BCz, 244, p. 218

Eximio et Venerabili Domino Tiedemann Giese (Tidemannus Gisius) (*1480 – †1550), in 1519 ennobled by King Sigismund I; 1504-1538 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1516-1527, 1533-1537 Judicial Vicar and Vicar General of Ermland; 1523-1538 Custos of Ermland; 1537-1549 Bishop of Kulm (Chełmno); 1549-1550 Bishop of Ermland (BORAWSKA 1984, passim)⌊Tidemanno GiseTiedemann Giese (Tidemannus Gisius) (*1480 – †1550), in 1519 ennobled by King Sigismund I; 1504-1538 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1516-1527, 1533-1537 Judicial Vicar and Vicar General of Ermland; 1523-1538 Custos of Ermland; 1537-1549 Bishop of Kulm (Chełmno); 1549-1550 Bishop of Ermland (BORAWSKA 1984, passim)⌋, custodi et canonico Warmiensi, Amico et Fratri carissimo et honoran(do) or honoran(dissimo)⌈honoran(do)honoran(do) or honoran(dissimo)⌉

BCz, 244, p. 215

Eximie et Venerabilis Domine Frater et Amice carissime et honoran(de) or honoran(dissime)⌈honoran(de)honoran(de) or honoran(dissime)⌉. Salutem et omnis felicitatis accessum.

Pridie amicas et benevolentiae in me Dominationis Vestrae refertas accepi litteras non potuique mihi temperare, quin responderem de menteque mea Dominationem Vestram clarius certiorem facerem. Instructionem prius a Dominatione Vestra formatam, qua Alexander Sculteti (Scholtcze) (*ca. 1485 – †1570), doctor of canon law, cartographer, historian and friend of Copernicus; accused by Dantiscus and Stanisław Hozjusz (Hosius) of Sacramentarian heresy, in 1540 banished by King Sigismund I Jagiellon; in 1541 imprisoned by the Inquisition in Rome; after release from prison in 1544 he stayed in Rome for the rest of his life; 1509-1516 notary at the Roman Curia; 1519-1541 Canon of Ermland (Warmia), 1530-1539 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1536-1538 administrator of the komornictwo of Mehlsack (Melzak, today Pieniężno) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 299; SBKW, p. 219-220)⌊nuntio Ermland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌊capituliErmland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌋Alexander Sculteti (Scholtcze) (*ca. 1485 – †1570), doctor of canon law, cartographer, historian and friend of Copernicus; accused by Dantiscus and Stanisław Hozjusz (Hosius) of Sacramentarian heresy, in 1540 banished by King Sigismund I Jagiellon; in 1541 imprisoned by the Inquisition in Rome; after release from prison in 1544 he stayed in Rome for the rest of his life; 1509-1516 notary at the Roman Curia; 1519-1541 Canon of Ermland (Warmia), 1530-1539 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1536-1538 administrator of the komornictwo of Mehlsack (Melzak, today Pieniężno) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 299; SBKW, p. 219-220)⌋ a 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⌊maiestate regiaSigismund 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⌋ responderi debet, probari per Dominationem Vestram libenter legi, mihique persuadeo Jan Chojeński (*1486 – †1538), 1523 royal secretary, 1526-1537 Grand Secretary; 1531-1535 Bishop of Przemyśl, 1535-1537 Bishop of Płock, 1537-1538 Bishop of Cracow, 1537-1538 Grand Chancellor of the Crown (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 248-249; PSB 3, p. 396-399)⌊reverendissimum dominum PlocensemJan Chojeński (*1486 – †1538), 1523 royal secretary, 1526-1537 Grand Secretary; 1531-1535 Bishop of Przemyśl, 1535-1537 Bishop of Płock, 1537-1538 Bishop of Cracow, 1537-1538 Grand Chancellor of the Crown (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 248-249; PSB 3, p. 396-399)⌋, si 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⌊maiestas regiaSigismund 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⌋ recta versus Lviv (Lwów, Leopolis), city in Red Ruthenia, in the 14th-18th centuries in the Kingdom of Poland; today in western Ukraine⌊LeopolimLviv (Lwów, Leopolis), city in Red Ruthenia, in the 14th-18th centuries in the Kingdom of Poland; today in western Ukraine⌋ solvit, Alexander Sculteti (Scholtcze) (*ca. 1485 – †1570), doctor of canon law, cartographer, historian and friend of Copernicus; accused by Dantiscus and Stanisław Hozjusz (Hosius) of Sacramentarian heresy, in 1540 banished by King Sigismund I Jagiellon; in 1541 imprisoned by the Inquisition in Rome; after release from prison in 1544 he stayed in Rome for the rest of his life; 1509-1516 notary at the Roman Curia; 1519-1541 Canon of Ermland (Warmia), 1530-1539 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1536-1538 administrator of the komornictwo of Mehlsack (Melzak, today Pieniężno) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 299; SBKW, p. 219-220)⌊nuntium Ermland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌊capituliErmland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌋Alexander Sculteti (Scholtcze) (*ca. 1485 – †1570), doctor of canon law, cartographer, historian and friend of Copernicus; accused by Dantiscus and Stanisław Hozjusz (Hosius) of Sacramentarian heresy, in 1540 banished by King Sigismund I Jagiellon; in 1541 imprisoned by the Inquisition in Rome; after release from prison in 1544 he stayed in Rome for the rest of his life; 1509-1516 notary at the Roman Curia; 1519-1541 Canon of Ermland (Warmia), 1530-1539 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1536-1538 administrator of the komornictwo of Mehlsack (Melzak, today Pieniężno) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 299; SBKW, p. 219-220)⌋ Cracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌊CracoviaeCracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌋ retenturum, quousque in iis 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⌊maiestas regiaSigismund 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⌋ voluntatem suam significaverit; Alexander Sculteti (Scholtcze) (*ca. 1485 – †1570), doctor of canon law, cartographer, historian and friend of Copernicus; accused by Dantiscus and Stanisław Hozjusz (Hosius) of Sacramentarian heresy, in 1540 banished by King Sigismund I Jagiellon; in 1541 imprisoned by the Inquisition in Rome; after release from prison in 1544 he stayed in Rome for the rest of his life; 1509-1516 notary at the Roman Curia; 1519-1541 Canon of Ermland (Warmia), 1530-1539 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1536-1538 administrator of the komornictwo of Mehlsack (Melzak, today Pieniężno) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 299; SBKW, p. 219-220)⌊quiAlexander Sculteti (Scholtcze) (*ca. 1485 – †1570), doctor of canon law, cartographer, historian and friend of Copernicus; accused by Dantiscus and Stanisław Hozjusz (Hosius) of Sacramentarian heresy, in 1540 banished by King Sigismund I Jagiellon; in 1541 imprisoned by the Inquisition in Rome; after release from prison in 1544 he stayed in Rome for the rest of his life; 1509-1516 notary at the Roman Curia; 1519-1541 Canon of Ermland (Warmia), 1530-1539 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1536-1538 administrator of the komornictwo of Mehlsack (Melzak, today Pieniężno) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 299; SBKW, p. 219-220)⌋ si cum hoc responso, ut conceptum est, ad Ermland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌊capitulumErmland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌋ redibit, existimo, quod ante praefixum electioni diem Ermland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌊capitulumErmland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌋ 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⌋ vel rescribet, vel, quomodo postulationi sit affectum, renuntiabit; quod si votis 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⌊maiestatis 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⌋ annuet, ut nuntius ad diem statutum mittatur, non erit necesse, respondere enim, antequam adveniat dies, ut opinor, 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⌋ cogetur. Postulatio quidem, nec it(?)em electio ante diem praefixum fieri potest, de utrisque tamen interea potest consultari, ut, cum tempus aderit, sciatur, qua illarum sit conficiendum negotium. Post Alexander Sculteti (Scholtcze) (*ca. 1485 – †1570), doctor of canon law, cartographer, historian and friend of Copernicus; accused by Dantiscus and Stanisław Hozjusz (Hosius) of Sacramentarian heresy, in 1540 banished by King Sigismund I Jagiellon; in 1541 imprisoned by the Inquisition in Rome; after release from prison in 1544 he stayed in Rome for the rest of his life; 1509-1516 notary at the Roman Curia; 1519-1541 Canon of Ermland (Warmia), 1530-1539 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1536-1538 administrator of the komornictwo of Mehlsack (Melzak, today Pieniężno) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 299; SBKW, p. 219-220)⌊nuntiiAlexander Sculteti (Scholtcze) (*ca. 1485 – †1570), doctor of canon law, cartographer, historian and friend of Copernicus; accused by Dantiscus and Stanisław Hozjusz (Hosius) of Sacramentarian heresy, in 1540 banished by King Sigismund I Jagiellon; in 1541 imprisoned by the Inquisition in Rome; after release from prison in 1544 he stayed in Rome for the rest of his life; 1509-1516 notary at the Roman Curia; 1519-1541 Canon of Ermland (Warmia), 1530-1539 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1536-1538 administrator of the komornictwo of Mehlsack (Melzak, today Pieniężno) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 299; SBKW, p. 219-220)⌋ reditum dictumque responsum, si postulatio male audiet et a Ermland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌊capituloErmland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌋ forsan non recipietur, opus erit omnino, ut rationes suas Ermland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌊capitulumErmland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌋ 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⌋ declaret, ad quas per nuntium suum pro statuto die mittendum 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⌊maiestas regiaSigismund 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⌋ haud dubie respondebit suamque certam et immutabilem voluntatem significabit. Esset itaque Ermland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌊capituloErmland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌋ et libertati ecclesiae longe commodius, ut primo paper damaged⌈[o]o paper damaged⌉ responso 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⌊maiestatis 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⌋ quantum ad postulationem Ermland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌊capitulumErmland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌋ non reluctaretur. Quid velim, Dominatio Vestra liquido intelligit. Ego profecto quantum paper damaged⌈[tum]tum paper damaged⌉ possum in hoc intendo, ut iuribus et immunitatibus ecclesiae ne hilum paper damaged⌈[um]um paper damaged⌉ quidem derogaretur, sed, ut nunc sunt tempora, subverendum est, ne paper damaged⌈[e]e paper damaged⌉, si principis animo non satisfieret, durius in eo quippiam conciperet. Scio equidem molimina in Poland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌊RegnoPoland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌋ praelatorum, quae ad hoc tendunt, ut hanc nostram ecclesiam suis aliquando facerent similem, quod dominus Deus quam diutissime prohibeat! Mea iam cf. Adagia 1526 No. 171 Ferre iugum ⌊subiit iugumcf. Adagia 1526 No. 171 Ferre iugum ⌋, ut igitur nostra communis in idem non incidat, omni opera et viribus est adnitendum. Haec non ob id, ut terrorem, sed ut nobis prudentiam intutiam, scribo, et scribo sane sincere et ad fratrem. De pactis, quod prius scripsi, non est, quod metuamus, ne per postulationem fiant inclinatiora, nam in eo, qui mecum est, casu nihil eis superinscribed⌈eiseis superinscribed⌉ penitus detrahitur, relinquitur etiam ius electionis semper salvum. Estque de raris contingentibus, quod mecum accidit. Si praeterea accedet regia declaratio, ut in forma responsi habetur, non est, quod adeo a postulatione sit abhorrendum. Ceterum, cum illa primum Dominationi Vestrae visa est expedire et ex re nostra esse, non ambigo, quin interea, quo dies constitutus adveniat, Dominatio Vestra cum aliis nostris bonis fratribus sic rem moderabitur, ne gravius aliquid subnascatur aut ne quid praeter spem incidere possit, quod omnibus nobis novas adferret difficultates etc.

BCz, 244, p. 216 Si sic – in omnem eventum – res ceciderit, quod 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⌊maiestas regiaSigismund 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⌋ nuntium paper damaged⌈[m]m paper damaged⌉ in paper damaged⌈[in]in paper damaged⌉ tempus praefixum mittere debeat, curabo, quod temporius adveniat paper damaged⌈[niat]niat paper damaged⌉ ac nominatos ore et non scripto proferat, quamvis iam nomina in paper damaged⌈[in]in paper damaged⌉ litteris regiis apud me habeantur, quos maiestas regia non mutabit paper damaged⌈[bit]bit paper damaged⌉. Habiturus etiam sum, ut spero, brevi in iis Jan Chojeński (*1486 – †1538), 1523 royal secretary, 1526-1537 Grand Secretary; 1531-1535 Bishop of Przemyśl, 1535-1537 Bishop of Płock, 1537-1538 Bishop of Cracow, 1537-1538 Grand Chancellor of the Crown (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 248-249; PSB 3, p. 396-399)⌊reverendissimi domini Plocensis paper damaged⌈[Plocensis]Plocensis paper damaged⌉Jan Chojeński (*1486 – †1538), 1523 royal secretary, 1526-1537 Grand Secretary; 1531-1535 Bishop of Przemyśl, 1535-1537 Bishop of Płock, 1537-1538 Bishop of Cracow, 1537-1538 Grand Chancellor of the Crown (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 248-249; PSB 3, p. 396-399)⌋ consilium per eum nuntium, quem ante Alexander Sculteti (Scholtcze) (*ca. 1485 – †1570), doctor of canon law, cartographer, historian and friend of Copernicus; accused by Dantiscus and Stanisław Hozjusz (Hosius) of Sacramentarian heresy, in 1540 banished by King Sigismund I Jagiellon; in 1541 imprisoned by the Inquisition in Rome; after release from prison in 1544 he stayed in Rome for the rest of his life; 1509-1516 notary at the Roman Curia; 1519-1541 Canon of Ermland (Warmia), 1530-1539 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1536-1538 administrator of the komornictwo of Mehlsack (Melzak, today Pieniężno) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 299; SBKW, p. 219-220)⌊domini AlexandriAlexander Sculteti (Scholtcze) (*ca. 1485 – †1570), doctor of canon law, cartographer, historian and friend of Copernicus; accused by Dantiscus and Stanisław Hozjusz (Hosius) of Sacramentarian heresy, in 1540 banished by King Sigismund I Jagiellon; in 1541 imprisoned by the Inquisition in Rome; after release from prison in 1544 he stayed in Rome for the rest of his life; 1509-1516 notary at the Roman Curia; 1519-1541 Canon of Ermland (Warmia), 1530-1539 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1536-1538 administrator of the komornictwo of Mehlsack (Melzak, today Pieniężno) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 299; SBKW, p. 219-220)⌋ praemissum paper damaged⌈[sum]sum paper damaged⌉ adven paper damaged⌈[adven]adven paper damaged⌉tum post paucos dies exspecto. Quod cumprimum ms. cum primum(!) ⌈cumprimumcumprimum ms. cum primum(!) ⌉ accepero, Dominationem paper damaged⌈[Dominationem]Dominationem paper damaged⌉ Vestram non latebit, indeque quid agendum certius sciemus. Non paper damaged⌈[on]on paper damaged⌉ minus pro Dominatione Vestra quam pro me ipso tum 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 regiae paper damaged⌈[egiae]egiae paper damaged⌉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⌋, tum etiam paper damaged⌈[tiam]tiam paper damaged⌉ ipsi Jan Chojeński (*1486 – †1538), 1523 royal secretary, 1526-1537 Grand Secretary; 1531-1535 Bishop of Przemyśl, 1535-1537 Bishop of Płock, 1537-1538 Bishop of Cracow, 1537-1538 Grand Chancellor of the Crown (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 248-249; PSB 3, p. 396-399)⌊reverendissimo domino PlocensiJan Chojeński (*1486 – †1538), 1523 royal secretary, 1526-1537 Grand Secretary; 1531-1535 Bishop of Przemyśl, 1535-1537 Bishop of Płock, 1537-1538 Bishop of Cracow, 1537-1538 Grand Chancellor of the Crown (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 248-249; PSB 3, p. 396-399)⌋ scripsi, hocque sibi de me Dominatio Vestra per paper damaged⌈[er]er paper damaged⌉suadeat me non secus rebus Dominationis Vestrae intendere et favere paper damaged⌈[vere]vere paper damaged⌉ atque meis propriis. Quod autem hanc meam solicitudinem et propensionem paper damaged⌈[nem]nem paper damaged⌉ non exhibeo vel verbosius in litteris meis Dominationi Vestrae describo, magis paper damaged⌈[magis]magis paper damaged⌉ pudore quam ex officio omittitur. Mens et studium meum (ut verbo complectar) erga Dominationem Vestram rectum est et integrum, quod <de> me sine multis usu receptis oblationibus Dominatio Vestra semper experie paper damaged⌈[ie]ie paper damaged⌉tur etc.

Praeter alia magnam mihi impraesentiarum tam copiose paper damaged⌈[e]e paper damaged⌉ ad Dominationem Vestram scribendi cf. Adagia 1526 No. 304 Ansam quaerere ⌊ansam deditcf. Adagia 1526 No. 304 Ansam quaerere ⌋ offensus Dominationis Vestrae animus paper damaged⌈[nimus]nimus paper damaged⌉ ex iis, quae communis frater noster dominus Achatius Trenck (†1551), in the thirties Trenck was one of Dantiscus’ friends and supported his efforts to obtain the Ermland bishopric after the death of Mauritius Ferber; from 1523 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1544-1545 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; from 1545 its Dean; 1533-1546 administrator of the Chapter’s estates in Allenstein (Olsztyn); in 1548 and 1550 General Administrator of the Ermland bishopric (after the deaths of Ioannes Dantiscus and Tiedemann Giese) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 332; SBKW, p. 255-256)⌊Achacius a TrenkaAchatius Trenck (†1551), in the thirties Trenck was one of Dantiscus’ friends and supported his efforts to obtain the Ermland bishopric after the death of Mauritius Ferber; from 1523 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1544-1545 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; from 1545 its Dean; 1533-1546 administrator of the Chapter’s estates in Allenstein (Olsztyn); in 1548 and 1550 General Administrator of the Ermland bishopric (after the deaths of Ioannes Dantiscus and Tiedemann Giese) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 332; SBKW, p. 255-256)⌋ retulit ...(?) paper damaged⌈[...(?)]...(?) paper damaged⌉ me accepisse, de quibus iustum revera Dominationis Vestrae dolorem admit paper damaged⌈[dmit]dmit paper damaged⌉to, sed sic admitto, ne aequo sit gravior. Si omnia Dominatio Vestra, quae paper damaged⌈[ae]ae paper damaged⌉ Paweł Płotowski (*ca. 1485 – †1547), in 1523, after the death of Fabian von Lusian (Luzjański), Płotowski was one of the King's four candidates for the post of the bishop of Ermland; in 1530 and 1537, after the death of Jan Konopacki (Johann von Konopat) Sr and Dantiscus' transfer to the bishopric of Ermland, he made an effort to obtain the dignity of bishop of Kulm; from 1522 Provost of the Ermland (Warmia) Chapter, and from 1523 Canon of Ermland; secretary to Crown Grand Chancellor Krzysztof Szydłowiecki, and from 1533 royal secretary and courtier; in the thirties and forties several times royal envoy to the Royal Prussian Estates (SBKW, p. 191; KOPICZKO 2, p. 249-250)⌊Pirgopolinices soldier, the protagonist of Plautus’ comedy "Miles gloriosus"⌊PirgopolinicesPirgopolinices soldier, the protagonist of Plautus’ comedy "Miles gloriosus"⌋ illePaweł Płotowski (*ca. 1485 – †1547), in 1523, after the death of Fabian von Lusian (Luzjański), Płotowski was one of the King's four candidates for the post of the bishop of Ermland; in 1530 and 1537, after the death of Jan Konopacki (Johann von Konopat) Sr and Dantiscus' transfer to the bishopric of Ermland, he made an effort to obtain the dignity of bishop of Kulm; from 1522 Provost of the Ermland (Warmia) Chapter, and from 1523 Canon of Ermland; secretary to Crown Grand Chancellor Krzysztof Szydłowiecki, and from 1533 royal secretary and courtier; in the thirties and forties several times royal envoy to the Royal Prussian Estates (SBKW, p. 191; KOPICZKO 2, p. 249-250)⌋[1] impudenter effutiuit, audivisset, doleret paper damaged⌈[eret]eret paper damaged⌉ quidem gravius, immo et superinscribed⌈etet superinscribed⌉ hominis petulantiam arrog paper damaged⌈[rrog]rrog paper damaged⌉antemque stultitiam paper damaged⌈[iam]iam paper damaged⌉ rideret impensius. Neminem hucusque novi ne paper damaged⌈[e]e paper damaged⌉c vidi, qui et re paper damaged⌈[e]e paper damaged⌉ et paper damaged⌈[et]et paper damaged⌉ nomine cf. Adagia 1526 No. 747 faciem perfricare, frontis perfrictae ⌊perfrictioris esset frontiscf. Adagia 1526 No. 747 faciem perfricare, frontis perfrictae ⌋, cuius cf. Plin. Nat. 30. 4. (10) 30 stigmata delentur columbino fimo ⌊stigma omnium columbarum fi paper damaged⌈[i]i paper damaged⌉mus non delebitcf. Plin. Nat. 30. 4. (10) 30 stigmata delentur columbino fimo ⌋, qui, cum eo tumore ac virulentia insanoque paper damaged⌈[oque]oque paper damaged⌉ mentis livore sit inflammatus, ut sibi omnia licere putet, tantae paper damaged⌈[tae]tae paper damaged⌉ confidentiae sit et impuritatis, ut nihil non audeat. Et hoc [...] paper damaged⌈[...][...] paper damaged⌉ quicquam nihil est, quod ab eiusmodi belua sit aegrius ferendum paper damaged⌈[m]m paper damaged⌉, sed ipse paper damaged⌈[sed ipse]sed ipse paper damaged⌉ suis reliquendus est stolidis moribus et contaminatissimis, quibus paper damaged⌈[s]s paper damaged⌉ aliquando et fortassis brevi impinget<ur>. Quod si res cepta Deo du paper damaged⌈[du]du paper damaged⌉ce successerit, invenietur modus, quod – etiam invitus – in ordinem paper damaged⌈[em]em paper damaged⌉ redigi et a petulantia in bonos viros comprimi possit. Appri paper damaged⌈[pri]pri paper damaged⌉me, cum mihi dudum cf. Adagia 1526 No. 889 ⌊intus et in cutecf. Adagia 1526 No. 889 ⌋ notus sit, nihil effe paper damaged⌈[fe]fe paper damaged⌉cit aliud, quam quod iis, quibus fidem adimere conabatur, eam longe paper damaged⌈[ge]ge paper damaged⌉ reddidit auctiorem, suamque, quae prius admodum fuit tenuis, pe paper damaged⌈[e]e paper damaged⌉nitus amisit. Proinde Dominatio Vestra quicquid ob eius insaniam accepit paper damaged⌈[it]it paper damaged⌉ affectionis, libere exuat, hominisque pertusam frontem ac spurci paper damaged⌈[i]i paper damaged⌉, spinosi, cf. Adagia 1526 No. 1281 Sycophanta ⌊sicophanticique ingeniicf. Adagia 1526 No. 1281 Sycophanta ⌋ mores animose et fortiter contem paper damaged⌈[m]m paper damaged⌉nat. Leonard Niederhoff (*ca. 1485 – †1545), doctor of both canon and civil law, friend of Nicolaus Copernicus and executor of his will; studied in Cracow, Leipzig and Rome, where he obtained a doctoral degree; from 1511 parish priest of St. Bartholomew's Church in Gdańsk (Danzig); from 1515 Canon of Ermland (Warmia), and from 1519 Canon of Dorpat; from 1532 Dean of the Ermland Chapter; he also had a canonry in Kulm from which he resigned in 1533. In 1530, after Dantiscus' resignation, became a parish priest of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church in Gdańsk (KOPICZKO 2, p. 231; SBKW, p. 175)⌊Alter Thraso a character from Terence’s comedy Eunuch⌊ThrasoThraso a character from Terence’s comedy Eunuch⌋Leonard Niederhoff (*ca. 1485 – †1545), doctor of both canon and civil law, friend of Nicolaus Copernicus and executor of his will; studied in Cracow, Leipzig and Rome, where he obtained a doctoral degree; from 1511 parish priest of St. Bartholomew's Church in Gdańsk (Danzig); from 1515 Canon of Ermland (Warmia), and from 1519 Canon of Dorpat; from 1532 Dean of the Ermland Chapter; he also had a canonry in Kulm from which he resigned in 1533. In 1530, after Dantiscus' resignation, became a parish priest of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church in Gdańsk (KOPICZKO 2, p. 231; SBKW, p. 175)⌋[2] ab Paweł Płotowski (*ca. 1485 – †1547), in 1523, after the death of Fabian von Lusian (Luzjański), Płotowski was one of the King's four candidates for the post of the bishop of Ermland; in 1530 and 1537, after the death of Jan Konopacki (Johann von Konopat) Sr and Dantiscus' transfer to the bishopric of Ermland, he made an effort to obtain the dignity of bishop of Kulm; from 1522 Provost of the Ermland (Warmia) Chapter, and from 1523 Canon of Ermland; secretary to Crown Grand Chancellor Krzysztof Szydłowiecki, and from 1533 royal secretary and courtier; in the thirties and forties several times royal envoy to the Royal Prussian Estates (SBKW, p. 191; KOPICZKO 2, p. 249-250)⌊istoPaweł Płotowski (*ca. 1485 – †1547), in 1523, after the death of Fabian von Lusian (Luzjański), Płotowski was one of the King's four candidates for the post of the bishop of Ermland; in 1530 and 1537, after the death of Jan Konopacki (Johann von Konopat) Sr and Dantiscus' transfer to the bishopric of Ermland, he made an effort to obtain the dignity of bishop of Kulm; from 1522 Provost of the Ermland (Warmia) Chapter, and from 1523 Canon of Ermland; secretary to Crown Grand Chancellor Krzysztof Szydłowiecki, and from 1533 royal secretary and courtier; in the thirties and forties several times royal envoy to the Royal Prussian Estates (SBKW, p. 191; KOPICZKO 2, p. 249-250)⌋ misere dependet, et totus ex eius paper damaged⌈[eius]eius paper damaged⌉ vivit arbitrio. Leonard Niederhoff (*ca. 1485 – †1545), doctor of both canon and civil law, friend of Nicolaus Copernicus and executor of his will; studied in Cracow, Leipzig and Rome, where he obtained a doctoral degree; from 1511 parish priest of St. Bartholomew's Church in Gdańsk (Danzig); from 1515 Canon of Ermland (Warmia), and from 1519 Canon of Dorpat; from 1532 Dean of the Ermland Chapter; he also had a canonry in Kulm from which he resigned in 1533. In 1530, after Dantiscus' resignation, became a parish priest of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church in Gdańsk (KOPICZKO 2, p. 231; SBKW, p. 175)⌊IsLeonard Niederhoff (*ca. 1485 – †1545), doctor of both canon and civil law, friend of Nicolaus Copernicus and executor of his will; studied in Cracow, Leipzig and Rome, where he obtained a doctoral degree; from 1511 parish priest of St. Bartholomew's Church in Gdańsk (Danzig); from 1515 Canon of Ermland (Warmia), and from 1519 Canon of Dorpat; from 1532 Dean of the Ermland Chapter; he also had a canonry in Kulm from which he resigned in 1533. In 1530, after Dantiscus' resignation, became a parish priest of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church in Gdańsk (KOPICZKO 2, p. 231; SBKW, p. 175)⌋ nuper cum nuntio hoc expostulavit, quod nihil an paper damaged⌈[n]n paper damaged⌉sae litterarum dedissem, cui ad praesens scripsi[3], si forte quid ab illo paper damaged⌈[illo]illo paper damaged⌉ BCz, 244, p. 217 expiscari possem, quid Marienburg (Malbork), town and castle in northern Poland, Pomeranian Voivodeship, on the Nogat river, a branch of the Vistula at its delta, the capital of the Grand Masters of the Teutonic Order in Prussia (1309-1457), a voivodeship capital in Royal Prussia, which belonged to the Kingdom of Poland (1466-1772). Marienburg (taking turns with Graudenz (Grudziądz)) was the venue for the Provincial Diets of Royal Prussia, which were chaired by the bishop of Ermland (Warmia)⌊MarienburgiMarienburg (Malbork), town and castle in northern Poland, Pomeranian Voivodeship, on the Nogat river, a branch of the Vistula at its delta, the capital of the Grand Masters of the Teutonic Order in Prussia (1309-1457), a voivodeship capital in Royal Prussia, which belonged to the Kingdom of Poland (1466-1772). Marienburg (taking turns with Graudenz (Grudziądz)) was the venue for the Provincial Diets of Royal Prussia, which were chaired by the bishop of Ermland (Warmia)⌋ egerit. Solet enim interdicere per imprudentiam, vel inscitiam potius, neque ea obticere, quae sibi nocumento futura.

Quemadmodum Dominatio Vestra de canonicatu et ecclesia mea in Poland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌊RegnoPoland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌋[4] responderi 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⌋ consuluit, iam sic quadam ex parte a me factum est, et fiet id, quod reliquum. Quod autem Dominatio Vestra scire cupit, num quid de negotio Dominationis Vestrae apud Jan Chojeński (*1486 – †1538), 1523 royal secretary, 1526-1537 Grand Secretary; 1531-1535 Bishop of Przemyśl, 1535-1537 Bishop of Płock, 1537-1538 Bishop of Cracow, 1537-1538 Grand Chancellor of the Crown (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 248-249; PSB 3, p. 396-399)⌊reverendissimum dominum PlocensemJan Chojeński (*1486 – †1538), 1523 royal secretary, 1526-1537 Grand Secretary; 1531-1535 Bishop of Przemyśl, 1535-1537 Bishop of Płock, 1537-1538 Bishop of Cracow, 1537-1538 Grand Chancellor of the Crown (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 248-249; PSB 3, p. 396-399)⌋ per me sit actum, non est, cur Dominatio Vestra nimium debeat esse solicita, quandoquidem eodem modo et meae et Dominationis Vestrae res a me geruntur atque curantur, neque vnum esse potest sine reliquo. Misique exemplum litterarum, quibus pro utrisque nobis a 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⌊maiestate regiaSigismund 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⌋ ad Paul III (Alessandro Farnese) (*1468 – †1549), 1493 elevated to cardinal; 1524 Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia; 1534-1549 Pope⌊pontificemPaul III (Alessandro Farnese) (*1468 – †1549), 1493 elevated to cardinal; 1524 Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia; 1534-1549 Pope⌋ scribi debeat, Jan Chojeński (*1486 – †1538), 1523 royal secretary, 1526-1537 Grand Secretary; 1531-1535 Bishop of Przemyśl, 1535-1537 Bishop of Płock, 1537-1538 Bishop of Cracow, 1537-1538 Grand Chancellor of the Crown (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 248-249; PSB 3, p. 396-399)⌊reverendissimo domino PlocensiJan Chojeński (*1486 – †1538), 1523 royal secretary, 1526-1537 Grand Secretary; 1531-1535 Bishop of Przemyśl, 1535-1537 Bishop of Płock, 1537-1538 Bishop of Cracow, 1537-1538 Grand Chancellor of the Crown (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 248-249; PSB 3, p. 396-399)⌋, qui eas brevi – ut spero – signatas et subscriptas manu regia ad me remittet, postulationi, ut voluit Dominatio Vestra, et non electioni inservientes. Quas cum habuero, ex re cum Dominatione Vestra capiemus consilium, eandemque Dominationem Vestram tum, ut huc ad me non gravate concedat, rogabo ac invitabo. Quam interim felicissime valere toto et sincero animo cupio.

Ex Löbau (Lubawa, Lubavia), town in northern Poland, Kulm Land (Ziemia Chełmińska), ca. 67 km E of Graudenz (Grudziądz), the main seat of the bishops of Kulm (Chełmno)⌊castro meo LubaviensiLöbau (Lubawa, Lubavia), town in northern Poland, Kulm Land (Ziemia Chełmińska), ca. 67 km E of Graudenz (Grudziądz), the main seat of the bishops of Kulm (Chełmno)⌋, XXX Iulii MDXXXVII

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 CulmensisIoannes 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. scripsit

[1] Cf. cf. BORAWSKA 1984 p. 210-212 ⌊Borawska, 1984, p. 210-212cf. BORAWSKA 1984 p. 210-212 ⌋).

[2] Cf. cf. BORAWSKA 1996 Życie p. 175-176 ⌊Borawska, 1996, p. 175-176cf. BORAWSKA 1996 Życie p. 175-176 ⌋).

[3] Letter not known to the editor; cf. Płotowski’s letters to Dantiscus cf. Paweł PŁOTOWSKI to Ioannes DANTISCUS Frauenburg (Frombork), 1537-06-25, CIDTC IDL 1651⌊IDL 1651cf. Paweł PŁOTOWSKI to Ioannes DANTISCUS Frauenburg (Frombork), 1537-06-25, CIDTC IDL 1651⌋: cum fui non pridem apud Vestram Reverendissimam Paternitatem, feci aliquam mentionem de inquietatione confratrum meorum, qua inquietor in dies. Meminit Reverendissima Paternitas Vestra de eadem se scire et tamen non aperuit mihi, quod nonnulla scripta de me lecta fuissent in conuentu Thorunensi. Commiseram nonnullis ex meis, quod si quis velit me culpare et de me aliquid dicere sinistre vel legere quod eidem responso meo, quod amicis dederam, responderetur et amici soli respondissent, cum tamen non est factum et res lecta est in conclaui, ego Domino volente respondebo publice non in uno conuentu, sed in pluribus etc. Ista, quod placebit Vestrae Reverendissimae Paternitati et omnibus bonis et honestis dominis confratribus meis, non dico de omnibus, co(mmun)e est prae manibus habere, et nil sciunt nisi calumniare bonos viros, soli se non agnoscentes, quod et Vestra Reverendissima Paternitas aliquando dixit, et Sacrae Maiestati Regiae scripsit. Multa mihi dixit Reverendissima Paternitas Vestra de patientia; forsitan nullus monachus possit ea ferre, quae ego aliquando tuli et fero and cf. Paweł PŁOTOWSKI to Ioannes DANTISCUS Frauenburg (Frombork), 1537-08-02, CIDTC IDL 4492⌊IDL 4492cf. Paweł PŁOTOWSKI to Ioannes DANTISCUS Frauenburg (Frombork), 1537-08-02, CIDTC IDL 4492⌋: Quod Reverendissima Paternitas Vestra ad interrogationem servitoris sui per me factam litteras mihi tam gratiosas scribere dignata est, ingentes et eas quidem immortales ago et habeo gratias as well as Giese’s letter to Dantiscus cf. Tiedemann GIESE to Ioannes DANTISCUS Frauenburg (Frombork), 1537-07-26, CIDTC IDL 4721⌊IDL 4721cf. Tiedemann GIESE to Ioannes DANTISCUS Frauenburg (Frombork), 1537-07-26, CIDTC IDL 4721⌋: Dominus Achatius noster – – miranda mihi narravit de hominis illius portentosa impudentia, nam de maledicentia et mendaciis non ita mirandum sit. – – homo de quo nemo bene sentit aut loquitur vult sibi fidem haberi – – Dixeram cuidam amico in secretam aurem, querens omnes prope consiliarios se subduxisse ex proximo conuentu Thorunensi, et articulum de indigenae interpretatione neglect[u]m habitum fuisse, nisi nos, qui relicti eramus, praestitissemus operam nostram.

[4] In connection with Dantiscus being postulated as Warmia bishop, King Sigismund I asked him to resign from the parish of Gołąb (Cracow diocese), of which Dantiscus was the parish priest, for the benefit of Samuel Maciejowski (cf. cf. Sigismund I Jagiellon to Ioannes DANTISCUS Tarnów, 1537-07-10, CIDTC IDL 5689⌊IDL 5689cf. Sigismund I Jagiellon to Ioannes DANTISCUS Tarnów, 1537-07-10, CIDTC IDL 5689⌋). Jerzy Starnawski – on the basis of rather questionable sources – believes Dantiscus received the Gołąb parish in 1506 at the latest and not, as his biographers claim, in 1521 (cf. cf. STARNAWSKI 1977 p. 194 ⌊Starnawski, p. 194cf. STARNAWSKI 1977 p. 194 ⌋); Maciejowski received the presentation of the Gołąb parish on July 10, 1537 (cf. cf. DWORZACZEK 1985 p. 81 ⌊Dworzaczek, p. 81cf. DWORZACZEK 1985 p. 81 ⌋); cf. also cf. [Ioannes DANTISCUS] to [Samuel MACIEJOWSKI] Löbau (Lubawa), 1537-09-25, CIDTC IDL 1726⌊IDL 1726cf. [Ioannes DANTISCUS] to [Samuel MACIEJOWSKI] Löbau (Lubawa), 1537-09-25, CIDTC IDL 1726⌋, cf. [Ioannes DANTISCUS] to [Samuel MACIEJOWSKI] Löbau (Lubawa), 1537-11-16, CIDTC IDL 1781⌊IDL 1718cf. [Ioannes DANTISCUS] to [Samuel MACIEJOWSKI] Löbau (Lubawa), 1537-11-16, CIDTC IDL 1781⌋ and cf. Dantiscus' record Samuel MACIEJOWSKI Löbau (Lubawa) 1537-11-16, CIDTC IDT 164⌊appendix No. IIIcf. Dantiscus' record Samuel MACIEJOWSKI Löbau (Lubawa) 1537-11-16, CIDTC IDT 164⌋. NB Z. Nowak claims that Dantiscus benefited from the Gołąb income until 1541, and that his brother Jerzy was curate there permanently (cf. cf. NOWAK 1982 p. 159 ⌊Nowak, p. 159cf. NOWAK 1982 p. 159 ⌋).