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Letter #2543

Eustathius KNOBELSDORF to Ioannes DANTISCUS
Paris, 1542-03-02
            received Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1542-04-28

Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in Latin, autograph, BCz, 1599, p. 117-120

 

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Salutem dico.

Etsi satis superque responsum arbitrer esse nuperrimis meis litteris superiori Celsitudinis Tuae epistolae,[1] tamen non comittam, ut Christoph von Zehmen (Krzysztof Cema) ⌊dominus Christophorus a CzemaChristoph von Zehmen (Krzysztof Cema) ⌋, intimus meus familiaris, in Royal Prussia (Prussia Regalis), region, part of Prussia annexed to the Kingdom of Poland in 1466 under the provisions of the Second Peace of Thorn⌊patriamRoyal Prussia (Prussia Regalis), region, part of Prussia annexed to the Kingdom of Poland in 1466 under the provisions of the Second Peace of Thorn⌋ sine nostris litteris perveniat. Quem si mihi persuadere potuissem tam brevi quasi ex improviso abiturum, effecissem, ut tibi ratio nostrorum studiorum aliquo carmine reddita esset. Interim dum hic sum, praeter cetera descripsi cf. KNOBELSDORF Lutetiae Parisiorum Descriptio, p. 73 - 122 ⌊elegiaco carmine Paris (Lutetia Parisiorum, Parisii), city in central France, on the Seine river, capital of France⌊Lutetiam,Paris (Lutetia Parisiorum, Parisii), city in central France, on the Seine river, capital of France⌋cf. KNOBELSDORF Lutetiae Parisiorum Descriptio, p. 73 - 122 ⌋ cuius rei exemplar Celsitudini Tuae mittere decrevi, sed exarare conantem prohibuit discessus repentinus Christoph von Zehmen (Krzysztof Cema) ⌊domini Christophori Christoph von Zehmen (Krzysztof Cema) ⌋neque breviter transcribi poterat, quod ferme ad iusti voluminis modum excrevit. Fragmentum quoddam cf. KNOBELSDORF Lutetiae Parisiorum Descriptio, p. 73 - 122 ⌊eiusdem rei cf. KNOBELSDORF Lutetiae Parisiorum Descriptio, p. 73 - 122 ⌋ misi Tiedemann Giese (Tidemannus Gisius) (*1480 – †1550), in 1519 ennobled by King Sigismund I; 1504-1538 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1516-1527, 1533-1537 Judicial Vicar and Vicar General of Ermland; 1523-1538 Custos of Ermland; 1537-1549 Bishop of Kulm (Chełmno); 1549-1550 Bishop of Ermland (BORAWSKA 1984, passim)⌊reverendissimo domino TidemmanoTiedemann Giese (Tidemannus Gisius) (*1480 – †1550), in 1519 ennobled by King Sigismund I; 1504-1538 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1516-1527, 1533-1537 Judicial Vicar and Vicar General of Ermland; 1523-1538 Custos of Ermland; 1537-1549 Bishop of Kulm (Chełmno); 1549-1550 Bishop of Ermland (BORAWSKA 1984, passim)⌋, quoniam illi ignotam Paris (Lutetia Parisiorum, Parisii), city in central France, on the Seine river, capital of France⌊LutetiamParis (Lutetia Parisiorum, Parisii), city in central France, on the Seine river, capital of France⌋ puto, qua cum tibi nihil perspectius sit, leviter cf. KNOBELSDORF Lutetiae Parisiorum Descriptio, p. 73 - 122 ⌊huius carminis cf. KNOBELSDORF Lutetiae Parisiorum Descriptio, p. 73 - 122 ⌋ iacturam necdum satis expoliti feres. Ea nunc est ratio meorum studiorum, Illustrissime Princeps, ut nihil mihi umquam aeque placuerit, quam Paris (Lutetia Parisiorum, Parisii), city in central France, on the Seine river, capital of France⌊LutetiaParis (Lutetia Parisiorum, Parisii), city in central France, on the Seine river, capital of France⌋. Vehementer afficior varietate lectionum, qua sane ego non abutor neque tantam oportunitatem mihi temere elabi patior quinque singulis diebus audio lectiones, quibus diligenter remasticatis et ruminatis, quod superest (etiamsi exiguum sit), tribuo stylo neque ullum diem mihi sine linea (ut in proverbio est) abire patior. Eo pacto video me non paenitendam posse accessionem bonarum litterarum facere ac, ut – citra ullam φιλαυτιας suspicionem, id quod res est – dicam, videor hoc semestri plus effecisse, quam Leuven (Louvain, Lovanium), city in the Low Countries, Duchy of Brabant, 25 km E of Brussels, University town from 1425, today in Belgium⌊LovaniiLeuven (Louvain, Lovanium), city in the Low Countries, Duchy of Brabant, 25 km E of Brussels, University town from 1425, today in Belgium⌋ integro anno.[2] Quae res facit, ut perdius pernoxque rationem ineam, quomodo hic unicum saltem annum durare liceret, quod si a Celsitudine Tua impetro sumptusque huic rei pares accipio, nihil video reliquum esse, quam ut Deo Optimo Maximo perpetuas agam gratias, tuam vero liberalitatem ad sidera usque tollam. Non est, quod Celsitudo Tua putet me hic momenti spatio haesurum aut aliquo abiturum quantumvis splendidis pellectum conditionibus sine Celsitudinis Tuae consensu. Totum animo tuo me accomodavero, qui si unum me hic voluerit esse annum, superioribus plane immortalibus in me beneficiis adiecerit sumptus, quibus hic vivere queam, plane ineffabili me sibi obligabit vinculo, ita ut, nisi ipsam animam profundam, numquam Celsitudini Tuae videar satisfacturus. Cum haec scriberem, ne teruncius quidem reliquus erat – non secus spe alor, quam cicadae rore. Sunt hic quidam adulescentes ex nostratibus, qui freti tua auctoritate, ex qua me pendere sciunt, nonnihil mihi nummorum accomodato dederunt, quod nisi obtigisset, iamdudum mihi lucta cum acerbissima fame esset. A parentibus[3] tantum abest a pecunia, ut iam ferme annus elapsus sit, ex quo ne litteram acceperim. A Tiedemann Giese (Tidemannus Gisius) (*1480 – †1550), in 1519 ennobled by King Sigismund I; 1504-1538 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1516-1527, 1533-1537 Judicial Vicar and Vicar General of Ermland; 1523-1538 Custos of Ermland; 1537-1549 Bishop of Kulm (Chełmno); 1549-1550 Bishop of Ermland (BORAWSKA 1984, passim)⌊domino Tidemann[o] Tiedemann Giese (Tidemannus Gisius) (*1480 – †1550), in 1519 ennobled by King Sigismund I; 1504-1538 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1516-1527, 1533-1537 Judicial Vicar and Vicar General of Ermland; 1523-1538 Custos of Ermland; 1537-1549 Bishop of Kulm (Chełmno); 1549-1550 Bishop of Ermland (BORAWSKA 1984, passim)⌋ meo sane nullo merito 6 ferme coronatos Gallicos, a Celsitu[dine] Tua 10 Ungaricos, si ea summa Paris (Lutetia Parisiorum, Parisii), city in central France, on the Seine river, capital of France⌊hicParis (Lutetia Parisiorum, Parisii), city in central France, on the Seine river, capital of France⌋ hiberna habere non potuerim, Celsitudinem Tuam nihil mirari sat scio, quae conditionem harum regionum toties experta est. Obsecro igitur, si quid spei in nobis collocas, si oleum et operam me omnino non perdere putas, ut Paris (Lutetia Parisiorum, Parisii), city in central France, on the Seine river, capital of France⌊hoc locoParis (Lutetia Parisiorum, Parisii), city in central France, on the Seine river, capital of France⌋, quem tantis et impensis et periculis petii, liceat nonnihil haere[ticum] inceptumque feliciter pertexere, ea ratione et Deo Optimo Maximo gratum feceris, Royal Prussia (Prussia Regalis), region, part of Prussia annexed to the Kingdom of Poland in 1466 under the provisions of the Second Peace of Thorn⌊patriam Royal Prussia (Prussia Regalis), region, part of Prussia annexed to the Kingdom of Poland in 1466 under the provisions of the Second Peace of Thorn⌋tibi obligatam habebis, me vero mancipii loco Celsitudini Tuae esse numquam negabo. Valeat Celsitudo Tua feliciter.

Tuae Celsitudini addictissimus Eustathius Knobelsdorf (Constans Alliopagus) (*1519 – †1571), neo-Latin poet, studied at the universities in Frankfurt an der Oder (1534-1544), Wittenberg (1538), Leipzig, Louvain (1540), Paris, and Orleans; from 1533 Dantiscus provided financial support for his education; 1544 secretary of the Ermland (Warmia) Chapter; 1546 Canon of Ermland; 1546 Canon of Wrocław (Breslau); 1546-1548 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1548-1551 administrator of the Chapter's estate in Allenstein (Olsztyn); 1552 Custos of Ermland; 1553 Vicar General of the bishopric of Ermland; 1558-1564 administrator of the diocese of Ermland in the absence of Bishop Stanisław Hozjusz; 1559 Chancellor of the Wrocław Chapter; 1565 Dean of the Wrocław Chapter; 1567 General Judicial Vicar of the diocese of Wrocław (BORAWSKA 1996 Życie, p. 70, 103; KOPICZKO 2, p. 152; SBKW, p. 152; KNOBELSDORF)⌊Eustathius a KnobelsdorfEustathius Knobelsdorf (Constans Alliopagus) (*1519 – †1571), neo-Latin poet, studied at the universities in Frankfurt an der Oder (1534-1544), Wittenberg (1538), Leipzig, Louvain (1540), Paris, and Orleans; from 1533 Dantiscus provided financial support for his education; 1544 secretary of the Ermland (Warmia) Chapter; 1546 Canon of Ermland; 1546 Canon of Wrocław (Breslau); 1546-1548 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1548-1551 administrator of the Chapter's estate in Allenstein (Olsztyn); 1552 Custos of Ermland; 1553 Vicar General of the bishopric of Ermland; 1558-1564 administrator of the diocese of Ermland in the absence of Bishop Stanisław Hozjusz; 1559 Chancellor of the Wrocław Chapter; 1565 Dean of the Wrocław Chapter; 1567 General Judicial Vicar of the diocese of Wrocław (BORAWSKA 1996 Życie, p. 70, 103; KOPICZKO 2, p. 152; SBKW, p. 152; KNOBELSDORF)⌋