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Letter #2690

[Ioannes DANTISCUS] to [Kaspar HANNAU]
s.l., [1542, end of December]


Manuscript sources:
1office copy in Latin, in secretary's hand, AAWO, AB, D.101, f. 182r-v
2copy in Latin, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8249 (TK 11), f. 466

 

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AAWO, AB, D.101, f. 182r

Salutem tibi precor, mi carissime nepos, et cum hoc ineunte novo anno quamplurimos alios faustos et felices.

Quod cf. EUTROPIUS 1:12 Nono anno post reges exactos, cum gener Tarquinii ad iniuriam soceri vindicandam ingentem collegisset exercitum, nova Romae dignitas est creata, quae dictatura appellatur, maior quam consulatus. ⌊dictaturam nondum deposuerim, quam mallem quispiam The Romans inhabitants of ancient Roman Republic/Empire⌊RomanorumThe Romans inhabitants of ancient Roman Republic/Empire⌋, quorum haec fuit dignitas potissima, haberetcf. EUTROPIUS 1:12 Nono anno post reges exactos, cum gener Tarquinii ad iniuriam soceri vindicandam ingentem collegisset exercitum, nova Romae dignitas est creata, quae dictatura appellatur, maior quam consulatus. ⌋ , sine tamen mea affecta valetudine, non te perturbet on the margin⌈non te perturbetnon te perturbet on the margin⌉, in qua me indies (Deo gratia) meliusculum sentio. Quae ad te cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Kaspar HANNAU 1542-11-07, CIDTC IDL 6376, letter lost⌊scripsicf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Kaspar HANNAU 1542-11-07, CIDTC IDL 6376, letter lost⌋ [1542-11-07]⌊VII Novembris[1542-11-07]⌋, ex adiuncto habebis exemplo. Iam, ut existimo, centum quinquaginta ducatos tibi a dominis The Fuggers German family of merchants and bankers that dominated European business during the 15th and 16th centuries⌊FuggarisThe Fuggers German family of merchants and bankers that dominated European business during the 15th and 16th centuries⌋ numeratos esse, quibus te aliquamdiu sustinere possis.

Accepi interim a te binas, cf. Kaspar HANNAU to Ioannes DANTISCUS 1542-09-17, CIDTC IDL 6377, letter lost⌊unascf. Kaspar HANNAU to Ioannes DANTISCUS 1542-09-17, CIDTC IDL 6377, letter lost⌋ [1542-09-17]⌊XVII Septembris[1542-09-17]⌋, cf. Kaspar HANNAU to Ioannes DANTISCUS 1542-10-28, CIDTC IDL 6378, letter lost⌊alterascf. Kaspar HANNAU to Ioannes DANTISCUS 1542-10-28, CIDTC IDL 6378, letter lost⌋ [1542-10-28]⌊XXVIII Octobris[1542-10-28]⌋ datas, eas item, quas ad dominum Stanisław Hozjusz (Stanisław Hosz, Stanislaus Hosius) (*1504 – †1579), diplomat and theologian; 1534-1538 secretary to the Bishops of Cracow Piotr Tomicki and Jan Chojeński; 1538-1549 royal secretary; 1538-1549 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and from 1539 Cantor; 1540-1550 Canon of Cracow; 1549-1551 Bishop of Kulm (Chełmno); 1551-1579 Bishop of Ermland; in 1560 elevated to Cardinal; 1561-1563 Papal Legate to the General Council of Trent; in 1573 appointed Grand Penitentiary to Pope Gregory XIII (SBKW, p. 95-96; KOPICZKO 2, p. 129-130)⌊doctorem HosiumStanisław Hozjusz (Stanisław Hosz, Stanislaus Hosius) (*1504 – †1579), diplomat and theologian; 1534-1538 secretary to the Bishops of Cracow Piotr Tomicki and Jan Chojeński; 1538-1549 royal secretary; 1538-1549 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and from 1539 Cantor; 1540-1550 Canon of Cracow; 1549-1551 Bishop of Kulm (Chełmno); 1551-1579 Bishop of Ermland; in 1560 elevated to Cardinal; 1561-1563 Papal Legate to the General Council of Trent; in 1573 appointed Grand Penitentiary to Pope Gregory XIII (SBKW, p. 95-96; KOPICZKO 2, p. 129-130)⌋ dedisti[1]. Missae mihi sunt praeterea ex aula regia quattuor illorum[2], ut scis, litterae, quibus brevi respondebitur neque a tua sententia responsum, ut arbitror, erit alienum. Ceterum, quomodo res aulicae in olla illa et quam tarde coquantur, cum etiam id apud vos in usu sit, non est tibi incognitum. In praesens tuis copiosis et gratis mihi litteris, ut velim, fusius respondere fessus dictando nequeo, has saltem ad te dedi paper damaged⌈[dedi]dedi paper damaged⌉, ut scias me tuas accepisse, paulo post abunde de omnibus rescripturus.

Vale et in Dei benignitate feliciter diutissime vale.

Si quid supererit temporis antequam hunc nuntium meum ad aulam absolvero, ex schedis inditis accipies.

[1] cf. cf. Stanisław HOZJUSZ (HOSIUS) to Ioannes DANTISCUS Cracow, 1542-11-11, CIDTC IDL 2602⌊IDL 2602cf. Stanisław HOZJUSZ (HOSIUS) to Ioannes DANTISCUS Cracow, 1542-11-11, CIDTC IDL 2602⌋.

[2] Four cardinals that have been assigned by Pope to recognize a case of Alexander Sculteti: Gian Pietro Carafa (Ioannes Petrus Carafa, Paulus IV) (*1476 – †1559), 1506-1537 – Bishop of Chieti; 1518-1524 – Archbishop of Brindisi; 1536 elevated to Cardinal; 1537-1549 Archbishop of Chieti; 1549 – Archbishop of Naples; 1555 elected pope as Paulus IV⌊Gian Pietro CarafaGian Pietro Carafa (Ioannes Petrus Carafa, Paulus IV) (*1476 – †1559), 1506-1537 – Bishop of Chieti; 1518-1524 – Archbishop of Brindisi; 1536 elevated to Cardinal; 1537-1549 Archbishop of Chieti; 1549 – Archbishop of Naples; 1555 elected pope as Paulus IV⌋, Juan Álvarez y Alva de Toledo (*1488 – †1557), Dominican; 1523 Bishop of Córdoba; 1537 - of Burgos; 1537 elevated to cardinal; 1550 Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela; 1553 Bishop of Albano; 1555 - of Frascati (HE 1, p. 131, letter no. 122, note no. 3)⌊Juan Álvarez y Alva de ToledoJuan Álvarez y Alva de Toledo (*1488 – †1557), Dominican; 1523 Bishop of Córdoba; 1537 - of Burgos; 1537 elevated to cardinal; 1550 Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela; 1553 Bishop of Albano; 1555 - of Frascati (HE 1, p. 131, letter no. 122, note no. 3)⌋, Pierpaolo Parisio (Pietro Paolo Parisi, Petrus Paulus Parisius) (*1473 – †1545), 1528-1538 bishop of Anglona and Tursi; 1537 auditor of the Apostolic Chamber; 1538-1545 bishop of Nusco; 1539 cardinal (HE 1, p. 131, letter no. 122, note no. 3)⌊Pietro Paolo ParisiPierpaolo Parisio (Pietro Paolo Parisi, Petrus Paulus Parisius) (*1473 – †1545), 1528-1538 bishop of Anglona and Tursi; 1537 auditor of the Apostolic Chamber; 1538-1545 bishop of Nusco; 1539 cardinal (HE 1, p. 131, letter no. 122, note no. 3)⌋ and Bartolomeo Guidiccioni (Bartholomeo Guidiccionus) (*1469 – †1549), 1539 elevated to Cardinal; 1540-1543 Cardinal-Priest of S. Cesareo in Palatio; 1546 Bishop of Lucca (HE 1, p. 131, letter no. 122, note no. 3)⌊Bartolomaeo GuidiccioniBartolomeo Guidiccioni (Bartholomeo Guidiccionus) (*1469 – †1549), 1539 elevated to Cardinal; 1540-1543 Cardinal-Priest of S. Cesareo in Palatio; 1546 Bishop of Lucca (HE 1, p. 131, letter no. 122, note no. 3)⌋, cf. HE 1, f. 131, letter no. 122, note no. 3; see also cf. [Ioannes DANTISCUS] to [Stanisław HOZJUSZ (HOSIUS)] Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1543-01-29, CIDTC IDL 2628⌊lettercf. [Ioannes DANTISCUS] to [Stanisław HOZJUSZ (HOSIUS)] Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1543-01-29, CIDTC IDL 2628⌋ of Dantiscus to Hozjusz, from 1543-01-29, and cf. Samuel MACIEJOWSKI to Ioannes DANTISCUS Cracow, 1542-11-10, CIDTC IDL 2601⌊lettercf. Samuel MACIEJOWSKI to Ioannes DANTISCUS Cracow, 1542-11-10, CIDTC IDL 2601⌋ of Maciejowski to Dantiscus from 1542-11-10.