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Letter #3137

Ioannes DANTISCUS to Elbing Town Council
Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1547-06-21


Manuscript sources:
1rough draft in German, in secretary's hand, AAWO, AB, D. 70, f. 288v
2copy in German, 16th-century, APG, 300, 29, 452, p. 127

 

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Was in negster Provincial Diet of Royal Prussia ⌊tagfarthProvincial Diet of Royal Prussia ⌋ die hernn Council of Royal Prussia the most important local authority in Royal Prussia. It consisted of two bishops (of Ermland (Warmia), who served as the Council’s president, and of Kulm (Chełmno)), three voivodes (of Kulm, Marienburg (Malbork), and Pomerania), three castellans (of Kulm, Elbing (Elbląg), and Gdańsk (Danzig)), three chamberlains (of Kulm, Marienburg, and Pomerania), and representatives of the three Great Prussian Cities – Gdańsk, Thorn (Toruń), and Elbing (ACHREMCZYK 2016, p. 17-18)⌊ koningliche ...Council of Royal Prussia the most important local authority in Royal Prussia. It consisted of two bishops (of Ermland (Warmia), who served as the Council’s president, and of Kulm (Chełmno)), three voivodes (of Kulm, Marienburg (Malbork), and Pomerania), three castellans (of Kulm, Elbing (Elbląg), and Gdańsk (Danzig)), three chamberlains (of Kulm, Marienburg, and Pomerania), and representatives of the three Great Prussian Cities – Gdańsk, Thorn (Toruń), and Elbing (ACHREMCZYK 2016, p. 17-18)⌋ redte / sich wegenn des newenn Deutzschenn Meisters ... fruchtet und an 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⌊koningliche majestetSigismund 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⌋ geschribenn , / ist uns auch den XIX disses mondts von 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)⌊furstlicher durchlauchtAlbrecht 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)⌋ durch ihr cf. Albrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach to Ioannes DANTISCUS Königsberg, 1547-06-17, CIDTC IDL 5132⌊schreibenncf. Albrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach to Ioannes DANTISCUS Königsberg, 1547-06-17, CIDTC IDL 5132⌋, / uns von ders[ul]benn eigen bothen uberantwurt, / kundt gethan, / wie Ewer Erbarkeit aus eingelegter davon copienn zuvornemen haben, / die wir freu...lich bitten und vormanenn, / diesenn handel , / dieweil uns allen daran nicht wenig gelegenn, / wol zu behertzigenn und daruber reiffes bedencken zuhalten, / wie dem vorzukomen u[nd] der anschlag dem feinde zuweren sei. / Und was Ewer Erbarkeit also under sich eintrechtiglichenn beschlissenn werdenn, / bitten wir uns aufs furderlichste wissenn zulassenn, / damit solchs a... erste an 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⌊koningliche majestetSigismund 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⌋ mechte gebracht werdenn. / Wollet auch der copien abschrifte ferner an einenn Gdańsk Town Council ⌊ersamen radt von DantzigGdańsk Town Council ⌋ ... Thorn Town Council ⌊ThornnThorn Town Council ⌋ fertigenn, / auf das von ihnenn auch gleicher gestalt / die sache boratslaget / und ihres bedenckenn uns eingebracht werden, / wie wir und den das gentzlich zu Ewer Erbarkeit, / die wir gotlichenn genaden bovelen, / vorshen wol....