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Letter #1652

Mauritius FERBER to Ioannes DANTISCUS
Heilsberg (Lidzbark), 1537-06-26
            received [1537]-06-29

Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in Latin, in secretary's hand, BCz, 247, p. 289-292

Auxiliary sources:
1register in Polish, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8248 (TK 10), f. 480

 

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BCz, 247, p. 289

Reverendissime in Christo Pater et Domine, domine frater et amice carissime plurimumque honorande.

Reddidit mihi in 1537-06-26dat(a) praesentium1537-06-26 cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Mauritius FERBER Althausen (Starogród), shortly before 1537-06-25 , CIDTC IDL 6968, letter lostlitterascf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Mauritius FERBER Althausen (Starogród), shortly before 1537-06-25 , CIDTC IDL 6968, letter lost Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae in Althausen (Starogród, Antiquum Castrum), town on the Vistula river, ca. 1.5 km S of Kulm, initial location of Kulm; given to the Kulm bishops by Alexander Jagiellon, it was their summer residenceAltenhausAlthausen (Starogród, Antiquum Castrum), town on the Vistula river, ca. 1.5 km S of Kulm, initial location of Kulm; given to the Kulm bishops by Alexander Jagiellon, it was their summer residence scriptas, maximopere mihi gratas, cum propter novitates mecum communes factas, tum quod Dominationem Vestram Reverendissimam salvam sanamque testentur.

Quod ad coadiutoriae negotium attinet, nihil est, quod a me amplius adiici queat. Accommodabit Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima, ut confido, operam suam, ut felix et faustus colophon ei imponatur. Ex litteris etiam sacrae 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 Austriaregiae maiestatisSigismund 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 liquet non esse voluntatem maiestati eius (quod senatus Polonus libenter fortassis videret) vim inferendi privilegiis Prutenicis, non enim clam est eius maiestati, quanti sunt ei faciendae Royal Prussia (Prussia Regalis), region, part of Prussia annexed to the Kingdom of Poland in 1466 under the provisions of the Second Peace of Thornterrae 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 etc.

Dominus Deus bellator fortis corroboret et confirmet Gdańsk (Danzig, Dantiscum), city in northern Poland, on the Baltic Sea, at the mouth of the Vistula on the Bay of Gdańsk, the largest and wealthiest of the three Great Prussian Cities, alongside Thorn (Toruń) and Elbing (Elbląg); represented in the Council of Royal Prussia and a member of the Hanseatic Leaguemaiestatem eiusGdańsk (Danzig, Dantiscum), city in northern Poland, on the Baltic Sea, at the mouth of the Vistula on the Bay of Gdańsk, the largest and wealthiest of the three Great Prussian Cities, alongside Thorn (Toruń) and Elbing (Elbląg); represented in the Council of Royal Prussia and a member of the Hanseatic League ad feliciter conficiendum hoc bellum Walachicum et conterendum perfidos hostes suos. Id quod et pro Charles V of Habsburg (*1500 – †1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506–1555); King of Spain as Charles I (1516–1556); King of Naples and Sicily; King of the Romans (1519–1530); Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation, elected in 1519, crowned in 1530, and abdicated in 1556; son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna of Castilecaesarea celsitudineCharles V of Habsburg (*1500 – †1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506–1555); King of Spain as Charles I (1516–1556); King of Naples and Sicily; King of the Romans (1519–1530); Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation, elected in 1519, crowned in 1530, and abdicated in 1556; son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna of Castile atque Ferdinand I of Habsburg (*1503 – †1564), from 1521 Archduke of Austria; from 1526 King of Bohemia and of Hungary, Croatia, and Slavonia as Ferdinand I; 1531–1558 King of the Romans; from 1558 Holy Roman Emperor; son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna of Castile, and younger brother of Charles V of Habsburgrege RomanorumFerdinand I of Habsburg (*1503 – †1564), from 1521 Archduke of Austria; from 1526 King of Bohemia and of Hungary, Croatia, and Slavonia as Ferdinand I; 1531–1558 King of the Romans; from 1558 Holy Roman Emperor; son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna of Castile, and younger brother of Charles V of Habsburg omnibus votis precandum esse censeo.

Non satis accipio, ad quid datae sint commendaticiae pro Jacob Allexwangen Jr filioJacob Allexwangen Jr domini Jacob Allexwangen Sr (*ca. 1485 – †1552), in 1525 dismissed from the office of Mayor of Elbing (Elbląg) following an accusation of theft of church valuables, but later that year reinstated by royal commissioners; protector of Lutheranism and of religious emigrants from Holland; one of the organizers, together with Gulielmus Gnapheus, of the Elbing Gymnasium; 1511 city councillor of Elbing; 1520–1525 and again from 1525 Mayor of Elbing (SBPN 1, p. 26)Iacobi AlexwangeJacob Allexwangen Sr (*ca. 1485 – †1552), in 1525 dismissed from the office of Mayor of Elbing (Elbląg) following an accusation of theft of church valuables, but later that year reinstated by royal commissioners; protector of Lutheranism and of religious emigrants from Holland; one of the organizers, together with Gulielmus Gnapheus, of the Elbing Gymnasium; 1511 city councillor of Elbing; 1520–1525 and again from 1525 Mayor of Elbing (SBPN 1, p. 26), nisi quod coniecturam facio, ipsum ad parochialem Elbingensem aspirare. Non gravabitur Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima per opportunitatem de hoc me facere certiorem.

Cuius precibus me et valetudinem meam satis afflictam, variam et in horas mutabilem commendo, ipsam prosperrime valere et florere ex animo optans eique omnia, quae iusserat, remittens.

Mauritius Ferber (*1471 – †1537), doctor of both laws; from 1507 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and Lübeck; from 1514 Canon of Trier; 1512–1515 parish priest of the Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Gdańsk (Danzig); from 1516 Custos of Ermland and parish priest of the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Gdańsk; from 1519 Canon of Dorpat; from 1523 Canon of Reval; 1523–1537 Bishop of Ermland (KOPICZKO 2, p. 71-72; SBKW, p. 59-60)Mauritius Dei gratia episcopus WarmiensisMauritius Ferber (*1471 – †1537), doctor of both laws; from 1507 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and Lübeck; from 1514 Canon of Trier; 1512–1515 parish priest of the Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Gdańsk (Danzig); from 1516 Custos of Ermland and parish priest of the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Gdańsk; from 1519 Canon of Dorpat; from 1523 Canon of Reval; 1523–1537 Bishop of Ermland (KOPICZKO 2, p. 71-72; SBKW, p. 59-60)