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Letter #3411

[Ioannes DANTISCUS] to [Sigismund II Augustus Jagiellon]
Heilsberg (Lidzbark), 1548-07-19

English register:

Dantiscus is grateful that the addressee kindly excused his absence at the funeral of the king [Sigismund I Jagiellon]. He had every intention of taking part; however, his health prevents him from undertaking longer journeys to the court. At the same time, he makes assurances of his continued readiness to provide counsel.

The envoys of the town of Elbing (Elbląg) are proceeding to the royal court in order to participate in the king’s funeral and to settle certain matters with the addressee on behalf of the town. Dantiscus asks that they be kindly received and treated with indulgence in the event of any potential lateness, which might arise through no fault of their own. For the delay was caused by the expectation, prevalent in Royal Prussia, that the king would convene a diet before the general Diet of the Kingdom.




Manuscript sources:
1rough draft in Latin, in secretary's hand, AAWO, AB, D. 70, f. 380v (t.p.)

Auxiliary sources:
1register in German, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8250 (TK 12), f. 561

 

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Serenissime etc.

Quod Serenissima Maiestas Vestra Regia adeo tam clementer excusationem meam ob adversam et malam valetudinem, quae me ne sancti et serenissimi 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⌊regisSigismund 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⌋, desideratissimi parentis Serenissimae Maiestatis Vestrae et domini mei clementissimi, exequiis interessem impedivit, susceperit et eam admiserit, humillimas Serenissimae Maiestati Vestrae ago gratias. Prona quidem voluntas mihi non defuit, quominus hoc ultimum obsequium 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⌊domino meoSigismund 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⌋ praestarem, verum cum eam voluntatem et hoc morigerendi studium, quod Serenissimae Maiestati Vestrae debeo, morbus, quo me Deus corripuit, impediverit, iterum suppliciter oro me ob hoc impedimentum clementer excusatum habere velit et eum, qui iam ob concussum et conquassatum corpus ad longinqua itinera Serenissimae Maiestati Vestrae utilis esse non potest, ad alium usum destinare eiusque consilio, quod parvum in me sentio, in posterum uti.

Cum etiam nuntii spectabilis Elbing City Council ⌊magistratus ElbingensisElbing City Council ⌋ iuxta mandatum et iussionem Serenissimae Maiestatis Vestrae ad iussa divo 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⌊parentiSigismund 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⌋ Serenissimae Maiestatis Vestrae persolvenda se nunc ad aulam eiusdem conferant et ibidem alia quaedam negotia cum Serenissima Maiestate Vestra nomine dictae Elbing (Elbląg), city in northern Poland, in Pomerania, on the Vistula Lagoon, one of the three Great Prussian Cities, alongside Gdańsk (Danzig) and Thorn (Toruń), represented in the Prussian Council; member of the Hanseatic League⌊civitatisElbing (Elbląg), city in northern Poland, in Pomerania, on the Vistula Lagoon, one of the three Great Prussian Cities, alongside Gdańsk (Danzig) and Thorn (Toruń), represented in the Prussian Council; member of the Hanseatic League⌋ tractanda in commissis habeant, humillime oro Serenissima Maiestas Vestra eos clementer audire et illis se benignum exhibere atque ita absolutos ad suos laetos remittere velit, nec, si tardius forsan advenerint, moram eam, quae non ob eorum culpam accidit, sed quod omnes hic Provincial Diet of Royal Prussia ⌊conventumProvincial Diet of Royal Prussia ⌋ per Serenissimam Maiestatem Vestram ante Diet of Poland ⌊comitia RegniDiet of Poland ⌋ indicendum exspectavimus, in malam partem illis interpretari .

Me in gratiam Serenissimae Maiestatis Vestrae supplicissime commendo. Cui a Domino Deo longaevam vitam cum omnium rerum et regiminis sui felicissimo successu precor ex animo.