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Letter #4512

Baltazar of Lublin to Ioannes DANTISCUS
Gdańsk (Danzig), 1537-10-17
            received [1537]-10-21

Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in Latin, autograph, AAWO, AB, D. 5, f. 55 + f. [1] missed in numbering after f. 55

Auxiliary sources:
1register in German, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8248 (TK 10), f. 622

 

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AAWO, AB, D.5, f. 55r

Post humillimam obsequiorum meorum in gratiam Paternitatis Vestrae Reverendissimae commendationem. Reverendissime in Christo pater et domine, domine clementissime.

Cum magister Iacobus, expertissimus ille Gallici morbi medicus, quem principaliter cum litteris Paternitatis Vestrae Reverendissimae conveneram, usque adeo infirmitatem meam flocci penderet, ut indignum diceret, qui eam ob rem me huc contulissem, quin immo non esse necessarium, ut hic vel unam diem eiusce rei gratia perseverarem, adhibui, de consilio domini doctoris Ioannes Tresler (Dreszler) (†after 1548), born in Gdańsk, from 1509 studied at Leipzig and Bologna; promoted to doctor of medicine and canon law. In 1538 he made ineffective efforts to obtain a canonry of Ermland, then moved to Wrocław; maintained close contact with Nicolaus Copernicus; from 1519 Canon of the Collegiate Chapter in Wrocław (Breslau), and from 1523 its Custos; 1530-1538 town physician and syndic in Gdańsk (Danzig) (SCHWARZ 1939, p. 29; DREWNOWSKI 1978, p. 49, 104, 138, 211; BORAWSKA 2013, p. 319-320)Ioannis TreslerIoannes Tresler (Dreszler) (†after 1548), born in Gdańsk, from 1509 studied at Leipzig and Bologna; promoted to doctor of medicine and canon law. In 1538 he made ineffective efforts to obtain a canonry of Ermland, then moved to Wrocław; maintained close contact with Nicolaus Copernicus; from 1519 Canon of the Collegiate Chapter in Wrocław (Breslau), and from 1523 its Custos; 1530-1538 town physician and syndic in Gdańsk (Danzig) (SCHWARZ 1939, p. 29; DREWNOWSKI 1978, p. 49, 104, 138, 211; BORAWSKA 2013, p. 319-320), qui syrupis, pillulis, emplastris, birretis(?) et id genus aliis aversionibus flegmatum me iuvare hucusque non desistit, alium chirurgicum, in cuius hactenus cura sum, promittentem mihi, modo X floreni Hungaricales adnumerentur, integram sanitatem. Quamprimum itaque ex divinae maiestatis clementia solidiorem sanitatem consecutus fuero, chirurgico ope bonorum amicorum contentato me Löbau (Lubawa, Lubavia), town in northern Poland, Kulm Land (Ziemia Chełmińska), ca. 67 km E of Graudenz (Grudziądz), the main seat of the bishops of Kulm (Chełmno)LubaviamLöbau (Lubawa, Lubavia), town in northern Poland, Kulm Land (Ziemia Chełmińska), ca. 67 km E of Graudenz (Grudziądz), the main seat of the bishops of Kulm (Chełmno) ad Paternitatem Vestram Reverendissimam, dominum meum clementissimum, me conferam. Diu enim Gdańsk (Danzig, Dantiscum), city in northern Poland, on the Bay of Gdańsk at the mouth of the Vistula, on the Baltic, the biggest and wealthiest of the three Great Prussian Cities (Gdańsk, Thorn (Toruń), and Elbing (Elbląg)) with representation in the Council of Royal Prussia; a member of the Hanseatic LeaguehicGdańsk (Danzig, Dantiscum), city in northern Poland, on the Bay of Gdańsk at the mouth of the Vistula, on the Baltic, the biggest and wealthiest of the three Great Prussian Cities (Gdańsk, Thorn (Toruń), and Elbing (Elbląg)) with representation in the Council of Royal Prussia; a member of the Hanseatic League propter omnium rerum nimiam caritatem perseverare non potero etc.

Novarum hic rerum ego, qui nusquam exeo, nihil aliud scire potui praeter id, quod temerarius ille et nimium perfrictae frontis monachus Pancratius Klemme, Dominican monk (*ca. 1475 – †1546), dominican and reformer; in 1537 he left finally Dominican Order.; 1526-1529 preacher in the St. John's Church in Gdańsk; 1529-1546 - in the St. Mary's ChurchPangraciusPancratius Klemme, Dominican monk (*ca. 1475 – †1546), dominican and reformer; in 1537 he left finally Dominican Order.; 1526-1529 preacher in the St. John's Church in Gdańsk; 1529-1546 - in the St. Mary's Church contionator, qui Lutheranismo totam hanc urbem inficere seditiosamque reddere non cessat, proximo die Dominico [...] paper damaged[...][...] paper damagednaturae seu litterarum [...] text damaged[...][...] text damaged per The Fuggers German family of merchants and bankers that dominated European business during the 15th and 16th centuriesFuggarosThe Fuggers German family of merchants and bankers that dominated European business during the 15th and 16th centuries a Holy See (Sedes Apostolica) Sede Apostolica paper damaged[Apostolica]Apostolica paper damagedHoly See (Sedes Apostolica) praese paper damaged[praese]praese paper damagedntarum habitum religionis suae penitus deponet paper damaged[t]t paper damaged. Quamvis dominus officialis ei hoc ipsum facere propter falsam in supplicatione contentam narrationem non admiserit, firmissime statuit. Quo deposito et quemadmodum passim omnes futurum AAWO, AB, D.5, f. 55v arbitrantur, superducta uxore factiosae written over iiaeae written over i suae written over iiaeae written over i saevitionis written over ...... illegible...... illegiblesaevitionissaevitionis written over ...(?) errorem hic faciet longe peiorem priore.

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