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Letter #4848

Sigismund I Jagiellon to Ioannes DANTISCUS
Cracow (Kraków), 1545-10-15


Manuscript sources:
1copy in Latin, 16th-century, GStA PK, XX. HA Hist. StA Königsberg, HBA, C 1a, K. 497, not numbered

 

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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⌊SigismundusSigismund 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⌋ Dei gratia rex Poland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌊PoloniaePoland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌋, supremus dux Lithuania⌊LituaniaeLithuania⌋, Ru[ss]iae, 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⌊PrussiaePrussia, 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⌋, 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⌊MasoviaeMazowsze (Masovia) historic region in Central Poland, before 1526 an autonomous duchy and feud of the Kingdom of Poland, from 1526 included in the Kingdom⌋ etc. dominus et heres

Reverende in Christo Pater et Domine sincere nobis dilecte.

Quae de subditis venerabilis Ermland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌊capituliErmland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌋ sui Paternitas Vestra ad nos scripsit, ea sane intelleximus ac preces Paternitatis Vestrae libenter admisimus securitatique subditorum venerabilis capituli provideri iussimus.

Bene valeat Paternitas Vestra.

Ex mandato sacrae regiae maiestatis proprio

Enclosure:

Significamus etc.

Cum edicto nostro regio lustratio facta armorum et recensiti essent, qui ad bellicam expeditionem, cum usus foret, in 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⌊terris nostris PrussiaeRoyal Prussia (Prussia Regalis), region, part of Prussia annexed to the Kingdom of Poland in 1466 under the provisions of the Second Peace of Thorn⌋ tenerentur, exortum esse controversiae nonnihil accepimus inter magnificum Georg von Baysen (Jerzy Bażyński) (*1469 – †1546), 1503-1512 Chamberlain of Marienburg (Malbork); 1512-1546 Voivode of Marienburg (PSB 1, p. 377)⌊Georgium a BaysenGeorg von Baysen (Jerzy Bażyński) (*1469 – †1546), 1503-1512 Chamberlain of Marienburg (Malbork); 1512-1546 Voivode of Marienburg (PSB 1, p. 377)⌋, palatinum Marienburgensem, capitaneum Meuensem, et venerabile Ermland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌊capitulum ecclesiae cathedralis VarmiensisErmland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌋ ex eo, quod cum pridem a nobis territorium Tolckemittense ecclesiae cathedrali Varmiensi perpetua donatione sit inscriptum, subditi illius territorii, nempe de Strawenhöuen, Thannenhöuen et de Slauskendorff, non in Aldenmarck sub palatinatu Marienburgensi, sed inibi in territorio suo sub dominis suis venerabilibus praelatis et canonicis ecclesiae Varmiensis se cum equis et armis suis ostenderint; contendere itaque palatinum, quandoquidem vasalli venerabilis capituli non in loco a se, sed a venerabili capitulo designato cum equis suis et armis se ostenderint, bona eorum omni[a] in commissi causam cecidisse, contra vero venerabile capitulum negare quicquam iurisdictionis palatinum in subditos suos habere neque eos ad parendum cuiquam praeter nos et praeter dominos suos praelatos et cano[ni]cos teneri, cumque officio suo aeque atque quicumque alii rite atque ordine functi sunt, bona [eor]um [co]mmisso vendicare non posse.

Nos [v]ero visi[s] iuribus partium et privi[legi]is nihil in ea re decernendum putavimus, sed pro eo fav[o]re, quo sumus erga ecclesias et earum ministros, a poena commissi venerabilis subject of Ermland Chapter ⌊c[apituli] [sub]ditossubject of Ermland Chapter ⌋ absolvimus, dummodo illud doceri possit, quod, quamvis non in loco a Georg von Baysen (Jerzy Bażyński) (*1469 – †1546), 1503-1512 Chamberlain of Marienburg (Malbork); 1512-1546 Voivode of Marienburg (PSB 1, p. 377)⌊palatinoGeorg von Baysen (Jerzy Bażyński) (*1469 – †1546), 1503-1512 Chamberlain of Marienburg (Malbork); 1512-1546 Voivode of Marienburg (PSB 1, p. 377)⌋ designato, debitum tamen armorum et equorum ostensionem fecerint. Ad quam alibi, quam ubi locus erit a venerabili Ermland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌊capituloErmland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌋ designatus, deinceps etiam faciendam nequaquam eo teneri volumus, nisi ut id faciant, iure fuerint convicti. Interea ver[o] temporis nihil iurisdictioni venerabilis Ermland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌊capituliErmland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌋ in subject of Ermland Chapter ⌊vasallossubject of Ermland Chapter ⌋ suos detractum esse volumus, quorum bona, si qu[is] forte impetraverit, quasi hoc nomine in [com]missum ceciderint, impetrationem eius[modi] irrita[m] prorsus et inanem neque robur ullum habere praesentibus decernimus.

Litterae ipsae per certiorem nuntium ex aula regia mittentur.