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Letter #275

Piotr TOMICKI to Ioannes DANTISCUS
Piotrków, 1526-01-01
            received Seville, [1526]-05-01

Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in Latin, in secretary's hand, author's signature, BCz, 247, p. 43-46
2register with excerpt in Latin, English, 20th-century, CBKUL, R.III, 32, No. 465

Auxiliary sources:
1register in Polish, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8245 (TK 7), f. 367

 

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BCz, 247, p. 43

Magnifice domine, amice carissime.

Longe abinvicem distamus et ob hoc et nostrae ad vos, et ad nos vestrae litterae cito pervenire non possunt nec solent, quaecumque vero perveniunt, sunt et maiestati regiae et nobis longe gratissimae. Significare enim illis soles multa et scitu digna et paper damaged[t]t paper damaged iucunda. Quod ut perpetue facias, te hortor et plurimum rogo. 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Ubi autem defuerint tibi pecuniae et provisiones Neapolitanae tibi non afferrentur, accipias apud The Fuggers German family of merchants and bankers that dominated European business during the 15th and 16th centuriesFucarosThe Fuggers German family of merchants and bankers that dominated European business during the 15th and 16th centuries id, quod fuerit tibi necessarium. Scito enim, quod 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 Austriamaiestas 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 omne debitum, quod istic contraxeris, liberaliter exsolvi faciet. Apud nos res omnes, Deo sit gratia, bene se habent. Citizens of Gdańsk GedanensesCitizens of Gdańsk tamen et Citizens of Elbing ElbingensesCitizens of Elbing Luteranam haeresim sequuntur et ab ea divelli se non permittunt, exspectantes, quid facient alii in Germany (Germania, Niemcy)GermaniaGermany (Germania, Niemcy), qui hac labe sunt infecti. Utcumque autem principes Germany (Germania, Niemcy)GermaniaeGermany (Germania, Niemcy) coniventer agere videntur contra hoc tantum et periculosum malum. 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 AustriaMaiestas tamen domini nostriSigismund 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, ut Christianum principem decet, decrevit et armis et omni potentia sua cohibere insolentiam Citizens of Gdańsk GedanensiumCitizens of Gdańsk et aliorum subditorum suorum de Prussia, region in central Europe, bordered by Pomerania, Poland, Lithuania and Livonia. From 1466 Prussia was divided into Royal Prussia (Prussia Regalis), which was a part of the Kingdom of Poland, and Teutonic Prussia (Prussia Ordinis Theutonici) – covering the remnants of the former territory of the Teutonic Order’s state in Prussia. In 1525, the Order’s last Grand Master, Albrecht von Hohenzollern, converted to Lutheranism and became the first lay duke in former Teutonic Prussia (dux in Prussia), which from then on was called Ducal Prussia (Prussia Ducalis). At that time, as a result of the treaty of Cracow, Ducal Prussia became a fief of the kings of PolandPrussiaPrussia, region in central Europe, bordered by Pomerania, Poland, Lithuania and Livonia. From 1466 Prussia was divided into Royal Prussia (Prussia Regalis), which was a part of the Kingdom of Poland, and Teutonic Prussia (Prussia Ordinis Theutonici) – covering the remnants of the former territory of the Teutonic Order’s state in Prussia. In 1525, the Order’s last Grand Master, Albrecht von Hohenzollern, converted to Lutheranism and became the first lay duke in former Teutonic Prussia (dux in Prussia), which from then on was called Ducal Prussia (Prussia Ducalis). At that time, as a result of the treaty of Cracow, Ducal Prussia became a fief of the kings of Poland, qui contraveniunt institutis universalis ecclesiae, tot saeculis, tot miraculis, tot regum et principum Christianorum auctoritate confirmatis. Citavitque ipsos Citizens of Gdańsk GedanensesCitizens of Gdańsk ad hunc conventum maiestas sua nolens eos inauditos condemnare, et ubi non BCz, 247, p. 44 resipuerint, declarare illos decrevit incidisse poenas legibus nostris et superinscribedetet superinscribed imperialibus contentas, easque exsequi rigidissime curabit. 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Niptzitz sodalis tuus missus est nuper in Hungary (Kingdom of Hungary)UngariamHungary (Kingdom of Hungary) in causa dominorum The Fuggers German family of merchants and bankers that dominated European business during the 15th and 16th centuriesFucarorumThe Fuggers German family of merchants and bankers that dominated European business during the 15th and 16th centuries, quibus 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 Austriamaiestas 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 omni ope sua adesse vult et facit omnem suam operam, quo damna, quae illis illata sunt, eis resarciantur. Bene vale.

Piotr Tomicki (*1464 – †1535), humanist, statesman, diplomat, one of the most trusted collaborators of King Sigismund I of Poland; 1500-1503 Chancellor of Cardinal Fryderyk Jagiellon, 1502 Gniezno Cantor, Archdeacon of Cracow, 1503-1505 servant of Jan Lubrański, Bishop of Poznań, 1504-1510 Canon of Poznań, 1506 royal scribe, 1507-1519 Grand(?) Secretary, 1509 Canon of Włocławek, 1510-1514 - of Gniezno, 1511 Custos in Kielce and Sandomierz, 1514 Bishop of Przemyśl; 1515 Crown Vice-Chancellor, 1520 Bishop of Poznań, 1523 - of Cracow; from 1524 (at least) General Collector of świętopietrze (Peter's pence), 1509 royal envoy to the Dukes of Pomerania and to Mecklenburg, 1510 - to Wallachia, 1510, 1511, 1512, 1513 - to Hungary (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 268)Petrus episcopus CracoviensisPiotr Tomicki (*1464 – †1535), humanist, statesman, diplomat, one of the most trusted collaborators of King Sigismund I of Poland; 1500-1503 Chancellor of Cardinal Fryderyk Jagiellon, 1502 Gniezno Cantor, Archdeacon of Cracow, 1503-1505 servant of Jan Lubrański, Bishop of Poznań, 1504-1510 Canon of Poznań, 1506 royal scribe, 1507-1519 Grand(?) Secretary, 1509 Canon of Włocławek, 1510-1514 - of Gniezno, 1511 Custos in Kielce and Sandomierz, 1514 Bishop of Przemyśl; 1515 Crown Vice-Chancellor, 1520 Bishop of Poznań, 1523 - of Cracow; from 1524 (at least) General Collector of świętopietrze (Peter's pence), 1509 royal envoy to the Dukes of Pomerania and to Mecklenburg, 1510 - to Wallachia, 1510, 1511, 1512, 1513 - to Hungary (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 268) et vicecancellarius subscripsit