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Letter #2453

Ioannes [DANTISCUS] to [Paweł PŁOTOWSKI?]
Heilsberg (Lidzbark), 1541-07-14

English register:

From the addressee’s letter, Dantiscus has learned that Dietrich von Rheden is residing in Königsberg. He does not believe that Rheden, if he has become aware of the contents of the most recent royal edict, would dare to enter the territory of the [Ermland (Warmia)] diocese, as he had supported the proscribed man [Alexander Sculteti].

Dantiscus thanks the addressee for the news. He has been informed that Buda has recently come under the control of the king of the Romans [Ferdinand I of Habsburg]; he requests further information on this matter.




Manuscript sources:
1rough draft in Latin, autograph, BCz, 245, p. 269 (c.p.)

Auxiliary sources:
1register in Polish, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8249 (TK 11), f. 341

 

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Venerabilis Domine, frater sincere dilecte.

Ex cf. Paweł PŁOTOWSKI? to Ioannes DANTISCUS before 1541-07-14, CIDTC IDL 6443, letter lost⌊litteriscf. Paweł PŁOTOWSKI? to Ioannes DANTISCUS before 1541-07-14, CIDTC IDL 6443, letter lost⌋ Fraternitatis Vestrae intellexi venerabilem dominum Dietrich von Rheden (Teodoryk Reden) (*1492 – †1556), doctor of both canon and civil law. Rheden spent most of his life in Rome where he was dealing with, among other things, the affairs of the Ermland Chapter; 1532-1551 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); Canon of Mainz and Lübeck; in 1551 he was appointed Bishop of Lübeck, but he did not accept the dignity (KOPICZKO 2, p. 263; SBKW, p. 200)⌊Theodericum de RhedenDietrich von Rheden (Teodoryk Reden) (*1492 – †1556), doctor of both canon and civil law. Rheden spent most of his life in Rome where he was dealing with, among other things, the affairs of the Ermland Chapter; 1532-1551 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); Canon of Mainz and Lübeck; in 1551 he was appointed Bishop of Lübeck, but he did not accept the dignity (KOPICZKO 2, p. 263; SBKW, p. 200)⌋ in Königsberg (Królewiec, Mons Regius, Regiomontium), city in Ducal Prussia, on the mouth of the Pregel (Pregoła) river, capital city of Ducal Prussia; today Kaliningrad in Russia⌊KonigsbergKönigsberg (Królewiec, Mons Regius, Regiomontium), city in Ducal Prussia, on the mouth of the Pregel (Pregoła) river, capital city of Ducal Prussia; today Kaliningrad in Russia⌋ commorari. Quod vero ad Ermland (Warmia, Varmia), diocese and ecclesiastical principality in northeastern Poland, 1466-1772 within the Kingdom of Poland, Royal Prussia⌊ecclesiamErmland (Warmia, Varmia), diocese and ecclesiastical principality in northeastern Poland, 1466-1772 within the Kingdom of Poland, Royal Prussia⌋ se conferre debeat, vix credimus futurum, maxime si agnoverit ea, quae novissimum regium edictum, iam in his Ducal Prussia⌊iis terrisDucal Prussia⌋ passim divulgatum, in se continet, Dietrich von Rheden (Teodoryk Reden) (*1492 – †1556), doctor of both canon and civil law. Rheden spent most of his life in Rome where he was dealing with, among other things, the affairs of the Ermland Chapter; 1532-1551 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); Canon of Mainz and Lübeck; in 1551 he was appointed Bishop of Lübeck, but he did not accept the dignity (KOPICZKO 2, p. 263; SBKW, p. 200)⌊ipseDietrich von Rheden (Teodoryk Reden) (*1492 – †1556), doctor of both canon and civil law. Rheden spent most of his life in Rome where he was dealing with, among other things, the affairs of the Ermland Chapter; 1532-1551 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); Canon of Mainz and Lübeck; in 1551 he was appointed Bishop of Lübeck, but he did not accept the dignity (KOPICZKO 2, p. 263; SBKW, p. 200)⌋ enim non ignorat, quantum favoris et adminiculi contra iura regia on the margin⌈contra iura regiacontra iura regia on the margin⌉, contra nos et Fraternitatem Vestram atque contra superinscribed⌈contracontra superinscribed⌉ alios nostros 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)⌊proscriptoAlexander 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)⌋ impenderit. Adnitendum igitur erit

Pro novis gratiam habemus. Nobis porro cf. other letter Alexius THURZÓ UNKNOWN Suceava? 1541-06-06, CIDTC IDT 569;
other letter UNKNOWN UNKNOWN [Suceava?] [ca. 1541-06-06], CIDTC IDT 571⌊scriptum estcf. other letter Alexius THURZÓ UNKNOWN Suceava? 1541-06-06, CIDTC IDT 569;
other letter UNKNOWN UNKNOWN [Suceava?] [ca. 1541-06-06], CIDTC IDT 571⌋ paulo ante Buda (Ofen), city in Hungary, on the right bank of the Danube river, which divides Buda from Pest, capital of the Kingdom of Hungary; in 1873 Buda, Pest and Óbuda were unified to become Budapest⌊BudamBuda (Ofen), city in Hungary, on the right bank of the Danube river, which divides Buda from Pest, capital of the Kingdom of Hungary; in 1873 Buda, Pest and Óbuda were unified to become Budapest⌋ traditam esse in serenissimi Ferdinand I of Habsburg (*1503 – †1564), from 1521 Archduke of Austria; from 1526 King of Bohemia and of Hungary, Croatia, and Slavonia as Ferdinand I; 1531–1558 King of the Romans; from 1558 Holy Roman Emperor; son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna of Castile, and younger brother of Charles V of Habsburg⌊regis RomanorumFerdinand I of Habsburg (*1503 – †1564), from 1521 Archduke of Austria; from 1526 King of Bohemia and of Hungary, Croatia, and Slavonia as Ferdinand I; 1531–1558 King of the Romans; from 1558 Holy Roman Emperor; son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna of Castile, and younger brother of Charles V of Habsburg⌋ potestatem. Si quid in eo acceperit, nobis Fraternitas Vestra impartiat.

Quam feliciter valere optamus.