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Letter #1666

Stanisław HOZJUSZ (HOSIUS) to Ioannes DANTISCUS
Cracow (Kraków), 1537-07-12
            received [1537]-07-20

Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in Latin, autograph, AAWO, AB, D. 19, No. 5

Auxiliary sources:
1register in Polish, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8248 (TK 10), f. 499

Prints:
1HE 1 No. 27, p. 47-48 (in extenso; Latin register)

 

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Reverendissime in Christo Pater et Domine, domine colendissime.

Officiosissimam servitutis meae commendationem.

Cum reverendissimus Jan Chojeński (*1486 – †1538), 1523 royal secretary, 1526-1537 Grand Secretary; 1531-1535 Bishop of Przemyśl, 1535-1537 Bishop of Płock, 1537-1538 Bishop of Cracow, 1537-1538 Grand Chancellor of the Crown (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 248-249; PSB 3, p. 396-399)⌊dominus meusJan Chojeński (*1486 – †1538), 1523 royal secretary, 1526-1537 Grand Secretary; 1531-1535 Bishop of Przemyśl, 1535-1537 Bishop of Płock, 1537-1538 Bishop of Cracow, 1537-1538 Grand Chancellor of the Crown (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 248-249; PSB 3, p. 396-399)⌋ Cracoviensis episcopus renuntiatus esset, magnam equidem coepi voluptatem, sed ea duplicabitur, postea quam Vestram Reverendissimam Dominationem Varmiensem episcopum designatum esse cognovero. Quod si me contingat, Ermland (Warmia, Varmia), diocese and ecclesiastical principality in northeastern Poland, 1466-1772 within the Kingdom of Poland, Royal Prussia⌊eiusdem ecclesiaeErmland (Warmia, Varmia), diocese and ecclesiastical principality in northeastern Poland, 1466-1772 within the Kingdom of Poland, Royal Prussia⌋ fieri canonicum, iam cumulatum et perfectum esse videbitur gaudium meum. Et quamquam iure meae nominationis illud posse videor obtinere, tamen hanc gratiam Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae debere malim. A qua maiorem in modum peto, ut nunc gratiae et benevolentiae in me suae clarum dare velit documentum mihique eo, quem possidet, canonicatu cedere ne gravetur. Quo possim solidum gaudere gaudium, non solum Reverendissimam Dominationem Vestram ad optatam virtutique suae et meritis debitam sedem pervenisse, verum et mihi occasionem datam esse in auctoritatem illius potestatemque me conferendi. Saepe memini dicere Reverendissimam Dominationem Vestram, si qua se ornandi et augendi mei occasio offerret, ea Reverendissimam Dominationem Vestram cupide et libenter usuram. Ecce nunc summa datur ei rei opportunitas. Eam ne elabi e manibus patiatur, magnopere quaeso. Eum me Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra ab ineunte aetate mea semper cognovit, qui nihi[l] prius habuerim, quam ut quacunque possem ratione gratiam illius et benevolentiam mihi demererer, quique ad nutum illius me convertere promptus fuerim et paratus. Sed si hac liberalitate Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae honestatus fuero, ingens ad meum in illam studium et observantiam cumulus accesserit. Quod enim antea ex sola voluntatis meae propensione faciebam, id iam ex officio quoque m[e] facere oportebit. Atque ita nihil rerum suarum omnium Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra aeque habitura est in potestate sua atque me, si me canonicorum suorum in album referre dignabitur.

Quod superest, Deum precor, quod spero et opto, ut brevi videam Reverendissimam Dominationem Vestram ad Varmiensis ecclesiae gubernacula sedentem. Cuius me favori et gratiae plurimum commendo.

Postscript:

Sacra 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⌊maiestas 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⌋ providit de plebanatu Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae in Gołąb (Columba), village in Poland, 11 km NW of Puławy, 56 km NW of Lublin, Dantiscus was a parish-priest there in the years 1521-1537⌊GolambieGołąb (Columba), village in Poland, 11 km NW of Puławy, 56 km NW of Lublin, Dantiscus was a parish-priest there in the years 1521-1537⌋ domino Samuel Maciejowski (*1499 – †1550), humanist and diplomat, one of the most trusted advisors to King Sigismund I and then to his son Sigismund II Augustus; from 1521 Canon of the Collegiate Chapter in Sandomierz, and from 1530 in Kielce; from 1531 Canon of Gniezno; from 1532 or 1533 to 1537 royal secretary (previously scribe at the royal chancellery); 1537-1539 Grand Secretary; 1539-1547 Crown Vice-Chancellor; 1539-1541 Bishop of Chełm; 1541-1545 Bishop of Płock; 1545-1550 Bishop of Cracow; 1547-1550 Crown Grand Chancellor; in 1532 royal envoy to Rome; in 1534 and 1538 royal envoy to the local diets (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 257-258; Urzędnicy 10, p. 184; PSB 19 Machowski - Maria Kazimiera, p. 64-69)⌊Samueli MatzeiowskiSamuel Maciejowski (*1499 – †1550), humanist and diplomat, one of the most trusted advisors to King Sigismund I and then to his son Sigismund II Augustus; from 1521 Canon of the Collegiate Chapter in Sandomierz, and from 1530 in Kielce; from 1531 Canon of Gniezno; from 1532 or 1533 to 1537 royal secretary (previously scribe at the royal chancellery); 1537-1539 Grand Secretary; 1539-1547 Crown Vice-Chancellor; 1539-1541 Bishop of Chełm; 1541-1545 Bishop of Płock; 1545-1550 Bishop of Cracow; 1547-1550 Crown Grand Chancellor; in 1532 royal envoy to Rome; in 1534 and 1538 royal envoy to the local diets (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 257-258; Urzędnicy 10, p. 184; PSB 19 Machowski - Maria Kazimiera, p. 64-69)⌋, qui praesentationem regiam in manus meas misit. Fecerit illi Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra rem gratissimam, si mandatum ad cedendum, cum primum se facultas obtulerit, in manus reverendissimi Jan Chojeński (*1486 – †1538), 1523 royal secretary, 1526-1537 Grand Secretary; 1531-1535 Bishop of Przemyśl, 1535-1537 Bishop of Płock, 1537-1538 Bishop of Cracow, 1537-1538 Grand Chancellor of the Crown (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 248-249; PSB 3, p. 396-399)⌊domini meiJan Chojeński (*1486 – †1538), 1523 royal secretary, 1526-1537 Grand Secretary; 1531-1535 Bishop of Przemyśl, 1535-1537 Bishop of Płock, 1537-1538 Bishop of Cracow, 1537-1538 Grand Chancellor of the Crown (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 248-249; PSB 3, p. 396-399)⌋ miserit. Procuratores autem constituere poterit ad cedendum dominum doctorem Stanisław Borek (*1474 – †1556), doctor of both laws; 1505 canon of Włocławek; 1508 - Poznań; 1520 - Gniezno; 1523 - Cracow; 1524 royal secretary; 1538 cantor at the Gniezno chapter; 1540 - at the Cracow chapter; 1542 dean at the Cracow chapter; 1523 royal envoy to Rome; 1524 - to emperor Charles V; 1526 - to Bari (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 248; PSB 2, p. 320-322)⌊BorgkStanisław Borek (*1474 – †1556), doctor of both laws; 1505 canon of Włocławek; 1508 - Poznań; 1520 - Gniezno; 1523 - Cracow; 1524 royal secretary; 1538 cantor at the Gniezno chapter; 1540 - at the Cracow chapter; 1542 dean at the Cracow chapter; 1523 royal envoy to Rome; 1524 - to emperor Charles V; 1526 - to Bari (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 248; PSB 2, p. 320-322)⌋ aut dominum Jan Barcik (fl. 1537), parish priest (praebendarius) in Ruszcza; notarius publicus; studied law in Cracow (student of Garsias Quadros) ⌊Ioannem BarczikJan Barcik (fl. 1537), parish priest (praebendarius) in Ruszcza; notarius publicus; studied law in Cracow (student of Garsias Quadros) ⌋. Nam nisi cito miserit Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra, vix me Cracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌊CracoviaeCracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌋ futurum existimo. Cuius me gratiae etiam atque etiam commendo.

Eiusdem Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae servus deditissimus Stanisław Hozjusz (Stanisław Hosz, Stanislaus Hosius) (*1504 – †1579), diplomat and theologian; 1534-1538 secretary to the Bishops of Cracow Piotr Tomicki and Jan Chojeński; 1538-1549 royal secretary; 1538-1549 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and from 1539 Cantor; 1540-1550 Canon of Cracow; 1549-1551 Bishop of Kulm (Chełmno); 1551-1579 Bishop of Ermland; in 1560 elevated to Cardinal; 1561-1563 Papal Legate to the General Council of Trent; in 1573 appointed Grand Penitentiary to Pope Gregory XIII (SBKW, p. 95-96; KOPICZKO 2, p. 129-130)⌊Stanislaus HosiusStanisław Hozjusz (Stanisław Hosz, Stanislaus Hosius) (*1504 – †1579), diplomat and theologian; 1534-1538 secretary to the Bishops of Cracow Piotr Tomicki and Jan Chojeński; 1538-1549 royal secretary; 1538-1549 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and from 1539 Cantor; 1540-1550 Canon of Cracow; 1549-1551 Bishop of Kulm (Chełmno); 1551-1579 Bishop of Ermland; in 1560 elevated to Cardinal; 1561-1563 Papal Legate to the General Council of Trent; in 1573 appointed Grand Penitentiary to Pope Gregory XIII (SBKW, p. 95-96; KOPICZKO 2, p. 129-130)⌋