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Letter #336

Ioannes DANTISCUS to [Stanisław BOREK]
Valladolid, 1527-05-01


Manuscript sources:
1office copy in Latin, in secretary's hand, BCz, 242, p. 207-210
2copy in Latin, 18th-century, BCz, 1366, p. 25-28
3copy in Latin, 18th-century, B. Ossol., 151/II, f. 43v-44v
4copy in Latin, 18th-century, BCz, 40 (TN), No. 51, p. 207-212

Auxiliary sources:
1register in Polish, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8241 (TK 3), a.1527, f. 15-16

Prints:
1AT 9 (2nd ed.) No. 141, p. 147-149 (in extenso)
2PAZ Y MELIA 1924, 1925 p. 589 (Spanish translation)

 

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BCz, 242, p. 207

Reverende Domine et Patrone observandissime.

Salutem et commendationem.

cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to [Stanisław BOREK] Granada, 1526-10-14, CIDTC IDL 311Scripsicf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to [Stanisław BOREK] Granada, 1526-10-14, CIDTC IDL 311 novissime ex Granada (Granata), city in southern Spain, Andalusia, at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountainsGranataGranada (Granata), city in southern Spain, Andalusia, at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountains Dominationi Vestrae Reverendae 1526-10-1414 Octobris praeteriti1526-10-14 dedique illi omnium rerum mearum facultatem, fretus amicitia nostra superioribus annis inter nos contracta, nescius adhuc, si id Dominationi Vestrae molestum fuerit, nec ne, cum ab ms. ob(!) abab ms. ob(!) eo tempore et longe antehac nullas Dominationis Vestrae litteras acceperim. Confido tamen virtuti et dexteritati Dominationis Vestrae, licet nihil rescripserit, quod hunc laborem non gravate susceperit, quandoquidem, cum mihi, ut hic remanerem, persuasisset, se negotiorum et rerum mearum patronum futurum pollicebatur, neque etiam ambigo, quin adhuc in ea sententia perseveret, quo me sibi perpetuo reddet devinctissimum.

Scripseram item de 150 ducatis, quos Wolfgang (Wolf) Haller von Hallerstein (*1492 – †1559), Fuggers' factor in Antwerp and their chief representative in Spain, financial advisor to Emperor Charles V and mediator for the financing of his election, from 1531 General Treasurer of the Netherands under regent Queen Mary of Hungary; Fuggers' factor (MUFFAT, p. 97)Wulgango HallerWolfgang (Wolf) Haller von Hallerstein (*1492 – †1559), Fuggers' factor in Antwerp and their chief representative in Spain, financial advisor to Emperor Charles V and mediator for the financing of his election, from 1531 General Treasurer of the Netherands under regent Queen Mary of Hungary; Fuggers' factor (MUFFAT, p. 97), The Fuggers German family of merchants and bankers that dominated European business during the 15th and 16th centuriesFuccarorumThe Fuggers German family of merchants and bankers that dominated European business during the 15th and 16th centuries factori, debeo: Georg Hegel (†1547), the Thurzons' and later the Fuggers' factor in Cracow (worked for the Fuggers at least from 1521); supplier to the royal court in Cracow (PSB 9, p. 336)Georgio HegelGeorg Hegel (†1547), the Thurzons' and later the Fuggers' factor in Cracow (worked for the Fuggers at least from 1521); supplier to the royal court in Cracow (PSB 9, p. 336) persolverentur, quo iterum aliquid in mutuum denuo superinscribeddenuodenuo superinscribed accipere possem soluto priori, quod etiam iam esse factum arbitror. Sic in hoc servitio proventus mei transeunt, quo tamen parum angor, modo honeste mihi ad vos redire liceat. Nihil ex iis aerumnis et laboribus meis aliud vel peto, vel spero lucri et praemii, quam ut cum gratia principum nostrorum mihi detur redditus. Id, quod reliquum vitae est, Deus curabit et enutriet, in quem omnem sollicitudinem et spem meam reposui, non dabit pro immensa benignitate sua etiam iniquo perpetuam fluctuationem.

De exspectativis meis, cum sim exspectans in aeternum ms. meternum(!) in aeternumin aeternum ms. meternum(!) , non multum pendeo animi neque etiam in eis haereo, fiat voluntas Domini. Si tamen se quid offeret, non deerit mihi Dominationis Vestrae vigilantia et cura, quam pro <me> suscepit. Iam aperte video post tot apud nos sacerdotiorum mutationes, cum nihil mihi cesserit in iis tribus, immo in 27 annis, quibus servio, quod me Deus adhuc non vult habere in ecclesiasticis, forsan saeculo reservor, quod iam in dies me deserit ms. in deperit(!) me deseritme deserit ms. in deperit(!) aetasque illi non bene convenit provectior. S<u>p<e>ris permittam expendere numinibus, quid mihi conveniat. cf. Juv. 10. 350 Carior est illis homo ms. h(aber)e(!) homohomo ms. h(aber)e(!) quam sibicf. Juv. 10. 350 , quod certe, recte et Christiane Juvenal (Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis), Roman poet, author of the SatiresIuvenalisJuvenal (Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis), Roman poet, author of the Satires dixit. cf. Vulg. Is 45.9.2 numquid dicet lutum figulo suo quid facis et opus tuum absque manibus est Neque possum dicere lutum figulo: fac me hoc vel illud.cf. Vulg. Is 45.9.2 numquid dicet lutum figulo suo quid facis et opus tuum absque manibus est cf. Vulg. Ps (G) 102. 14 Is qui scit figmentum nos BCz, 242, p. 208 nostrumcf. Vulg. Ps (G) 102. 14 , cf. Vulg. Iob 23. 14 operetur in nobis voluntatem suamcf. Vulg. Iob 23. 14 etc.

Reliquit me hic Dominatio Vestra Reverenda intrusum in hunc labyrinthum orig. laberynthumlabyrinthumlabyrinthum orig. laberynthum, ex quo adhuc non reperio exitum, unde mihi coram Deo et hominibus debet subsidium et adminiculum suum, ne in eo sic perpetuo errem inclusus. Qua de re maximopere rogo et obtestor, ubi commode potest, det operam, ut saltem in quarto anno ad vos redire valeam cum bona tamen voluntate et gratia on the marginet gratiaet gratia on the margin 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

Bona Sforza (*1494 – †1557), Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania (1518-1557); the second wife of Sigismund I Jagiellon; Duchess of Bari and Rossano; daughter of Gian Galeazzo Sforza of Milan and Isabella of Aragon
principum nostrorumSigismund 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

Bona Sforza (*1494 – †1557), Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania (1518-1557); the second wife of Sigismund I Jagiellon; Duchess of Bari and Rossano; daughter of Gian Galeazzo Sforza of Milan and Isabella of Aragon
, sine qua ne vita quidem mihi grata esse possit. Iam fere omnia negotia circa finem versantur; modo terminus impetitoribus orig. in petitoribusimpetitoribusimpetitoribus orig. in petitoribus Bari (Barium, Status Barensis), duchy in southern Italy, on the Adriatic Sea, Bari was a hereditary country of Queen Bona of PolandstatusBari (Barium, Status Barensis), duchy in southern Italy, on the Adriatic Sea, Bari was a hereditary country of Queen Bona of Poland praefigendus transivisset, Bona Sforza (*1494 – †1557), Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania (1518-1557); the second wife of Sigismund I Jagiellon; Duchess of Bari and Rossano; daughter of Gian Galeazzo Sforza of Milan and Isabella of Aragonmaiestas reginalisBona Sforza (*1494 – †1557), Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania (1518-1557); the second wife of Sigismund I Jagiellon; Duchess of Bari and Rossano; daughter of Gian Galeazzo Sforza of Milan and Isabella of Aragon habitura est suum Bari, castle and city in southern Italy, capital of Duchy of BariarcisBari, castle and city in southern Italy, capital of Duchy of Bari capitaneum, si Cola Maria di Somma (*1488 – †ca. 1545), Dantiscus supported his efforts to obtain the post of the castellan of Bari; advisor to Emperor Charles V of Habsburg; 1528-02-28 castellan of Bari (POCIECHA 2, p. 275, 285-286; http://www.genmarenostrum.com/pagine-lettere/letteras/di_somma.htm)fratremCola Maria di Somma (*1488 – †ca. 1545), Dantiscus supported his efforts to obtain the post of the castellan of Bari; advisor to Emperor Charles V of Habsburg; 1528-02-28 castellan of Bari (POCIECHA 2, p. 275, 285-286; http://www.genmarenostrum.com/pagine-lettere/letteras/di_somma.htm) Scipione di Somma (*ca.1490 – †1553), professor at the Naples University; 1525 general auditor of Queen Bona Sforza in Bari; at least to 1540 governor of Bari; councillor of Emperor Charles V (POCIECHA 2, p. 257; POCIECHA 4, p. 285; SIGISMONDO 1788, p. 104)Scipionis de SummaScipione di Somma (*ca.1490 – †1553), professor at the Naples University; 1525 general auditor of Queen Bona Sforza in Bari; at least to 1540 governor of Bari; councillor of Emperor Charles V (POCIECHA 2, p. 257; POCIECHA 4, p. 285; SIGISMONDO 1788, p. 104), qui statum gubernat, nominaverit, in quem prius consensit. Unde cur mihi ulterius sit i<m>morandum, non video. Quod reliquum est, per quempiam alium levioribus impensis expediri posset. Nulla me hic res adeo in animo destructum et taediosum facit, quam tanta pecuniarum profusio, quam hic sub persona facere cogor, quippe cum hic tam cara sint omnia, ut apud no<s> vix credi possit, et cum etiam multa extraordinarie pereunt, de quibus omnibus calculi mei, Deo dante, sine nota respondebunt.

Accessit mihi praeterea novus sumptus, quo prius carui: pharmacopolae, aromatarii et medici mihi sunt alendi. In Granada (Granata), city in southern Spain, Andalusia, at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountainsGranataGranada (Granata), city in southern Spain, Andalusia, at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountains circa finem exitus nostri correptus fui dextro pede podagra, quae cum mihi esset insolens, exitialiter me cruciabat. Ea demum liberatus in pessimo itinere et tempore hiemis durissimo per totum hoc hidden by binding[c]c hidden by binding longum iter mille incommoditatibus affectus huc post integrum mensem applicui et ex capite graviter labo hidden by binding[o]o hidden by bindingrare coepi, quocirca aquam coctam longo tempore bibi, quae cum materie, quae caput inflammabat, alimenta hidden by binding[a]a hidden by binding detraxisset, illam ad extrema deiecit et in hanc manum defluxit iuncturamque et omnes articulos obsedit hidden by binding[t]t hidden by binding, sic quod longo tempore ne calamum quidem attingere potui. Ad praesens vero, Deo gratia, et paulo ante rursus hanc manum, malagmatis tamen circumligatam, prom hidden by binding[m]m hidden by bindingovere coepi. Haec sunt praemia et mercedes, quae diu agentibus in Spain (Hispania)HispaniaSpain (Hispania) dari solent; neque sum solus, mul hidden by binding[ul]ul hidden by binding BCz, 242, p. 209tos mecum in eadem condemnatione habeo. Dominus Hendrik III of Nassau-Breda (*1483 – †1538), son of Count Johann V of Nassau-Dillenburg and Elisabeth of Hessen, married to Mencia de Mendoza, Marquess of Zenete, daughter and heiress of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar y Mendoza, first Marquis of Zenete; Count of Nassau; from 1499 in the service of Archduke Philip of Habsburg as his advisor and military commander in the wars against France and Gueders (1507, 1514), 1515-1522 Stadtholder of Holland and Zeeland; 1521 Grand Chamberlain of Charles V of Habsburg (from 1522 to 1529 at the Spanish court), in 1530 followed Charles V to the coronation in Bologna, and attended the Diet of Augsburg (CE, vol. 3, p. 5)comes de NassawHendrik III of Nassau-Breda (*1483 – †1538), son of Count Johann V of Nassau-Dillenburg and Elisabeth of Hessen, married to Mencia de Mendoza, Marquess of Zenete, daughter and heiress of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar y Mendoza, first Marquis of Zenete; Count of Nassau; from 1499 in the service of Archduke Philip of Habsburg as his advisor and military commander in the wars against France and Gueders (1507, 1514), 1515-1522 Stadtholder of Holland and Zeeland; 1521 Grand Chamberlain of Charles V of Habsburg (from 1522 to 1529 at the Spanish court), in 1530 followed Charles V to the coronation in Bologna, and attended the Diet of Augsburg (CE, vol. 3, p. 5), item noster dominus Balthasar Merklin von Waldkirch (*ca. 1479 – †1531), 1500 doctor of canon law at the University of Bologna; councillor at the imperial courts of Maximilian I and Charles V, 1527-1531 Vice-Chancellor of the Holy Roman Empire, 1527-1531 titular Bishop of Malta, Bishop of Hildesheim (confirmed in 1530) and coadjutor of the Bishop of Constance (confirmed in 1530) (NDB, Bd. 1, p. 566-567)propositus de WalkyrchBalthasar Merklin von Waldkirch (*ca. 1479 – †1531), 1500 doctor of canon law at the University of Bologna; councillor at the imperial courts of Maximilian I and Charles V, 1527-1531 Vice-Chancellor of the Holy Roman Empire, 1527-1531 titular Bishop of Malta, Bishop of Hildesheim (confirmed in 1530) and coadjutor of the Bishop of Constance (confirmed in 1530) (NDB, Bd. 1, p. 566-567), imperii vicecancellarius, et plerique alii eodem fluxu mecum laborant. Gaudium est miseris[1].

Haec hactenus de meis facultatibus difficultatibus. Quae alias hic aguntur, sic habent. Discessit hinc ex curia paenultima Martii dominus Mercurino Arborio di Gattinara (*1465 – †1530), humanist, jurist, trusted and influential advisor to Charles V; 1501 entered the service of the Habsburgs as legal counsel to Duchess Margaret of Austria, 1504 advisor and President of the Privy Council of Margaret of Austria, after the governoship of the Netherlands was entrusted to her, 1518 Grand Chancellor of Castile and later of Charles V as Roman Emperor, 1529 Cardinal of St. Giovanni a Porta Latina (after the death of his wife, Andreetta Avogadro) (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 12; CE, vol. 2, p. 76-80)cancellariusMercurino Arborio di Gattinara (*1465 – †1530), humanist, jurist, trusted and influential advisor to Charles V; 1501 entered the service of the Habsburgs as legal counsel to Duchess Margaret of Austria, 1504 advisor and President of the Privy Council of Margaret of Austria, after the governoship of the Netherlands was entrusted to her, 1518 Grand Chancellor of Castile and later of Charles V as Roman Emperor, 1529 Cardinal of St. Giovanni a Porta Latina (after the death of his wife, Andreetta Avogadro) (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 12; CE, vol. 2, p. 76-80) traiecturus in Italy (Italia)ItaliamItaly (Italia), non pro suis bene meritis a 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 CastilecaesareCharles 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 expeditus. Post istius optimi Mercurino Arborio di Gattinara (*1465 – †1530), humanist, jurist, trusted and influential advisor to Charles V; 1501 entered the service of the Habsburgs as legal counsel to Duchess Margaret of Austria, 1504 advisor and President of the Privy Council of Margaret of Austria, after the governoship of the Netherlands was entrusted to her, 1518 Grand Chancellor of Castile and later of Charles V as Roman Emperor, 1529 Cardinal of St. Giovanni a Porta Latina (after the death of his wife, Andreetta Avogadro) (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 12; CE, vol. 2, p. 76-80)senisMercurino Arborio di Gattinara (*1465 – †1530), humanist, jurist, trusted and influential advisor to Charles V; 1501 entered the service of the Habsburgs as legal counsel to Duchess Margaret of Austria, 1504 advisor and President of the Privy Council of Margaret of Austria, after the governoship of the Netherlands was entrusted to her, 1518 Grand Chancellor of Castile and later of Charles V as Roman Emperor, 1529 Cardinal of St. Giovanni a Porta Latina (after the death of his wife, Andreetta Avogadro) (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 12; CE, vol. 2, p. 76-80) discessum hic rerum vero omnium est confusio. Nihil apud 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 CastilecaesaremCharles 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 per ms. est(!) perper ms. est(!) istos officiales potest expediri. Ego iam a multis diebus hic laboro in negotiis mihi a 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 AustriaregiaSigismund 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 et Bona Sforza (*1494 – †1557), Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania (1518-1557); the second wife of Sigismund I Jagiellon; Duchess of Bari and Rossano; daughter of Gian Galeazzo Sforza of Milan and Isabella of Aragonreginali{s} maiestateBona Sforza (*1494 – †1557), Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania (1518-1557); the second wife of Sigismund I Jagiellon; Duchess of Bari and Rossano; daughter of Gian Galeazzo Sforza of Milan and Isabella of Aragon commissis et nullam expeditionem consequi possum. Imponitur mihi ab omnibus, de uno ad {ad} alium traducor et nihil perficitur. Adhuc ea laboratur, qua prius, penuria et fortassis maiori. Discedu<n>t multi, pauci remanent contenti. Doctor Wolfgang Prantner (Wolfgang Brantner) (†1541), doctor of both canon and civil law, studied in Vienna (1508) and Bologna (1513), where he was a syndic of the German nation; secretary and councillor to Emperor Charles V; 1527 councillor for Carinthian affairs to Roman King Ferdinand I; 1527 coadiutor to the Grand Master of the Order of St. George; 1533 the last Grand Master (CE, vol. 1, p. 191; BERGMANN 1868, p. 173-174)BrantnarWolfgang Prantner (Wolfgang Brantner) (†1541), doctor of both canon and civil law, studied in Vienna (1508) and Bologna (1513), where he was a syndic of the German nation; secretary and councillor to Emperor Charles V; 1527 councillor for Carinthian affairs to Roman King Ferdinand I; 1527 coadiutor to the Grand Master of the Order of St. George; 1533 the last Grand Master (CE, vol. 1, p. 191; BERGMANN 1868, p. 173-174) et dominus Wolfgang von Montfort-Rothenfels comes de MonfortWolfgang von Montfort-Rothenfels , qui mihi fuerunt coniunctissimi ms. convinctissimi(!) coniunctissimiconiunctissimi ms. convinctissimi(!) , dimissa curia, abiere; sequenter et alii, ne fame moriantur, cum nemini solvitur. Quae in Italia ms. e(!) aa ms. e(!) inter Clement VII (Giulio de' Medici) (*1478 – †1534), 1523-1534 PopepontificemClement VII (Giulio de' Medici) (*1478 – †1534), 1523-1534 Pope et Charles de Lannoy (*ca. 1487 – †1527), first Count of Lannoy (1526-1527), Lord of Sanzeilles, Erquelines and Mingoval, soldier and statesman in the service of the Habsburgs ; 1521 Governor of Tournai, 1522-1523, 1526-1527 Viceroy of Naples, 1523-1527 commander in chief of Imperial armies in Italyviceregem NeapolitanumCharles de Lannoy (*ca. 1487 – †1527), first Count of Lannoy (1526-1527), Lord of Sanzeilles, Erquelines and Mingoval, soldier and statesman in the service of the Habsburgs ; 1521 Governor of Tournai, 1522-1523, 1526-1527 Viceroy of Naples, 1523-1527 commander in chief of Imperial armies in Italy facta sunt et de iis indutiis, seu potius insidiis, et quid Charles III de Bourbon (Charles de Montpensier, Connétable de Bourbon) (*1490 – †1527), Soldier, commander of the Imperial troops in the Italian campaign of 1527; killed during the Sack of Romedux BurbonensisCharles III de Bourbon (Charles de Montpensier, Connétable de Bourbon) (*1490 – †1527), Soldier, commander of the Imperial troops in the Italian campaign of 1527; killed during the Sack of Rome moliatur, Dominationem Vestram Reverendam, quae proximior, latere written over iiee written over i non arbitror.

Nolui itaque esse prolixior neque possum, cum ad alias longiores scriptiones sit haec aegra manus apponenda. Quod reliquum est, Dominationi Vestrae Reverendae me ex corde commendo et rogo, quemadmodum coepit, res et negotia mea cura et sollicitudine prosequatur. Piotr Tomicki (*1464 – †1535), humanist, statesman, diplomat, one of the most trusted collaborators of King Sigismund I of Poland; 1500-1503 Chancellor of Cardinal Fryderyk Jagiellon, 1502 Gniezno Cantor, Archdeacon of Cracow, 1503-1505 servant of Jan Lubrański, Bishop of Poznań, 1504-1510 Canon of Poznań, 1506 royal scribe, 1507-1519 Grand(?) Secretary, 1509 Canon of Włocławek, 1510-1514 - of Gniezno, 1511 Custos in Kielce and Sandomierz, 1514 Bishop of Przemyśl; 1515 Crown Vice-Chancellor, 1520 Bishop of Poznań, 1523 - of Cracow; from 1524 (at least) General Collector of świętopietrze (Peter's pence), 1509 royal envoy to the Dukes of Pomerania and to Mecklenburg, 1510 - to Wallachia, 1510, 1511, 1512, 1513 - to Hungary (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 268)Reverendissimo communi domino nostro CracoviensiPiotr Tomicki (*1464 – †1535), humanist, statesman, diplomat, one of the most trusted collaborators of King Sigismund I of Poland; 1500-1503 Chancellor of Cardinal Fryderyk Jagiellon, 1502 Gniezno Cantor, Archdeacon of Cracow, 1503-1505 servant of Jan Lubrański, Bishop of Poznań, 1504-1510 Canon of Poznań, 1506 royal scribe, 1507-1519 Grand(?) Secretary, 1509 Canon of Włocławek, 1510-1514 - of Gniezno, 1511 Custos in Kielce and Sandomierz, 1514 Bishop of Przemyśl; 1515 Crown Vice-Chancellor, 1520 Bishop of Poznań, 1523 - of Cracow; from 1524 (at least) General Collector of świętopietrze (Peter's pence), 1509 royal envoy to the Dukes of Pomerania and to Mecklenburg, 1510 - to Wallachia, 1510, 1511, 1512, 1513 - to Hungary (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 268) me sedulo commendatiorem efficiat et reverendis dominis et amicis nostris, domino vicario Bedlinsky, domino proposito Carnkawskÿ, domino Olesniczkÿ, domino et veteri amico meo domino Goreczky, dominis scholasticis Conarsky, Opolinczky, domino Jan Ferber (*1496 – †1530), 1515 Ermland canon; 1521 royal scribe; 1521 parish priest of St. Nicolaus's church in Elbląg; 1522 - of St. John's in Gdańsk and Ermland dean; 1527 Ermland judicial vicar and vicar general; 1530 royal secretary (KOPICZKO 2, p. 71; WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 251; SBKW, p. 58-59)Ioanni FerberioJan Ferber (*1496 – †1530), 1515 Ermland canon; 1521 royal scribe; 1521 parish priest of St. Nicolaus's church in Elbląg; 1522 - of St. John's in Gdańsk and Ermland dean; 1527 Ermland judicial vicar and vicar general; 1530 royal secretary (KOPICZKO 2, p. 71; WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 251; SBKW, p. 58-59) et omnibus reliquis, quos amicos cognoverit, obsequia mea offerat et aliquando de omnibus, quae apud nos aguntur, rescribat. Do

Expedivi nuper pri ms. e(!) ii ms. e(!) vilegium Dominationi Vestrae Reverendae, quo cum ampla facultate 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 Castilemaiestas caesareaCharles 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 Dominationem Vestram creat in comitem palatinum, et cum sua maiestas hoc idem pri ms. e(!) ii ms. e(!) vilegium subscribetur, dixit mihi doctor Wolfgang Prantner (Wolfgang Brantner) (†1541), doctor of both canon and civil law, studied in Vienna (1508) and Bologna (1513), where he was a syndic of the German nation; secretary and councillor to Emperor Charles V; 1527 councillor for Carinthian affairs to Roman King Ferdinand I; 1527 coadiutor to the Grand Master of the Order of St. George; 1533 the last Grand Master (CE, vol. 1, p. 191; BERGMANN 1868, p. 173-174)BrantnarWolfgang Prantner (Wolfgang Brantner) (†1541), doctor of both canon and civil law, studied in Vienna (1508) and Bologna (1513), where he was a syndic of the German nation; secretary and councillor to Emperor Charles V; 1527 councillor for Carinthian affairs to Roman King Ferdinand I; 1527 coadiutor to the Grand Master of the Order of St. George; 1533 the last Grand Master (CE, vol. 1, p. 191; BERGMANN 1868, p. 173-174), quod diligenter de Dominatione{m} Vestra quaesivisset dixissetque, quod adhuc bene Dominationis Vestrae recordaret, quodsi huc aliquando redibit, BCz, 242, p. 210 sciat, se nondum ex memoria 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 Castilemaiestatis caesareaeCharles 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 excidisse. Discessit hinc paulo ante doctor Wolfgang Prantner (Wolfgang Brantner) (†1541), doctor of both canon and civil law, studied in Vienna (1508) and Bologna (1513), where he was a syndic of the German nation; secretary and councillor to Emperor Charles V; 1527 councillor for Carinthian affairs to Roman King Ferdinand I; 1527 coadiutor to the Grand Master of the Order of St. George; 1533 the last Grand Master (CE, vol. 1, p. 191; BERGMANN 1868, p. 173-174)BrantnerWolfgang Prantner (Wolfgang Brantner) (†1541), doctor of both canon and civil law, studied in Vienna (1508) and Bologna (1513), where he was a syndic of the German nation; secretary and councillor to Emperor Charles V; 1527 councillor for Carinthian affairs to Roman King Ferdinand I; 1527 coadiutor to the Grand Master of the Order of St. George; 1533 the last Grand Master (CE, vol. 1, p. 191; BERGMANN 1868, p. 173-174), absolutus ab hac curia; hoc idem cras dominus Wolfgang von Montfort-Rothenfels comes de MontffortWolfgang von Montfort-Rothenfels facturus est, qui se una cum domino Balthasar Merklin von Waldkirch (*ca. 1479 – †1531), 1500 doctor of canon law at the University of Bologna; councillor at the imperial courts of Maximilian I and Charles V, 1527-1531 Vice-Chancellor of the Holy Roman Empire, 1527-1531 titular Bishop of Malta, Bishop of Hildesheim (confirmed in 1530) and coadjutor of the Bishop of Constance (confirmed in 1530) (NDB, Bd. 1, p. 566-567)proposito de WaltkirchBalthasar Merklin von Waldkirch (*ca. 1479 – †1531), 1500 doctor of canon law at the University of Bologna; councillor at the imperial courts of Maximilian I and Charles V, 1527-1531 Vice-Chancellor of the Holy Roman Empire, 1527-1531 titular Bishop of Malta, Bishop of Hildesheim (confirmed in 1530) and coadjutor of the Bishop of Constance (confirmed in 1530) (NDB, Bd. 1, p. 566-567), imperiali vicecancellario, Dominationi Vestrae Reverendae petierunt commendari.

[1] A Latin proverb: gaudium est miseris socios habuisse poenarum, and the like, occurs in various versions, such as Solacium est miseris socios habuisse Penates, and is sometimes even (falsely) ascribed to Ovid (Publius Ovidius Naso) (*43 BC – †17 or 18 AD), ancient Roman poetOvidOvid (Publius Ovidius Naso) (*43 BC – †17 or 18 AD), ancient Roman poet, but its origin is most probably medieval.