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Letter #788

Cornelis DE SCHEPPER to Ioannes DANTISCUS
Bruges, 1532-05-14

English register:

De Schepper explains his long silence: he had planned to leave for the imperial court immediately after Easter, but his departure was postponed due to health problems and family matters. Moreover he saw no reason to hasten his departure, because there are no developments at court, and the Emperor [Charles V] is hesitating to make any decisions. A third reason for the postponement of his departure is that he is still trying to get some compensation for the considerable expenses he faced last winter in securing the Duchy of Luxembourg for the Emperor. While pursuing fair compensation demands great efforts, omitting to ask for it will seem arrogant, and is against all reason. Now, however, he is planning to leave within a week, and join his closest friends at court. The Baronet of Montfalconnet [Philibert de la Baume] has already left this same day.

There is no news; the negotiations with the English have not yet led to results and the ambassador Thomas Elyot has left. He conveys his greetings to Dantiscus. De Schepper's wife [Elisabeth Donche] recommend herself to Dantiscus.


            received Regensburg, 1532-05-27

Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in Latin, autograph, UUB, H. 154, f. 86
2register with excerpt in Latin, English, 20th-century, CBKUL, R.III, 30, No. 62

Auxiliary sources:
1register in Polish, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8247 (TK 9), f. 69

Prints:
1AT 14 No. 240, p. 387-388 (in extenso; Polish register)
2DE VOCHT 1961 No. DE, 215, p. 145-146 (English register; excerpt)
3CEID 2/2 (Letter No. 44) p. 201-203 (in extenso)

 

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UUB, H.154, f. 86v

Reverendissimo in Christo Patri et Domino, 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 Ermland⌊Ioanni 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, serenissmi 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⌊Poloniae 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⌋ oratori etc., domino meo honorandissimo

UUB, H.154, f. 86r

Salutem plurimam.

Diuturni silentii mei haec causa est. Semper credidi me post prima Festa Paschalia abiturum Bruges (Brugia, Brugge), city in the Low Countries, in the County of Flanders, in the 13th-15th centuries one of the most important commercial ports and trading centres in Europe, today in Belgium⌊BrugisBruges (Brugia, Brugge), city in the Low Countries, in the County of Flanders, in the 13th-15th centuries one of the most important commercial ports and trading centres in Europe, today in Belgium⌋ venturumque in Germany (Germania, Niemcy)⌊GermaniamGermany (Germania, Niemcy)⌋. Ab eo tempore laboravi apostemate par written over ...⌈... illegible⌈...... illegible⌉parpar written over ...⌉tim, partim negotiis familiaribus, durum enim visum est meis tam cito me excedere domo, praesertim cum id hactenus fecerim aliquanto meo cum incommodo, et destituere interim res privatas, ad quas videri posset tutissimum esse refugium. Auxit hanc opinionem, quod, cum in aulam nostram venissem, ibi offenderim omnia imparata neque etiam visae sunt occasiones, ob quas properarem 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⌊caesareCharles 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⌋ languente et rebus non apparentibus, ut componerentur. Tertium accessit, quod, cum hieme orig. hyeme⌈hiemehieme orig. hyeme⌉ superiore summo meo cum periculo neque levibus expensis meis superinscribed⌈meismeis superinscribed⌉ reduxerim Duchy of Luxembourg, duchy in the Low Countries, part of the Habsburg Netherlands⌊ducatum LucemburgiDuchy of Luxembourg, duchy in the Low Countries, part of the Habsburg Netherlands⌋ ad voluntatem 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⌊caesarisCharles 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⌋ ex ipsius maiestatis praescripto et ab aerariis nostris exiguum quiddam esset decretum, neque tamen illud persolutum hactenus, vidi duo incommoda mihi instare: aut, si non peterem, arrogantiae crimen aut ostentationis, aut certe incuriae, si peterem, laborem summum et iniquos sudores. Ut tamen non peterem rem mihi debitam, obstitit ratio, quod written over ...⌈... illegible⌈...... illegible⌉quodquod written over ...⌉ non impetrarim, modus agendi noster s stain⌈[s]s stain⌉ive nostrum potius.

Nunc tamen omnino redeo ad vos, non enim possum diutius abesse ab amantissimis mei et cumprimis observandis. Dominus Philibert de la Baume diplomat in the service of Emperor Charles V; Baron of Saint-Amour and Montfalconnet, Count of Coiligny-le-Neuf⌊baro a MonfalconnetPhilibert de la Baume diplomat in the service of Emperor Charles V; Baron of Saint-Amour and Montfalconnet, Count of Coiligny-le-Neuf⌋ hodie hinc abiit, cum quo vel ante quem has scribo subsecuturus ante sex dies, nam hic curia est, cui simul et affectui oportet me non nihil indulgere.

Omnia sunt in eodem statu. Cum The English (Angli) ⌊AnglisThe English (Angli) ⌋ nihildum transactum. Dominus Thomas Elyot (*ca. 1499 – †1546)⌊Thomas HeliotaThomas Elyot (*ca. 1499 – †1546)⌋ nudiustertius hinc abiit teque salutavit. Facit id ipsum Elisabeth Donche (Anna Isabella Donche, Isabeau) (†1549), from 1528 wife of Cornelis De Schepper, mother of Cornelis Jr and Anne, sister of Joanna Donche (AT 16/1, p. 215)⌊uxorElisabeth Donche (Anna Isabella Donche, Isabeau) (†1549), from 1528 wife of Cornelis De Schepper, mother of Cornelis Jr and Anne, sister of Joanna Donche (AT 16/1, p. 215)⌋ mea et familia, quae prospera omnia tibi apprecatur.

Et bene vale, Reverendissime Domine.

Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae humilis inservitor 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 Duplicius 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)⌋