Letter #1792
Ioannes DANTISCUS to Fabian WOJANOWSKI (DAMERAU)Löbau (Lubawa), 1537-11-16
English register: Dantiscus informs Wojanowski that, following Maurycy Ferber’s death, he has been transferred to the Warmia bishopric and will go to his new diocese in a few days. He writes about the problems related to his promised resignation from the Warmia canonry in favor of Wojanowski. He describes the pressure from the queen, who wanted Dantiscus to resign in favor of Rafał Konopacki, and from the king, who – at the request of Grand Chancellor Chojeński – wants a resignation in favor of Stanisław Hozjusz. Dantiscus has managed to get the queen to accept Wojanowski; as for Chojeński – he recently sent his brother Bernard to him, to deal with this matter among other things. He also asked Bernard to obtain permission from the Włocławek bishop (Jan Karnkowski) for Wojanowski to be ordained as an acolyte, without which it is not possible to become a canon. Whichever way matters go, Dantiscus promises to spare no effort in promoting the goal of Wojanowski becoming a Warmia canon as soon as possible. Dantiscus asks Wojanowski to write to him more often – the last letter he received from him was sent from Genoa in July. Dantiscus informs Wojanowski of the marriage between Diego Gracián (de Alderete) and Juana (Dantiscus’ daughter). He offers the opinion that the matter should be the subject of Wojanowski’s paternal(!?) concern. He asks him for news on this and other Spanish affairs.
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Nobili Domino Fabiano a Damarau, regiae et reginalis maiestatis Poloniae apud caesaream et catholicam [maiestate]m nuntio, amico carissimo
Mi carissime Domine Fabiane.
Si bene vales, ubicumque sis, nihil mihi potest esse gratius. Ego, Deo gratia, recte valeo, translatus hinc tandem post mortem reverendissimi olim domini Mauritii ad ecclesiam Varmiensem, quo intra paucos dies me conferam. Ob canonicatum meum, quem tibi reservaturum me sum pollicitus, multas patior molestias, maiestas enim regia a reverendissimo domino episcopo Cracoviensi Regni cancellario inducta, ut illam doctori Hosio, reginalis vero maiestas, ut Raphaeli a Conopat resignarem, litteris suis apud me egerunt. Liberavi tamen me a reginali maiestate, rescribens me tibi promisisse, qua in re nihil est reluctata. A reverendissimo domino Cracoviensi nondum me extricare potui, ad quem igitur et in aliis meis negotiis fratrem meum Bernardum misi. Quid ille proficiet, tibi scribet. Iniunxi etiam ei, ut a reverendissimo domino Vladislaviensi ordinario tuo dimissoriales — ut vocant — quibus accolitatum suscipere possis, obtineat, sine quo tibi resignare non licet. Utcumque res cadat, tu tibi de me persuade, quod tibi in omnibus, in quibus possum, sum benefacturus, nullumque non movebo lapidem, ut te cum primis canonicum Varmiensem habeam. Praeter eas, quas de mense Iulii ad me dedisti ex Genua, nullas a te vidi. Cura, si me amas, ut crebrius et copiose ad me scribas. Duxit in coniugem dominus Iacobus Gracianus Ioannicam, quod tuae paternae curae incumbit. Quomodo haec res et alia omnia in Hispaniis habeant, me abunde redde certiorem. Bene vale et sospes aliquando redi.
Ex castro meo Lubaviensi, XVI Novembris MDXXXVII.
Ioannes episcopus Culmensis et postulatus Varmiensis manu mea scripsi