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Letter #2314

Ioannes DANTISCUS to Bona Sforza
Heilsberg (Lidzbark), 1540-05-05

English register:

Having read the letter from the addressee delivered by Mikołaj Płotowski,, Dantiscus thanks the addressee for supporting him and the Ermland Chapter before the king [Sigismund I Jagiellon] in the conflict with Alexander Sculteti. The Queen’s intervention resulted in a royal order requiring Sculteti to appear in person before the instigator on 24 May. Dantiscus requests further support so that the instigator may initiate proceedings against him regardless of the defendant’s presence and on the basis of witness testimony. He emphasizes the harm caused by Sculteti’s actions both to the [Ermland (Warmia)] diocese and to relations within the Cathedral Chapter.

Dantiscus denies claims that he has usurped authority not belonging to the bishop over monasteries in towns under his jurisdiction. The monasteries are depopulated: in Wartenburg, there are only two [Order of Friars Minor Conventual] Franciscans, both in poor health, and not, as informants allegedly claim, fourteen or fifteen monks, including eight supposedly added by Dantiscus from another religious order.

Dantiscus explains that he added to these two not fugitives or apostates, but rather good and devout followers of the Rule of St Francis [Observants], who had been exiled from the Land of Meissen by the Lutherans. He did so because of the shortage of priests in his domain and the spacious monastery buildings, which otherwise remained unused. He arranged matters so that both groups could live according to their own rules and remain subject to their own superiors, sharing only alms and the table.

In order to clear himself of false accusations, Dantiscus urgently asks the queen to order a visitation of the Franciscan monasteries in Braunsberg (Braniewo) and Wartenburg, for example through Stanisław Kostka, Treasurer of Prussia.




Manuscript sources:
1copy in Latin, 16th-century, BJ, 6557, f. 388r-389v
2copy in Latin, 18th-century, BCz, 57 (TN), No. 83, p. 281-285
3copy in Latin, 18th-century, BCz, 274, No. 244, p. 490-492
4register with excerpt in Latin, Polish, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8243 (TK 5), a.1540, f. 14r-v

 

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BJ, 6657, f. 388r

Ioannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Hans 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⌊Ioannes DantiscusIoannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Hans 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⌋ episcopus Culmensis(!) 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⌊Bonae reginae PoloniaeBona 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⌋

Serenissima Reginalis Maiestas et Domina, domina clementissima.

Humillimam orationum et servitiorum meorum commendationem.

Ex cf. Bona Sforza to Ioannes DANTISCUS before 1540-05-05, CIDTC IDL 7308, letter lost⌊litteriscf. Bona Sforza to Ioannes DANTISCUS before 1540-05-05, CIDTC IDL 7308, letter lost⌋ Sacrae Reginalis Maiestatis Vestrae, quas nobilis Mikołaj Płotowski (†after 1548-07-27), royal courtier and owner of estates in Vistula Lowlands (Żuławy Wiślane); burgrave of Seeburg (Zybork, today Jeziorany) (AT 18, p. 229)⌊Nicolaus PlothowskiMikołaj Płotowski (†after 1548-07-27), royal courtier and owner of estates in Vistula Lowlands (Żuławy Wiślane); burgrave of Seeburg (Zybork, today Jeziorany) (AT 18, p. 229)⌋ mihi reddidit, magnam clementiam et gratiam in me S(erenissimae) or S(acrae)⌈S(erenissimae)S(erenissimae) or S(acrae)⌉ Maiestatis Vestrae non sine summo gaudio intellexi, eo quod me et Ermland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌊fratres capituli mei VarmiensisErmland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌋ contra 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 and banished by King Sigismund I Jagiellon in 1540; imprisoned by the Inquisition in Rome in 1541; after his release in 1544, he remained in Rome for the rest of his life; 1509–1516 notary at the Roman Curia; 1519–1541 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1529–1539 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1536–1540 administrator of the komornictwo of Mehlsack (Melzak, now Pieniężno) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 299; SBKW, p. 219-220; BORAWSKA 2023, p. 537-538)⌊Alexandrum ScultetiAlexander 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 and banished by King Sigismund I Jagiellon in 1540; imprisoned by the Inquisition in Rome in 1541; after his release in 1544, he remained in Rome for the rest of his life; 1509–1516 notary at the Roman Curia; 1519–1541 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1529–1539 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1536–1540 administrator of the komornictwo of Mehlsack (Melzak, now Pieniężno) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 299; SBKW, p. 219-220; BORAWSKA 2023, p. 537-538)⌋, Ermland (Warmia, Varmia), diocese and ecclesiastical principality in northeastern Poland, 1466-1772 within the Kingdom of Poland, Royal Prussia⌊ecclesiam meamErmland (Warmia, Varmia), diocese and ecclesiastical principality in northeastern Poland, 1466-1772 within the Kingdom of Poland, Royal Prussia⌋ impura sua vita dedecorantem canonicum, auctoritate sua reginali s(erenissimae) or s(acrae)⌈s(erenissimae)s(erenissimae) or s(acrae)⌉ 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⌊maiestati 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⌋ domino nostro clementissimo commendaverit. Quo eius s(erenissima) or s(acra)⌈s(erenissima)s(erenissima) or s(acra)⌉ 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⌋ permota citationem contra eundem 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 and banished by King Sigismund I Jagiellon in 1540; imprisoned by the Inquisition in Rome in 1541; after his release in 1544, he remained in Rome for the rest of his life; 1509–1516 notary at the Roman Curia; 1519–1541 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1529–1539 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1536–1540 administrator of the komornictwo of Mehlsack (Melzak, now Pieniężno) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 299; SBKW, p. 219-220; BORAWSKA 2023, p. 537-538)⌊AlexandrumAlexander 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 and banished by King Sigismund I Jagiellon in 1540; imprisoned by the Inquisition in Rome in 1541; after his release in 1544, he remained in Rome for the rest of his life; 1509–1516 notary at the Roman Curia; 1519–1541 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1529–1539 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1536–1540 administrator of the komornictwo of Mehlsack (Melzak, now Pieniężno) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 299; SBKW, p. 219-220; BORAWSKA 2023, p. 537-538)⌋ ad instantiam instigatoris officii, ut 1540-05-24⌊feria secunda post Dominicam Trinitatis1540-05-24⌋ personaliter, ubicumque tunc s(erenissima) or s(acra)⌈s(erenissima)s(erenissima) or s(acra)⌉ maiestas regia feliciter fuerit, compareat, decerni iussit. Qua de re S(erenissimae) or S(acrae)⌈S(erenissimae)S(erenissimae) or S(acrae)⌉ Reginali Maiestati Vestrae humillime supplico, cum cf. Bona Sforza to Ioannes DANTISCUS before 1540-05-05, CIDTC IDL 7308, letter lost⌊litteriscf. Bona Sforza to Ioannes DANTISCUS before 1540-05-05, CIDTC IDL 7308, letter lost⌋ ad me suis BJ, 6657, f. 388v clementer testetur, quod hoc genus hominum apud S(erenissimam) or S(acram)⌈S(erenissimam)S(erenissimam) or S(acram)⌉ Maiestatem Vestram refugium non habeat, dignetur mihi et Ermland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌊capitulo meoErmland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌋ apud s(erenissimam) or s(acram)⌈s(erenissimam)s(erenissimam) or s(acram)⌉ 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⌊maiestatem regiamSigismund 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⌋ patrocinari, ut iuxta vim citationis, sive comparuerit, sive pro termino praefixo turbulentus et impurus 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 and banished by King Sigismund I Jagiellon in 1540; imprisoned by the Inquisition in Rome in 1541; after his release in 1544, he remained in Rome for the rest of his life; 1509–1516 notary at the Roman Curia; 1519–1541 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1529–1539 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1536–1540 administrator of the komornictwo of Mehlsack (Melzak, now Pieniężno) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 299; SBKW, p. 219-220; BORAWSKA 2023, p. 537-538)⌊ille canonicusAlexander 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 and banished by King Sigismund I Jagiellon in 1540; imprisoned by the Inquisition in Rome in 1541; after his release in 1544, he remained in Rome for the rest of his life; 1509–1516 notary at the Roman Curia; 1519–1541 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1529–1539 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1536–1540 administrator of the komornictwo of Mehlsack (Melzak, now Pieniężno) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 299; SBKW, p. 219-220; BORAWSKA 2023, p. 537-538)⌋ absens fuerit, ad dicta testium contra illum prolata ab instigatore officii regii procedatur. Quo ab 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 and banished by King Sigismund I Jagiellon in 1540; imprisoned by the Inquisition in Rome in 1541; after his release in 1544, he remained in Rome for the rest of his life; 1509–1516 notary at the Roman Curia; 1519–1541 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1529–1539 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1536–1540 administrator of the komornictwo of Mehlsack (Melzak, now Pieniężno) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 299; SBKW, p. 219-220; BORAWSKA 2023, p. 537-538)⌊hoc homineAlexander 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 and banished by King Sigismund I Jagiellon in 1540; imprisoned by the Inquisition in Rome in 1541; after his release in 1544, he remained in Rome for the rest of his life; 1509–1516 notary at the Roman Curia; 1519–1541 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1529–1539 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1536–1540 administrator of the komornictwo of Mehlsack (Melzak, now Pieniężno) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 299; SBKW, p. 219-220; BORAWSKA 2023, p. 537-538)⌋ Ermland (Warmia, Varmia), diocese and ecclesiastical principality in northeastern Poland, 1466-1772 within the Kingdom of Poland, Royal Prussia⌊ecclesia meaErmland (Warmia, Varmia), diocese and ecclesiastical principality in northeastern Poland, 1466-1772 within the Kingdom of Poland, Royal Prussia⌋, quam suis flagitiis conspurcat, atque Ermland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌊capitulum meumErmland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌋, quod suis imposturis et litibus numquam quietum esse sinit, tandem liberari possit, factura nimirum Deo rem gratam mihique et capitulo meo, immo et s(erenissimae) or s(acrae)⌈s(erenissimae)s(erenissimae) or s(acrae)⌉ 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⌋ ac S(erenissimae) or S(acrae)⌈S(erenissimae)S(erenissimae) or S(acrae)⌉ Reginalis Maiestatis Vestrae servitoribus immensam gratiam beneficiumque apprime necessarium. Quod servitiis et humillima gratitudine intimisque nostris ad Deum Omnipotentem pro longaeva salute S(erenissimae) or S(acrae)⌈S(erenissimae)S(erenissimae) or S(acrae)⌉ Maiestatis Vestrae sedulis precibus cum Ermland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌊capitulo meoErmland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌋ promereri studebimus.

Ceterum, Serenissima Regina et domina mea clementissima, quod S(erenissima) or S(acra)⌈S(erenissima)S(erenissima) or S(acra)⌉ Reginalis Maiestas Vestra scribi mihi iussit certo se edoctam me ad The Franciscans (Order of Friars Minor Conventual) ⌊fratres minoresThe Franciscans (Order of Friars Minor Conventual) ⌋ in Braunsberg (Braniewo), town in Ermland (Warmia), 19 km NE of Elbing (Elbląg), port on the Vistula Lagoon, a member of the Hanseatic League

Wartenburg, town in Ermland (Warmia), ca. 15 km NE of Allenstein (Olsztyn), today Barczewo⌊oppidis meisBraunsberg (Braniewo), town in Ermland (Warmia), 19 km NE of Elbing (Elbląg), port on the Vistula Lagoon, a member of the Hanseatic League

Wartenburg, town in Ermland (Warmia), ca. 15 km NE of Allenstein (Olsztyn), today Barczewo⌋ monachos alios, perfugas The Observants (Order of Friars Minor) ⌊ordinis observantiumThe Observants (Order of Friars Minor) ⌋, intrusisse, compertumque haberi, quod non dumtaxat duo aut tres, quemadmodum meo nomine Mikołaj Płotowski (†after 1548-07-27), royal courtier and owner of estates in Vistula Lowlands (Żuławy Wiślane); burgrave of Seeburg (Zybork, today Jeziorany) (AT 18, p. 229)⌊PlotowskiMikołaj Płotowski (†after 1548-07-27), royal courtier and owner of estates in Vistula Lowlands (Żuławy Wiślane); burgrave of Seeburg (Zybork, today Jeziorany) (AT 18, p. 229)⌋ rettulit, sed in Wartenburg, town in Ermland (Warmia), ca. 15 km NE of Allenstein (Olsztyn), today Barczewo⌊VartenbergWartenburg, town in Ermland (Warmia), ca. 15 km NE of Allenstein (Olsztyn), today Barczewo⌋ de minoritis XIIII vel XV fratres habeantur, me nihilominus octo ex Germany (Germania, Niemcy)⌊GermaniaGermany (Germania, Niemcy)⌋ expulsos alterius professionis illis addidisse mihique in eos fratres iurisdicionem usurpasse. Quod existimat S(erenissima) or S(acra)⌈S(erenissima)S(erenissima) or S(acra)⌉ Maiestas Vestra Reginalis indigne a me agi iubetque, ut ea in re, sicut ceteri in Poland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia), the kingdom⌊RegnoPoland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia), the kingdom⌋ episcopi, a monastica iurisdictione mihi temperem, faceret hoc quidem S(erenissima) or S(acra)⌈S(erenissima)S(erenissima) or S(acra)⌉ Maiestas Vestra Reginalis iustissime, quin etiam, si ad eum modum egissem, me ipsum acrem meruisse castigationem pronuntio.

Verum, Serenissima Princeps, quisquis is fuerit, qui hanc delationem fecit, revera praepostere fecit, cum in praesenti et in hoc ipso die in oppido meo Wartenburg, town in Ermland (Warmia), ca. 15 km NE of Allenstein (Olsztyn), today Barczewo⌊VartenbergWartenburg, town in Ermland (Warmia), ca. 15 km NE of Allenstein (Olsztyn), today Barczewo⌋ non plures sunt The Franciscans (Order of Friars Minor Conventual) ⌊fratres minoritaeThe Franciscans (Order of Friars Minor Conventual) ⌋, quam duo, et ii quidem nescio ob quam vitam manci et valetudinarii, alius autem nemo BJ, 6657, f. 389r fratrum, cuiuscumque sit ordinis, apud et cum illis duobus agit. Tantum ms. Tuntum(!) ⌈TantumTantum ms. Tuntum(!) ⌉ abest, quod The Franciscans (Order of Friars Minor Conventual) ⌊illorumThe Franciscans (Order of Friars Minor Conventual) ⌋ sint XIIII, aut quod octo alios alterius professionis illis iunxerim. Porro, ut S(erenissima) or S(acra)⌈S(erenissima)S(erenissima) or S(acra)⌉ Maiestas Vestra Reginalis huius rei nudam veritatem agnoscat seque ab ea de me concepta opinione liberet, qui toties etiam usque ad defectionis crimen iniquis modis sum delatus, sed Deo gratia, numquam reus peractus, S(erenissimam) or S(acram)⌈S(erenissimam)S(erenissimam) or S(acram)⌉ Maiestatem Vestram Reginalem humillime et intime propter Deum rogo atque obtestor, velit hic cuipiam committere, vel ipsi generoso domino Stanisław Kostka (*1487 – †1555), leader of the so-called nobles’ party, active in Royal Prussia from 1536, and opponent of most members of the Council of Royal Prussia, who sought to preserve the province’s autonomy and a balance of power in its governance. Tensions between Kostka, Prussian Treasurer, and the Council had been growing since the Diet in Graudenz (Grudziądz) in 1533. Sent there as the King’s deputy, Kostka, contrary to custom, took part in the proceedings, prompting the Council to suspend the meeting. He accused its members of hostility towards the Poles and appealed to the royal court. In the absence of Mauritius Ferber, Bishop of Ermland, the Diet was chaired by Dantiscus, and the incident seriously damaged his later relations with Kostka; 1531–1555 Treasurer of the Prussian lands and of Marienburg (Malbork); 1544–1545 Castellan of Elbing (Elbląg); 1545–1546 Castellan of Kulm (Chełmno); 1546–1549 Vice-Voivode of Kulm; 1546–1551 Voivode of Pomerania; 1551–1555 Voivode of Kulm (PSB 14, p. 356; Urzędnicy 5/2, p. 216; MAŁŁEK 1976, p. 119-123)⌊Stanislao CostkaStanisław Kostka (*1487 – †1555), leader of the so-called nobles’ party, active in Royal Prussia from 1536, and opponent of most members of the Council of Royal Prussia, who sought to preserve the province’s autonomy and a balance of power in its governance. Tensions between Kostka, Prussian Treasurer, and the Council had been growing since the Diet in Graudenz (Grudziądz) in 1533. Sent there as the King’s deputy, Kostka, contrary to custom, took part in the proceedings, prompting the Council to suspend the meeting. He accused its members of hostility towards the Poles and appealed to the royal court. In the absence of Mauritius Ferber, Bishop of Ermland, the Diet was chaired by Dantiscus, and the incident seriously damaged his later relations with Kostka; 1531–1555 Treasurer of the Prussian lands and of Marienburg (Malbork); 1544–1545 Castellan of Elbing (Elbląg); 1545–1546 Castellan of Kulm (Chełmno); 1546–1549 Vice-Voivode of Kulm; 1546–1551 Voivode of Pomerania; 1551–1555 Voivode of Kulm (PSB 14, p. 356; Urzędnicy 5/2, p. 216; MAŁŁEK 1976, p. 119-123)⌋ Marienburg (Malbork), town and castle in northern Poland, in Pomeranian Voivodeship, on the Nogat, a branch of the Vistula in its delta, the seat of the Grand Masters of the Teutonic Order in Prussia (1309–1457) and a voivodeship capital in Royal Prussia, within the Kingdom of Poland (1466–1772). Alternating with Graudenz (Grudziądz), Marienburg was the venue of the Provincial Diets of Royal Prussia, chaired by the bishop of Ermland (Warmia)⌊castri MariemburgensisMarienburg (Malbork), town and castle in northern Poland, in Pomeranian Voivodeship, on the Nogat, a branch of the Vistula in its delta, the seat of the Grand Masters of the Teutonic Order in Prussia (1309–1457) and a voivodeship capital in Royal Prussia, within the Kingdom of Poland (1466–1772). Alternating with Graudenz (Grudziądz), Marienburg was the venue of the Provincial Diets of Royal Prussia, chaired by the bishop of Ermland (Warmia)⌋ et Royal Prussia (Prussia Regalis), region, part of Prussia annexed to the Kingdom of Poland in 1466 under the provisions of the Second Peace of Thorn⌊harum terrarumRoyal Prussia (Prussia Regalis), region, part of Prussia annexed to the Kingdom of Poland in 1466 under the provisions of the Second Peace of Thorn⌋ thesaurario, ut sub meis impensis oppida mea Braunsberg (Braniewo), town in Ermland (Warmia), 19 km NE of Elbing (Elbląg), port on the Vistula Lagoon, a member of the Hanseatic League⌊BraunsbergBraunsberg (Braniewo), town in Ermland (Warmia), 19 km NE of Elbing (Elbląg), port on the Vistula Lagoon, a member of the Hanseatic League⌋ et Wartenburg, town in Ermland (Warmia), ca. 15 km NE of Allenstein (Olsztyn), today Barczewo⌊VartenbergWartenburg, town in Ermland (Warmia), ca. 15 km NE of Allenstein (Olsztyn), today Barczewo⌋ accedat monasteriaque The Franciscans (Order of Friars Minor Conventual) ⌊fratrum minoritarumThe Franciscans (Order of Friars Minor Conventual) ⌋ revideat exacteque perquirat, quot in quovis monasterio habeantur fratres et quot alterius professionis ad illos intruserim, quamque a me vim et iniuriam patiantur, utque singula, quae compererit, in notitiam S(erenissimae) or S(acrae)⌈S(erenissimae)S(erenissimae) or S(acrae)⌉ Maiestatis Vestrae Reginalis deducat. Tum, si qua in re deliquisse agnitus fuero, totum me iudicio ac animadversioni S(erenissimae) or S(acrae)⌈S(erenissimae)S(erenissimae) or S(acrae)⌉ Maiestatis Vestrae Reginalis subicio patiarque sine misericordiae imploratione, quodcumque de me statuerit. Eo examine facto candorem et innocentiam meam, quae in tot prioribus falsis delationibus semper integra et incontaminata apparuit atque mansit, liquido S(erenissima) or S(acra)⌈S(erenissima)S(erenissima) or S(acra)⌉ Maiestas Vestra Reginalis perspiciet.

Quod vero viros bonos et vitae sanctimonia probatos iis duobus Wartenbergensibus addere destinaram, eos, inquam, viros, qui non perfugae neque religionis erant desertores, sed regulae Francis of Assisi, Saint (St. Francis) (*1181/1182 – †1226)⌊divi FrancisciFrancis of Assisi, Saint (St. Francis) (*1181/1182 – †1226)⌋ professores et in eius regulae observantia conspicuos, ex Meißen (Misna), town in southeastern Germany, on the Elbe river, 25 km NW of Dresden⌊terra MisnensiMeißen (Misna), town in southeastern Germany, on the Elbe river, 25 km NW of Dresden⌋ a The Lutherans ⌊LuteranisThe Lutherans ⌋ depulsos, eo consilio, ut prius scripsi, a me factum est, ut ms. et(!) ⌈utut ms. et(!) ⌉ in tam amplo monasterio, quod tantundem spatii, quantum oppidum intra muros occupavit, cultus divinus et sacerdotum numerus, qui hic rarissimus est, restauraretur, utque parochi, quorum unus in dicione mea et tres et quattuor ecclesias ob paucitatem sacerdotum diri in the other hand, superinscribed in place of crossed-out obte⌈obtediridiri in the other hand, superinscribed in place of crossed-out obte⌉gere cogitur, ex illis fratribus ad contionandum et ad sacramenta populo administranda BJ, 6657, f. 389v cooper<a>tores haberent; sicque cum illis duobus egeram, ut ipsi in sua regula et alii in sua viverent suisque quivis illorum praepositis oboedirent, eleemosinae tantummodo cum convictu et mensa omnibus essent communes. Si ob id merui adeo inique deferri, Dei iudicio relinquo.

Haec sunt, Serenissima Regina et Domina, domina mea clementissima, quae ad tuendam innocentiam meam me ipsa rei aequitas et veritas scribere compulit. Ea, ut S(erenissima) or S(acra)⌈S(erenissima)S(erenissima) or S(acra)⌉ Maiestas Vestra Reginalis clementer apud se expendere, boni consulere, et si quid gravioris suspicionis de me conceperit, in auras refundere dignetur, quantum possum humilius et impensius oro meque illi supplicissime commendo a Deoque Omnipotente Serenissimae Maiestati Vestrae Reginali aetatem diutissime florentem et prosperrimam faustaque iucunda et grata omnia precor ex animo.