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Letter #116

Ioannes DANTISCUS to [Jan BALIŃSKI]
Pressburg (Bratislava), 1515-05-25
            received [Marienburg (Malbork)], [1515-06-13]

Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in Latin, BCz, 1594, p. 225
2copy in Latin, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8239 (TK 1), part 1, f. [1] missed in numbering after f. 173
3register with excerpt in Latin, English, 20th-century, CBKUL, R.III, 32, No. 518

 

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BCz, 1594, p. 225

Salutem et omnis boni incrementum. Generose Domine amice observan(dissime) or observan(de)⌈observan(dissime)observan(dissime) or observan(de)⌉.

Litterae Generositatis Vestrae erunt mihi gratissimae, cum quia eas longo iam tempore non viderim, tum etiam, quia benevolentiae et amoris in me vestri clara ferebant indicia. Habeo vobis gratias, quas possum, quod utique per tot tempora et locorum intercapedines me non obliviscitur. Petitis, ut vobis quae hic aguntur uberius describerem, nec tamen taedio legendi afficeremini, complectar brevibus. Hactenus Maximilian I of Habsburg (*1459 – †1519), from 1486 King of the Romans, actual ruler of the Empire from the death of Frederick III (1493), 1508-1519 Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation; son of Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugal⌊imperatoremMaximilian I of Habsburg (*1459 – †1519), from 1486 King of the Romans, actual ruler of the Empire from the death of Frederick III (1493), 1508-1519 Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation; son of Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugal⌋ fastidiose hic opperiebamur cum magnis omnium impensis et sumptu, et hactenus nobis verba data sunt. Pridie tamen, compositis omnibus rebus, Matthäus Lang (*1469 – †1540), statesman, trusted counsellor to Emperor Maximilian I of Habsburg; 1505-1522 Bishop of Gurk; 1510-1540 Bishop of Cartagena; 1512 elevated to Cardinal (from 1511 in pectore); 1512-1519 Coadjutor of the archbishopric of Salzburg; 1519-1540 Archbishop of Salzburg⌊cardinalis GurcensisMatthäus Lang (*1469 – †1540), statesman, trusted counsellor to Emperor Maximilian I of Habsburg; 1505-1522 Bishop of Gurk; 1510-1540 Bishop of Cartagena; 1512 elevated to Cardinal (from 1511 in pectore); 1512-1519 Coadjutor of the archbishopric of Salzburg; 1519-1540 Archbishop of Salzburg⌋ hinc ab iis 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

Ladislaus II Jagiellon (Władysław II Jagiellończyk) (*1456 – †1516), 1471-1516 King of Bohemia, 1490-1516 King of Hungary; son of King of Poland Kazimierz IV Jagiellon, and Elisabeth of Austria⌊regibusSigismund 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

Ladislaus II Jagiellon (Władysław II Jagiellończyk) (*1456 – †1516), 1471-1516 King of Bohemia, 1490-1516 King of Hungary; son of King of Poland Kazimierz IV Jagiellon, and Elisabeth of Austria⌋ amicabiliter solvit, qui Maximilian I of Habsburg (*1459 – †1519), from 1486 King of the Romans, actual ruler of the Empire from the death of Frederick III (1493), 1508-1519 Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation; son of Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugal⌊imperatoremMaximilian I of Habsburg (*1459 – †1519), from 1486 King of the Romans, actual ruler of the Empire from the death of Frederick III (1493), 1508-1519 Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation; son of Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugal⌋ ad quartum ab hinc lapidem circa Bruck an der Leitha, town in Lower Austria, 28 km SW of Pressburg, with castle Prugg owned by Emperor Maximilian I⌊PrugkBruck an der Leitha, town in Lower Austria, 28 km SW of Pressburg, with castle Prugg owned by Emperor Maximilian I⌋ oppidulum ferre debet. Ibi omnia confecta confirmari debent tractabiturque ibidem, si necesse erit, nec ne, quod 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

Ladislaus II Jagiellon (Władysław II Jagiellończyk) (*1456 – †1516), 1471-1516 King of Bohemia, 1490-1516 King of Hungary; son of King of Poland Kazimierz IV Jagiellon, and Elisabeth of Austria⌊regesSigismund 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

Ladislaus II Jagiellon (Władysław II Jagiellończyk) (*1456 – †1516), 1471-1516 King of Bohemia, 1490-1516 King of Hungary; son of King of Poland Kazimierz IV Jagiellon, and Elisabeth of Austria⌋ isti Vienna (Wien, Vienna), city in eastern Austria, on the Danube river⌊ViennamVienna (Wien, Vienna), city in eastern Austria, on the Danube river⌋ ire debent. Si in hoc conventu in Bruck an der Leitha, town in Lower Austria, 28 km SW of Pressburg, with castle Prugg owned by Emperor Maximilian I⌊PrugkBruck an der Leitha, town in Lower Austria, 28 km SW of Pressburg, with castle Prugg owned by Emperor Maximilian I⌋ res possunt componi, vix credo 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⌊regemSigismund 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⌋ nostrum iturum Vienna (Wien, Vienna), city in eastern Austria, on the Danube river⌊ViennamVienna (Wien, Vienna), city in eastern Austria, on the Danube river⌋, et sic spes nobis est redeundi proximior, quam antea. Res Prutenae in hunc modum compositae sunt, 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)⌊magister generalisAlbrecht 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)⌋ tenebitur et debet 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⌊regi nostroSigismund 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⌋ praestare homagium et omnia in pace perpetua contenta servare. Hic tamen, ne conditio immutata, quod Inhabitants of Poland ⌊PoloniInhabitants of Poland ⌋ in ordinem recipi non debent, et auxilium, quod contra infideles 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)⌊magisterAlbrecht 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)⌋ 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⌊regiSigismund 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⌋ ferre tenetur. Etiam habet quoddam moderamen. Sunt hic multi The Germans ⌊GermaniThe Germans ⌋, quibus isti tractatus minime placent, qui et Maximilian I of Habsburg (*1459 – †1519), from 1486 King of the Romans, actual ruler of the Empire from the death of Frederick III (1493), 1508-1519 Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation; son of Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugal⌊imperatoriMaximilian I of Habsburg (*1459 – †1519), from 1486 King of the Romans, actual ruler of the Empire from the death of Frederick III (1493), 1508-1519 Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation; son of Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugal⌋, et Matthäus Lang (*1469 – †1540), statesman, trusted counsellor to Emperor Maximilian I of Habsburg; 1505-1522 Bishop of Gurk; 1510-1540 Bishop of Cartagena; 1512 elevated to Cardinal (from 1511 in pectore); 1512-1519 Coadjutor of the archbishopric of Salzburg; 1519-1540 Archbishop of Salzburg⌊cardinaliMatthäus Lang (*1469 – †1540), statesman, trusted counsellor to Emperor Maximilian I of Habsburg; 1505-1522 Bishop of Gurk; 1510-1540 Bishop of Cartagena; 1512 elevated to Cardinal (from 1511 in pectore); 1512-1519 Coadjutor of the archbishopric of Salzburg; 1519-1540 Archbishop of Salzburg⌋ maledicunt, dum convenient et dextra dextrae data fiunt, istaque consanguinitas et amicitia aucta inter hos 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

Ladislaus II Jagiellon (Władysław II Jagiellończyk) (*1456 – †1516), 1471-1516 King of Bohemia, 1490-1516 King of Hungary; son of King of Poland Kazimierz IV Jagiellon, and Elisabeth of Austria⌊regesSigismund 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

Ladislaus II Jagiellon (Władysław II Jagiellończyk) (*1456 – †1516), 1471-1516 King of Bohemia, 1490-1516 King of Hungary; son of King of Poland Kazimierz IV Jagiellon, and Elisabeth of Austria⌋ et imperatorem omnia bene stabunt et ad optatum deducentur finem etc.

Nuntius Vester deficiebat in viatico. Libens ei subvenissem, sed in eodem hic fere omnes deficimus. Rogavi igitur dominum Andrzej Kościelecki (*ca. 1455 – †1515)⌊thesaurariumAndrzej Kościelecki (*ca. 1455 – †1515)⌋, ut pro eo ad 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⌊maiestatem regiamSigismund 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⌋ intercederet, ut aliquid daretur. Promisit demum operam, commotus tamen fuit, quod huc ad 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⌊regemSigismund 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⌋ mitteretis in negotiis, quae castri provision(em) decernunt, ac si rex hic nihil aliud haberet agendum, quam quod hic de ista provisione cogitaret. Sed nostis mores Andrzej Kościelecki (*ca. 1455 – †1515)⌊hominisAndrzej Kościelecki (*ca. 1455 – †1515)⌋ etc.

Scire etiam vultis, cui me applicuerim in ista metamorphosi. Incertus adhuc sum, utrisque a(lio)qu(in) me offerre, plus tamen 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)⌊domino PraemisiliensiPiotr 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)⌋, qui maiorem quandam humanitatem videtur pro se ferre, et ibi, quantum in me erat, Generositatem Vestram commendavi, itaque vos etiam rogo, me domino meo magnifico palatino Wladislaviensi et omnibus nostris amicis commendatum efficite, et cum coniuge ac liberis faustiter valete.

Postscript:

[1]Cladem acceperunt nostri The Hungarians ⌊HungariThe Hungarians ⌋ ductore John Zápolya (János Szapolyai) (*1487 – †1540), 1526-1540 King of Hungary; son of István Szapolyai and Jadwiga of Cieszyn in 1540 married Isabella, dauther of of King Sigismund Jagiellon of Poland. He fought against Ferdinand of Habsburg for the right to the title of King of Hungary⌊domino Ioanne pallatino CzepusiensiJohn Zápolya (János Szapolyai) (*1487 – †1540), 1526-1540 King of Hungary; son of István Szapolyai and Jadwiga of Cieszyn in 1540 married Isabella, dauther of of King Sigismund Jagiellon of Poland. He fought against Ferdinand of Habsburg for the right to the title of King of Hungary⌋ fratre Barbara Zápolya ( Szapolyai) (*1495 – †1515), 1512-1515 Queen of Poland; first wife of the King of Poland Sigismund I Jagiellon, sister of John Zápolya⌊reginae nostraeBarbara Zápolya ( Szapolyai) (*1495 – †1515), 1512-1515 Queen of Poland; first wife of the King of Poland Sigismund I Jagiellon, sister of John Zápolya⌋, non parum omnia impedimenta et machinas et castra campestria The Ottoman Turks (Turcae) ⌊TurciThe Ottoman Turks (Turcae) ⌋ acceperunt, multis occisis, aliis in fugam versis, vix ipse campiductor socer noster ad Székesfehérvár (Alba Regalis, Białogród Stołeczny, Stuhlweißenburg), city in central Hungary⌊Albam RegalemSzékesfehérvár (Alba Regalis, Białogród Stołeczny, Stuhlweißenburg), city in central Hungary⌋ profugit. Sic solet imperatoribus accidere, qui fiunt ductores antequam milites. Rursus huc venit fama, quod Péter Beriszló (Petar Berislavić) (*1475 – †1520), bishop of Veszprém, 1513-1520 ban (viceroy) of Croatia ⌊episcopus HesperinskiPéter Beriszló (Petar Berislavić) (*1475 – †1520), bishop of Veszprém, 1513-1520 ban (viceroy) of Croatia ⌋ The Ottoman Turks (Turcae) ⌊ThurcosThe Ottoman Turks (Turcae) ⌋ profligasset, multis occisis, et rursus ablata recuperasset, et quod in campis adhuc ms. aduc(!) ⌈adhucadhuc ms. aduc(!) ⌉ ab utraque parte agitur. Dii adsint nostris etc.

[1] Before postscript annotation of copyist: In cordiali continebatur. The word cordiale may mean that this part of the letter was written in cipher.