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Letter #5046

Albrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach to Ioannes DANTISCUS
Königsberg (Królewiec), 1541-12-25
            received Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1541-12-28

Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in German, in secretary's hand, author's signature, BCz, 1606, p. 659-660
2office copy in German, GStA PK, XX. HA Hist. StA Königsberg, Ostpr. Fol., 67, p. 853-854

Auxiliary sources:
1register in Polish, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8249 (TK 11), f. 376

Prints:
1HARTMANN 1525-1550 No. 808, p. 426-427 (German register)

 

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BCz, 1606, p. 659

Unnsere freuntliche dinst zuvornn. /

Erwirdiger in Got besonder lieber freundt unnd nachbar. /

Dieweil unns E(uer) L(ieb) auf unnser freuntlich ersuchen unnd nachbarlich vortrauenn, / den grenitz handell ann 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 Austriakonig(lich)e ma(ies)t(e)t zu PolanSigismund 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 etc. unsern gnedigenn herenn und freuntlichen lieben ohaim gelangen zulassenn, gerathenn, nichtsminder auch solchs von unnserm getrewen lieben undterthanenn von landenn und stedten fur gut angesehen / als haben wir an solchs die erenvhestenn achtbarn und hochgelerthen / auch erbarn unsere rethe und liebe getrewe, / Johann von Kreytzen (Hans von Kreytzen) (*1516 – †1575), doctor of civil and canon law; displaced by the "new advisors", he settled in Ermland; 1535 envoy of Duke Albrecht von Hohenzollern to the Crown Diet in Cracow; 1536 ducal commissioner for affairs of delimitation between Prussia and Masovia; 1536-1575 Chancellor to Duke Albrecht (SZORC 1990, p. 89, 329, 345; HARTMANN 1525-1550, No. 436, 437, 574; MAŁŁEK 1967, p. 121 footnote 40, 165)Johann von KreitzenJohann von Kreytzen (Hans von Kreytzen) (*1516 – †1575), doctor of civil and canon law; displaced by the "new advisors", he settled in Ermland; 1535 envoy of Duke Albrecht von Hohenzollern to the Crown Diet in Cracow; 1536 ducal commissioner for affairs of delimitation between Prussia and Masovia; 1536-1575 Chancellor to Duke Albrecht (SZORC 1990, p. 89, 329, 345; HARTMANN 1525-1550, No. 436, 437, 574; MAŁŁEK 1967, p. 121 footnote 40, 165) cantzlern und Andreas Ripp (Andreas Rap) (†after 1541), nobleman of Royal Prussia, relative of Duke Albrecht von Hohenzollern; 1520-1550 starosta (Hauptmann) of Caymen; 1521 one of the envoys of duke Albrecht von Hohenzollern to the convention in Graudenz; 1536 - to the Cracow diet (together with Johannes Lohmuller) (HARTMANN 1525-1550, No. 808; ASPK 8, p. 148, 149, 162, 180)Andresenn RippenAndreas Ripp (Andreas Rap) (†after 1541), nobleman of Royal Prussia, relative of Duke Albrecht von Hohenzollern; 1520-1550 starosta (Hauptmann) of Caymen; 1521 one of the envoys of duke Albrecht von Hohenzollern to the convention in Graudenz; 1536 - to the Cracow diet (together with Johannes Lohmuller) (HARTMANN 1525-1550, No. 808; ASPK 8, p. 148, 149, 162, 180) heuptman zu Caymen (Caimen)CaymenCaymen (Caimen), / in unserm und gedachter unserer getreuen jedenn(?) undtersassen nomen, / aller stende 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 Austriakonig(lich)e ma(ieste)t zu PolanSigismund 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 hochbemelt in solchem grenitzhandell abgefertigt / und dasselb wie allerseitz fur gut und nutzlich geacht / beÿ seyner konig(liche)r ma(ieste)t suchen lassen. / Wes aber nun vor antwurt auf solchs gefallenn und sich allenthalben disfals zugetragen, werdenn E(uer) L(ieb) von berurthem unnserm Johann von Kreytzen (Hans von Kreytzen) (*1516 – †1575), doctor of civil and canon law; displaced by the "new advisors", he settled in Ermland; 1535 envoy of Duke Albrecht von Hohenzollern to the Crown Diet in Cracow; 1536 ducal commissioner for affairs of delimitation between Prussia and Masovia; 1536-1575 Chancellor to Duke Albrecht (SZORC 1990, p. 89, 329, 345; HARTMANN 1525-1550, No. 436, 437, 574; MAŁŁEK 1967, p. 121 footnote 40, 165)cantzlerJohann von Kreytzen (Hans von Kreytzen) (*1516 – †1575), doctor of civil and canon law; displaced by the "new advisors", he settled in Ermland; 1535 envoy of Duke Albrecht von Hohenzollern to the Crown Diet in Cracow; 1536 ducal commissioner for affairs of delimitation between Prussia and Masovia; 1536-1575 Chancellor to Duke Albrecht (SZORC 1990, p. 89, 329, 345; HARTMANN 1525-1550, No. 436, 437, 574; MAŁŁEK 1967, p. 121 footnote 40, 165) welcher der gesamt als oben berurt einer gewesen gnugsamlichen zuvornemen haben. /

Bithen demnach gantz freuntlichenn, / E(uer) L(ieb) wölle inen in disem und andernn wes ehr derselbenn von unserntwegenn anczeigenn wirt, / gutwillig hören, auch auf dissmahl gleich uns selbst glauben beÿmessen / und sich unserm freuntlichenn vortrawen nach darauf nachbarlichen ertzeigen und beweysen. Nichtsminder benemhen unsernn Johann von Kreytzen (Hans von Kreytzen) (*1516 – †1575), doctor of civil and canon law; displaced by the "new advisors", he settled in Ermland; 1535 envoy of Duke Albrecht von Hohenzollern to the Crown Diet in Cracow; 1536 ducal commissioner for affairs of delimitation between Prussia and Masovia; 1536-1575 Chancellor to Duke Albrecht (SZORC 1990, p. 89, 329, 345; HARTMANN 1525-1550, No. 436, 437, 574; MAŁŁEK 1967, p. 121 footnote 40, 165)cantzlerJohann von Kreytzen (Hans von Kreytzen) (*1516 – †1575), doctor of civil and canon law; displaced by the "new advisors", he settled in Ermland; 1535 envoy of Duke Albrecht von Hohenzollern to the Crown Diet in Cracow; 1536 ducal commissioner for affairs of delimitation between Prussia and Masovia; 1536-1575 Chancellor to Duke Albrecht (SZORC 1990, p. 89, 329, 345; HARTMANN 1525-1550, No. 436, 437, 574; MAŁŁEK 1967, p. 121 footnote 40, 165) in anmerkung, das wir denselbenn etzlicher obligendenn gescheft halbenn ubel emperen khennenn mit E(uer) L(ieb) antwurt nicht lange aufhalten, / sonder ins schleunigst von sich khommenn lassenn. / Das seint wir umb E(uer) L(ieb) freuntlichenn zuvordinen urbutigk.

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