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Letter #3158

[Ioannes DANTISCUS], [Tiedemann GIESE] & [Achatius von ZEHMEN (CEMA)] to [Sigismund I Jagiellon]
Dietrichswalde (Gietrzwałd), 1547-07-12


Manuscript sources:
1office copy in Latin, in secretary's hand, AAWO, AB, D. 70, f. 298r (b.p.)
2copy in Latin, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8244 (TK 6), a.1547, f. 23r-v

Auxiliary sources:
1register in German, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8250 (TK 12), f. 424

 

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Serenissime {etc.} Potentissimeque Rex et Domine, domine et princeps noster clementissime.

Post subditorum obsequiorum meorum in gratiam Serenissimae Maiestatis Vestrae humilem commendationem.

Persuasit nobis fides nostra erga Serenissimam Maiestatem Vestram et quam patriae amor a nobis exigit, ut extra ordinem, qui vicini eramus, Dietrichswalde (Gietrzwałd), village SE of Allenstein (Olsztyn), roughly halfway between Löbau (Lubawa) and Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński)hucDietrichswalde (Gietrzwałd), village SE of Allenstein (Olsztyn), roughly halfway between Löbau (Lubawa) and Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński) subito conveniremus in colloquium de rebus Poland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)reipublicaePoland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia) necessariis et periculis impendendis consulturi, ex variis etenim locis accepimus, quid administrator ille Teutonic Order (Order of Brothers of the German House of Saint Mary in Jerusalem, Ordo domus Sanctae Mariae Theutonicorum Hierosolymitanorum), military order founded at the end of the 12th centuryTeutonicorum OrdinisTeutonic Order (Order of Brothers of the German House of Saint Mary in Jerusalem, Ordo domus Sanctae Mariae Theutonicorum Hierosolymitanorum), military order founded at the end of the 12th century apud sacratissimum 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 CastilecaesaremCharles 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 victorem moliatur, ac quae iam in gratiam illius adornentur, nobis merito cavenda, quae maturato consilio indigere videbantur, de quibus partim etiam illustrissimus dominus Ducal PrussiaPrussiaeDucal Prussia Albrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544)duxAlbrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544) per cf. Albrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach to Ioannes DANTISCUS s.l., 1547-07-05, CIDTC IDL 4868;
Albrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach to Ioannes DANTISCUS, Tiedemann GIESE & Achatius von ZEHMEN (CEMA) Königsberg, 1547-07-07, CIDTC IDL 5134
litterascf. Albrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach to Ioannes DANTISCUS s.l., 1547-07-05, CIDTC IDL 4868;
Albrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach to Ioannes DANTISCUS, Tiedemann GIESE & Achatius von ZEHMEN (CEMA) Königsberg, 1547-07-07, CIDTC IDL 5134
nos admonuit. Et quoniam antehac quoque Maiestatem Vestram de his pro debito nostro fecimus certiorem, ab ea vero nihil hactenus responsi accepimus, incidit nobis cogitatio, vel non expositas esse Maiestati Vestrae has nostras curas, vel aliud quippiam ab ea curari, quod a nobis non ignorari conveniat.

Rogamus igitur supplicissime Serenissimam Maiestatem Vestram, dignetur pro communi Royal Prussia (Prussia Regalis), region, part of Prussia annexed to the Kingdom of Poland in 1466 under the provisions of the Second Peace of Thornterrarum harumRoyal Prussia (Prussia Regalis), region, part of Prussia annexed to the Kingdom of Poland in 1466 under the provisions of the Second Peace of Thorn et totius Poland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)RegniPoland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia) salute rebus istis, ingens periculum secum trahentibus, animum et sollicitudinem pro solita sua prudentia intendere nobisque et ceteris Royal Prussia (Prussia Regalis), region, part of Prussia annexed to the Kingdom of Poland in 1466 under the provisions of the Second Peace of Thornterrarum harumRoyal Prussia (Prussia Regalis), region, part of Prussia annexed to the Kingdom of Poland in 1466 under the provisions of the Second Peace of Thorn Council of Royal Prussia the most important local authority in Royal Prussia. It consisted of two bishops (of Ermland (Warmia), who served as the Council’s president, and of Kulm (Chełmno)), three voivodes (of Kulm, Marienburg (Malbork), and Pomerania), three castellans (of Kulm, Elbing (Elbląg), and Gdańsk (Danzig)), three chamberlains (of Kulm, Marienburg, and Pomerania), and representatives of the three Great Prussian Cities – Gdańsk, Thorn (Toruń), and Elbing (ACHREMCZYK 2016, p. 17-18)consiliariisCouncil of Royal Prussia the most important local authority in Royal Prussia. It consisted of two bishops (of Ermland (Warmia), who served as the Council’s president, and of Kulm (Chełmno)), three voivodes (of Kulm, Marienburg (Malbork), and Pomerania), three castellans (of Kulm, Elbing (Elbląg), and Gdańsk (Danzig)), three chamberlains (of Kulm, Marienburg, and Pomerania), and representatives of the three Great Prussian Cities – Gdańsk, Thorn (Toruń), and Elbing (ACHREMCZYK 2016, p. 17-18) ad binas litteras, quas ex novissimis Provincial Diet of Royal Prussia comitiisProvincial Diet of Royal Prussia Marienburg (Malbork), town and castle in northern Poland, Pomeranian Voivodeship, on the Nogat river, a branch of the Vistula at its delta, the capital of the Grand Masters of the Teutonic Order in Prussia (1309-1457), a voivodeship capital in Royal Prussia, which belonged to the Kingdom of Poland (1466-1772). Marienburg (taking turns with Graudenz (Grudziądz)) was the venue for the Provincial Diets of Royal Prussia, which were chaired by the bishop of Ermland (Warmia)MarienburgiMarienburg (Malbork), town and castle in northern Poland, Pomeranian Voivodeship, on the Nogat river, a branch of the Vistula at its delta, the capital of the Grand Masters of the Teutonic Order in Prussia (1309-1457), a voivodeship capital in Royal Prussia, which belonged to the Kingdom of Poland (1466-1772). Marienburg (taking turns with Graudenz (Grudziądz)) was the venue for the Provincial Diets of Royal Prussia, which were chaired by the bishop of Ermland (Warmia) habitis ad ipsam dedimus, gratiosum responsum dare, quo de Maiestatis Ipsius animo et voluntate in his turbulentis et perplexis casibus significationem aliquam et consolationem accipiamus. Quod enim ad nos pertinet, nihil sumus omissuri, quod pro fide et debito nostro praestari exertissima facultate nostra debet et potest.

Oramus quoque Serenissimam Maiestatem Vestram, dignetur, rebus ita poscentibus, hunc repentinum congressum nostrum boni consulere ac etiam indulgere, ut periculosis his temporibus, cum res consilium postulare videbitur, citra impetratam a Maiestate Vestra facultatem in loco aliquo congruo extraordinarie similiter convenire et rebus publicis consulere nobis liceat.

Commendantes nos et Royal Prussia (Prussia Regalis), region, part of Prussia annexed to the Kingdom of Poland in 1466 under the provisions of the Second Peace of Thornhas terrasRoyal Prussia (Prussia Regalis), region, part of Prussia annexed to the Kingdom of Poland in 1466 under the provisions of the Second Peace of Thorn in gratiam et protectionem eiusdem Serenissimae Maiestatis Vestrae, quam ut Dominus Deus prolixiori aevo servet incolumem, precamur.