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Letter #152

Sigismund I Jagiellon to Ioannes DANTISCUS
Vilnius, [1522-09-21]
            received [1523-02-12]

Manuscript sources:
1copy in Latin, 16th-century, BK, 228, p. 134-136

Prints:
1AT 6 No. 93, p. 109-110 (in extenso)

 

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Nobilis fidelis dilecte.

Non erat opinionis nostrae, cum te 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⌋ absolvebamus, quod illam sequi in Spain (Hispania)⌊HispaniamSpain (Hispania)⌋ deberes quodque electus Hadrian VI (Adriano de Florensz (Dedel)) (*1459 – †1523), tutor of young Charles von Habsburg (later Emperor Charles V), 1522-1523 Pope⌊summus pontifexHadrian VI (Adriano de Florensz (Dedel)) (*1459 – †1523), tutor of young Charles von Habsburg (later Emperor Charles V), 1522-1523 Pope⌋ tamdiu illic immorari deberet. Itaque cum te per litteras nostras 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⌊AnthwerpiamAntwerp (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⌋ non pridem missas edocuimus, ut illius 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⌋ Spain (Hispania)⌊HispaniasSpain (Hispania)⌋ usque prosequerere, et didicimus nuper ipsum summum Hadrian VI (Adriano de Florensz (Dedel)) (*1459 – †1523), tutor of young Charles von Habsburg (later Emperor Charles V), 1522-1523 Pope⌊pontificemHadrian VI (Adriano de Florensz (Dedel)) (*1459 – †1523), tutor of young Charles von Habsburg (later Emperor Charles V), 1522-1523 Pope⌋ adhuc illic subsistere, volumus, ut eius beatitudinem nomine nostro adeas ac illi verbis quam amplissimis de hac eius provectione gratuleris declaresque laetitiam et spem nostram de uniendis Christianorum animis ac de vindicanda communi salute ab hoc summo discrimine, in quod redacta est, cum pontifex nobis tantis, ut fertur, virtutibus praeditus contigit, non qui quaereret, quae sua sunt, sed, quae illius probatissimis moribus, illius sapientiae ac conceptae omnium bonae spei responderent. Declares item calamitatem et pericula rei Christianae [e]t, quanta moles cervicibus nostris impendeat, quantum laboremus assidue in arcendis communibus hostibus, quam praedecessores nostri, quam et nos observatissimi semper fuerimus Sedis Apostolicae et futuri sumus erga illius beatitudinem commendesque nos illi ac regna, dominia et omnem facultatem nostram cohortando illam, ut intercepta Nanderalba et Rodo in obsidionem redacta, duobus praecipuis rei Christianae propugnaculis, efficiat, ut tandem animi principum Christianorum in unum omnium excidium arcendum coeant et nobis laborantibus non desint. Hac sententia obibis munus gratulatorium nostro nomine apud illius beatitudinem pro diligentia ac industria tua.

Ceterum ex litteris tuis, quas nobis e Noremberga scripsisti, intelleximus, quae per illud tempus obieras quidve inter sermones tecum habitos notaveris, et commendamus hanc tuam diligentiam ac industriam probamusque cum alia omnia, quae egisti et locutus es ipse, tum id potissimum, quod reverendissimo domino cardinali Salczburgensi de commissione caesareae maiestatis ad diffiniendum negotium Prutenicum respondisti. Nam neque nos neque regnicolae nostri ullo modo patientur, ut per alios aliove modo negotium ipsum tractetur, quam ut in capitulis indutiarum est expressum.

Et quia idem responderunt principes Germani in conventu Viennensi marsalco curiae nostrae de ipsa commissione suae caesareae maiestatis illis data in ipso negotio, prout ex responso illorum, quod cum praesentibus mittimus, clare cognosces. Volumus, ut eam rem istic apud illius maiestatem curae habeas agasque, ne quid ultra submissionem nostram in capitulis committatur, nam nos ad id nullo modo accedemus. De aliis rebus te iam edocuimus et nunc nihil aliud restat.