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Letter #2563

Ermland (Warmia) Chapter to Ioannes DANTISCUS
Frauenburg (Frombork), 1542-04-25
            received Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1542-04-26

Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in Latin, in secretary's hand, BCz, 1599, p. 153-154

 

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BCz, 1599, p. 1543

Reverendissime in Christo Pater, excellentissime antistes et domine, domine gratiose.

Obsequia nostra indefessa sint Reverendissimae Paternitati Vestrae in officiosa commendatione exhibita.

Reverendissime ac gratiose Domine.

Accepimus, quae Reverendissima Paternitas Vestra nobis cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Ermland (Warmia) Chapter Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1542-04-21, CIDTC IDL 4834scriberecf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Ermland (Warmia) Chapter Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1542-04-21, CIDTC IDL 4834 dignata est de 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, in 1540 banished by King Sigismund I Jagiellon; in 1541 imprisoned by the Inquisition in Rome; after release from prison in 1544 he stayed in Rome for the rest of his life; 1509-1516 notary at the Roman Curia; 1519-1541 Canon of Ermland (Warmia), 1530-1539 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1536-1538 administrator of the komornictwo of Mehlsack (Melzak, today Pieniężno) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 299; SBKW, p. 219-220)sacerdoteAlexander 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, in 1540 banished by King Sigismund I Jagiellon; in 1541 imprisoned by the Inquisition in Rome; after release from prison in 1544 he stayed in Rome for the rest of his life; 1509-1516 notary at the Roman Curia; 1519-1541 Canon of Ermland (Warmia), 1530-1539 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1536-1538 administrator of the komornictwo of Mehlsack (Melzak, today Pieniężno) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 299; SBKW, p. 219-220) et eidem irregulariter concubine of Alexander SCULTETI his housekeeper and mother of his childrennuptaconcubine of Alexander SCULTETI his housekeeper and mother of his children, ab apostasia ad gremium universalis ecclesiae paenitentia conversis etc. Et cognoscimus 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, in 1540 banished by King Sigismund I Jagiellon; in 1541 imprisoned by the Inquisition in Rome; after release from prison in 1544 he stayed in Rome for the rest of his life; 1509-1516 notary at the Roman Curia; 1519-1541 Canon of Ermland (Warmia), 1530-1539 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1536-1538 administrator of the komornictwo of Mehlsack (Melzak, today Pieniężno) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 299; SBKW, p. 219-220)sacerdotemAlexander 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, in 1540 banished by King Sigismund I Jagiellon; in 1541 imprisoned by the Inquisition in Rome; after release from prison in 1544 he stayed in Rome for the rest of his life; 1509-1516 notary at the Roman Curia; 1519-1541 Canon of Ermland (Warmia), 1530-1539 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1536-1538 administrator of the komornictwo of Mehlsack (Melzak, today Pieniężno) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 299; SBKW, p. 219-220) Vestrae Reverendissimae Paternitatis votis in omnibus respondentem. Ipsa autem concubine of Alexander SCULTETI his housekeeper and mother of his childrennuptaconcubine of Alexander SCULTETI his housekeeper and mother of his children, cum hic non haberet in Ermland (Warmia, Varmia), diocese and ecclesiastical principality in northeastern Poland, 1466-1772 within the Kingdom of Poland, Royal PrussiadioecesiErmland (Warmia, Varmia), diocese and ecclesiastical principality in northeastern Poland, 1466-1772 within the Kingdom of Poland, Royal Prussia locum, ad suae gregis caulas, 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 RussiaRegium MontemKönigsberg (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 scilicet, regressa est. Et non possumus non laudare Vestrae Reverendissimae Paternitatis fervorem et studium, quod gerit, in sincerae religionis nulla sorde haereseos maculatam professionem, in qua manu tenenda Vestrae Reverendissimae Paternitati pro viribus libenter adiutores erimus.

Ceterum, Reverendissime ac Gratiose Domine, litteras et concordiam de aquis communibus et mixtis etc. inter olim reverendissimum dominum Łukasz Watzenrode (*1447 – †1512), Doctor of canon law, uncle of Nicolaus Copernicus.; 1475 - Kulm (Pol. Chełmno) canon; 1478 - Włocławek canon; 1479 - Ermland canon; 1482 - archdeacon of Kalisz and judical vicar of Gniezno; 1485 - Gniezno canon and scholastic of Łęczyca; 1488 - coadjutor of Ermland bishop Mikołaj Tungen; 1489 - Ermland bishop (against King Kazimierz Jagiellon's will); councillor of Polish Kings Jan Olbracht, Aleksander and Sigismund I Jagiellons. (Oracki, 200-201)episcopum LucamŁukasz Watzenrode (*1447 – †1512), Doctor of canon law, uncle of Nicolaus Copernicus.; 1475 - Kulm (Pol. Chełmno) canon; 1478 - Włocławek canon; 1479 - Ermland canon; 1482 - archdeacon of Kalisz and judical vicar of Gniezno; 1485 - Gniezno canon and scholastic of Łęczyca; 1488 - coadjutor of Ermland bishop Mikołaj Tungen; 1489 - Ermland bishop (against King Kazimierz Jagiellon's will); councillor of Polish Kings Jan Olbracht, Aleksander and Sigismund I Jagiellons. (Oracki, 200-201) et magistrum olim ordinis Friedrich von Sachsen (*1473 – †1510), son of Albert, Duke of Saxony; 1498-1510 Grand Master of the Teutonic OrderFredericum ducem SaxoniaeFriedrich von Sachsen (*1473 – †1510), son of Albert, Duke of Saxony; 1498-1510 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order etc. factam, de qua Reverendissima Paternitas Vestra tum et nos a Gdańsk Town Council senatu GdanensiGdańsk Town Council in certis ipsorum causis requisiti fuimus, nec Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia, Warmia), town in Ermland, on the Vistula Lagoon, Ermland bishopric seehicFrauenburg (Frombork, Varmia, Warmia), town in Ermland, on the Vistula Lagoon, Ermland bishopric see praeter earum copias, nec in Allenstein (Olsztyn), city on the Łyna river in southern Ermland (Warmia), Allenstein castle was the seat of the administrator of the Ermland Chapter estateAllensteinAllenstein (Olsztyn), city on the Łyna river in southern Ermland (Warmia), Allenstein castle was the seat of the administrator of the Ermland Chapter estate repperimus. Rescribitur tamen nobis a venerabili confratre nostro, domino Achatius Trenck (†1551), in the thirties Trenck was one of Dantiscus’ friends and supported his efforts to obtain the Ermland bishopric after the death of Mauritius Ferber; from 1523 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1544-1545 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; from 1545 its Dean; 1533-1546 administrator of the Chapter’s estates in Allenstein (Olsztyn); in 1548 and 1550 General Administrator of the Ermland bishopric (after the deaths of Ioannes Dantiscus and Tiedemann Giese) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 332; SBKW, p. 255-256)AchacioAchatius Trenck (†1551), in the thirties Trenck was one of Dantiscus’ friends and supported his efforts to obtain the Ermland bishopric after the death of Mauritius Ferber; from 1523 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1544-1545 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; from 1545 its Dean; 1533-1546 administrator of the Chapter’s estates in Allenstein (Olsztyn); in 1548 and 1550 General Administrator of the Ermland bishopric (after the deaths of Ioannes Dantiscus and Tiedemann Giese) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 332; SBKW, p. 255-256), quod olim, tempore bonae memoriae domini Mauritius Ferber (*1471 – †1537), doctor of both canon and civil law; from 1507 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and Lübeck; from 1514 Canon of Trier; 1512-1515 parish priest of the Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Gdańsk (Danzig); from 1516 Custos of Ermland and parish priest of the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Gdańsk; from 1519 Canon of Dorpat; from 1523 Canon of Revel; 1523-1537 Bishop of Ermland (KOPICZKO 2, p. 71-72; SBKW, p. 59-60)MauriciiMauritius Ferber (*1471 – †1537), doctor of both canon and civil law; from 1507 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and Lübeck; from 1514 Canon of Trier; 1512-1515 parish priest of the Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Gdańsk (Danzig); from 1516 Custos of Ermland and parish priest of the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Gdańsk; from 1519 Canon of Dorpat; from 1523 Canon of Revel; 1523-1537 Bishop of Ermland (KOPICZKO 2, p. 71-72; SBKW, p. 59-60) missus fuerit in eodem aquarum negotio cum dictis originalibus litteris ad 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)modernum principemAlbrecht 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), et legatione ibidem absoluta ad reverendissimum dominum Mauricium rediisse atque eidem litteras memoratas reddidisse. Quandoquidem autem non parum ad nostra et communia, et privata cuiuslibet iura faciant, humiliter rogamus, non sit Reverendissimae Paternitati Vestrae molestum committere, omnes thecas revidere et nos hac cura liberare. Veremur 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)principemAlbrecht 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), ut sunt nunc tempora et homines, non quieturum, sed capta occasione quacumque nobis negotium facturum, merituri hoc obsequiis nostris erga Reverendissimam Paternitatem Vestram.

Quam gratiae Iesu Christi in longum committimus semper paratissime.

Eiusdem Reverendissimae Paternitatis Vestrae officiosissimi Ermland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)praelati, canonici et capitulum ecclesiae WarmiensisErmland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)