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Letter #6251

Ioannes SECUNDUS to Ioannes DANTISCUS
s.l., [1531, autumn]

Early printed source materials:
1DANTISCUS 1764 p. 325-326 (in extenso)
2Epitaphia (Ad Magn(ificum) D(ominum) Ser(enissimi) Poloniae Regis Oratorem R(everendissimum) D(ominum) Epis(copum) Culm(ensem) D(ominum) Ioan(nem) Dantiscus Ioan(nes) Secundus Hagensis) p. [Av] (in extenso)
3SECUNDUS 1541 (Ad Ioannem Dantiscum Episcopum et Poëtam) No. El. III.4 (in extenso)
4SECUNDUS 1561 p. 41-42 (in extenso)
5SECUNDUS 1619 p. 56-57 (in extenso)

Prints:
1SECUNDUS 1821/1 (Ad Ioannem Dantiscum episcopum et poëtam) p. 169-171 (in extenso)
2STARNAWSKI 1977 p. 185-186 (in extenso)
3GUÉPIN part 2, No. 1.5.1, p. 476-476 (in extenso)
4GUÉPIN part 1, No. 1.5.1, p. 52 (, Dutch)
5SECUNDUS 2005 2 p. 330-336 (in extenso; translation, French)

 

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Ad Magnificum Dominum serenissimi Poloniae regis oratorem Reverendissimum Dominum episcopum Culmensem dominum 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⌊Ioannem DantiscumIoannes 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 Secundus (Janus Everardi) (*1511 – †1536), Dutch humanist, neo-Latin poet, doctor of both canon and civil laws, eminent carver of medals; 1534-1535 secretary of Cardinal Juan Pardo de Tavera, Archbishop of Toledo, 1535-1536 secretary of George van Egmond, Bishop of Utrecht (POCIECHA 4, p. 260)⌊Ioannes Secundus HagensisIoannes Secundus (Janus Everardi) (*1511 – †1536), Dutch humanist, neo-Latin poet, doctor of both canon and civil laws, eminent carver of medals; 1534-1535 secretary of Cardinal Juan Pardo de Tavera, Archbishop of Toledo, 1535-1536 secretary of George van Egmond, Bishop of Utrecht (POCIECHA 4, p. 260)⌋

Regis honos venerande pii, cui dulce sonantum
Barbitos argutis tinnit in auriculis
, Cuius temporibus et laurus et infula certant,
Haec premat ut sacras et premat illa comas.
Sit tibi vita diu, nec te, Dantisce, malignis
Involvat tenebris illa nec illa dies.
Inviolata tuos extendat fama labores,
Atque alia, atque alia in saecula serpat anus.
Fragmina qui pius et cineres legis extinctorum,
Corpora de tumulis et rediviva vocas,
Per te Hermes (Mercury), messenger of the gods in Greek and Roman mythology⌊MercuriumHermes (Mercury), messenger of the gods in Greek and Roman mythology⌋ Schelde (Escaut, Scheldt, Scaldis), river in northern France, western Belgium and the southwestern part of the Netherlands⌊ScaldisSchelde (Escaut, Scheldt, Scaldis), river in northern France, western Belgium and the southwestern part of the Netherlands⌋ post fata canentem
Audiet, attonitas et revocabit aquas.
Per te Hermes (Mercury), messenger of the gods in Greek and Roman mythology⌊MercuriumHermes (Mercury), messenger of the gods in Greek and Roman mythology⌋ noscet, notumque loquetur,
Quaeque riget cano pallida turba gelu,
Quaeque trahit nigrum vicino sole colorem,
Quaeque poli tepida sub regione iacet.
Vive diu, praesul venerande, et vive suave,
Inque levem flatum cum tenuatus eris,
Ipse tibi Phoenix immortal mythical bird rising from its ashes⌊PhoenixPhoenix immortal mythical bird rising from its ashes⌋ iteratae tempora vitae
Produc, magnanima mente, canore pio.