Serenissima Maiestas Regia et Domine, Domine clementissime. Post humillimam perpetuae meae servitutis commendationem.

Cum mihi hic litterae Maiestatis Vestrae Serenissimae 4 mensis praeteriti essent redditae, altero die subinde, quantum temporis angustia admisit, Laconice scripsi pollicitus, cum primis me de omnibus copiosius scripturum, quod tamen in praesens praestare nequeo, cum propter postae celerem abitionem, tum etiam, quod nuntius is, qui iturus est, aliquid incertitudinis mihi habere videtur, ea itaque, quae quantocius in notitiam Maiestatis Vestrae Serenissimae pervenire cupio, paucis perstringam. Superiore die fui cum domino 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)⌊magno cancellarioMercurino 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)⌋ apud ⌊maiestatem caesaream⌋, cui Maiestatis Vestrae Regiae et Reginalis litteras reddidi, exponens quantum potui accuratius haec, quae mihi fuerant iniuncta. Inveni maiestatem caesaream affectam votis Maiestatis Vestrae Serenissimae illique plurimum gratum esse, quod Maiestas Vestra Serenissima de expeditione cum domino doctore Borgk missa fuerit contenta. Ceterum quae consensum matrimonii spectarent, consiliariis suis revidenda se commissuram et in omnibus, ubi Maiestati Vestrae Serenissimae gratificari posset, se non vulgarem operam daturam. Haec fuit summa responsi. Postea a me nihil fuit omissum ad istiusmodi negotiorum expeditionem, de quibus multa forent scribenda. Rem tandem cum consensu illac perduxi, quemadmodum ex illius copia, quam his inclusam mitto, videbitur. Alia etiam, quae mihi erant demandata, quam habuerint expeditionem ex decretationibus, quas cum primis sum missurus, cognoscentur. Omnia ad forum iudiciale remittuntur, promittiturque, quod omne id, quod iuris est, fieri debet; ulterius non potui, saltem ne in consensu mihi aliqua, quam timebam, fieret difficultas, clausulae, quae sunt in illo, sunt communes et generales, solentque sic dari, et hic a stilo cancellariae ne latum quidem per unguem disceditur. Alia quae hic aguntur, sic habent. Fuit hic orator captivus regis Galliae captivi, qui inter multa alia obtulit maiestati caesareae regem suum dominam Leonoram, reginam Portugaliae, sororem caesareae maiestatis ducturum coniugem et illum summam pecuniarum, quantum esset possibile pro redemptione daturum, de provinciis vero domui Burgundiae ablatis et a regno Franciae possessis nihil posse restitui. Ad quod fuit illi responsum: Leonoram iam esse desponsatam domino duci Borbonensi, redemptionem pecuniariam fieri non posse et si ea, quae de domo Burgundiae possidentur, bonis mediis non restituerentur, id aliquando vi futurum. Sic ille absolutus et non parum animo consternatus discessit. Sunt etiam hic alii duo oratores, de quibus prius scripsi, praeter tertium regis Angliae, qui iam hic agit a biennio. Illi a rege suo caesari maria et montes pollicentur, quibus tamen hic non omnino creditur. 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⌊Maiestas 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⌋ certo in Italiam profectionem parat. Nihil aliud quam nervus deest, qui omnibus modis quaeritur; itaque hic in Toledo (Toletum), city in central Spain, Castilla-La Mancha, on the Tagus (Tajo) river⌊ToletoToledo (Toletum), city in central Spain, Castilla-La Mancha, on the Tagus (Tajo) river⌋ non diu sumus immoraturi. 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⌊Maiestas suaCharles 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⌋ ad alia regna se etiam conferet, utpote Kingdom of Valencia⌊ValentiamKingdom of Valencia⌋, Kingdom of Aragon (Aragonia), region in northeastern Spain, until 1479 the Kingdom of Aragon⌊AragoniamKingdom of Aragon (Aragonia), region in northeastern Spain, until 1479 the Kingdom of Aragon⌋ et, ut aliqui dicunt, Granada (Granata), city in southern Spain, Andalusia, at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountains⌊GranatamGranada (Granata), city in southern Spain, Andalusia, at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountains⌋ pro conquirendo viatico. Nos vero in hoc inferorum aestu cum eo peregrinabimur, et plus solito pecuniarum exponemus, de quibus mihi adhuc a Maiestate Vestra Serenissima nullus modus datus est; eaque de re non parum animi pendeo a The Fuggers German family of merchants and bankers that dominated European business during the 15th and 16th centuries⌊FuccarisThe Fuggers German family of merchants and bankers that dominated European business during the 15th and 16th centuries⌋ ad meam fidem in mutuum accipiendo. Spero tamen in horas, quemadmodum Maiestas Vestra Serenissima mihi scribendum commisit de his curis resolutionem. Cui me humillime, ut domino meo clementissimo, commendo.

Ex Toledo (Toletum), city in central Spain, Castilla-La Mancha, on the Tagus (Tajo) river⌊Toleto ad TagumToledo (Toletum), city in central Spain, Castilla-La Mancha, on the Tagus (Tajo) river⌋ prima die Iunii anno 1525

Eiusdem Maiestatis Vestrae Serenissimae humillimus servus Ioannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes Flachsbinder) (*1485 – †1548), eminent diplomat and humanist in the service of the Jagiellons, neo-Latin poet; 1530-1537 Bishop of Kulm; 1537-1548 Bishop of Ermland⌊Ioannes DantiscusIoannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes Flachsbinder) (*1485 – †1548), eminent diplomat and humanist in the service of the Jagiellons, neo-Latin poet; 1530-1537 Bishop of Kulm; 1537-1548 Bishop of Ermland⌋