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Letter #5711

Sigismund I Jagiellon to Ioannes DANTISCUS
Warsaw, 1544-04-08
            received Heilsberg (Lidzbark), 1544-04-12

Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in Latin, in secretary's hand, AGAD, AZ, 2999, f. 230
2copy in Latin, 18th-century, BCz, 61 (TN), No. 35, p. 183
3copy in Latin, 18th-century, BCz, 284, No. 138, p. 313

Auxiliary sources:
1register in Polish, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8250 (TK 12), f. 120

 

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Reverendo in Christo Patri, domino Iohanni episcopo Warmiensi, sincere nobis dilecto

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), the kingdom⌊PoloniaePoland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia), the kingdom⌋, magnus dux Lithuania⌊LituaniaeLithuania⌋, Rus (Russia)⌊RussiaeRus (Russia)⌋, 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⌊PrussiaePrussia, 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⌋, Mazowsze (Masovia) historic region in Central Poland, before 1526 an autonomous duchy and feud of the Kingdom of Poland, from 1526 included in the Kingdom⌊MasoviaeMazowsze (Masovia) historic region in Central Poland, before 1526 an autonomous duchy and feud of the Kingdom of Poland, from 1526 included in the Kingdom⌋ etc. dominus et heres

Reverende in Christo Pater, sincere nobis dilecte.

Accepimus cf. , CIDTC IDL 7709⌊litterascf. , CIDTC IDL 7709⌋ Paternitatis Vestrae, in quibus nos promissi de Georg Schewecke (Georg Scheffke) (*1491 – †1547), 1522 alderman of Gdańsk (Danzig); 1525 city councillor; 1528 judge; 1531 Mayor; 1536-1537, 1540, and 1542-1545 Burgrave; 1534 Gdańsk envoy to the convention in Lüneburg concerning maritime affairs and conflicts with Lübeck (AT 15, p. 501, 510; AT 16/1, p. 42, 44; ZDRENKA 2, p. 275)⌊Georgio SchewkaGeorg Schewecke (Georg Scheffke) (*1491 – †1547), 1522 alderman of Gdańsk (Danzig); 1525 city councillor; 1528 judge; 1531 Mayor; 1536-1537, 1540, and 1542-1545 Burgrave; 1534 Gdańsk envoy to the convention in Lüneburg concerning maritime affairs and conflicts with Lübeck (AT 15, p. 501, 510; AT 16/1, p. 42, 44; ZDRENKA 2, p. 275)⌋ facti admonet. Nos equidem ita non mutamus nostrum promissum, ut iterum Paternitati Vestrae polliceamur confirmemusque habituros nos potiorem quam aliorum rationem Georg Schewecke (Georg Scheffke) (*1491 – †1547), 1522 alderman of Gdańsk (Danzig); 1525 city councillor; 1528 judge; 1531 Mayor; 1536-1537, 1540, and 1542-1545 Burgrave; 1534 Gdańsk envoy to the convention in Lüneburg concerning maritime affairs and conflicts with Lübeck (AT 15, p. 501, 510; AT 16/1, p. 42, 44; ZDRENKA 2, p. 275)⌊Georgii SchewkaGeorg Schewecke (Georg Scheffke) (*1491 – †1547), 1522 alderman of Gdańsk (Danzig); 1525 city councillor; 1528 judge; 1531 Mayor; 1536-1537, 1540, and 1542-1545 Burgrave; 1534 Gdańsk envoy to the convention in Lüneburg concerning maritime affairs and conflicts with Lübeck (AT 15, p. 501, 510; AT 16/1, p. 42, 44; ZDRENKA 2, p. 275)⌋, si modo illum inter electos nominari contigerit. Quod ad dominum 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 Castile⌊episcopum PlocensemCharles 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⌋, Poland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia), the kingdom⌊regni nostriPoland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia), the kingdom⌋ vicecancellarium, attinet, de illo ad Provincial Diet of Royal Prussia ⌊comitia terrarum PrussiaeProvincial Diet of Royal Prussia ⌋ mittendo secundum nostras et publicas rationes statuemus, nondum enim quicquam de nobis ipsis certi constituimus.

Cupimus Paternitatem Tuam bene valere.

Ad mandatum serenissimae regiae maiestatis proprium