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Reverendissimo in Chr paper damaged⌈[Chr]Chr paper damaged⌉isto 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 Dan paper damaged⌈[Dan]Dan paper damaged⌉tiscoIoannes 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 etc., serenissimi 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⌊P paper damaged⌈[P]P paper damaged⌉oloniae 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⌋ 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⌊caesaream 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⌋ ora paper damaged⌈[ora]ora paper damaged⌉tori etc., domino meo honorandissimo[1]

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Salutem plurimam.

cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Cornelis DE SCHEPPER Kuringen, 1532, the beginning of March, CIDTC IDL 6840, letter lost⌊Litteras cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Cornelis DE SCHEPPER Kuringen, 1532, the beginning of March, CIDTC IDL 6840, letter lost⌋ tuas ad me attulit Michiel De Vriendt (Michael Vrindius), oeconomus of Ioannes Dantiscus during his stay at the imperial court in the Netherlands; nephew of Arendt Sturm (CIDTC, IDL 690, IDL 708, IDL 760, IDL 763, IDL 1356, IDL 597, IDL 2989, IDT 176)⌊MichaelMichiel De Vriendt (Michael Vrindius), oeconomus of Ioannes Dantiscus during his stay at the imperial court in the Netherlands; nephew of Arendt Sturm (CIDTC, IDL 690, IDL 708, IDL 760, IDL 763, IDL 1356, IDL 597, IDL 2989, IDT 176)⌋ tuus octava, nisi fallor, mensis Martii. Dolui vero de recessu tuo, statueram enim omnino, sicut inter nos conventum fuerat written over m⌈mtt written over m⌉, ad te venire Antwerp (Antwerpen, Antverpia), city in the Low Countries, from 1315 a Hanseatic port, in the 16th century the centre of Brabant’s artistic life and the wealthiest trade city in Europe, today in northern Belgium⌊AntverpiamAntwerp (Antwerpen, Antverpia), city in the Low Countries, from 1315 a Hanseatic port, in the 16th century the centre of Brabant’s artistic life and the wealthiest trade city in Europe, today in northern Belgium⌋ neque opus fuit, ut verereris, ne mihi molestus esses, si vocares, nullus enim affectus meus privatus mihi impedimento esse possit, quominus me tibi impenderem. Sed haec ita sunt.

Imprimis scribis te a The Fuggers German family of merchants and bankers that dominated European business during the 15th and 16th centuries⌊FuggarisThe Fuggers German family of merchants and bankers that dominated European business during the 15th and 16th centuries⌋ intellexisse 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⌊caesaremCharles 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⌋ Regensburg (Ratisbona), city in southeastern Germany, Bavaria, on the Danube river⌊RatisbonaeRegensburg (Ratisbona), city in southeastern Germany, Bavaria, on the Danube river⌋ agere neque diu illic immoraturum, quae causa est, quae potissimum te compulit ad proficiscendum,[2] sed de huius rumoris qualitate pauci melius iudicare potuisse written over eru⌈eruisseisse written over eru⌉nt quam ego, qui tam recens inde abii, non ut vulgus hominum facere solet, de aliquibus autem certior factus, alior written over a⌈aoror written over a⌉um mult written over ...⌈... illegible⌈...... illegible⌉ltlt written over ...⌉is de causis non ignarus. Proinde, quicquid est talium rumorum, quale sit aut esse vere possit, arbitror me scire et, ut ad te cf. Cornelis DE SCHEPPER to Ioannes DANTISCUS Brussels, 1532-02-21, CIDTC IDL 755, Quod deterreri te scribis, quominus maneas, negotio Montis Serici et tractatibus Hungaricis, omnino tibi persuade in aula nostra neque tractari quicquam neque expediri neque videri mihi quicquam expeditum iri, priusquam ille certo se aliquo loco firmarit, quod quando et ubi facturus sit, sane serenissimus rex Romanorum et cardinalis Tridentinus se id plane ignorare mihi dixerunt. Neque vero cum ad aulam nostram venissem, certum aliquid rescire potui, nisi mentem caesaris esse contendere Ratisbonam. Quod tam brevi non futurum mihi dixit commendator maior Legionis⌊scripsicf. Cornelis DE SCHEPPER to Ioannes DANTISCUS Brussels, 1532-02-21, CIDTC IDL 755, Quod deterreri te scribis, quominus maneas, negotio Montis Serici et tractatibus Hungaricis, omnino tibi persuade in aula nostra neque tractari quicquam neque expediri neque videri mihi quicquam expeditum iri, priusquam ille certo se aliquo loco firmarit, quod quando et ubi facturus sit, sane serenissimus rex Romanorum et cardinalis Tridentinus se id plane ignorare mihi dixerunt. Neque vero cum ad aulam nostram venissem, certum aliquid rescire potui, nisi mentem caesaris esse contendere Ratisbonam. Quod tam brevi non futurum mihi dixit commendator maior Legionis⌋, quandocumque Regensburg (Ratisbona), city in southeastern Germany, Bavaria, on the Danube river⌊eoRegensburg (Ratisbona), city in southeastern Germany, Bavaria, on the Danube river⌋ venturus es, sive priusquam ego, aut tardius, scio te inventurum aulam, qualis hactenus fuit.

De Adolf of Burgundy (dominus de Beveris, Lord of Beveren) (*1489 or 1490 – †1540), Lord of Veere and Beveren; from 1517 admiral of the Habsburg Netherlands⌊domino de BeverisAdolf of Burgundy (dominus de Beveris, Lord of Beveren) (*1489 or 1490 – †1540), Lord of Veere and Beveren; from 1517 admiral of the Habsburg Netherlands⌋ nihildum audivi. Scripsi ad Adolf of Burgundy (dominus de Beveris, Lord of Beveren) (*1489 or 1490 – †1540), Lord of Veere and Beveren; from 1517 admiral of the Habsburg Netherlands⌊eumAdolf of Burgundy (dominus de Beveris, Lord of Beveren) (*1489 or 1490 – †1540), Lord of Veere and Beveren; from 1517 admiral of the Habsburg Netherlands⌋ iam bis, tu cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Adolf of Burgundy before 1532-03-11, CIDTC IDL 6912, letter lost⌊semelcf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Adolf of Burgundy before 1532-03-11, CIDTC IDL 6912, letter lost⌋, neque cuiquam nostrum rescripsit. Summa, quod ab Adolf of Burgundy (dominus de Beveris, Lord of Beveren) (*1489 or 1490 – †1540), Lord of Veere and Beveren; from 1517 admiral of the Habsburg Netherlands⌊eoAdolf of Burgundy (dominus de Beveris, Lord of Beveren) (*1489 or 1490 – †1540), Lord of Veere and Beveren; from 1517 admiral of the Habsburg Netherlands⌋ petii, fuit, ut significaret, quo in loco convenire illum possem, nam in hac angustia temporis, quo domi sum mansurus, non adeo vacat Zeeland (Zealand, Selandia), county in the Low Countries, belonging to the Habsburg Netherlands, with Middleburg as its capital. It covers the islands in the estuary of the Schelde (Scheldt) and Maas (Meuse) rivers, today a province of the Netherlands⌊ZelandiamZeeland (Zealand, Selandia), county in the Low Countries, belonging to the Habsburg Netherlands, with Middleburg as its capital. It covers the islands in the estuary of the Schelde (Scheldt) and Maas (Meuse) rivers, today a province of the Netherlands⌋, Brabant (Brabantia), duchy in the Low Countries, under Habsburg rule from 1482. Its territory corresponds to the Belgian provinces of Flemish Brabant, Walloon Brabant, Antwerp and the Brussels Capital Region, and the province of North-Brabant in the Netherlands⌊BrabantiamBrabant (Brabantia), duchy in the Low Countries, under Habsburg rule from 1482. Its territory corresponds to the Belgian provinces of Flemish Brabant, Walloon Brabant, Antwerp and the Brussels Capital Region, and the province of North-Brabant in the Netherlands⌋ Flanders (Flandria), county in the Low Countries, part of the Habsburg Netherlands from 1482, today corresponding to the Belgian provinces of Western Flanders and Eastern Flanders, the region of Zeeuws-Vlaanderen in the Netherlands and part of the Département du Nord in France⌊FlandriamFlanders (Flandria), county in the Low Countries, part of the Habsburg Netherlands from 1482, today corresponding to the Belgian provinces of Western Flanders and Eastern Flanders, the region of Zeeuws-Vlaanderen in the Netherlands and part of the Département du Nord in France⌋que percurrere, nisi certus sim de loco, ubi invenire illum queam. Nisi rescripserit, ego non viso Adolf of Burgundy (dominus de Beveris, Lord of Beveren) (*1489 or 1490 – †1540), Lord of Veere and Beveren; from 1517 admiral of the Habsburg Netherlands⌊eoAdolf of Burgundy (dominus de Beveris, Lord of Beveren) (*1489 or 1490 – †1540), Lord of Veere and Beveren; from 1517 admiral of the Habsburg Netherlands⌋ cogar redire 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⌊caesaremCharles 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⌋, quod mihi non poterit non esse ingratum.[3] De Gemma Frisius (Jemme Reinerszoon) (*1508 – †1555), Netherlandish leading theoretical mathematician and practicing physician in Louvain, scholar, and tutor of Gerardus Mercator, studied medicine, mathematics and astronomy at the University in Louvain (1526), where he became a professor of medicine and mathematics, he applied his mathematical expertise to geography, astronomy and map making (HALLYN; VAN ORTROY)⌊GemmaGemma Frisius (Jemme Reinerszoon) (*1508 – †1555), Netherlandish leading theoretical mathematician and practicing physician in Louvain, scholar, and tutor of Gerardus Mercator, studied medicine, mathematics and astronomy at the University in Louvain (1526), where he became a professor of medicine and mathematics, he applied his mathematical expertise to geography, astronomy and map making (HALLYN; VAN ORTROY)⌋[4] tuo aliud credidissem. Gaudeo, quod adhuc manserit 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)⌋,[5] sed et hunc audio haesurum orig. hesurum⌈haesurumhaesurum orig. hesurum⌉ Cologne (Köln, Colonia, Colonia Agrippina), city in western Germany, on the Rhine river⌊Coloniae AgrippinaeCologne (Köln, Colonia, Colonia Agrippina), city in western Germany, on the Rhine river⌋, ubi si tu quoque mansurus es, nescio. Ego vero, nisi prius me 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⌊caesarCharles 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⌋ vocet, statui postridie Dominicae Quasimodogeniti orig. Quasi modo geniti⌈QuasimodogenitiQuasimodogeniti orig. Quasi modo geniti⌉[6] recedere et celerrime ad vos proficisci.

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Interea mitto ad te latorem praesentium orig. presentium⌈praesentiumpraesentium orig. presentium⌉, Half-brother of Cornelis DE SCHEPPER; son of Gislena de CHIVOIRE ⌊fratrem meum uterinumHalf-brother of Cornelis DE SCHEPPER; son of Gislena de CHIVOIRE ⌋, quem statui apud me retinere, ut aliquid discat, sed quia tam celeris equitationis, quali ego utar, est insuetus et impatiens, ut miseriae assuescat et laboris, ratus sum expedire, ut te in familia tua proficisceretur hidden by binding⌈[ur]ur hidden by binding⌉ Regensburg (Ratisbona), city in southeastern Germany, Bavaria, on the Danube river⌊RatisbonamRegensburg (Ratisbona), city in southeastern Germany, Bavaria, on the Danube river⌋ pedes, ne cuiquam sit molestus. Tantum a te impetrabo, ut cum aliis ire liceat Half-brother of Cornelis DE SCHEPPER; son of Gislena de CHIVOIRE ⌊illiHalf-brother of Cornelis DE SCHEPPER; son of Gislena de CHIVOIRE ⌋. Commendavi Half-brother of Cornelis DE SCHEPPER; son of Gislena de CHIVOIRE ⌊illumHalf-brother of Cornelis DE SCHEPPER; son of Gislena de CHIVOIRE ⌋ interim Petrus Mirabilis de Monteregale (Petrus Mirabilis de Montroy), member of the household of Dantiscus as his steward (dispensator familiae) from 1532 he held the same function at the court of Nicolas Perrenot de Granvelle (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 304; SKOLIMOWSKA 2004, p. 51)⌊PetroPetrus Mirabilis de Monteregale (Petrus Mirabilis de Montroy), member of the household of Dantiscus as his steward (dispensator familiae) from 1532 he held the same function at the court of Nicolas Perrenot de Granvelle (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 304; SKOLIMOWSKA 2004, p. 51)⌋ tuo dispensatori, utque iuvenem curis habeat; spero impetrasse. Forte ibi citius futurus sum quam tu, praesertim si apud Erard de la Marck (d' Arenberg, Eberhard de la Marck) (*1472 – †1538), in 1507 accompanied Louis XII on his expedition against Genoa; 1506-1538 Prince-Bishop of Liège, 1507-1525 Bishop of Chartres, 1520 Archbishop of Valencia, 1521 elevated to cardinal, 1505 Louis XII of Valois' envoy at the court of Emperor Maximilian I (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 134)⌊reverendissimum dominum LeodiensemErard de la Marck (d' Arenberg, Eberhard de la Marck) (*1472 – †1538), in 1507 accompanied Louis XII on his expedition against Genoa; 1506-1538 Prince-Bishop of Liège, 1507-1525 Bishop of Chartres, 1520 Archbishop of Valencia, 1521 elevated to cardinal, 1505 Louis XII of Valois' envoy at the court of Emperor Maximilian I (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 134)⌋ aut Marienburg (Malbork), town and castle in northern Poland, Pomeranian Voivodeship, on the Nogat river, a branch of the Vistula at its delta, the capital of the Grand Masters of the Teutonic Order in Prussia (1309-1457), a voivodeship capital in Royal Prussia, which belonged to the Kingdom of Poland (1466-1772). Marienburg (taking turns with Graudenz (Grudziądz)) was the venue for the Provincial Diets of Royal Prussia, which were chaired by the bishop of Ermland (Warmia)⌊ColoniaeMarienburg (Malbork), town and castle in northern Poland, Pomeranian Voivodeship, on the Nogat river, a branch of the Vistula at its delta, the capital of the Grand Masters of the Teutonic Order in Prussia (1309-1457), a voivodeship capital in Royal Prussia, which belonged to the Kingdom of Poland (1466-1772). Marienburg (taking turns with Graudenz (Grudziądz)) was the venue for the Provincial Diets of Royal Prussia, which were chaired by the bishop of Ermland (Warmia)⌋ es mansurus. Tunc Half-brother of Cornelis DE SCHEPPER; son of Gislena de CHIVOIRE ⌊illumHalf-brother of Cornelis DE SCHEPPER; son of Gislena de CHIVOIRE ⌋[7] ad me sumam et onere illius te exonerabo.

Novarum rerum hic nihil est. 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 se addictissime tibi commendat cum Joanna Donche sister of Elisabeth Donche⌊sororeJoanna Donche sister of Elisabeth Donche⌋ et familia. Catharina Laurijn (†1556), the youngest child of Elisabeth Donche and Pieter Laurijn, wife of Johann le Gros, alderman of the Brugse Vrije (Franc of Bruges) (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 316)⌊CatharinamCatharina Laurijn (†1556), the youngest child of Elisabeth Donche and Pieter Laurijn, wife of Johann le Gros, alderman of the Brugse Vrije (Franc of Bruges) (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 316)⌋ filiam male habet febris. Mark Laurijn (Marcus Laurinus) (*1488 – †1540), humanist, studied at Louvain University (1502) and in Bologna (1507), friend of Erasmus of Rotterdam and Juan Luis Vives, brother-in-law of Cornelis De Schepper's wife Elisabeth Donche, the widow of his brother Pieter Laurijn; 1512 Canon of St. Donat in Bruges, 1519 - Dean of. St. Donatian (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 85-86)⌊Marcus LaurinusMark Laurijn (Marcus Laurinus) (*1488 – †1540), humanist, studied at Louvain University (1502) and in Bologna (1507), friend of Erasmus of Rotterdam and Juan Luis Vives, brother-in-law of Cornelis De Schepper's wife Elisabeth Donche, the widow of his brother Pieter Laurijn; 1512 Canon of St. Donat in Bruges, 1519 - Dean of. St. Donatian (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 85-86)⌋ recte valet sperassetque omnino adventurum te 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⌊BrugasBruges (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⌋, nisi de abitione tua certiorem illum reddidissem. Paraverat autem vas fictile egregii operis, quo te volebat excipere. Si adhuc apud reverendissimum Erard de la Marck (d' Arenberg, Eberhard de la Marck) (*1472 – †1538), in 1507 accompanied Louis XII on his expedition against Genoa; 1506-1538 Prince-Bishop of Liège, 1507-1525 Bishop of Chartres, 1520 Archbishop of Valencia, 1521 elevated to cardinal, 1505 Louis XII of Valois' envoy at the court of Emperor Maximilian I (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 134)⌊cardinalemErard de la Marck (d' Arenberg, Eberhard de la Marck) (*1472 – †1538), in 1507 accompanied Louis XII on his expedition against Genoa; 1506-1538 Prince-Bishop of Liège, 1507-1525 Bishop of Chartres, 1520 Archbishop of Valencia, 1521 elevated to cardinal, 1505 Louis XII of Valois' envoy at the court of Emperor Maximilian I (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 134)⌋ es, me ipsius illustrissimae celsitudini humillime commenda et non abiturum ea insalutata me pollicere.

Et bene vale, Domine honorandissime.

Ex 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⌋, XI-a die mensis Martii anno XV-c XXXII-o.

Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae humillimus 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 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)⌋

[1] Missing parts of the address supplied by the editor were written on a lost piece of paper through which the seal was impressed

[2] About the time Dantiscus left Antwerp: cf. 1st and 2nd paragraph: Michael De Vriendt is the messenger; Dantiscus must have announced in this letter his departure and his intention to follow the court to Regensburg.

[3] Annotation needed on the topic of the contacts between Scepperus and Beveren.

[4] Note about Gemma Frisius not following Dantiscus to Poland; cf. De Vocht Hist. Trilingue and more recent publications on Gemma Frisius (Fernand Hallyn etc.).

[5] Note, ref. to De Vocht, Trilingue.

[6] In 1532 Quasimodogeniti Sunday fell on April, 7.

[7] Half-brother of Cornelis De Schepper.