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Letter #3420

Ioannes DANTISCUS to Ermland (Warmia) Chapter
Heilsberg (Lidzbark), 1548-07-31

English register:

Recently, Eustace [Knobelsdorf] sent Dantiscus a list of debts of the deceased parish priest [Thomas Roseler] of Grosse Lichtenau (Lichnowy), asking for it to be certified as a last will and testament. Dantiscus considers this list, as well as the damaged sheet of paper that has now been delivered to him by the chapter, to be suspicious. He cannot certify either of these papers as a valid testament. Therefore, he requests the addressees to immediately send him an inventory of the deceased’s man’s property. On this basis, he intends to dispose of the estate in a manner corresponding to their expectations, for the benefit of the soul of the deceased, and in compliance with his own episcopal duties.




Manuscript sources:
1rough draft in Latin, in secretary's hand, AAWO, AB, D. 70, f. 374r (b.p.)

Auxiliary sources:
1register in Polish, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8250 (TK 12), f. 558

 

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AAWO, AB, D.70, f. 374r

Capitulo Varmiensi Ioannes etc.

Venerabiles etc.

Miserat superioribus ad nobis ve diebus nobis venerabilis dominus Eustachius frater sincere nobis dilectus cartam quandam debitorum olim parochi in Lichtenow quae et, ut illa loco testamenti dicti parochi a nobi confirmaretur, a nobis rogavit. Nos, qui eam suspectam habuimus, quemadmodum et eam laceratam superinscribed⌈laceratamlaceratam superinscribed⌉ schedulam, quam nunc Fraternitates Vestrae ad nos superinscribed⌈ad nosad nos superinscribed⌉ miserunt, suspectam habemus apud nos eas superinscribed⌈easeas superinscribed⌉ retinuerimus nec priorem, nec subsequentem loco tamquam testamentum confir leg legitime conditum confirmare possumus. Quare H hortamur Fraternitates Vestras, ut primo tempore conscriptum inventarium relictorum bonorum dicti parochi on the margin⌈dicti parochidicti parochi on the margin⌉ ad nos mittant, iuxta quod eam facturi sumus dispositionem, quae et votis Fraternitatum Vestrarum respondebit et animae defuncti, superinscribed⌈et animae defuncti,et animae defuncti, superinscribed⌉ et officio nostro conveniet.

Quae bene valeant.

Dat(ae) or Dat(um)⌈Dat(ae)Dat(ae) or Dat(um)⌉ ex arce nostra Heilsberg, ultima Iulii XLVIII.