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Letter #111

[Ioannes DANTISCUS] to [Sigismund I Jagiellon]
Heilsberg (Lidzbark), [1543]-12-01

English register:

The city council of Gdańsk (Danzig) is sending the king a letter of recommendation from the young king [Sigismund II Augustus], concerning the acceleration of the court date set for the mayors [Barthel Brand and Tidemann Giese Jr], which is currently scheduled for the Diet of the Kingdom of Poland. Dantiscus asks for an alternative date to be set a few days prior to the opening of the Diet. He will explain the matter in more detail in a letter that the defendants will deliver to the addressee.




Manuscript sources:
1copy in Latin, 16th-century, APG, 300, 53, 268, p. 211 (t.p.)

 

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Humillimam etc.

Mittit ad Serenissimam Maiestatem Vestram spectabilis Gdańsk City Council ⌊magistratus GdanensisGdańsk City Council ⌋ commendaticias litteras serenissimae Sigismund II Augustus Jagiellon (Zygmunt II August) (*1520 – †1572), 1529-1572 Grand Duke of Lithuania (ruled from 1544); 1530-1572 King of Poland (crowned vivente rege (ruled from 1548, after the death of his father); son of Sigismund I Jagiellon and Bona Sforza⌊maiestatis regiae iuniorisSigismund II Augustus Jagiellon (Zygmunt II August) (*1520 – †1572), 1529-1572 Grand Duke of Lithuania (ruled from 1544); 1530-1572 King of Poland (crowned vivente rege (ruled from 1548, after the death of his father); son of Sigismund I Jagiellon and Bona Sforza⌋ in causa Barthel Brand (*ca. 1490 – †1549), 1520 Gdańsk (Danzig) alderman; 1523 consenior; 1526 senior; 1527 town councillor; 1538–1549 mayor

Tiedemann Giese Jr (*1491 – †1556), 1525, 1526, 1531 alderman of Gdańsk (Danzig); 1533 consenior; 1536 senior; 1539 councillor; 1540–1556 mayor; 1547, 1555 burgrave; nephew of Tiedemann Giese, bishop of Ermland (Warmia) (ZDRENKA 2, p. 114)⌊duorum praeconsulumBarthel Brand (*ca. 1490 – †1549), 1520 Gdańsk (Danzig) alderman; 1523 consenior; 1526 senior; 1527 town councillor; 1538–1549 mayor

Tiedemann Giese Jr (*1491 – †1556), 1525, 1526, 1531 alderman of Gdańsk (Danzig); 1533 consenior; 1536 senior; 1539 councillor; 1540–1556 mayor; 1547, 1555 burgrave; nephew of Tiedemann Giese, bishop of Ermland (Warmia) (ZDRENKA 2, p. 114)⌋ ad tribunal Serenissimae Maiestatis Vestrae citatorum, ut tempus dictionis causae, quod illis in Diet of Poland ⌊comitiis regniDiet of Poland ⌋ praefinitum est, antevertere sit liberum. In eo, licet non dubitem, quin Serenissima Maiestas Vestra Sigismund II Augustus Jagiellon (Zygmunt II August) (*1520 – †1572), 1529-1572 Grand Duke of Lithuania (ruled from 1544); 1530-1572 King of Poland (crowned vivente rege (ruled from 1548, after the death of his father); son of Sigismund I Jagiellon and Bona Sforza⌊filii suiSigismund II Augustus Jagiellon (Zygmunt II August) (*1520 – †1572), 1529-1572 Grand Duke of Lithuania (ruled from 1544); 1530-1572 King of Poland (crowned vivente rege (ruled from 1548, after the death of his father); son of Sigismund I Jagiellon and Bona Sforza⌋ carissimi dominique mei clementissimi votis sit responsura. Quia tamen, ut hoc ipsum Serenissima Maiestas Vestra, ex solita erga omnes subditos suos indulgentissima benignitate concederet, supplicissime prius oraverim ad eundem modum amore ductus patriae ab eiusmodi oratione in praesens desistere nequivi, quantumque possum demissius rogo, ut aliquot certis diebus ante Diet of Poland ⌊regni comitiaDiet of Poland ⌋ locum et terminum illis statuere dignetur, quem commode attingere pientissimoque aspectui Serenissimae Maiestatis Vestrae in gratiam recepti regiam se offerre, in eademque clementer dimissi ad suos reverti possint. Qua in re, quemadmodum fusius ex meis, quas Barthel Brand (*ca. 1490 – †1549), 1520 Gdańsk (Danzig) alderman; 1523 consenior; 1526 senior; 1527 town councillor; 1538–1549 mayor

Tiedemann Giese Jr (*1491 – †1556), 1525, 1526, 1531 alderman of Gdańsk (Danzig); 1533 consenior; 1536 senior; 1539 councillor; 1540–1556 mayor; 1547, 1555 burgrave; nephew of Tiedemann Giese, bishop of Ermland (Warmia) (ZDRENKA 2, p. 114)⌊illiBarthel Brand (*ca. 1490 – †1549), 1520 Gdańsk (Danzig) alderman; 1523 consenior; 1526 senior; 1527 town councillor; 1538–1549 mayor

Tiedemann Giese Jr (*1491 – †1556), 1525, 1526, 1531 alderman of Gdańsk (Danzig); 1533 consenior; 1536 senior; 1539 councillor; 1540–1556 mayor; 1547, 1555 burgrave; nephew of Tiedemann Giese, bishop of Ermland (Warmia) (ZDRENKA 2, p. 114)⌋ reddent, accipiet, supra id omne, quod forte umquam merui, quodque mihi cumulatissime repensum est, cum se propitiam Serenissima Maiestas Vestra praestiterit, meritis meis plurimis accessisse existimabo. Cui me subiectissime commendo Deum intime orans, ut nobis eandem Serenissimam Maiestatem Vestram diuturnissimo tempore prosperrime valentem felicissimamque conservet.