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Letter #2747

Samuel MACIEJOWSKI & Stanisław HOZJUSZ (HOSIUS) to Ioannes DANTISCUS
Brest-Litovsk, 1544-08-17
            received Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1544-08-24

Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in Latin, autograph, in secretary's hand, author's signature, BCz, 1599, p. 435-440

Prints:
1HE 1 No. 169, p. 165-166 (in extenso; Latin register)

 

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Reverendissime Domine, amice et frater carissime et observandissime.

Commendata officiosa voluntate mea in gratiam Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae.

Cum ad Reverendissimam Dominationem Vestram litteras dedissem, de quibus meminit, venit e vestigio quidam ab abbate ac a me mandata quaedam petiit, quae illi negavi, sed eodem tamen exemplo mandatum dedi, quo Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae paulo ante miseram. Videt itaque iam integrum non esse, ut diversum aliquid a me detur, quam quod abbati datura est. A quo nihil aliud agi, quod quaeritur, nisi ut lis extrahatur, quae iam duodecim annis agitata est. Spero equidem eum id minime cogitare et intra duodecim hebdomadas finem hius controversiae futurum. Quod tempus exspectare longum non videatur, si tot annorum exspectatio molesta non fuit. Permittatur et abbas causam suam dicere, ne postea se in dicta causa condemnatum esse queri possit. Nihil dubtet Vestra Reverendissima dominatio, si quid iuris habet affinis illius, quin eo sit potiturus. Sententia est in genere lata, nihil est certi decretum, quare cuiusmodi fieri possit executio non video. Necesse est, ut aestimatio coram iudicio producatur, ut potestas fiat dicendi abbati non modo contra aestimationem, sed etiam si quod asserere videtur aliis etiam creditoribus ex iisdem bonis per monasterium est satisfactum. Satis est esse sententiam per maiestatem regiam conformatam, quod certe est in rem affinis Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae. Deinde cum ecclesiae bona haec esse videantur, est hoc nostrorum episcoporum officium providere, ut ne quid praeter ius eis adimatur.

Mandatum ad decoctorem una forma voluit scribi iussi et mitto praesentibus. Litteras per cubicularium serius esse redditas doleo. Iam enim confectum esset negotium, nisi in mora ille fuisset. Nunc mitto cf. Sigismund I Jagiellon to Jan SOKOŁOWSKI, Ioannes DANTISCUS, Johann von BAYSEN (BAŻYŃSKI) & Paweł PŁOTOWSKI Brest-Litovsk, 1544-08-16, CIDTC IDL 2746⌊commissionem novamcf. Sigismund I Jagiellon to Jan SOKOŁOWSKI, Ioannes DANTISCUS, Johann von BAYSEN (BAŻYŃSKI) & Paweł PŁOTOWSKI Brest-Litovsk, 1544-08-16, CIDTC IDL 2746⌋. Ex ea, quae sit sententia regiae maiestatis, cognoscet. Non video, quid iam impedimento esse queat. Quominus ante commitia causa Pucensis conficiatur.

Commendo me Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae. Quam bene valere ex animo cupio.

Vestrae Reverendissimae Paternitatis servitor Samuel Maciejowski (*1499 – †1550), humanist and diplomat, one of the most trusted advisors to King Sigismund I and then to his son Sigismund II Augustus; from 1521 Canon of the Collegiate Chapter in Sandomierz, and from 1530 in Kielce; from 1531 Canon of Gniezno; from 1532 or 1533 to 1537 royal secretary (previously scribe at the royal chancellery); 1537-1539 Grand Secretary; 1539-1547 Crown Vice-Chancellor; 1539-1541 Bishop of Chełm; 1541-1545 Bishop of Płock; 1545-1550 Bishop of Cracow; 1547-1550 Crown Grand Chancellor; in 1532 royal envoy to Rome; in 1534 and 1538 royal envoy to the local diets (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 257-258; Urzędnicy 10, p. 184; PSB 19 Machowski - Maria Kazimiera, p. 64-69)⌊Samuel episcopus Vilnensis(!) et vicecancellariusSamuel Maciejowski (*1499 – †1550), humanist and diplomat, one of the most trusted advisors to King Sigismund I and then to his son Sigismund II Augustus; from 1521 Canon of the Collegiate Chapter in Sandomierz, and from 1530 in Kielce; from 1531 Canon of Gniezno; from 1532 or 1533 to 1537 royal secretary (previously scribe at the royal chancellery); 1537-1539 Grand Secretary; 1539-1547 Crown Vice-Chancellor; 1539-1541 Bishop of Chełm; 1541-1545 Bishop of Płock; 1545-1550 Bishop of Cracow; 1547-1550 Crown Grand Chancellor; in 1532 royal envoy to Rome; in 1534 and 1538 royal envoy to the local diets (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 257-258; Urzędnicy 10, p. 184; PSB 19 Machowski - Maria Kazimiera, p. 64-69)⌋

Postscript:

Reverendissime in Christo Pater et Domine, frater et amice observandissime.

Salutem et obsequiorum commendationem.

Litteras Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae legi 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⌊regiae maiestatiSigismund 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⌋, cum et regina adesset. Ita enim existimabam, in qua etiamnum opinione persto, quod nihil sint Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae fraudis allaturae. Etsi enim fieri potest, ut nonnihil initio sint molestae, tamen olim ad demerendam gratiam uberiorem pertinebunt. Nam qua nunc est erga Johann von Werden (Constellatus, cf. HE, No. 148, p. 150, footnote No. 12) (*1495 – †1554), 1526 Mayor of Gdańsk (Danzig), from 1527 Starost of Neuenburg (Nowe), 1532-1535, 1538, 1539, 1546, 1551 Burgrave of Gdańsk, from 1535 Starost of Preußisch Mark (Przezmark) (1535-1540 together with Achatius von Zehmen (Cema)), 1536/1537 envoy of the Council of Royal Prussia to the Diet of the Kingdom of Poland held in Cracow (SBPN 4, p. 433-435; ZDRENKA 2, p. 368-369; MAŁŁEK 1976, p. 93, 161)⌊ConstellatumJohann von Werden (Constellatus, cf. HE, No. 148, p. 150, footnote No. 12) (*1495 – †1554), 1526 Mayor of Gdańsk (Danzig), from 1527 Starost of Neuenburg (Nowe), 1532-1535, 1538, 1539, 1546, 1551 Burgrave of Gdańsk, from 1535 Starost of Preußisch Mark (Przezmark) (1535-1540 together with Achatius von Zehmen (Cema)), 1536/1537 envoy of the Council of Royal Prussia to the Diet of the Kingdom of Poland held in Cracow (SBPN 4, p. 433-435; ZDRENKA 2, p. 368-369; MAŁŁEK 1976, p. 93, 161)⌋ gratia, non est dubium, quin ea nequaquam sit duratura, nam haec ipsa, quae illi tractanda sunt comissa, citius opinione multorum dissilire gratiam hanc facient. Ac futurum est, ut olim dicat: ”Recte ille praedixerat ac praemonuerat me, sed ego parum prudenter feci, quae rectis illius consiliis obtemperare nolui”. Non semel hoc ab ea ita dictum audivi. Non erant quidem illi gratae litterae Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae, sed animadvertere tamen licuit, quod eam consilii paenituerit nonnihil, utcumque fateri pudebat, quod talem provinciam illius humeris imposuisset. Sed et litteras Vestrae Reverendissimae Dominationis utrasque illi misi neque dum enim in illis, quas ad me scripserat, legeram, quod alteras tantum mitti vellet. Quo animo acceperit, ex illius responso Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra cognoscet. Inde etiam fiet certior, quam sit illud verum, quod sit ille in France (Gallia, Francia), the kingdom⌊GalliamFrance (Gallia, Francia), the kingdom⌋ legatus designatus. Nam hic ego certi adhuc aliquid elicere non potui.

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⌊Regia maiestasSigismund 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⌋ iam convaluerat, sed hesterna nocte iterum incidit in gravem morbum. Laborat enim dysenteria. Medici esse videntur terrore perculsi. Deus 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 eiusSigismund 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⌋ servare dignetur.

Locka meus iam in Italy (Italia)⌊ItaliamItaly (Italia)⌋ proficiscitur. Etsi sumptus apud me censum superat ac tenuiores sunt opinione multorum facultates meae, quando tamen id postulavit a me Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra, annuum et ipse illi praestabo. Neque enim dubito, quin, quam spem ostendere visa est cum essemus Marienburg (Malbork), town and castle in northern Poland, Pomeranian Voivodeship, on the Nogat river, a branch of the Vistula at its delta, the capital of the Grand Masters of the Teutonic Order in Prussia (1309-1457), a voivodeship capital in Royal Prussia, which belonged to the Kingdom of Poland (1466-1772). Marienburg (taking turns with Graudenz (Grudziądz)) was the venue for the Provincial Diets of Royal Prussia, which were chaired by the bishop of Ermland (Warmia)⌊MarienburgiMarienburg (Malbork), town and castle in northern Poland, Pomeranian Voivodeship, on the Nogat river, a branch of the Vistula at its delta, the capital of the Grand Masters of the Teutonic Order in Prussia (1309-1457), a voivodeship capital in Royal Prussia, which belonged to the Kingdom of Poland (1466-1772). Marienburg (taking turns with Graudenz (Grudziądz)) was the venue for the Provincial Diets of Royal Prussia, which were chaired by the bishop of Ermland (Warmia)⌋, neque ipsa eum Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra sit ope sua destitutura.