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Letter #2747

Samuel MACIEJOWSKI to Ioannes DANTISCUS
Brest-Litovsk, 1544-08-17
            received Heilsberg (Lidzbark), 1544-08-24

Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in Latin, in secretary's hand, author's signature, BCz, 1599, p. 435-440

Prints:
1HE 1 No. 169, p. 165-166 (in extenso; Latin register)

 

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BCz 1599, p. 435

Reverendissime Domine, amice et frater carissime et observan(dissim)e or observan(de)⌈observan(dissim)eobservan(dissim)e or observan(de)⌉.

Commendata officiosa voluntate mea in gratiam Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae.

Cum ad Reverendissimam Dominationem Vestram cf. Samuel MACIEJOWSKI to Ioannes DANTISCUS Brest-Litovsk, 1544-07-16, CIDTC IDL 2741⌊litterascf. Samuel MACIEJOWSKI to Ioannes DANTISCUS Brest-Litovsk, 1544-07-16, CIDTC IDL 2741⌋ dedissem, de quibus cf. , CIDTC IDL 7715⌊meminitcf. , CIDTC IDL 7715⌋, venit e vestigio quidam ab abbate ac a me mandata quaedam petiit, quae illi negavi, sed eodem tamen exemplo mandatum dedi, quo Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae paulo ante miseram. Videt itaque iam integrum non esse, ut diversum aliquid a me detur, quam quod abbati datura est. A quo nihil aliud agi, quod quaeritur, nisi ut lis extrahatur, quae iam duodecim annis agitata est. Spero equidem eum id minime cogitare et intra duodecim hebdomadas finem hius controversiae futurum. Quod tempus exspectare longum non videatur, si tot annorum exspectatio molesta non fuit. Permittatur et abbas causam suam dicere, ne postea se in dicta causa condemnatum esse queri possit. Nihil dubtet Vestra Reverendissima dominatio, si quid iuris habet affinis illius, quin eo sit potiturus. Sententia est in genere lata, nihil est certi decretum, quare cuiusmodi fieri possit executio non video. Necesse est, ut aestimatio coram iudicio producatur, ut potestas fiat dicendi abbati non modo contra aestimationem, sed etiam si quod asserere videtur aliis etiam creditoribus ex iisdem bonis per monasterium est satisfactum. Satis est esse sententiam per maiestatem regiam conformatam, quod certe est in rem affinis Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae. Deinde cum ecclesiae bona haec esse videantur, est hoc nostrorum episcoporum officium providere, ut ne quid praeter ius eis adimatur.

Mandatum ad decoctorem una f written over v⌈vff written over v⌉orma voluit scribi iussi et mitto praesentibus. Litteras per cubicularium serius esse redditas doleo. Iam enim confectum esset negotium, nisi in mora ille fuisset. Nunc mitto cf. Sigismund I Jagiellon to Jan SOKOŁOWSKI, Ioannes DANTISCUS, Johann von BAYSEN (BAŻYŃSKI) & Paweł PŁOTOWSKI Brest-Litovsk, 1544-08-16, CIDTC IDL 2746⌊commissionem novamcf. Sigismund I Jagiellon to Jan SOKOŁOWSKI, Ioannes DANTISCUS, Johann von BAYSEN (BAŻYŃSKI) & Paweł PŁOTOWSKI Brest-Litovsk, 1544-08-16, CIDTC IDL 2746⌋. Ex ea, quae sit sententia 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⌊regiae maiestatisSigismund 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⌋, cognoscet. Non video, quid iam impedimento esse queat, quominus ante Provincial Diet of Royal Prussia ⌊comitiaProvincial Diet of Royal Prussia ⌋ causa Pucensis conficiatur.

Commendo me Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae. Quam bene valere ex animo cupio.

Vestrae Reverendissimae Paternitatis servitor Samuel Maciejowski (*1499 – †1550), humanist and diplomat, one of the most trusted advisers to King Sigismund I and later to his son Sigismund II Augustus; Canon of the collegiate chapters of Sandomierz from 1521 and Kielce from 1530; Canon of Gniezno from 1531; royal secretary from 1532/1533 to 1537, previously a scribe in the royal chancery; 1537–1539 Grand Secretary; 1539–1547 Vice-Chancellor of the Kingdom of Poland; 1539–1541 Bishop of Chełm; 1541–1545 Bishop of Płock; 1545–1550 Bishop of Cracow; 1547–1550 Chancellor of the Kingdom of Poland; royal envoy to Rome in 1532 and to local diets in 1534 and 1538 (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 257-258; Urzędnicy 10, p. 184; PSB 19 Machowski - Maria Kazimiera, p. 64-69)⌊Samuel episcopus Vilnensis(!) et vicecancellariusSamuel Maciejowski (*1499 – †1550), humanist and diplomat, one of the most trusted advisers to King Sigismund I and later to his son Sigismund II Augustus; Canon of the collegiate chapters of Sandomierz from 1521 and Kielce from 1530; Canon of Gniezno from 1531; royal secretary from 1532/1533 to 1537, previously a scribe in the royal chancery; 1537–1539 Grand Secretary; 1539–1547 Vice-Chancellor of the Kingdom of Poland; 1539–1541 Bishop of Chełm; 1541–1545 Bishop of Płock; 1545–1550 Bishop of Cracow; 1547–1550 Chancellor of the Kingdom of Poland; royal envoy to Rome in 1532 and to local diets in 1534 and 1538 (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 257-258; Urzędnicy 10, p. 184; PSB 19 Machowski - Maria Kazimiera, p. 64-69)⌋

Postscript:

BCz 1599, p. 437

Reverendissime in Christo Pater et Domine, frater et amice observan(dissime) or observan(de)⌈observan(dissime)observan(dissime) or observan(de)⌉.

Salutem et obsequiorum commendationem.

cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Sigismund I Jagiellon shortly before 1544-08-16, CIDTC IDL 7494, letter lost⌊Litterascf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Sigismund I Jagiellon shortly before 1544-08-16, CIDTC IDL 7494, letter lost⌋ Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae legi 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⌊regiae maiestatiSigismund 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⌋, cum et regina adesset. Ita enim existimabam, in qua etiamnum opinione persto, quod nihil sint Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae fraudis allaturae. Etsi enim fieri potest, ut nonnihil initio sint molestae, tamen olim ad demerendam gratiam uberiorem pertinebunt. Nam qua nunc est erga Johann von Werden ( Constellatus) (*1495 – †1554), 1526 Mayor of Gdańsk (Danzig); from 1527 Starost of Neuenburg (Nowe); 1532-1535, 1538, 1539, 1546, and 1551 Burgrave of Gdańsk; from 1535 Starost of Preußisch Mark (Przezmark), in 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; HE 1, No. 148, p. 150, footnote 12)⌊ConstellatumJohann von Werden ( Constellatus) (*1495 – †1554), 1526 Mayor of Gdańsk (Danzig); from 1527 Starost of Neuenburg (Nowe); 1532-1535, 1538, 1539, 1546, and 1551 Burgrave of Gdańsk; from 1535 Starost of Preußisch Mark (Przezmark), in 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; HE 1, No. 148, p. 150, footnote 12)⌋ gratia, non est dubium, quin ea nequaquam sit duratura, nam haec ipsa, quae illi tractanda sunt comissa, citius opinione multorum dissilire gratiam hanc facient. Ac ut futurum est, ut olim dicat: ”Recte ille praedixerat ac praemonuerat me, sed ego parum prudenter feci, quae rectis illius consiliis obtemperare nolui”. Non semel hoc ab ea ita dictum audivi. Non erant quidem illi gratae litterae Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae, sed animadvertere tamen licuit, quod eam consilii paenituerit nonnihil, utcumque fateri pudebat, quod talem provinciam illius humeris imposuisset. Sed et litteras Vestrae Reverendissimae Dominationis utrasque illi misi neque dum e written over i⌈iee written over i⌉nim in cf. , CIDTC IDL 7715⌊illiscf. , CIDTC IDL 7715⌋, quas ad me scripserat, legeram, quod alteras tantum mitti vellet. Quo animo acceperit, ex illius responso Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra cognoscet. Inde etiam fiet certior, quam sit illud verum, quod sit ille in France (Gallia, Francia), the kingdom⌊GalliamFrance (Gallia, Francia), the kingdom⌋ legatus designatus. Nam hic ego certi adhuc aliquid elicere non potui.

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⌊Regia 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⌋ iam convaluerat, sed hesterna nocte iterum incidit in gravem morbum. Laborat enim dysenteria. Medici esse videntur terrore perculsi. Deus 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 eiusSigismund 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⌋ servare dignetur.

Mikołaj Loka (Mikołaj Lok) (†1569), served under Stanisław Hozjusz, royal secretary; in Rome in 1545–1547; Canon of Ermland, nominated in 1540 and confirmed in 1542; Canon of Poznań from 1547; royal envoy to the Prussian Diet in 1550; Abbot of Oliwa from 1560 (SZORC 1990, p. 331; KOPICZKO 2, p. 201; SBKW, p. 153)⌊LockaMikołaj Loka (Mikołaj Lok) (†1569), served under Stanisław Hozjusz, royal secretary; in Rome in 1545–1547; Canon of Ermland, nominated in 1540 and confirmed in 1542; Canon of Poznań from 1547; royal envoy to the Prussian Diet in 1550; Abbot of Oliwa from 1560 (SZORC 1990, p. 331; KOPICZKO 2, p. 201; SBKW, p. 153)⌋ meus iam in Italy (Italia)⌊ItaliamItaly (Italia)⌋ proficiscitur. Etsi sumptus apud me censum superat ac tenuiores sunt opinione multorum facultates meae, quando tamen id postulavit a me Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra, annuum et ipse Mikołaj Loka (Mikołaj Lok) (†1569), served under Stanisław Hozjusz, royal secretary; in Rome in 1545–1547; Canon of Ermland, nominated in 1540 and confirmed in 1542; Canon of Poznań from 1547; royal envoy to the Prussian Diet in 1550; Abbot of Oliwa from 1560 (SZORC 1990, p. 331; KOPICZKO 2, p. 201; SBKW, p. 153)⌊illiMikołaj Loka (Mikołaj Lok) (†1569), served under Stanisław Hozjusz, royal secretary; in Rome in 1545–1547; Canon of Ermland, nominated in 1540 and confirmed in 1542; Canon of Poznań from 1547; royal envoy to the Prussian Diet in 1550; Abbot of Oliwa from 1560 (SZORC 1990, p. 331; KOPICZKO 2, p. 201; SBKW, p. 153)⌋ praestabo. Neque enim dubito, quin, quam spem ostendere visa est cum essemus Marienburg (Malbork), town and castle in northern Poland, in Pomeranian Voivodeship, on the Nogat, a branch of the Vistula in its delta, the seat of the Grand Masters of the Teutonic Order in Prussia (1309–1457) and a voivodeship capital in Royal Prussia, within the Kingdom of Poland (1466–1772). Alternating with Graudenz (Grudziądz), Marienburg was the venue of the Provincial Diets of Royal Prussia, chaired by the bishop of Ermland (Warmia)⌊MarienburgiMarienburg (Malbork), town and castle in northern Poland, in Pomeranian Voivodeship, on the Nogat, a branch of the Vistula in its delta, the seat of the Grand Masters of the Teutonic Order in Prussia (1309–1457) and a voivodeship capital in Royal Prussia, within the Kingdom of Poland (1466–1772). Alternating with Graudenz (Grudziądz), Marienburg was the venue of the Provincial Diets of Royal Prussia, chaired by the bishop of Ermland (Warmia)⌋, neque ipsa eum Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra sit ope sua destitutura.