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Letter #1821

Godschalk ERICKSEN (SASSENKERLE) to Ioannes DANTISCUS
Brussels, 1537-12-19
            received [1538]-02-22

Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in Latin, autograph, UUB, H. 154, f. 157
2copy in Latin, 18th-century, LSB, BR 19, No. 31
3excerpt in Latin, 18th-century, SUB, Sup. Ep. 4-o 41, No. 19, f. 18r (c.p. 2)
4excerpt in Latin, 18th-century, SBB, MS Lat. Quart. 101, No. 16, f. 59v-60r
5excerpt in Latin, 18th-century, SLUB, C 110, f. 84r
6excerpt in Latin, 18th-century, BCz, 1366, p. 153
7excerpt in Latin, 18th-century, B. Ossol., 151/II, f. 24v
8excerpt in Latin, 18th-century, BCz, 53 (TN), No. 95, p. 355bp-356
9register with excerpt in Latin, Polish, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8243 (TK 5), a.1537, f. 68r-v

Auxiliary sources:
1register in English, 20th-century, CBKUL, R.III, 30, No. 100

Prints:
1Monumenta inedita p. 443 (excerpt, postscript only)
2DE VOCHT 1961 No. DE, 373, p. 300-301 (English register)

 

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UUB, H. 154, f. 157r

Salutem cum promptissimo inserviendi animo. Reverende Pater, Domine et Patrone perpetuo observande.

Quando communis amicus, dominus Cornelis De Schepper (Cornelius Scepperus, Cornelis De Dobbele, Cornelius Duplicius) (*1503 – †1555), erudite, diplomat in the Habsburgs' service; close friend of Ioannes Dantiscus; initially in the service of Christian II of Oldenburg, King of Denmark; 1526 secretary and councillor to Emperor Charles V of Habsburg (CE, vol. 3, p. 218-220; DE VOCHT 1961, p. 15-24)⌊Cornelius ScepperusCornelis De Schepper (Cornelius Scepperus, Cornelis De Dobbele, Cornelius Duplicius) (*1503 – †1555), erudite, diplomat in the Habsburgs' service; close friend of Ioannes Dantiscus; initially in the service of Christian II of Oldenburg, King of Denmark; 1526 secretary and councillor to Emperor Charles V of Habsburg (CE, vol. 3, p. 218-220; DE VOCHT 1961, p. 15-24)⌋, nactus commodum tabellarium ad Reverendissimam Tuam Dominationem de his, quae apud nos aguntur, copiose scribat, nolui commitere, quominus Tuae written over me⌈meTuaeTuae written over me⌉ Reverendissimae Dominationi meam etiam observantiam paucis testatam relinquerem. Valeo, utcumque diuturnior tamen aegritudo vires corporis ita afflixit, ut eas in integrum reparari vix sperem, immo imminens iamiam senectus fiduciam minuat. Animus quidem promptus est ad inserviendum, verum, ut corpus eos, quos olim pertulit aut etiamnum subire paratum ms. paratus(!) ⌈paratumparatum ms. paratus(!) ⌉ est, labores toleret, id vero naturae negatum. Utuntur tamen mea fideli, si non utili, opera in variis legationibus 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⌊caesarea 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⌋ et serenissima regina, atteruntur subinde vires, nec tamen est, qui imbecilitati aut inopiae meae hactenus prospexerit. In diem more apostolorum vivo. Assecutus sum vigore precum regalium canonicatum et prebendam in maiori ecclesia Moguntina, sed tot sunt detrimenta in solutione statutorum capituli, in deductione stemmatis, in annis carentiae, quos vocant, ut certum inde fructum longo posthac tempore sperare vix liceat. Verum, quicquid sit, equo omnia animo fero, cum benignitas Dei me, licet exulem, inter honoratos tamen alit et fovet, quorum praecipuus est dominus Cornelis De Schepper (Cornelius Scepperus, Cornelis De Dobbele, Cornelius Duplicius) (*1503 – †1555), erudite, diplomat in the Habsburgs' service; close friend of Ioannes Dantiscus; initially in the service of Christian II of Oldenburg, King of Denmark; 1526 secretary and councillor to Emperor Charles V of Habsburg (CE, vol. 3, p. 218-220; DE VOCHT 1961, p. 15-24)⌊Cornelius ScepperusCornelis De Schepper (Cornelius Scepperus, Cornelis De Dobbele, Cornelius Duplicius) (*1503 – †1555), erudite, diplomat in the Habsburgs' service; close friend of Ioannes Dantiscus; initially in the service of Christian II of Oldenburg, King of Denmark; 1526 secretary and councillor to Emperor Charles V of Habsburg (CE, vol. 3, p. 218-220; DE VOCHT 1961, p. 15-24)⌋, cuius nisi consilio et benevolentia plerumque reficerer, iampridem periissem. Scriberemus quidem frequentius, sed iniquitas temporum non patitur. Sumus tamen, erimus perpetuo addictissimi Reverendissimae Tuae Dominationi, quam benignissimus Deus diu incolumem et perpetuo felicem conservare dignetur.

E(iusdem) Reverendissimae Dominationis addictissimus ex toto pectore inservitor Godschalk Ericksen (Godschalk Sassenkerle, Godscalcus Ericii, Godscalcus Ericius, Godscalcus Saxocarolus) (†1544), tutor to Christian II's children; 1513 secretary to Christian II of Oldenburg, King of Denmark, 1520-1523 member of the Danish Council of the Realm, 1525 Chancellor of Christian II (in exile), from 1532 in the service of Emperor Charles V; 1533 imperial envoy to Bavaria, 1535 - to Köln, Trier, Münster, and the Hanse towns (DE VOCHT 1961, p.. 15; CE, vol. 1, p. 443)⌊Godscalcus Erycus SaxokarlusGodschalk Ericksen (Godschalk Sassenkerle, Godscalcus Ericii, Godscalcus Ericius, Godscalcus Saxocarolus) (†1544), tutor to Christian II's children; 1513 secretary to Christian II of Oldenburg, King of Denmark, 1520-1523 member of the Danish Council of the Realm, 1525 Chancellor of Christian II (in exile), from 1532 in the service of Emperor Charles V; 1533 imperial envoy to Bavaria, 1535 - to Köln, Trier, Münster, and the Hanse towns (DE VOCHT 1961, p.. 15; CE, vol. 1, p. 443)⌋

Postscript:

Johan Weze (*1490 – †1548), secretary to King Christian II of Denmark; in 1522 nominated Archbishop of Lund; in 1527 was banished from Denmark as Christian II's secretary, and joined the service of Emperor Charles V as his diplomat, 1537-1548 Bishop of Constance (WHALEY, p. 314)⌊Reverendissimus Dominus LundensisJohan Weze (*1490 – †1548), secretary to King Christian II of Denmark; in 1522 nominated Archbishop of Lund; in 1527 was banished from Denmark as Christian II's secretary, and joined the service of Emperor Charles V as his diplomat, 1537-1548 Bishop of Constance (WHALEY, p. 314)⌋ post splendidos titulos archiepiscopi, episcopi, administratoris etc., factus est abbas monasterii Waltsaxen, idque beneficio illustrissimi ducis Frederici palatini, quae abbatia satis, ut audio, opulenta plus illius reverendissimae dominationi adfert emolumenti, quam si decem tituli maiores, etiam cardinalatus, illi additi fuissent. Invitavit me aliquotiens litteris ad participationem fortunarum, sed ego mea sorte contentus principibus sua permitto. Iterum vale mi Reverendissime Domine.