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Letter #2839

Olaus MAGNUS to Ioannes DANTISCUS
Trent, 1545-06-14
            received Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1545-08-20

Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in Latin, autograph, BK, 230, p. 151-152

Auxiliary sources:
1register in English, 20th-century, CBKUL, R.III, 32, No. 612

 

Text & apparatus & commentaryPlain textText & commentaryText & apparatus

 

BK, 230, p. 151

Reverendissime in Christo Pater et Domine, domine benefactor humanissime.

Sicut nostro infelici aevo nihil frequentius quaeritur quam superinscribed⌈quamquam superinscribed⌉ de exitu generalis concilii on the margin⌈conciliiconcilii on the margin⌉ neque incertius aliquid definitur, attamen in quibus punctis tantum negotium nunc versatur, paucis intellegat Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra.

Descendi ab urbe Rome (Roma), city in central Italy, on the Tiber river, seat of the Holy See⌊RomaRome (Roma), city in central Italy, on the Tiber river, seat of the Holy See⌋ ad finem Aprilis, ut {ut} per Loreto, town in central Italy, in province of Ancona, in the Marche⌊LoretumLoreto, town in central Italy, in province of Ancona, in the Marche⌋ et Venice (Venezia, Venetiae), city in northeastern Italy, capital of the Republic of Venice⌊VenetiasVenice (Venezia, Venetiae), city in northeastern Italy, capital of the Republic of Venice⌋ venirem in hunc locum, quo tandem in fine Maii sanus perveni, inveniens hic imprimis 3 reverendissimos dominos cardinales de latere legatos stain⌈[os]os stain⌉, [...] stain⌈[...][...] stain⌉ archiepiscopos et 24 episcopos, generales praelatos diversorum ordinum 6 cum pluri stain⌈[6 cum pluri]6 cum pluri stain⌉mis magistris in theologia comitantibus eos, praeterea saeculares stain⌈[eos, praeterea saeculares]eos, praeterea saeculares stain⌉ plures iurium doctores omnes conformi zelo ducto stain⌈[lo ducto]lo ducto stain⌉s, ut Dei auxilio cum adversariis (si comparere dignantur) ve stain⌈[ve]ve stain⌉ritatem aperiant fidei et in written over , written over s⌈sindin written over , written over s⌉em secuti on the margin⌈cuticuti on the margin⌉ tota ecclesia Christianorum, prout necesse est, cum fructu bonorum operum (otiosa exclusa fide) perseverent etc. Verum quanto magis novi illi magistri Germaniae aut eorum defensores cum magna modestia exspectantur, tanto minus comparere dignoscuntur.

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⌊Caesarea celsitudoCharles 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⌋ per oratores suos primum, deinde per propriam personam in praesentia Alessandro Farnese (*1520 – †1589)⌊cardinalis FarnesiiAlessandro Farnese (*1520 – †1589)⌋, in eius colloquio nomine pontificis in medio(?) Maii constituti institutum(?) concilium acceptavit decretumque in eadem civitate in ingressu paper damaged⌈[ressu]ressu paper damaged⌉ suo XV Maii statuit, ne missae vel praedicationes Luteranico paper damaged⌈[eranico]eranico paper damaged⌉ ritu fierent, sed qui Dei superinscribed⌈DeiDei superinscribed⌉ mandata transgrediuntur, etiam eius prae paper damaged⌈[prae]prae paper damaged⌉]cepta contempserunt neque aliquis protestantium (prout ex eo huc scribitur) ad diem 21 Maii comparere ms. arere(!) ⌈ereere ms. arere(!) ⌉ visus est etc. Forsan alia domi cogitant et machinantur, quae non satis accommoda Christianae tranquillitati videbuntur, attamen ad ultimum cadent in laqueum, quem tanto tempore, licet impune, aliis tetenderunt. Singulo(!) die exspectamus hic ulterius decretum Paul III (Alessandro Farnese) (*1468 – †1549), 1493 elevated to cardinal; 1524 Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia; 1534-1549 Pope⌊pontificisPaul III (Alessandro Farnese) (*1468 – †1549), 1493 elevated to cardinal; 1524 Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia; 1534-1549 Pope⌋ et consistorii cardinalium, quod 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⌊caesarea maiestasCharles 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⌋ cum eodem Alessandro Farnese (*1520 – †1589)⌊cardinaliAlessandro Farnese (*1520 – †1589)⌋ concluserit secrete etc.

Septima Iunii pertransivit hanc urbem Emmanuel Philibert of Savoy Ironhead (*1528 – †1580), 1553-1580 Duke of Savoy⌊iunior dux SabaudiaeEmmanuel Philibert of Savoy Ironhead (*1528 – †1580), 1553-1580 Duke of Savoy⌋ cum equitibus 2 stain⌈[bus 2]bus 2 stain⌉00 ad suscipiend(um) filiam ducis Ferdinandi in consortem on the margin⌈ suscipiend(um) or suscipiend(am)⌈suscipiend(um)suscipiend(um) or suscipiend(am)⌉ filiam ducis Ferdinandi in consortem suscipiend(um) filiam ducis Ferdinandi in consortem on the margin⌉. Duo eius comites ante auroram in equis Thracicis stain⌈[is Thracicis]is Thracicis stain⌉, ut a ca stain⌈[a ca]a ca stain⌉lore liberarentur, ad iter praecedentes statim ad X passus extra stain⌈[praecedentes statim ad X passus extra]praecedentes statim ad X passus extra stain⌉ portam civita{ta}tis ictu fulguris in on the margin⌈inin on the margin⌉ flumen proiecti sunt stain⌈[flumen proiecti sunt]flumen proiecti sunt stain⌉. Et hi quoque filii comitum erant, unus eorum unic stain⌈[unic]unic stain⌉us heres matris suae viduae, tertius nobilis se disiecit ab equo in ripa et salvatus est, equo vi fluminis abrepto.

Deus benedictus omni momento nos custodiat et defendat, cui et Reverendissimam Dominationem Vestram ex intimo corde semper commendo.

Sex septimanis a Kaspar Hannau (Gasparus Hannovius, Kacper Hannow) (*1519 – †1571), Dantiscus' nephew (son of Anna), doctor of both canon and civil law, friend of Marcin Kromer, Bishop of Ermland; his studies in Cracow (1536-1538), and later in Rome (1539-1548), were financed by his uncle; from 1545 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and Dean of Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) Collegiate Chapter; from 1547 Canon of Włocławek (ORACKI 1984, p. 84; KOPICZKO 2, p. 108-109)⌊GaspareKaspar Hannau (Gasparus Hannovius, Kacper Hannow) (*1519 – †1571), Dantiscus' nephew (son of Anna), doctor of both canon and civil law, friend of Marcin Kromer, Bishop of Ermland; his studies in Cracow (1536-1538), and later in Rome (1539-1548), were financed by his uncle; from 1545 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and Dean of Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) Collegiate Chapter; from 1547 Canon of Włocławek (ORACKI 1984, p. 84; KOPICZKO 2, p. 108-109)⌋ nostro nullas accepi litteras, quas tamen in brevi spero me habiturum una cum litteris Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae.

Quae iterum valeat.