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Letter #1683

Bona Sforza to Ioannes DANTISCUS
Cracow (Kraków), 1537-08-07
            received [1537]-08-14

Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in Latin, in secretary's hand, BCz, 3465, p. 259-262
2copy in Latin, 18th-century, BCz, 55 (TN), No. 34, p. 191-192
3copy in Latin, 18th-century, BCz, 284, No. 96, p. 250-251
4register with excerpt in Latin, Polish, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8243 (TK 5), a.1537, f. 37

 

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Reverendo in Christo Pater, sincere nobis dilecte.

Accepimus litteras Paternitatis Vestrae, quibus nobis gratias agit pro ea animi propensione quam erga illam in accessione episcopatus Varmiensis declarare non dubitavimus rogans enixe adesse illi adhuc vellemus quo haec accessio valeat in affectum siccedere fidem observantiamque suam nobis et serenissimo filio nostro ita obstringens ut nihil in illa desiderari possit. Non praeterit Paternitatem Vestram ominia nos semper causa Paternitatis Vestrae non gravatim fecisse facturosque nos et in reliquum tempus pollicemur, persuasum de illa habentes quod ita se in hac episcopali dignitate geret prout et loci eius sublimitas exposcit et serenissimorum regum patris et filii res disiderare videntur.

Ceterum quod canonicatum attinet, nos dedimus nominationem nobili Rafał Konopacki (Raphael von Konopat) (*ca. 1510 – †ca. 1570), son of Jerzy Konopacki (Georg von Konopat) and Anna Peckau, younger brother of Jan Konopacki, Canon of Ermland; converted to Protestantism in the last years of his life; 1533-1537 courtier of Vice-Chancellor Piotr Tomicki, 1539-1547 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) (nominated in 1537 by Queen Bona Sforza), 1547-1549 Chamberlain of Marienburg (Malbork), 1549-1551 Chamberlain of Kulm (Chełmno), 1551-1570 Castellan of Elbing (Elbląg) (SBPN 2, p. 438; NOWOSAD 2014, p. 74-80; SBKW, p. 121; KOPICZKO 2, p. 161)⌊Raphaeli ConopeczkiRafał Konopacki (Raphael von Konopat) (*ca. 1510 – †ca. 1570), son of Jerzy Konopacki (Georg von Konopat) and Anna Peckau, younger brother of Jan Konopacki, Canon of Ermland; converted to Protestantism in the last years of his life; 1533-1537 courtier of Vice-Chancellor Piotr Tomicki, 1539-1547 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) (nominated in 1537 by Queen Bona Sforza), 1547-1549 Chamberlain of Marienburg (Malbork), 1549-1551 Chamberlain of Kulm (Chełmno), 1551-1570 Castellan of Elbing (Elbląg) (SBPN 2, p. 438; NOWOSAD 2014, p. 74-80; SBKW, p. 121; KOPICZKO 2, p. 161)⌋ palatinidi Pomeraniae pro quo etiam et scripseramus quo cito canonicatum in ecclesia Varmiensi consequatur, nihil scientes quod Fabian Wojanowski (Fabian of Dąbrówka, Fabian Damerau) (†1540), courtier of King Sigismund I Jagiellon and Queen Bona Sforza, German tutor to their son Sigismund II Augustus. In 1531 he went back to his family name Damerau; Dantiscus' companion on his mission to Emperor Charles V and his successor as a royal envoy at the Imperial court; 1539-1540 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) (from 1538 coadiutor of Henryk von Snellenberg by Dantiscus' patronage) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 49; SBKW, p. 37)⌊FabianusFabian Wojanowski (Fabian of Dąbrówka, Fabian Damerau) (†1540), courtier of King Sigismund I Jagiellon and Queen Bona Sforza, German tutor to their son Sigismund II Augustus. In 1531 he went back to his family name Damerau; Dantiscus' companion on his mission to Emperor Charles V and his successor as a royal envoy at the Imperial court; 1539-1540 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) (from 1538 coadiutor of Henryk von Snellenberg by Dantiscus' patronage) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 49; SBKW, p. 37)⌋ noster ecclesiasticus esse vellet qui si nobis mentem suam declaravisset quod spiritualis esse cuperet iam dudum habuissemus serviciorum suorum rationem, fuissetque proculdubio aliquo beneficio ecclesiastico a nobis consolatus, nunc si Paternitas Vestra cupit ei benefacere faciat Paternitas Vestra, relinquimus id in arbitrio Paternitatis Vestrae. Miramur quoque illustrissimus dominus comes de Nasau post illas primas litteras suas nihil postea scripserit in illo negotio quod Paternitas Vestra non ignorat, qua de re quantum cum dignitate fieri existimat Paternitas Vestra, efficiat ac scire cooptet quid amplius ea in re sit exspectandum.

Imaginem serenissimae dominae Isabella Jagiellon (*1519 – †1559), 1539-1559 Queen of Hungary; from 1539 wife of John Zápolya, King of Hungary, mother of John II Sigismund Zápolya; daughter of Sigismund Jagiellon, King of Poland, and Bona Sforza⌊Isabellae filiae nostraeIsabella Jagiellon (*1519 – †1559), 1539-1559 Queen of Hungary; from 1539 wife of John Zápolya, King of Hungary, mother of John II Sigismund Zápolya; daughter of Sigismund Jagiellon, King of Poland, and Bona Sforza⌋ carissimae quam Hans Hefener (Hans Heffner), Dantiscus’ court painter; author of the portrait of Princess Isabella Jagiellon and several other portraits commissioned by Queen Bona Sforza; brother-in-law of Crispin Herranth (BOETTICHER 1894, p. 147-149)⌊pictoriHans Hefener (Hans Heffner), Dantiscus’ court painter; author of the portrait of Princess Isabella Jagiellon and several other portraits commissioned by Queen Bona Sforza; brother-in-law of Crispin Herranth (BOETTICHER 1894, p. 147-149)⌋ suo Paternitas Vestra pingendum dedit gratam rem nobis faciet si ad nos quam primum transmiserit quam feliciter valere optamus.