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Letter #365

Ioannes DANTISCUS to Piotr TOMICKI
Valladolid, 1527-08-17


Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in Latin, autograph, BNW, BOZ, 2053, TG 7, No. 794, f. 145-146
2office copy in Latin, in secretary's hand, BCz, 242, p. 105
3copy in Latin, 16th-century, BJ, 6557, f. 239v-240r
4copy in Latin, 16th-century, BK, 214, f. 154r-v
5copy in Latin, 18th-century, BCz, 1366, p. 16
6copy in Latin, 18th-century, B. Ossol., 151/II, f. 38v-39r
7copy in Latin, 18th-century, BCz, 40 (TN), No. 106, p. 471-472
8copy in Latin, 18th-century, BCz, 274, No. 169, p. 302

Auxiliary sources:
1register in Polish, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8245 (TK 7), f. 458

Prints:
1AT 9 (2nd ed.) No. 254, p. 266 (in extenso)
2AT 9 (1st ed.) No. 226, p. 253-254 (in extenso)

 

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BNW, BOZ, 2053, TG 7, No. 794, f. 146v

Reverendissimo paper damaged[Reverendissimo]Reverendissimo paper damaged in Christo Patri et Domino, 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)Petro paper damaged[Petro]Petro paper damaged Dei gratia episcopo Cracoviensi text damaged[coviensi]coviensi text damaged et Poland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)regni PoloniaePoland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia) viceca text damaged[viceca]viceca text damagedncellarioPiotr 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) etc. domino meo gratiosissimo.

BNW, BOZ, 2053, TG 7, No. 794, f. 145r

Reverendissime in Christo Pater et Domine, Domine gratiosissime. Humillimam commendationem.

cf. Piotr TOMICKI to Ioannes DANTISCUS Cracow, 1527-01-03, CIDTC IDL 322Novissimascf. Piotr TOMICKI to Ioannes DANTISCUS Cracow, 1527-01-03, CIDTC IDL 322, quas habui a Dominatione Vestra Reverendissima, erant datae Cracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of PolandCrac(oviae)Cracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland 1527-01-044 Ianuarii1527-01-04, ab eo tempore non accepi alias. Scripsi ego hinc aliquoties, sed Laconice, quod nunc etiam ob temporis defectum facere cogor. Astat, qui istas ferre debet; rogo igitur humiliter, brevitatem hanc boni consulat.

Quae hic in omnibus aguntur, satis diffuse 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 Austriamaiestati regiaeSigismund 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 cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Sigismund I Jagiellon Valladolid, 1527-08-17, CIDTC IDL 366perscripsicf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Sigismund I Jagiellon Valladolid, 1527-08-17, CIDTC IDL 366 tumultuario ms. tumultuorio(!) tumultuariotumultuario ms. tumultuorio(!) tamen calamo, quem Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima pro sua in me gratia in bonam partem accipiet. Hinc cognoscet, in quibus adhuc turbinibus versemur.

Persuasit mihi Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima in cf. Piotr TOMICKI to Ioannes DANTISCUS Cracow, 1527-01-03, CIDTC IDL 322novissimiscf. Piotr TOMICKI to Ioannes DANTISCUS Cracow, 1527-01-03, CIDTC IDL 322 suis, quod adhuc exilium hoc infracto perferrem animo idque, quantum affectus et passiones meae sinunt, facio; prius tamen exulibus iuxta cuiuslibet delictum certus praescribebatur terminus, mihi vero, qui, ut spero, non deliqui, non licet ex hoc labyrintho habere exitum. Qua de re humillime rogo, quantum cum gratia 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

Bona Sforza (*1494 – †1557), Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania (1518-1557); the second wife of Sigismund I Jagiellon; Duchess of Bari and Rossano; daughter of Gian Galeazzo Sforza of Milan and Isabella of Aragon
principum nostrorumSigismund 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

Bona Sforza (*1494 – †1557), Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania (1518-1557); the second wife of Sigismund I Jagiellon; Duchess of Bari and Rossano; daughter of Gian Galeazzo Sforza of Milan and Isabella of Aragon
fieri potest, ut me tandem hinc liberet, cum opera Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae huc sim missus.

Intellexi post mortem Rafał Leszczyński (†1527), diplomat, studied in Padua; secretary of Sigismund Jagiellon as duke of Głogów; 1509 starosta of Człuchów; 1507-1520 royal secretary; 1510 canon of Poznań; 1512 - of Gniezno; 1518 - of Cracow; 1518 castellan of Ląd; 1520 bishop of Przemyśl; 1522 - of Płock; 1507, 1508, 1512, 1513, 1514 royal envoy to the Estates and town of Prussia; 1507, 1511, 1516 - to the Teutonic Order; 1509, 1514, 1515, 1517, 1518 - to the emperor; 1509, 1515 - to Venice and Rome; 1511, 1519 - to the Roman Empire; 1517 - to Western Pomerania (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 257; Urzędnicy 1/2)episcopi PlocensisRafał Leszczyński (†1527), diplomat, studied in Padua; secretary of Sigismund Jagiellon as duke of Głogów; 1509 starosta of Człuchów; 1507-1520 royal secretary; 1510 canon of Poznań; 1512 - of Gniezno; 1518 - of Cracow; 1518 castellan of Ląd; 1520 bishop of Przemyśl; 1522 - of Płock; 1507, 1508, 1512, 1513, 1514 royal envoy to the Estates and town of Prussia; 1507, 1511, 1516 - to the Teutonic Order; 1509, 1514, 1515, 1517, 1518 - to the emperor; 1509, 1515 - to Venice and Rome; 1511, 1519 - to the Roman Empire; 1517 - to Western Pomerania (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 257; Urzędnicy 1/2) apud nos magnam sacerdotiorum factam mutationem faveoque ex animo reverendissimo domino meo Andrzej Krzycki (Andreas Cricius) (*1482 – †1537), humanist, neo-Latin poet, diplomat, correspondent of Erasmus of Rotterdam; in 1525 he took part in the negotiations leading to the secularisation of the state of the Teutonic Order; from 1504 Canon of Poznań (from 1511 Scholastic, from 1519 Provost); from 1512 Canon of Cracow, Scholastic of Płock, and secretary to the first wife of Sigismund I Jagiellon, Barbara Zápolya; 1515-1523 royal secretary; 1518-1530 Provost of the Chapter of St. Florian in Cracow; 1522-1525 Bishop of Przemyśl; 1525-1527 Bishop of Poznań; 1527-1535 Bishop of Płock; 1535-1537 Archbishop of Gniezno, Primate of Poland (PSB 15, p.544-549)CricioAndrzej Krzycki (Andreas Cricius) (*1482 – †1537), humanist, neo-Latin poet, diplomat, correspondent of Erasmus of Rotterdam; in 1525 he took part in the negotiations leading to the secularisation of the state of the Teutonic Order; from 1504 Canon of Poznań (from 1511 Scholastic, from 1519 Provost); from 1512 Canon of Cracow, Scholastic of Płock, and secretary to the first wife of Sigismund I Jagiellon, Barbara Zápolya; 1515-1523 royal secretary; 1518-1530 Provost of the Chapter of St. Florian in Cracow; 1522-1525 Bishop of Przemyśl; 1525-1527 Bishop of Poznań; 1527-1535 Bishop of Płock; 1535-1537 Archbishop of Gniezno, Primate of Poland (PSB 15, p.544-549) hunc commodiorem episcopatum; quod vero mihi nihil accesserit ex hac metamorphosi, infelicitati meae ascribo vel potius felicitati, si Deus hoc sic habere voluit. Accepi etiam dominum Gut, administrator of Gołąb (Guth) (fl. 1527)GutGut, administrator of Gołąb (Guth) (fl. 1527) mortuum, qui a 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 Austriamaiestate regiaSigismund 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 praefuit Gołąb (Columba), village in Poland, 11 km NW of Puławy, 56 km NW of Lublin, Dantiscus was a parish-priest there in the years 1521-1537ColumbaeGołąb (Columba), village in Poland, 11 km NW of Puławy, 56 km NW of Lublin, Dantiscus was a parish-priest there in the years 1521-1537 meae. Quod si Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima mihi istius Gołąb (Columba), village in Poland, 11 km NW of Puławy, 56 km NW of Lublin, Dantiscus was a parish-priest there in the years 1521-1537villaeGołąb (Columba), village in Poland, 11 km NW of Puławy, 56 km NW of Lublin, Dantiscus was a parish-priest there in the years 1521-1537 regimen, ut Gut, administrator of Gołąb (Guth) (fl. 1527)GutGut, administrator of Gołąb (Guth) (fl. 1527) habuit, a 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 Austriamaiestate regiaSigismund 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 impetrare posset, viderer mihi multum hic in Spain (Hispania)HispaniaSpain (Hispania) promeruisse essemque igitur plus quam ante Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae devinctissimus. Quod si fieri nequit neque tantum adhuc tribuitur meritis meis, nihilominus ero Dominationi Vestrae Reverendissimae donec vixero devinctissimus atque auctoratus perpetuo. Cui me humillime, ut domino meo gratiosissimo, commendo.