ONB, Cod. 13.597, f. 23v

Generoso paper damaged⌈[Generoso]Generoso paper damaged⌉ domino Sigismundo de Herberstein paper damaged⌈[Herberstein]Herberstein paper damaged⌉, equiti aurato et caesareae maie paper damaged⌈[caesareae maie]caesareae maie paper damaged⌉statis consiliario domino paper damaged⌈[domino]domino paper damaged⌉ et amico colendissimo.

ONB, Cod. 13.597, f. 23r

Magnifice Domine, commendationem plurimam.

Quod toties Magnificentiam Vestram obtundo litteris, partim amor meus in Magnificentiam Vestram non mediocris, partim res nostrae agendae, quae curae Magnificentiae Vestrae commissae sunt, efficiunt. Praesertim quae spectant contubernalem meum dominum Nikolaus Nibschitz (Mikołaj Nipszyc) (*ca. 1483 – †1541), royal courtier, diplomat in the service of Sigismund I and Albrecht von Hohenzollern-Ansbach, Dantiscus' friend; from 1525 until his death an official representative of Duke Albrecht at the Cracow royal court; from 1532 royal secretary; 1519 royal envoy to Albrecht von Hohenzollern, Grand Master of the Teutonic Order, 1525, 1526 envoy to Hungary, 1527 envoy to the Congress in Wrocław, 1531-1533, 1537 envoy to Ferdinand I of Habsburg, 1535-1537, 1540 envoy to Brandenburg, 1536 envoy to the estates of Livonia⌊NibschiczNikolaus Nibschitz (Mikołaj Nipszyc) (*ca. 1483 – †1541), royal courtier, diplomat in the service of Sigismund I and Albrecht von Hohenzollern-Ansbach, Dantiscus' friend; from 1525 until his death an official representative of Duke Albrecht at the Cracow royal court; from 1532 royal secretary; 1519 royal envoy to Albrecht von Hohenzollern, Grand Master of the Teutonic Order, 1525, 1526 envoy to Hungary, 1527 envoy to the Congress in Wrocław, 1531-1533, 1537 envoy to Ferdinand I of Habsburg, 1535-1537, 1540 envoy to Brandenburg, 1536 envoy to the estates of Livonia⌋, qui sine intermissione, ut Magnificentiam Vestram negotiorum suorum memorem redderem, me hortatur. Novit Magnificentia Vestra, quomodo Lorenz Saurer (*ca. 1465 – †1523), son of town councillor and mayor of Salzburg Georg Saurer; in 1518 welcomed Bona Sforza to Vienna and attended her coronation in Cracow; 1503 castellan (Burggraf) of Vienna and head of the cellarers; 1510 imperial court counsellor; 1512 member of the Lower Austrian Government in Vienna (CEID 2/1, p. 87, footnote 9)⌊vicedominusLorenz Saurer (*ca. 1465 – †1523), son of town councillor and mayor of Salzburg Georg Saurer; in 1518 welcomed Bona Sforza to Vienna and attended her coronation in Cracow; 1503 castellan (Burggraf) of Vienna and head of the cellarers; 1510 imperial court counsellor; 1512 member of the Lower Austrian Government in Vienna (CEID 2/1, p. 87, footnote 9)⌋ Austria⌊AustriaeAustria⌋ initium provisionis suae, dum hic apud maiestatem regiam ageret, posuit, ut videlicet a The Jews ⌊IudaeisThe Jews ⌋ Cracoviensibus post mortem cuiusdam Sigismundi Stosch centum florenos annuatim haberet[1]. Quod negotium sic inchoatum pendet adhuc. Proinde Magnificentia Vestra summopere deprecatur, velit impendere operam, quod 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⌊maiestas caesareaMaximilian 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⌋ primis oratoribus huc ituris rem hanc perficiendam demandaret, potissimum reverendissimo Christoph Rauber (*1476 – †1536), 1494-1536 Bishop of Ljubljana, 1509-1512 coadjutor of the bishopric of Seckau, 1512-1536 - administrator (CEID 2/1, p. 89, footnote 4)⌊domino LabacensiChristoph Rauber (*1476 – †1536), 1494-1536 Bishop of Ljubljana, 1509-1512 coadjutor of the bishopric of Seckau, 1512-1536 - administrator (CEID 2/1, p. 89, footnote 4)⌋, qui facillime, si huc veniret, finem faceret. Omnis spes et fiducia in Magnificentia Vestra sita est. Uterque non dubitamus, quin Magnificentia Vestra officiosam se exhibebit. Quod me attinet, novissimis litteris descripsi. Mutuiter faciet, si me saepius 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⌊maiestati caesareaeMaximilian 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⌋ commendabit, ego hic assiduus apud 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 meumSigismund 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⌋ sum praeco laudum Magnificentiae Vestrae. Cui me cum domino Nikolaus Nibschitz (Mikołaj Nipszyc) (*ca. 1483 – †1541), royal courtier, diplomat in the service of Sigismund I and Albrecht von Hohenzollern-Ansbach, Dantiscus' friend; from 1525 until his death an official representative of Duke Albrecht at the Cracow royal court; from 1532 royal secretary; 1519 royal envoy to Albrecht von Hohenzollern, Grand Master of the Teutonic Order, 1525, 1526 envoy to Hungary, 1527 envoy to the Congress in Wrocław, 1531-1533, 1537 envoy to Ferdinand I of Habsburg, 1535-1537, 1540 envoy to Brandenburg, 1536 envoy to the estates of Livonia⌊NibschiczNikolaus Nibschitz (Mikołaj Nipszyc) (*ca. 1483 – †1541), royal courtier, diplomat in the service of Sigismund I and Albrecht von Hohenzollern-Ansbach, Dantiscus' friend; from 1525 until his death an official representative of Duke Albrecht at the Cracow royal court; from 1532 royal secretary; 1519 royal envoy to Albrecht von Hohenzollern, Grand Master of the Teutonic Order, 1525, 1526 envoy to Hungary, 1527 envoy to the Congress in Wrocław, 1531-1533, 1537 envoy to Ferdinand I of Habsburg, 1535-1537, 1540 envoy to Brandenburg, 1536 envoy to the estates of Livonia⌋ contubernali meo iterum iterumque commendo et rogo, quo coepit favore nos prosequatur.

Dat(ae) or Dat(um)⌈Dat(ae)Dat(ae) or Dat(um)⌉ Cracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌊CracoviaeCracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌋, XI Septembris MDXVIII.

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 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⌋.

[1] Mikołaj Nipszyc received a salary of 100 florins, provided from half the rent paid by the Jews of Cracow, on July 21, 1525, granted by King Sigismund I after the death of Sigismund Stosch of Kounice and Olbrachice (Stossz, Sthosz de Kunicze), royal courtier (at least since 1476), royal cavalry captain (at least since 1485), who had received the salary since 1503.