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Letter #1574

Martinus NIBSCHITZ (NIPSZYC) to Ioannes DANTISCUS
Bologna, 1537-01-21
            received Cracow (Kraków), [1537]-02-10

Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in Latin, in secretary's hand, AAWO, AB, D. 4, f. 92

Auxiliary sources:
1register in German, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8248 (TK 10), f. 376

 

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Reverendissime in Christo Pater et Domine, domine gratiosissime.

Servitiorum meorum plurimam commendationem.

Quod hactenus litteris Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae solitam erga me gratiam Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae abunde declarantibus non responderim, nihil aliud in causa fuit, quam quod litteras a domino Fabian Wojanowski (Fabian of Dąbrówka, Fabian Damerau) (†1540), courtier of King Sigismund I Jagiellon and Queen Bona Sforza, German tutor to their son Sigismund II Augustus. In 1531 he went back to his family name Damerau; Dantiscus' companion on his mission to Emperor Charles V and his successor as a royal envoy at the Imperial court; 1539-1540 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) (from 1538 coadiutor of Henryk von Snellenberg by Dantiscus' patronage) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 49; SBKW, p. 37)⌊FabianoFabian Wojanowski (Fabian of Dąbrówka, Fabian Damerau) (†1540), courtier of King Sigismund I Jagiellon and Queen Bona Sforza, German tutor to their son Sigismund II Augustus. In 1531 he went back to his family name Damerau; Dantiscus' companion on his mission to Emperor Charles V and his successor as a royal envoy at the Imperial court; 1539-1540 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) (from 1538 coadiutor of Henryk von Snellenberg by Dantiscus' patronage) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 49; SBKW, p. 37)⌋ et 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⌊agnato meoNikolaus 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⌋ indies exspectabam, tum etiam, quod non fuit hactenus, cui commode dare potuissem. Immortales quoque ago Dominationi Vestrae Reverendissimae gratias pro gratiosa illa sua commendatione apud dominos Jiři Žabka (†1552), 1518 Olomouc town clerk, at least from 1521 secretary of Louis Jagiellon, King of Bohemia, 1526 Vice-Chancellor, from 1526 (after the death of Louis Jagiellon) a trusted advisor to the new king, Ferdinand I of Habsburg, 1542 Špilberk burgrave (JANÁČEK 1/2, p. 110)⌊Georgium ZyapkaJiři Žabka (†1552), 1518 Olomouc town clerk, at least from 1521 secretary of Louis Jagiellon, King of Bohemia, 1526 Vice-Chancellor, from 1526 (after the death of Louis Jagiellon) a trusted advisor to the new king, Ferdinand I of Habsburg, 1542 Špilberk burgrave (JANÁČEK 1/2, p. 110)⌋ et Georg von Logschau (Georg von Loxau, Georgius Loxanus) (†ca. 1551), Bohemian secretary of Ferdinand I, King of the Romans, and his German Vice-Chancellor; 1527 - his envoy in Cracow (POCIECHA 2, p. 334-335)⌊LaxauGeorg von Logschau (Georg von Loxau, Georgius Loxanus) (†ca. 1551), Bohemian secretary of Ferdinand I, King of the Romans, and his German Vice-Chancellor; 1527 - his envoy in Cracow (POCIECHA 2, p. 334-335)⌋, quae olim, si aliquando in curiam serenissimi Ferdinand I of Habsburg (*1503 – †1564), from 1521 Archduke of Austria, from 1526 King of Bohemia and Hungary, Croatia and Slavonia as Ferdinand I, 1531-1558 King of the Romans, 1558-1564 Holy Roman Emperor; son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile, a younger brother of Charles V of Habsburg⌊Romanorum regisFerdinand I of Habsburg (*1503 – †1564), from 1521 Archduke of Austria, from 1526 King of Bohemia and Hungary, Croatia and Slavonia as Ferdinand I, 1531-1558 King of the Romans, 1558-1564 Holy Roman Emperor; son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile, a younger brother of Charles V of Habsburg⌋ venire contingeret, multum mihi prodesse poterit omnemque navabo operam, ut exhortationi Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae respondeam et ut nihil, quantum per me stat, quod ad studia pertinet, omittam. Totum me dedi studio iurisprudentiae, in quo omnes intendam nervos, ut olim Dominationi Vestrae Reverendissimae et aliis dominis et amicis meis usui et honori esse possem.

Crudele fatum Alessandro de' Medici il Moro (*1510 – †1537), 1522-1537 Duke of Penne, 1532-1537 Duke of Florence, married to Margaret of Parma; assassinated by by Lorenzino de' Medici⌊ducis FlorentiaeAlessandro de' Medici il Moro (*1510 – †1537), 1522-1537 Duke of Penne, 1532-1537 Duke of Florence, married to Margaret of Parma; assassinated by by Lorenzino de' Medici⌋ puto Dominationem Vestram Reverendissimam nondum audivisse. Is nuper in die Trium Regum in nocte a Lorenzino de' Medici (*1514 – †1548), politician and writer, in 1537 assassinated Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence⌊quodam de MedicisLorenzino de' Medici (*1514 – †1548), politician and writer, in 1537 assassinated Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence⌋ in domo sororis eiusdem trucidatus fuit. Florence (Firenze, Fiorenza, Florentia), city in central Italy, the capital of the province of Toscana (Tuscany)⌊CivitasFlorence (Firenze, Fiorenza, Florentia), city in central Italy, the capital of the province of Toscana (Tuscany)⌋ tota tumultuatur. The Strozzi old Florentine family, rivals of the House of Medici⌊StrociiThe Strozzi old Florentine family, rivals of the House of Medici⌋ illi et alii proscripti conscribunt. Passim milites. Nihil boni inde sequetur.

Praeterea constans hic fama est Suleiman the Magnificent (*1494 – †1566), 1520-1566 Sultan of the Ottoman Empire⌊TurcamSuleiman the Magnificent (*1494 – †1566), 1520-1566 Sultan of the Ottoman Empire⌋ maximam parare classem et pro futuro vere deliberasse aggredi Kingdom of Naples, kingdom covering the southern part of the Italian Peninsula, from 1504 under the Crown of Aragon⌊Regnum NeapolitanumKingdom of Naples, kingdom covering the southern part of the Italian Peninsula, from 1504 under the Crown of Aragon⌋ et alias finitimas provincias. Paul III (Alessandro Farnese) (*1468 – †1549), 1493 elevated to cardinal; 1524 Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia; 1534-1549 Pope⌊Summus pontifexPaul III (Alessandro Farnese) (*1468 – †1549), 1493 elevated to cardinal; 1524 Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia; 1534-1549 Pope⌋ nuper X creavit cardinales, inter quos fuit Jacopo Sadoleto (*1477 – †1547), papal diplomat, Neo-Latin poet, orator, author of the Letter to the Genevans (replied to by Calvin); 1517 – Bishop of Carpentras; 1536 – elevated to Cardinal Priest; 1537 – Cardinal Priest of S. Callisto; 1536–1537 member of the Commission for the Reform of the Church⌊SadoletusJacopo Sadoleto (*1477 – †1547), papal diplomat, Neo-Latin poet, orator, author of the Letter to the Genevans (replied to by Calvin); 1517 – Bishop of Carpentras; 1536 – elevated to Cardinal Priest; 1537 – Cardinal Priest of S. Callisto; 1536–1537 member of the Commission for the Reform of the Church⌋ doctissimus ille vir, Reginald Pole (*1500 – †1558), the last Catholic archbishop of Canterbury; 1537 cardinal-deacon of Ss. Nereo ed Achilleo; 1540 - of Ss. Vito, Modesto e Crescenzia, and S. Maria in Cosmedin; 1555 cardinal-priest of S. Maria in Cosmedin; 1556 archbishop of Canterbury⌊Polus AnglusReginald Pole (*1500 – †1558), the last Catholic archbishop of Canterbury; 1537 cardinal-deacon of Ss. Nereo ed Achilleo; 1540 - of Ss. Vito, Modesto e Crescenzia, and S. Maria in Cosmedin; 1555 cardinal-priest of S. Maria in Cosmedin; 1556 archbishop of Canterbury⌋ et alii excellentes viri etc.

Dominationi Vestrae Reverendissimae me humillime commendo.

Ignoscat celeritati etc.