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Letter #6683

Ioannes DANTISCUS to Ermland (Warmia) Chapter
[Heilsber]g (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1541-01-[07]

English register:

Mikołaj Płotowski presented to Dantiscus a royal mandate addressed to Ermland (Warmia) chapter, complaining that, contrary to the legal customs of Royal Prussia, he had twice been summoned before the chapter’s court due to a certain furrier [Heinrich Braun], as if he were a serf under its jurisdiction. In fact, he is a royal subject and landowner in Kulm (Chełmno) Land, enjoying the rights of the nobility. Dantiscus considers his complaint justified and, to protect the chapter from accusations of abuse, that is disapproved in the Kingdom, he withheld the summonses. In the mandate, the king demands the chapter clarify who owns the house under dispute and prohibits further legal action.

Dantiscus conveys news received from his nephew [Kaspar Hannau] in Rome concerning matters of the chapter. He had intended to do so through the administrator Achatius Trenck, but as Trenck has fallen ill, he will be replaced by the custodian and general vicar [Johann Tymmermann].




Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in Latin, in secretary's hand, RA, Extranea IX Polen, vol. 148, f. 6-7

Prints:
1PROWE 1853 p. 26 (excerpt; German register)

 

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Venerabiles Domini, fratres sincere dilecti.

Exhibuit nobis nobilis Mikołaj Płotowski (†after 1548-07-27), royal courtier and owner of estates in Vistula Lowlands (Żuławy Wiślane); burgrave of Seeburg (Zybork, today Jeziorany) (AT 18, p. 229)⌊Nicolaus PlotowskiMikołaj Płotowski (†after 1548-07-27), royal courtier and owner of estates in Vistula Lowlands (Żuławy Wiślane); burgrave of Seeburg (Zybork, today Jeziorany) (AT 18, p. 229)⌋ mandatum regium ad Fraternitates Vestras inscriptum, conquestus, quod praeter usum in Royal Prussia (Prussia Regalis), region, part of Prussia annexed to the Kingdom of Poland in 1466 under the provisions of the Second Peace of Thorn⌊iis terrisRoyal Prussia (Prussia Regalis), region, part of Prussia annexed to the Kingdom of Poland in 1466 under the provisions of the Second Peace of Thorn⌋ receptum, cum subditus regius sit et in Kulm Land (terra Culmensis, Ziemia Chełmińska), region historical region in central-northern Poland; part of Royal Prussia⌊terra CulmensiKulm Land (terra Culmensis, Ziemia Chełmińska), region historical region in central-northern Poland; part of Royal Prussia⌋, sicut et alii nobiles, bona sua habeat, a Fraternitatibus Vestris non secus atque illarum agricola in ius ratione cuiusdam Heinrich Braun (fl. 1540-1541), furrier, citizen of Frauenburg (Frombork), son-in-law of Alexander Sculteti (PROWE 1853, p. 30; NCG 6/2, Nos 241-242, p. 378-382; BORAWSKA 2023, p. 548, 552, 553)⌊pellionisHeinrich Braun (fl. 1540-1541), furrier, citizen of Frauenburg (Frombork), son-in-law of Alexander Sculteti (PROWE 1853, p. 30; NCG 6/2, Nos 241-242, p. 378-382; BORAWSKA 2023, p. 548, 552, 553)⌋, non observata eius existimatione, bis imperiose citatus fuerit. Quod cum a nobis probari non potuerit, ne quid igitur Fraternitatibus Vestris (solent enim eiusmodi abusus in Poland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia), the kingdom⌊RegnoPoland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia), the kingdom⌋ graviter accipi) inde odii suboriri et incivilitatis attribui possit, eas citationum litteras ab eo retinuimus.

Ceterum 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⌊maiestas regiaSigismund 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⌋ a Fraternitatibus Vestris postulat, ut se certiorem reddant, cuius haec domus sit,[1] quemadmodum ex mandato latius agnoscent, neque alios permittit processus. Proinde pro nostra benevolentia, ne qua in re impingant, has dare ad Fraternitates Vestras consentaneum duximus.

Commiseramus praeterea venerabili fratri nostro, domino Achatius Trenck (†1551), in the 1530s one of Dantiscus’ friends and a supporter of his efforts to obtain the Ermland bishopric after the death of Mauritius Ferber; canon of Ermland (Warmia) from 1523; 1544–1545 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; its Dean from 1545; 1533–1546 administrator of the Chapter’s estates in Allenstein (Olsztyn); capitular administrator of the Ermland bishopric in 1548 and 1550, appointed by the cathedral chapter after the deaths of Ioannes Dantiscus and Tiedemann Giese (KOPICZKO 2, p. 332; SBKW, p. 255-256)⌊Achacio a TrenkaAchatius Trenck (†1551), in the 1530s one of Dantiscus’ friends and a supporter of his efforts to obtain the Ermland bishopric after the death of Mauritius Ferber; canon of Ermland (Warmia) from 1523; 1544–1545 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; its Dean from 1545; 1533–1546 administrator of the Chapter’s estates in Allenstein (Olsztyn); capitular administrator of the Ermland bishopric in 1548 and 1550, appointed by the cathedral chapter after the deaths of Ioannes Dantiscus and Tiedemann Giese (KOPICZKO 2, p. 332; SBKW, p. 255-256)⌋, canonico Ermland (Warmia, Varmia), diocese and ecclesiastical principality in northeastern Poland, 1466-1772 within the Kingdom of Poland, Royal Prussia⌊ecclesiae nostrae VarmiensisErmland (Warmia, Varmia), diocese and ecclesiastical principality in northeastern Poland, 1466-1772 within the Kingdom of Poland, Royal Prussia⌋, in Allenstein (Olsztyn), city on the Łyna river in southern Ermland (Warmia), Allenstein castle was the seat of the administrator of the Ermland Chapter estate⌊AllensteinAllenstein (Olsztyn), city on the Łyna river in southern Ermland (Warmia), Allenstein castle was the seat of the administrator of the Ermland Chapter estate⌋ administratori, ea ad Fraternitates Vestras referre, quae ad nos Kaspar Hannau (Gasparus Hannovius, Kacper Hannow) (*1519 – †1571), Dantiscus’ nephew, son of Anna; doctor of both laws; friend of Marcin Kromer, later Bishop of Ermland (Warmia); his studies in Cracow (1536–1538) and Rome (1539–1548) were financed by his uncle; from 1545 Canon of Ermland and Dean of the Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) Collegiate Chapter; from 1547 Canon of Włocławek (ORACKI 1984, p. 84; KOPICZKO 2, p. 108-109)⌊neposKaspar Hannau (Gasparus Hannovius, Kacper Hannow) (*1519 – †1571), Dantiscus’ nephew, son of Anna; doctor of both laws; friend of Marcin Kromer, later Bishop of Ermland (Warmia); his studies in Cracow (1536–1538) and Rome (1539–1548) were financed by his uncle; from 1545 Canon of Ermland and Dean of the Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) Collegiate Chapter; from 1547 Canon of Włocławek (ORACKI 1984, p. 84; KOPICZKO 2, p. 108-109)⌋ noster ex Rome (Roma), city in central Italy, on the River Tiber, seat of the Holy See⌊UrbeRome (Roma), city in central Italy, on the River Tiber, seat of the Holy See⌋ in negotiis Fraternitatum Vestrarum cf. Kaspar HANNAU to Ioannes DANTISCUS Rome, 1540, autumn, CIDTC IDL 7400, letter lost⌊perscripsitcf. Kaspar HANNAU to Ioannes DANTISCUS Rome, 1540, autumn, CIDTC IDL 7400, letter lost⌋, verum cum, non sine nostro dolore, adversa valetudine praepeditus, coram esse nequit, venerabilis dominus Johann Tymmermann (Johann Zimmermann) (*1492 – †1564), nephew of Mauritius Ferber, Bishop of Ermland (Warmia); studied in Cracow (1505) and Rome (1517); 1519–1564 Canon of Ermland; 1525–1528 administrator of the Chapter’s estates in Allenstein (Olsztyn), and in 1538 in Frauenburg (Frombork); 1527–1539 Cantor of Ermland; 1537 capitular administrator of the bishopric of Ermland after Mauritius Ferber’s death; 1539–1552 Custos of Ermland; 1547–1552 Vicar General of the diocese of Ermland (SBKW, p. 261; KOPICZKO 2, p. 336)⌊custos et vicarius nosterJohann Tymmermann (Johann Zimmermann) (*1492 – †1564), nephew of Mauritius Ferber, Bishop of Ermland (Warmia); studied in Cracow (1505) and Rome (1517); 1519–1564 Canon of Ermland; 1525–1528 administrator of the Chapter’s estates in Allenstein (Olsztyn), and in 1538 in Frauenburg (Frombork); 1527–1539 Cantor of Ermland; 1537 capitular administrator of the bishopric of Ermland after Mauritius Ferber’s death; 1539–1552 Custos of Ermland; 1547–1552 Vicar General of the diocese of Ermland (SBKW, p. 261; KOPICZKO 2, p. 336)⌋, ut existimamus, de iis rebus, quas Kaspar Hannau (Gasparus Hannovius, Kacper Hannow) (*1519 – †1571), Dantiscus’ nephew, son of Anna; doctor of both laws; friend of Marcin Kromer, later Bishop of Ermland (Warmia); his studies in Cracow (1536–1538) and Rome (1539–1548) were financed by his uncle; from 1545 Canon of Ermland and Dean of the Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) Collegiate Chapter; from 1547 Canon of Włocławek (ORACKI 1984, p. 84; KOPICZKO 2, p. 108-109)⌊neposKaspar Hannau (Gasparus Hannovius, Kacper Hannow) (*1519 – †1571), Dantiscus’ nephew, son of Anna; doctor of both laws; friend of Marcin Kromer, later Bishop of Ermland (Warmia); his studies in Cracow (1536–1538) and Rome (1539–1548) were financed by his uncle; from 1545 Canon of Ermland and Dean of the Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) Collegiate Chapter; from 1547 Canon of Włocławek (ORACKI 1984, p. 84; KOPICZKO 2, p. 108-109)⌋ noster RA, Extranea, Polen, vol. 148, f. 6v [...] paper damaged⌈[...][...] paper damaged⌉ ad se mitt[...] paper damaged⌈[...][...] paper damaged⌉ [...] paper damaged⌈[...][...] paper damaged⌉.

Quas fe paper damaged⌈[Quas fe]Quas fe paper damaged⌉liciter valere opt paper damaged⌈[pt]pt paper damaged⌉amus.

[1] cf. CIDTC, IDL cf. Stanisław HOZJUSZ (HOSIUS) to Ioannes DANTISCUS Vilnius, 1540-09-03, CIDTC IDL 2338⌊2338cf. Stanisław HOZJUSZ (HOSIUS) to Ioannes DANTISCUS Vilnius, 1540-09-03, CIDTC IDL 2338⌋, cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Ermland (Warmia) Chapter Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1540-11-26, CIDTC IDL 4820⌊IDL 4820cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Ermland (Warmia) Chapter Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1540-11-26, CIDTC IDL 4820⌋, cf. Antonio PUCCI to Ioannes DANTISCUS Rome, 1540-11-30, CIDTC IDL 2362⌊IDL 2362cf. Antonio PUCCI to Ioannes DANTISCUS Rome, 1540-11-30, CIDTC IDL 2362⌋, cf. Stanisław HOZJUSZ (HOSIUS) to Ioannes DANTISCUS Vilnius, 1540-11-13, CIDTC IDL 2353⌊IDL 2353cf. Stanisław HOZJUSZ (HOSIUS) to Ioannes DANTISCUS Vilnius, 1540-11-13, CIDTC IDL 2353⌋, cf. Ermland (Warmia) Chapter to Ioannes DANTISCUS Frauenburg (Frombork), 1540-11-30, CIDTC IDL 6169⌊IDL 6169cf. Ermland (Warmia) Chapter to Ioannes DANTISCUS Frauenburg (Frombork), 1540-11-30, CIDTC IDL 6169⌋, cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Ermland (Warmia) Chapter Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1541-04-21, CIDTC IDL 4825⌊IDL 4825cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Ermland (Warmia) Chapter Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1541-04-21, CIDTC IDL 4825⌋.