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Reverendissimo 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, 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⌊serenissimi Polonorum 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, domino suo observandissimo

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Salutem plurimam.

Quod munusculum meum boni consulueris, Dantisce, praesulum eruditissime, non potest dici quam mihi gratuler. Et qui Erasmus of Rotterdam (Gerrit Gerritszoon, Geert Geerts, Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus) (*1466/1469 – †1536), Dutch humanist and theologian, distinguished philologist, the most famous and influential humanist of the Northern Renaissance; his works had a profound impact upon Christian theology during the first half of the sixteenth century⌊ErasmoErasmus of Rotterdam (Gerrit Gerritszoon, Geert Geerts, Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus) (*1466/1469 – †1536), Dutch humanist and theologian, distinguished philologist, the most famous and influential humanist of the Northern Renaissance; his works had a profound impact upon Christian theology during the first half of the sixteenth century⌋ ob plurima eius in me privata officia arctissime fui antehac devinctus, nunc non minus illius simulacro me debere intellego, quo non aditus quidem patefactus est ad amicitiam summi herois, quacumque parte quis velit censere Dantiscum genere fortunis ingenio virtute clarissimum. Nam ipse, quae tua est humanitas, verecundiae nostrae fores ultro aperuisti, sed quod illa occasione eo usque ultra primum familiaritatis limen promoverim, ut per epistolas etiam in intima penetralia ausim perrumpere. Quo quoniam etiam videris invitare, confidentius posthac utar permisso, nec verebor quibusvis de rebus apud te garrire potius quam ut patiar meum nomen apud te venire in oblivionem. Ceterum de aetate, qua fuerit Erasmus of Rotterdam (Gerrit Gerritszoon, Geert Geerts, Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus) (*1466/1469 – †1536), Dutch humanist and theologian, distinguished philologist, the most famous and influential humanist of the Northern Renaissance; his works had a profound impact upon Christian theology during the first half of the sixteenth century⌊ErasmusErasmus of Rotterdam (Gerrit Gerritszoon, Geert Geerts, Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus) (*1466/1469 – †1536), Dutch humanist and theologian, distinguished philologist, the most famous and influential humanist of the Northern Renaissance; his works had a profound impact upon Christian theology during the first half of the sixteenth century⌋, cum imago eius depingeretur, non possum in praesentia pro comperto affirmare, sed efficiam brevi tempore, ut tibi constent omnia. Quod 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 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⌋ imagines pertinet, curabitur non minus diligenter quam celeriter. Temptata res est frequentissime in argento, sed hactenus numquam successit satis pro exspectatione. Sunt tamen artifices, qui promittunt rationem molliendi argenti, ut non minus fusile fiat quam plumbum, sed veremur, ne nobis dent verba. Verum utcumque illud accidat, e gypso fingere nihil est facilius. Si qua alia in re Tuae Reverendissimae Celsitudini possim gratificari, impera mihi quidvis, ut tibi addictissimo. Ioannes Campensis (Jan van Campen, Ioannes de Campo) (*1491 – †1538), Netherlandish classical philologist and Hebraist, author of a paraphrase of the Book of Psalms from Hebrew to Latin and a Hebrew grammar, in 1531 lecturer at the Collegium Trilingue of Louvain University (CE, vol. 1, p. 255-256)⌊CampensiIoannes Campensis (Jan van Campen, Ioannes de Campo) (*1491 – †1538), Netherlandish classical philologist and Hebraist, author of a paraphrase of the Book of Psalms from Hebrew to Latin and a Hebrew grammar, in 1531 lecturer at the Collegium Trilingue of Louvain University (CE, vol. 1, p. 255-256)⌋ nostro perquam gratum fuit simulacrum tui plumbeum, quod et ipse curiosissime sum contemplatus, et in eo Dantiscum libentissime et cum quadam voluptate agnovi. Et si eiusmodi artifices tibi domi sunt, ut praedicat Ioannes Campensis (Jan van Campen, Ioannes de Campo) (*1491 – †1538), Netherlandish classical philologist and Hebraist, author of a paraphrase of the Book of Psalms from Hebrew to Latin and a Hebrew grammar, in 1531 lecturer at the Collegium Trilingue of Louvain University (CE, vol. 1, p. 255-256)⌊CampensisIoannes Campensis (Jan van Campen, Ioannes de Campo) (*1491 – †1538), Netherlandish classical philologist and Hebraist, author of a paraphrase of the Book of Psalms from Hebrew to Latin and a Hebrew grammar, in 1531 lecturer at the Collegium Trilingue of Louvain University (CE, vol. 1, p. 255-256)⌋, equidem summi beneficii loco ducam, si me quoque tali munere digneris. Nicolaus Clenardus (Nicolaas Cleynaerts, Beken von Diest) (*1495 – †1542), Flemish humanist and scholar; studied at the Porc in Louvain, where he was under the influence of Jacques Latomus (the great adversary of Erasmus of Rotterdam); in 1521 became a president of Houterlee's College for ten years; in 1531 accompanied Ferdinand Columbus (son of Christopher) on his Spain journey; 1521 president of Houterlee's College; from 1534 court tutor to royal family in Portugal (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 78-79; CE, vol. 1, p. 312-313)⌊CleonardoNicolaus Clenardus (Nicolaas Cleynaerts, Beken von Diest) (*1495 – †1542), Flemish humanist and scholar; studied at the Porc in Louvain, where he was under the influence of Jacques Latomus (the great adversary of Erasmus of Rotterdam); in 1521 became a president of Houterlee's College for ten years; in 1531 accompanied Ferdinand Columbus (son of Christopher) on his Spain journey; 1521 president of Houterlee's College; from 1534 court tutor to royal family in Portugal (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 78-79; CE, vol. 1, p. 312-313)⌋ renuntiavi, quae voluisti, quemadmodum licebit intellegere ex eius cf. Nicolaus CLENARDUS (CLEYNAERTS) to [Ioannes DANTISCUS] Leuven (Lovanium), [1531]-05-11, CIDTC IDL 623⌊epistulacf. Nicolaus CLENARDUS (CLEYNAERTS) to [Ioannes DANTISCUS] Leuven (Lovanium), [1531]-05-11, CIDTC IDL 623⌋, quam cum mea accepisti. Bene vale.

Leuven (Louvain, Lovanium), city in the Low Countries, Duchy of Brabant, 25 km E of Brussels, University town from 1425, today in Belgium⌊LovaniiLeuven (Louvain, Lovanium), city in the Low Countries, Duchy of Brabant, 25 km E of Brussels, University town from 1425, today in Belgium⌋, 12 Idus Maii anno 1531.