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Letter #2304

Samuel MACIEJOWSKI to Ioannes DANTISCUS
Cracow (Kraków), 1540-04-11
            received Heilsberg (Lidzbark), 1540-04-22

Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in Latin, in secretary's hand, author's signature, BCz, 1597, p. 1011-1014

 

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BCz, 1597, p. 1011

Reverendissime in Christo Pater et Domine, domine multa colende observatione.

Salutem et sui officiosissimam et fraternam commendationem.

Consilium hoc ill(ustrissimi) or ill(ustris)ill(ustrissimi)ill(ustrissimi) or ill(ustris) domini Albrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 until his death Duke in Prussia as a vassal of the Polish king; son of Frederick V of Brandenburg-Ansbach the Elder and Sophia Jagiellon, daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon; nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the University of Königsberg, 1544ducisAlbrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 until his death Duke in Prussia as a vassal of the Polish king; son of Frederick V of Brandenburg-Ansbach the Elder and Sophia Jagiellon, daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon; nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the University of Königsberg, 1544 vestri, quod ex cf. , CIDTC IDL 7607litteriscf. , CIDTC IDL 7607 Vestrae Reverendissimae Dominationis accepi, etiamsi mihi propter eius erga suam rempublicam studium et rerum tractandarum eam, quam litterae Vestrae Reverendissimae Dominationis declarant, utilitatem non potest displicere. Cum tamen praevideam in hoc Lithuanico itinere conficiendo minus commodam fore cum 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 Austriaregia sacra maiestateSigismund 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 conferendi rationem, non illam tunc de iisce rebus conveniendam censerem, maxime autem quod nusquam antequam Vilnius (Wilno, Vilna), city in Lithuania, capital of the Grand Duchy of LithuaniaVilnamVilnius (Wilno, Vilna), city in Lithuania, capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania perventum fuerit, una diutius nocte sit commoratura. Quod Vestra Reverendissima Dominatio meis ac aliorum interpellationibus inclinata, auctoritatem suam apud ill(ustrissimum) or ill(ustrem)ill(ustrissimum)ill(ustrissimum) or ill(ustrem) dominem Albrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 until his death Duke in Prussia as a vassal of the Polish king; son of Frederick V of Brandenburg-Ansbach the Elder and Sophia Jagiellon, daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon; nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the University of Königsberg, 1544ducemAlbrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 until his death Duke in Prussia as a vassal of the Polish king; son of Frederick V of Brandenburg-Ansbach the Elder and Sophia Jagiellon, daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon; nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the University of Königsberg, 1544 pro nobili Ioannes Golinski GolynskiIoannes Golinski interponere est dignata, grata mihi fuit haec Vestrae Reverendissimae erga me benevolentia<e> significatio. Si tamen tam atrox ac nefarium facinus ab eo commissum antequam ex cf. , CIDTC IDL 7607litteriscf. , CIDTC IDL 7607 Vestrae Reverendissimae Dominationis cognovissem, non commisissem profecto, ut tanta truculentia meae deprecationis uteretur patrocinio, verum ego multorum mihi coniunctissimorum hominum et eorum, quibus non libenter aliquid negare soleo, contentionibus expugnatus, patrocinium meum pro eo scelere, quod ego levem aliquam BCz, 1597, p. 1012 noxam sum arbitratus, fuisse interponere non sum veritus habeoque gratiam tam efficacem apud Vestram Reverendissimam Dominationem meam interpellationem fuisse.

Dabo etiam operam, ut eam Vestrae Reverendissimae Dominationis erga me voluntatem mihi gratissimam esse Vestra Reverendissima Dominatio semper intelligat. Cui me officiosissime commendo quamque diutissime ac feliciter dominus Deus valere faciet hidden by binding[ciet]ciet hidden by binding.

Eiusdem Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae servitor Samuel Maciejowski (*1499 – †1550), humanist and diplomat, one of the most trusted advisers of King Sigismund I and later of Sigismund II Augustus; canon of the collegiate chapters of Sandomierz from 1521 and Kielce from 1530; canon of Gniezno from 1531; royal secretary from 1532/1533 to 1537, previously a scribe in the royal chancery; 1537–1539 Grand Secretary; 1539–1547 Vice-Chancellor of the Kingdom of Poland; 1539–1541 Bishop of Chełm; 1541–1545 Bishop of Płock; 1545–1550 Bishop of Cracow; 1547–1550 Chancellor of the Kingdom of Poland; royal envoy to Rome in 1532 and to local diets in 1534 and 1538 (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 257-258; Urzędnicy 10, p. 184; PSB 19 Machowski - Maria Kazimiera, p. 64-69)Samuel hidden by binding[el]el hidden by binding episcopus Chelmensis et Regni Poloniae hidden by binding[Regni Poloniae]Regni Poloniae hidden by binding cancellarius hidden by binding[larius]larius hidden by bindingSamuel Maciejowski (*1499 – †1550), humanist and diplomat, one of the most trusted advisers of King Sigismund I and later of Sigismund II Augustus; canon of the collegiate chapters of Sandomierz from 1521 and Kielce from 1530; canon of Gniezno from 1531; royal secretary from 1532/1533 to 1537, previously a scribe in the royal chancery; 1537–1539 Grand Secretary; 1539–1547 Vice-Chancellor of the Kingdom of Poland; 1539–1541 Bishop of Chełm; 1541–1545 Bishop of Płock; 1545–1550 Bishop of Cracow; 1547–1550 Chancellor of the Kingdom of Poland; royal envoy to Rome in 1532 and to local diets in 1534 and 1538 (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 257-258; Urzędnicy 10, p. 184; PSB 19 Machowski - Maria Kazimiera, p. 64-69)