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Letter #1678

Ioannes DANTISCUS to Tiedemann GIESE
Löbau (Lubawa), 1537-07-30

English register: Dantiscus is replying to Giese’s letter. He is pleased that Giese accepts the instruction issued to the envoy of the Warmia Chapter (Aleksander Sculteti), who will present the issue of the Warmia bishop’s election at the royal court. Dantiscus expects that if the route of the king’s journey to Lvov prevents the Warmia Chapter’s envoy from meeting him, the Płock bishop (Jan Chojeński) will keep the envoy in Cracow until a reply is received. Dantiscus states his strong intention to defend the privileges of the Church in Prussia. He has no intention of allowing the rights of the Warmia bishopric to be made equal to the rights of bishoprics in Crown lands. He goes on to discuss the technical details of the election. He expects advice from the Płock bishop on this matter. He tries to pacify Giese’s anger caused by the lies (spread by Leonard Niederhoff and Paweł Płotowski). He believes they are not very harmful. He intends to curb his opponents after a successful election. He assures Giese that he is taking care of his affairs at the royal court and in Rome just as conscientiously as of his own.


Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in Latin, autograph, address in secretary's hand, BCz, 244, p. 215-218
2register, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8248 (TK 10), f. 520
3register with excerpt in Latin, Polish, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8243 (TK 5), a.1537, f. 35r-v

Prints:
1CEID 1/1 No. 28, p. 209-214 (in extenso; English register)

 

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Eximie et Venerabilis Domine Frater et Amice carissime et honorande. 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 Austriamaiestate 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 Austriamaiestas 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 UkraineLeopolimLviv (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 PolandCracoviaeCracow (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 Austriamaiestas 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 Austriamaiestati 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 Austriamaiestatis 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 Austriamaiestati 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 item 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 Austriamaiestati 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 Austriamaiestas 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 prim[o] 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 Austriamaiestatis 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 quan[tum] possum in hoc intendo, ut iuribus et immunitatibus ecclesiae ne hil[um] quidem derogaretur, sed, ut nunc sunt tempora, subverendum est, n[e], 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 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.

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 Austriamaiestas 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 nuntiu[m] [in] tempus praefixum mittere debeat, curabo, quod temporius adve[niat] ac nominatos ore et non scripto proferat, quamvis iam nomina [in] litteris regiis apud me habeantur, quos maiestas regia non muta[bit]. 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]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) praemis[sum] [adven]tum post paucos dies exspecto. Quod cumprimum accepero, [Dominationem] Vestram non latebit, indeque quid agendum certius sciemus. N[on] 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 Austriamaiestati r[egiae]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 e[tiam] 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 p[er]suadeat me non secus rebus Dominationis Vestrae intendere et fa[vere] atque meis propriis. Quod autem hanc meam solicitudinem et propensio[nem] non exhibeo vel verbosius in litteris meis Dominationi Vestrae describo, [magis] 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 exper[ie]tur etc.

Praeter alia magnam mihi impraesentiarum tam copios[e] ad Dominationem Vestram scribendi cf. Adagia 1526 No. 304 Ansam quaerere ansam deditcf. Adagia 1526 No. 304 Ansam quaerere offensus Dominationis Vestrae a[nimus] 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 [...] me accepisse, de quibus iustum revera Dominationis Vestrae dolorem a[dmit]to, sed sic admitto, ne aequo sit gravior. Si omnia Dominatio Vestra, qu[ae] 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, dol[eret] quidem gravius, immo et hominis petulantiam a[rrog]antemque stultit[iam] rideret impensius. Neminem hucusque novi n[e]c vidi, qui et r[e] [et] 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 f[i]mus non delebitcf. Plin. Nat. 30. 4. (10) 30 stigmata delentur columbino fimo , qui, cum eo tumore ac virulentia insan[oque] mentis livore sit inflammatus, ut sibi omnia licere putet, tan[tae] confidentiae sit et impuritatis, ut nihil non audeat. Et hoc ... quicquam nihil est, quod ab eiusmodi belua sit aegrius ferendu[m], [sed ipse] suis reliquendus est stolidis moribus et contaminatissimis, quibu[s] aliquando et fortassis brevi impinget<ur>. Quod si res cepta Deo [du]ce successerit, invenietur modus, quod – etiam invitus – in ordin[em] redigi et a petulantia in bonos viros comprimi possit. Ap[pri]me, cum mihi dudum cf. Adagia 1526 No. 889 intus et in cutecf. Adagia 1526 No. 889 notus sit, nihil ef[fe]cit aliud, quam quod iis, quibus fidem adimere conabatur, eam lon[ge] reddidit auctiorem, suamque, quae prius admodum fuit tenuis, p[e]nitus amisit. Proinde Dominatio Vestra quicquid ob eius insaniam accep[it] affectionis, libere exuat, hominisque pertusam frontem ac spurc[i], spinosi, cf. Adagia 1526 No. 1281 Sycophanta sicophanticique ingeniicf. Adagia 1526 No. 1281 Sycophanta mores animose et fortiter conte[m]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 EunuchThrasoThraso a character from Terence’s comedy EunuchLeonard 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] 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 a[n]sae litterarum dedissem, cui ad praesens scripsi[3], si forte quid ab [illo] 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 Austriamaiestati 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 Austriamaiestate 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 PopepontificemPaul 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.

[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 1651IDL 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 4492IDL 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 4721IDL 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 5689IDL 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 1726IDL 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 1781IDL 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 164appendix 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 )