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Letter #7744

Ioannes DANTISCUS to [Jan TARNOWSKI]
[1542-03-05 — 1542-03-17]

English register: Dantiscus commends to the addressee the envoys [Johann von Kreytzen, Botho von Eulenburg] of the duke [Albert von Hohenzollern], who have been dispatched to the ongoing Diet of the Kingdom of Poland to address the border dispute between the Duchy of Prussia and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.


Manuscript sources:
1excerpt in Latin, 16th-century, GStA PK, XX. HA Hist. StA Königsberg, HBA, C 1, No. 823, enclosure
2excerpt in Latin, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8244 (TK 6), a.1541, f. 24r-v

Auxiliary sources:
1register in German, GStA PK, XX. HA Hist. StA Königsberg, Ostpr. Fol., 14 320, f. 50r

 

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Certo accepi ad ea Diet of Poland ⌊comitiaDiet of Poland ⌋, in quibus nunc <Illustris>[2] Dominatio Vestra cum aliis clarissimis Royal Council of Poland ⌊dominis senatoribusRoyal Council of Poland ⌋ feliciter agit, illustrissimi domini Albrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 until his death Duke in Prussia as a vassal of the Polish king; son of Frederick V of Brandenburg-Ansbach the Elder and Sophia Jagiellon, daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon; nephew of Sigismund I Jagiellon, King of Poland; founder of the University of Königsberg, 1544 (WIJACZKA 2010)⌊ducis in PrussiaAlbrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 until his death Duke in Prussia as a vassal of the Polish king; son of Frederick V of Brandenburg-Ansbach the Elder and Sophia Jagiellon, daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon; nephew of Sigismund I Jagiellon, King of Poland; founder of the University of Königsberg, 1544 (WIJACZKA 2010)⌋, domini, amici et vicini mei coniunctissimi in negotio limitum cum Lithuania⌊magno ducatu LithuaniaeLithuania⌋ allegatos esse Johann von Kreytzen (Hans von Kreytzen) (*1516 – †1575), doctor of civil and canon law; 1535 envoy of Duke Albrecht von Hohenzollern to the Crown Diet in Cracow; 1536 ducal commissioner for affairs of delimitation between Prussia and Masovia; 1536-1575 Chancellor to Duke Albrecht and Albrecht Friedrich (SZORC 1990, p. 89, 329, 345; HARTMANN 1525-1550, No. 436, 437, 574; MAŁŁEK 1967, p. 121 footnote 40, 165)

Botho von Eulenburg (Bother von Eulenburg) (†1547)⌊oratoresJohann von Kreytzen (Hans von Kreytzen) (*1516 – †1575), doctor of civil and canon law; 1535 envoy of Duke Albrecht von Hohenzollern to the Crown Diet in Cracow; 1536 ducal commissioner for affairs of delimitation between Prussia and Masovia; 1536-1575 Chancellor to Duke Albrecht and Albrecht Friedrich (SZORC 1990, p. 89, 329, 345; HARTMANN 1525-1550, No. 436, 437, 574; MAŁŁEK 1967, p. 121 footnote 40, 165)

Botho von Eulenburg (Bother von Eulenburg) (†1547)⌋, quibus licet mea commendatio apud <Illustrem>[3] Dominationem Vestram minime est necessaria, quod sciam, quanti illorum principem faciat, et quanta observantia prosequatur, adegit m paper damaged⌈[m]m paper damaged⌉e tamen, cum amicae vicinitatis amicitiaeque mutuae, tum etia paper damaged⌈[tia]tia paper damaged⌉m Poland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia), the kingdom⌊regniPoland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia), the kingdom⌋ et omnium nostrum rei publicae ratio, ut has scriberem, in eo fid paper damaged⌈[id]id paper damaged⌉issimum, quod res finium non solum ipsius illustrissimi domini ducis, verum etiam et Regni, cuius hic princeps feudalis est, agatur. Officiique mei esse putavi pro praestito in Royal Council of Poland ⌊consilium RegniRoyal Council of Poland ⌋ iuramento <Illustrem>[4] Dominationem Vestram commonefacere, ut, cum ea in re sententiam suam dictura sit, ad hoc orationem accom<m>odet, ne quid vetustis et exacte privilegiorum vigore descriptis oris, quae per sol<l>emnem transactionem cum illustrissimo Albrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 until his death Duke in Prussia as a vassal of the Polish king; son of Frederick V of Brandenburg-Ansbach the Elder and Sophia Jagiellon, daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon; nephew of Sigismund I Jagiellon, King of Poland; founder of the University of Königsberg, 1544 (WIJACZKA 2010)⌊principeAlbrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 until his death Duke in Prussia as a vassal of the Polish king; son of Frederick V of Brandenburg-Ansbach the Elder and Sophia Jagiellon, daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon; nephew of Sigismund I Jagiellon, King of Poland; founder of the University of Königsberg, 1544 (WIJACZKA 2010)⌋ factam cum Lithuania⌊magno ducatuLithuania⌋, modo limites Poland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia), the kingdom⌊regniPoland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia), the kingdom⌋ sunt, decedat, aut ne illis quicquam Illustris[5] Dominatio Vestra cum aliis regiis senatoribus, quibus ea cura incumbit, derogari patiatur, quodque in hoc negotio missi Envoys of Albrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach ⌊oratoresEnvoys of Albrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach ⌋ sic tractentur, ut cum certa consolatione et spe indulgenter auditi atque absoluti ad dominum suum illustrissimum principem redire possint.

Hanc animi mei significationem non adeo affectione propensionis, quantum ex debito in rem publicam Poland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia), the kingdom⌊RegniPoland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia), the kingdom⌋ iuratae meae fidei, in <Illustris>[6] Dominationis Vestrae et quorundam aliorum Royal Council of Poland ⌊dominorum senatorumRoyal Council of Poland ⌋ notitiam deducendam operae pretium esse existimabam. Meque etc.

[1] Illustris ms Reverendissime; the title Reverendissimus is not appropriate for Jan Tarnowski (*1488 – †1561), Count of the Holy Roman Empire; one of the most trusted advisors to King Sigismund August Jagiellon at the beginning of his rule; 1522-1527 Castellan of Wojnicz, 1525-1552 Starost of Sandomierz, 1527-1559 Grand Crown Hetman (commander-in-chief), 1527-1535 voivode of Ruthenia, 1528 Starost of Żydaczów, 1535-1536 Voivode of Cracow; 1536-1561 - Castellan (Urzędnicy 10, p. 209)⌊TarnowskiJan Tarnowski (*1488 – †1561), Count of the Holy Roman Empire; one of the most trusted advisors to King Sigismund August Jagiellon at the beginning of his rule; 1522-1527 Castellan of Wojnicz, 1525-1552 Starost of Sandomierz, 1527-1559 Grand Crown Hetman (commander-in-chief), 1527-1535 voivode of Ruthenia, 1528 Starost of Żydaczów, 1535-1536 Voivode of Cracow; 1536-1561 - Castellan (Urzędnicy 10, p. 209)⌋ as a lay person. In cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to [Jan TARNOWSKI] Cracow (Kraków), 1532-08-06, CIDTC IDL 814⌊IDL 814cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to [Jan TARNOWSKI] Cracow (Kraków), 1532-08-06, CIDTC IDL 814⌋, Dantiscus addresses him with the title Illustris Dominatio Vestra

[2, 5] Illustris ms Reverendissima

[3, 4] Illustrem ms Reverendissimam

[6] Illustris ms Reverendissimae