BCz, 247, p. 388

Reverendissmo in Christo Patri, 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⌊Iohanni Dei gratia episcopo VarmiensiIoannes 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⌋ etc.

BCz, 247, p. 384

Illustrissime princeps.

cf. Stanisław ZAGÓRSKI to [Ioannes DANTISCUS] [the outskirts of Pest], 1542-10-06, CIDTC IDL 2524⌊Prioribus litteriscf. Stanisław ZAGÓRSKI to [Ioannes DANTISCUS] [the outskirts of Pest], 1542-10-06, CIDTC IDL 2524⌋ eo quo debui studio Reverendissimae Paternitati Vestrae exposui, quicquid hic in obsidione Pest, city in Hungary, on the left bank of Danube river, which divides Pest from Buda, in 1873 Buda, Pest and Óbuda were unified to become Budapest⌊PestiPest, city in Hungary, on the left bank of Danube river, which divides Pest from Buda, in 1873 Buda, Pest and Óbuda were unified to become Budapest⌋ actum gestumque fuerit et quid praeterea successerit. Facile Reverendissima Paternitas Vestra intellegit nihil omnino a nobis, quicquid facto opus hidden by binding⌈[us]us hidden by binding⌉ erat, praetermissum esse, omnemque superinscribed in place of crossed-out ommenque⌈ommenqueomnemqueomnemque superinscribed in place of crossed-out ommenque⌉ nos movisse lapidem. Quod vero conatus nostri frustra coepti hidden by binding⌈[ti]ti hidden by binding⌉ sunt quodque parum feliciter nobis successere hidden by binding⌈[e]e hidden by binding⌉, Reverendissima Paternitas Vestra pro sua prudentia haud magno negotio, ut alia omnia, perspicit.

Et si mihi quid hidden by binding⌈[uid]uid hidden by binding⌉ per Reverendissimam Paternitatem Vestram divinare licet, quid aliud in causa fuisse dicam, quam Deum nostris iniqui hidden by binding⌈[i]i hidden by binding⌉tatibus offensum nobis parum propitium exstitisse hidden by binding⌈[e]e hidden by binding⌉. Si enim is, qui non curribus, non equis, non machinis, non pyxidibus, non denique omnibus his rebus necesse habet, qui praeterea non plures, sed vel unum etiam in suo nomine milia hidden by binding⌈[ia]ia hidden by binding⌉ fugare sinit, conatus nostros iuvisset, profecto tantopere non laborassemus. Quod si adhuc aliquid dicere licet, quid, quaeso, aliud n[...] hidden by binding⌈[...][...] hidden by binding⌉ malis tot iam annis acceptis The Ottoman Turks (Turcae) ⌊TurcasThe Ottoman Turks (Turcae) ⌋ esse experimur, quam Dei, Dei, inquam, nefandis peccatis hidden by binding⌈[is]is hidden by binding⌉ sceleribusque nostris graviter offensi, iram, summam hidden by binding⌈[mam]mam hidden by binding⌉ indignationem flagellumque eius.

Verum ego fortassis longius in divinando quam mihi concessum hidden by binding⌈[sum]sum hidden by binding⌉ est, progressus{us} sum, cum cuncta haec me etiam tacente Reverendissima Paternitas Vestra sapienter pervidet. Proinde hidden by binding⌈[nde]nde hidden by binding⌉ quid postea actum sit, quamquam dubium, feliciora hidden by binding⌈[a]a hidden by binding⌉ ne a<n> prioribus deteriora fuerint, Reverendissimae Paternitati Vestrae non gravatim aperiam.

BCz, 247, p. 385 Post frustra coeptos in oppugnando Pest, city in Hungary, on the left bank of Danube river, which divides Pest from Buda, in 1873 Buda, Pest and Óbuda were unified to become Budapest⌊PestoPest, city in Hungary, on the left bank of Danube river, which divides Pest from Buda, in 1873 Buda, Pest and Óbuda were unified to become Budapest⌋ labores octava Octobris castra movimus venimusque Ditrich Valth. Iam tum milites non pugnam neque bellum, sed profectionem in patriam quisque suam parabant. Ibi imperator exercitus uni Germanorum regnanti discedendi facultatem dedit. Dux quoque Mauritius exercitu relicto domum profectus est, The Netherlanders ⌊Germani vero InferioresThe Netherlanders ⌋, quos Niderlandos vocamus, quoniam in oppugnatione parum feliciter illis successerat, ab ea adhuc nocte, qua id temptatum est, nihil aliud praeterquam quod perpetuo fugiebant, intra fugiendum autem, ne omnino parum strenui viderentur, naves incendebant annonamque, cuius magnam habebant copiam, utpote farinae, butyri, vini, cerevisiae, quamquam omnem illic reliquerunt, pessum dabant. Hic illi satis fortes invictoque animo, si dis placet, erant. Atque hic non plus uno die egimus.

Nona Octobris, die Lunae, cum nihil iam minus quam bellum cogitabamus aut sperabamus, et ecce The Ottoman Turks (Turcae) ⌊TurcarumThe Ottoman Turks (Turcae) ⌋ partim equitum, partim peditum sex aut octo milia Pest, city in Hungary, on the left bank of Danube river, which divides Pest from Buda, in 1873 Buda, Pest and Óbuda were unified to become Budapest⌊PestoPest, city in Hungary, on the left bank of Danube river, which divides Pest from Buda, in 1873 Buda, Pest and Óbuda were unified to become Budapest⌋ egressi nos in fugam facile vertere posse rati, hora iam Vesperorum impetum in nos fecerunt, quos milites nostri, in custodiis ab exercitu spatiis tantum sagittae ab arcu missae positi, utcumque arcebant sustinebantque ac mox dato signo BCz, 247, p. 386 The Hungarians ⌊HungariThe Hungarians ⌋ primi, hussarze dicti, cum Polonis, quos hidden by binding⌈[uos]uos hidden by binding⌉ kozakos vocamus, cum Turcis audacter congressi sunt seque invicem miscunt, pugnatur strenue, fit clamor armorumque ingens strepitus hidden by binding⌈[itus]itus hidden by binding⌉. Nostris interea machinarum usum aut quia opus hidden by binding⌈[us]us hidden by binding⌉ non esse putarent, aut quia facultas non dabatur neglegentibus, imperator exercitus cum gravioris armaturae militibus, fedueresse(?) dictis, advenit, atque ita iuncta quasi manu, coniunctis hidden by binding⌈[is]is hidden by binding⌉ viribus The Ottoman Turks (Turcae) ⌊TurcasThe Ottoman Turks (Turcae) ⌋ in fugam verterunt neque vertisse satis erat, ad moenia civitatis usque persecuti sunt. Hic quamquam omnes strenue satis pugnarunt, The Hungarians ⌊HungariThe Hungarians ⌋ tamen praecipue, qui tantorum finem aliquem hidden by binding⌈[em]em hidden by binding⌉ cupientes malorum adeo instabant, saeviebant, ut etiam hostes cursu veluti anteverten(do) or anteverten(tes)⌈anteverten(do)anteverten(do) or anteverten(tes)⌉ plures hostium turba in civitate occludi visi sunt(!)(!). Tanti nunc illic tot iam malis attritis pax fit hidden by binding⌈[fit]fit hidden by binding⌉ libertatisque amor.

In hoc certamine cecidit nobilis vir, dominus Iacobus hidden by binding⌈[bus]bus hidden by binding⌉, Romani imperii dapifer, nobiles praeterea sex plus hidden by binding⌈[lus]lus hidden by binding⌉ minusve equites reique militaris non ignari de hidden by binding⌈[e]e hidden by binding⌉siderati sunt. Haec quantum ad bellum attinet Reverendissimam Paternitatem Vestram scire volui.

Porro, cum iam altero die superinscribed⌈diedie superinscribed⌉ Vác, town in northern Hungary on the eastern bank of the Danube river⌊VaczowVác, town in northern Hungary on the eastern bank of the Danube river⌋ essemus, relatum hidden by binding⌈[um]um hidden by binding⌉ est nobis dominum Alexius Thurzó (*ca. 1490 – †1543), member of the Thurzó merchant family; in 1508, after the death of his father, he represented the interests of the Thurzó-Fugger enterprises at the royal court in Buda. After the Battle of Mohacs and the death of King Louis II, Alexius was a loyal supporter of the Habsburgs cause, and worked for the election of Ferdinand as King of Hungary and Bohemia; 1515-1522 royal secretary, 1522-1527 Lord Chief Treasurer, from 1527 Lord Chief Justice and from 1532 Vice-Regent of the areas under Habsburg domination (CE, vol. 3, p. 322-323)⌊Alexium ThurzyAlexius Thurzó (*ca. 1490 – †1543), member of the Thurzó merchant family; in 1508, after the death of his father, he represented the interests of the Thurzó-Fugger enterprises at the royal court in Buda. After the Battle of Mohacs and the death of King Louis II, Alexius was a loyal supporter of the Habsburgs cause, and worked for the election of Ferdinand as King of Hungary and Bohemia; 1515-1522 royal secretary, 1522-1527 Lord Chief Treasurer, from 1527 Lord Chief Justice and from 1532 Vice-Regent of the areas under Habsburg domination (CE, vol. 3, p. 322-323)⌋ vita esse defunctum Ferdinand I of Habsburg (*1503 – †1564), from 1521 Archduke of Austria, from 1526 King of Bohemia and Hungary, Croatia and Slavonia as Ferdinand I, 1531-1558 King of the Romans, 1558-1564 Holy Roman Emperor; son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile, a younger brother of Charles V of Habsburg⌊regemque RomanorumFerdinand I of Habsburg (*1503 – †1564), from 1521 Archduke of Austria, from 1526 King of Bohemia and Hungary, Croatia and Slavonia as Ferdinand I, 1531-1558 King of the Romans, 1558-1564 Holy Roman Emperor; son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile, a younger brother of Charles V of Habsburg⌋ in Esztergom (Strigonium, Ostrzyhom, Gran), city in Hungary, on the Danube river, archiepiscopal see⌊OstromEsztergom (Strigonium, Ostrzyhom, Gran), city in Hungary, on the Danube river, archiepiscopal see⌋ prope BCz, 247, p. 387 futurum ibique Hungary (Kingdom of Hungary)⌊HungariaeHungary (Kingdom of Hungary)⌋ proceres fidem illi suam praestare debere.

Praeterea 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⌊caesarem ChristianorumCharles 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⌋ e vita migrasse passim ferunt, verum haec ex frequentibus illinc ad vos nuntiis Reverendissimae Paternitati Vestrae notiora esse puto, quam quod hic quicquam me affirmare oporteat.

Verum ad exercitum adhuc redeo. The Germans ⌊GermanorumThe Germans ⌋ exercitus inter Komárno (Komárom), town at the confluence of the Danube and the Váh rivers, today in Slovakia⌊KomornoKomárno (Komárom), town at the confluence of the Danube and the Váh rivers, today in Slovakia⌋ et Pressburg (Pozsony, Bratislava, Posonium), city in southwestern Slovakia, on the Danube river⌊PresborgPressburg (Pozsony, Bratislava, Posonium), city in southwestern Slovakia, on the Danube river⌋ hiematurus est. Nunc vero, quoniam ab haiducis permulta hactenus incommoda patiebatur, in Komárno (Komárom), town at the confluence of the Danube and the Váh rivers, today in Slovakia⌊KomornoKomárno (Komárom), town at the confluence of the Danube and the Váh rivers, today in Slovakia⌋ profectus illic castra metatus est. Feria quinta ante litteras datas Varczoff incenderunt acceptis prius omnibus, quae illic erant, praeter relictos pueros, rebus. Eodem die{m} Péter Perényi (*1502 – †1548)⌊Petrus PerenniPéter Perényi (*1502 – †1548)⌋ et Batori Andriascha capti sunt atque in Esztergom (Strigonium, Ostrzyhom, Gran), city in Hungary, on the Danube river, archiepiscopal see⌊OstromEsztergom (Strigonium, Ostrzyhom, Gran), city in Hungary, on the Danube river, archiepiscopal see⌋ ducti. Nonnulli fidem suam obstrinxerunt, permulti vero fuga saluti suae consuluerunt.

Haec ego Reverendissimam Paternitatem Vestram quamprimum scire volui. Si quid hic interea notum fuerit, non committam, quin Reverendissimam Paternitatem Vestram quam primum certiorem reddam.

Datum sub Esztergom (Strigonium, Ostrzyhom, Gran), city in Hungary, on the Danube river, archiepiscopal see⌊OstromEsztergom (Strigonium, Ostrzyhom, Gran), city in Hungary, on the Danube river, archiepiscopal see⌋, 17 Octobris anno Domini 1542.

Reverendissimae Paternitatis Vestrae obsequentissimus Stanisław Zagórski ⌊Stanislaus ZagorskiStanisław Zagórski ⌋, Ferdinand I of Habsburg (*1503 – †1564), from 1521 Archduke of Austria, from 1526 King of Bohemia and Hungary, Croatia and Slavonia as Ferdinand I, 1531-1558 King of the Romans, 1558-1564 Holy Roman Emperor; son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile, a younger brother of Charles V of Habsburg⌊Romanorum regisFerdinand I of Habsburg (*1503 – †1564), from 1521 Archduke of Austria, from 1526 King of Bohemia and Hungary, Croatia and Slavonia as Ferdinand I, 1531-1558 King of the Romans, 1558-1564 Holy Roman Emperor; son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile, a younger brother of Charles V of Habsburg⌋ in Christianorum exercitu curruum praefectus, servitor