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Letter #1571

Martin MEYENDORN to Ioannes DANTISCUS
Leipzig, 1537-01-03
            received [1537]-02-28

Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in Latin, AAWO, AB, D. 6, f. 5 + f. [1] missed in numbering after f. 5
2register with excerpt in Latin, English, 20th-century, CBKUL, R.III, 31, No. 306

Auxiliary sources:
1register in German, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8248 (TK 10), f. 371

 

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Salutem.

Apparuit coram me quidam Valentinus Nitius (†1557), pupil of Martin Mhendorn, at least in 1537 studied in Leipzig; he applied to the senate of the town of Löbau for a scholarship; 1531-1543 rector of town school in Liegnitz; at least to 1547 town scribe (SKOLIMOWSKA 2004, p. 53; SAMMTER, p. 3-5, 9-10, 12, 22, 158, 288, 296)⌊Valentinus NitiusValentinus Nitius (†1557), pupil of Martin Mhendorn, at least in 1537 studied in Leipzig; he applied to the senate of the town of Löbau for a scholarship; 1531-1543 rector of town school in Liegnitz; at least to 1547 town scribe (SKOLIMOWSKA 2004, p. 53; SAMMTER, p. 3-5, 9-10, 12, 22, 158, 288, 296)⌋, Praesul gratiose, adulescens bonus bonarumque litterarum apprime studiosus, qui cum mihi esset bene notus, clamitatem suam fortunae iniquioris ac plus aequo prementis mihi aperuit. Scilicet quod non modo febribus et id penus malis laborarit hactenus, verum etiam et nunc sibi mali quippiam in alterum incidisse oculum, quod satis excruciat atque angat adulescentem ubiquoque. Inter cetera dixit se compulsum inopia et egestate, quod Gratiae Tuae scripserit ac litteris suis molestus fuerit mentionem faciens de stipendio cuiusdam Christophorus Montag ⌊magistri ChristophoriChristophorus Montag ⌋ stipendiati, qui hucusque stipendium illud ipsum occupaverit ex favore potius horum, qui stipendiis praesunt, cum quibus familiarissime vixit hactenus, nam non admodum eguit, nec cum collega fuerit usurpari iuste potuit (ut fortassis ex litteris ipsius adulescentis Valentinus Nitius (†1557), pupil of Martin Mhendorn, at least in 1537 studied in Leipzig; he applied to the senate of the town of Löbau for a scholarship; 1531-1543 rector of town school in Liegnitz; at least to 1547 town scribe (SKOLIMOWSKA 2004, p. 53; SAMMTER, p. 3-5, 9-10, 12, 22, 158, 288, 296)⌊NitiiValentinus Nitius (†1557), pupil of Martin Mhendorn, at least in 1537 studied in Leipzig; he applied to the senate of the town of Löbau for a scholarship; 1531-1543 rector of town school in Liegnitz; at least to 1547 town scribe (SKOLIMOWSKA 2004, p. 53; SAMMTER, p. 3-5, 9-10, 12, 22, 158, 288, 296)⌋ licebit videre).

Ceterum hoc ipsum stipendium a Gratia munificentia impetrasse Tua se aiebat ad unius anni circulum, verum hoc ipsum odio et malitia quorundam impeditum. Id quomodo factum, nisi taediosum molestumque esse putasse, ascripsissem, verum cum hoc ex litteris adulescentis, pro quo scribimus, percipit (haud obscure), possit hic omittendum esse censui. Quamquam enim hii, qui de stipendiis nominatis pecuniam numerant, si cognoverint hoc quoque velle Gratiam Tuam et Löbau Town Council ⌊senatum LubaviensemLöbau Town Council ⌋, ut Valentinus Nitius (†1557), pupil of Martin Mhendorn, at least in 1537 studied in Leipzig; he applied to the senate of the town of Löbau for a scholarship; 1531-1543 rector of town school in Liegnitz; at least to 1547 town scribe (SKOLIMOWSKA 2004, p. 53; SAMMTER, p. 3-5, 9-10, 12, 22, 158, 288, 296)⌊NitiusValentinus Nitius (†1557), pupil of Martin Mhendorn, at least in 1537 studied in Leipzig; he applied to the senate of the town of Löbau for a scholarship; 1531-1543 rector of town school in Liegnitz; at least to 1547 town scribe (SKOLIMOWSKA 2004, p. 53; SAMMTER, p. 3-5, 9-10, 12, 22, 158, 288, 296)⌋ habeat stipendium, sese illi concessuros in posterum dixere. Quare cum viderim adulescentem destitutum omni ope auxilioque amicorum vel etiam istorum, qui apud Gratiam Tuam Löbau Town Council ⌊LubaviensesLöbau Town Council ⌋que agere vellent de hoc ipso stipendio, ac etiam intelligam adulescentem vereri, cum sibi esset scribendum ad Gratiam Tuam, ne litteris suis fortassis insulsius scriptis offenderet.

Praeterea cum eius probitas cognitaque modestia me non lateret, malui ipse adulescentis gratia scribendo importunior videre calumniamque hanc ipsam subire, dummodo huic prodesse possim, verum postquam considero gratiae Celsitudinis Tuae modestiam, quae non minus summa eruditione spectata, quam humanitate probata est, facile persuasum habui apud Gratiam Tuam mihi ignoto nihilque de Gratia Tua bene meritum at bene mereri cupienti intempestiviusque accendenti veniam esse paratam, nam nec sponte sed commoti sorte scribimus duriore huius adulescentis.

Postremo Gratiam Tuam sedulo rogatam volumus, ut Gratia Tua una cum Löbau Town Council ⌊senatu LubaviensiLöbau Town Council ⌋ oblegeret schedulam uno aut altero verbo notata, qua cognoscerent ii, qui praesunt stipendiis, tam Gratiae Tuae quam senatui Lubaviensi hanc esse sententiam, ut Valentinus Nitius (†1557), pupil of Martin Mhendorn, at least in 1537 studied in Leipzig; he applied to the senate of the town of Löbau for a scholarship; 1531-1543 rector of town school in Liegnitz; at least to 1547 town scribe (SKOLIMOWSKA 2004, p. 53; SAMMTER, p. 3-5, 9-10, 12, 22, 158, 288, 296)⌊Valentinus NitiusValentinus Nitius (†1557), pupil of Martin Mhendorn, at least in 1537 studied in Leipzig; he applied to the senate of the town of Löbau for a scholarship; 1531-1543 rector of town school in Liegnitz; at least to 1547 town scribe (SKOLIMOWSKA 2004, p. 53; SAMMTER, p. 3-5, 9-10, 12, 22, 158, 288, 296)⌋ obtineat stipendium praedictum ad unius anni spatium. Nam iam esse pecunia de stipendio a feriis Penthecostes neque etiam quispiam stipendiatorum a Gratia Tua vel Löbau Town Council ⌊Lubaviensi senatuLöbau Town Council ⌋ nos est interim praesentatus iuxta fundationem stipendii, cui deinceps concederet, quamquam nulli stipendiatorum quispiam datur, nisi quod pro tempore solent numerari, hoc est quam diu nobiscum egerint. Quapropter hanc quam habent de stipendio pecuniam distribueri in pauperum usus voluerint, ac hoc stipen{pen}diatos egregie interim ringentes negligere, nisi admoniti fuissent a viro quodam, ut exspectarent, donec responsum haberent ex Prussia, region in central Europe, bordered by Pomerania, Poland, Lithuania and Livonia. From 1466 Prussia was divided into Royal Prussia (Prussia Regalis), which was a part of the Kingdom of Poland, and Teutonic Prussia (Prussia Ordinis Theutonici) – covering the remnants of the former territory of the Teutonic Order’s state in Prussia. In 1525, the Order’s last Grand Master, Albrecht von Hohenzollern, converted to Lutheranism and became the first lay duke in former Teutonic Prussia (dux in Prussia), which from then on was called Ducal Prussia (Prussia Ducalis). At that time, as a result of the treaty of Cracow, Ducal Prussia became a fief of the kings of Poland⌊PrussiaPrussia, region in central Europe, bordered by Pomerania, Poland, Lithuania and Livonia. From 1466 Prussia was divided into Royal Prussia (Prussia Regalis), which was a part of the Kingdom of Poland, and Teutonic Prussia (Prussia Ordinis Theutonici) – covering the remnants of the former territory of the Teutonic Order’s state in Prussia. In 1525, the Order’s last Grand Master, Albrecht von Hohenzollern, converted to Lutheranism and became the first lay duke in former Teutonic Prussia (dux in Prussia), which from then on was called Ducal Prussia (Prussia Ducalis). At that time, as a result of the treaty of Cracow, Ducal Prussia became a fief of the kings of Poland⌋.

Datum Leipzig (Lipsia), city in southern Germany, Saxony⌊LipsiaeLeipzig (Lipsia), city in southern Germany, Saxony⌋, 3 die Ianuarii, anno ab Incarnatione Salvatoris nostri MDXXXVII.