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Text #584

 Custos Cracoviensis, orator regis ad maiestatem caesaream to [Samuel MACIEJOWSKI?]
[1547, before June 17]
Manuscript sources:
1excerpt in Latin, 16th-century, BK, 230, p. 206, 208
2excerpt in Latin, 16th-century, GStA PK, XX. HA Hist. StA Königsberg, HBA, C 1, No. 1087, enclosure

 

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Ex litteris domini custodis Cracoviensis, oratoris 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⌊regisSigismund 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⌋ ad Charles V of Habsburg (*1500 – †1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain as Charles I (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily, King of the Romans (1519-1530), Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation (elected 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile⌊maiestatem caesareamCharles V of Habsburg (*1500 – †1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain as Charles I (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily, King of the Romans (1519-1530), Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation (elected 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile⌋

Imprimis vero scire volui Reverendissimam Paternitatem Vestram me in castris simul sacras et serenissimas Charles V of Habsburg (*1500 – †1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain as Charles I (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily, King of the Romans (1519-1530), Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation (elected 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile⌊maiestates imperialemCharles V of Habsburg (*1500 – †1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain as Charles I (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily, King of the Romans (1519-1530), Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation (elected 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile⌋ et Ferdinand I of Habsburg (*1503 – †1564), from 1521 Archduke of Austria, from 1526 King of Bohemia and Hungary, Croatia and Slavonia as Ferdinand I, 1531-1558 King of the Romans, 1558-1564 Holy Roman Emperor; son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile, a younger brother of Charles V of Habsburg⌊regiam RomanorumFerdinand I of Habsburg (*1503 – †1564), from 1521 Archduke of Austria, from 1526 King of Bohemia and Hungary, Croatia and Slavonia as Ferdinand I, 1531-1558 King of the Romans, 1558-1564 Holy Roman Emperor; son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile, a younger brother of Charles V of Habsburg⌋ reperisse, ac primum omnium absolvisse eam legationis partem, quae ad sacram imperialem maiestatem attinebat. Suadente vel ipsa maiestate regia Romanorum, quae quod postridie adventus mei ad castra in Bohemia (Čechy, Kingdom of Bohemia), country in central Europe⌊BohemiamBohemia (Čechy, Kingdom of Bohemia), country in central Europe⌋ se conferebat, illi tum non fuisse audiendae legationis facultatem exponebat. Itaque, quod iam fuerim meo officio apud sacram maiestatem caesaream functus, atque suae serenissimae maiestati valedixerim, nihil moratus ad sacram maiestatem regiam Romanorum, quae Prague (Praha, Praga), city in central Bohemia, on the Vltava river, from the 9th century capital of Bohemia, archepiscopal see⌊PragamPrague (Praha, Praga), city in central Bohemia, on the Vltava river, from the 9th century capital of Bohemia, archepiscopal see⌋ se contulit, vado. Praeterea sacra maiestas imperatoria nunc primum castra sua a Wittenberg (Vittemberga), city in east-central Germany, Saxony, on the Elbe river, 70 km NE of Leipzig⌊VittenbergaWittenberg (Vittemberga), city in east-central Germany, Saxony, on the Elbe river, 70 km NE of Leipzig⌋ movit, nec longius tamen a civitate (qua Moritz of Saxony (Moritz von Wettin) (*1521 – †1553), 1541-1547 Duke of Saxony, 1547-1553 Elector of Saxony; initially he was a supporter of his cousin Johann Friedrich von Wettin, leader of the German Protestants, but in 1542 they fell into conflict, and Moritz joined the imperial party. During the Schmalkaldic war, he supported Emperor Charles V. In 1552 he led a rebellion against the Emperor⌊duci MauritioMoritz of Saxony (Moritz von Wettin) (*1521 – †1553), 1541-1547 Duke of Saxony, 1547-1553 Elector of Saxony; initially he was a supporter of his cousin Johann Friedrich von Wettin, leader of the German Protestants, but in 1542 they fell into conflict, and Moritz joined the imperial party. During the Schmalkaldic war, he supported Emperor Charles V. In 1552 he led a rebellion against the Emperor⌋ simul cum dignitate electoratus concessit, quod pridie festi Trinitatis Sanctae ibidem in castris celebrabatur) illa, quam passus aliquot metata est. Johann Friedrich der Großmütige (Johann Friedrich von Wettin) (*1503 – †1554), 1532-1547 Prince-Elector of Saxony; one of the leaders of the Schmalkaldic League⌊EumJohann Friedrich der Großmütige (Johann Friedrich von Wettin) (*1503 – †1554), 1532-1547 Prince-Elector of Saxony; one of the leaders of the Schmalkaldic League⌋ etiam, qui ante elector fuit, nempe capitalem hostem suum, maiestas sua in castris satis liberaliter favet, additis custodibus, atque inde quo diverti animum habeat sacra maiestas sua, ignotum est id omnibus plane. Sperant siquidem alii maiestatem suam Magdeburg, city in central Germany, Saxony-Anhalt⌊Magdiburgam(!)Magdeburg, city in central Germany, Saxony-Anhalt⌋ et alias liberas civitates, quae vel nunc adhuc libertatem conservari sibi volunt, versus profecturam, alii Ulm (Ulma), city in Germany, Baden-Württemberg, on the River Danube⌊UlmamUlm (Ulma), city in Germany, Baden-Württemberg, on the River Danube⌋ recta ituram, atque istic indicturam generalia comitia, in quibus de salute totius reipublicae Christianae consuleretur, et istis tumultibus certus finis imponeretur. Utrum autem certius futurum sit, indicare non possumus etc.