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Letter #171

Ioannes DANTISCUS to Piotr TOMICKI
Valladolid, 1523-01-04
            received Cracow (Kraków), [1523]-05-04

Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in Latin, autograph, BNW, BOZ, 2053, TG 4, No. 388, f. 124-125
2copy in Latin, 16th-century, BJ, 6557, f. 51r-53r
3copy in Latin, 18th-century, BCz, 35 (TN), No. 114, p. 425-432
4copy in Latin, 18th-century, BCz, 274, No. 35, p. 54-56

Auxiliary sources:
1register in Latin, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8239 (TK 1), part 3, f. 7v
2register in Polish, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8241 (TK 3), a.1523, f. 1

Prints:
1Españoles part II, No. 10, p. 151-152 (excerpt in Spanish translation)

 

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[Reverendissi]mo in Christo Patri et Domino, Piotr Tomicki (*1464 – †1535), humanist, statesman, diplomat, one of the most trusted collaborators of King Sigismund I of Poland; 1500-1503 Chancellor of Cardinal Fryderyk Jagiellon, 1502 Gniezno Cantor, Archdeacon of Cracow, 1503-1505 servant of Jan Lubrański, Bishop of Poznań, 1504-1510 Canon of Poznań, 1506 royal scribe, 1507-1519 Grand(?) Secretary, 1509 Canon of Włocławek, 1510-1514 - of Gniezno, 1511 Custos in Kielce and Sandomierz, 1514 Bishop of Przemyśl; 1515 Crown Vice-Chancellor, 1520 Bishop of Poznań, 1523 - of Cracow; from 1524 (at least) General Collector of świętopietrze (Peter's pence), 1509 royal envoy to the Dukes of Pomerania and to Mecklenburg, 1510 - to Wallachia, 1510, 1511, 1512, 1513 - to Hungary (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 268)⌊[domino Pet]ro Dei gratia episcopo Posna[niensi etc.]Piotr Tomicki (*1464 – †1535), humanist, statesman, diplomat, one of the most trusted collaborators of King Sigismund I of Poland; 1500-1503 Chancellor of Cardinal Fryderyk Jagiellon, 1502 Gniezno Cantor, Archdeacon of Cracow, 1503-1505 servant of Jan Lubrański, Bishop of Poznań, 1504-1510 Canon of Poznań, 1506 royal scribe, 1507-1519 Grand(?) Secretary, 1509 Canon of Włocławek, 1510-1514 - of Gniezno, 1511 Custos in Kielce and Sandomierz, 1514 Bishop of Przemyśl; 1515 Crown Vice-Chancellor, 1520 Bishop of Poznań, 1523 - of Cracow; from 1524 (at least) General Collector of świętopietrze (Peter's pence), 1509 royal envoy to the Dukes of Pomerania and to Mecklenburg, 1510 - to Wallachia, 1510, 1511, 1512, 1513 - to Hungary (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 268)⌋, Poland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌊regni PoloniaePoland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌋ vice[cancella]rio, domino meo gratiosissimo.

4 Ianuarii scriptae.

Reverendissime in Christo Pater et Domine, domine gratiosissime. Humillimam commendationem.

cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Piotr TOMICKI Plymouth, 1522-10-29, CIDTC IDL 6227⌊1522-10-29⌊Vigesima nona Octobris1522-10-29⌋cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Piotr TOMICKI Plymouth, 1522-10-29, CIDTC IDL 6227⌋ et cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Piotr TOMICKI Plymouth, 1522-11-10, CIDTC IDL 6248⌊1522-11-10⌊X Novembris1522-11-10⌋cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Piotr TOMICKI Plymouth, 1522-11-10, CIDTC IDL 6248⌋ ex Plymouth (Pleumodia), city and seaport in SW England, Devon⌊PlemoriaPlymouth (Pleumodia), city and seaport in SW England, Devon⌋ England⌊AngliaeEngland⌋ portu Dominationi Vestrae Reverendissimae omnia, quae tunc mecum agebantur, descripsi. Ex cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Piotr TOMICKI Plymouth, 1522-10-29, CIDTC IDL 6227;
Ioannes DANTISCUS to Piotr TOMICKI Plymouth, 1522-11-10, CIDTC IDL 6248⌊iiscf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Piotr TOMICKI Plymouth, 1522-10-29, CIDTC IDL 6227;
Ioannes DANTISCUS to Piotr TOMICKI Plymouth, 1522-11-10, CIDTC IDL 6248⌋ profectionem meam omnem et quantum mihi de omni viatico restaret, intellexit. Plymouth (Pleumodia), city and seaport in SW England, Devon⌊UndePlymouth (Pleumodia), city and seaport in SW England, Devon⌋ 1522-11-18⌊18 Novembris1522-11-18⌋ versus noctem cum vento satis commodo versus Spain (Hispania)⌊HispaniamSpain (Hispania)⌋ cum nave Portugalensi solvi. Durabat nobis ventus iste usque ad medium noctis et inde insurrexit alius contrarius, qui usque ad ingentem tempestatem invalescebat. Iactabamur illa nocte cum magno diei desiderio, et surgente aurora tempestas maior exoriebatur, quae ad sidera usque fluctus extulit, coacti igitur fuimus non in parvis discriminibus versati portum aliquem propinquum petere. Quem summa cum difficultate attigimus, ingredi tamen propter refluxum maris, qui nondum venerat, non potuimus. Proiecta itaque anchora in summis fluctibus volvebamur, donec illi ex portu, nostri miserti, cimbam unam cum hominibus ad nos mitterent, et inde, elato velo minore per illos, qui portus modum noverant, salvi in terram fuimus recepti. Villa est parva Penzance, town in Cornwall, about 121 km W of Plymouth and 480 km W SW of London⌊PlasensPenzance, town in Cornwall, about 121 km W of Plymouth and 480 km W SW of London⌋ nuncupata, non procul a monte Sancti Michaelis in Cornwall (Cornubia), duchy at the tip of the SW peninsula of Great Britain⌊CornuariaCornwall (Cornubia), duchy at the tip of the SW peninsula of Great Britain⌋ England⌊AngliaeEngland⌋ provincia. In ea mansimus X diebus, iterum secundum ventum expectantes. Eadem etiam tempestate adacta venit navicula, quae 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⌊caesarisCharles 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⌋ postas transfert. Exiverat eadem nocte nobiscum ex Plymouth (Pleumodia), city and seaport in SW England, Devon⌊PlemoriaPlymouth (Pleumodia), city and seaport in SW England, Devon⌋. Venit item alia satis magna Portugalensis, et paulopost tres naves grandes eadem tempestate, quae non poterant pertingere ad portus, fecerunt naufragium non procul a portu, in quo fuimus. Una erat Anglicana magna et armata. Ex illa perierunt una cum capitaneo viro primario in Anglia viri XL, reliqui XXVI venerunt salvi in terram. Fuit alia ex Hollandia de Amsterdam magna, quam in mari videramus. Haec cum 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⌊caesareCharles 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⌋ iverat in Spain (Hispania)⌊HispaniamSpain (Hispania)⌋ et deinde pro sale ad Lisbon (Lisboa)⌊UlixbonamLisbon (Lisboa)⌋. Ex illa omnes sunt salvati. Tertia erat Portugalensis, ex qua pauci vivi exiverant. Nos illorum casu perculsi, tempora diligentius observabamus. Habito itaque vento contuli me in naviculam postarum. Portugalensibus me credere non ausi, cum propter pacem, quam habent cum The French ⌊GallisThe French ⌋, tum etiam quod navem habebant antiquam, quae quoties fluctus aliquis decumanus ingruebat, ingemiscere solebat. Fuit tamen potissima causa, quod cum primis volebam ferri 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⌊caesaremCharles 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⌋ et non facere illas ex Portugal⌊PortugaliaPortugal⌋ ambages. Decimo igitur die, quae fuit 1522-11-28⌊28 Novembris1522-11-28⌋, iterum cum vento satis prospero ingressus sum postarum naviculam et ingentis pelagi cf. Ov. Met. 1. 319 ⌊parva rate vicimus undascf. Ov. Met. 1. 319 ⌋. Cum qua tandem portui in Asturias, principality on the NW coast of the Iberian Peninsula⌊SturgiaAsturias, principality on the NW coast of the Iberian Peninsula⌋ Cudillero (Codalia), town and port in Northern Spain, Asturias, on the Biscay Bay⌊CodaliaeCudillero (Codalia), town and port in Northern Spain, Asturias, on the Biscay Bay⌋ nuncupato salvi applicuimus 1522-12-03⌊3 Decembris1522-12-03⌋ versus noctem. Quae vero iis quinque diebus et noctibus sum passus et quam crebro non ego solum, sed nautae omnes mecum de vita desperaverint , horresco memorans. Unum tamen hoc addere ausim, quod hoc parvo tempore pluries mortem manifestam vidi prae oculis, quam totis ante sex mensibus, quibus fui in mari, cum irem versus Jerusalem (Hierosolyma), city in ancient Palestine, Judean Mountains, 1517-1917 under the rule of Ottoman Empire, today the capital of Israel⌊HierusalemJerusalem (Hierosolyma), city in ancient Palestine, Judean Mountains, 1517-1917 under the rule of Ottoman Empire, today the capital of Israel⌋, Deo Optimo Maximo sit laus, honor et gloria atque omnis gratiarum actio, qui me ex iis aquarum non fluctibus, sed montibus, liberavit. Ego vidi et peragravi Mare Mediterraneum et nostri maris sinum Codanum, sed nulla est cum Mari Hispano, quantum ad magnitudinem aquarum et fluctuum, similitudo, neque potuit esse toto anno tempus magis quam hoc ad navigandum insolens et importunum. Si deberem orbis imperium simili navigatione assequi, non ponerem me in tam periculosam aleam. Optabam saepe, quod saltem unus de nostris delicatis ad decursum quartae partis unius horae fuisset mecum, caederetur mihi et deinceps nullas ambirent legationes. Sum nunc hic et habeo eam, quam prius, spem in Deum, qui me per haec cf. Ov. Am. 5.10.11 an peragunt solitos communia tempora motus, stantque magis vitae tempora dura meae, quem tenet Euxini mendax cognomine litus, et Scythici vere terra sinistra freti?; Ov. Am. 3.13.17; Ov. Ep. 4.9.88 ⌊dura temporacf. Ov. Am. 5.10.11 an peragunt solitos communia tempora motus, stantque magis vitae tempora dura meae, quem tenet Euxini mendax cognomine litus, et Scythici vere terra sinistra freti?; Ov. Am. 3.13.17; Ov. Ep. 4.9.88 ⌋ hactenus duxit incolumem, meliori tempore, quod nunc indies fiet tranquillius, salvum reducet etc.

Exivi portum Cudillero (Codalia), town and port in Northern Spain, Asturias, on the Biscay Bay⌊CodaliaeCudillero (Codalia), town and port in Northern Spain, Asturias, on the Biscay Bay⌋ 1522-12-04⌊4 Decembris1522-12-04⌋ et conductis 6 equis onerariis, non tamen tam bonis, ut sunt apud nos, qui plumbum ferunt ex Cracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌊CracoviaCracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌋ in Hungary (Kingdom of Hungary)⌊HungariamHungary (Kingdom of Hungary)⌋, in illis et illorum sellis stramineis per montes altissimos et vias, quibus nullae possunt in mundo esse peiores, cum meis usque in León, city in northern Spain, capital of León province⌊Civitatem LegionisLeón, city in northern Spain, capital of León province⌋ portabar. Alios equos in provincia illa miserrima neque ad emendum neque ad conducendum invenire potui. Solvi ab eis tantum, quantum emi possint apud nos. Ex León, city in northern Spain, capital of León province⌊LegioneLeón, city in northern Spain, capital of León province⌋ paulo meliores cum apparatu, ut hic equitant, usque Medina (Medinah), city in western Saudi Arabia, the second holiest city in Islam and the burial place of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad⌊MedinamMedina (Medinah), city in western Saudi Arabia, the second holiest city in Islam and the burial place of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad⌋ conduxi. Ibi aliquot dies sum immoratus, praemittendo, ut post tot incommoditates commodum mihi inveniretur hospitium in Valladolid (Vallisoletum, Oleti vallis), city in central Spain, Castile and León, on the Pisuerga river⌊ValdolitValladolid (Vallisoletum, Oleti vallis), city in central Spain, Castile and León, on the Pisuerga river⌋, ubi omnia sunt plena hospitibus. Datum mihi fuit unum satis exile, intravi nihilominus, cum viderem, quod mihi melius dare recusarent. Veni ergo Valladolid (Vallisoletum, Oleti vallis), city in central Spain, Castile and León, on the Pisuerga river⌊hucValladolid (Vallisoletum, Oleti vallis), city in central Spain, Castile and León, on the Pisuerga river⌋ 1522-12-18⌊decima octava Decembris1522-12-18⌋ et 1522-12-19⌊sequenti die1522-12-19⌋ Mercurino Arborio di Gattinara (*1465 – †1530), humanist, jurist, trusted and influential advisor to Charles V; 1501 entered the service of the Habsburgs as legal counsel to Duchess Margaret of Austria, 1504 advisor and President of the Privy Council of Margaret of Austria, after the governoship of the Netherlands was entrusted to her, 1518 Grand Chancellor of Castile and later of Charles V as Roman Emperor, 1529 Cardinal of St. Giovanni a Porta Latina (after the death of his wife, Andreetta Avogadro) (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 12; CE, vol. 2, p. 76-80)⌊magnus cancellariusMercurino Arborio di Gattinara (*1465 – †1530), humanist, jurist, trusted and influential advisor to Charles V; 1501 entered the service of the Habsburgs as legal counsel to Duchess Margaret of Austria, 1504 advisor and President of the Privy Council of Margaret of Austria, after the governoship of the Netherlands was entrusted to her, 1518 Grand Chancellor of Castile and later of Charles V as Roman Emperor, 1529 Cardinal of St. Giovanni a Porta Latina (after the death of his wife, Andreetta Avogadro) (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 12; CE, vol. 2, p. 76-80)⌋, qui me adhuc sua veteri benevolentia prosequitur, in prandio me humanissime habuit. Post prandium seorsum cum Mercurino Arborio di Gattinara (*1465 – †1530), humanist, jurist, trusted and influential advisor to Charles V; 1501 entered the service of the Habsburgs as legal counsel to Duchess Margaret of Austria, 1504 advisor and President of the Privy Council of Margaret of Austria, after the governoship of the Netherlands was entrusted to her, 1518 Grand Chancellor of Castile and later of Charles V as Roman Emperor, 1529 Cardinal of St. Giovanni a Porta Latina (after the death of his wife, Andreetta Avogadro) (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 12; CE, vol. 2, p. 76-80)⌊eoMercurino Arborio di Gattinara (*1465 – †1530), humanist, jurist, trusted and influential advisor to Charles V; 1501 entered the service of the Habsburgs as legal counsel to Duchess Margaret of Austria, 1504 advisor and President of the Privy Council of Margaret of Austria, after the governoship of the Netherlands was entrusted to her, 1518 Grand Chancellor of Castile and later of Charles V as Roman Emperor, 1529 Cardinal of St. Giovanni a Porta Latina (after the death of his wife, Andreetta Avogadro) (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 12; CE, vol. 2, p. 76-80)⌋ clausus, illi 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⌊maiestatis regiaeSigismund 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⌋ litteras reddidi et illius maiestatis nomine salutavi, quod grato accepit animo, deinde, quae mihi agenda essent apud maiestatem caesaream, explicavi et, ut mihi audientiam de rebus publicis et postea de privatis faceret, rogavi. Ad omnia se obtulit benevolum, fuit tamen protracta ista publica audientia, propter festa et etiam quia maiestas caesarea aliquantulum dicebatur aegrotare. 1522-12-27⌊Vigesima septima Decembris1522-12-27⌋, hoc est ipso die Sancti Ioannis Evangelistae, misit pro me 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⌊maiestas caesareaCharles 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⌋ dominum Ioannes Hannard ⌊Ioannem HannardIoannes Hannard ⌋ audientiarium suum, et me benigniter audivit. Dixi hanc inclusam orationem iuxta instructionem mihi datam, quantum videbatur tempori competere. Ad quam in hunc modum maiestas caesarea per dominum cancellarium de verbo ad verbum, quemadmodum memini, respondit, ut in charta inclusa continetur. Et privatam audientiam in aliud tempus distulit, pro qua ego indies laboro, nihilque est aliud in causa, quod sic differtur, quam quod, ut scripsi, catharro aliquantisper laborat. Spero tamen, quod cras vel post crastinum, si melius habere coeperit, me audiet. Datum est mihi etiam melius hospitium et honestius post primam audientiam, et misit mihi 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⌊maiestas caesareaCharles 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⌋ per magistrum curiae suae et dominum Ioannes Hannard ⌊HannardIoannes Hannard ⌋, ut hic moris est, 4 lagenas argenteas vini et postulavit, ut semper pro vino, quod mihi placeret, ad cellarium illius maiestatis mitterem. Nihil aliud hic datur oratoribus. Ego mallem, quod mihi ligna quam vinum mitteret, quae hic, ut alia omnia, in hac misera Spain (Hispania)⌊HispaniaSpain (Hispania)⌋, in caro sunt foro, de quibus multa forent scribenda, nisi lectu essent molesta et postae festinatio perhiberet. Hoc mihi accidit, Reverendissime Domine, quod semper timui, veniens huc per tantas maris et terrae incommoditates et discrimina, de omni viatico non attuli magis quam 60 ducatos, de quibus ego statim pro una mula, in qua honeste irem, ut hic consuetudinis est, 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⌊caesarisCharles 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⌋ palatium, XXXIII ducatos exposui. Et nisi mihi esset vetus cum factors of The FUGGERS ⌊Fuggarorumfactors of The FUGGERS ⌋ factoribus amicitia, quomodo hic res et negotia 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⌊regiae maiestatisSigismund 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⌋ citra illius maiestatis levitatem possem expedire? Omnia fortassis hinc proveniunt, quod mihi saltem negotia regia et non pecuniae creduntur, sed de his plura, quae scribi possint, non audeo, ne vel vehementior vel mihi multa tribuere viderer, satis iam aliquoties scriptum est etc. Feci nihilominus, ut potui, et a factors of The FUGGERS ⌊Fuggarorumfactors of The FUGGERS ⌋ factore hic existente, Georgio Rhehinger, in mutuum trecentos ducatos in auro accepi, quos, quaeso, Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima ad 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⌊maiestatem regiamSigismund 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⌋ intercedendo efficiat, ut per dominum Jan Boner (†1523), merchant, banker, supplier to the Cracow royal court, financial agent of King Sigismund I Jagiellon; 1498-1523 Cracow town councillor; 1515-1523 salt mine supervisor in Cracow; 1522-1523 wielkorządca of Cracow (NOGA, p. 299; PSB 2, p. 297-298)⌊BonarJan Boner (†1523), merchant, banker, supplier to the Cracow royal court, financial agent of King Sigismund I Jagiellon; 1498-1523 Cracow town councillor; 1515-1523 salt mine supervisor in Cracow; 1522-1523 wielkorządca of Cracow (NOGA, p. 299; PSB 2, p. 297-298)⌋ 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⌋ solvantur. Quomodo mihi sit redeundum cum his pecuniis, cum adhuc nesciam, quando a 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⌊caesareCharles 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⌋ absolvar, Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima perpendat. Si etiam cras 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⌊maiestas caesareaCharles 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⌋ me expediret, non possem tamen ante Martium navigare: cf. Prop. 3,11.6 ⌊vulneribus didicit miles habere metumcf. Prop. 3,11.6 ⌋. Istae navigationes me et timere et non magis praecipitem esse docuerunt. Haec omnia Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima pro sua incomparabili prudentia et singulari erga me gratia metiatur et rebus meis apud serenissimam maiestatem regiam subveniat. cf. Verg. A. 4.12 credo equidem, nec vana fides, genus esse deorum ⌊Spero equidem nec vana fidescf. Verg. A. 4.12 credo equidem, nec vana fides, genus esse deorum ⌋, quod brevi me Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima in his turbis fluctuantem consolabitur. Quae alias hic aguntur, ex litteris ad maiestatem regiam intelliget Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima. Cui me humiliter commendo ac perpetuo dedo.