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Letter #1230

Maciej DRZEWICKI to Ioannes DANTISCUS
Skierniewice, 1534-10-21
            received [1534]-10-26

Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in Latin, in secretary's hand, author's signature, BCz, 249, p. 155-158

Auxiliary sources:
1register in Polish, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8247 (TK 9), f. 650

Prints:
1AT 16/2 No. 548, p. 307-309 (in extenso; Polish register)

 

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Reverendissime in Christo Pater et Domine, frater in Christo carissime et honorande.

Salutem in Domino et optatam felicitatem cum integra sanitate Vestrae Reverendissimae Dominationi precamur.

Cum Vestra Reverendissima Dominatione silente hactenus silui, necessitas tamen religionis sanctae, quae negligentia pastorum a pravis et pseudo-catholicis depravatur haeresique commaculatur, fecit nos rumpere silentium et Vestrae Reverendissimae Dominationi pro officio nostro intimare, quae de Citizens of Thorn ThorunensibusCitizens of Thorn , Vestrae Reverendissimae Dominationis dioecesanis et curae subiectis, ab hominibus fide dignis praedicantur. Porro hoc de Citizens of Thorn ThorunensibusCitizens of Thorn palam dicitur, quod praeter unum consules omnes depravati sunt et haeresim Lutheram, ut dicitur, auctore magistro Georgio scriba civitatis, amplexi sunt et eandem profitentur, caerimonias officii divini nihil pendentes. Ne autem haec perversitas in scandalum proborum Christianorum perniciose illic crescat et firmetur, nostrum enim debitum est Vestram Reverendissimam Dominationem commonefacere et Vestrae Reverendissimae Dominationi interest sagaciter et impigre providere, ne malum hoc se extendat ulterius. Principiis nempe obstandum est, quatinus cf. Cic. Off. 1.81 Quamquam hoc animi, illud etiam ingenii magni est, praecipere cogitatione futura et aliquanto ante constituere, quid accidere possit in utramque partem et quid agendum sit, cum quid evenerit, nec committere, ut aliquando dicendum sit “non putaram”.; V. Max. 7.2.2 Scipio vero Africanus turpe esse aiebat in re militari dicere “non putaram”, videlicet quia explorato et excusso consilio quae ferro aguntur administrari oportere arbitrabatur. Summa ratione: inemendabilis est enim error, qui violentiae Martis committitur.; Sen. Dial. 4.31.4 Turpissimam aiebat Fabius imperatori excusationem esse “non putaui”, ego turpissimam homini puto. Omnia puta, exspecta non contingat dicere: non putaramcf. Cic. Off. 1.81 Quamquam hoc animi, illud etiam ingenii magni est, praecipere cogitatione futura et aliquanto ante constituere, quid accidere possit in utramque partem et quid agendum sit, cum quid evenerit, nec committere, ut aliquando dicendum sit “non putaram”.; V. Max. 7.2.2 Scipio vero Africanus turpe esse aiebat in re militari dicere “non putaram”, videlicet quia explorato et excusso consilio quae ferro aguntur administrari oportere arbitrabatur. Summa ratione: inemendabilis est enim error, qui violentiae Martis committitur.; Sen. Dial. 4.31.4 Turpissimam aiebat Fabius imperatori excusationem esse “non putaui”, ego turpissimam homini puto. Omnia puta, exspecta . Vestra itaque Reverendissima Dominatio pro suae prudentiae dexteritate atque pro debito officii sui mature provideat, ut si quid illic scrupulosum, quod offendat, natum sit, ne radices agat, illico evelatur. Certiores praeterea facti sumus, quod Clement VII (Giulio de' Medici) (*1478 – †1534), 1523-1534 Popesanctissimus dominus nosterClement VII (Giulio de' Medici) (*1478 – †1534), 1523-1534 Pope vita functus sit. Solliciti autem de substituendo successore sunt 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 Castileimperialis maiestasCharles 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 Francis I of Valois (*1494 – †1547), 1515-1547 King of France; son of Charles, Count of Angoulême, and Louise of Savoyrex christianissimusFrancis I of Valois (*1494 – †1547), 1515-1547 King of France; son of Charles, Count of Angoulême, and Louise of Savoy, ut eorum quilibet talem procuret eligere, qui parti suae adhaereat. Verendum itaque est, ne schisma perniciosum, quod Deus procul vertat, ad vexandam sanctam ecclesiam invehatur. Et ideo tanto vigilantius in hac nostra provincia per nos pontifices curandus est status sanctae religionis, ut nihil in libris et dogmatibus, quod perversum et temerarium sit, inseratur.

Kyesler, Gdanensis civis, scripsit nobis sibi 18 aureos per Vestram Reverendissimam Dominationem, quos dandos ordinaveramus, praeter spem nostram datos non esse, quam ob rem necessarium eidem hinc misimus. Vestra itaque Reverendissima Dominatio per hunc nobis mittat. Et feliciter valeat et simultatis genus excutiat.

Vestrae Reverendissimae Dominationis bonus frater Maciej Drzewicki (*1467 – †1535), in 1486 accompanied Filippo Buonaccorsi (Callimachus), as his secretary, during his mission to emperor Frederick III of Habsburg. In 1515 took part in the First Congress of Vienna, and then (together with Rafał Leszczyński and Dantiscus) in a mission to Venice on Emperor Maximilian I's behalf; after 1488 Canon of Cracow, 1492 Royal Secretary, 1492-1505 Scholastic in Cracow, 1493 Cantor at the collegiate chapter in Sandomierz, 1496-1531 Scholastic at the collegiate chapter in Łęczyca, 1497, 1499 Grand Royal Secretary, 1498-1514 Provost at the collegiate chapter in Skalbmierz, 1499 - at St. Florian's in the Kleparz district in Cracow, 1500 Canon of Poznań, 1501-1511 Crown Vice-Chancellor, 1504 Bishop of Przemyśl, 1511-1515 Provost at the collegiate chapter of St. Michael at the Crown castle and Grand Crown Chancellor, 1513-1531 Bishop of Włocławek, 1531-1535 Archbishop of Gniezno and Primate of Poland, 1515 envoy of Emperor Maximilian I of Habsburg (together with Rafał Leszczyński and Ioannes Dantiscus) to Venice (PSB 5, p. 409-412; Urzędnicy 10, p. 166)MathiasMaciej Drzewicki (*1467 – †1535), in 1486 accompanied Filippo Buonaccorsi (Callimachus), as his secretary, during his mission to emperor Frederick III of Habsburg. In 1515 took part in the First Congress of Vienna, and then (together with Rafał Leszczyński and Dantiscus) in a mission to Venice on Emperor Maximilian I's behalf; after 1488 Canon of Cracow, 1492 Royal Secretary, 1492-1505 Scholastic in Cracow, 1493 Cantor at the collegiate chapter in Sandomierz, 1496-1531 Scholastic at the collegiate chapter in Łęczyca, 1497, 1499 Grand Royal Secretary, 1498-1514 Provost at the collegiate chapter in Skalbmierz, 1499 - at St. Florian's in the Kleparz district in Cracow, 1500 Canon of Poznań, 1501-1511 Crown Vice-Chancellor, 1504 Bishop of Przemyśl, 1511-1515 Provost at the collegiate chapter of St. Michael at the Crown castle and Grand Crown Chancellor, 1513-1531 Bishop of Włocławek, 1531-1535 Archbishop of Gniezno and Primate of Poland, 1515 envoy of Emperor Maximilian I of Habsburg (together with Rafał Leszczyński and Ioannes Dantiscus) to Venice (PSB 5, p. 409-412; Urzędnicy 10, p. 166) Dei gratia archiepiscopus Gnesnensis etc.