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Letter #865

Ioannes DANTISCUS to Bartłomiej of SZYDŁÓW
Löbau (Lubawa), 1532-12-19


Manuscript sources:
1office copy in Latin, in secretary's hand, AAWO, AB, D. 67, f. 169r

Auxiliary sources:
1register in Polish, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8247 (TK 9), f. 184

 

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AAWO, AB, D. 67, f. 169r

Ioannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes 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⌊Ioannes episcopus Culmensis et administrator generalis PomezaniensisIoannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes 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⌋ etc. manu propria Venerabili domino Bartłomiej of Szydłów bachelor of Arts; Radom judicial vicar (AT 15, p. 119, 121; KPWS, p. 84)⌊Bartholomeo de SchydlowBartłomiej of Szydłów bachelor of Arts; Radom judicial vicar (AT 15, p. 119, 121; KPWS, p. 84)⌋ plebano et officiali Radomiensi tamquam fratri carissimo.

Venerabilis domine tamquam frater carissime, salutem et omnem felicitatem.

Legimus querelam capellanorum et parrochianorum ecclesiae vestrae in Gołąb (Columba), village in Poland, 11 km NW of Puławy, 56 km NW of Lublin, Dantiscus was a parish-priest there in the years 1521-1537⌊GolambyeGołąb (Columba), village in Poland, 11 km NW of Puławy, 56 km NW of Lublin, Dantiscus was a parish-priest there in the years 1521-1537⌋ contra praesentem ibidem Lazarus Gyrlach (Lazarus Gerlach), burgher of Graudenz; at least in 1532 administrator of the parochial estate in Gołąb, suspected of heresy (AT 14, p. 574-575; AT 15, p. 119, 197, 338)⌊nostrum LazarumLazarus Gyrlach (Lazarus Gerlach), burgher of Graudenz; at least in 1532 administrator of the parochial estate in Gołąb, suspected of heresy (AT 14, p. 574-575; AT 15, p. 119, 197, 338)⌋, qua de re Domminationem Vestram rogamus plurimum, ut cum allatus comparuerit et obiectis responderit, omnia contra illum ... illegible⌈...... illegible⌉ n(ost)ro decreto, et quiquid ex eo expiscari poterit, in quo fortassis nobis visus fuerit per tot annos infidelis, ad nos Dominatio Vestra remittat. Rem nobis apprime gratam factura et quo nos sibi non vulgariter devinciet Dominatio Vestra, quam feliciter valere optamus.

Postscript:

Delatum est etiam ad nos eundem Lazarus Gyrlach (Lazarus Gerlach), burgher of Graudenz; at least in 1532 administrator of the parochial estate in Gołąb, suspected of heresy (AT 14, p. 574-575; AT 15, p. 119, 197, 338)⌊Lazarum praefectum nostrum in GoląbyeLazarus Gyrlach (Lazarus Gerlach), burgher of Graudenz; at least in 1532 administrator of the parochial estate in Gołąb, suspected of heresy (AT 14, p. 574-575; AT 15, p. 119, 197, 338)⌋ {teres}[1] lue Martin Luther (Martinus Lutherus) (*1483 – †1546), theologian, leader and originator of the German Reformation⌊LuteriMartin Luther (Martinus Lutherus) (*1483 – †1546), theologian, leader and originator of the German Reformation⌋ infectum ms. inssectum(!) ⌈ infectum or inspectum⌈infectuminfectum or inspectum⌉ infectum ms. inssectum(!) ⌉ multis audientibus dixisse Virgin Mary mother of Jesus of Nazareth⌊Gloriosissimam Virginem MariamVirgin Mary mother of Jesus of Nazareth⌋ mulierem fuisse, ut aliae erant mulieres, nihilque illam apud Deum pro nobis posse et quod frustra opem eius et aliorum san<c>torum imploramus ipsamque et alios sanctos omnes non plus valere quam alios, qui mortui sunt et pro sanctis non habentur. Item ius<s>isse illum non celebrari festa; in ipsis etiam dominicis Pentecosten faenum ius<s>isse secari et colligi, quod etiam in aliis festis ac dominicis diebus non paucis fecisse prohibetur; a cibis etiam vetitis ab ecclesia suo tempore non abstinuisse; et nescio quae alia, quae meram sapiunt haeresim, exercuisse. Quae si sic se habent, me [...] text damaged⌈[...][...] text damaged⌉ ut Dominationi Vestrae pro officio incumbit, ut certo sciat, et super his iustitiam iuxta sanctos canones ministrat, qua in re Dominatio Vestra nos non offendet. Persuademus etiam nobis Dominationem Vestram nihil aliud in his facturam quam ea, quae fide dignorum testimonio comprobare merentur. Nollemus profecto, quod se talis idem praefectus noster esse cognoscetur, omnia in re illi opitulari. Tantum abest ms. est(!) ⌈ab adscribed, in the hand of other⌈abab adscribed, in the hand of other⌉estabest ms. est(!) ⌉[2], quod istiusmodi malae et haereticae causae patrocinium suscipere vellemus. Rogamus itaque Dominationem Vestram, faciat id, quod iuris est et quod religionis nostrae aequitas exposcit.

[1] teres possibly wrongly copied gloss haeresi

[2] In another ink