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Constitueram operiri litteras Celsitudinis Tuae neque quid ad Celsitudinem Tuam dare, priusquam eas recepissem, quod in illis et uberiorem rescribendi materiam me nacturum sperarem et iudicium tuum de itinere instituto Paris (Lutetia Parisiorum, Parisii), city in central France, on the Seine river, capital of France⌊ParrhisiosParis (Lutetia Parisiorum, Parisii), city in central France, on the Seine river, capital of France⌋ auditurus eram. Sed cum mora illa nimis longa desiderio meo videretur, praevenire litteras tuas decreui. Cupidissime hactenus Celsitudinis Tuae responsum exspectavi, nec mirum, ex quo tota studiorum meorum spes pendeat. Semel atque iterum e Leuven (Louvain, Lovanium), city in the Low Countries, Duchy of Brabant, 25 km E of Brussels, University town from 1425, today in Belgium⌊LouanioLeuven (Louvain, Lovanium), city in the Low Countries, Duchy of Brabant, 25 km E of Brussels, University town from 1425, today in Belgium⌋ Antwerp (Antwerpen, Antverpia), city in the Low Countries, from 1315 a Hanseatic port, in the 16th century the centre of Brabant’s artistic life and the wealthiest trade city in Europe, today in northern Belgium⌊AnthuerpiamAntwerp (Antwerpen, Antverpia), city in the Low Countries, from 1315 a Hanseatic port, in the 16th century the centre of Brabant’s artistic life and the wealthiest trade city in Europe, today in northern Belgium⌋ misi percontatum, num quid pervenisset, cum autem viderem nimis rem protrahi, imminere saeuitiam hiemis, sodales, cum quibus decreveram abire, maturare profectionem, nisi relinqui mallem, coactus sum de itinere cogitare. Mutuo igitur accepta pecuniola a mercatore Anthverpiensi in usus itineris commoda, anchoram solvi feliciterque Paris (Lutetia Parisiorum, Parisii), city in central France, on the Seine river, capital of France⌊ParrhisiosParis (Lutetia Parisiorum, Parisii), city in central France, on the Seine river, capital of France⌋ Calendis Novembribus[1] allapsus sum. Bonarum hic lectionum frequentissima copia est tamque varia, ut videar mihi lautissime instructae mensae et cenae assidere dubiae, in qua deliberacione opus est quid potissimum decerpatur. Atque vtinam primo statim anno posthabito Leuven (Louvain, Lovanium), city in the Low Countries, Duchy of Brabant, 25 km E of Brussels, University town from 1425, today in Belgium⌊LovanioLeuven (Louvain, Lovanium), city in the Low Countries, Duchy of Brabant, 25 km E of Brussels, University town from 1425, today in Belgium⌋ me huc contulissem[2], fortassis rectius consultum meis esset studiis, nihilominus resarcire neglecta possem, si unus tantummodo annus studiis meis prorogaretur. Id, quod Celsitudinis Tuae in manu est neque dubito paternitatem tuam
habituram rationem mei conatus. Si Paris (Lutetia Parisiorum, Parisii), city in central France, on the Seine river, capital of France⌊eo loco Paris (Lutetia Parisiorum, Parisii), city in central France, on the Seine river, capital of France⌋ sitae res meae essent, ut progredi sine alienis impensis possem, impudenter facerem, si amicis molestus esse numquam desinerem, quoniam autem talis sit conditio nostra, ut nisi implorata ope aliena exorsam telam feliciter pertexere non possum, connivendum credo importunitati meae. Cuperem sane vnius anni curriculum bonis litteris tribuere, si Celsitudini Tuae aliqua ratione commodum esset,
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sin minus, fortunae cedendum erit. Tanta hic est iniquitas sumptuum, ut eos vix ad mensem vnum sustinere potero, quos hidden by binding⌈[os]os hidden by binding⌉ tamen (si modo Celsitudo Tua suppetias tulerit) ita corrigam, ut sentias mihi maiorem curam fuisse animi, quam corporis. Operam, quam primae citationi Alexander von Suchten (*ca. 1520 – †1576-1590), doctor of medicine, alchemist, poet; studied in Leuven, Ferrara, Rome, Bologna and Padua; as a nephew of Alexander Sculteti, accused of heresy and sentenced in 1545 to lose a canonry and hereditary property; 1538-1545 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1549 court physician and librarian of Ottheinrich of Palatinate-Neuburg; 1557 court physician of Sigismund Augustus in Vilnius (PSB 45/3, p. 337-338)⌊Alexandri a SuchtenAlexander von Suchten (*ca. 1520 – †1576-1590), doctor of medicine, alchemist, poet; studied in Leuven, Ferrara, Rome, Bologna and Padua; as a nephew of Alexander Sculteti, accused of heresy and sentenced in 1545 to lose a canonry and hereditary property; 1538-1545 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1549 court physician and librarian of Ottheinrich of Palatinate-Neuburg; 1557 court physician of Sigismund Augustus in Vilnius (PSB 45/3, p. 337-338)⌋ impendimus, omnem lusimus[3]. Quae nam causa fuerit, nescio, nisi quod hidden by binding⌈[od]od hidden by binding⌉ nepos on the margin⌈probably Kaspar Hannau (Gasparus Hannovius, Kacper Hannow) (*1519 – †1571), Dantiscus' nephew (son of Anna), doctor of both canon and civil law, friend of Marcin Kromer, Bishop of Ermland; his studies in Cracow (1536-1538), and later in Rome (1539-1548), were financed by his uncle; from 1545 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and Dean of Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) Collegiate Chapter; from 1547 Canon of Włocławek (ORACKI 1984, p. 84; KOPICZKO 2, p. 108-109)⌊neposprobably Kaspar Hannau (Gasparus Hannovius, Kacper Hannow) (*1519 – †1571), Dantiscus' nephew (son of Anna), doctor of both canon and civil law, friend of Marcin Kromer, Bishop of Ermland; his studies in Cracow (1536-1538), and later in Rome (1539-1548), were financed by his uncle; from 1545 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and Dean of Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) Collegiate Chapter; from 1547 Canon of Włocławek (ORACKI 1984, p. 84; KOPICZKO 2, p. 108-109)⌋nepos on the margin⌉ Celsitudinis Tuae praetendat manum notarii non satis notam in Rome (Roma), city in central Italy, on the Tiber river, seat of the Holy See⌊urbeRome (Roma), city in central Italy, on the Tiber river, seat of the Holy See⌋ fuisse cum tamen praecipui nominis notario eam exequendam tradiderim, verum bonus ille vir cupidus lucri, suae tamen cuti metuens hidden by binding⌈[s]s hidden by binding⌉ non audebat subscribere famulique sui in ea re abusus est opera. Scis enim bullam illam (quam vocant) auream[4] concessam 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 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile⌊CaroloCharles 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 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile⌋ a Clement VII (Giulio de' Medici) (*1478 – †1534), 1523-1534 Pope⌊ClementeClement VII (Giulio de' Medici) (*1478 – †1534), 1523-1534 Pope⌋, pontifice maximo, multis oneribus regiones caesareas eximere, inter cetera nephas est ullum ex Duchy of Brabant⌊BrabantiaDuchy of Brabant⌋ Rome (Roma), city in central Italy, on the Tiber river, seat of the Holy See⌊RomamRome (Roma), city in central Italy, on the Tiber river, seat of the Holy See⌋ citare, ad quod praestandum omnes tabellarii iuramento astringuntur. Qui secus facit,
incurrit in poenam capitis ... illegible⌈...... illegible⌉, proscriptionis et priuationis omnium bonorum. Ob quod, cum denuo mihi esset vocandus Alexander von Suchten (*ca. 1520 – †1576-1590), doctor of medicine, alchemist, poet; studied in Leuven, Ferrara, Rome, Bologna and Padua; as a nephew of Alexander Sculteti, accused of heresy and sentenced in 1545 to lose a canonry and hereditary property; 1538-1545 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1549 court physician and librarian of Ottheinrich of Palatinate-Neuburg; 1557 court physician of Sigismund Augustus in Vilnius (PSB 45/3, p. 337-338)⌊AlexanderAlexander von Suchten (*ca. 1520 – †1576-1590), doctor of medicine, alchemist, poet; studied in Leuven, Ferrara, Rome, Bologna and Padua; as a nephew of Alexander Sculteti, accused of heresy and sentenced in 1545 to lose a canonry and hereditary property; 1538-1545 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1549 court physician and librarian of Ottheinrich of Palatinate-Neuburg; 1557 court physician of Sigismund Augustus in Vilnius (PSB 45/3, p. 337-338)⌋ ille in Rome (Roma), city in central Italy, on the Tiber river, seat of the Holy See⌊urbemRome (Roma), city in central Italy, on the Tiber river, seat of the Holy See⌋ egerrime, ut praestare potui per notum tabellarium, omnes recusabant, et me, ne quid tale tentarem, monebant aequum esse in experiendo periculum. Laborabam plurimum, priusquam choragum huic fabulae commodum invenirem. Repertus tandem est Romanae praxticae homo doctissimus, qui Alexander von Suchten (*ca. 1520 – †1576-1590), doctor of medicine, alchemist, poet; studied in Leuven, Ferrara, Rome, Bologna and Padua; as a nephew of Alexander Sculteti, accused of heresy and sentenced in 1545 to lose a canonry and hereditary property; 1538-1545 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1549 court physician and librarian of Ottheinrich of Palatinate-Neuburg; 1557 court physician of Sigismund Augustus in Vilnius (PSB 45/3, p. 337-338)⌊Alexandro Alexander von Suchten (*ca. 1520 – †1576-1590), doctor of medicine, alchemist, poet; studied in Leuven, Ferrara, Rome, Bologna and Padua; as a nephew of Alexander Sculteti, accused of heresy and sentenced in 1545 to lose a canonry and hereditary property; 1538-1545 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1549 court physician and librarian of Ottheinrich of Palatinate-Neuburg; 1557 court physician of Sigismund Augustus in Vilnius (PSB 45/3, p. 337-338)⌋denuo dixit diem omnibus cautionibus et solemnitatibus adhibitis, quas in instrumentum publicum congestas Kaspar Hannau (Gasparus Hannovius, Kacper Hannow) (*1519 – †1571), Dantiscus' nephew (son of Anna), doctor of both canon and civil law, friend of Marcin Kromer, Bishop of Ermland; his studies in Cracow (1536-1538), and later in Rome (1539-1548), were financed by his uncle; from 1545 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and Dean of Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) Collegiate Chapter; from 1547 Canon of Włocławek (ORACKI 1984, p. 84; KOPICZKO 2, p. 108-109)⌊nepoti tuoKaspar Hannau (Gasparus Hannovius, Kacper Hannow) (*1519 – †1571), Dantiscus' nephew (son of Anna), doctor of both canon and civil law, friend of Marcin Kromer, Bishop of Ermland; his studies in Cracow (1536-1538), and later in Rome (1539-1548), were financed by his uncle; from 1545 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and Dean of Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) Collegiate Chapter; from 1547 Canon of Włocławek (ORACKI 1984, p. 84; KOPICZKO 2, p. 108-109)⌋ misi. Insumpsi in negotium Alexander von Suchten (*ca. 1520 – †1576-1590), doctor of medicine, alchemist, poet; studied in Leuven, Ferrara, Rome, Bologna and Padua; as a nephew of Alexander Sculteti, accused of heresy and sentenced in 1545 to lose a canonry and hereditary property; 1538-1545 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1549 court physician and librarian of Ottheinrich of Palatinate-Neuburg; 1557 court physician of Sigismund Augustus in Vilnius (PSB 45/3, p. 337-338)⌊AlexandriAlexander von Suchten (*ca. 1520 – †1576-1590), doctor of medicine, alchemist, poet; studied in Leuven, Ferrara, Rome, Bologna and Padua; as a nephew of Alexander Sculteti, accused of heresy and sentenced in 1545 to lose a canonry and hereditary property; 1538-1545 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1549 court physician and librarian of Ottheinrich of Palatinate-Neuburg; 1557 court physician of Sigismund Augustus in Vilnius (PSB 45/3, p. 337-338)⌋ (nam id te scire plurimum referre Kaspar Hannau (Gasparus Hannovius, Kacper Hannow) (*1519 – †1571), Dantiscus' nephew (son of Anna), doctor of both canon and civil law, friend of Marcin Kromer, Bishop of Ermland; his studies in Cracow (1536-1538), and later in Rome (1539-1548), were financed by his uncle; from 1545 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and Dean of Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) Collegiate Chapter; from 1547 Canon of Włocławek (ORACKI 1984, p. 84; KOPICZKO 2, p. 108-109)⌊CasparKaspar Hannau (Gasparus Hannovius, Kacper Hannow) (*1519 – †1571), Dantiscus' nephew (son of Anna), doctor of both canon and civil law, friend of Marcin Kromer, Bishop of Ermland; his studies in Cracow (1536-1538), and later in Rome (1539-1548), were financed by his uncle; from 1545 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and Dean of Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) Collegiate Chapter; from 1547 Canon of Włocławek (ORACKI 1984, p. 84; KOPICZKO 2, p. 108-109)⌋ scribit[5]) tres ungaricos aureos, praeter sumptus, quos in itineribus feci, dum litteras ad trapezitas fero. Affirmat Kaspar Hannau (Gasparus Hannovius, Kacper Hannow) (*1519 – †1571), Dantiscus' nephew (son of Anna), doctor of both canon and civil law, friend of Marcin Kromer, Bishop of Ermland; his studies in Cracow (1536-1538), and later in Rome (1539-1548), were financed by his uncle; from 1545 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and Dean of Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) Collegiate Chapter; from 1547 Canon of Włocławek (ORACKI 1984, p. 84; KOPICZKO 2, p. 108-109)⌊nepos tuusKaspar Hannau (Gasparus Hannovius, Kacper Hannow) (*1519 – †1571), Dantiscus' nephew (son of Anna), doctor of both canon and civil law, friend of Marcin Kromer, Bishop of Ermland; his studies in Cracow (1536-1538), and later in Rome (1539-1548), were financed by his uncle; from 1545 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and Dean of Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) Collegiate Chapter; from 1547 Canon of Włocławek (ORACKI 1984, p. 84; KOPICZKO 2, p. 108-109)⌋ perditissimos illos homines, quibus cum Celsitudine Tua res erat, dignissimis tractari modis
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ac vinculis coercitos, etiam de vita periclitari, quo sane nihil gratius audivi. Sic sit/fit omnibus, quibus studium est
bonorum famam nomenque denigrare.
De reliquis quoniam pleraque talia sunt, quae litteris mandari non volunt scribere supersedebo. Talia nunc sunt tempora, ut etiam dictorum per incuriam elapsorum gravissimae poenae sint. Rumor hic maximus est belli futuri inter 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 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile⌊caesaremCharles 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 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile⌋ et Ferdinand I of Habsburg (*1503 – †1564), from 1521 Archduke of Austria, from 1526 King of Bohemia and Hungary, Croatia and Slavonia as Ferdinand I, 1531-1558 King of the Romans, 1558-1564 Holy Roman Emperor; son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile, a younger brother of Charles V of Habsburg⌊regem FrancorumFerdinand I of Habsburg (*1503 – †1564), from 1521 Archduke of Austria, from 1526 King of Bohemia and Hungary, Croatia and Slavonia as Ferdinand I, 1531-1558 King of the Romans, 1558-1564 Holy Roman Emperor; son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile, a younger brother of Charles V of Habsburg⌋. Deus Optimus Maximus, qui fluctibus imperat fluctuantes animos potentum componat eosque aliquando in communem Christiani nominis hostem dirigat.
Feliciter valeat Celsitudo Tua.