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Letter #1657

Diego GRACIÁN de Alderete to Ioannes DANTISCUS
Valladolid, 1537-07-06
            received [1537]-11-15

Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in Latin, autograph, AAWO, AB, D.131, f. 19-20

Auxiliary sources:
1register in English, 20th-century, CBKUL, R.III, 31, No. 420, 6

Prints:
1Españoles part I, No. 19, p. 89-90 (Spanish translation)

 

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Reverendissimo ac magnifico 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 Ermland⌊Ioanni DantiscoIoannes 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⌋ episcopo Culmensi, serenissimi 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⌊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⌋ oratori, etc.

Reverendissimo atque Illustrissimo Domino, domino Ioanni Dantisco episcopo Culmensi Iacobus Gratianus Alderetus salutem plurimam dicit.

Exspectabam in dies aut potius in horas litteras tuas, quibus meis pluribus exemplis ad te missis responderes. Sed cum eas tardiores prospicerem et 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⌊caesarCharles 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⌋ in Kingdom of Aragon (Aragonia), region in northeastern Spain, until 1479 the Kingdom of Aragon⌊AragoniamKingdom of Aragon (Aragonia), region in northeastern Spain, until 1479 the Kingdom of Aragon⌋ iter adornaret, non mihi quicquam fuit prius, quam filiam tuam Juana Dantisca (*1527 – †1601), daughter of Ioannes Dantiscus and Isabel Delgada; wife of Diego Gracián de Alderete (SKOLIMOWSKA 2004, p. 52; LLAMAS 1995; LLAMAS 1999; LLAMAS 2001; LLAMAS, SKOLIMOWSKA; MELGAR, 37, ...)⌊Ioannam DantiscamJuana Dantisca (*1527 – †1601), daughter of Ioannes Dantiscus and Isabel Delgada; wife of Diego Gracián de Alderete (SKOLIMOWSKA 2004, p. 52; LLAMAS 1995; LLAMAS 1999; LLAMAS 2001; LLAMAS, SKOLIMOWSKA; MELGAR, 37, ...)⌋ a Isabel Delgada (†after 1546-06-15), Dantiscus' paramour during his stay in Spain, mother of his two children, Juana and Juan (Juan died in childhood)⌊matreIsabel Delgada (†after 1546-06-15), Dantiscus' paramour during his stay in Spain, mother of his two children, Juana and Juan (Juan died in childhood)⌋ abducere et cum omni devotione facessere id, quod postea etiam nihilo plus habiturus eram facturus, hoc est eam uxorem ducere. Itaque pridie Calendas Iulias convocatis amicis non parvae auctoritatis, qui sua praesentia sponsalia mea dignati sunt honestare, in hospitio The Fuggers German family of merchants and bankers that dominated European business during the 15th and 16th centuries⌊FuggarorumThe Fuggers German family of merchants and bankers that dominated European business during the 15th and 16th centuries⌋, ut convenerat, bonis auspiciis Juana Dantisca (*1527 – †1601), daughter of Ioannes Dantiscus and Isabel Delgada; wife of Diego Gracián de Alderete (SKOLIMOWSKA 2004, p. 52; LLAMAS 1995; LLAMAS 1999; LLAMAS 2001; LLAMAS, SKOLIMOWSKA; MELGAR, 37, ...)⌊filiam tuamJuana Dantisca (*1527 – †1601), daughter of Ioannes Dantiscus and Isabel Delgada; wife of Diego Gracián de Alderete (SKOLIMOWSKA 2004, p. 52; LLAMAS 1995; LLAMAS 1999; LLAMAS 2001; LLAMAS, SKOLIMOWSKA; MELGAR, 37, ...)⌋ sponsam accepi. Quam postridie satis honorifice cum Isabella de Hermosilla ⌊matre meaIsabella de Hermosilla ⌋, femina gravissima et honestissima, in vicum prope Medina del Campo, town and castle in central Spain, Castile and León, 45 km SW of Valladolid⌊Metinam del CampoMedina del Campo, town and castle in central Spain, Castile and León, 45 km SW of Valladolid⌋ misi, ubi mater et domum et praedia habet, nimirum ut apud eandem ageret, discens et bonos mores et munia honestae mulieris, quae apud matrem Isabel Delgada (†after 1546-06-15), Dantiscus' paramour during his stay in Spain, mother of his two children, Juana and Juan (Juan died in childhood)⌊IsabellamIsabel Delgada (†after 1546-06-15), Dantiscus' paramour during his stay in Spain, mother of his two children, Juana and Juan (Juan died in childhood)⌋ neutiquam didicisset. Interim dabitur opera, ut ipsa domina Isabel Delgada (†after 1546-06-15), Dantiscus' paramour during his stay in Spain, mother of his two children, Juana and Juan (Juan died in childhood)⌊IsabellaIsabel Delgada (†after 1546-06-15), Dantiscus' paramour during his stay in Spain, mother of his two children, Juana and Juan (Juan died in childhood)⌋ mutato instituto vitae frugi sit, quod omnino pollicetur, ubi et favorem et liberalitatem tuam, quam a nobis stipulata est, fuerit experta.

Vale Praesul Reverendissime.

Postscript:

Domina Isabel Delgada (†after 1546-06-15), Dantiscus' paramour during his stay in Spain, mother of his two children, Juana and Juan (Juan died in childhood)⌊IsabellaIsabel Delgada (†after 1546-06-15), Dantiscus' paramour during his stay in Spain, mother of his two children, Juana and Juan (Juan died in childhood)⌋ socrus petiit a The Fuggers German family of merchants and bankers that dominated European business during the 15th and 16th centuries⌊FuggarisThe Fuggers German family of merchants and bankers that dominated European business during the 15th and 16th centuries⌋ viginti ducatos, quos tu scripseras illi datum iri, cum Juana Dantisca (*1527 – †1601), daughter of Ioannes Dantiscus and Isabel Delgada; wife of Diego Gracián de Alderete (SKOLIMOWSKA 2004, p. 52; LLAMAS 1995; LLAMAS 1999; LLAMAS 2001; LLAMAS, SKOLIMOWSKA; MELGAR, 37, ...)⌊filiamJuana Dantisca (*1527 – †1601), daughter of Ioannes Dantiscus and Isabel Delgada; wife of Diego Gracián de Alderete (SKOLIMOWSKA 2004, p. 52; LLAMAS 1995; LLAMAS 1999; LLAMAS 2001; LLAMAS, SKOLIMOWSKA; MELGAR, 37, ...)⌋ a se mitteret, sed illi respondent, nihil tale a te in mandatis habere, quare ne coacta egestate consilium recte vivendi mutet, ipse illi suppedito. Optarim sis memor illius quo sibi consulat vel nubat.

Vale.