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Letter #1780

[Ioannes DANTISCUS] to Sigismund I Jagiellon
Löbau (Lubawa), 1537-11-16

English register: A credential letter for Dantiscus’ brother Bernard (von Höfen)


Manuscript sources:
1office copy in Latin, in secretary's hand, BCz, 244, p. 304 (b.p.)

Prints:
1CEID 1/1 No. 79, p. 337 (in extenso; English register)

 

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Serenissima Regia Maiestas Domine, et domine clementissime. Humillimam perpetuae meae servitutis commendationem.

Commisi Bernhard von Höfen (Bernhard Flachsbinder) (†after 1548), Ioannes Dantiscus' brother, stayed with Dantiscus in Spain, as a member of his mission's retinue, and was used as a trusted courier to Poland at least from 1526; after 1530 Starost of Löbau⌊huic fratriBernhard von Höfen (Bernhard Flachsbinder) (†after 1548), Ioannes Dantiscus' brother, stayed with Dantiscus in Spain, as a member of his mission's retinue, and was used as a trusted courier to Poland at least from 1526; after 1530 Starost of Löbau⌋ meo, ut quaedam summa, qua potest, reverentia Serenissimae Maiestati Vestrae meo nomine refer[at], quem ut clementer audire meque regia gratia commendatum habere dignetur, humillime supplico. Dominus Deus, qui Serenissimae Maiestati Vestrae cf. Adagia 1526 No. 566 Nestorea senecta ⌊Nestor mythical king of Pylos and the eldest of the Greek commanders at Troy; his wisdom and longevity were proverbial⌊NestorisNestor mythical king of Pylos and the eldest of the Greek commanders at Troy; his wisdom and longevity were proverbial⌋ dedit prudentiamcf. Adagia 1526 No. 566 Nestorea senecta ⌋, concedat in prospera valetudine et aetatem.