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Letter #3871

[Ioannes DANTISCUS] to [Tiedemann GIESE]
Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1539-07-31

English register:

Dantiscus is sending the messenger of the Gdańsk (Danzig) Town Council to Giese with a letter [from the Council addressed to Dantiscus and Giese], even though they tried to burden him with the package. He thinks the demands made by the Council are legitimate. He asks the addressee to satisfy them and to reply more extensively than he himself has.

He asks Giese to write to the King [Sigismund I Jagiellon] on the matter [of the Gdańsk Town Council] on their joint behalf. Dantiscus will sign and seal the letter, while the Council will cover the cost of its delivery to the court if Giese sends them a copy.

As for [Eberhard] Rogge who has just arrived from Giese, Dantiscus will send him back soon, after they discuss confidential matters in detail.




Manuscript sources:
1office copy in Latin, in secretary's hand, AAWO, AB, D. 7, f. 95v (t.p.)

Prints:
1CEID 1/2 No. 79, p. 274-276 (in extenso; English register)

 

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Reverendissime in Christo Pater et Domine, frater e[t] [amice] [ca]rissime ac honorande.

Salut[em] [et] fraternam commendationem.

cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Tiedemann GIESE 1539-07-24, CIDTC IDL 6432, letter lost⌊Scripsicf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Tiedemann GIESE 1539-07-24, CIDTC IDL 6432, letter lost⌋ XXIIII huius per messenger of Albrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach ⌊nuntiummessenger of Albrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach ⌋ illustrissimi domini 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)⌊ducisAlbrecht 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)⌋ vicini [nostri], [quae] tum se offerebant.

Heri a genti<li>bus nostris[1] cf. Gdańsk Town Council to Ioannes DANTISCUS & Tiedemann GIESE [Gdańsk (Danzig)], 1539-07-26, CIDTC IDL 2201⌊adiunctascf. Gdańsk Town Council to Ioannes DANTISCUS & Tiedemann GIESE [Gdańsk (Danzig)], 1539-07-26, CIDTC IDL 2201⌋ accepi. cf. Gdańsk Town Council to Ioannes DANTISCUS & Tiedemann GIESE [Gdańsk (Danzig)], 1539-07-26, CIDTC IDL 2201⌊Quascf. Gdańsk Town Council to Ioannes DANTISCUS & Tiedemann GIESE [Gdańsk (Danzig)], 1539-07-26, CIDTC IDL 2201⌋ a m[e ad Dominationem] Vestram Reverendissimam petebant mitti, verum messenger of Gdańsk Town Council ⌊nuntiomessenger of Gdańsk Town Council ⌋, qui eas attulit, ut id s[ibi] persuasi, quo Gdańsk Town Council ⌊dominis suisGdańsk Town Council ⌋ a Dominatione Vestra Reverendissima referret responsum. Nesci[o] quo ... cives sic suis consulunt commoditatibus, ut vel veredarios nos suos esse velint. cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Gdańsk Town Council Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1539-07-31, CIDTC IDL 4362⌊Rescripsicf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Gdańsk Town Council Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1539-07-31, CIDTC IDL 4362⌋, quod messenger of Gdańsk Town Council ⌊hunc eorum baiulummessenger of Gdańsk Town Council ⌋ ad Dominationem Vestram Reverendissimam miserim, ut ab eo rep[or]taret responsum. Quod ut copiosius, quam cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Gdańsk Town Council Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1539-07-31, CIDTC IDL 4362⌊meumcf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Gdańsk Town Council Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1539-07-31, CIDTC IDL 4362⌋ est, Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima non gravate scribat, plurimum oro.

Ea, quae in hac hostilitatis denuntiatione petunt, iusta sunt atque Prussia, region in central Europe, bordered by Pomerania, Poland, Lithuania and Livonia. From 1466 Prussia was divided into Royal Prussia (Prussia Regalis), which was a part of the Kingdom of Poland, and Teutonic Prussia (Prussia Ordinis Theutonici) – covering the remnants of the former territory of the Teutonic Order’s state in Prussia. In 1525, the Order’s last Grand Master, Albrecht von Hohenzollern, converted to Lutheranism and became the first lay duke in former Teutonic Prussia (dux in Prussia), which from then on was called Ducal Prussia (Prussia Ducalis). At that time, as a result of the treaty of Cracow, Ducal Prussia became a fief of the kings of Poland⌊iis terrisPrussia, region in central Europe, bordered by Pomerania, Poland, Lithuania and Livonia. From 1466 Prussia was divided into Royal Prussia (Prussia Regalis), which was a part of the Kingdom of Poland, and Teutonic Prussia (Prussia Ordinis Theutonici) – covering the remnants of the former territory of the Teutonic Order’s state in Prussia. In 1525, the Order’s last Grand Master, Albrecht von Hohenzollern, converted to Lutheranism and became the first lay duke in former Teutonic Prussia (dux in Prussia), which from then on was called Ducal Prussia (Prussia Ducalis). At that time, as a result of the treaty of Cracow, Ducal Prussia became a fief of the kings of Poland⌋ necessaria, verum ut eorum desideriis satisfiat, rogo Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima cf. [Ioannes DANTISCUS] & [Tiedemann GIESE] to [Sigismund I Jagiellon] Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1539-08-05, CIDTC IDL 7267⌊litterascf. [Ioannes DANTISCUS] & [Tiedemann GIESE] to [Sigismund I Jagiellon] Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1539-08-05, CIDTC IDL 7267⌋ in hoc negotio suo et meo nomine ad serenissimam 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 regiamSigismund 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⌋ conscribi faciat easque a se subscriptas sine apposito sigillo cum nuntio, quem ad aulam missura est, qui hinc rectius per Mazowsze (Masovia) historic region in Central Poland, before 1526 an autonomous duchy and feud of the Kingdom of Poland, from 1526 included in the Kingdom⌊MasoviamMazowsze (Masovia) historic region in Central Poland, before 1526 an autonomous duchy and feud of the Kingdom of Poland, from 1526 included in the Kingdom⌋ habebit iter, ad me mittat. Qui[bus] et ego subscribam sigilloque eas obsignabo. Satisfaciet pro suo signo adnotatio manus Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae, sin vero, mittat per quempiam, qui referat sigillum.

Haec, quae in iis, quemadmodum petunt, ad 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 regiamSigismund 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⌋ scribenda censuerat, arbitror Dominationem Vestram Reverendissimam gratum factura<m>. Si cum hoc messenger of Gdańsk Town Council ⌊nuntiomessenger of Gdańsk Town Council ⌋ copiam miserit significans litteras ipsas per suum nuntium ad 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 regiamSigismund 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⌋ se daturam, Gdańsk Town Council ⌊ipsiGdańsk Town Council ⌋ offerunt expensas. Mihi nihil horum, quae Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima scribet, displiceb[it].

Quam diutissime incolumem etc.

Postscript:

Hac hora venit ad me dominus Eberhard Rogge (Roggius), secretary and nephew of Tiedemann Giese; friend of Philipp Melanchthon (BORAWSKA 1984, p. 320-322)⌊RoggiusEberhard Rogge (Roggius), secretary and nephew of Tiedemann Giese; friend of Philipp Melanchthon (BORAWSKA 1984, p. 320-322)⌋. Cum Eberhard Rogge (Roggius), secretary and nephew of Tiedemann Giese; friend of Philipp Melanchthon (BORAWSKA 1984, p. 320-322)⌊quoEberhard Rogge (Roggius), secretary and nephew of Tiedemann Giese; friend of Philipp Melanchthon (BORAWSKA 1984, p. 320-322)⌋ de omnibus abunde colloquar et sub ea fiducia, quem illi Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima tribuit, nihil eum celabo, eumque paulopost ad Dominationem Vestram Reverendissimam remittam.[7] Interim, ut messenger of Gdańsk Town Council ⌊ismessenger of Gdańsk Town Council ⌋ proficiscatur nuntius, commisi.

[1 ] gentiles nostri, literally 'our fellow countrymen', here refers to Gdańsk Town Council ⌊the Gdańsk Town CouncilGdańsk Town Council ⌋

[7 ] No doubt, Eberhard Rogge (Roggius), secretary and nephew of Tiedemann Giese; friend of Philipp Melanchthon (BORAWSKA 1984, p. 320-322)⌊RoggeEberhard Rogge (Roggius), secretary and nephew of Tiedemann Giese; friend of Philipp Melanchthon (BORAWSKA 1984, p. 320-322)⌋ delivered Giese’s letters: cf. Tiedemann GIESE to Ioannes DANTISCUS Löbau (Lubawa), 1539-07-26, CIDTC IDL 2202⌊IDL 2202cf. Tiedemann GIESE to Ioannes DANTISCUS Löbau (Lubawa), 1539-07-26, CIDTC IDL 2202⌋ andcf. Tiedemann GIESE to Ioannes DANTISCUS Löbau (Lubawa), 1539-07-29, CIDTC IDL 2204⌊ IDL 2204cf. Tiedemann GIESE to Ioannes DANTISCUS Löbau (Lubawa), 1539-07-29, CIDTC IDL 2204⌋