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Letter #1837

Ioannes DANTISCUS to Tiedemann GIESE
Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1538-03-05

English register:

Dantiscus is passing on a letter for the [Ermland (Warmia)] Chapter to see, which he received from the Duke [Albrecht I von Hohenzollern], concerning the construction of an embankment in Bischofsburg (Bisburg), and asks for the Chapter’s opinion on the matter. He declares his willingness to do the Duke a favour in the name of consolidating their mutual friendship. He will send his people there on April 1, unless the Chapter objects.

The day before, Dantiscus received a letter from Johann von Werden requesting that he postpone the decision on beer duties until the Gdańsk (Danzig) Town Council send an envoy. Dantiscus considers this pointless. He asks Giese once again to let the Council know of his dissatisfaction with this kind of tax. He insists that Felix [Reich] come to him to discuss the matter of the curate’s office and many other issues he will recount to Giese upon the return.




Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in Latin, autograph, address in secretary's hand, BCz, 245, p. 9-12

Prints:
1CEID 1/2 No. 3, p. 67-69 (in extenso; English register)

 

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Reverendissime Domine, frater et amice carissime ac honorande.

Salutem et fraterni amoris commendationem.

Rescripsit mihi illustrissimus dominus 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)⌊duxAlbrecht 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)⌋, quemadmodum ex ipsis cf. Albrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach to Ioannes DANTISCUS Johannisburg, 1538-03-02, CIDTC IDL 4930⌊litteriscf. Albrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach to Ioannes DANTISCUS Johannisburg, 1538-03-02, CIDTC IDL 4930⌋ adiunctis Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima cognoscet. cf. Albrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach to Ioannes DANTISCUS Johannisburg, 1538-03-02, CIDTC IDL 4930⌊Quascf. Albrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach to Ioannes DANTISCUS Johannisburg, 1538-03-02, CIDTC IDL 4930⌋ igitur Ermland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌊venerabili capituloErmland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌋ legendas misi, ut in omnibus, quae continent, suum mihi impartiant consilium. Non video, cur adeo subterfugere debeam, quod dominus 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)⌊duxAlbrecht 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)⌋ petit, forte per ironiam, ut in nomine Sanctae Trinitatis circa Bischofsburg (Biskupiec), town in Ermland (Warmia), ca. 35 km NE of Allenstein (Olsztyn)⌊BisburgBischofsburg (Biskupiec), town in Ermland (Warmia), ca. 35 km NE of Allenstein (Olsztyn)⌋ conspiciatur, si constructio aggeris damnum aut commodum sit allatura, statui itaque, nisi secus Ermland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌊venerabili capituloErmland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌋ visum fuerit, Commissioner to Ioannes DANTISCUS ⌊advocatumCommissioner to Ioannes DANTISCUS ⌋ et quosdam alios ex meis ad huius rei cognitionem mittere. Dies praefixus est feria secunda post Laetare[2]. Si quo pacto possem, citra tamen nostrum detrimentum, libenter 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)⌊vicino principiAlbrecht 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)⌋ ob mutuam conservandam amicitiam gratificarer, ne quid aliud moliendi ansam sibi sumeret, si viderit se votis, quae vehementia quadam in cf. Albrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach to Ioannes DANTISCUS Johannisburg, 1538-03-02, CIDTC IDL 4930⌊litteriscf. Albrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach to Ioannes DANTISCUS Johannisburg, 1538-03-02, CIDTC IDL 4930⌋ declarat, frustratum. Oportet interdum sine commodo iis obtemperare, qui incommodare possunt etc.

De teloneo cervisiae, quod nostri Gdanenses[3] mordicus tenere videntur, heri iterum a communi amico nostro, domino Johann von Werden (Constellatus, cf. HE, No. 148, p. 150, footnote No. 12) (*1495 – †1554), 1526 Mayor of Gdańsk (Danzig), from 1527 Starost of Neuenburg (Nowe), 1532-1535, 1538, 1539, 1546, 1551 Burgrave of Gdańsk, from 1535 Starost of Preußisch Mark (Przezmark) (1535-1540 together with Achatius von Zehmen (Cema)), 1536/1537 envoy of the Council of Royal Prussia to the Diet of the Kingdom of Poland held in Cracow (SBPN 4, p. 433-435; ZDRENKA 2, p. 368-369; MAŁŁEK 1976, p. 93, 161)⌊Ioanne a WerdenJohann von Werden (Constellatus, cf. HE, No. 148, p. 150, footnote No. 12) (*1495 – †1554), 1526 Mayor of Gdańsk (Danzig), from 1527 Starost of Neuenburg (Nowe), 1532-1535, 1538, 1539, 1546, 1551 Burgrave of Gdańsk, from 1535 Starost of Preußisch Mark (Przezmark) (1535-1540 together with Achatius von Zehmen (Cema)), 1536/1537 envoy of the Council of Royal Prussia to the Diet of the Kingdom of Poland held in Cracow (SBPN 4, p. 433-435; ZDRENKA 2, p. 368-369; MAŁŁEK 1976, p. 93, 161)⌋, accepi cf. Johann von WERDEN to Ioannes DANTISCUS Gdańsk (Danzig), 1538-03-02, CIDTC IDL 5912⌊litterascf. Johann von WERDEN to Ioannes DANTISCUS Gdańsk (Danzig), 1538-03-02, CIDTC IDL 5912⌋. Johann von Werden (Constellatus, cf. HE, No. 148, p. 150, footnote No. 12) (*1495 – †1554), 1526 Mayor of Gdańsk (Danzig), from 1527 Starost of Neuenburg (Nowe), 1532-1535, 1538, 1539, 1546, 1551 Burgrave of Gdańsk, from 1535 Starost of Preußisch Mark (Przezmark) (1535-1540 together with Achatius von Zehmen (Cema)), 1536/1537 envoy of the Council of Royal Prussia to the Diet of the Kingdom of Poland held in Cracow (SBPN 4, p. 433-435; ZDRENKA 2, p. 368-369; MAŁŁEK 1976, p. 93, 161)⌊QuiJohann von Werden (Constellatus, cf. HE, No. 148, p. 150, footnote No. 12) (*1495 – †1554), 1526 Mayor of Gdańsk (Danzig), from 1527 Starost of Neuenburg (Nowe), 1532-1535, 1538, 1539, 1546, 1551 Burgrave of Gdańsk, from 1535 Starost of Preußisch Mark (Przezmark) (1535-1540 together with Achatius von Zehmen (Cema)), 1536/1537 envoy of the Council of Royal Prussia to the Diet of the Kingdom of Poland held in Cracow (SBPN 4, p. 433-435; ZDRENKA 2, p. 368-369; MAŁŁEK 1976, p. 93, 161)⌋ rogat me ad substinentiam, quousque ea in re huc ad me mittant nuntium. Quod si destituere voluerint id, quod tanta insolentia constituerunt, non est, cur veniat nuntius, sin vero etiam, cum aderit, non impetrabit, quominus nobis deesse quippiam, quod iure tueri debemus, patiemur. Utque ideo Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima, sicut pauloante cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Tiedemann GIESE Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1538-03-01, CIDTC IDL 1836⌊scripsicf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Tiedemann GIESE Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1538-03-01, CIDTC IDL 1836⌋, sibi eiusmodi telonei constitutionem displicere significet, non abs re a Dominatione Vestra Reverendissima rogavi atque iterum rogo, maxime autem, ut coamicus et frater noster communis dominus Felix Reich (*ca. 1475 – †1539), secretary to Łukasz Watzenrode, Bishop of Ermland (Warmia), and his chaplain; from 1518 Chancellor to succeeding Bishops of Ermland: Fabian von Lusian (Luzjański) and Mauritius Ferber; 1518-1525 Provost of Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) Collegiate Chapter; 1526-1539 Canon of Ermland; 1528 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1529-1532 administrator of the Chapter's estates in Allenstein (Olsztyn), and in 1538 in Tolkemit (Tolkmicko); 1538-1539 Vicar General of the diocese of Ermland, and Custos of Ermland; 1528-1530 envoy of the Ermland Chapter to the Provincial Diet of Royal Prussia (KOPICZKO 2, p. 265-266; BORAWSKA 1984, p. 176-177; SBKW, p. 200-201)⌊FelixFelix Reich (*ca. 1475 – †1539), secretary to Łukasz Watzenrode, Bishop of Ermland (Warmia), and his chaplain; from 1518 Chancellor to succeeding Bishops of Ermland: Fabian von Lusian (Luzjański) and Mauritius Ferber; 1518-1525 Provost of Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) Collegiate Chapter; 1526-1539 Canon of Ermland; 1528 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1529-1532 administrator of the Chapter's estates in Allenstein (Olsztyn), and in 1538 in Tolkemit (Tolkmicko); 1538-1539 Vicar General of the diocese of Ermland, and Custos of Ermland; 1528-1530 envoy of the Ermland Chapter to the Provincial Diet of Royal Prussia (KOPICZKO 2, p. 265-266; BORAWSKA 1984, p. 176-177; SBKW, p. 200-201)⌋ me hic invisere non gravetur. Cum quo de vicariatus officio[4] et aliis latius et tutius redibitque ad Dominationem Vestram Reverendissimam post mutuum colloquium de multis eandem Dominationem Vestram Reverendissimam certiorem redditurus.

Quam diutissime fraterno affectu faustiter valere cupio.

[2 ] I. e. 1538-04-01

[3 ] Citizens of Gdańsk ⌊nostri GdanensesCitizens of Gdańsk ⌋ here refers to the Gdańsk Town Council ⌊Gdańsk Town CouncilGdańsk Town Council ⌋

[4 ] Having fallen vacant after Tiedemann Giese (Tidemannus Gisius) (*1480 – †1550), in 1519 ennobled by King Sigismund I; 1504-1538 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1516-1527, 1533-1537 Judicial Vicar and Vicar General of Ermland; 1523-1538 Custos of Ermland; 1537-1549 Bishop of Kulm (Chełmno); 1549-1550 Bishop of Ermland (BORAWSKA 1984, passim)⌊Tiedemann GieseTiedemann Giese (Tidemannus Gisius) (*1480 – †1550), in 1519 ennobled by King Sigismund I; 1504-1538 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1516-1527, 1533-1537 Judicial Vicar and Vicar General of Ermland; 1523-1538 Custos of Ermland; 1537-1549 Bishop of Kulm (Chełmno); 1549-1550 Bishop of Ermland (BORAWSKA 1984, passim)⌋ had received the nomination to the bishopric of Kulm, in March 1538 the office of the Vicar General of the diocese of Ermland was entrusted to Felix Reich (*ca. 1475 – †1539), secretary to Łukasz Watzenrode, Bishop of Ermland (Warmia), and his chaplain; from 1518 Chancellor to succeeding Bishops of Ermland: Fabian von Lusian (Luzjański) and Mauritius Ferber; 1518-1525 Provost of Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) Collegiate Chapter; 1526-1539 Canon of Ermland; 1528 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1529-1532 administrator of the Chapter's estates in Allenstein (Olsztyn), and in 1538 in Tolkemit (Tolkmicko); 1538-1539 Vicar General of the diocese of Ermland, and Custos of Ermland; 1528-1530 envoy of the Ermland Chapter to the Provincial Diet of Royal Prussia (KOPICZKO 2, p. 265-266; BORAWSKA 1984, p. 176-177; SBKW, p. 200-201)⌊Felix ReichFelix Reich (*ca. 1475 – †1539), secretary to Łukasz Watzenrode, Bishop of Ermland (Warmia), and his chaplain; from 1518 Chancellor to succeeding Bishops of Ermland: Fabian von Lusian (Luzjański) and Mauritius Ferber; 1518-1525 Provost of Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) Collegiate Chapter; 1526-1539 Canon of Ermland; 1528 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1529-1532 administrator of the Chapter's estates in Allenstein (Olsztyn), and in 1538 in Tolkemit (Tolkmicko); 1538-1539 Vicar General of the diocese of Ermland, and Custos of Ermland; 1528-1530 envoy of the Ermland Chapter to the Provincial Diet of Royal Prussia (KOPICZKO 2, p. 265-266; BORAWSKA 1984, p. 176-177; SBKW, p. 200-201)⌋ (cf. Polski Słownik Biograficzny (Rehbinder - Rewkowski ), ed. by Emanuel Rostworowski, vol. 31/1, Wrocław - Warszawa - Kraków, 1988 ⌊PSB 31cf. Polski Słownik Biograficzny (Rehbinder - Rewkowski ), ed. by Emanuel Rostworowski, vol. 31/1, Wrocław - Warszawa - Kraków, 1988 ⌋, p. 6; cf. Słownik Biograficzny Kapituły Warmińskiej, ed. by Jan Guzowski, Olsztyn, WSDMW "Hosianum", 1996 ⌊SBKWcf. Słownik Biograficzny Kapituły Warmińskiej, ed. by Jan Guzowski, Olsztyn, WSDMW "Hosianum", 1996 ⌋, p. 201; cf. Andrzej Kopiczko, Duchowieństwo katolickie diecezji warmińskiej w latach 1525-1821. Część 2 Słownik, Osztyn, 2000 ⌊KOPICZKO 2cf. Andrzej Kopiczko, Duchowieństwo katolickie diecezji warmińskiej w latach 1525-1821. Część 2 Słownik, Osztyn, 2000 ⌋, p. 266 mistakenly informs that Reich served as vicar from 1528)