» CORPUS of Ioannes Dantiscus' Texts & Correspondence
Copyright © Laboratory for Source Editing and Digital Humanities AL UW

All Rights Reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording or any other information storage and retrieval system, without prior permission in writing from the publisher.

Letter #3918

Ioannes [DANTISCUS] to Paweł PŁOTOWSKI
Heilsberg (Lidzbark), 1545-04-23

English register:

At an earlier date, Dantiscus received a letter from Rome from an Ermland canon, Mikołaj Loka, which he gave to the administrator of Allenstein (Olsztyn) [Achatius Trenck] to read. Trenck stated that he had forwarded it to the addressee of the present letter. As Dantiscus intends to reply to it within the coming days, he wishes to know the opinion of the [Ermland] chapter and of the addressee regarding Loka’s request [for additional funds from the chapter to come from his canonry so that he may continue his studies in Rome]. In Dantiscus’ view, Loka ought to remain in Rome in order to pursue his studies for the benefit of the diocese. He asks the addressee to state his position on this matter and to write to Loka.




Manuscript sources:
1rough draft in Latin, autograph, AAWO, AB, D. 7, f. 59v (c.p.2)

 

Text & apparatus & commentary Plain text Text & commentary Text & apparatus

 

Ioannes etc. praeposito Plotowski

Venerabilis etc.

Accepimus paulo ante ex Urbe venerabilis domini Nicolai Locca, ecclesiae nostrae Varmiensis canonici , litteras, quas legendas dedimus venerabili domino administratori Allensteinensi. Is eas ad Fraternitatem Vestram misisse significavit. Qu[oniam] iis diebus ad Urbem rescribere statuerimus, scire cupimus, quomodo venerabili capitulo et Fraternitati Vestrae placeat id, quod non immerito dominus Locca postulat. Cuius dignam haberi velimus rationem, ut et in Urbe aliquamdiu honeste subsistere, bon[is] litteris operam dare atque inde ecclesiae nostrae ornamento et usui esse possit. Qua in re, quid actum sit, Fraternitas Vestra nobis declarare illique pro iure amicitiae describere ne gravetur.

Quae feliciter valeat.

Ex arce nostra Heilsberg, XXIII <Aprilis> MDXLV.