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Letter #5376

Ioannes DANTISCUS to Samuel MACIEJOWSKI
Heilsberg (Lidzbark), 1541-11-16

English register:

Dantiscus sends the addressee a copy of his letter to the king [Sigismund I Jagiellon], dispatched with the intention of preserving peace in the Prussian lands. He also asks the addressee to provide support to the duke’s [Albrecht von Hohenzollern] envoys and the delegates of the estates [of the Duchy of Prussia] regarding the matters for which they are rightly petitioning the king.

He believes that the addressee has already been informed by the duke’s chancellor [Johann von Kreytzen] about the improper handling of the border dispute [between the Duchy of Prussia and] the Grand Duchy of Lithuania caused by the latter. In view of the growing threat posed by infidels, there is nothing more desirable than peace.




Manuscript sources:
1copy in Latin, 16th-century, GStA PK, XX. HA Hist. StA Königsberg, HBA, C 1, No. 807, enclosure No. 1
2copy in Latin, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8244 (TK 6), a.1541, f. 62

Prints:
1HARTMANN 1525-1550 No. 807, p. 425-426 (German register)

 

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GStA PK, HBA, C 1, No. 807, f. 2r

Reverendissime etc.

Mitto iis inditum exemplum cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Sigismund I Jagiellon Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1541-11-16, CIDTC IDL 5377⌊litterarumcf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Sigismund I Jagiellon Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1541-11-16, CIDTC IDL 5377⌋ mearum, ex quo Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra intelliget, quid serenissimae 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⌊maiestati regiaeSigismund 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⌋ ob id maxime, ut vel saltem sub eius maiestatis temporibus pace in Prussia, region in central Europe, bordered by Pomerania, Poland, Lithuania, and Livonia. From 1466 it was divided into Royal Prussia (Prussia Regalis), part of the Kingdom of Poland, and Teutonic Prussia (Prussia Ordinis Theutonici), comprising the remnants of the Teutonic Order’s state in Prussia. In 1525 the Order’s last Grand Master, Albrecht von Hohenzollern, converted to Lutheranism and became the first lay duke in former Teutonic Prussia (dux in Prussia), thereafter known as Ducal Prussia (Prussia Ducalis). By the Treaty of Cracow, Ducal Prussia became a fief of the kings of Poland⌊iis terrisPrussia, region in central Europe, bordered by Pomerania, Poland, Lithuania, and Livonia. From 1466 it was divided into Royal Prussia (Prussia Regalis), part of the Kingdom of Poland, and Teutonic Prussia (Prussia Ordinis Theutonici), comprising the remnants of the Teutonic Order’s state in Prussia. In 1525 the Order’s last Grand Master, Albrecht von Hohenzollern, converted to Lutheranism and became the first lay duke in former Teutonic Prussia (dux in Prussia), thereafter known as Ducal Prussia (Prussia Ducalis). By the Treaty of Cracow, Ducal Prussia became a fief of the kings of Poland⌋ nobis frui liceat, scripserim. Cumque sciam Dominationem Vestram Reverendissimam suapte sponte rebus hic illustrissimi domini Albrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 until his death Duke in Prussia as a vassal of the Polish king; son of Frederick V of Brandenburg-Ansbach the Elder and Sophia Jagiellon, daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon; nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the University of Königsberg, 1544⌊ducisAlbrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 until his death Duke in Prussia as a vassal of the Polish king; son of Frederick V of Brandenburg-Ansbach the Elder and Sophia Jagiellon, daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon; nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the University of Königsberg, 1544⌋ singulari quodam studio esse propensam, non ambigo, quin et ad meam commendationem illi Dominatio Vestra non sit defutura. Quam impense oro, ut nuntiis Albrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 until his death Duke in Prussia as a vassal of the Polish king; son of Frederick V of Brandenburg-Ansbach the Elder and Sophia Jagiellon, daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon; nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the University of Königsberg, 1544⌊eius dominationis illustrissimaeAlbrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 until his death Duke in Prussia as a vassal of the Polish king; son of Frederick V of Brandenburg-Ansbach the Elder and Sophia Jagiellon, daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon; nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the University of Königsberg, 1544⌋ et illis, qui ab omnibus ordinibus Ducal Prussia⌊dicionum illiusDucal Prussia⌋ mittuntur, opera sua velit esse praesto apud serenissimam 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⌊maiestatem regiamSigismund 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⌋, ut id, quod iure petunt, assequi possint.

Quam inciviliter negotium limitum nuper ex Lithuania⌊Magno DucatuLithuania⌋ tractatum sit, existimo iam Dominationem Vestram Reverendissimam ab illustrissimi domini Albrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 until his death Duke in Prussia as a vassal of the Polish king; son of Frederick V of Brandenburg-Ansbach the Elder and Sophia Jagiellon, daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon; nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the University of Königsberg, 1544⌊ducisAlbrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 until his death Duke in Prussia as a vassal of the Polish king; son of Frederick V of Brandenburg-Ansbach the Elder and Sophia Jagiellon, daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon; nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the University of Königsberg, 1544⌋ Johann von Kreytzen (Hans von Kreytzen) (*1516 – †1575), doctor of civil and canon law; 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 and Albrecht Friedrich (SZORC 1990, p. 89, 329, 345; HARTMANN 1525-1550, No. 436, 437, 574; MAŁŁEK 1967, p. 121 footnote 40, 165)⌊cancellarioJohann von Kreytzen (Hans von Kreytzen) (*1516 – †1575), doctor of civil and canon law; 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 and Albrecht Friedrich (SZORC 1990, p. 89, 329, 345; HARTMANN 1525-1550, No. 436, 437, 574; MAŁŁEK 1967, p. 121 footnote 40, 165)⌋ accepisse. Nobis hoc tempore, quo infidelium vires, peccatis nostris exigentibus, adeo invaluerunt, nihil pace et ad illam conciliandos animos sollicitudine deberet esse desiderabilius, ne gravius in nos Dei iram concitemus. Ut igitur ad ea, quae ad communem tranquillitatem conservandam pertinent, Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima, quantum licet et potest, intendat, quantum studiosius possum oro.

Illique commendatissimus esse cupio atque omnia faustissima precor.