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Reverendissimo in Christo Patri ac 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 Varmiensi etc. amic paper damaged⌈[amic]amic paper damaged⌉o[1] observandissimo

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Ego te, Pontificum Sanctissime, quibus verbis hac perpropera epistula conveniam? Nam ut omittam ea, quae contemplanti virtutes tuas animum mentemque obruunt, memoria meritorum, suavitas consuetudinis, amor mutuus impetum faciunt, ut malim adesse coram. Neque quicquam putem satis esse, quod vel ab immodici scriptoris filo exordiri queat. Rem igitur in pauca conferam. Gratulor ecclesiam titulis accedere nostris Varmiensem et te ei contigisse, hoc praesertim rerum turbine tam indigne dissidentium, qui labanti Christianae rei ferre opem et noris et possis. Atque utinam tam multis per septentrionem ecclesiis non tam multi praesules praeficerentur, qui collati tibi indigniores videantur vitae suae ducendae, quam ut aliorum vitas animasque tueantur. Putabam ego ex orbe pererrato suavissimam futuram tantarum illam rerum recordationem, neque locum esse unquam desiderio adeundi, quae legissem quaeque ab omnibus tantopere expeti viderem. Verum contra evenit. Et ut silentio ceteros praeteream, quos equidem videre gestio, unum Dantiscum multis ob id noctibus in somnis video, alloquor paene praesens, videorque eadem agere, quae apud The Spaniards ⌊HispanosThe Spaniards ⌋, apud The Moors (Mauri), North African pirates⌊MaurosThe Moors (Mauri), North African pirates⌋ egerimus. Excutior interea somno nec abducor h iisdem cogitationibus vigilans. Cumque huc accitu illustrissimi principis et numquam satis laudati domini mei venio et Kaspar Hannau (Gasparus Hannovius, Kacper Hannow) (*1519 – †1571), Dantiscus' nephew (son of Anna), doctor of both canon and civil law, friend of Marcin Kromer, Bishop of Ermland; his studies in Cracow (1536-1538), and later in Rome (1539-1548), were financed by his uncle; from 1545 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and Dean of Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) Collegiate Chapter; from 1547 Canon of Włocławek (ORACKI 1984, p. 84; KOPICZKO 2, p. 108-109)⌊Gasparem AnoviumKaspar Hannau (Gasparus Hannovius, Kacper Hannow) (*1519 – †1571), Dantiscus' nephew (son of Anna), doctor of both canon and civil law, friend of Marcin Kromer, Bishop of Ermland; his studies in Cracow (1536-1538), and later in Rome (1539-1548), were financed by his uncle; from 1545 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and Dean of Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) Collegiate Chapter; from 1547 Canon of Włocławek (ORACKI 1984, p. 84; KOPICZKO 2, p. 108-109)⌋, nepotem illum vere tuum, hoc est eximiae adulescentem indolis invenio, obsecro te, ipse aestimes, quo sim gaudio affectus, nam si exprimere id ego tentem et quam longe eum quamque etiam frequenti de te sermone moratus fuerim, dies me potius deficiat. Et ne unus ipse satis videaris, addo et 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⌊Bernardum fratremBernhard 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⌋ et quam saepe tuba illa sua UUB, H. 155, f. 11v tibi ac propterea etiam mihi voluptati fuerit, quoties occurrerit mula Petrus de Monte Libano (fl. 1516)⌊Petri Maronitae de Monte LibanoPetrus de Monte Libano (fl. 1516)⌋: cum una essent duo illi Iocularitatis filii atque omnia olfacientes, Cornelis De Schepper (Cornelius Scepperus, Cornelis De Dobbele, Cornelius Duplicius) (*1503 – †1555), erudite, diplomat in the Habsburgs' service; close friend of Ioannes Dantiscus; initially in the service of Christian II of Oldenburg, King of Denmark; 1526 secretary and councillor to Emperor Charles V of Habsburg (CE, vol. 3, p. 218-220; DE VOCHT 1961, p. 15-24)⌊ScepperusCornelis De Schepper (Cornelius Scepperus, Cornelis De Dobbele, Cornelius Duplicius) (*1503 – †1555), erudite, diplomat in the Habsburgs' service; close friend of Ioannes Dantiscus; initially in the service of Christian II of Oldenburg, King of Denmark; 1526 secretary and councillor to Emperor Charles V of Habsburg (CE, vol. 3, p. 218-220; DE VOCHT 1961, p. 15-24)⌋ et Wolfgang Prantner (Wolfgang Brantner) (†1541), doctor of both canon and civil law, studied in Vienna (1508) and Bologna (1513), where he was a syndic of the German nation; secretary and councillor to Emperor Charles V; 1527 councillor for Carinthian affairs to Roman King Ferdinand I; 1527 coadiutor to the Grand Master of the Order of St. George; 1533 the last Grand Master (CE, vol. 1, p. 191; BERGMANN 1868, p. 173-174)⌊PrantnerusWolfgang Prantner (Wolfgang Brantner) (†1541), doctor of both canon and civil law, studied in Vienna (1508) and Bologna (1513), where he was a syndic of the German nation; secretary and councillor to Emperor Charles V; 1527 councillor for Carinthian affairs to Roman King Ferdinand I; 1527 coadiutor to the Grand Master of the Order of St. George; 1533 the last Grand Master (CE, vol. 1, p. 191; BERGMANN 1868, p. 173-174)⌋. Ceterum, scias, velim ex optima et suavissima Catarina Lucentini Piccolomini wife of Mariangelo Accursio (CE, vol. 1, p. 4-5)⌊uxoreCatarina Lucentini Piccolomini wife of Mariangelo Accursio (CE, vol. 1, p. 4-5)⌋ Casimirus Accursio (Casimiro Accorso) (*1539)⌊filiumCasimirus Accursio (Casimiro Accorso) (*1539)⌋ susceptum mihi quattuor iam mensium eique nomen inditum Casimiro: Polonicogermanum videlicet insolitum, inauditum ac propterea mirum quiddam The Italians ⌊ItalisThe Italians ⌋. Ea vero est in infantulo alacritas, is vigor, ut putem (modo vivat) acta patris famamque (si qua est) antecessurum.

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⌋ fama quaedam est Italy (Italia)⌊ItaliamItaly (Italia)⌋ Germaniamque aditurum, sed ea non usquequaque constans. Constat attamen apparatum classis The Ottoman Turks (Turcae) ⌊TurcarumThe Ottoman Turks (Turcae) ⌋ permagnum esse, et iam non semel invasisse ac depopulatos esse loca pleraque Calabriae. Ob id motum tandem Petrum a Toleto iussosque omnes sequi, qui morent sub caesare, ut loca mari proxima, quaeque exceptura impetus videri possint, et tueantur et muniant. Atque ita vides, quam cunctanter omnia, quae iam pridem et ornata et peracta esse, maxime oportuisset. Audio et post captam Duchy of Wal(l)achia (Valachia), country in central Europe stretching northwards from the lower Danube river, southern from the Duchy of Moldavia⌊ValachiamDuchy of Wal(l)achia (Valachia), country in central Europe stretching northwards from the lower Danube river, southern from the Duchy of Moldavia⌋ imminere pluribus quam olim locis et vestris etiam non parum periculi. Ac fortasse nec, dum etiam didicistis et ipsi cunctandum non esse contra magnum istum iam non Asiae, sed et Europe (Europa), the commune⌊EuropaeEurope (Europa), the commune⌋ Africa, the continent⌊AfricaeAfrica, the continent⌋que regnatorem. Illustrissimus princeps maluit te sua quam suorum manu litteris salutari. Ego ita te ac tua salva esse iubeo, ut is, qui salutem eiusmodi in se recidere opinetur.

Rome (Roma), city in central Italy, on the Tiber river, seat of the Holy See⌊RomaeRome (Roma), city in central Italy, on the Tiber river, seat of the Holy See⌋, prima Augusti 1539.

Reverendissime Dominationis Vestrae servulus Mariangelo Accursio (Mariangelo Accorso) (*1489 – †1546), Italian humanist and poet, from 1521 majordomo, tutor and guide to Johann Albrecht and Gumpert of Brandenburg-Ansbach in Rome, in 1522 followed them in their travels to Poland, Germany, France and in visit to the Spanish court of Emperor Charles V, in 1532 he left Italy and the Hohenzollern's service and went to Augsburg, where he found hospitality in the circle of Anton Fugger; in 1533 he returned to Italy and settled in his home town of L'Aquila (CE, vol. 1, p. 4-5)⌊Mariangelus AccursiusMariangelo Accursio (Mariangelo Accorso) (*1489 – †1546), Italian humanist and poet, from 1521 majordomo, tutor and guide to Johann Albrecht and Gumpert of Brandenburg-Ansbach in Rome, in 1522 followed them in their travels to Poland, Germany, France and in visit to the Spanish court of Emperor Charles V, in 1532 he left Italy and the Hohenzollern's service and went to Augsburg, where he found hospitality in the circle of Anton Fugger; in 1533 he returned to Italy and settled in his home town of L'Aquila (CE, vol. 1, p. 4-5)⌋

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