Elbing Town Council ⌊Senatui ElbigensiElbing Town Council ⌋

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Wie wir den erbarenn, unsernn liebenn, getreuenn Martin Allexwangen (†after 1555), Elbing burgher (EFE 31, p. 103)⌊Martinum AlexswengeMartin Allexwangen (†after 1555), Elbing burgher (EFE 31, p. 103)⌋, unseren hofdiner und cantzlei schreibern, / in seinenn gescheftenn, / so ehr bei seinem Jacob Allexwangen Sr (*ca. 1485 – †1552), in 1525 dimissed from the post of Elbing mayor in consequence of accusation of church valuables' theft, later (1525) reinstated by King's commissioners; protector of Lutheranism and religious emigrants from Holland, one of the organizers (together with Gulielmus Gnapheus) of the Elbing Gymnasium; 1511 Elbing town councillor; 1520-1525, and again from 1525 mayor (SBPN 1, p. 26)⌊vaterJacob Allexwangen Sr (*ca. 1485 – †1552), in 1525 dimissed from the post of Elbing mayor in consequence of accusation of church valuables' theft, later (1525) reinstated by King's commissioners; protector of Lutheranism and religious emigrants from Holland, one of the organizers (together with Gulielmus Gnapheus) of the Elbing Gymnasium; 1511 Elbing town councillor; 1520-1525, and again from 1525 mayor (SBPN 1, p. 26)⌋ und freuntschaft auszurichtenn hat, / dismol abgefertigt, / habenn wir ihm auch etzliche notige gewerben, / daran Ewer Erbarkeit und der gantzen Elbing (Elbląg), city in northern Poland, Pomerania, on the Vistula Lagoon, one of the three Great Prussian Cities (beside Gdańsk (Danzig) and Thorn (Toruń)) which had representatives in the Prussian Council; member of the Hanseatic League⌊stadtElbing (Elbląg), city in northern Poland, Pomerania, on the Vistula Lagoon, one of the three Great Prussian Cities (beside Gdańsk (Danzig) and Thorn (Toruń)) which had representatives in the Prussian Council; member of the Hanseatic League⌋, der wir viel guts gunnenn, / merglich gelegenn, / Ewer Erbarkeit muntlichenn vorzutragenn mitgebenn. / Belangt derwegenn an Ewer Erbarkeit unser freuntliche bitte, / die sulbtenn wolten obgedochtem Martin Allexwangen (†after 1555), Elbing burgher (EFE 31, p. 103)⌊MartinumMartin Allexwangen (†after 1555), Elbing burgher (EFE 31, p. 103)⌋ gerne horenn, / und ihm in dem allen, was ehr also von unsernt wegen antragen wirdt, / als uns sulbst gelaubenn gebenn, / ihm auch alles, was ehr auf solches sein mit ...gebens anbringen an uns zur antwort tragen soll, zuvorsichtiglich vortrauenn .

Datum aus unserm schlosse Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński, Heilsberga), town in Ermland (Warmia), the main seat of the bishops of Ermland⌊HeilsbergHeilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński, Heilsberga), town in Ermland (Warmia), the main seat of the bishops of Ermland⌋, den 21 Januarii MD XLVII.