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Letter #1372

Helius EOBANUS Hessus (KOCH) to Ioannes DANTISCUS
Marburg, [1536]-11-15
            received Cracow (Kraków), [1536]-12-27

Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in Latin, autograph, BCz, 240, p. 165-166
2register with excerpt in Latin, English, 20th-century, CBKUL, R.III, 32, No. 443

Prints:
1HIPLER 1891 No. 24, p. 503-504 (in extenso; German register)
2DE VOCHT 1961 No. DE, 313, p. 253 (English register; excerpt)

 

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Reverendo Domino et principi, domino 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 ErmlandIoanni DantiscoIoannes 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, episcopo Culmensi, longe 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 Austriaclarissimi regisSigismund 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 clarissimo consiliario, patrono perpetua fide colendissimo suo Cracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of PolandCracoviaeCracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland

Salutem.

Non dubito, clarissime Praesul Dantisce, quin iam dudum sinistram aliquam de me suspicionem concipias , qui tanto iam tempore etiam provocatus ab tua humanitate tibi non respondeam, quod tamen, o clarissime vir, nulla mea neglegentia accidisse utinam tam tibi persuadere possim, quam est verum; nam primum omnium via longa et magna locorum inter nos distantia hoc ipsum fier[i] saepe prohibet, et volebam, ut me Deus amet, saepe, sed neque per fortunam meam, quae non credis quam mirifice me exerceat, licuit, neque etiam raritatem tabellariorum potui. Sunt vero omnia vobis principibus viris magis in promptu, quam nobis inferioris notae homunculis. Tamen , utcumque ista sese habeant, doctissime episcoporum, tuam humanitatem, quae summa est, rogo, hunc virum valde bonum et mihi carissimum doctorem Johann Rudel (†1540), professor of law in Marburg; in Poland during the Cracow diet (1536/1537) as Hessian Prince Philipp's envoy to Sigismund I (HIPLER 1891, p. 503-504)Ioannem RudeliumJohann Rudel (†1540), professor of law in Marburg; in Poland during the Cracow diet (1536/1537) as Hessian Prince Philipp's envoy to Sigismund I (HIPLER 1891, p. 503-504) tibi sinas meo nomine esse commendatum. Est a principe nostro Philip I of Hesse der Großmütige (*1504 – †1567), 1509-1567 Landgrave of Hesse, actually in power from 1518; son of Wilhelm II of Hesse and Anna of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, married to Christine of Saxony (daughter of Georg, Duke of Saxony), protector of the Protestant Reformation and one of the most important of the early Protestant rulers in Germany, one of the leaders of the Schmalkaldic League (taken prisoner by emperor Charles V of Habsburg after the defeat at Mühlberg in 1547, but released in 1552) (ADB, 25, p. 765-783)PhilippoPhilip I of Hesse der Großmütige (*1504 – †1567), 1509-1567 Landgrave of Hesse, actually in power from 1518; son of Wilhelm II of Hesse and Anna of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, married to Christine of Saxony (daughter of Georg, Duke of Saxony), protector of the Protestant Reformation and one of the most important of the early Protestant rulers in Germany, one of the leaders of the Schmalkaldic League (taken prisoner by emperor Charles V of Habsburg after the defeat at Mühlberg in 1547, but released in 1552) (ADB, 25, p. 765-783) ad tuum atque adeo nostrum regem longe optimum 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 AustriaSigismundumSigismund 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 legatus in causa, quam ex ipso intelleges melius multo, quam ego scribere vel queam vel velim. De hoc igitur satis; mea fides, o mi Dantisce, perpetuo, sicut me Deus amet, constabit firmissime. Homer aoidos, in the classical tradition the author of the "Iliad" and the "Odyssey"; the greatest ancient Greek epic poetHomerusHomer aoidos, in the classical tradition the author of the "Iliad" and the "Odyssey"; the greatest ancient Greek epic poet tibi dedicabitur, sicut sum pollicitus Regensburg (Ratisbona), city in southeastern Germany, Bavaria, on the Danube riverRatisponaeRegensburg (Ratisbona), city in southeastern Germany, Bavaria, on the Danube river mul<t>is bonis viris audientibus, nec hoc propositum mutabitur, et iam miror te Kohelet (Ecclesiastes) EcclesiastenKohelet (Ecclesiastes) nostri carissimi Ioannes Campensis (Jan van Campen, Ioannes de Campo) (*1491 – †1538), Netherlandish classical philologist and Hebraist, author of a paraphrase of the Book of Psalms from Hebrew to Latin and a Hebrew grammar, in 1531 lecturer at the Collegium Trilingue of Louvain University (CE, vol. 1, p. 255-256)CampensisIoannes Campensis (Jan van Campen, Ioannes de Campo) (*1491 – †1538), Netherlandish classical philologist and Hebraist, author of a paraphrase of the Book of Psalms from Hebrew to Latin and a Hebrew grammar, in 1531 lecturer at the Collegium Trilingue of Louvain University (CE, vol. 1, p. 255-256) a me carmine redditum tuoque clarissimo nomine inscriptum non vidisse, cuius exemplum si habuissem, misissem. Quo vero abiit Ioannes Campensis (Jan van Campen, Ioannes de Campo) (*1491 – †1538), Netherlandish classical philologist and Hebraist, author of a paraphrase of the Book of Psalms from Hebrew to Latin and a Hebrew grammar, in 1531 lecturer at the Collegium Trilingue of Louvain University (CE, vol. 1, p. 255-256)CampensisIoannes Campensis (Jan van Campen, Ioannes de Campo) (*1491 – †1538), Netherlandish classical philologist and Hebraist, author of a paraphrase of the Book of Psalms from Hebrew to Latin and a Hebrew grammar, in 1531 lecturer at the Collegium Trilingue of Louvain University (CE, vol. 1, p. 255-256)?

Mi Dantisce, permitte ut sic tecum loquar, rescribe precor de omnibus tuis rebus et quid etiam in tuo regno agas, ego certe in meo valde ... regie vivo, hoc est — reliqua intelleges. Cetera ex Johann Rudel (†1540), professor of law in Marburg; in Poland during the Cracow diet (1536/1537) as Hessian Prince Philipp's envoy to Sigismund I (HIPLER 1891, p. 503-504)RudelioJohann Rudel (†1540), professor of law in Marburg; in Poland during the Cracow diet (1536/1537) as Hessian Prince Philipp's envoy to Sigismund I (HIPLER 1891, p. 503-504) audies.

Tuus Helius Eobanus Hessus (Eobanus Koch, Helius Coccius) (*1488 – †1540), neo Latin poet, humanist and writer, since 1509 secretary of bishop of Pomesania Hiob Dobeneck, lecturer of law at the University of Erfurt, 1526-1533 lecturer in the Nuremberg Gymnasium, 1530 visited Augsburg during the Imperial Diet, since 1536 professor of history at the University of Marburg; in 1512 attended the wedding of Sigismund I Jagiellon and Barbara Zápolya at Cracow (NDB, Bd. 4, s. 543-545; CE, vol. 1, p. 434-436)HessusHelius Eobanus Hessus (Eobanus Koch, Helius Coccius) (*1488 – †1540), neo Latin poet, humanist and writer, since 1509 secretary of bishop of Pomesania Hiob Dobeneck, lecturer of law at the University of Erfurt, 1526-1533 lecturer in the Nuremberg Gymnasium, 1530 visited Augsburg during the Imperial Diet, since 1536 professor of history at the University of Marburg; in 1512 attended the wedding of Sigismund I Jagiellon and Barbara Zápolya at Cracow (NDB, Bd. 4, s. 543-545; CE, vol. 1, p. 434-436)