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Letter #1805

[Ioannes DANTISCUS] to [Mikołaj RUSSOCKI]
Löbau (Lubawa), 1537-11-28

English register: Dantiscus is replying to Russocki’s letter. He refuses to grant his request that he plead with the king in connection with Russocki being charged with the murder of Tomasz Lubrański. The grounds for his refusal are that he was a friend of the murdered Lubrański, and that cases involving capital punishment are not within his competence as a clergyman. However, he offers his assistance in the form of prayers, both for Lubrański’s soul and for Russocki’s well-being, as he and Dantiscus were close friends from their youth and Russocki is a close cousin of Dantiscus’ friends – the Sieradz voivode (Hieronim Łaski) and the Przemęt castellan (Stanisław Łaski). Dantiscus informs Russocki that, meeting his request, he has interceded for him in a letter to Duke Albrecht, from whom Russocki can expect effective support.


Manuscript sources:
1rough draft in Latin, autograph, BCz, 244, p. 312 (b.p.)
2copy in Latin, 18th-century, BK, 232, p. 239-239
3copy in Latin, 18th-century, B. Ossol., 151/II, f. 173r
4copy, 18th-century, BCz, 55 (TN), No. 80, p. 499-500

Auxiliary sources:
1register in Latin, Polish, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8248 (TK 10), f. 656

Prints:
1CEID 1/1 No. 87, p. 360-362 (in extenso; English register)

 

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Heri litteras Dominationis Vestrae accepi, ex quibus longe ms 2 3 4 secus,
ms 1 s[e]cus paper damaged⌈secusms 2 3 4 secus,
ms 1 s[e]cus paper damaged⌉, quam mihi narratum est, casum hunc Dominationis Vestrae, et revera non sine animi mei dolore ms 2 3 4 intellexi,
ms 1 intelle[xi] paper damaged⌈intellexims 2 3 4 intellexi,
ms 1 intelle[xi] paper damaged⌉. Neque mihi deesset ob nostram a iuventa inter nos contractam familiaritatem on the margin⌈ob nostram a iuventa inter nos contractam familiaritatemob nostram a iuventa inter nos contractam familiaritatem on the margin⌉ propensio rebus Dominationis Vestrae ms 2 3 4 opitulandi,
ms 1 [opi]tulandi paper damaged⌈opitulandims 2 3 4 opitulandi,
ms 1 [opi]tulandi paper damaged⌉, verum, cum professionis meae non est ms 2 3 4 eiusmodi,
ms 1 [eius]modi paper damaged⌈eiusmodims 2 3 4 eiusmodi,
ms 1 [eius]modi paper damaged⌉ causis sanguinem tractantibus misceri, ms 2 3 4 praeterea,
ms 1 pr[ae]terea paper damaged⌈praetereams 2 3 4 praeterea,
ms 1 pr[ae]terea paper damaged⌉ (quod ingenue Dominationi Vestrae fateri cogor) ms 2 3 4 mihi,
ms 1 m[ihi] paper damaged⌈mihims 2 3 4 mihi,
ms 1 m[ihi] paper damaged⌉ non vulgarem a multis annis conflatam amicitiam fuis paper damaged⌈[uis]uis paper damaged⌉se cum generoso domino ms 2 3 4 Thoma,
ms 1 Thomae⌈Thomams 2 3 4 Thoma,
ms 1 Thomae⌉ Lubranczki, cuius animae aeternam a domino Deo precor requiem on the margin⌈cuius animae aeternam a domino Deo precor requiemcuius animae aeternam a domino Deo precor requiem on the margin⌉, ms 2 3 4 castellano,
ms 1 cast[ellano] paper damaged⌈castellanoms 2 3 4 castellano,
ms 1 cast[ellano] paper damaged⌉ olim Brzesthensi fuisse superinscribed in place of crossed-out cuius⌈cuius fuisse fuisse superinscribed in place of crossed-out cuius⌉, et superinscribed⌈etet superinscribed⌉ ob id miserandam hanc superinscribed⌈hanchanc superinscribed⌉ ms 2 3 4 caedem,
ms 1 caed[em] paper damaged⌈caedemms 2 3 4 caedem,
ms 1 caed[em] paper damaged⌉ tuli dolenter, nedum graviter, ignoscet atque superinscribed⌈atqueatque superinscribed⌉ ms 2 3 4 indulgebit,
ms 1 in[dul]gebit paper damaged⌈indulgebitms 2 3 4 indulgebit,
ms 1 in[dul]gebit paper damaged⌉ que itaque superinscribed⌈itaqueitaque superinscribed⌉ mihi Domination igitur superinscribed⌈igiturigitur superinscribed⌉ Vestra, quod in praesentia votis ms 2 3 4 Dominationis Vestrae,
ms 1 Dominationi[s] [Vestrae] paper damaged paper damaged⌈Dominationis Vestraems 2 3 4 Dominationis Vestrae,
ms 1 Dominationi[s] [Vestrae] paper damaged paper damaged⌉ respondere non valeam, in eo superinscribed in place of crossed-out hoc⌈hoc in eo in eo superinscribed in place of crossed-out hoc⌉ tamen, quo officium ms 2 3 4 meum,
ms 1 m[eum] paper damaged⌈meumms 2 3 4 meum,
ms 1 m[eum] paper damaged⌉ spectat, amicis commodabo superinscribed in place of crossed-out praestabo⌈praestabo commodabo commodabo superinscribed in place of crossed-out praestabo⌉ utrisque Deum ms 2 3 4 oraturus,
ms 1 oratu[rus] paper damaged⌈oraturusms 2 3 4 oraturus,
ms 1 oratu[rus] paper damaged⌉, ut in hac causa iustitiae Dominationis Vestrae hic in ms 2 3 4 terris,
ms 1 ter[ris] paper damaged⌈terrisms 2 3 4 terris,
ms 1 ter[ris] paper damaged⌉, et animae occisi in caelis per misericordiam ms 2 3 4 suam,
ms 1 s[uam] paper damaged⌈suamms 2 3 4 suam,
ms 1 s[uam] paper damaged⌉ adsit et on the margin⌈adsit etadsit et on the margin⌉ faveat. Si quid mihi superinscribed⌈mihimihi superinscribed⌉ aliud propter has quas ms 2 3 4 scripsi,
ms 1 sc[ripsi] paper damaged⌈scripsims 2 3 4 scripsi,
ms 1 sc[ripsi] paper damaged⌉ rationes cum decore status mei liceret, quid ms 2 3 4 ob,
ms 1 [ob] paper damaged⌈obms 2 3 4 ob,
ms 1 [ob] paper damaged⌉ coniunctionem, quae mihi est cum Dominatione Vestra, tum ms 2 3 4 etiam,
ms 1 [etiam] paper damaged⌈etiamms 2 3 4 etiam,
ms 1 [etiam] paper damaged⌉ ob non parum arctam amicitiam, quae cum ms 2 3 4 claris,
ms 1 [claris] paper damaged⌈clarisms 2 3 4 claris,
ms 1 [claris] paper damaged⌉ magnificisque dominis Siradiensi palatino et ms 2 3 4 castellano,
ms 1 cast[ellano] paper damaged⌈castellanoms 2 3 4 castellano,
ms 1 cast[ellano] paper damaged⌉ Przemetensi mihi superinscribed⌈mihimihi superinscribed⌉ intercedit, praestarem non ms 2 3 4 gravate,
ms 1 gr[a]vate paper damaged⌈gravatems 2 3 4 gravate,
ms 1 gr[a]vate paper damaged⌉. Neque est, quo meum suffragium ms 2 3 4 pro,
ms 1 [pro] paper damaged⌈proms 2 3 4 pro,
ms 1 [pro] paper damaged⌉ condicionis meae tenuitate quapiam in re vel obesse vel prodesse Dominationi Vestrae on the margin⌈Dominationi VestraeDominationi Vestrae on the margin⌉ possit.

ms 2 3 4 Ceterum,
ms 1 Ceteru[m] paper damaged⌈Ceterumms 2 3 4 Ceterum,
ms 1 Ceteru[m] paper damaged⌉ illustrissimo domino duci superinscribed in place of crossed-out principi⌈principi domino duci domino duci superinscribed in place of crossed-out principi⌉ vicino meo, qui, ut saecularis ms 2 3 4 princeps,
ms 1 [prin]ceps paper damaged⌈princepsms 2 3 4 princeps,
ms 1 [prin]ceps paper damaged⌉, auctoritate opeque sua non modica potest ms 2 3 4 Dominationi,
ms 1 D[ominationi] paper damaged⌈Dominationims 2 3 4 Dominationi,
ms 1 D[ominationi] paper damaged⌉ Vestrae adferre adminicula, scripsi libenter, neque ms 2 3 4 inanem,
ms 1 i[na]nem paper damaged⌈inanemms 2 3 4 inanem,
ms 1 i[na]nem paper damaged⌉ puto on the margin⌈putoputo on the margin⌉ commendationem meam Dominationi Vestrae futuram. Cui ms 2 3 4 pro novis,
ms 1 [pro no]vis paper damaged⌈pro novisms 2 3 4 pro novis,
ms 1 [pro no]vis paper damaged⌉ mihi descriptis gratiam habeo, omniaque fausta ms 2 3 4 precor,
ms 1 p[recor] paper damaged⌈precorms 2 3 4 precor,
ms 1 p[recor] paper damaged⌉.