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Letter #3042

[Ioannes DANTISCUS] to [Achatius TRENCK]
s.l., 1547-02-11


Manuscript sources:
1rough draft in Latin, in secretary's hand, AAWO, AB, D. 70, f. 280v-r (!)

Auxiliary sources:
1register in German, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8250 (TK 12), f. 324
2register in German, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8250 (TK 12), f. 357

 

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Domino Achatius Trenck (†1551), in the thirties Trenck was one of Dantiscus’ friends and supported his efforts to obtain the Ermland bishopric after the death of Mauritius Ferber; from 1523 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1544-1545 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; from 1545 its Dean; 1533-1546 administrator of the Chapter’s estates in Allenstein (Olsztyn); in 1548 and 1550 General Administrator of the Ermland bishopric (after the deaths of Ioannes Dantiscus and Tiedemann Giese) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 332; SBKW, p. 255-256)⌊administratoriAchatius Trenck (†1551), in the thirties Trenck was one of Dantiscus’ friends and supported his efforts to obtain the Ermland bishopric after the death of Mauritius Ferber; from 1523 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1544-1545 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; from 1545 its Dean; 1533-1546 administrator of the Chapter’s estates in Allenstein (Olsztyn); in 1548 and 1550 General Administrator of the Ermland bishopric (after the deaths of Ioannes Dantiscus and Tiedemann Giese) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 332; SBKW, p. 255-256)⌋

Venerabilis etc.

Gratam habuimus Fraternitatis Vestrae operam, quam in distribuendis relictis bonis a parish priest in Braunswalde (†before 1547-02-06)⌊parochia parish priest in Braunswalde (†before 1547-02-06)⌋ olim in Braunswalde (Brąswałd), village in Ermland, 9 km NE of Allenstein⌊BraunsvaltBraunswalde (Brąswałd), village in Ermland, 9 km NE of Allenstein⌋ impendit, cum ea iuxta cf. [Ioannes DANTISCUS] to [Achatius TRENCK] Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1547-02-06, CIDTC IDL 3038⌊praescriptum nostrumcf. [Ioannes DANTISCUS] to [Achatius TRENCK] Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1547-02-06, CIDTC IDL 3038⌋ facta sit. Eamque rogamus, velit non gravatim id, quod superest, pauperibus elargiri atque ea, quae fraternitati sacerdotum et parochis in Dywity, village in Ermland, 6 km N of Allenstein⌊DevithenDywity, village in Ermland, 6 km N of Allenstein⌋ et probably Bartniki, village in Ermland, ca. 15 km E of Heilsberg⌊Bertinckprobably Bartniki, village in Ermland, ca. 15 km E of Heilsberg⌋ legaverat, illis concedere, ut exsequiae pro anima a parish priest in Braunswalde (†before 1547-02-06)⌊defunctia parish priest in Braunswalde (†before 1547-02-06)⌋ habeantur, tabernatori autem et binis scultetis nihil dari volumus, quor[u]m legata in usus pauperum similiter conferat Fraternitas Vestra, cui non adversamur, ut Biblia relicta Henricus Osterwnitzki ⌊Henrico OsterwnitzkiHenricus Osterwnitzki ⌋ concedatur, ita tamen, ut post eius mortem ad ecclesiam in Braunswalde (Brąswałd), village in Ermland, 9 km NE of Allenstein⌊BraunsvaltBraunswalde (Brąswałd), village in Ermland, 9 km NE of Allenstein⌋ redeat.

Quod ad Paulus chaplain of Ioannes Dantiscus⌊sacellanum nostrum dominum PaulumPaulus chaplain of Ioannes Dantiscus⌋ attinet, quem eam parochiam ambire intelleximus, nihil est, quod eum remoretur. Voluntatem et veniam nostram facile Paulus chaplain of Ioannes Dantiscus⌊illiPaulus chaplain of Ioannes Dantiscus⌋ concedemus, cum plus domino Paweł Snopek (*after 1480 – †1554), close collaborator of Ioannes Dantiscus; Econom of the Dominium Ermland (Warmia); in 1524 mentioned as Canon of Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) for the first time; 1528-1554 Provost of Guttstadt; 1536-1538 Canon of Ermland (in December 1538 he was forced to resign in favour of Alexander von Suchten; in 1543 he regained this prebend but two years later had to step aside for Kaspar Hannau) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 308; SBKKDM, p. 103; SBKW, p. 227; PSB 39/3, p. 405-406)⌊praepositoPaweł Snopek (*after 1480 – †1554), close collaborator of Ioannes Dantiscus; Econom of the Dominium Ermland (Warmia); in 1524 mentioned as Canon of Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) for the first time; 1528-1554 Provost of Guttstadt; 1536-1538 Canon of Ermland (in December 1538 he was forced to resign in favour of Alexander von Suchten; in 1543 he regained this prebend but two years later had to step aside for Kaspar Hannau) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 308; SBKKDM, p. 103; SBKW, p. 227; PSB 39/3, p. 405-406)⌋ in Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto), town in Ermland (Warmia), NE of Allenstein (Olsztyn)⌊GutstatGuttstadt (Dobre Miasto), town in Ermland (Warmia), NE of Allenstein (Olsztyn)⌋, quam nobis addictus sit , quem ut contentum reddat et cum eo conveniat, necesse erit. Nec dubitamus tamen Paulus chaplain of Ioannes Dantiscus⌊eumPaulus chaplain of Ioannes Dantiscus⌋ postea de relicta hic apud nos condicione poeniturum , cum sentiet, quanto cum labore propria mensa comparetur, quae illi satis tenuis, ut ex relicto apud dictam ecclesiam inventario apparet, obveniet.

Novitates, quas hoc tempore habemus et ad nos scriptae sunt, hic adiunximus et Fraternitati Vestrae transmittimus.

Quam feliciter valere optamus.

Datae 11 Februarii 1547.