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Letter #3295

[Ioannes DANTISCUS] to Sigismund I Jagiellon
Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1547-12-20


Manuscript sources:
1rough draft in Latin, in secretary's hand, AAWO, AB, D. 70, f. 334v (b.p.)

Auxiliary sources:
1register in Polish, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8250 (TK 12), f. 509

 

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Serenissima etc.

Proficiscitur hinc nobilis Mikołaj Płotowski (†after 1548-07-27), royal courtier and owner of estates in Vistula Lowlands (Żuławy Wiślane); burgrave of Seeburg (Zybork, today Jeziorany) (AT 18, p. 229)⌊Nicolaus PlotovskyMikołaj Płotowski (†after 1548-07-27), royal courtier and owner of estates in Vistula Lowlands (Żuławy Wiślane); burgrave of Seeburg (Zybork, today Jeziorany) (AT 18, p. 229)⌋ ad aulam Serenissimae Maiestatis Vestrae et serenissimi Sigismund II Augustus Jagiellon (Zygmunt II August) (*1520 – †1572), 1529-1572 Grand Duke of Lithuania (ruled from 1544); 1530-1572 King of Poland (crowned vivente rege (ruled from 1548, after the death of his father); son of Sigismund I Jagiellon and Bona Sforza⌊filiiSigismund II Augustus Jagiellon (Zygmunt II August) (*1520 – †1572), 1529-1572 Grand Duke of Lithuania (ruled from 1544); 1530-1572 King of Poland (crowned vivente rege (ruled from 1548, after the death of his father); son of Sigismund I Jagiellon and Bona Sforza⌋ eius, qui, cum antea satis ex ingenii sui et corporis dotibus Serenissimae Maiestati Vestrae superinscribed⌈VestraeVestrae superinscribed⌉ sit commendatus, rogavit tamen has tamen a me a S ad Serenissimam Maiestatem Vestram obtinuit petiit litteras rogavit tamen me superinscribed⌈meme superinscribed⌉, ut eum etiam commendatiorem Serenissimae Maiestatis Vestrae his meis litteris superinscribed⌈his meis litterishis meis litteris superinscribed⌉ redderem. Quam humillime rogo, velit dictum Mikołaj Płotowski (†after 1548-07-27), royal courtier and owner of estates in Vistula Lowlands (Żuławy Wiślane); burgrave of Seeburg (Zybork, today Jeziorany) (AT 18, p. 229)⌊NicolaumMikołaj Płotowski (†after 1548-07-27), royal courtier and owner of estates in Vistula Lowlands (Żuławy Wiślane); burgrave of Seeburg (Zybork, today Jeziorany) (AT 18, p. 229)⌋ clementer commendat apud se commendatum habere in the Dantiscus hand, superinscribed in place of crossed-out suscipere et ut fidelem servitorem suae Serenissimae Maiestatis Vestrae promovere and then crossed-out⌈suscipere et ut fidelem servitorem suae Serenissimae Maiestatis Vestrae promovere commendat apud se commendatum habere commendat apud se commendatum habere in the Dantiscus hand, superinscribed in place of crossed-out suscipere et ut fidelem servitorem suae Serenissimae Maiestatis Vestrae promovere and then crossed-out⌉.

Referet Mikołaj Płotowski (†after 1548-07-27), royal courtier and owner of estates in Vistula Lowlands (Żuławy Wiślane); burgrave of Seeburg (Zybork, today Jeziorany) (AT 18, p. 229)⌊illeMikołaj Płotowski (†after 1548-07-27), royal courtier and owner of estates in Vistula Lowlands (Żuławy Wiślane); burgrave of Seeburg (Zybork, today Jeziorany) (AT 18, p. 229)⌋ Serenissimae Maiestati Vestrae statum Royal Prussia (Prussia Regalis), region, part of Prussia annexed to the Kingdom of Poland in 1466 under the provisions of the Second Peace of Thorn⌊harum terrarumRoyal Prussia (Prussia Regalis), region, part of Prussia annexed to the Kingdom of Poland in 1466 under the provisions of the Second Peace of Thorn⌋ et meae valetudinis, quae cotidie incipit fieri infirmior ut corpus ta, corpus etiam, quod a iuventute mea in servitio Serenissimae Maiestatis Vestrae existens superinscribed⌈existensexistens superinscribed⌉, creberrimis profectionibus et ex longinquis itineribus concussum est, redditur written over s⌈srr written over s⌉ debilius, ita ut iam minime maiores motus et pro superinscribed⌈et proet pro superinscribed⌉ et longiores profectiones on the margin⌈et longiores profectioneset longiores profectiones on the margin⌉ sustinere possim, quiete tamen haec, qualiscumque mea vita aliquantulum adhuc, si illa mihi ex gratia Serenissimae Maiestatis Vestrae clementer, ut confido superinscribed in place of crossed-out conced⌈conced clementer, ut confido clementer, ut confido superinscribed in place of crossed-out conced⌉ quod et humillime precor on the margin⌈quod et superinscribed in place of crossed-out etiam⌈etiametet superinscribed in place of crossed-out etiam⌉ humillime precorquod et humillime precor on the margin⌉, concederetur, sustentari written over e⌈eii written over e⌉ tuc(?) posset superinscribed in place of crossed-out posset⌈posset posset posset superinscribed in place of crossed-out posset⌉, qua q in qua si non viribus corporis, propensione tamen et quantum in me consilii superinscribed in place of crossed-out ingenio tamen et consilio⌈ingenio tamen et consilio propensione tamen et quantum in me consilii propensione tamen et quantum in me consilii superinscribed in place of crossed-out ingenio tamen et consilio⌉ propensione tamen et quantum in me intelligentiae est on the bottom margin⌈propensione tamen et quantum in me intelligentiae estpropensione tamen et quantum in me intelligentiae est on the bottom margin⌉, Serenissimae Maiestati Vestrae superinscribed in place of crossed-out eidem⌈eidem Serenissimae Maiestati Vestrae Serenissimae Maiestati Vestrae superinscribed in place of crossed-out eidem⌉ possem inservire.

Cuius adscribed⌈usus adscribed⌉ me hu clementi gratiae et protectioni me humi submi humillime commendo atque longiores vitae annos a Domino Deo ex animo precor.