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Letter #2469

[Ioannes DANTISCUS] to [Nicolas PERRENOT de Granvelle]
Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1541-07-21


Manuscript sources:
1rough draft in Latin, autograph, BCz, 245, p. 279-280

Auxiliary sources:
1register in Polish, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8249 (TK 11), f. 351

 

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Illustris et Magnifice Domine, amice carissime et honorande.

Salutem et obsequiorum meorum commenda[tionem].

P[riusquam] Illustris D[ominationis] Vestrae cf. Nicolas PERRENOT de Granvelle to Ioannes DANTISCUS Regensburg, 1541-03-08, CIDTC IDL 2398⌊litterascf. Nicolas PERRENOT de Granvelle to Ioannes DANTISCUS Regensburg, 1541-03-08, CIDTC IDL 2398⌋ VIII Martii proxime Regensburg (Ratisbona), city in southeastern Germany, Bavaria, on the Danube river⌊RatisbonaeRegensburg (Ratisbona), city in southeastern Germany, Bavaria, on the Danube river⌋ da[tas] accepissem, cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to [Stanisław MACIEJOWSKI] Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1541-04-01, CIDTC IDL 5375⌊misicf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to [Stanisław MACIEJOWSKI] Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1541-04-01, CIDTC IDL 5375⌋ cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Nicolas PERRENOT de Granvelle Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1541-04-01, CIDTC IDL 5374⌊meascf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Nicolas PERRENOT de Granvelle Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1541-04-01, CIDTC IDL 5374⌋ [prima] die Aprilis ... scriptas magnifico domino Stanisław Maciejowski (†1563), 1536 land scribe (pisarz grodzki) of Sandomierz, 1543 Castellan of Żarnów, 1544 Castellan of Radom, 1545-1550 Castellan of Lublin, 1550-1553 Castellan of Wojnicz and Steward of the court of Barbara Radziwiłł, 1553 Castellan of Sandomierz, 1553-1563 Marshal of the Royal Court, 1541 envoy of Queen Bona Sforza to Emperor Charles V on affairs concerning her mother's inheritance (PSB 19, 1, p. 69-71)⌊Stanis[lao] MaczeyowskiStanisław Maciejowski (†1563), 1536 land scribe (pisarz grodzki) of Sandomierz, 1543 Castellan of Żarnów, 1544 Castellan of Radom, 1545-1550 Castellan of Lublin, 1550-1553 Castellan of Wojnicz and Steward of the court of Barbara Radziwiłł, 1553 Castellan of Sandomierz, 1553-1563 Marshal of the Royal Court, 1541 envoy of Queen Bona Sforza to Emperor Charles V on affairs concerning her mother's inheritance (PSB 19, 1, p. 69-71)⌋ 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⌊regisSigismund 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⌋ mei oratori, ut illas Illustri Dominationi Vestrae redderet. cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Nicolas PERRENOT de Granvelle Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1541-04-01, CIDTC IDL 5374⌊Quibuscf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Nicolas PERRENOT de Granvelle Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1541-04-01, CIDTC IDL 5374⌋ Stanisław Maciejowski (†1563), 1536 land scribe (pisarz grodzki) of Sandomierz, 1543 Castellan of Żarnów, 1544 Castellan of Radom, 1545-1550 Castellan of Lublin, 1550-1553 Castellan of Wojnicz and Steward of the court of Barbara Radziwiłł, 1553 Castellan of Sandomierz, 1553-1563 Marshal of the Royal Court, 1541 envoy of Queen Bona Sforza to Emperor Charles V on affairs concerning her mother's inheritance (PSB 19, 1, p. 69-71)⌊eumStanisław Maciejowski (†1563), 1536 land scribe (pisarz grodzki) of Sandomierz, 1543 Castellan of Żarnów, 1544 Castellan of Radom, 1545-1550 Castellan of Lublin, 1550-1553 Castellan of Wojnicz and Steward of the court of Barbara Radziwiłł, 1553 Castellan of Sandomierz, 1553-1563 Marshal of the Royal Court, 1541 envoy of Queen Bona Sforza to Emperor Charles V on affairs concerning her mother's inheritance (PSB 19, 1, p. 69-71)⌋ et negotia, in quibus agit I[llustri] Dominationi Vestrae summopere commendavi, eas iampridem Illustrem Dominationem Vestram h[aud] dubie percepisse existimo.

Quid vero adeo humanis ami[cis]simisque cf. Nicolas PERRENOT de Granvelle to Ioannes DANTISCUS Regensburg, 1541-03-08, CIDTC IDL 2398⌊litteriscf. Nicolas PERRENOT de Granvelle to Ioannes DANTISCUS Regensburg, 1541-03-08, CIDTC IDL 2398⌋, quibus suum amorem veterem ac benevolentiam in me vigentem adhuc et praesentem Illustris Dominatio Vestra declarat, respondeam, ex ea erga me Illustris Dominationis Vestrae propensione gestiens, [ non] offert se aliud, quam quod illi, quas possum, gratias habeo. Quae mei inexstinctam apud se fovet memoriam, quamvis in hoc orbis angulo, ambitionum ac curarum aulicarum pertaesus, latitans inglorius per tam longa intervalla et viarum spatia ab Illustri Dominatione Vestra sim dissitus. Non tamen omisit me suis hic benevolentissimis cf. Nicolas PERRENOT de Granvelle to Ioannes DANTISCUS Regensburg, 1541-03-08, CIDTC IDL 2398⌊litteriscf. Nicolas PERRENOT de Granvelle to Ioannes DANTISCUS Regensburg, 1541-03-08, CIDTC IDL 2398⌋ invisere et me nostrae coniunction[is] mutuae, qua dulci consuetudine nos aula caesarea tot ann[is] constrinxerat commonefacere, quin etiam operam studiumque suum , si qua in re mihi aut cuipiam meo nomine us[ui] esse possit, prolixe pollicetur. Quod qua animi gratitudine rependere debeam, non invenio. Rependerem equidem reipsa, si quid, quod g[ra]tum Illustri Dominationi Vestrae futurum agnoscerem, facultas mea praestare po[sset], oppido quam libentissime . In eo certe voluntas et ...tatio me non deficit, modo significationem, quid per me [fieri] velit, faciat.

Exiguum hoc, quod sibi Illustris Dominatio Vestra a me ... postulat ferarum hinc nimirum nostrarum grandiora cornua missuru[s sum] iis diebus per Baltic Sea⌊sinum nostrum CodanumBaltic Sea⌋ ex Gdańsk (Danzig, Dantiscum), city in northern Poland, on the Bay of Gdańsk at the mouth of the Vistula, on the Baltic, the biggest and wealthiest of the three Great Prussian Cities (Gdańsk, Thorn (Toruń), and Elbing (Elbląg)) with representation in the Council of Royal Prussia; a member of the Hanseatic League⌊GdanoGdańsk (Danzig, Dantiscum), city in northern Poland, on the Bay of Gdańsk at the mouth of the Vistula, on the Baltic, the biggest and wealthiest of the three Great Prussian Cities (Gdańsk, Thorn (Toruń), and Elbing (Elbląg)) with representation in the Council of Royal Prussia; a member of the Hanseatic League⌋ ad manus magnifici domini 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)⌊Cornel[ii Sceppe]riCornelis 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)⌋ Illustris Dominationis Vestrae amici obsequentissimi, quem, ut novit, non se[cus atque] fratris germani loco habui semper. 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)⌊QuiCornelis 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)⌋ illa unacum u[ngulis] non paucis, quae comiciali, ut ferunt, medentur, onagrorum Illustri Dominationi Vestrae mittet. Quibus vastis animalibus convenientius no... pelles enim et capita asinis habent sim[iles] .... Si non displicuisse Illustri Dominationi Vestrae compertum habuero, dilig[enter stude]bo, ut paulo post ampliora conquiram. Si quid p[raeterea] ... hic apud nos maioris momenti est, quod Illustri Dominationi Vestrae pl[aceat, iube]re sibi mitti , et quicquid per me fie[ri possit, nihil] est, quod facturus sum libentius. Si maturius ... ... conabor tamen ... [e]x castris meis collecta matur... ...is commodioribus colligata et con... ... meis ad Illustrem Dominationem Vestram sum daturu[s] ... verum quodcumque etiamnum sit, quo me gratific... ...rem dispexero, non gravate a me ad observandissimum ... [domi]num meum Granvellanum ibit, cuius me recordatio suaviss[ima] ... hac affecta aetate iuniorem atque alacriorem reddit, non secus ac si ... Monzón, town in eastern Spain, Aragon, parliamentary centre of the Crown of Aragon, and important staging post between Zaragoza and Barcelona⌊MonsoniMonzón, town in eastern Spain, Aragon, parliamentary centre of the Crown of Aragon, and important staging post between Zaragoza and Barcelona⌋, ubi Spain (Hispania)⌊Regnorum suorum HispaniaeSpain (Hispania)⌋ 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⌋ noster invictissimus Cortes (Spanish Diet) ⌊com[i][tia]Cortes (Spanish Diet) ⌋ celebrare solet, seu apud The Italians ⌊ItalosThe Italians ⌋, The Netherlanders ⌊BelgasThe Netherlanders ⌋ aut The Germans ⌊GermanosThe Germans ⌋, ubi iucundissime plerumque conviximus, una adhuc ageremus.

Huic, inquam, clarissimo pientissimoque nostro 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⌊caesariCharles 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⌋, cui omne id, qu[od] sum et possum, debeo. ...me ...desi...m[] ..., ut me Illustris Dominatio Vestra aliquando per oport[u]nitatem studiosissime commendet, quandoquidem mens et desiderium ei[us] 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⌊catholicae et caesareae maiestatiCharles 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⌋ inserviendi me tenet inexplebile, quantum possum, oro impensius.

Porro Illustri Dominationi Vestrae, cui commendatissim[us]esse aveo, aetatem a Domino Deo diutissime incolumem atque o[mni] felicitatis continuam accessionem precor ex animo.