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Letter #4439

Ioannes DANTISCUS to Gdańsk Town Council
Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1544-12-12
            received Gdańsk (Danzig)

Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in German, in secretary's hand, APG, 300, 53, 269, p. 41-52

 

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Den ersamen und namhaftigen herren Gdańsk Town Council burgermeister und rathmannen der koniglichen stad DantzigGdańsk Town Council , / unsern besonndern, guthenn freunden

Unsern freuntlichen grus und alles guts zuvoran. / Ersame, namhaftige herren, besondere, gute freunde. /

Den neunden tag dits hab wir Euer Erbarkeit des zugeschickten koniglichen cf. Sigismund I Jagiellon to Ioannes DANTISCUS Cracow, 1544-11-19, CIDTC IDL 5715brieffescf. Sigismund I Jagiellon to Ioannes DANTISCUS Cracow, 1544-11-19, CIDTC IDL 5715 an die herrenn 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)rethe dieser landeCouncil 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) / cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Gdańsk Town Council Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1544-12-09, CIDTC IDL 4438copeicf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Gdańsk Town Council Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1544-12-09, CIDTC IDL 4438 / uff derselben Euer Erbarkeit begerenn ubersendt. / Mitler zeit gestrigs tagks sein uns cf. Sigismund I Jagiellon to Ioannes DANTISCUS Cracow, 1544-11-21, CIDTC IDL 5716anderecf. Sigismund I Jagiellon to Ioannes DANTISCUS Cracow, 1544-11-21, CIDTC IDL 5716 zukommen, / welcher wir auch Euer Erbarkeit die abschrifft hiebei haben lassen legen / und wollen mit gotlicher hulffe die brieffe / uff den XX Januarii mit kem Elbing (Elbląg), city in northern Poland, Pomerania, on the Vistula Lagoon, one of the three Great Prussian Cities (beside Gdańsk (Danzig) and Thorn (Toruń)) which had representatives in the Prussian Council; member of the Hanseatic LeagueElbingElbing (Elbląg), city in northern Poland, Pomerania, on the Vistula Lagoon, one of the three Great Prussian Cities (beside Gdańsk (Danzig) and Thorn (Toruń)) which had representatives in the Prussian Council; member of the Hanseatic League bringen. / Das wir aber die in sich selbst nicht umbschicken, / geschicht derhalben, das etlich malh zuvor dergleichen brieffe sein vorloren worden. / Hiemit gotlichen gnaden bevolhen. /

Ioannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes Flachsbinder) (*1485 – †1548), eminent diplomat and humanist in the service of the Jagiellons, neo-Latin poet; 1530-1537 Bishop of Kulm; 1537-1548 Bishop of ErmlandJoannesIoannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes Flachsbinder) (*1485 – †1548), eminent diplomat and humanist in the service of the Jagiellons, neo-Latin poet; 1530-1537 Bishop of Kulm; 1537-1548 Bishop of Ermland, von Gottes gnaden bischoff zu Ermland (Warmia, Varmia), diocese and ecclesiastical principality in northeastern Poland, 1466-1772 within the Kingdom of Poland, Royal PrussiaErmlanndtErmland (Warmia, Varmia), diocese and ecclesiastical principality in northeastern Poland, 1466-1772 within the Kingdom of Poland, Royal Prussia /