UUB, H. 154, f. 97v

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 etc., domino tamquam orig. tanquam⌈tamquamtamquam orig. tanquam⌉ patri honorandissimo[1]

UUB, H. 154, f. 97r

Reverendissime in Christo Pater, Domine honorandissime.

Praemissa humili oblatione obsequiorum meorum.

Vix scribere possum, quantis molestiis fuerim exagitatus in procurandis iis munitionibus, pro quibus 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⌊caesarea maiestasCharles 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⌋ transmisit, tertio enim fui Ulm (Ulma), city in Germany, Baden-Württemberg, on the River Danube⌊UlmaeUlm (Ulma), city in Germany, Baden-Württemberg, on the River Danube⌋ et Augsburg (Augusta Vindelicorum), city in Germany, Bavaria⌊AugustaeAugsburg (Augusta Vindelicorum), city in Germany, Bavaria⌋ obtinuique longe maximam vim pulveris bombardici supra omnem exspectationem orig. expectationem⌈exspectationemexspectationem orig. expectationem⌉ et quae sufficiat cuivis magnae expeditioni. Proinde, ut de rebus nostris intelligas, omnia pacata or parata⌈pacatapacata or parata⌉ sunt praeter opinionem. Iamque transiit Saturni malitia, operatus est enim id, quod dixi de incendio castrorum, si meministi, et quaedam alia.

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⌋ iampridem solvit Regensburg (Ratisbona), city in southeastern Germany, Bavaria, on the Danube river⌊RatisbonaRegensburg (Ratisbona), city in southeastern Germany, Bavaria, on the Danube river⌋ atque illum nunc puto Linz (Lincium), city in northeastern Austria, on the Danube river⌊LinciiLinz (Lincium), city in northeastern Austria, on the Danube river⌋ agere. Superest Gabriele Tadino da Martinengo (Tadini) (*1476-1479 – †1543), Italian condottiere and military engineer⌊Gabriel MartinengiusGabriele Tadino da Martinengo (Tadini) (*1476-1479 – †1543), Italian condottiere and military engineer⌋ praefectus munitionum Regensburg (Ratisbona), city in southeastern Germany, Bavaria, on the Danube river⌊RatisbonaeRegensburg (Ratisbona), city in southeastern Germany, Bavaria, on the Danube river⌋, ad quem nunc recta proficiscor. Fui nuper apud probably Claude Dodieu de Vély (Claudius Dodeus) (†1558), French diplomat; French diplomat, 1536 ambassador in Rome and envoy of King Francis I to Emperor Charles V, 1537 Master of Requests and councillor to Francis I, 1540 ambassador in the Habsburg Netherlands, 1541 Bishop of Rennes (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 379, 408)⌊eumprobably Claude Dodieu de Vély (Claudius Dodeus) (†1558), French diplomat; French diplomat, 1536 ambassador in Rome and envoy of King Francis I to Emperor Charles V, 1537 Master of Requests and councillor to Francis I, 1540 ambassador in the Habsburg Netherlands, 1541 Bishop of Rennes (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 379, 408)⌋, ad quem cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Claude DODIEU de Vély? Cracow?, 1532-08-11, CIDTC IDL 6905, letter lost⌊scripsisticf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Claude DODIEU de Vély? Cracow?, 1532-08-11, CIDTC IDL 6905, letter lost⌋ de data undecimae Augusti, qui istic orig. isthic⌈isticistic orig. isthic⌉ famulum habuit pro equis emendis. probably Claude Dodieu de Vély (Claudius Dodeus) (†1558), French diplomat; French diplomat, 1536 ambassador in Rome and envoy of King Francis I to Emperor Charles V, 1537 Master of Requests and councillor to Francis I, 1540 ambassador in the Habsburg Netherlands, 1541 Bishop of Rennes (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 379, 408)⌊Quiprobably Claude Dodieu de Vély (Claudius Dodeus) (†1558), French diplomat; French diplomat, 1536 ambassador in Rome and envoy of King Francis I to Emperor Charles V, 1537 Master of Requests and councillor to Francis I, 1540 ambassador in the Habsburg Netherlands, 1541 Bishop of Rennes (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 379, 408)⌋ cf. Cornelis DE SCHEPPER to Ioannes DANTISCUS Vienna, 1533-03-27, CIDTC IDL 922, Offeruntur undique condiciones, tum ex Francia, prout aliquoties ad te scripsi, tum ab aliis, non sine scitu caesaris, cui ea exposui et expono per litteras⌊plurimum instetit nomine privato, ut me addicerem servitio Francis I of Valois (*1494 – †1547), 1515-1547 King of France; son of Charles, Count of Angoulême, and Louise of Savoy⌊principis suiFrancis I of Valois (*1494 – †1547), 1515-1547 King of France; son of Charles, Count of Angoulême, and Louise of Savoy⌋cf. Cornelis DE SCHEPPER to Ioannes DANTISCUS Vienna, 1533-03-27, CIDTC IDL 922, Offeruntur undique condiciones, tum ex Francia, prout aliquoties ad te scripsi, tum ab aliis, non sine scitu caesaris, cui ea exposui et expono per litteras⌋, si quando 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⌋ dimitteret. Dixit futurum me Francis I of Valois (*1494 – †1547), 1515-1547 King of France; son of Charles, Count of Angoulême, and Louise of Savoy⌊illiFrancis I of Valois (*1494 – †1547), 1515-1547 King of France; son of Charles, Count of Angoulême, and Louise of Savoy⌋ gratissimum et maximam condicionem orig. conditionem⌈condicionemcondicionem orig. conditionem⌉ et ea certitudine, qua peterem, habiturum, et multa in hanc rem. Ego ad eum non fueram profectus, nisi consulto prius probably Esteban Gabriel Merino (*1472 – †1535), correspondent and defender of Erasmus of Rotterdam; Dantiscus dedicated to him his propaganda booklet Victoria Serenissimi Poloniae Regis contra Vayevodam Muldaviae (first edition Leuven, 1531); 1513-1530 Archbishop of Bari, 1516-1523 Bishop of León, 1523-1535 Bishop of Jaén, from 1526 member of the Council of State of Emperor Charles V and diplomat in his service, 1530-1535 Patriarch of the West Indies, 1533 elevated to cardinal in the consistory of February 21, 1533, received the red hat and the title of S. Vitale on March 3, 1533 (MIRANDA, http://www2.fiu.edu/~mirandas/bios1533.htm)⌊Barensiprobably Esteban Gabriel Merino (*1472 – †1535), correspondent and defender of Erasmus of Rotterdam; Dantiscus dedicated to him his propaganda booklet Victoria Serenissimi Poloniae Regis contra Vayevodam Muldaviae (first edition Leuven, 1531); 1513-1530 Archbishop of Bari, 1516-1523 Bishop of León, 1523-1535 Bishop of Jaén, from 1526 member of the Council of State of Emperor Charles V and diplomat in his service, 1530-1535 Patriarch of the West Indies, 1533 elevated to cardinal in the consistory of February 21, 1533, received the red hat and the title of S. Vitale on March 3, 1533 (MIRANDA, http://www2.fiu.edu/~mirandas/bios1533.htm)⌋[2] et Nicolas Perrenot de Granvelle (*1484 – †1550), doctor of both canon and civil law, one of the most trusted advisors of Emperor Charles V, in 1519 entered the service of Charles V, in 1521 took part in the Habsburg-French negotiations in Calais, in 1529 in peace negotiations with the Roman Curia and the Italian states, and later, in 1538, in the conference of Nice between Charles V and Francis I; prominent official and advisor of Charles V and of Margaret of Austria in the administration of the County of Burgundy and of the Habsburg Netherlands, collaborator of Chancellor Gattinara, 1530 secretary of State for German and Netherlandish affairs and Chancellor of the Kingdom of Sicily and Naples (he replaced Gattinara after his death in the position of Grand Chancellor, although not using the title); imperial envoy to France (several times up to 1528) (CE, vol. 3, p. 68-70; DURME 1964; ANTONY 2006)⌊GranvellanoNicolas Perrenot de Granvelle (*1484 – †1550), doctor of both canon and civil law, one of the most trusted advisors of Emperor Charles V, in 1519 entered the service of Charles V, in 1521 took part in the Habsburg-French negotiations in Calais, in 1529 in peace negotiations with the Roman Curia and the Italian states, and later, in 1538, in the conference of Nice between Charles V and Francis I; prominent official and advisor of Charles V and of Margaret of Austria in the administration of the County of Burgundy and of the Habsburg Netherlands, collaborator of Chancellor Gattinara, 1530 secretary of State for German and Netherlandish affairs and Chancellor of the Kingdom of Sicily and Naples (he replaced Gattinara after his death in the position of Grand Chancellor, although not using the title); imperial envoy to France (several times up to 1528) (CE, vol. 3, p. 68-70; DURME 1964; ANTONY 2006)⌋. Suspicabar enim aliquid tale, cum viderem tot missis nuntiis orig. nuncis⌈nuntiisnuntiis orig. nuncis⌉ eoque studio illum petere adventum ad se meum. Et quicquid respondi, fuit autem id modestum et neque renuentis in totum, neque assentientis, tantum written over men⌈menntumntum written over men⌉ gratias egi de oblatione neque mihi nunc id integrum fore duxi finito bello Turcico ipsum tempus edocturum multa, omne id praefatis et Alfonso de Valdés (Alphonsus Valdesius) (*1500-1504 – †1532), Spanish humanist, friend of Erasmus of Rotterdam, brother of Juan and Diego; from 1520 in the service of the Imperial Chancellor Mercurino Gattinara; 1522 secretary of Emperor Charles V of Habsburg; 1526 Latin secretary (FERNÁNDEZ-SANTAMARÍA, p. 38-48; DE VOCHT 1961, p. 26)⌊ValdesioAlfonso de Valdés (Alphonsus Valdesius) (*1500-1504 – †1532), Spanish humanist, friend of Erasmus of Rotterdam, brother of Juan and Diego; from 1520 in the service of the Imperial Chancellor Mercurino Gattinara; 1522 secretary of Emperor Charles V of Habsburg; 1526 Latin secretary (FERNÁNDEZ-SANTAMARÍA, p. 38-48; DE VOCHT 1961, p. 26)⌋ retuli. Neque id infeliciter orig. infoeliciter⌈infeliciterinfeliciter orig. infoeliciter⌉ cessit, sed laudarunt. Habent etiam, quod non vituperent. Ego enim cf. Curt. L.IV, 11.14 Ingrata oratio regi fuit; itaque ut finem dicendi fecit, “Et ego” inquit “pecuniam quam gloriam mallem, si Parmenion essem: nunc Alexander de paupertate securus sum et me non mercatorem memini esse sed regem. Nihil quidem habeo venale, sed fortunam meam utique non vendo.”; ASD IV-4 IV 310-313 Darius obtulit has condiciones Alexandro, ut ab ipso acciperet talentorum decem milia et insuper Asiam secum ex aequo partiretur. Id quum recusaret Alexander, “Ego” inquit Parmenio “accepissem, si Alexander essem”. “Et ego”, inquit Alexander, “si Parmenio essem”. ; Plut. Paral. Alexander 29.4; Plut. Mor. 180B (11); Plut. Apoph. 43.1 ⌊si Cornelius non essemcf. Curt. L.IV, 11.14 Ingrata oratio regi fuit; itaque ut finem dicendi fecit, “Et ego” inquit “pecuniam quam gloriam mallem, si Parmenion essem: nunc Alexander de paupertate securus sum et me non mercatorem memini esse sed regem. Nihil quidem habeo venale, sed fortunam meam utique non vendo.”; ASD IV-4 IV 310-313 Darius obtulit has condiciones Alexandro, ut ab ipso acciperet talentorum decem milia et insuper Asiam secum ex aequo partiretur. Id quum recusaret Alexander, “Ego” inquit Parmenio “accepissem, si Alexander essem”. “Et ego”, inquit Alexander, “si Parmenio essem”. ; Plut. Paral. Alexander 29.4; Plut. Mor. 180B (11); Plut. Apoph. 43.1 ⌋, invenirem viam ad fortunam citra calumniam, quae vere orig. vaere⌈verevere orig. vaere⌉ posset impingi, et possem non incommodus esse. Rogo, perpende singula et amico homini perscribe, quid sentias.

Rerum novarum hic nihil est, nam omnes pendemus a The Ottoman Turks (Turcae) ⌊TurcisThe Ottoman Turks (Turcae) ⌋. Reor autem omnino ante XIIII Octobris, quo tempore retrogradari Saturnus incipit, finem nos habituros, qui neutri parti satis erit commodus.

Latores praesentium viri sunt boni et docti. Eos Dominationi Vestrae commendo. Ex Linz (Lincium), city in northeastern Austria, on the Danube river⌊LincioLinz (Lincium), city in northeastern Austria, on the Danube river⌋ scribam latius. Interim bene vale, Domine et Pater. Ego proficiscor ad proelium optimo animo et bene armatus. cf. Vulg. 1Sm 3.18.3 Dominus est. Quod bonum est in oculis suis, faciat ⌊ Deus faciat, quod bonum est in oculis suiscf. Vulg. 1Sm 3.18.3 Dominus est. Quod bonum est in oculis suis, faciat ⌋. Commendat sese plurimum Dominationi Vestrae dominus Hieronymus Sailer (Hieronymus Seiler) (*1495 – †1559), in 1524 agent of the Welsers' company in Spain, and later, from 1528, in Venezuela. After his return to Europe, he dealt with the Welsers' affairs at the Spanish court, in 1540 he became their agent in Antwerp. Son-in-law of Bartholomäus Welser (; POCIECHA 4, p. 260; NDB, Bd. 22, p. 355-356)⌊Hieronymus SallerHieronymus Sailer (Hieronymus Seiler) (*1495 – †1559), in 1524 agent of the Welsers' company in Spain, and later, from 1528, in Venezuela. After his return to Europe, he dealt with the Welsers' affairs at the Spanish court, in 1540 he became their agent in Antwerp. Son-in-law of Bartholomäus Welser (; POCIECHA 4, p. 260; NDB, Bd. 22, p. 355-356)⌋.

Augsburg (Augusta Vindelicorum), city in Germany, Bavaria⌊Augustae VindelicorumAugsburg (Augusta Vindelicorum), city in Germany, Bavaria⌋, XIIII Septembris 1532.

Reverendissimae Celsitudinis Vestrae humilis inservitor et filius 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)⌊CorneliusCornelis 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] Parts of the address are visible on the strip of paper used to seal the letter

[2] From 1530 the Archbishop of Bari was Girolamo Grimaldi (†1543)⌊Girolamo GrimaldiGirolamo Grimaldi (†1543)⌋, but he was not connected with the imperial court, while Merino, who was called Barensis in Dantiscus’ previous correspondence (e.g. in the address of cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Esteban Gabriel MERINO Brussels, [1531-09-24 or shortly after], CIDTC IDL 55⌊Dantiscus’ letter to Merino of 1531-09-24cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Esteban Gabriel MERINO Brussels, [1531-09-24 or shortly after], CIDTC IDL 55⌋, i.e. quite a long after Merino’s promotion to the bishopric of Jaén), was still an active councillor to the Emperor and was at that time staying at the court (cf. cf. Ioannes Dantiscus' correspondence with Alfonso de Valdés. Supplement: Ioannes Dantiscus' correspondence with Juan de Valdés and Mercurino Arborio di Gattinara, ed. by Anna Skolimowska, Warsaw-Cracow, 2013, series: Corpus Epistularum Ioannis Dantisci 2, Amicorum sermones mutui 3, series ed.(s): Jerzy Axer, Anna Skolimowska ⌊CEID 2/3cf. Ioannes Dantiscus' correspondence with Alfonso de Valdés. Supplement: Ioannes Dantiscus' correspondence with Juan de Valdés and Mercurino Arborio di Gattinara, ed. by Anna Skolimowska, Warsaw-Cracow, 2013, series: Corpus Epistularum Ioannis Dantisci 2, Amicorum sermones mutui 3, series ed.(s): Jerzy Axer, Anna Skolimowska ⌋, p. 91).