List #1586
[Ioannes DANTISCUS] do [Mauritius FERBER]Löbau (Lubawa), 1537-03-10
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BCz, 244, p. 193Reverendissime in Christo Pater et Domine, Domine et Amice carissime ac plurimum observande.
Post cf.
ms 1 q[ui] paper damaged⌈quims 2 3 4 qui,
ms 1 q[ui] paper damaged⌉ 1537-03-09⌊heri1537-03-09⌋ applicuit,
ex quibus mentem Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae, quemadmodum mihi visum est, plane intellexi. Quod in primis scribit se non parum
cf. Adagia 1526 No. 2930 Perplexus ⌊perplexamcf. Adagia 1526 No. 2930 Perplexus ⌋
moleste ferre interpretationem de indigenis nostris
ms 1 fac[it] paper damaged⌈facitms 2 3 4 facit,
ms 1 fac[it] paper damaged⌉ Dominatio vestra Reverendissima, nollem tamen, ut hoc ipsum gravius, quam ms 2 3 4 oportet,
ms 1 oporte[t] paper damaged⌈oportetms 2 3 4 oportet,
ms 1 oporte[t] paper damaged⌉, in animum admitteret, quandoquidem communi ea in re habito consilio, quid responderi expediet et oporteat, Deo intellectum praestantes inveniemus.
In cf.
ms 1 maxim[o]pere paper damaged⌈maximoperems 2 3 4 maximopere,
ms 1 maxim[o]pere paper damaged⌉
ms 1 fer[re] paper damaged⌈ferrems 2 3 4 ferre,
ms 1 fer[re] paper damaged⌉ – solus, inquam, sine Dominatione Vestra Reverendissima, cum multa eaque ms 2 3 4 ardua,
ms 1 a[r]dua paper damaged⌈arduams 2 3 4 ardua,
ms 1 a[r]dua paper damaged⌉ in rebus nostris publicis se offerent. Neque opinor dominos Polonos ad nos venturos[3]
De litteris a
ms 1 praemittendi[s] paper damaged,
ms 2 3 permittendis⌈praemittendisms 4 praemittendis,
ms 1 praemittendi[s] paper damaged,
ms 2 3 permittendis⌉, etiam si uno die, priusquam
ms 1 nobili[ta]ti paper damaged⌈nobilitatims 2 3 4 nobilitati,
ms 1 nobili[ta]ti paper damaged⌉ et civibus reddantur, satisfactum putabo, cum prius sciant tempus
ms 1 locu[s] paper damaged⌈locusms 2 3 4 locus,
ms 1 locu[s] paper damaged⌉ sciatur, necessarium esse arbitror. Ego me ms 2 3 4 velim,
ms 1 veli[m] paper damaged⌈velimms 2 3 4 velim,
ms 1 veli[m] paper damaged⌉ et a tempore et loco esse liberum, cum in nullum magis quam in me unum ... illegible⌈...... illegible⌉, si superinscribed⌈sisi superinscribed⌉ sine Dominatione Vestra Reverendissima praesum, omne odium et malorum hominum iniqua calumnia on the margin⌈omne odium et malorum hominum iniqua calumniaomne odium et malorum hominum iniqua calumnia on the margin⌉ conici soleat. Unde et me velim aegritudine ms 2 3 4 quapiam,
ms 1 quapia[m] paper damaged⌈quapiamms 2 3 4 quapiam,
ms 1 quapia[m] paper damaged⌉ praepediri, ut sine iis turbis ms 2 3 4 quoquomodo,
ms 1 quoquomo[do] paper damaged⌈quoquomodoms 2 3 4 quoquomodo,
ms 1 quoquomo[do] paper damaged⌉, quod vitae reliquum est mihi, transigere superinscribed in place of crossed-out vivere⌈viveretransigeretransigere superinscribed in place of crossed-out vivere⌉ liceret, utpote ms 2 3 4 non,
ms 1 n[on] paper damaged⌈nonms 2 3 4 non,
ms 1 n[on] paper damaged⌉ admodum vitae, cuius me saepe cepit taedium, avido ... illegible⌈...... illegible⌉ etc.
A domino
ms 1 t[empus] paper damaged⌈tempusms 2 3 4 tempus,
ms 1 t[empus] paper damaged⌉, quo adiri debeam, a me postulaverint, non ms 2 3 4 gravate,
ms 1 grava[te] paper damaged⌈gravatems 2 3 4 gravate,
ms 1 grava[te] paper damaged⌉ praestabo. In articulis sic me geram, ut Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima consuluit superinscribed in place of crossed-out erit⌈erititit superinscribed in place of crossed-out erit⌉ atque voluit written over erit⌈erititit written over erit⌉.[4]
cf.
ms 1 script[o] paper damaged⌈scriptoms 2 3 4 scripto,
ms 1 script[o] paper damaged⌉ non fuit prolatum, sed
De
Equos Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae
ms 1 [Do](mi)nus⌈Dominusms 2 3 4 Dominus,
ms 1 [Do](mi)nus⌉ providebitDominus providebit on the margin⌉ etc.[11]
Sigillum maius datum est feria sexta ante Invocavit[12]
ms 1 adiunctam⌈adiunctasms 2 3 4 adiunctas,
ms 1 adiunctam⌉ mitto. Quod reliquum est, me paterno Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae amori ex corde commendo Deumque precor, ut illam quam
diutissime sospitet prosperetque in omnibus.
Postscript:
BCz, 244, p. 194
Reverendissime mi Domine. In scheda prioribus litteris, quas nuper nuntius meus attulit, inclusa ms. inclusis(!)
⌈inclusainclusa ms. inclusis(!)
⌉ scribit me lamentari et in cunctis meis litteris conqueri de impensis et molestia. Quae lamenta, si imprudens emisi, et querelae ne Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae animum offendant, oro. Non parum in rebus duris ferre solet leniminis, ubi tuto in sinus amici id, quod grave et onerosum est, effundere licet, etiam si ab amico nil speretur levaminis. Quantum
patriae debeam, non me praeterit, ad cuius commodum et honorem si quas feci graviores, quam forte oportebat, expensas, non ducor paenitudine, verum nostratium ingratitudine moveor, quod id honoris mihi non tribuant, quod de meis impenderim, sed, quasi ab aliis stipendio conductus, tam splendide et honeste cum principibus viris in aula regia convixerim. Neque me secus atque
cf. Ov. Tr. 3. (7) 42 Irus et est subito, qui modo Croesus erat; Prop. 3. 5. 17 Lydus Dulichio non distat Croesus ab Iro; Mart. 5. 39. 8-9 Croeso divitior licet fuissem, / Iro pauperior forem; Adagia 1526 No. 574, 576 ⌊cf.
[1] The “principle of indigenousness” (i.e. native citizenship of a given land) ensured exclusive rights to hold offices and posts in Royal Prussia for its residents. The meaning of the concept of indigenousness was the subject of a long-lasting dispute between the Prussian gentry, which aimed for systemic unification with the Crown, and the Prussian Council, which represented the interests of great landowners and wealthy burghers. The key issue in the dispute was the possibility of acquiring citizenship by settling in Prussia. This conflict, fueled by the Polish gentry, which strove to obtain starosties within Royal Prussia, was one of the topics of the charges against the Prussian Council presented to the king at the 1536/37 Diet by the Prussian gentry’s legation. The Royal Prussian gentry’s legation to the 1536/37 Diet included: Chełmno district judge
[2] During the Diet in Cracow, Jan Chojeński proposed that the springtime Prussian assembly be held not in Malbork, as planned, but in Toruń, for the convenience of the royal commissioners who were to take part in the assembly (cf. also cf.
[3] The demand that royal commissioners take part in the Prussian springtime assembly in 1537, to help resolve disputes, was contained both in the gravamina submitted at the 1536/37 Diet and in the opinion about them issued by the Prussian Council. The commissioners were
[4] From the mid-15th century the Warmia Chapter presented every bishop elect with election capitulations (the articuli iurati) for him to sign. These obligated the bishop to defend the rights and privileges of the Church in Warmia and to recognize that the Chapter and the bishop were partners in managing the diocese. The capitulations also concerned more detailed issues of finances and jurisdiction. (cf. cf. BORAWSKA 1984 p. 75, 76, 209 ⌊Borawska, 1984, p. 75, 76, 209cf. BORAWSKA 1984 p. 75, 76, 209 ⌋ (also further references there), and also Articuli iurati Episcopi Ioannis Dantisci (copy from the 16th/17th century AAWO, Dok.Kap.A4/36)).
[5] The Royal Prussian gentry’s legation to the 1536/37 Diet included: Chełmno district judge
[6] For more about the written opinion of the Prussian Council legation on the gravamina, presented to the king - see cf.
[7] Georg von Baysen was to be in the Prussian Council’s legation to the 1536/37 Diet, but did not go because of illness (cf.cf. MAŁŁEK 1976 p. 134 ⌊ Małłek, 1976, p. 134cf. MAŁŁEK 1976 p. 134 ⌋).
[8] Pamphilus de Strassoldo as the papal nuntio was present at the Cracow Diet from November 18 to ca. December 15, 1536. One of his main tasks was to give the bishops the papal bullae and brevia convening a General Church Council (see also cf.
[9] Just as Dantiscus expected, the General Council called by Pope Paul III in 1536 in Mantua and in 1537 inVicenza did not take place due to the political situation. The Council was ultimately held in 1545 (the Council of Trent).
[10] One of Dantiscus’ brothers –
[11] This is most probably an expression used in the rhetoric of the time, maybe a reference to cf. Vulg. Gn 22. 8 dixit Abraham Deus providebit sibi victimam holocausti; Vulg. Hbr 11. 40 eo pro nobis melius aliquid providente, ut non sine nobis consummarentur ⌊Biblecf. Vulg. Gn 22. 8 dixit Abraham Deus providebit sibi victimam holocausti; Vulg. Hbr 11. 40 eo pro nobis melius aliquid providente, ut non sine nobis consummarentur ⌋
[12] feria sexta ante Invocavit – February 16, 1537.
[13] In fact, Paweł Wolski was appointed Vice-Chancellor; he was the Gostynin starosta and Sochaczew castellan; the name Iacob probably found its way into the text by mistake; acc. to printed lists of officials based on entriesin the books of the Crown Register, Wolski was nominated for the post of Vice-Chancellor on January 3, 1537, and not, as Dantiscus states, February 16 (cf. cf. Urzędnicy 10 No. 635 ⌊UrzCentrPol No.635cf. Urzędnicy 10 No. 635 ⌋).
[14] vas du kanst, dos thu – Old German: Was du kannst, das tu, (Eng.: Do what you can).