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Letter #183

Ioannes DANTISCUS to Piotr TOMICKI
Bergen op Zoom, 1523-05-12


Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in Latin, autograph, BNW, BOZ, 2053, TG 4, No. 419, f. 197
2copy in Latin, 16th-century, BJ, 6557, f. 102v
3copy in Latin, 18th-century, BCz, 35 (TN), No. 137, p. 565-566
4copy in Latin, 18th-century, BCz, 274, No. 97, p. 123

Auxiliary sources:
1register in Polish, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8245 (TK 7), f. 229

 

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BNW, BOZ, 2053, TG 4, No. 419, f. 197v

Reverendissimo in Christo Patri et Domino, 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)⌊domino P text damaged⌈[P]P text damaged⌉etro Dei gratia episcopo Posnaniensi Regni Poloniae text damaged⌈[Regni Poloniae]Regni Poloniae text damaged⌉ vicecancellarioPiotr 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)⌋, domino meo gratiosissimo

BNW, BOZ, 2053, TG 4, No. 419, f. 197r

Reverendissime in Christo Pater et Domine, domine gratiosissime. Post humillimam mei commendationem.

1523-05-12⌊Ista hora1523-05-12⌋ Bergen op Zoom, town in the Low Countries, Duchy of Brabant, 36 km N of Antwerp, today in the Netherlands⌊hucBergen op Zoom, town in the Low Countries, Duchy of Brabant, 36 km N of Antwerp, today in the Netherlands⌋ incolumis per tot terrarum et aequorum tractus ex Zeeland (Zealand, Selandia), county in the Low Countries, belonging to the Habsburg Netherlands, with Middleburg as its capital. It covers the islands in the estuary of the Schelde (Scheldt) and Maas (Meuse) rivers, today a province of the Netherlands⌊SelandiaeZeeland (Zealand, Selandia), county in the Low Countries, belonging to the Habsburg Netherlands, with Middleburg as its capital. It covers the islands in the estuary of the Schelde (Scheldt) and Maas (Meuse) rivers, today a province of the Netherlands⌋ Middelburg (Medioburgum), city in the Netherlands, capital of the Zeeland province⌊oppido MiddelborensiMiddelburg (Medioburgum), city in the Netherlands, capital of the Zeeland province⌋ applicui non sine magno gaudio, videor enim mihi iam esse 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⌋ Deo gratia etc. Inveni Bergen op Zoom, town in the Low Countries, Duchy of Brabant, 36 km N of Antwerp, today in the Netherlands⌊hicBergen op Zoom, town in the Low Countries, Duchy of Brabant, 36 km N of Antwerp, today in the Netherlands⌋ apud The Fuggers German family of merchants and bankers that dominated European business during the 15th and 16th centuries⌊FuggarosThe Fuggers German family of merchants and bankers that dominated European business during the 15th and 16th centuries⌋ cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Piotr TOMICKI Valladolid, 1523-03-20, CIDTC IDL 179;
Ioannes DANTISCUS to Sigismund I Jagiellon Valladolid, 1523-03-20, CIDTC IDL 180⌊litterascf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Piotr TOMICKI Valladolid, 1523-03-20, CIDTC IDL 179;
Ioannes DANTISCUS to Sigismund I Jagiellon Valladolid, 1523-03-20, CIDTC IDL 180⌋ meas, quas ex Valladolid (Vallisoletum, Oleti vallis), city in central Spain, Castile and León, on the Pisuerga river⌊Valle OletiValladolid (Vallisoletum, Oleti vallis), city in central Spain, Castile and León, on the Pisuerga river⌋ 1523-04-20⌊20 praeteriti(!)1523-04-20⌋ dederam, hinc, quam postarii maris tempestatem habuerunt, quod tanto tempore fuerunt, ut ego, in itinere, facile intelliget et cum easdem meas litteras in unius on the margin⌈uniusunius on the margin⌉ horae et mediae decursu Nuremberg (Nürnberg, Norimberga), city in Germany, Bavaria⌊NurnbergamNuremberg (Nürnberg, Norimberga), city in Germany, Bavaria⌋ per aliam postam The Fuggers German family of merchants and bankers that dominated European business during the 15th and 16th centuries⌊FuggariThe Fuggers German family of merchants and bankers that dominated European business during the 15th and 16th centuries⌋ mittere decreverint, non datur mihi spatium longius cum Dominatione Vestra Reverendissima agere. Hoc, quod temporis reliquum est, scriptioni ad 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⌊maiestatem regiamSigismund 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⌋ impendam, ex qua latius, quae aguntur, intelliget. Unum hoc oro et obtestor, Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima rerum mearum apud 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⌊maiestatem regiamSigismund 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⌋ exigentibus id et laboribus meis written over et⌈etmeismeis written over et⌉ et perpessis periculis clementem rationem habere dignetur. Cui me suppliciter commendo.