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Letter #1192

Mauritius FERBER to Ioannes DANTISCUS
Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1534-07-17
            received [1534]-07-19

Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in Latin, autograph, in secretary's hand, AAWO, AB, D. 8, f. 24-25

Auxiliary sources:
1register in Polish, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8247 (TK 9), f. 595

Prints:
1AT 16/1 No. 379, p. 687-689 (in extenso; Polish register)

 

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Reverendissime in Christo Pater et Domine, domine et frater plurimum observande. Salutem in Domino et secundos ad vota successus.

cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Mauritius FERBER 1534-07-11, CIDTC IDL 7073, letter lost⌊Litterascf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Mauritius FERBER 1534-07-11, CIDTC IDL 7073, letter lost⌋ XI huius a Vestra Reverendissima Dominatione ad me datas, per amanuensem et sua manu scriptas, accepi. Sperassem ante earundem aperturam aliquid recreationis suscepturum, nam alias audiveram certo propalatum esse 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⌊regem 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⌋ ex Saxony (Sachsen, Saxonia), duchy in central Germany, state of the Holy Roman Empire⌊ducatu WirtenbergensiSaxony (Sachsen, Saxonia), duchy in central Germany, state of the Holy Roman Empire⌋ totaliter expulsum et dominia hereditaria sua usque ad Athesim per Philip I of Hesse der Großmütige (*1504 – †1567), 1509-1567 Landgrave of Hesse, actually in power from 1518; son of Wilhelm II of Hesse and Anna of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, married to Christine of Saxony (daughter of Georg, Duke of Saxony), protector of the Protestant Reformation and one of the most important of the early Protestant rulers in Germany, one of the leaders of the Schmalkaldic League (taken prisoner by emperor Charles V of Habsburg after the defeat at Mühlberg in 1547, but released in 1552) (ADB, 25, p. 765-783)⌊lantgrabium HassiaePhilip I of Hesse der Großmütige (*1504 – †1567), 1509-1567 Landgrave of Hesse, actually in power from 1518; son of Wilhelm II of Hesse and Anna of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, married to Christine of Saxony (daughter of Georg, Duke of Saxony), protector of the Protestant Reformation and one of the most important of the early Protestant rulers in Germany, one of the leaders of the Schmalkaldic League (taken prisoner by emperor Charles V of Habsburg after the defeat at Mühlberg in 1547, but released in 1552) (ADB, 25, p. 765-783)⌋ et Ulrich von Württemberg (*1487 – †1550), 1498-1519 and 1534-1550 duke of Württemberg⌊ducem introductum WirtenbergensemUlrich von Württemberg (*1487 – †1550), 1498-1519 and 1534-1550 duke of Württemberg⌋ depopulata ac nonnulla castra oppidaque intercepta esse. Item et illustrissimum ducem Philipp von Wittelsbach der Streitbare (*1503 – †1548)⌊Philippum BavariaePhilipp von Wittelsbach der Streitbare (*1503 – †1548)⌋ cum multis aliis magnis capitaneis captum et in vinculis detineri. Item quod et Citizens of Bohemia ⌊BohemiCitizens of Bohemia ⌋ adversus ipsum, eorum regem, conspiraverint. Det Deus, quod praemissa a veritate sint aliena, sed metuo, quod magis veritatis quam vanitatis in se habent. Aiunt etiam ipsum regem magna pecuniarum egestate laborare, quae bellorum instructiones et subsidia esse solent. Si ita est, iuvat eum Deus.

Statum Citizens of Lübeck ⌊LubecensiumCitizens of Lübeck ⌋, in quo nunc versatur cardine, ex suo familiari et amicis suis e Gdańsk (Danzig, Dantiscum), city in northern Poland, on the Bay of Gdańsk at the mouth of the Vistula, on the Baltic, the biggest and wealthiest of the three Great Prussian Cities (Gdańsk, Thorn (Toruń), and Elbing (Elbląg)) with representation in the Council of Royal Prussia; a member of the Hanseatic League⌊GedanoGdańsk (Danzig, Dantiscum), city in northern Poland, on the Bay of Gdańsk at the mouth of the Vistula, on the Baltic, the biggest and wealthiest of the three Great Prussian Cities (Gdańsk, Thorn (Toruń), and Elbing (Elbląg)) with representation in the Council of Royal Prussia; a member of the Hanseatic League⌋ illustrissimi 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)⌊ducisAlbrecht 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)⌋que litteris indubie intelliget. Ad Provincial Diet of Royal Prussia ⌊conventum GraudenicensemProvincial Diet of Royal Prussia ⌋ animus mihi est proficiscendi, si modo illic a pestilentiali contagione locus purus et non contaminatus fuerit, de quo Vestra Reverendissima Dominatio, quia in propinquo habitat, me tempori avisare velit, precor.

Misimus nuper nuntium nostrum ad Vestram Reverendissimam Dominationem et alios, quo innotui litteris regiis ipsius 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⌊maiestatis regiaeSigismund 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⌋ adversam veletudinem. Quoniam de post nil aliud audivi, bona me fovet spes, quod in totum sit sua 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⌊maiestasSigismund 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⌋ bene valens restituta, utque eam valentem, florentem et validam in longos annos servet Jesus of Nazareth (Jesus Christ), in Christianity the Messiah foretold in the Old Testament⌊Iesus ChristusJesus of Nazareth (Jesus Christ), in Christianity the Messiah foretold in the Old Testament⌋, extensis ad sidera palmis, Omnipotentem precor. Nam 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⌊ipsiusSigismund 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⌋ sanitas et nostra, et multorum est prosperitas. Eram ea novitate non mediocriter perculsus ideo, quia a subditis etiam nostris metuere debemus, cum per universum ratione ecclesiastici status saecularibus oppido invisi sumus. Destinavi ad amicos meos in Kulm District (Districtus Culmensis)⌊Culmensi districtuKulm District (Districtus Culmensis)⌋, qui tempore necessitatis nobis assistentiam stipulatis manibus sua sponte polliciti sunt, quid ingruente adversitate ab eis praestolari debeam scire. Nunc valeamus, concedat autem Deus, ne eorum opera indigeamus. Solatur me et se ipsam Vestra Reverendissima Dominatio, quod navicula Petri nunc procellosis maris fluctibus periclitans, propediem in securum reducetur portum ac pristinum honorem et statum. Faxit Deus, ut ita fiet, de quo nostro aevo plurimum haesito. Cum his valeat Vestra Reverendissima Dominatio in Christo optime, mei memor, ut solet, et amans.

Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae Mauritius episcopus Warmiensis

Postscript:

Reverendissime Domine, cum alias litteras ad finem scriberem ac obsigillare statuerem, rediit nuntius meus, afferens mihi litteras Vestrae Reverendissimae Dominationis, quibus mentem et consilium eiusdem plane intellexi et hoc ipsum, uti scribit, ego etiam priusquam litteras perstringerem, praemeditatus sum, cum autem illi duo in praeterito insultu rusticorum sinceriter mecum egerunt, et odium ecclesiasticorum nunc magis atque magis apud illos increbuerit, decrevi dumtaxat habita bona occasione et nunc experiri animum illorum. Distantia enim praelatorum Polonorum, visum mihi est, necessitatis tempore nimis longa et quid celeritas potest, et quantum valet, expertus sum et possum plures in medium principes ponere et praecipue Citizens of Lübeck ⌊LubicensiumCitizens of Lübeck ⌋ exulem episcopum qui ea celeritate et invasione impetum hostium sustinere non valuerat, malim itaque aliquantulum timidus iudicari et cautus esse, quam nimis fidendo incautus obrui, a quo eripiat me et Reverendissimam Dominationem Vestram Omnipotens, ut autem simus omnem in eventum vigiles et Deum habeamus prae oculis, consulo.

Rogatu reverendissimi 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)⌊episcopi 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 Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae assistentiam possibilem praebebo domino Paul Fasolt (Paul Pasold) (†after 1549-08-13), at least in 1517 burgrave of Liebemühl; 1522-1540 starosta (Hauptmann) of Deutsch Eylau (HARTMANN 1973, No. 1148; AT 14; AT 15; AT 16/1; AT 16/2; AT 17)⌊FasoltPaul Fasolt (Paul Pasold) (†after 1549-08-13), at least in 1517 burgrave of Liebemühl; 1522-1540 starosta (Hauptmann) of Deutsch Eylau (HARTMANN 1973, No. 1148; AT 14; AT 15; AT 16/1; AT 16/2; AT 17)⌋, mihi alioqui plane incognito.

Datae , ut in litteris.

Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński, Heilsberga), town in Ermland (Warmia), the main seat of the bishops of Ermland⌊Mauritius episcopus VarmiensisHeilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński, Heilsberga), town in Ermland (Warmia), the main seat of the bishops of Ermland⌋