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Letter #82

[Piotr KMITA Sobieński] to Ioannes DANTISCUS
s.l., [1544-03]


Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in Latin, in secretary's hand, AAWO, AB, D. 9, f. 13-14 + f. [1] missed in numbering after f. 14
2copy in Latin, 18th-century, BCz, 284, p. 328-330

Auxiliary sources:
1register in German, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8250 (TK 12), f. 612

 

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Sentimus hic etiam illam civitatem dissensionibus fervere partimque novis partim sopitis malis interque alia haereseos strudere proptereaque pretium operae fore, ut illorum parvuli allidantur ad petram, dum adhuc in sinu sunt et correctionem sui recipiunt, ne, si inanimadversi(!) fiant, altius radicibus actis, in sublime ferant capu{n}t.

Quaesivi hic praeterea semotis arbitris ex 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
regiis maiestatibusSigismund 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
, num aut iam nunc aut post Vestrae Reverendissimae Dominationis ex humanis decessum Albrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544)ducemAlbrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544) ad bona Ermland (Warmia, Varmia), diocese and ecclesiastical principality in northeastern Poland, 1466-1772 within the Kingdom of Poland, Royal PrussiaepiscopatusErmland (Warmia, Varmia), diocese and ecclesiastical principality in northeastern Poland, 1466-1772 within the Kingdom of Poland, Royal Prussia eiusdem aspirare permisissent. 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
QuaeSigismund 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
mihi responderunt neque sese de eo cogitasse, tantum abest, ut hoc facinus imperarint. Quare verisimile est, quod Albrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544)illeAlbrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544) tam per Mazowsze (Masovia) historic region in Central Poland, before 1526 an autonomous duchy and feud of the Kingdom of Poland, from 1526 included in the KingdomMasoviamMazowsze (Masovia) historic region in Central Poland, before 1526 an autonomous duchy and feud of the Kingdom of Poland, from 1526 included in the Kingdom gradiens, quam alibi hanc famam de suo sparserit. Si quid tamen novi in ea re oboriri aliisve rescisset, praesertim de quibus aequum et necessarium me scire putaverit, quaeso, ut me secreto certiorem reddat. Ego vero nihil reliquum faciam, quod vel in Vestrae Reverendissimae Dominationis negotiis vel aliis facere oporteat. Quod si in aula tum praesens non essem, facile in aula meos etiam reperire est, qui litteras illius bene occlusas ad me perferri tuto studebunt. Hoc autem de me sibi persuadeat, velim, quod de sui amantissimo polliceri potest.

Quid rerum novarum hic agatur, prorsus non video, nisi hoc fortasse novum videatur, quod domini spirituales poscente atque adeo urgente id necessitate publica receperunt sese onus belli Turcici, si et quando finibus ingruerit nostris, una nobiscum de omnibus suis proventibus levaturos, personis tamen illorum exceptis, ne sacrificalis dignitas usibus prophanis violetur. Decreti sunt praeterea ex aliis Poland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)regniPoland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia) ordinibus alii exercitus aliaque belli praesidia.

Audimus vero Suleiman the Magnificent (*1494 – †1566), 1520-1566 Sultan of the Ottoman EmpireTurcamSuleiman the Magnificent (*1494 – †1566), 1520-1566 Sultan of the Ottoman Empire sub aestatis tempora in Hungary (Kingdom of Hungary)HungariamHungary (Kingdom of Hungary) rursus expeditionem maturare iamque Buda (Ofen), city in Hungary, on the right bank of the Danube river, which divides Buda from Pest, capital of the Kingdom of Hungary; in 1873 Buda, Pest and Óbuda were unified to become BudapestBudaBuda (Ofen), city in Hungary, on the right bank of the Danube river, which divides Buda from Pest, capital of the Kingdom of Hungary; in 1873 Buda, Pest and Óbuda were unified to become Budapest XV milia equitum per Danube (Dunaj, Donau), river in central and eastern EuropeDanubiumDanube (Dunaj, Donau), river in central and eastern Europe ad depopulandas Hungariae reliquias tam Poland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)PoloniaePoland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia) quam MoraviaMoraviaeMoravia conterminas mississe. Quibus The Hungarians HungariThe Hungarians tametsi obviam ire volunt, attamen misera illa gens iusti etiam exercitus formam vix iam explere potest, eo quod et seditionibus civilibus nullum ponit modum, et tot calamitatibus fatigati animi eius, haudquaquam constanter sese credere pugnae contra victores poterint, nisi fortasse dominus Deus in his animandis, illis vero terrendis mirabilis esse incipiat. Quandoquidem illius potentia tunc maxime sese exserere solet, cum de viribus humanis desperatur maxime. Quicquid tamen feret sors, temp[u]s proferet, quamquam iam vix quicquam spei melioris de The Hungarians illius gentisThe Hungarians salute concipere possimus, etenim non ita pridem László Móré of Csula Ladislaus etiam MoreLászló Móré of Csula Hungarus quadam sua Palota (Várpalota), town and castle in western Hungary, Veszprém CountyarcePalota (Várpalota), town and castle in western Hungary, Veszprém County a The Ottoman Turks (Turcae) TurcisThe Ottoman Turks (Turcae) violenter capta ad 20 centenaria auri fusi, ad 60 argenti etiam fusi unaque coronam auream olim regis Bosnae posteaque olim ducis dicti ercyk Lőrinc Újlaki (Lawrence of Ilok, Lovro Iločki) (*1459 – †1524), Croatian noblemanLorinczLőrinc Újlaki (Lawrence of Ilok, Lovro Iločki) (*1459 – †1524), Croatian nobleman de familia regum Bosnen[sium] oriundi, propriam novissime per ipsius László Móré of Csula Ladislai MoreLászló Móré of Csula antea vero dicti Lőrinc Újlaki (Lawrence of Ilok, Lovro Iločki) (*1459 – †1524), Croatian noblemanducisLőrinc Újlaki (Lawrence of Ilok, Lovro Iločki) (*1459 – †1524), Croatian nobleman Magdalene Bakóci coniugemMagdalene Bakóci illuc importatam multamque praeterea pecuniam et omnifariae supellectilis vim una secum ipsa Magdalene Bakóci coniugeMagdalene Bakóci et l[iberis] in miseram captivitatem hostibus porrexit, ita illic urgen[tibus] sese fatis malum malo cumulatur indies.

Indicta sunt autem per 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 Castilecaesaream maiestatemCharles 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 Speyer (Spira), city in western Germany, on the Rhine river, 25 km S of MannheimSpyraeSpeyer (Spira), city in western Germany, on the Rhine river, 25 km S of Mannheim Imperial Diet (Reichstag) comitiaImperial Diet (Reichstag) . Faxit dominus Deus, ut tanti in Suleiman the Magnificent (*1494 – †1566), 1520-1566 Sultan of the Ottoman EmpireTurcamSuleiman the Magnificent (*1494 – †1566), 1520-1566 Sultan of the Ottoman Empire conatus aliquando prosperentur, quod futurum facile nobis polliceri possemus, si conatibus ipsis et impendiis celeritas adderetur, qua sola hostis tantus crevit.

Quid autem eadem 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 Castilecaesarea maiestasCharles 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 cum Francis I of Valois (*1494 – †1547), 1515-1547 King of France; son of Charles, Count of Angoulême, and Louise of Savoyrege GallorumFrancis I of Valois (*1494 – †1547), 1515-1547 King of France; son of Charles, Count of Angoulême, and Louise of Savoy rerum incoeptent(!), Vestra Reverendissima Dominatio, credo, etiam istic audit. Si quidem motus ... esse adeo obscuri non possunt, quin protinus totum s[par]gantur in orbem et omnes terrarum angulos m[aero]re compleant, ne dicam, desperatione.