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Letter #3066

Mikołaj PŁOTOWSKI to Ioannes DANTISCUS
Frauenburg (Frombork), 1547-03-22
            received Heilsberg (Lidzbark), 1547-03-23

Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in Polish, BCz, 1597, p. 991-992

Prints:
1Listy polskie 1 No. 138, p. 363-364 (in extenso)

 

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Miłościwy Księże.

Zaleciwszy służby powolne, przy tym zdrowie Wasze nawiedzam, ktorego życzę Waszej Pańskiej Miłości na długie czasy.

A tak nie mogłem jechać, iż bych Waszej Pańskiej Miłości nie pisał o zdrowiu Paweł Płotowski (*ca. 1485 – †1547), from 1520 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and from 1523 Provost of the Ermland Chapter; in 1523, after the death of Fabian von Lusian (Luzjański), one of the King’s four candidates for the bishopric of Ermland; in 1530, after the death of Jan Konopacki (Johann von Konopat) Sr, and in 1537, after Dantiscus’ translation to the bishopric of Ermland, he sought the bishopric of Kulm (Chełmno); secretary to Chancellor Krzysztof Szydłowiecki, and from 1533 royal secretary and courtier; in the 1530s and 1540s several times royal envoy to the Estates of Royal Prussia (SBKW, p. 191; KOPICZKO 2, p. 249-250)⌊księdzaPaweł Płotowski (*ca. 1485 – †1547), from 1520 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and from 1523 Provost of the Ermland Chapter; in 1523, after the death of Fabian von Lusian (Luzjański), one of the King’s four candidates for the bishopric of Ermland; in 1530, after the death of Jan Konopacki (Johann von Konopat) Sr, and in 1537, after Dantiscus’ translation to the bishopric of Ermland, he sought the bishopric of Kulm (Chełmno); secretary to Chancellor Krzysztof Szydłowiecki, and from 1533 royal secretary and courtier; in the 1530s and 1540s several times royal envoy to the Estates of Royal Prussia (SBKW, p. 191; KOPICZKO 2, p. 249-250)⌋ proboszczowem. Aczkolwie na zdrowiu jest słaby, tedy jest lepsza nadzieja, iż już dobrze poczyna spać. Gdym Paweł Płotowski (*ca. 1485 – †1547), from 1520 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and from 1523 Provost of the Ermland Chapter; in 1523, after the death of Fabian von Lusian (Luzjański), one of the King’s four candidates for the bishopric of Ermland; in 1530, after the death of Jan Konopacki (Johann von Konopat) Sr, and in 1537, after Dantiscus’ translation to the bishopric of Ermland, he sought the bishopric of Kulm (Chełmno); secretary to Chancellor Krzysztof Szydłowiecki, and from 1533 royal secretary and courtier; in the 1530s and 1540s several times royal envoy to the Estates of Royal Prussia (SBKW, p. 191; KOPICZKO 2, p. 249-250)⌊goPaweł Płotowski (*ca. 1485 – †1547), from 1520 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and from 1523 Provost of the Ermland Chapter; in 1523, after the death of Fabian von Lusian (Luzjański), one of the King’s four candidates for the bishopric of Ermland; in 1530, after the death of Jan Konopacki (Johann von Konopat) Sr, and in 1537, after Dantiscus’ translation to the bishopric of Ermland, he sought the bishopric of Kulm (Chełmno); secretary to Chancellor Krzysztof Szydłowiecki, and from 1533 royal secretary and courtier; in the 1530s and 1540s several times royal envoy to the Estates of Royal Prussia (SBKW, p. 191; KOPICZKO 2, p. 249-250)⌋ nawiedził przez Waszę Pańską Miłość i przez Wasz list, przy tym był Eustathius Knobelsdorf (Constans Alliopagus) (*1519 – †1571), Neo-Latin poet; studied at the universities of Frankfurt an der Oder (1534–1544), Wittenberg (1538), Leipzig, Louvain (1540), Paris, and Orléans; from 1533 supported financially by Dantiscus; 1544 secretary of the Ermland (Warmia) Chapter; 1546 Canon of Ermland and Canon of Wrocław (Breslau); 1546–1548 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1548–1551 administrator of the Chapter’s estate in Allenstein (Olsztyn); 1552 Custos of Ermland; 1553 Vicar General of the bishopric of Ermland; 1558–1564 administrator of the diocese of Ermland in the absence of Bishop Stanisław Hozjusz; 1559 Chancellor of the Wrocław Chapter; 1565 Dean of the Wrocław Chapter; 1567 General Judicial Vicar of the diocese of Wrocław (BORAWSKA 1996 Życie, p. 70, 103; KOPICZKO 2, p. 152; SBKW, p. 152; KNOBELSDORF)⌊ksiądz EwsthachyuszEustathius Knobelsdorf (Constans Alliopagus) (*1519 – †1571), Neo-Latin poet; studied at the universities of Frankfurt an der Oder (1534–1544), Wittenberg (1538), Leipzig, Louvain (1540), Paris, and Orléans; from 1533 supported financially by Dantiscus; 1544 secretary of the Ermland (Warmia) Chapter; 1546 Canon of Ermland and Canon of Wrocław (Breslau); 1546–1548 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1548–1551 administrator of the Chapter’s estate in Allenstein (Olsztyn); 1552 Custos of Ermland; 1553 Vicar General of the bishopric of Ermland; 1558–1564 administrator of the diocese of Ermland in the absence of Bishop Stanisław Hozjusz; 1559 Chancellor of the Wrocław Chapter; 1565 Dean of the Wrocław Chapter; 1567 General Judicial Vicar of the diocese of Wrocław (BORAWSKA 1996 Życie, p. 70, 103; KOPICZKO 2, p. 152; SBKW, p. 152; KNOBELSDORF)⌋. Tedy ono Waszej Pańskiej Miłości nawiedzenie barzo rad przyjął i z płaczem, gdzie przy tym mnie barzo rad widział.

A ja osobliwie Waszej Pańskiej Miłości dziękuję i z tego Waszej Miłości dziękuję: z piwa i konfaktow, ktoreście Wasza Pańska Miłość raczyli przysłać. Jesli mu sie co polepszy we dniu, we trzech, tedy Waszej Pańskiej Miłości oznajmię etc.