CIDT&C Corpus of Ioannes Dantiscus' Texts & Correspondence

Letter #2993

Seweryn BONER to Ioannes DANTISCUS
Cracow (Kraków), 1546-09-19

received Graudenz (Grudziądz), [1546]-09-29

Manuscript sources:

1	fair copy in Latin, in secretary's hand, author's signature, BCz, 247, p. 411-414

Auxiliary sources:

1	register in Polish, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8250 (TK 12), f. 323

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Reverendissimo in Christo Patri et 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⌊Ioanni 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., domino observandissimo

Reverendissime in Christo Pater et Domine, domine observandissime.

Salutem plurimam et officiosam mei meorumque obsequiorum commendationem.

Quod Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra numquam huc suorum quempiam allegare solet, quin per eundem humanitate suarum litterarum me veterem suum amicum nunc servitorem faventem certe et obsequentem intervisat. Non equidem ulli meo de Reverendissima Dominatione Vestra promerito, sed prolixae eius in me constantique gratiae id tribuo, de qua et ingentes illi ago gratias, sicuti debeo, et inserviam eam, donec vivam semper, quod ut diutius faciam, Deum Dominum, ut vitam nobis proroget, precor, mihi quidem ad demerendum Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae, ei vero ad tuendum me et complectendum illustri ista benevolentia. Quam ne hac quidem parte illustriorem facere neglexit, quod et valetudinem adversam meam amantissimis verbis mihi condoluit, et ad fortiter eam ferendam prudentissimo suo consilio me animavit, cui, ut debeo obseqar, etc.

Porro in novis, quam crudum inter The French ⌊GallosThe French ⌋ et The English (Angli) ⌊AnglosThe English (Angli) ⌋ fuerit bellum, non adeo Cracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌊hicCracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌋ novimus. Hoc vero, quod in Germany (Germania, Niemcy)⌊GermaniaGermany (Germania, Niemcy)⌋ exarsit neque Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae ignotum est, et quam sine gravi Christiani orbis pernicie hoc incendium restingui nequeat, pro sua prudentia Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra satis videt. De quo non temere equidem, quae passim in foro iactantur, Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae perscriberem, sed quod certis ac magnis ab auctoribus mihi communicatum est id, quin cum Reverendissima Dominatione Vestra commune facerem, continere non potui. Quod quidem ipsum ex schedis hic inclusis cognoscere Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra dignabitur. Nam, qu[ae] domestica sunt, haec et de 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⌊regiae maiestatisSigismund 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⌋ valetudine, et T[ar]tarorum incursione aliorum ex litteris abunde puto accipie[t], sicuti et de Petru IV Raresh (Petrylo) (*ca. 1487 – †1546), 1527-1538 and 1541-1546 Hospodar of Moldavia⌊PetriPetru IV Raresh (Petrylo) (*ca. 1487 – †1546), 1527-1538 and 1541-1546 Hospodar of Moldavia⌋ palatini Valachiae morte eiusque filii Ilie II Rareş (Iliaş al II-lea Rareş) (*1531 – †1562), Prince of Moldavia 1546-1551⌊HeliaeIlie II Rareş (Iliaş al II-lea Rareş) (*1531 – †1562), Prince of Moldavia 1546-1551⌋ in palatinatum successione obscurum illi non er[it].

Reverendissimam Dominationem Vestram ex animi eius sententia incolumem ...tamque diu valere opto et solitae eius gratiae me me[aque] obsequia diligenter commendo.

Datae Cracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌊CracoviaeCracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌋, die [19] Septembris anno 1546.

Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae paratissimus s(ervitor) Seweryn Boner (*1486 – †1549), merchant and financial agent of King Sigismund I Jagiellon; 1520-1542 Burgrave of Cracow, 1524-1549 Governor and salt mine supervisor in Cracow, 1532 Castellan of Żarnów, 1535-1546 Castellan of Biecz, 1546-1549 Castellan of Sącz (PSB 2, p. 300-301; NOGA, p. 299)⌊Severinus BonarSeweryn Boner (*1486 – †1549), merchant and financial agent of King Sigismund I Jagiellon; 1520-1542 Burgrave of Cracow, 1524-1549 Governor and salt mine supervisor in Cracow, 1532 Castellan of Żarnów, 1535-1546 Castellan of Biecz, 1546-1549 Castellan of Sącz (PSB 2, p. 300-301; NOGA, p. 299)⌋ ... liber baro manu propria s[ubscripsit]

Postscript:

Mitto Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae litteras 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)⌊sororinoKaspar 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)⌋ eius ex Italy (Italia)⌊ItaliaItaly (Italia)⌋ per servitorem meum nuper allatas, quas presentibus adiunxi.