CIDT&C Corpus of Ioannes Dantiscus' Texts & Correspondence

Letter #2065

Tiedemann GIESE to Ioannes DANTISCUS
Löbau (Lubawa), 1539-01-30

received [1539]-02-01

Manuscript sources:

1	fair copy in Latin, autograph, BCz, 1597, p. 495-500

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BCK, 1597, p. 500

Reverendissimo in Christo Patri et Domino, domino 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⌊Ioanni Dei gratia episcopo VarmiensiIoannes 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⌋, fratri et maiori observando

BCK, 1597, p. 495

Reverendissime in Christo Pater et Domine, frater et maior plurimum observande.

Salutem et fraterni studii commendationem.

Profecto nisi omne me fallat iudicium, pessime accipientur litterae nostrae in aula, trium aut quattuor nostrum sigillis signatae, praesertim tanta libertate expostulantes cum principe. Non deerunt ex nostris, qui palam nos tam paucos conspirationis et simultatis damnabunt ac protrudent in exitialia odia. Iam enim satis aperte se produnt quorundam studia ideoque satius mihi videretur, ut in re parum necessaria vel nihil scribatur, vel unus ego ut rogatus scribam mitiori argumento. Sed cum iam mandaverit 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⌊regia maiestasSigismund 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⌋ in litteris ad dominos palatinos missis, ut exacta ratio omnium pecuniarum coram dominis consiliariis in conventu proximo fiat, videbimur vanam sumpsisse operam et curiositate laborare actum agentes. Mitto tamen Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae conceptas a me litteras[1], quae si videbuntur ad rem pertinere et ceteri consentire vellent, mitti possent, verum non sine consilio Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae, quod impertire mihi dignetur, ut docta, qua parte periculosa sit navigatio. Res haec, quam nunc agimus, ferre potest moram, dum mihi respondeat Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra. Interim et ceteris significabo, quo in statu nunc sint res istae.

Thorunenses nihildum mihi responderunt, transituri forte silentio rem, cui non assentiuntur. Si dominus Fabian Wojanowski (Fabian of Dąbrówka, Fabian Damerau) (†1540), courtier of King Sigismund I Jagiellon and Queen Bona Sforza, German tutor to their son Sigismund II Augustus. In 1531 he went back to his family name Damerau; Dantiscus' companion on his mission to Emperor Charles V and his successor as a royal envoy at the Imperial court; 1539-1540 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) (from 1538 coadiutor of Henryk von Snellenberg by Dantiscus' patronage) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 49; SBKW, p. 37)⌊Fabianus de DamerauFabian Wojanowski (Fabian of Dąbrówka, Fabian Damerau) (†1540), courtier of King Sigismund I Jagiellon and Queen Bona Sforza, German tutor to their son Sigismund II Augustus. In 1531 he went back to his family name Damerau; Dantiscus' companion on his mission to Emperor Charles V and his successor as a royal envoy at the Imperial court; 1539-1540 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) (from 1538 coadiutor of Henryk von Snellenberg by Dantiscus' patronage) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 49; SBKW, p. 37)⌋ revertitur ad aulam, poterit ipse litteras, si mittentur, perferre, de quo me admoneri peto.

Commendo me amori Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae, quam cupio diutissime salvam.

Dat(ae) or Dat(um)⌈Dat(ae)Dat(ae) or Dat(um)⌉ 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)⌊LubaviaeLöbau (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)⌋, die paenultima Ianuarii 1539.

Eiusdem studiosissimus 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)⌊Tidemannus electus CulmensisTiedemann 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)⌋

Postscript No. 1:

Aderit simul cum his litteris aurigarius famulus meus, per quem rescribere mihi dignetur Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra.

Postscript No. 2:

Dominus Simon parochus in Dietrichswalde (Gietrzwałd), village SE of Allenstein (Olsztyn), roughly halfway between Löbau (Lubawa) and Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński)⌊DitrichswaltDietrichswalde (Gietrzwałd), village SE of Allenstein (Olsztyn), roughly halfway between Löbau (Lubawa) and Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński)⌋ morbis affectus repudiat impetratum sibi a me canonicatum Gutstadensem, quem liberum iam est Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae alteri conferre. Ego vero gratias ago Vestrae Reverendissimae Dominationi plus meis petitionibus concedenti, quam ille ausit accipere.

[1] it was the first draft of cf. other letter Tiedemann GIESE Sigismund I Jagiellon ca. 1539-03-04, CIDTC IDT 687⌊IDT 687cf. other letter Tiedemann GIESE Sigismund I Jagiellon ca. 1539-03-04, CIDTC IDT 687⌋.