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Letter #244

Ioannes DANTISCUS to Sigismund I Jagiellon
Toledo, 1525-05-05


Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in Latin, autograph, BNW, BOZ, 2053, TG 6, No. 565, f. 25-26
2copy in Latin, 16th-century, AGAD, LL, 23, p. 286-288
3copy in Latin, 16th-century, BJ, 6557, f. 146v-147v
4copy in Latin, 16th-century, B. Ossol., 177/II, f. 219v-221r
5copy in Latin, 16th-century, BK, 213, a.1525, No. 23, p. 348-352
6copy in Latin, 18th-century, BCz, 37 (TN), No. 49, p. 249-253
7copy in Latin, 18th-century, BCz, 274, No. 121, p. 181-183
8copy in Latin, 19th-century, MHMT, former BJ, Przyb. 15/52, f. 194v-196r

Auxiliary sources:
1register in Polish, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8241 (TK 3), a.1525, f. 13r-v

Prints:
1AT 7 a.1525, p. 242-243 (in extenso)
2Sumariusz No. 243, p. 123

 

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BNW, BOZ, 2053, TG 6, No. 565, f. 25r

Serenissima Maiestas Regia et Domine, domine clemetissime. Post humillimam meae servitutis commendationem.

1525-05-04⌊Heri1525-05-04⌋, cum essem apud 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)⌊magnum cancellariumMercurino 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)⌋ illumque de rebus The Muscovites (Moscovians, Mosci) ⌊MoscorumThe Muscovites (Moscovians, Mosci) ⌋ et quibus modis inter eos et Maximilian I of Habsburg (*1459 – †1519), from 1486 King of the Romans, actual ruler of the Empire from the death of Frederick III (1493), 1508-1519 Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation; son of Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugal⌊Maximilianum divum caesaremMaximilian I of Habsburg (*1459 – †1519), from 1486 King of the Romans, actual ruler of the Empire from the death of Frederick III (1493), 1508-1519 Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation; son of Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugal⌋ quaedam facta fuit amicitia, ac de istius gentis moribus et perfidia, quantum memini, certiorem redderem, allatae mihi sunt cf. Sigismund I Jagiellon & Bona Sforza to Ioannes DANTISCUS Cracow, 1525-03-13, CIDTC IDL 228⌊litteraecf. Sigismund I Jagiellon & Bona Sforza to Ioannes DANTISCUS Cracow, 1525-03-13, CIDTC IDL 228⌋ Maiestatis Vestrae Serenissimae Cracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌊CracoviaeCracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌋ 1525-03-13⌊13 Martii1525-03-13⌋ scriptae. cf. Sigismund I Jagiellon & Bona Sforza to Ioannes DANTISCUS Cracow, 1525-03-13, CIDTC IDL 228⌊Quascf. Sigismund I Jagiellon & Bona Sforza to Ioannes DANTISCUS Cracow, 1525-03-13, CIDTC IDL 228⌋ cum mecum ter quaterque exosculatus in hospitium detulissem atque avide perlegissem, tanto subinde affectus sum gaudio, quanto prius numquam, fluctuatus utpote ingentibus animi procellis, tandem in portum relatus. Misi itaque post omnium perlectionem statim ad 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)⌊dominum cancellariumMercurino 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)⌋, ut me in colloquium certo et opportuno tempore admitteret, quod pro sua humanitate in 1525-05-05⌊hodiernum1525-05-05⌋ disposuit, ut una hora ante prandium eum convenirem illudque post negotia cum eo sumerem. Cum autem haec posta ante hunc nostrum conventum sit abitura, commode se mihi obtulit, ut saltem hoc unum Maiestati Vestrae Serenissimae significarem, me totum litterarum fasciculum sicut Cracoviae conclusus et inceratus fuit integrum accepisse meque omnem daturum operam, quantum eniti possum, ut mandatis Maiestatis Vestrae Serenissimae satisfiat, deinde cum primis postis uberius de omnibus scripturus. Quae tamen hic aguntur, quantum temporis suppetit, brevibus perstringam. Scripsi 9 mensis praeteriti de rebus Prutenis ea, quae a nuntio domini magistri intellexeram et de ingressu Moscorum ac de superinscribed⌈dede superinscribed⌉ aliis, quae tunc hic in novis habebantur, interea parum est immutatum. 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⌋ velit huc cogere regnorum istorum conventum, quem “curtas” vocant, ut de rebus suis statueret, praesertim quomodo Italy (Italia)⌊ItaliamItaly (Italia)⌋ ingredi posset, opusque esset ad hoc iter largo viatico; sed adhuc de istis “curtis” nihil hic intellegitur. Galli ad nullas condiciones propositas volunt descendere nisi ad pecuniariam regis sui redemptionem, conscribuntque gentes et faciunt exercitus, ut se tueantur. Fertur etiam, insignis quidam Gallorum orator huc venturus, fortassis mitius iste aget, impetus enim Gallorum primi solent esse acerrimi, sed ubi refrixit animus, cinerantur. Venturi huc sunt etiam duo magni regis Angliae oratores, congratulatum, BNW, BOZ, 2053, TG 6, No. 565, f. 25v ut ab isto oratore, qui hic agit, intellexi, de hac victoria caesaris; sunt tamen, qui suspicantur, quod ad tractandum pro liberatione regis Galliae et ad aliquam pacem componendam huc mittantur. In Anglo tota adhuc res haeret. Captus est etiam paulo ante regis Galliae orator cum litteris, qui ante hunc conflictum ad Mauros contra caesarem sollicitandos fuit missus, quod illi non parum in hac sua afflicta fortuna officiet. Nondum istarum rerum videmus exitum. Oratores statuum Italiae multa pollicentur bona, sed omnis potentia solet esse esse invisa istis praecipue hominibus. Hic adhuc quemadmodum prius nihil aliud quam nervus deficit, qui si haberi posset, finis certe huius esset tragoedie fieretque tandem contra infideles aliquid, ad quod profecto caesar egregium prae se fert animum, factusque est post hanc tam longam suam aegritudinem et corpore et animo validior, soletque si pacem certam habere posset, praedicare, se vires suas contra Christi nominis hostes conversurum omnino. Quod Deus aliquando faxit etc.

Secunda die huius mensis 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 sua 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⌋ The Muscovites (Moscovians, Mosci) ⌊MoscosThe Muscovites (Moscovians, Mosci) ⌋ audivit iisque usus est caerimoniis. Misit pro eis more solito ducem et factorem eorum Antonium de Comitibus, et cum advenissent neque assurrexit neque tegmen capitis movit; illi inclinationes facere et pileos pinnatos deponere et rursus imponere induti in hoc hic ingenti aestu binis et ternis vestibus pelliceis sudantesque plurimum, maiestatem suam sunt allocuti. Eratque scamnum dispositum panno aureo contectum, in quo sedere debebant, sed cum visi sunt pileos suos rursus imponere capitibus, stantes coacti sunt perorare, locutusque est eorum interpres Latinum, quod nemo intellexit. Qua de re dominus cancellarius, ut 1525-05-04⌊heri1525-05-04⌋ mihi retulit, subito discessit. Et sic non intellecti abierunt. Postero die per factorem eorum in scriptis dabant omnia. Mihi, qui nullam a Maiestate Vestra Serenissima commissionem habeo, loqui non licet, non possum tamen mihi temperare, quin interdum non ut orator, sed ut privatus ex me ipso loquar et quaerentibus de illis respondeam. 1525-05-04⌊Heri1525-05-04⌋, ut scripsi, cum essem apud 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)⌊dominum cancellariumMercurino 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)⌋, inter alia mihi dixit, si velim cum eo et vicinis meis Rutenis prandere, invitassent enim se ipsos ad prandium. Respondi, quod nollem illius mensae hilaritati esse impedimentum, nam certo illos scirem, BNW, BOZ, 2053, TG 6, No. 565, f. 26r me praesente, cuius dominum timerent, laetos non futuros. Discessique ad laetius prandium cum litteris Maiestatis Vestrae Serenissimae in deversorium meum. Postea dominus cancellarius cogebatur istos nebulones exspectare diutius, intellexerant enim, me illic fuisse nolebantque venire, nisi certo scirent me ibidem non futurum. Intellexi, quod egregie poti, nam ex maioribus crateris biberant, cum omnium admiratione ex hoc symposio abierunt plus in recessu quam in fronte dedecoris relinquentes. Quid hic egerunt, cum primis diffusius scribam. Alia pro hac temporis angustia non restant. Commendo me suppliciter Maiestati Vestrae Serenissimae, ut Domino meo clementissimo illique eas, quas pectoris mei exiguitas potest, gratias habeo, quod mei est misertus et me scriptis suis ab inferis reduxit.