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Letter #1218

Mathias HELD to Ioannes DANTISCUS
Palencia, 1534-08-20
            received [1534]-11-30

Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in Latin, AAWO, AB, D. 4, f. 23
2register with excerpt in Latin, English, 20th-century, CBKUL, R.III, 31, No. 388

Auxiliary sources:
1register in German, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8247 (TK 9), f. 621

Prints:
1AT 16/2 No. 421, p. 90-91 (in extenso; Polish register)
2DE VOCHT 1961 No. DE, 294, p. 331 (reference)

 

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AAWO, AB, D. 4, 23v

Reverendissimo in Christo Patri ac 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 ErmlandIoanni episcopo CulmensiIoannes 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 et administratori episcopatus Pomesaniensis, 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 Austriaserenissimi regis PoloniaeSigismund 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 consiliario etc. domino et patrono colendissimo

AAWO, AB, D. 4, 23r

Reverendissime in Christo Pater ac Domine, domine et patrone colendissime.

Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae cf. [Ioannes DANTISCUS] to Mathias HELD Löbau (Lubawa), 1534-05-05, CIDTC IDL 1161litteraecf. [Ioannes DANTISCUS] to Mathias HELD Löbau (Lubawa), 1534-05-05, CIDTC IDL 1161, quas ex Hans Lock (Jan Loca, Jan Lokaw, Jan Luckow) (†1562), 1526-1528 collector of taxes in Pomeranian voivodeship; 1526-1539 alderman in Dirschau; 1539-1546 - judge; 1546-1549 - Pomerania chamberlain; 1550/1-1562 - Marienburg (Urzędnicy 5/2, p. 219; ASPK 8, p. 314, 316-318, 329, 330, 332, 333, 428; SBPN 3, p. 79)castro suo LubaviensiHans Lock (Jan Loca, Jan Lokaw, Jan Luckow) (†1562), 1526-1528 collector of taxes in Pomeranian voivodeship; 1526-1539 alderman in Dirschau; 1539-1546 - judge; 1546-1549 - Pomerania chamberlain; 1550/1-1562 - Marienburg (Urzędnicy 5/2, p. 219; ASPK 8, p. 314, 316-318, 329, 330, 332, 333, 428; SBPN 3, p. 79) 1534-05-05quinta Maii1534-05-05 ad me dedit, omnium iucundissimae fuerunt. Neque ingratum fuit frequens cum regio cubiculario colloquium, quo Reverendissimam Dominationem Vestram et viribus valentem et amplissima dignitate auctam, ex animo libenter intellexi. Faciat Servator noster Jesus of Nazareth (Jesus Christ), in Christianity the Messiah foretold in the Old TestamentChristusJesus of Nazareth (Jesus Christ), in Christianity the Messiah foretold in the Old Testament, ut hoc perpetuum sit et mihi liceat multo meliora etiam de Reverendissima Dominatione Vestra cre stain[re]re stainbro intelligere. Quod ad bannum, in consistorio imperiali contra illustrissimum dominum Albrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544)marchionem AlbertumAlbrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544) decretum, attinet, ego in primis 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 Austriaserenissimi regis PoloniaeSigismund 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 litteras 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 Castilecaesareae maiestatiCharles 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 exacte rettuli et negotium pro mea exilitate non segniter promovi, adactus ad id Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae scriptis, magis quam quod factum partesque dicti domini marchionis commendare aut sustinere velim. Animus 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 Castilecaesareae maiestatisCharles 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 omnis in hoc est, ut 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 Austriaserenissimo regi PoloniaeSigismund 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 quacumque in re, quantum possit, gratificari omnino cupiat idque Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra ex hoc banni negotio deprehendere potest, quod sua maiestas ad uturum conventum procerum imperii vel saltem ad sesquiannum suspendi iubet, intercedentibus licet multis pragmaticis sanctionibus, quib stain[quib]quib stainus status et ordines imperii iudicium illud camerae sanctum constituunt et auctoritatis absolutae, quam nec 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 CastilecaesarCharles 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 debeat aliqua ex parte violare. Neque dubito, quin serenissimus rex boni consulturus sit hunc 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 Castilecaesareae maiestatisCharles 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 animum. Ego Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae iam pridem ita factus sum obnoxius, ut nihil aeque cupiam, quam gratum clientem praestare, modo aliquid possem ex usu Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae vel suorum conficere. Si quid novarum rerum hic est, diligentius referet dominus cubicularius, quam ego describere queam. Aula sui semper similis est, nisi quod multi exteri abierunt. Illustris Hendrik III of Nassau-Breda (*1483 – †1538), son of Count Johann V of Nassau-Dillenburg and Elisabeth of Hessen, married to Mencia de Mendoza, Marquess of Zenete, daughter and heiress of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar y Mendoza, first Marquis of Zenete; Count of Nassau; from 1499 in the service of Archduke Philip of Habsburg as his advisor and military commander in the wars against France and Gueders (1507, 1514), 1515-1522 Stadtholder of Holland and Zeeland; 1521 Grand Chamberlain of Charles V of Habsburg (from 1522 to 1529 at the Spanish court), in 1530 followed Charles V to the coronation in Bologna, and attended the Diet of Augsburg (CE, vol. 3, p. 5)dominus de NassauHendrik III of Nassau-Breda (*1483 – †1538), son of Count Johann V of Nassau-Dillenburg and Elisabeth of Hessen, married to Mencia de Mendoza, Marquess of Zenete, daughter and heiress of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar y Mendoza, first Marquis of Zenete; Count of Nassau; from 1499 in the service of Archduke Philip of Habsburg as his advisor and military commander in the wars against France and Gueders (1507, 1514), 1515-1522 Stadtholder of Holland and Zeeland; 1521 Grand Chamberlain of Charles V of Habsburg (from 1522 to 1529 at the Spanish court), in 1530 followed Charles V to the coronation in Bologna, and attended the Diet of Augsburg (CE, vol. 3, p. 5) nudius tertius hinc quoque ad 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 FranceFlandrosFlanders (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 una cum René de Châlon (Renatus of Châlon) (*1518 – †1544), 1536-1544 prince of Orange; count of Nassau, stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, and Guelders; son of Hendrik III of Nassau-Breda (CE, vol. 1, p. 291)principe filioRené de Châlon (Renatus of Châlon) (*1518 – †1544), 1536-1544 prince of Orange; count of Nassau, stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, and Guelders; son of Hendrik III of Nassau-Breda (CE, vol. 1, p. 291) profectus est, curaturus (ut puto) res suas. Deus Optimus Maximus Reverendissimam Dominationem Vestram quam diutissime incolumem et florentem servet. Cui me deditissime commendo.