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Venerabili Sacrarum Litterarum doctori, domino Jan Sculteti (†1526)⌊Iohanni SchultetiJan Sculteti (†1526)⌋, archidiacono et canonico ecclesiae nostrae Varmiensi, fratri nobis sincere dilecto

Venerabilis Domine, frater sincere dilecte.

Ut cum dominis 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)⌊consiliariis terrarum PrussiaeCouncil 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)⌋ 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 Austria⌊regiae maiestatisSigismund 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⌋ rem(?) perinde ordinetis eisque nostro nomine dicatis, petendo, ut dominos Jan Baliński (†1531), he held the office of Prussian senator, although he did not have Prussian indigene and did not even know German; 1506 clerk of Dobrzyń Land; 1512-1518 Castellan of Rippin (Rypin); 1519 Castellan of Gdańsk (Danzig); 1517-1531 Subtreasurer of Prussian lands; clerk and steward (szafarz) of Marienburg (Malbork) (Urzędnicy 5/2, p. 194; ORACKI 1984, p. 9; Urzędnicy 6/2, p. 216)⌊Ioannem BalinsskyJan Baliński (†1531), he held the office of Prussian senator, although he did not have Prussian indigene and did not even know German; 1506 clerk of Dobrzyń Land; 1512-1518 Castellan of Rippin (Rypin); 1519 Castellan of Gdańsk (Danzig); 1517-1531 Subtreasurer of Prussian lands; clerk and steward (szafarz) of Marienburg (Malbork) (Urzędnicy 5/2, p. 194; ORACKI 1984, p. 9; Urzędnicy 6/2, p. 216)⌋ et Ioannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Hans 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⌊Iohannem FlaxbinderIoannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Hans 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⌋, quos ambos ad regiam maiestatem de tot nobis et nostris illatis iniuriis et damnis expostulatum mittere decreverant, prius ad dominum Albrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544)⌊magistrumAlbrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544)⌋ mittant, ex vobis desideramus, utque ore rotundo verbisque et sententiis cum magistro non obscuris neque latentibus, quae et qualia damna regiae maiestati subditi a latronibus, tum ecclesia nostra et eius coloni a praedictis latronibus et subditis magistri passi sunt.

Agant exponantque principio de truncato praedatoque Nicolao Tolkemyta, cive Elbingensi, quomodo eundem in dominiis ecclesiae assiliverint(!) latrones inque Teutonic Order (Order of Brothers of the German House of Saint Mary in Jerusalem, Ordo domus Sanctae Mariae Theutonicorum Hierosolymitanorum), military order founded at the end of the 12th century⌊ordinisTeutonic Order (Order of Brothers of the German House of Saint Mary in Jerusalem, Ordo domus Sanctae Mariae Theutonicorum Hierosolymitanorum), military order founded at the end of the 12th century⌋ dominia bona eidem ablata, dumtaxat praedam ibidem diviserint ac tandem istic recepti, hospitati, equis et armis suis a burggrabio Meelsaccensi exuti, novis ut ecclesiam incommodarent, anniti sint.

Deinde ut insultus omnes ex Teutonic Order (Order of Brothers of the German House of Saint Mary in Jerusalem, Ordo domus Sanctae Mariae Theutonicorum Hierosolymitanorum), military order founded at the end of the 12th century⌊ordinisTeutonic Order (Order of Brothers of the German House of Saint Mary in Jerusalem, Ordo domus Sanctae Mariae Theutonicorum Hierosolymitanorum), military order founded at the end of the 12th century⌋ dominiis in Ermland (Warmia, Varmia), diocese and ecclesiastical principality in northeastern Poland, 1466-1772 within the Kingdom of Poland, Royal Prussia⌊ecclesiae dominiaErmland (Warmia, Varmia), diocese and ecclesiastical principality in northeastern Poland, 1466-1772 within the Kingdom of Poland, Royal Prussia⌋ villas, pauperesque colonos expilando, fecerint, seque ex facto in ordinis dominia receperint, spolia isthic distribuerint multaque ibidem lugurianter prodegerint. In oppido Königsberg (Królewiec, Mons Regius, Regiomontium), city in Ducal Prussia, on the mouth of the Pregel (Pregoła) river, capital city of Ducal Prussia; today Kaliningrad in Russia⌊KönigßbergkKönigsberg (Królewiec, Mons Regius, Regiomontium), city in Ducal Prussia, on the mouth of the Pregel (Pregoła) river, capital city of Ducal Prussia; today Kaliningrad in Russia⌋ cellas etiam vinarias, convivia civium hortosque et theatra ingressissent, idque tam manifesto, ut nulla queat tergiversatione celari.

Iterum villam Schtormhöbel decrematam et expilatam esse, in eadem ecclesiae ab eis praedatae campanili et(iam) exusto nullum respectum h(ab)itu(m).

Postea curia Sandekaw in favillas exusta, captos esse incendiarios, petiisse officiales nostros iustitiam sibi a provisore in Preußisch Holland (Pasłęk), town in Ducal Prussia, 20 km SE of Elbing⌊HollandtPreußisch Holland (Pasłęk), town in Ducal Prussia, 20 km SE of Elbing⌋ contra captivos ministrari; denegatam etiam nostris iustitiam fuisse, captivis liberandi datam esse opportunitatem.

Antea vero quam suburbium Mehlsack (Melzak), town in Ermland (Warmia), 32 km SE of Frauenburg (Frombork), today Pieniężno⌊MeelszackMehlsack (Melzak), town in Ermland (Warmia), 32 km SE of Frauenburg (Frombork), today Pieniężno⌋, villae Plawten et Laisze ac molendinum unum decremarentur post latrocinatos paulo ante equos duos ex suburbio Braunsberg (Braniewo), town in Ermland (Warmia), 19 km NE of Elbing (Elbląg), port on the Vistula Lagoon, a member of the Hanseatic League⌊BraunßbergkBraunsberg (Braniewo), town in Ermland (Warmia), 19 km NE of Elbing (Elbląg), port on the Vistula Lagoon, a member of the Hanseatic League⌋ monitum esse.

Item s(imiliter) homines nequam, latrones, in districtu Balcensi esse seque mutuo colligere, istiusmodi facere incendium ac praedatione insecuta constituisse; ipsis ex subditis eius quosdam adesse.

Velle item s(imiliter) contra eos iustitiam, et comprehendi valeant, eique malo praeveniretur, ministrare. Nihil autem secutum esse, iustitiam vero semper negatam. Postremo et suburbium Braunsberg (Braniewo), town in Ermland (Warmia), 19 km NE of Elbing (Elbląg), port on the Vistula Lagoon, a member of the Hanseatic League⌊BraunßbergkBraunsberg (Braniewo), town in Ermland (Warmia), 19 km NE of Elbing (Elbląg), port on the Vistula Lagoon, a member of the Hanseatic League⌋ incensum fuisse, ex horto equino equos XVI abactos, boves XIIII transfixos; huius facinoris auctorem se fuisse Michaelem Sibbenfinger suburbarium Königßbergensem confessum esse. Ipsum et reliquos latrones ibidem in Königsberg (Królewiec, Mons Regius, Regiomontium), city in Ducal Prussia, on the mouth of the Pregel (Pregoła) river, capital city of Ducal Prussia; today Kaliningrad in Russia⌊KönigßbergkKönigsberg (Królewiec, Mons Regius, Regiomontium), city in Ducal Prussia, on the mouth of the Pregel (Pregoła) river, capital city of Ducal Prussia; today Kaliningrad in Russia⌋ et in ordinis dominiis in aulis dominorum nobilium curiis civitatibus communitatibus et villis undique pergraecari, luxuriari praedasque rendere ac prodigere idque sine formidine, terrore metuve poenae, legium aut supplicii palam ac clarissima luce fieri.

Secutum esse quendam Nicolaum ex Braunsberg (Braniewo), town in Ermland (Warmia), 19 km NE of Elbing (Elbląg), port on the Vistula Lagoon, a member of the Hanseatic League⌊BraunßbergkBraunsberg (Braniewo), town in Ermland (Warmia), 19 km NE of Elbing (Elbląg), port on the Vistula Lagoon, a member of the Hanseatic League⌋ usque in Heiligenbeil (Święta Siekierka, Świętomiejsce), town in Ducal Prussia, today Mamonovo in Russia, Kaliningrad Oblast⌊HeyligenbeylHeiligenbeil (Święta Siekierka, Świętomiejsce), town in Ducal Prussia, today Mamonovo in Russia, Kaliningrad Oblast⌋ patrato incendio vidisse post facinus equos abactos, latrones ipsos in civitate, petiisse a Nicolao de Bacis domesticam inquisitionem fieri, latrones supplicio affici, verbis deterritum, iustitiam nullo modo consequi potuisse. Immo paucos ante dies Ruthenos quosdam miserabiliter excarnificatos ac inhuma stain⌈[huma]huma stain⌉niter(?) trucidatos, spoliatosque multis bonis non in sacciperiis aut manticis, sed curribus abductis in Teutonic Order (Order of Brothers of the German House of Saint Mary in Jerusalem, Ordo domus Sanctae Mariae Theutonicorum Hierosolymitanorum), military order founded at the end of the 12th century⌊ordinisTeutonic Order (Order of Brothers of the German House of Saint Mary in Jerusalem, Ordo domus Sanctae Mariae Theutonicorum Hierosolymitanorum), military order founded at the end of the 12th century⌋ dominiis. Taceri(?) hic multas villas praediaque ecclesiae manu sacrilega incensa et deflagrata non modo dissimulatione aut conniventia Albrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544)⌊magistriAlbrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544)⌋, sed publica etiam permissione adaequitantibus ad pacanda istiusmodi facinora ex aulicis(?) familiaribus eius aegre ferre ergo nobiles et civitates terrarum 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⌊Prussiae regiae maiestatisRoyal Prussia (Prussia Regalis), region, part of Prussia annexed to the Kingdom of Poland in 1466 under the provisions of the Second Peace of Thorn⌋ istam vim, iniuriam et imprudentissimam predonum licentiam nolle diutius dissimulare, ostendere ista legatione sibi haec BCz, 1594, p. 388 omnia nota et acerba esse.

Velle itaque item s(imiliter) iis praevenire malis, sontes castigare, prae hidden by binding⌈[ae]ae hidden by binding⌉dones suppliciis afficere, latrocinia non modo, sed eorundem quaecumque receptacula exs hidden by binding⌈[s]s hidden by binding⌉tirpare. Sin minus, oportere se contra haec cogitare 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 Austria⌊maiestati 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⌋ cuncta referre, sicque(?) perinde, ut videant cuncti damna eos poenitudine affecisse exhibere. Hanc legationem sine eorum fuco aperte dicendam esse consuletis ambosque legatos ad Albrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544)⌊magistrumAlbrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544)⌋ ire, postea hidden by binding⌈[a]a hidden by binding⌉(?) Ioannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Hans 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⌊Ioanne FlaxbinderIoannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Hans 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⌋ ad Ioannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Hans 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⌊regemIoannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Hans 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⌋ eunte, altero vero Jan Baliński (†1531), he held the office of Prussian senator, although he did not have Prussian indigene and did not even know German; 1506 clerk of Dobrzyń Land; 1512-1518 Castellan of Rippin (Rypin); 1519 Castellan of Gdańsk (Danzig); 1517-1531 Subtreasurer of Prussian lands; clerk and steward (szafarz) of Marienburg (Malbork) (Urzędnicy 5/2, p. 194; ORACKI 1984, p. 9; Urzędnicy 6/2, p. 216)⌊Ioanne BalynßkyJan Baliński (†1531), he held the office of Prussian senator, although he did not have Prussian indigene and did not even know German; 1506 clerk of Dobrzyń Land; 1512-1518 Castellan of Rippin (Rypin); 1519 Castellan of Gdańsk (Danzig); 1517-1531 Subtreasurer of Prussian lands; clerk and steward (szafarz) of Marienburg (Malbork) (Urzędnicy 5/2, p. 194; ORACKI 1984, p. 9; Urzędnicy 6/2, p. 216)⌋ redeunte, aut utroque appr hidden by binding⌈[ue appr]ue appr hidden by binding⌉imitus regem, prout 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)⌊consiliariisCouncil 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)⌋ istud videbitur, petente.

Dat(ae) or Dat(um)⌈Dat(ae)Dat(ae) or Dat(um)⌉ in arce nostra Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński, Heilsberga), town in Ermland (Warmia), the main seat of the bishops of Ermland⌊HeylßbergkHeilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński, Heilsberga), town in Ermland (Warmia), the main seat of the bishops of Ermland⌋, X-a mensis Septembris anno etc. XVII-o.