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Letter #2168

Samuel MACIEJOWSKI to Ioannes DANTISCUS
Cracow (Kraków), 1539-06-21
            received [1539]-07-03

Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in Latin, autograph, in secretary's hand, author's signature, BCz, 1597, p. 687-692
2excerpt in Latin, in secretary's hand, the same who wrote postscript no. 1 to the fair copy of this letter, 16th-century, GStA PK, XX. HA Hist. StA Königsberg, HBA, C 1, No. 578 (enclosure No. 2)
3excerpt in Latin, 16th-century, GStA PK, XX. HA Hist. StA Königsberg, HBA, C 1, No. 578 (enclosure No. 1)

Prints:
1HARTMANN 1525-1550 No. 578, p. 318 (German register)

 

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Reverendissime Domine, domine colendissime atque observantissime.

Commendata servitute mea.

De lacu laboratum est a me summo studio, sed difficile est auferre aliquid a sacra 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⌋, quod ad emolumentum illius pertinet. Annus iam intercessit, cum statutum cum animo suo habebat lacum hunc ipsa possidere. In qua sententia ita animum suum offirmavit, ut deduci de ea nulla ratione potuerit. Iam enim ab illo tempore parata habet retia atque omnia ea, quae ad piscandum pertinent. Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra conatum meum boni consulat, etiam si non respondit eventus.

Quod speratos honores fortunasque meas 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

Bona Sforza (*1494 – †1557), Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania (1518-1557); the second wife of Sigismund I Jagiellon; Duchess of Bari and Rossano; daughter of Gian Galeazzo Sforza of Milan and Isabella of Aragon⌊serenissimis principibusSigismund 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

Bona Sforza (*1494 – †1557), Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania (1518-1557); the second wife of Sigismund I Jagiellon; Duchess of Bari and Rossano; daughter of Gian Galeazzo Sforza of Milan and Isabella of Aragon⌋ nostris tanto studio Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra commendavit, ago illi ingentes gratias. Optima quaeque spero laturus aequo animo, quaecumque acciderint. Iovem habere videor satis propitium, ne quid Iuno adversetur metuo. Apud quam profuturane magis, an offutura mihi sit commendatio Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae, statuere non possum. Sed ego tamen sive potiri me voto contingat, sive, quod absit, repulsam pati, eodem utrumque feram animo. Divinae voluntati refragari neque debet neque potest quicquam. Is pro sua bonitate concedet, quae magis ex re mea esse cognoverit. Provincial Diet of Royal Prussia ⌊ComitiaProvincial Diet of Royal Prussia ⌋ non esse habita 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)⌊MariemburgiMarienburg (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)⌋ non moleste fert sacra 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⌋, quemadmodum Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra ex litteris illius cognoscet, quin et in autumnum ea reici facile patitur.

Quod reliquum est, commendo me et servitutem meam iterum atque iterum in gratiam Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae Deumque precor, ut eam diu servet incolumem et felicem.

Eiusdem Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae servitor Samuel Maciejowski (*1499 – †1550), humanist and diplomat, one of the most trusted advisors to King Sigismund I and then to his son Sigismund II Augustus; from 1521 Canon of the Collegiate Chapter in Sandomierz, and from 1530 in Kielce; from 1531 Canon of Gniezno; from 1532 or 1533 to 1537 royal secretary (previously scribe at the royal chancellery); 1537-1539 Grand Secretary; 1539-1547 Crown Vice-Chancellor; 1539-1541 Bishop of Chełm; 1541-1545 Bishop of Płock; 1545-1550 Bishop of Cracow; 1547-1550 Crown Grand Chancellor; in 1532 royal envoy to Rome; in 1534 and 1538 royal envoy to the local diets (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 257-258; Urzędnicy 10, p. 184; PSB 19 Machowski - Maria Kazimiera, p. 64-69)⌊Samuel [Ma]cyeiovskiSamuel Maciejowski (*1499 – †1550), humanist and diplomat, one of the most trusted advisors to King Sigismund I and then to his son Sigismund II Augustus; from 1521 Canon of the Collegiate Chapter in Sandomierz, and from 1530 in Kielce; from 1531 Canon of Gniezno; from 1532 or 1533 to 1537 royal secretary (previously scribe at the royal chancellery); 1537-1539 Grand Secretary; 1539-1547 Crown Vice-Chancellor; 1539-1541 Bishop of Chełm; 1541-1545 Bishop of Płock; 1545-1550 Bishop of Cracow; 1547-1550 Crown Grand Chancellor; in 1532 royal envoy to Rome; in 1534 and 1538 royal envoy to the local diets (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 257-258; Urzędnicy 10, p. 184; PSB 19 Machowski - Maria Kazimiera, p. 64-69)⌋, decanus Cracoviensis e[t] vicecancellarius

Enclosure:

Nova huc per nuntium Radu VII Paisie (Petru de la Argeş), 1535-1545 hospodar of Vallachia⌊ValachiRadu VII Paisie (Petru de la Argeş), 1535-1545 hospodar of Vallachia⌋ non satis laeta sunt allata. Suleiman the Magnificent (*1494 – †1566), 1520-1566 Sultan of the Ottoman Empire⌊Caesarem TurcarumSuleiman the Magnificent (*1494 – †1566), 1520-1566 Sultan of the Ottoman Empire⌋ tripartitum exercitum habere, uno contra Tahmāsp I Safavid (Sophi) (*1514 – †1576), 1524-1576 Shah of Persia, 2nd. Shah of the Safavid dynasty, ruled 1524 - 1576. Son and successor of Ismail I Safavid ⌊SophiTahmāsp I Safavid (Sophi) (*1514 – †1576), 1524-1576 Shah of Persia, 2nd. Shah of the Safavid dynasty, ruled 1524 - 1576. Son and successor of Ismail I Safavid ⌋, alio contra The Germans ⌊GermanosThe Germans ⌋, tertio contra The Hungarians ⌊HungarosThe Hungarians ⌋ uti velle. Pontem in Danube (Dunaj, Donau), river in central and eastern Europe⌊DanubioDanube (Dunaj, Donau), river in central and eastern Europe⌋ fecisse, quo minore negotio copias traducere queat. Arcem in Duchy of Wal(l)achia (Valachia), country in central Europe stretching northwards from the lower Danube river, southern from the Duchy of Moldavia⌊ValachiaDuchy of Wal(l)achia (Valachia), country in central Europe stretching northwards from the lower Danube river, southern from the Duchy of Moldavia⌋ exstruxisse, The Tatars ⌊TartarisThe Tatars ⌋ negotium dedisse, ut popularentur diciones sacrae 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⌋ utque castrum Baczlaw obsidione cingerent, si potiti eo essent, quod absit, sibi traderent. Haec ex mandato Radu VII Paisie (Petru de la Argeş), 1535-1545 hospodar of Vallachia⌊domini suiRadu VII Paisie (Petru de la Argeş), 1535-1545 hospodar of Vallachia⌋ 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⌊regiae maiestatiSigismund 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⌋ nuntius narravit. Neque est habita dictis eius fides neque prorsus etiam abrogata. Certiora exspectamus per dominum Jakub Wilamowski brother of Jan Wilamowski; courtier of King Sigismund I Jagiellon, 1539 envoy to Suleiman the Magnificent⌊VielamowskiJakub Wilamowski brother of Jan Wilamowski; courtier of King Sigismund I Jagiellon, 1539 envoy to Suleiman the Magnificent⌋ nuntium apud Suleiman the Magnificent (*1494 – †1566), 1520-1566 Sultan of the Ottoman Empire⌊caesarem TurcarumSuleiman the Magnificent (*1494 – †1566), 1520-1566 Sultan of the Ottoman Empire⌋ sacrae 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⌋. Quod is attulerit, faciam de eo Reverendissimam Dominationem Vestram certiorem.

Ecce autem nova hodie sunt ab Radu VII Paisie (Petru de la Argeş), 1535-1545 hospodar of Vallachia⌊eodem waywoda ValachiaeRadu VII Paisie (Petru de la Argeş), 1535-1545 hospodar of Vallachia⌋ allata laetissima, quae vera quidem esse optamus, sed, ne quid fraudis subsit, metuimus. Suleiman the Magnificent (*1494 – †1566), 1520-1566 Sultan of the Ottoman Empire⌊Turcarum tyrannumSuleiman the Magnificent (*1494 – †1566), 1520-1566 Sultan of the Ottoman Empire⌋ ex hac vita excessisse, Bayezid (*1525 – †1562), son of Suleiman the Magnificent⌊filiumBayezid (*1525 – †1562), son of Suleiman the Magnificent⌋ eius in acie cecidisse, totum exercitum ad internecionem usque per Tahmāsp I Safavid (Sophi) (*1514 – †1576), 1524-1576 Shah of Persia, 2nd. Shah of the Safavid dynasty, ruled 1524 - 1576. Son and successor of Ismail I Safavid ⌊SophiTahmāsp I Safavid (Sophi) (*1514 – †1576), 1524-1576 Shah of Persia, 2nd. Shah of the Safavid dynasty, ruled 1524 - 1576. Son and successor of Ismail I Safavid ⌋ deletum esse. Haec pro certis nuntiari iussit Radu VII Paisie (Petru de la Argeş), 1535-1545 hospodar of Vallachia⌊ValachusRadu VII Paisie (Petru de la Argeş), 1535-1545 hospodar of Vallachia⌋ Mikołaj Iskrzycki (*ca. 1480 – †1540), participant in the battle of Orsza; commander of the troops (rotmistrz) of the permanent defense force (obrona potoczna); 1513 pantler of Kamieniec; 1530 chamberlain of Kamieniec; 1534 starosta of Śniatyń; 1536 - of Kamieniec⌊praefecto CamieniecensiMikołaj Iskrzycki (*ca. 1480 – †1540), participant in the battle of Orsza; commander of the troops (rotmistrz) of the permanent defense force (obrona potoczna); 1513 pantler of Kamieniec; 1530 chamberlain of Kamieniec; 1534 starosta of Śniatyń; 1536 - of Kamieniec⌋ atque una petiit ab eo auxilia, quo in hac rerum Turcarum perturbatione possit exigere e dicione sua The Ottoman Turks (Turcae) ⌊TurcasThe Ottoman Turks (Turcae) ⌋ atque arcem, quae ab eis munitur, intercipere. Sed omnia nobis hoc tempore sunt suspecta, si vera sunt haec, confirmabuntur brevi. Faxit autem Deus, ut vera sint. Sacra 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⌋, Deo sit gratia, bene autem, meliuscule potius valet. Fuit certe in maiore periculo quam anno superiore. Deus nos adhuc respicit.

Nuntiata erant ante tres dies multa de apparatu Turcico et de illius adversus Hungary (Kingdom of Hungary)⌊HungariamHungary (Kingdom of Hungary)⌋ conatu. Qua de re huc missus erat a Radu VII Paisie (Petru de la Argeş), 1535-1545 hospodar of Vallachia⌊ValachoRadu VII Paisie (Petru de la Argeş), 1535-1545 hospodar of Vallachia⌋ orator, sed heri aliter rem se habere oratoris nostri, qui redit a Turco, <litterae> docuerunt. Ex Lviv (Lwów, Leopolis), city in Red Ruthenia, in the 14th-18th centuries in the Kingdom of Poland; today in western Ukraine⌊LeopoliLviv (Lwów, Leopolis), city in Red Ruthenia, in the 14th-18th centuries in the Kingdom of Poland; today in western Ukraine⌋ enim scribit non esse tripartitos exercitus, ut ferebatur, Suleiman the Magnificent (*1494 – †1566), 1520-1566 Sultan of the Ottoman Empire⌊TurciSuleiman the Magnificent (*1494 – †1566), 1520-1566 Sultan of the Ottoman Empire⌋, sed tantum in finibus Hungary (Kingdom of Hungary)⌊HungariaeHungary (Kingdom of Hungary)⌋ positas nonnullas copias. Ex hac causa, quod sit nuntiatum Christianos principes oppugnatum Suleiman the Magnificent (*1494 – †1566), 1520-1566 Sultan of the Ottoman Empire⌊TurcamSuleiman the Magnificent (*1494 – †1566), 1520-1566 Sultan of the Ottoman Empire⌋ venire, Hayreddin Barbarossa (Khair al-Din) (*ca. 1478 – †1546), famous pirate, from 1518 the service of the Ottomans; conqueror of Algiers (1519) and Tunis (1534); in 1535, after the attack of the imperial fleet under the command of Andrea Doria, he lost control of Tunis; in 1538 he occupied a number of Venetian islands in the Aegean and plundered Crete; in the same year the Ottoman fleet under his command defeated the Holy League fleet at the Battle of Preveza ; 1532 grand admiral of the Ottoman fleet (CE, vol. 2, p. 259-260)⌊BarbarossamHayreddin Barbarossa (Khair al-Din) (*ca. 1478 – †1546), famous pirate, from 1518 the service of the Ottomans; conqueror of Algiers (1519) and Tunis (1534); in 1535, after the attack of the imperial fleet under the command of Andrea Doria, he lost control of Tunis; in 1538 he occupied a number of Venetian islands in the Aegean and plundered Crete; in the same year the Ottoman fleet under his command defeated the Holy League fleet at the Battle of Preveza ; 1532 grand admiral of the Ottoman fleet (CE, vol. 2, p. 259-260)⌋ scribit se parare Constantinople (Istanbul, Constantinopolis), city and capital of the Ottoman Empire, today in western Turkey⌊ConstantinopoliConstantinople (Istanbul, Constantinopolis), city and capital of the Ottoman Empire, today in western Turkey⌋ et propediem cum instructa classe mari se commissurum. Scribit tunc, cum discedebat, venisse oratorem Venetum pacis causa et speratur pacem obtinere. Francis I of Valois (*1494 – †1547), 1515-1547 King of France; son of Charles, Count of Angoulême, and Louise of Savoy⌊Regis GalliaeFrancis I of Valois (*1494 – †1547), 1515-1547 King of France; son of Charles, Count of Angoulême, and Louise of Savoy⌋ nuntium etiam in discessu suo advenisse scribit, is petit fidei litteras oratoribus serenissimi 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⌊domini nostriSigismund 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⌋ et Charles V of Habsburg (*1500 – †1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain as Charles I (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily, King of the Romans (1519-1530), Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation (elected 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile⌊caesareae catholicae maiestatisCharles V of Habsburg (*1500 – †1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain as Charles I (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily, King of the Romans (1519-1530), Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation (elected 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile⌋ simul cum Ferdinand I of Habsburg (*1503 – †1564), from 1521 Archduke of Austria, from 1526 King of Bohemia and Hungary, Croatia and Slavonia as Ferdinand I, 1531-1558 King of the Romans, 1558-1564 Holy Roman Emperor; son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile, a younger brother of Charles V of Habsburg⌊rege RomanorumFerdinand I of Habsburg (*1503 – †1564), from 1521 Archduke of Austria, from 1526 King of Bohemia and Hungary, Croatia and Slavonia as Ferdinand I, 1531-1558 King of the Romans, 1558-1564 Holy Roman Emperor; son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile, a younger brother of Charles V of Habsburg⌋. Haec non potui domino Albrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544)⌊duci PrussiaeAlbrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544)⌋ scribere properante nuntio.