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Letter #4831

Ioannes DANTISCUS to Ermland (Warmia) Chapter
Heilsberg (Lidzbark), 1541-08-30

English register:

In a letter to Dantiscus from Rome dated 27 June, his nephew, Kaspar Hannau, reported that he had spent 100 ducats on matters concerning the Ermland (Warmia) chapter. Following Dantiscus’ instructions, he had withdrawn the money from the Fuggers. Dantiscus would cover half of this amount, since he regarded the matters in question as common to both himself and the chapter. The other half was to be covered by the chapter. Dantiscus counted toward this the 30 ducats that the chapter had allocated to be sent to Andreas Grap, leaving 20 ducats still to be disbursed.

In accordance with the Fuggers’ requirements, the amount is to be sent in Prussian groschen (grossi nostril), calculated at 47 groschen to 1 ducat. The Ermland chapter will be informed of the details by the administrator of Allenstein (Olsztyn), Achatius Trenck.


            received 1541-08-31

Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in Latin, in secretary's hand, GStA PK, XX. HA Hist. StA Königsberg, HBA, C 1a, K. 497

 

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GStA PK, HBA, C 1a, K. 497, p. 2unnumbered

Venerabilibus Dominis praelatis, canonicis et capitulo ecclesiae nostrae Varmiensis, fratribus sincere nobis dilectis

GStA PK, HBA, C 1a, K. 497, p. 1unnumbered

Ioannes, Dei gratia episcopus Varmiensis

Venerabiles Domini, fratres sincere dilecti.

Scripsit nobis XXVII Iunii proximi nepos noster Gasparus Hannaw ex Urbe se in negotio Fraternitatum Vestrarum centum ducatos, quos nostro iussu a dominis Fuggaris accepit, impendisse. Quod quidem negotium, cum nobis cum Fraternitatibus Vestris commune esse existimemus, mediam illius expensae partem in nos recipimus, reliquam persolvi Fraternitates Vestrae curabunt. Item et triginta ducatos, quos domino Andreae Grab Fraternitates Vestrae mittere destinarunt. Cumque pro suis cursibus et recursibus non paucisque laboribus nepos noster gratitudinem quandam mereatur, consentaneum esse putamus, ut illi Fraternitates Vestrae XX ducatos designent, nos etiamnum illi non deerimus.

Sicque a Fraternitatibus Vestris centum integros ducatos, quemvis pro XLVII grossis nostris aestimatum (eiusmodi enim monetam et non aurum domini Fuggari exigunt), exspectamus, quemadmodum a venerabili fratre nostro, domino Achacio a Trencka, canonico ecclesiae nostrae Varmiensis, administratore Allensteinensi, Fraternitates Vestrae latius intelligent.

Quas feliciter valere optamus.

Ex arce nostra Heylsberg, paenultima Augusti MDXLI.