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Letter #2786

Seweryn BONER to Ioannes DANTISCUS
Cracow (Kraków), 1545-01-25
            received Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1545-02-17

Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in Latin, in secretary's hand, author's signature, BK, 230, p. 135-138

 

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BK, 230, p. 135

Reverendissime in Christo Pater et Domine, domine observandissime. Salutem et plenam officii servitiorumque meorum commendationem.

Annum hunc novum felicem et in eo feliciora omnia, aliosque deinde multos felicissimos Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae esse vere et ex animo precor optoque.

Quod Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra numquam huc ad sacratissimos principes mittit litteras, quin ad me quoque peculiares adiungat, quibus me subinde amantissime humanissimeque intervisit, magnas pro eo ac debeo Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae ago gratias et cum gratissimum me istius tam mei memoris animi tamquam prolixae eius erga me voluntatis et gratiae esse foreque semper profiteor, tum meum ad illam promerendam optimum quodque studium et obsequium Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae quavis fide obstringo, sumque id profecto perpetua mea observantia illi probaturus.

Porro quas Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra mihi ad illustrem dominum Alphonso V of Aragon Magnanimous (*1396 – †1458), King of Valencia (as Alfonso III), Majorca, Sardinia and Corsica (as Alfonso II); from 1416 King of Aragón and Count of Barcelona (as Alfonso IV); from 1442 King of Naples (as Alfonso I); son of Ferdinand I of Aragon (called Ferdinand of Antequera) and Eleanor of Alburquerque (daughter of Sancho of Alburquerque and Infanta Beatrice, countess of Alburquerque)Alphonsum de ArragoniaAlphonso V of Aragon Magnanimous (*1396 – †1458), King of Valencia (as Alfonso III), Majorca, Sardinia and Corsica (as Alfonso II); from 1416 King of Aragón and Count of Barcelona (as Alfonso IV); from 1442 King of Naples (as Alfonso I); son of Ferdinand I of Aragon (called Ferdinand of Antequera) and Eleanor of Alburquerque (daughter of Sancho of Alburquerque and Infanta Beatrice, countess of Alburquerque) misit litteras, eas amicis in aulam serenissimi Ferdinand I of Habsburg (*1503 – †1564), from 1521 Archduke of Austria, from 1526 King of Bohemia and Hungary, Croatia and Slavonia as Ferdinand I, 1531-1558 King of the Romans, 1558-1564 Holy Roman Emperor; son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile, a younger brother of Charles V of HabsburgRomanorum regisFerdinand I of Habsburg (*1503 – †1564), from 1521 Archduke of Austria, from 1526 King of Bohemia and Hungary, Croatia and Slavonia as Ferdinand I, 1531-1558 King of the Romans, 1558-1564 Holy Roman Emperor; son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile, a younger brother of Charles V of Habsburg meis misi commendavique, ut illas ei vel istic si esset redderent, vel Wormaciam certe perferri curarent, quo eum ad 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 profectum esse constat.

Quid hinc novarum Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestarae scriberem, nihil sane est hic eximium. De pacificatione inter 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 et Francis I of Valois (*1494 – †1547), 1515-1547 King of France; son of Charles, Count of Angoulême, and Louise of Savoyregem GalliaeFrancis I of Valois (*1494 – †1547), 1515-1547 King of France; son of Charles, Count of Angoulême, and Louise of Savoy facta, nemini prorsus iam diu est ambiguum, sed hoc prorsus ignoratur aut certe paucissimis liquere creditur, quibus condicionibus illa inter eos convenerit, nam quae vulgo circumferuntur longe a veris abesse non iniuria putantur.

Certissima vero fama est 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 CastilecaesaremCharles 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 expeditionem contra The Ottoman Turks (Turcae) ThurcasThe Ottoman Turks (Turcae) moliri, eamque ob rem Ferdinand I of Habsburg (*1503 – †1564), from 1521 Archduke of Austria, from 1526 King of Bohemia and Hungary, Croatia and Slavonia as Ferdinand I, 1531-1558 King of the Romans, 1558-1564 Holy Roman Emperor; son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile, a younger brother of Charles V of Habsburgregem FerdinandumFerdinand I of Habsburg (*1503 – †1564), from 1521 Archduke of Austria, from 1526 King of Bohemia and Hungary, Croatia and Slavonia as Ferdinand I, 1531-1558 King of the Romans, 1558-1564 Holy Roman Emperor; son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile, a younger brother of Charles V of Habsburg conventum Ungariae, BK, 230, p. 136 qui ad Epiphaniarum(?)[1] agendus fuit probably Tarnów, city in southern Poland, Małopolska, 73 km E of CracowTarnaviaeprobably Tarnów, city in southern Poland, Małopolska, 73 km E of Cracow, in diem Purificationis[2] transmovisse, velle enim caesarem eo mittere suos legatos edixisse etiam regem his, qui suam fidem sequerentur, ut quisque pro sua copia se ad eam expeditionem adornet, se enim et caesarem ei expeditioni interfuturos esse personaliter.

Contra Suleiman the Magnificent (*1494 – †1566), 1520-1566 Sultan of the Ottoman EmpireThurcamSuleiman the Magnificent (*1494 – †1566), 1520-1566 Sultan of the Ottoman Empire quoque haud segnius bellum in Hungary (Kingdom of Hungary)UngariamHungary (Kingdom of Hungary) parare neque istius expeditionis nescium esse affertur. Et cum alias opportunas sibi gentes conciliare, tum Citizens of the Republic of Venice VenetisCitizens of the Republic of Venice maxime blandiri et non solum id tributi, quod si annuatim pensitant, quod scilicet hoc anno daturi erant, eis remisisse condonasseque, verum etiam omnibus eorum subditis quaqua versum in Ottoman Empire (Turkey, Turcia)ThurciaOttoman Empire (Turkey, Turcia) commercia agitantibus immunitatem quorumlibet vectigalium teloneorum portoriorumque indulsisse. Quae illius nova ista liberalitas, quorsum spectet, non difficile est conicere.

Nos quoque conventus huius nostri consultationes ex die iam tredecimo fere, quo sacris divino Spiritui operati sumus, tractare incepimus, de quibus utpote primum inchoatis affectisque nihil etiam est certi non scribere tantum, sed ne divinare quidem. Maiore ex Poland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)PoloniaPoland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia), dumtaxat reverendissimus dominus episcopus Poznaniensis et magnificus dominus Stanisław Łaski (*ca. 1500 – †1550), diplomat and writer; 1534 castellan of Przemęt; 1543 voivode of Sieradz; 1548 starosta of Łęczyca (Urzędnicy 2/2, p. 270)palatinus SiradiensisStanisław Łaski (*ca. 1500 – †1550), diplomat and writer; 1534 castellan of Przemęt; 1543 voivode of Sieradz; 1548 starosta of Łęczyca (Urzędnicy 2/2, p. 270) et perpauci vel potius non ulli tantum legati hoc in conventu adsunt. Maxima pars et senatorum et legatorum inde desideratur.

Commendo me Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae solitae gratiae et meum inserviendi ei amicissimum proptissimumque studium offero polliceorque prorsus sine ulla exceptione laboris etc. Postremo precor Reverendissimam Dominationem Vestram sanam salvam diu feliciterque valere.

[2] February 2.

[1] January 8.