Letter #1539
Cornelis DE SCHEPPER & Godschalk ERICKSEN (SASSENKERLE) to Ioannes DANTISCUSBrussels, 1536-09-14
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De Schepper is writing this letter to Dantiscus at the request of Franz Conrad von Sickingen, who arrived in Brussels right after De Schepper wrote his last letter [IDL 1537] – he is sending both letters together. Sickingen inquired about Dantiscus, was pleased to hear he was in good health and asked that he be told that the present turbulent times of war are exactly the kind of times that Dantiscus once wished him. They are much more advantageous for Sickingen’s affairs than were those earlier times.
Sickingen’s brother Hans also commends himself to Dantiscus; he had a unit of 400 horsemen under his command in the Emperor’s service in Luxembourg and is currently disbanding the troops before winter.
Godschalk [Ericksen] and [Floris] van Egmond-Buren send their best wishes. There is no fresh news about the French and the Emperor.
De Schepper’s wife [Elisabeth Donche], her sister [Joanna Donche] and De Schepper’s son [Cornelis jr.] send Dantiscus greetings.
Godschalk [Ericksen] adds in his own hand that he is still on the road and can find no peace anywhere, but that he is healthy and remains devoted to Dantiscus, wishing him health and happiness.
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Reverendissimo in Christo Patri et Domino, domino Ioanni Dantisco episcopo Culmensi, domino et amico tamquam patri honorandissimo
Reverendissime in Christo Pater, domine honorandissime.
Post priores his iunctas supervenit huc Franciscus Chonrardus de Sickingen. Is de te avide percontatus est. Respondi te recte valere. Gavisus est plurimum rogavitque, ut ad te scriberem haec esse tempora, quae optare illis pro incremento fortunarum solebas, nimirum turbulenta plenaque bellorum. Se horum verborum memorem semper fuisse neque adhuc esse, cur eorum obliviscatur. Quod ad fortunas attinet, meliores nunc eas esse, quam tunc fuere, cum ibi esses. Frater illius Ioannes in Luxemburgensi ducatu fuit una cum equitibus quadringentis stipendio caesaris, quo nunc exauctorantur, instante nimirum hieme. Plurimum sese tibi commendat.
Supervenit itidem Saxocarolus noster Godtscalcus similiter bona omnia tibi apprecans. Illustris comes de Buren etiam adest teque salvere iubet. Alii in castris sunt. De Gallis aut caesare nihildum audimus.
Salutat te iterum uxor mea, soror et filius non dissimilis tui et mei.
His felicissime vale.
Datae Bruxellis, die Exaltationis Sanctae Crucis, hoc est XIIII-a Septembris XV-c XXXVI.
Eiusdem Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae humilis inservitor Cornelius Scepperus
Reverensissime Pater, Domine observandissime.
Tuus Saxokarlus et terras, et maria irrequietus oberrat, nec usquam requiem hactenus invenit. Bona tamen valetudine tuus est animo et corpore quantiscumque et Tuae Reverendissimae Dominationi salutem ac omnia feliciora apprecatur.