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Text #638

Letter from Sigismund I Jagiellon to Gdańsk Town Council

Vilnius 1508-11-17
Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in Latin, in secretary's hand, APG, 300, D/ 5, No. 668

 

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APG, 300, D/ 5, No. 668, f. [2]

Famosis Gdańsk Town Council ⌊praeconsulibus et consulibus GedanensibusGdańsk Town Council ⌋, fidelibus nostris dilectis

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)⌋, magnus dux Lithuania⌊LituaniaeLithuania⌋, Rus (Russia)⌊RussiaeRus (Russia)⌋, 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⌊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⌋que dominus et heres etc.

Famati fideles dilecti.

APG, 300, D/ 5, No. 668, f. [1]

Redditae sunt nobis uno fere tempore binae litterae Vestrarum Famositatum, alterae per Ioannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Hans Flachsbinder) (*1485 – †1548), eminent diplomat and humanist in the service of the Jagiellons, neo-Latin poet; 1530-1537 Bishop of Kulm; 1537-1548 Bishop of Ermland⌊Ioannem FlaxbinderIoannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Hans Flachsbinder) (*1485 – †1548), eminent diplomat and humanist in the service of the Jagiellons, neo-Latin poet; 1530-1537 Bishop of Kulm; 1537-1548 Bishop of Ermland⌋, notarium nostrum, alterae per proprium Vestrarum Famositatum nuntium, quas sane intelleximus.

Imprimis autem, quemadmodum optarunt a nobis Famositates Vestrae, ut illis unum ex octo personis per easdem nominatis burgrabium praeficeremus, fecimus id, quod quod erat debiti et officii nostri. Et quamvis nobilis et famatus Matthias Zimmermann (*1445 – †1513), Mayor of Gdańsk⌊Mathias CzymmermanMatthias Zimmermann (*1445 – †1513), Mayor of Gdańsk⌋, exposcentibus eius meritis, dignus et idoneus videatur, quem in ipso burgrabiatus officio conservemus, tamen prout Famositates Vestrae optarunt, novum instituimus per proprium nuntium vobis eum designatum.

Quod vero attinet ad impetitiones et impedimenta, quae sibi inferri scribunt Famositates Vestrae a maiestate serenissimi domini Ferdinand I of Habsburg (*1503 – †1564), from 1521 Archduke of Austria, from 1526 King of Bohemia and Hungary, Croatia and Slavonia as Ferdinand I, 1531-1558 King of the Romans, 1558-1564 Holy Roman Emperor; son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile, a younger brother of Charles V of Habsburg⌊Romanorum regisFerdinand I of Habsburg (*1503 – †1564), from 1521 Archduke of Austria, from 1526 King of Bohemia and Hungary, Croatia and Slavonia as Ferdinand I, 1531-1558 King of the Romans, 1558-1564 Holy Roman Emperor; son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile, a younger brother of Charles V of Habsburg⌋ in eo, quod eadem maiestas compellere nititur Vestras Famositates ad frequentandas Imperial Diet (Reichstag) ⌊generales imperii conventusImperial Diet (Reichstag) ⌋ et ad solvendos septuaginta florenos Imperial Chamber Court (Iudicium Camerae Imperialis, Sąd Kameralny Rzeszy, Reichskammergericht), one of two highest judicial institutions in the Holy Roman Empire, founded in 1495 at the Imperial Diet of Worms (the other one being the Aulic Council - Reichshofrat)⌊iudicio camerae imperialisImperial Chamber Court (Iudicium Camerae Imperialis, Sąd Kameralny Rzeszy, Reichskammergericht), one of two highest judicial institutions in the Holy Roman Empire, founded in 1495 at the Imperial Diet of Worms (the other one being the Aulic Council - Reichshofrat)⌋, tum et ad ferenda alia onera, ad quae subditi Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation (Empire, Reich, Imperium)⌊imperiiHoly Roman Empire of the German Nation (Empire, Reich, Imperium)⌋ obstricti obligatique esse videntur, volumus ita, ut tenemur, eorundem impedimentorum vestrorum debitam habere rationem ipsaque ita, ut praedecessores nostri, reges Poland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌊PoloniaePoland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌋ felicis memoriae, factitarunt, ad Royal Council of Poland ⌊consiliarios regni nostri status written over t⌈tss written over t⌉ utriusqueRoyal Council of Poland ⌋ referre in proximo Diet of Poland ⌊generali conventuDiet of Poland ⌋, quem in Poland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌊regno nostroPoland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌋ sumus habituri, quem et Vestris quoque Famositatibus intimare curabimus, et quicquid eisdem consiliariis nostris visum fuerit in ea re faciendum, id quamprimum et quam diligentissime exsequemur Vestrisque Famositatibus significabimus.

Non putamus autem esse necessarium, ut interea temporis aliquid agere debeant Vestrae Famositates in ea ipsa re ultra excusationem, quam fecerunt per suum nuntium apud praefatum Imperial Chamber Court (Iudicium Camerae Imperialis, Sąd Kameralny Rzeszy, Reichskammergericht), one of two highest judicial institutions in the Holy Roman Empire, founded in 1495 at the Imperial Diet of Worms (the other one being the Aulic Council - Reichshofrat)⌊camerae imperia superinscribed⌈aa superinscribed⌉lis iudiciumImperial Chamber Court (Iudicium Camerae Imperialis, Sąd Kameralny Rzeszy, Reichskammergericht), one of two highest judicial institutions in the Holy Roman Empire, founded in 1495 at the Imperial Diet of Worms (the other one being the Aulic Council - Reichshofrat)⌋ et quam nos utpote mature conceptam in omnibus approbamus. Quam per Imperial Chamber Court (Iudicium Camerae Imperialis, Sąd Kameralny Rzeszy, Reichskammergericht), one of two highest judicial institutions in the Holy Roman Empire, founded in 1495 at the Imperial Diet of Worms (the other one being the Aulic Council - Reichshofrat)⌊illamImperial Chamber Court (Iudicium Camerae Imperialis, Sąd Kameralny Rzeszy, Reichskammergericht), one of two highest judicial institutions in the Holy Roman Empire, founded in 1495 at the Imperial Diet of Worms (the other one being the Aulic Council - Reichshofrat)⌋ et regiam nostram auctoritatem salvam esse voluerunt et evitare poterunt Vestrae Famositates poenas in monitorio imperiali contentas et ulteriores contra se processus.

Causa Citizens of Elbing ⌊civium nostrorum ElbingensiumCitizens of Elbing ⌋, quam habent cum reverendo patre, domino Łukasz Watzenrode (*1447 – †1512), Doctor of canon law, uncle of Nicolaus Copernicus.; 1475 - Kulm (Pol. Chełmno) canon; 1478 - Włocławek canon; 1479 - Ermland canon; 1482 - archdeacon of Kalisz and judical vicar of Gniezno; 1485 - Gniezno canon and scholastic of Łęczyca; 1488 - coadjutor of Ermland bishop Mikołaj Tungen; 1489 - Ermland bishop (against King Kazimierz Jagiellon's will); councillor of Polish Kings Jan Olbracht, Aleksander and Sigismund I Jagiellons. (Oracki, 200-201)⌊Luca episcopo VarmiensiŁukasz Watzenrode (*1447 – †1512), Doctor of canon law, uncle of Nicolaus Copernicus.; 1475 - Kulm (Pol. Chełmno) canon; 1478 - Włocławek canon; 1479 - Ermland canon; 1482 - archdeacon of Kalisz and judical vicar of Gniezno; 1485 - Gniezno canon and scholastic of Łęczyca; 1488 - coadjutor of Ermland bishop Mikołaj Tungen; 1489 - Ermland bishop (against King Kazimierz Jagiellon's will); councillor of Polish Kings Jan Olbracht, Aleksander and Sigismund I Jagiellons. (Oracki, 200-201)⌋, nullius apud nos eget commendatione, meminimus enim optime, quid et quantum pro conservanda unius cuiusque subditi nostri iustitia facere debeamus. Et quia intellegimus eandem causam commode terminari diffinirique non posse priu paper damaged⌈[riu]riu paper damaged⌉s, quam 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⌊terras 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⌋ veniamus, scripsimus eidem domino Łukasz Watzenrode (*1447 – †1512), Doctor of canon law, uncle of Nicolaus Copernicus.; 1475 - Kulm (Pol. Chełmno) canon; 1478 - Włocławek canon; 1479 - Ermland canon; 1482 - archdeacon of Kalisz and judical vicar of Gniezno; 1485 - Gniezno canon and scholastic of Łęczyca; 1488 - coadjutor of Ermland bishop Mikołaj Tungen; 1489 - Ermland bishop (against King Kazimierz Jagiellon's will); councillor of Polish Kings Jan Olbracht, Aleksander and Sigismund I Jagiellons. (Oracki, 200-201)⌊episcopo VarmiensiŁukasz Watzenrode (*1447 – †1512), Doctor of canon law, uncle of Nicolaus Copernicus.; 1475 - Kulm (Pol. Chełmno) canon; 1478 - Włocławek canon; 1479 - Ermland canon; 1482 - archdeacon of Kalisz and judical vicar of Gniezno; 1485 - Gniezno canon and scholastic of Łęczyca; 1488 - coadjutor of Ermland bishop Mikołaj Tungen; 1489 - Ermland bishop (against King Kazimierz Jagiellon's will); councillor of Polish Kings Jan Olbracht, Aleksander and Sigismund I Jagiellons. (Oracki, 200-201)⌋, ut illam suspenderet ad nostrum in istas terras adventum nihilque contra ipsos Citizens of Elbing ⌊cives ElbingensesCitizens of Elbing ⌋ attentet, id, quod speramus et certo credimus, ipsum facturum.

Ceterum libenter vidissemus, ut litteras imperiales scriptas duci Masoviae[1], priusquam illi missae fuissent, Vestrae Famositates ad nos transmisissent, sed cum iam sic fecerunt, grati sumus, quia saltem nobis istud significarent.

Pro liberandis vestris concivibus ab impetitionibus et pensionibus illustrissimi domini Pomezaniae ducis, quid in praesentiarum duxerimus faciendum, per nuntium nostrum propediem ad vos venturum significaturi sumus Famositatibus Vestris. Quae ac famatus Martinus Karnewald or Kamewald⌈KarnewaldKarnewald or Kamewald⌉ aequo animo ferant, ut responsio nostra pro mandato sibi ad dissolvendum debitum Alexander Jagiellon (Aleksander Jagiellończyk) (*1461 – †1506), 1492-1506 Grand Duke of Lithuania, 1501-1506 King of Poland; son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌊fraternae olim maiestatiAlexander Jagiellon (Aleksander Jagiellończyk) (*1461 – †1506), 1492-1506 Grand Duke of Lithuania, 1501-1506 King of Poland; son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌋ dando pendeat suspensa ad nostrum {ad nostrum} felicem 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⌊terras 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⌋ adventum.

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