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Letter #3114

[Ioannes DANTISCUS] to Stanisław HOZJUSZ (HOSIUS)
Heilsberg (Lidzbark), 1547-06-11

English register:

The bearer of the present letter, Achatius Grabow, has come to Dantiscus asking him to renew his recommendation of his case, in which Dantiscus had already appealed to the addressee for support in the previous year. At that time the king [Sigismund I Jagiellon] issued no ruling, but referred the matter to the court and city council of Gdańsk (Danzig), so that Grabow might present before them any materials collected from the proceedings. Since he obtained a ruling from the court but not from the council, which delayed its decision, he has now gone once more to the royal court to obtain a definitive verdict from the king.

Grabow has asked Dantiscus for his intercession with the addressee and the Bishop of Cracow (Kraków) [Samuel Maciejowski]. With their assistance, he might either be relieved of the legal proceedings or reach an agreement with the opposing party, namely the abbot [Jodocus Kron] and the monastery of Pelplin. Dantiscus accedes to his request.




Manuscript sources:
1rough draft in Latin, in secretary's hand, AAWO, AB, D. 70, f. 296r (b.p.)

Auxiliary sources:
1register in German, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8250 (TK 12), f. 402

Prints:
1HE 1 No. 250, p. 232 (in extenso)

 

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AAWO, AB, D. 70, f. 296r

Stanisław Hozjusz (Stanisław Hosz, Stanislaus Hosius) (*1504 – †1579), diplomat and theologian; 1534-1538 secretary to the Bishops of Cracow Piotr Tomicki and Jan Chojeński; 1538-1549 royal secretary; 1538-1549 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and from 1539 Cantor; 1540-1550 Canon of Cracow; 1549-1551 Bishop of Kulm (Chełmno); 1551-1579 Bishop of Ermland; in 1560 elevated to Cardinal; 1561-1563 Papal Legate to the General Council of Trent; in 1573 appointed Grand Penitentiary to Pope Gregory XIII (SBKW, p. 95-96; KOPICZKO 2, p. 129-130)⌊Doctori HoseoStanisław Hozjusz (Stanisław Hosz, Stanislaus Hosius) (*1504 – †1579), diplomat and theologian; 1534-1538 secretary to the Bishops of Cracow Piotr Tomicki and Jan Chojeński; 1538-1549 royal secretary; 1538-1549 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and from 1539 Cantor; 1540-1550 Canon of Cracow; 1549-1551 Bishop of Kulm (Chełmno); 1551-1579 Bishop of Ermland; in 1560 elevated to Cardinal; 1561-1563 Papal Legate to the General Council of Trent; in 1573 appointed Grand Penitentiary to Pope Gregory XIII (SBKW, p. 95-96; KOPICZKO 2, p. 129-130)⌋

Venerabilis etc.

Scio Dominationem Vestram naturali affectu libenter miseris subvenire et aff superinscribed⌈ et aff et aff superinscribed⌉ et afflictis hominibus subvenire, ob idque confidenter saepius talium causas illi superinscribed⌈illiilli superinscribed⌉ commendare soleo, qui etiam semper a me ad Dominationem Vestram commendaticias petunt. Hac fiducia fretus, ad me praesentium lator A providus Achatius Grabow ⌊Achatius GrabowAchatius Grabow ⌋ venit, quem cum causa sua superiori anno Dominationi Vestrae commendaveram. Quo tempore nihil in ea per 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⌋ pronuntiatum fuit, sed ea integra ad Gdańsk city court ⌊iudiciumGdańsk city court ⌋ et Gdańsk City Council ⌊magistratum GedanensemGdańsk City Council ⌋, ut ibi dictus Achatius Grabow ⌊AchatiusAchatius Grabow ⌋ capita et puncta quaedam interrogationum superinscribed⌈interrogationuminterrogationum superinscribed⌉ proponeret me, remittebatur. Hoc cum iam ab eo factum sit et solutiones earum a Gdańsk city court ⌊iudicioGdańsk city court ⌋ obtinuerit, a Gdańsk City Council ⌊magistratuGdańsk City Council ⌋ vero non, qui eum in p ea re non parum ret remorarunt ne citius ad aulam proficisceretur, denuo ad aulam proficisci cogitur, ut ibi sententiam ms. diffinitivam reg. definitivam⌈diffinitivamms. diffinitivam reg. definitivam⌉ (quod futurum sperat) 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⌋ super tota causa audiat.

Quare plurimum me rogavit, ut eum Dominationi Vestrae commendarem, quo illa una cum Samuel Maciejowski (*1499 – †1550), humanist and diplomat, one of the most trusted advisers of King Sigismund I and later of Sigismund II Augustus; canon of the collegiate chapters of Sandomierz from 1521 and Kielce from 1530; canon of Gniezno from 1531; royal secretary from 1532/1533 to 1537, previously a scribe in the royal chancery; 1537–1539 Grand Secretary; 1539–1547 Vice-Chancellor of the Kingdom of Poland; 1539–1541 Bishop of Chełm; 1541–1545 Bishop of Płock; 1545–1550 Bishop of Cracow; 1547–1550 Chancellor of the Kingdom of Poland; royal envoy to Rome in 1532 and to local diets in 1534 and 1538 (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 257-258; Urzędnicy 10, p. 184; PSB 19 Machowski - Maria Kazimiera, p. 64-69)⌊reverendissimo domino CracoviensiSamuel Maciejowski (*1499 – †1550), humanist and diplomat, one of the most trusted advisers of King Sigismund I and later of Sigismund II Augustus; canon of the collegiate chapters of Sandomierz from 1521 and Kielce from 1530; canon of Gniezno from 1531; royal secretary from 1532/1533 to 1537, previously a scribe in the royal chancery; 1537–1539 Grand Secretary; 1539–1547 Vice-Chancellor of the Kingdom of Poland; 1539–1541 Bishop of Chełm; 1541–1545 Bishop of Płock; 1545–1550 Bishop of Cracow; 1547–1550 Chancellor of the Kingdom of Poland; royal envoy to Rome in 1532 and to local diets in 1534 and 1538 (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 257-258; Urzędnicy 10, p. 184; PSB 19 Machowski - Maria Kazimiera, p. 64-69)⌋ Achatius Grabow ⌊illiAchatius Grabow ⌋ patrocinaretur et id efficeret, ut tandem ab iis litibus superinscribed in place of crossed-out ea causa⌈ea causa iis litibus iis litibus superinscribed in place of crossed-out ea causa⌉ absolveretur; vel, si commode hoc per Dominationem Vestram fieri posset, adversa pars, Jodok Kron (†1555), 1542-1555 Abbot of the Cistercian monastery in Pelplin (FRYDRYCHOWICZ, p. 88-90)⌊abbasJodok Kron (†1555), 1542-1555 Abbot of the Cistercian monastery in Pelplin (FRYDRYCHOWICZ, p. 88-90)⌋ et Cistercian convent in Pelplin ⌊conventus written over m⌈mss written over m⌉ PolplinensisCistercian convent in Pelplin ⌋, cum eo amice transigerent et causam inter se componerent. In eo, ut Dominatio Vestra suam operam interponat Dominatio Vestra on the margin⌈Dominatio VestraDominatio Vestra on the margin⌉, rogo.

Quam felicissime valere opto.