobled by Emperor Charles V of Habsburg; from 1521 Canon of the Collegiate Chapter in Glogau (Głogów); from 1522 court physician of King Sigismund I Jagiellon; from 1526 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); from ca. 1528 Canon of Vilnius; from 1529 Canon of St. John’s Collegiate Church in Warsaw; from 1531 Custos of Łowicz; from 1538 Canon of Wrocław (Breslau); from 1539 Canon of Sandomierz; from 1547 Canon of Cracow and Provost of Ermland (KOŻUSZEK, passim)

Venerabilis Domine, amice et confrater carissime.

Litteras Venerabilitatis Vestrae sexta Octobris Vilnius (Wilno, Vilna), city in Lithuania, on the Vilnia river, capital of the Grand Duchy of LithuaniaVilnaeVilnius (Wilno, Vilna), city in Lithuania, on the Vilnia river, capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania scriptas et 19 eiusdem nobis redditas accepimus et quae de spoliato allodio (quod eidem vigore iuratorum statutorum cum ratione vacationis et actu sacerdoti praesenti concorditer pari voto unanimi consensu (iuxta suam narrationem) collatum fuisse scribit etc. <)> legimus et reliquum earundem litterarum tenorem sane intelleximus, et miramur, unde venerit illi in mentem nos tam amaro animo arguere et libidinis atque affectus nota praeter rei exigentiam et meritum nostrum insectari, atque nos tanta indignitate inconstantiae et levitatis onerare, cum utique conscientia recti ab istis iniuriosis praeiudiciis facile relevari et omnibus hoc cognoscere cupientibus de contrario fidem possumus facere. Unde minime fuisset opus tanto ardore nobiscum expostulare, cum utique nos de his, quae litteris exponit, nequaquam poterit convincere. Ita si datum est Vestrae Venerabilitati capitulari consensu allodium, probate possessionem. Si concorditer concessa est possessio, proferatis regestra, haec enim ad substantiam allodiorum iuxta statutorum rationem sunt legitima requisita.

Hoc autem cum Venerabilitas Vestra facere non poterit, modestius fratres traducere oportuisset et statutorum praevaricationem nequaquam impingere convenisset. Nam statutorum sancte iuratorum ratio manet firma et ista Vestrae Venerabilitatis amaritudo parum exspectata, nec satis cauta aut sobria consideratur esse passionata. Id si recte factum sit, Dei et bonorum esto iudicium. Quamquam si statutorum dispositone sit vobiscum contendendum, allodium ad praesens per Vestram Venerabilitatem <optatum> vobis conferri non potuit, quod regestum dimissi allodii iuxta statutorum rationem a vobis ante <optionem> alterius allodii praesentatum non esset.

Dominus Stanisław Hozjusz (Stanisław Hosz, Stanislaus Hosius) (*1504 – †1579), diplomat and theologian; 1534-1538 secretary to the Bishops of Cracow Piotr Tomicki and Jan Chojeński; 1538-1549 royal secretary; 1538-1549 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and from 1539 Cantor; 1540-1550 Canon of Cracow; 1549-1551 Bishop of Kulm (Chełmno); 1551-1579 Bishop of Ermland; in 1560 elevated to Cardinal; 1561-1563 Papal Legate to the General Council of Trent; in 1573 appointed Grand Penitentiary to Pope Gregory XIII (SBKW, p. 95-96; KOPICZKO 2, p. 129-130)HosiusStanisław Hozjusz (Stanisław Hosz, Stanislaus Hosius) (*1504 – †1579), diplomat and theologian; 1534-1538 secretary to the Bishops of Cracow Piotr Tomicki and Jan Chojeński; 1538-1549 royal secretary; 1538-1549 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and from 1539 Cantor; 1540-1550 Canon of Cracow; 1549-1551 Bishop of Kulm (Chełmno); 1551-1579 Bishop of Ermland; in 1560 elevated to Cardinal; 1561-1563 Papal Legate to the General Council of Trent; in 1573 appointed Grand Penitentiary to Pope Gregory XIII (SBKW, p. 95-96; KOPICZKO 2, p. 129-130) etiam sine iniuria eo privari non potuit, quidem tempore debitae vacantiae illud optavit, et solum propter litem illi motam (sed tamen concordia debite sopitam), quae dicebatur in urbe non exstincta etc., suspensus esset. Cuius rei dispositio ex capitulari conclusione Vestrae Venerabilitati insinuanda venerat, verum Vestra Venerabilitas nec Paweł Płotowski (*ca. 1485 – †1547), in 1523, after the death of Fabian von Lusian (Luzjański), Płotowski was one of the King's four candidates for the post of the bishop of Ermland; in 1530 and 1537, after the death of Jan Konopacki (Johann von Konopat) Sr and Dantiscus' transfer to the bishopric of Ermland, he made an effort to obtain the dignity of bishop of Kulm; from 1522 Provost of the Ermland (Warmia) Chapter, and from 1523 Canon of Ermland; secretary to Crown Grand Chancellor Krzysztof Szydłowiecki, and from 1533 royal secretary and courtier; in the thirties and forties several times royal envoy to the Royal Prussian Estates (SBKW, p. 191; KOPICZKO 2, p. 249-250)praesidentemPaweł Płotowski (*ca. 1485 – †1547), in 1523, after the death of Fabian von Lusian (Luzjański), Płotowski was one of the King's four candidates for the post of the bishop of Ermland; in 1530 and 1537, after the death of Jan Konopacki (Johann von Konopat) Sr and Dantiscus' transfer to the bishopric of Ermland, he made an effort to obtain the dignity of bishop of Kulm; from 1522 Provost of the Ermland (Warmia) Chapter, and from 1523 Canon of Ermland; secretary to Crown Grand Chancellor Krzysztof Szydłowiecki, and from 1533 royal secretary and courtier; in the thirties and forties several times royal envoy to the Royal Prussian Estates (SBKW, p. 191; KOPICZKO 2, p. 249-250) nec Ermland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)fratresErmland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia) de responso requisivit, sed primum in 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 LeagueGdanumGdańsk (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 divertit et postea rediens hinc abscessit etc.

Decuisset itaque et ex dignitate Venerabilitatis Vestrae fuisset serenissimae 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 Austriamaiestati regiaeSigismund 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 praesentibus nonnullis, ut scribit, episcopis vera narrare et nullius de ornamento causae parum firmae colorem adducere, nam quae egimus de bonis fundamentis et rationibus legitimis nos fecisse sciat, ob quam, quotiescumque opus fuerit, rationem nos reddituros minime diffidat.

Et rogamus, ne depost huiusmodi iniuriis nos oneret, sed fraternae caritatis lege, quae sibi fieri velit, similiter nobis impendat et in quibus ipsa Venerabilitas Vestra honorari vult, etiam nos (sine dignitatis et aestimationis nostrae iniuria) honorare sollicita sit, quam bene valere cupimus.

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