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Letter #5470

Albrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach to Ioannes DANTISCUS
Ragnit, 1546-05-28
            received Heilsberg (Lidzbark), 1546-06-05

Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in German, in secretary's hand, AAWO, AB, D. 97, f. 60
2office copy in German, GStA PK, XX. HA Hist. StA Königsberg, Ostpr. Fol., 69, p. 275-276

Auxiliary sources:
1register in Polish, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8250 (TK 12), f. 232

Prints:
1HARTMANN 1525-1550 No. 1049, p. 534 (German register)

 

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Unnser freuntlich dinst mit wunschung aller gluckseligen wolfart fridlicher christlicher und langwiriger gluckseliger regirung ider zeit zevornn. /

Erwirdiger in Goth besonder Lieber Freundt und Nachpar. /

Aus freuntlicher verwandtnus können wir Euer Lieb (die wir wissenn <)> sich mit uns, unserer wolfarth erfreuenn / und das gegenswils (welchs Goth nach seinem heiligen willen zu langenn zeithenn verhueten wolle) bemueben / unangezeigt nicht lassenn, / das wir Sigismund II Augustus Jagiellon (Zygmunt II August) (*1520 – †1572), 1529-1572 Grand Duke of Lithuania (ruled from 1544); 1530-1572 King of Poland (crowned vivente rege (ruled from 1548, after the death of his father); son of Sigismund I Jagiellon and Bona Sforzajunge konigliche maiesteten zu Poland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia), the kingdomPolanPoland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia), the kingdomSigismund II Augustus Jagiellon (Zygmunt II August) (*1520 – †1572), 1529-1572 Grand Duke of Lithuania (ruled from 1544); 1530-1572 King of Poland (crowned vivente rege (ruled from 1548, after the death of his father); son of Sigismund I Jagiellon and Bona Sforza, unsern gnedigsten herrn und freuntlichen g[e]libten oheimen gesunth zur Vilnius (Wilno, Vilna), city in Lithuania, capital of the Grand Duchy of LithuaniaWilnaVilnius (Wilno, Vilna), city in Lithuania, capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania hinter uns gelassenn / und solcher gestalt, / dafür pillich Goth zudancken / in unserm furstenthumh zu Ragnit (Nieman), castle in Ducal Prussia, about 12 km SE of TilsitRagnetRagnit (Nieman), castle in Ducal Prussia, about 12 km SE of Tilsit ankhommen, / verhoffende in kurtz zu Königsberg (Królewiec, Mons Regius, Regiomontium), city in Ducal Prussia, on the mouth of the Pregel (Pregoła) river, capital city of Ducal Prussia; today Kaliningrad in RussiaKonigspergkKönigsberg (Królewiec, Mons Regius, Regiomontium), city in Ducal Prussia, on the mouth of the Pregel (Pregoła) river, capital city of Ducal Prussia; today Kaliningrad in Russia zu sein. / Desgleichenn das Euer Lieb (das wir derselben von hertzenn wunschen) auch in guther wolmögenheit stehenn / und diweil uns dan vonn hochgedachter koniglichen maiesteten sambt andern personen mher / e[t]liche schriften an Euer Lieb lautende, / ferner derselben zuubersenden zuhanden kh[e]mmen, / welchs wir hiemit freuntlichenn thun. / Dan Euer Lieb in wil mhererem wolthetige nachparschaft / zuertz... ...nn, / seint wir iderzeit gewogenn. /

Datum Rag[n]et, den XXVIII-sten Maÿ [ann]o XLVI-sten.

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