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Letter #120

Ioannes DANTISCUS to Fabian von LUSIAN (LUZJAŃSKI)
Augsburg, 1516-11-19


Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in Latin, autograph, BCz, 1594, p. 323-324
2copy in Latin, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8240 (TK 2), f. 51r-v
3register with excerpt in Latin, English, 20th-century, CBKUL, R.III, 32, No. 519

 

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Reverendissime in Christo Pater et Domine, domine gratiosissime. Humillimam commendationem.

Quod tanto tempore nihil litterarum ad Paternitatem Vestram Reverendissimam dederim, non fuit aliud in causa, quam quod incertus, occupatus negotiis 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 domini meiSigismund 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⌋ et Maximilian I of Habsburg (*1459 – †1519), from 1486 King of the Romans, actual ruler of the Empire from the death of Frederick III (1493), 1508-1519 Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation; son of Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugal⌊caesareae maestatisMaximilian I of Habsburg (*1459 – †1519), from 1486 King of the Romans, actual ruler of the Empire from the death of Frederick III (1493), 1508-1519 Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation; son of Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugal⌋ hinc inde vagabar, unde oportunum tabellarium non offendi. Dabit igitur tam longo meo silentio Paternitas Vestra Reverendissima veniam, impraesentiarum autem, dum Achatius Trenck (†1551), in the thirties Trenck was one of Dantiscus’ friends and supported his efforts to obtain the Ermland bishopric after the death of Mauritius Ferber; from 1523 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1544-1545 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; from 1545 its Dean; 1533-1546 administrator of the Chapter’s estates in Allenstein (Olsztyn); in 1548 and 1550 General Administrator of the Ermland bishopric (after the deaths of Ioannes Dantiscus and Tiedemann Giese) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 332; SBKW, p. 255-256)⌊Achatius de TrenkAchatius Trenck (†1551), in the thirties Trenck was one of Dantiscus’ friends and supported his efforts to obtain the Ermland bishopric after the death of Mauritius Ferber; from 1523 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1544-1545 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; from 1545 its Dean; 1533-1546 administrator of the Chapter’s estates in Allenstein (Olsztyn); in 1548 and 1550 General Administrator of the Ermland bishopric (after the deaths of Ioannes Dantiscus and Tiedemann Giese) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 332; SBKW, p. 255-256)⌋ huc appulisset, non potui me continere, quin scriberem, licet cum oratoribus Maximilian I of Habsburg (*1459 – †1519), from 1486 King of the Romans, actual ruler of the Empire from the death of Frederick III (1493), 1508-1519 Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation; son of Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugal⌊caesareae maiestatisMaximilian I of Habsburg (*1459 – †1519), from 1486 King of the Romans, actual ruler of the Empire from the death of Frederick III (1493), 1508-1519 Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation; son of Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugal⌋ de omnibus uberius scribere decreverim. Qui prope diem hinc ad 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⌊serenissimum dominum nostrumSigismund 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⌋ in re Moscica ac etiam nostra Prutena ituri sunt. Praesentibus meis credere non admodum ausi omnia, ideo distuli. Maximilian I of Habsburg (*1459 – †1519), from 1486 King of the Romans, actual ruler of the Empire from the death of Frederick III (1493), 1508-1519 Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation; son of Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugal⌊Caesarea maiestasMaximilian I of Habsburg (*1459 – †1519), from 1486 King of the Romans, actual ruler of the Empire from the death of Frederick III (1493), 1508-1519 Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation; son of Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugal⌋, quam mihi indies clementiorem experior, unacum 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⌊serenissimo domino nostroSigismund 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⌋ vult, ut in hac aula perseverem, utetur etiam, prout nuper mihi dixit, brevi iterum in his, ut ante, opera mea. Superanda omnis fortuna ferendo est. Dabit Deus his meis aerumnis aliquando finem.

In fatis mihi esse reor, quod patria, quod Dominis, praesertim Paternitate Vestra Reverendissima per tantam locorum intercapedinem carere debeam. Gaudeo me non esse ut aspalacus, qui nusquam nisi in Boeotia, region of ancient Greece, N of the eastern part of the Gulf of Corinth⌊BoetiaBoeotia, region of ancient Greece, N of the eastern part of the Gulf of Corinth⌋, ubi nascitur, vivere potest. Quocumque advenio, mihi patriam esse oportet. Achatius Trenck (†1551), in the thirties Trenck was one of Dantiscus’ friends and supported his efforts to obtain the Ermland bishopric after the death of Mauritius Ferber; from 1523 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1544-1545 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; from 1545 its Dean; 1533-1546 administrator of the Chapter’s estates in Allenstein (Olsztyn); in 1548 and 1550 General Administrator of the Ermland bishopric (after the deaths of Ioannes Dantiscus and Tiedemann Giese) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 332; SBKW, p. 255-256)⌊AchatiusAchatius Trenck (†1551), in the thirties Trenck was one of Dantiscus’ friends and supported his efforts to obtain the Ermland bishopric after the death of Mauritius Ferber; from 1523 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1544-1545 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; from 1545 its Dean; 1533-1546 administrator of the Chapter’s estates in Allenstein (Olsztyn); in 1548 and 1550 General Administrator of the Ermland bishopric (after the deaths of Ioannes Dantiscus and Tiedemann Giese) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 332; SBKW, p. 255-256)⌋ mihi retulit de quodam Walenty Grabau (†1520)⌊ValentinoWalenty Grabau (†1520)⌋[3] qui contra me citationes ob canonicatum obtinuit. Confido Paternitas Vestra Reverendissima tuebitur partes meas, ego hic quid in his mihi faciundum est. Qui de omnibus incertus sum, nescio, pergat Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima, prout cepit, negotium hoc meum, et pecuniis si necesse fuerit, et suo patrocinio, promovere. Spero me futurum si non meliorem, tamen in omnibus fideliorem Ecclesiae et Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae servitorem, quaecumque pro me exposuerit, dum redibo, cum summa animi gratitudine reddam, et me semper habebit eum, sicut coram, et per multas meas litteras pollicitus sum. Nec etiam dubito, immo mihi iam persuasi, quod Paternitas Vestra Reverendissima me, ut coepit, gratia et favore suo prosequetur in eadem omnis spes mea dependet etc.

In fine litterarum semper consuevimus nova quaedam annectere. Ut consuetudini satisfaciam, me brevibus absolvam: Maximilian I of Habsburg (*1459 – †1519), from 1486 King of the Romans, actual ruler of the Empire from the death of Frederick III (1493), 1508-1519 Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation; son of Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugal⌊CaesarMaximilian I of Habsburg (*1459 – †1519), from 1486 King of the Romans, actual ruler of the Empire from the death of Frederick III (1493), 1508-1519 Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation; son of Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugal⌋ hinc ivit, et prope et circum suis studet venationibus, venatusque est denuo Henry VIII Tudor (*1491 – †1547), 1509-1547 King of England; son of Henry VII Tudor and Elizabeth of York⌊regem AngliaeHenry VIII Tudor (*1491 – †1547), 1509-1547 King of England; son of Henry VII Tudor and Elizabeth of York⌋, The Swiss ⌊HeluetiosThe Swiss ⌋, The Spaniards ⌊HispanosThe Spaniards ⌋, ac alios qui complices sui sunt, non deerunt ei pecuniae, nec gentes, Verona, city in northern Italy, Veneto, on the Adige river⌊VeronamVerona, city in northern Italy, Veneto, on the Adige river⌋ cum magna sua laude, paucis peditibus, The French ⌊GallisThe French ⌋ et Citizens of the Republic of Venice ⌊VenetisCitizens of the Republic of Venice ⌋ in turpem fugam versis, conservabit, et futuris mensibus maiora molietur, speramusque omnes, quod omnia pro votis Maximilian I of Habsburg (*1459 – †1519), from 1486 King of the Romans, actual ruler of the Empire from the death of Frederick III (1493), 1508-1519 Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation; son of Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugal⌊suae MaiestatiMaximilian I of Habsburg (*1459 – †1519), from 1486 King of the Romans, actual ruler of the Empire from the death of Frederick III (1493), 1508-1519 Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation; son of Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugal⌋ succedent, cum aliis litteris omnia latius, videbit scio tantum meum, quo me subscripsi titulum Paternitas Vestra Reverendissima, et ideo ut videret, me enim ipsum rideo, subscripsi.

Commendo me supliciter Paternitati Vestrae Reverendissimae.

Eiusdem Fabian von Lusian (Fabian Luzjański, Fabian von Lossainen, Fabian of Łężany) (*ca. 1470 – †1523), doctor of canon law; 1490-1512 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1506-1507, 1510, 1514 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1512-1523 Bishop of Ermland (SBKW, p. 156)⌊Paternitatis VestraeFabian von Lusian (Fabian Luzjański, Fabian von Lossainen, Fabian of Łężany) (*ca. 1470 – †1523), doctor of canon law; 1490-1512 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1506-1507, 1510, 1514 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1512-1523 Bishop of Ermland (SBKW, p. 156)⌋ Reverendissimae humillimus 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⌊Ioannes Flaxbinder DantiscusIoannes 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⌋ iuris utriusque doctor, poeta laureatus, eques auratus, 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 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⌋ nuntius et secretarius apud Maximilian I of Habsburg (*1459 – †1519), from 1486 King of the Romans, actual ruler of the Empire from the death of Frederick III (1493), 1508-1519 Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation; son of Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugal⌊caesaream maiestatemMaximilian I of Habsburg (*1459 – †1519), from 1486 King of the Romans, actual ruler of the Empire from the death of Frederick III (1493), 1508-1519 Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation; son of Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugal⌋

[3 ] Cf. AT 4, No. 209, p. 169-170