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Letter #317

Bona Sforza to Ioannes DANTISCUS
Cracow (Kraków), 1526-11-27
            received Valladolid, [1527]-04-29

Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in Latin, in secretary's hand, author's signature, BCz, 403, p. 684-687
2register with excerpt in Polish, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8241 (TK 3), a.1526, f. 51-54
3register with excerpt in Latin, English, 20th-century, CBKUL, R.III, 32, No. 514

 

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[Magnifico et spe]ctabili viro 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 Dan[tisco]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⌋ [reg]io et nostro apud 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⌊[caesaream et cat]holicam maiestatemCharles 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⌋ etc. [nuntio et oratori since]re nobis dilecto

Magnifice sincere nobis dilecte.

Accepimus Tuae Strenuitas cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Bona Sforza Granada, 1526-09-01, CIDTC IDL 300⌊litterascf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Bona Sforza Granada, 1526-09-01, CIDTC IDL 300⌋ datas Granada (Granata), city in southern Spain, Andalusia, at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountains⌊Granatae in BeticaGranada (Granata), city in southern Spain, Andalusia, at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountains⌋ 1526-09-01⌊I die Septembris proxime praeteriti 1526-09-01⌋, ex quibus totius negotiationis suae seriem cognovimus, fidem et diligentiam perspeximus, quas pariter commendamus. Subiunxit et nonnulla Fabian Wojanowski (Fabian of Dąbrówka, Fabian Damerau) (†1540), courtier of King Sigismund I Jagiellon and Queen Bona Sforza, German tutor to their son Sigismund II Augustus. In 1531 he went back to his family name Damerau; Dantiscus' companion on his mission to Emperor Charles V and his successor as a royal envoy at the Imperial court; 1539-1540 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) (from 1538 coadiutor of Henryk von Snellenberg by Dantiscus' patronage) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 49; SBKW, p. 37)⌊FabianusFabian Wojanowski (Fabian of Dąbrówka, Fabian Damerau) (†1540), courtier of King Sigismund I Jagiellon and Queen Bona Sforza, German tutor to their son Sigismund II Augustus. In 1531 he went back to his family name Damerau; Dantiscus' companion on his mission to Emperor Charles V and his successor as a royal envoy at the Imperial court; 1539-1540 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) (from 1538 coadiutor of Henryk von Snellenberg by Dantiscus' patronage) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 49; SBKW, p. 37)⌋, Tuae Strenuitatis famulus, cui indubiam praestitimus fidem, et quae nostris votis deessent, non Tuae Strenuitatis operibus, sed temporum malignitati ascribimus. Fabian Wojanowski (Fabian of Dąbrówka, Fabian Damerau) (†1540), courtier of King Sigismund I Jagiellon and Queen Bona Sforza, German tutor to their son Sigismund II Augustus. In 1531 he went back to his family name Damerau; Dantiscus' companion on his mission to Emperor Charles V and his successor as a royal envoy at the Imperial court; 1539-1540 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) (from 1538 coadiutor of Henryk von Snellenberg by Dantiscus' patronage) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 49; SBKW, p. 37)⌊FabianumFabian Wojanowski (Fabian of Dąbrówka, Fabian Damerau) (†1540), courtier of King Sigismund I Jagiellon and Queen Bona Sforza, German tutor to their son Sigismund II Augustus. In 1531 he went back to his family name Damerau; Dantiscus' companion on his mission to Emperor Charles V and his successor as a royal envoy at the Imperial court; 1539-1540 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) (from 1538 coadiutor of Henryk von Snellenberg by Dantiscus' patronage) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 49; SBKW, p. 37)⌋ libenter vidimus et audivimus et sumptus pro suo itinere consumptos boni consuluimus et nostris pecuniis resarcire volumus, cum ista et rationabilis ipsius ad hos reditus causa fuerit. Scripsimus saepius et mandavimus magnifico Antonio Niccolo Carmignano (Suavius Parthenopeus) (†1544), humanist, poet, author of panegyrics extolling the Polish royal family (ca. 1532). From 1518 treasurer of Queen Bona Sforza; ca. 1525-1528 and 1535 General Treasurer of the Duchy of Bari; 1537-1544 Castellan of Bari (POCIECHA 2, p. 54-56)⌊Nicolao Anthonio CarminianoAntonio Niccolo Carmignano (Suavius Parthenopeus) (†1544), humanist, poet, author of panegyrics extolling the Polish royal family (ca. 1532). From 1518 treasurer of Queen Bona Sforza; ca. 1525-1528 and 1535 General Treasurer of the Duchy of Bari; 1537-1544 Castellan of Bari (POCIECHA 2, p. 54-56)⌋ thesaurario nostro in Bari (Barium, Status Barensis), duchy in southern Italy, on the Adriatic Sea, Bari was a hereditary country of Queen Bona of Poland⌊ducatu BariBari (Barium, Status Barensis), duchy in southern Italy, on the Adriatic Sea, Bari was a hereditary country of Queen Bona of Poland⌋ etc., ut omnem pecuniarum summam, quam Strenuitas Tua a The Fuggers German family of merchants and bankers that dominated European business during the 15th and 16th centuries⌊FucarisThe Fuggers German family of merchants and bankers that dominated European business during the 15th and 16th centuries⌋ aut The Welsers merchant and banking family from Augsburg with close ties to Emperor Charles V⌊VelserisThe Welsers merchant and banking family from Augsburg with close ties to Emperor Charles V⌋ per litteras cambii acceperit, litteris Tuae Strenuitatis habitis e vestigio persolvat, ne aliqua interiecta mora votis et bonae opinioni vel potius famae Tuae Strenuitatis officere possit et nostris negotiis impedimentum afferre. Credimus eum aliter non facturum.

A Gian Giacomo de Dugnano ⌊Ioanne Iacobo de DugnanoGian Giacomo de Dugnano ⌋ nostro nomine non sunt transmissae pecuniae tum ob bella, quibus undique laceratur Italy (Italia)⌊ItaliaItaly (Italia)⌋, tum ob vetita hominum commercia, quibus tutus in Spain (Hispania)⌊HispaniaSpain (Hispania)⌋ non datur accessus. Sed securior et tutior nobis via videtur pecunias necessarias recipere ex banco, ut aiunt, The Fuggers German family of merchants and bankers that dominated European business during the 15th and 16th centuries⌊FucarorumThe Fuggers German family of merchants and bankers that dominated European business during the 15th and 16th centuries⌋ aut The Welsers merchant and banking family from Augsburg with close ties to Emperor Charles V⌊VelserorumThe Welsers merchant and banking family from Augsburg with close ties to Emperor Charles V⌋, et demum ad Antonio Niccolo Carmignano (Suavius Parthenopeus) (†1544), humanist, poet, author of panegyrics extolling the Polish royal family (ca. 1532). From 1518 treasurer of Queen Bona Sforza; ca. 1525-1528 and 1535 General Treasurer of the Duchy of Bari; 1537-1544 Castellan of Bari (POCIECHA 2, p. 54-56)⌊eundem thesaurariumAntonio Niccolo Carmignano (Suavius Parthenopeus) (†1544), humanist, poet, author of panegyrics extolling the Polish royal family (ca. 1532). From 1518 treasurer of Queen Bona Sforza; ca. 1525-1528 and 1535 General Treasurer of the Duchy of Bari; 1537-1544 Castellan of Bari (POCIECHA 2, p. 54-56)⌋ nostrum perscribere, quod ipse pecunias per cambium numeret et persolvat. Per litteras namque nobis The Welsers merchant and banking family from Augsburg with close ties to Emperor Charles V⌊VelseriThe Welsers merchant and banking family from Augsburg with close ties to Emperor Charles V⌋ pollicentur se non defuturos in mutandis pecuniis pro nostris necessitatibus. De quo plurimum confidimus.

Quantum attinet ad sabellinos, quos Tuae Strenuitati transmisimus, nobis consultius videtur, quod Isabella of Portugal (*1503 – †1539), Holy Roman Empress, Queen of Aragon and Castile; wife of Emperor Charles V of Habsburg, daughter of Manuel I of Portugal and Maria of Aragon⌊serenissimae imperatriciIsabella of Portugal (*1503 – †1539), Holy Roman Empress, Queen of Aragon and Castile; wife of Emperor Charles V of Habsburg, daughter of Manuel I of Portugal and Maria of Aragon⌋ nostro nomine praesentarentur, quam 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⌊caesareae maiestatiCharles 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⌋. Illos itaque Strenuitas Tua eidem Isabella of Portugal (*1503 – †1539), Holy Roman Empress, Queen of Aragon and Castile; wife of Emperor Charles V of Habsburg, daughter of Manuel I of Portugal and Maria of Aragon⌊serenissimae imperatriciIsabella of Portugal (*1503 – †1539), Holy Roman Empress, Queen of Aragon and Castile; wife of Emperor Charles V of Habsburg, daughter of Manuel I of Portugal and Maria of Aragon⌋ ex nostra parte praesentabit et munus verbis pro sua prudentia exornabit suam maiestatem obnixe rogando, ut rebus nostris benigne adesse non dedignetur.

Pergratum est nobis audire, quod Mercurino Arborio di Gattinara (*1465 – †1530), humanist, jurist, trusted and influential advisor to Charles V; 1501 entered the service of the Habsburgs as legal counsel to Duchess Margaret of Austria, 1504 advisor and President of the Privy Council of Margaret of Austria, after the governoship of the Netherlands was entrusted to her, 1518 Grand Chancellor of Castile and later of Charles V as Roman Emperor, 1529 Cardinal of St. Giovanni a Porta Latina (after the death of his wife, Andreetta Avogadro) (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 12; CE, vol. 2, p. 76-80)⌊magnus cancellariusMercurino Arborio di Gattinara (*1465 – †1530), humanist, jurist, trusted and influential advisor to Charles V; 1501 entered the service of the Habsburgs as legal counsel to Duchess Margaret of Austria, 1504 advisor and President of the Privy Council of Margaret of Austria, after the governoship of the Netherlands was entrusted to her, 1518 Grand Chancellor of Castile and later of Charles V as Roman Emperor, 1529 Cardinal of St. Giovanni a Porta Latina (after the death of his wife, Andreetta Avogadro) (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 12; CE, vol. 2, p. 76-80)⌋ tam bene rebus nostris prospiciat et faveat, cui nos ingratae non erimus et postquam Bari (Barium, Status Barensis), duchy in southern Italy, on the Adriatic Sea, Bari was a hereditary country of Queen Bona of Poland⌊statum BarensemBari (Barium, Status Barensis), duchy in southern Italy, on the Adriatic Sea, Bari was a hereditary country of Queen Bona of Poland⌋ tanto aere alieno oneratum exonerabimus, uberrimos gratitudinis fructus eidem conferemus. Scribit Strenuitas Tua Mercurino Arborio di Gattinara (*1465 – †1530), humanist, jurist, trusted and influential advisor to Charles V; 1501 entered the service of the Habsburgs as legal counsel to Duchess Margaret of Austria, 1504 advisor and President of the Privy Council of Margaret of Austria, after the governoship of the Netherlands was entrusted to her, 1518 Grand Chancellor of Castile and later of Charles V as Roman Emperor, 1529 Cardinal of St. Giovanni a Porta Latina (after the death of his wife, Andreetta Avogadro) (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 12; CE, vol. 2, p. 76-80)⌊eumMercurino Arborio di Gattinara (*1465 – †1530), humanist, jurist, trusted and influential advisor to Charles V; 1501 entered the service of the Habsburgs as legal counsel to Duchess Margaret of Austria, 1504 advisor and President of the Privy Council of Margaret of Austria, after the governoship of the Netherlands was entrusted to her, 1518 Grand Chancellor of Castile and later of Charles V as Roman Emperor, 1529 Cardinal of St. Giovanni a Porta Latina (after the death of his wife, Andreetta Avogadro) (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 12; CE, vol. 2, p. 76-80)⌋ pronunc fore contentum mille ducatis, et nos contentae sumus, verum tamen vellemus, quod Mercurino Arborio di Gattinara (*1465 – †1530), humanist, jurist, trusted and influential advisor to Charles V; 1501 entered the service of the Habsburgs as legal counsel to Duchess Margaret of Austria, 1504 advisor and President of the Privy Council of Margaret of Austria, after the governoship of the Netherlands was entrusted to her, 1518 Grand Chancellor of Castile and later of Charles V as Roman Emperor, 1529 Cardinal of St. Giovanni a Porta Latina (after the death of his wife, Andreetta Avogadro) (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 12; CE, vol. 2, p. 76-80)⌊magnus cancellariusMercurino Arborio di Gattinara (*1465 – †1530), humanist, jurist, trusted and influential advisor to Charles V; 1501 entered the service of the Habsburgs as legal counsel to Duchess Margaret of Austria, 1504 advisor and President of the Privy Council of Margaret of Austria, after the governoship of the Netherlands was entrusted to her, 1518 Grand Chancellor of Castile and later of Charles V as Roman Emperor, 1529 Cardinal of St. Giovanni a Porta Latina (after the death of his wife, Andreetta Avogadro) (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 12; CE, vol. 2, p. 76-80)⌋ acciperet hos mille ducatos Naples (Napoli, Neapolis), city in Italy, on the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea, capital of the region of Campania⌊NeapoliNaples (Napoli, Neapolis), city in Italy, on the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea, capital of the region of Campania⌋ a regio fisco, qui nobis in maiori summa tenetur pro illis poenis, quae exactae sunt durante sequestro. Et quia 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⌋ mandat, ut pecuniae pro illis poenis exactae nobis restituantur, quae ascendunt ad summam 4-or milium ducatorum vel circa, idcirco libenter videremus, quod Mercurino Arborio di Gattinara (*1465 – †1530), humanist, jurist, trusted and influential advisor to Charles V; 1501 entered the service of the Habsburgs as legal counsel to Duchess Margaret of Austria, 1504 advisor and President of the Privy Council of Margaret of Austria, after the governoship of the Netherlands was entrusted to her, 1518 Grand Chancellor of Castile and later of Charles V as Roman Emperor, 1529 Cardinal of St. Giovanni a Porta Latina (after the death of his wife, Andreetta Avogadro) (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 12; CE, vol. 2, p. 76-80)⌊magnus cancellariusMercurino Arborio di Gattinara (*1465 – †1530), humanist, jurist, trusted and influential advisor to Charles V; 1501 entered the service of the Habsburgs as legal counsel to Duchess Margaret of Austria, 1504 advisor and President of the Privy Council of Margaret of Austria, after the governoship of the Netherlands was entrusted to her, 1518 Grand Chancellor of Castile and later of Charles V as Roman Emperor, 1529 Cardinal of St. Giovanni a Porta Latina (after the death of his wife, Andreetta Avogadro) (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 12; CE, vol. 2, p. 76-80)⌋ ex illa summa mille ducatos in auro sibi per internuntium fidum colligeret. Idque credimus suae dominationi fore facillimum, nam in Kingdom of Naples, kingdom covering the southern part of the Italian Peninsula, from 1504 under the Crown of Aragon⌊regno illoKingdom of Naples, kingdom covering the southern part of the Italian Peninsula, from 1504 under the Crown of Aragon⌋ magna est eiusdem Mercurino Arborio di Gattinara (*1465 – †1530), humanist, jurist, trusted and influential advisor to Charles V; 1501 entered the service of the Habsburgs as legal counsel to Duchess Margaret of Austria, 1504 advisor and President of the Privy Council of Margaret of Austria, after the governoship of the Netherlands was entrusted to her, 1518 Grand Chancellor of Castile and later of Charles V as Roman Emperor, 1529 Cardinal of St. Giovanni a Porta Latina (after the death of his wife, Andreetta Avogadro) (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 12; CE, vol. 2, p. 76-80)⌊domini cancellariiMercurino Arborio di Gattinara (*1465 – †1530), humanist, jurist, trusted and influential advisor to Charles V; 1501 entered the service of the Habsburgs as legal counsel to Duchess Margaret of Austria, 1504 advisor and President of the Privy Council of Margaret of Austria, after the governoship of the Netherlands was entrusted to her, 1518 Grand Chancellor of Castile and later of Charles V as Roman Emperor, 1529 Cardinal of St. Giovanni a Porta Latina (after the death of his wife, Andreetta Avogadro) (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 12; CE, vol. 2, p. 76-80)⌋ auctoritas, ex qua posset unico verbo pecunias a regio fisco consequi et nobis difficillimum foret. Ceterum, hoc negotium Tuae Strenuitatis prudentiae committimus et illud exsequatur, quod nobis honorem pariter pariat et commodum. Proventus ordinarios Bari (Barium, Status Barensis), duchy in southern Italy, on the Adriatic Sea, Bari was a hereditary country of Queen Bona of Poland⌊ducatus BarensisBari (Barium, Status Barensis), duchy in southern Italy, on the Adriatic Sea, Bari was a hereditary country of Queen Bona of Poland⌋ pronunc movere non possumus, cum omnes deputati sint pro legatariis, cum quibus nuperrime est habita concordia illosque brevi absolutos iri speramus, nam aliter effugere non poteramus, quam quod ex testamenti materni vigore satis legatariis fieret, cum quibus in iudicium intrare noluimus, non tantum dubia, sed desperata causa ex multorum iuris peritorum iudicio.

Accepimus per manus Fabian Wojanowski (Fabian of Dąbrówka, Fabian Damerau) (†1540), courtier of King Sigismund I Jagiellon and Queen Bona Sforza, German tutor to their son Sigismund II Augustus. In 1531 he went back to his family name Damerau; Dantiscus' companion on his mission to Emperor Charles V and his successor as a royal envoy at the Imperial court; 1539-1540 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) (from 1538 coadiutor of Henryk von Snellenberg by Dantiscus' patronage) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 49; SBKW, p. 37)⌊FabianiFabian Wojanowski (Fabian of Dąbrówka, Fabian Damerau) (†1540), courtier of King Sigismund I Jagiellon and Queen Bona Sforza, German tutor to their son Sigismund II Augustus. In 1531 he went back to his family name Damerau; Dantiscus' companion on his mission to Emperor Charles V and his successor as a royal envoy at the Imperial court; 1539-1540 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) (from 1538 coadiutor of Henryk von Snellenberg by Dantiscus' patronage) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 49; SBKW, p. 37)⌋ exempla supplicationum et decretationum insuper et litteras commissionales, quarum primae sunt observatoriae privilegiorum; secundae de iustitia ministranda super feudo Monteserico (Cascina Monte Serico), fief in Italy, feud belonging to the Italian inheritance of Bona Sforza, in Basilicata, now part of the commune of Genzano di Lucania⌊Montis SericoiMonteserico (Cascina Monte Serico), fief in Italy, feud belonging to the Italian inheritance of Bona Sforza, in Basilicata, now part of the commune of Genzano di Lucania⌋; tertiae, quibus committitur, quod quicquid stante sequestro per officiales caesareos a Bari (Barium, Status Barensis), duchy in southern Italy, on the Adriatic Sea, Bari was a hereditary country of Queen Bona of Poland⌊statu BarensiBari (Barium, Status Barensis), duchy in southern Italy, on the Adriatic Sea, Bari was a hereditary country of Queen Bona of Poland⌋ ordinarie vel extraordinarie exactum fuerit, nobis restituatur; quartae, quod cognitio et punitio delictorum stante sequestro commissorum nobis et nostris officialibus remittatur; quintae, quod decretum factum in sublatione sequestri super restitutione et resignatione Bari, castle and city in southern Italy, capital of Duchy of Bari⌊arcis BarensisBari, castle and city in southern Italy, capital of Duchy of Bari⌋ observetur et quod terminus praefigatur impetitoribus Bari (Barium, Status Barensis), duchy in southern Italy, on the Adriatic Sea, Bari was a hereditary country of Queen Bona of Poland⌊ducatus BarensisBari (Barium, Status Barensis), duchy in southern Italy, on the Adriatic Sea, Bari was a hereditary country of Queen Bona of Poland⌋, quo elapso perpetuum silentium indicetur. Sed pro restitutione Bari, castle and city in southern Italy, capital of Duchy of Bari⌊arcisBari, castle and city in southern Italy, capital of Duchy of Bari⌋ sunt necessariae litterae 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⌊caesarisCharles 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⌋ ad Hernando de Alarcón (*1466 – †1540), famous Spanish general, participant in war of Granada and Italian Wars, trusted advisor of Emperor Charles V of Habsburg; after the battle of Pavia (1525) Francis I King of France was committed to his custody; after the Sack of Rome (1527) he also guarded the captive Pope Clement VII; viceroy of Calabria, marquis de Valera and castellan of Castelnuovo in Naples (LARRAÑAGA, p. 412)⌊Ferdinandum AlarconHernando de Alarcón (*1466 – †1540), famous Spanish general, participant in war of Granada and Italian Wars, trusted advisor of Emperor Charles V of Habsburg; after the battle of Pavia (1525) Francis I King of France was committed to his custody; after the Sack of Rome (1527) he also guarded the captive Pope Clement VII; viceroy of Calabria, marquis de Valera and castellan of Castelnuovo in Naples (LARRAÑAGA, p. 412)⌋ semel, bis et ter mandantes, quod arcem nobis vel cui nos commiserimus, restituat. Similiter et 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⌊caesarisCharles 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⌋ litterae ad Charles de Lannoy (*ca. 1487 – †1527), first Count of Lannoy (1526-1527), Lord of Sanzeilles, Erquelines and Mingoval, soldier and statesman in the service of the Habsburgs ; 1521 Governor of Tournai, 1522-1523, 1526-1527 Viceroy of Naples, 1523-1527 commander in chief of Imperial armies in Italy⌊viceregemCharles de Lannoy (*ca. 1487 – †1527), first Count of Lannoy (1526-1527), Lord of Sanzeilles, Erquelines and Mingoval, soldier and statesman in the service of the Habsburgs ; 1521 Governor of Tournai, 1522-1523, 1526-1527 Viceroy of Naples, 1523-1527 commander in chief of Imperial armies in Italy⌋, si modo vicerex ex Spain (Hispania)⌊HispaniisSpain (Hispania)⌋ traiecit in Kingdom of Naples, kingdom covering the southern part of the Italian Peninsula, from 1504 under the Crown of Aragon⌊regnum NeapolitanumKingdom of Naples, kingdom covering the southern part of the Italian Peninsula, from 1504 under the Crown of Aragon⌋. Sed veremur, ne haec bella sint impedimento, quominus Bari, castle and city in southern Italy, capital of Duchy of Bari⌊arxBari, castle and city in southern Italy, capital of Duchy of Bari⌋ ipsa nobis restituatur. Post lapsum vero termini, quem impetitoribus praefigi curabimus, non erit aliqua excusatio, quin Bari, castle and city in southern Italy, capital of Duchy of Bari⌊arx ipsaBari, castle and city in southern Italy, capital of Duchy of Bari⌋ nobis restituatur.

Curet igitur Strenuitas Tua et totis viribus studeat, ut Bari, castle and city in southern Italy, capital of Duchy of Bari⌊haec arcisBari, castle and city in southern Italy, capital of Duchy of Bari⌋ restitutio pro nostro voto succedat, qua absoluta Tuam Strenuitatem absolvemus, ut ad nos feliciter revertatur, et aliquem destinabimus nostrorum negotiorum gestorem, qui in aula 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⌊caesarisCharles 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⌋ ad nostrum beneplacitum versetur et rerum nostrarum satagat habita prius diligenti informatione a Tua Strenuitate de omnibus, quae expedienda in aula caesaris remanebunt. Interim Strenuitas Tua sit boni animi et ea exsecutioni demandare nitatur, quae aliis litteris Tuae Strenuitati perscripsimus praesertim de solutione adohae, ad quam nimis iniuste concilium collaterale nos compellere volebat, sed quia ex parte nostra fuerat allegatum reges et reginas et qui sanguine progeniti sunt regio, non teneri ad solutionem adohae, idcirco causa haec fuit reiecta in consultationem 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⌊caesareae maiestatisCharles 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⌋, apud quam curabit Strenuitas Tua litteras obtinere, ex quibus ab huiusmodi solutione perpetuo absolvamur.

Sextas accepimus commissionales litteras contra magnificum Lodovico de Monte Alto (Ludovicus Montaltus) (†1533), executor of the testament of duchess Isabella d'Aragona; in 1525-1527 (if not longer) regent of the royal chancellery in Naples (POCIECHA 2, p. 236, 238, 265, 268, 272, 275, 277, 279, 437, 550)⌊Ludovicum de MontaltoLodovico de Monte Alto (Ludovicus Montaltus) (†1533), executor of the testament of duchess Isabella d'Aragona; in 1525-1527 (if not longer) regent of the royal chancellery in Naples (POCIECHA 2, p. 236, 238, 265, 268, 272, 275, 277, 279, 437, 550)⌋ et Annibale Barone after the death of Duchess Isabella d'Aragona he exhorted Bari citizens not to take the oath of allegiance to the King of Poland Sigismund I Jagiellon and Queen Bona Sforza; in 1524 (if not longer) royal auditor in Bari (POCIECHA 2, p. 240)⌊Annibalem BaronumAnnibale Barone after the death of Duchess Isabella d'Aragona he exhorted Bari citizens not to take the oath of allegiance to the King of Poland Sigismund I Jagiellon and Queen Bona Sforza; in 1524 (if not longer) royal auditor in Bari (POCIECHA 2, p. 240)⌋, quas ad praesens non necessarias arbitramur, immo eas occultandas duximus, nam licet in principio idem Ludovicu[s] et ceteri consiliarii super extractione et morte Antonello Monopoli (†1526), doctor; leader of the revolt in Rossano Duchy in summer 1525, imprisoned by Lodovico Alifio, died by violence in unexplained circumstances being escorted to Poland; Alifio was suspected to kill him; general auditor of the estate of Isabella d'Aragona⌊doctoris AnthonelliAntonello Monopoli (†1526), doctor; leader of the revolt in Rossano Duchy in summer 1525, imprisoned by Lodovico Alifio, died by violence in unexplained circumstances being escorted to Poland; Alifio was suspected to kill him; general auditor of the estate of Isabella d'Aragona⌋ satis animose insurrexissent et minarentur multifariam, tamen fabricato postmodum processu detecta est nostri secretarii innocentia, et illius doctor[is], ob quam non semel, sed decies occidi demerebatur, <culpa> Scripsitque ad nos idem Lodovico de Monte Alto (Ludovicus Montaltus) (†1533), executor of the testament of duchess Isabella d'Aragona; in 1525-1527 (if not longer) regent of the royal chancellery in Naples (POCIECHA 2, p. 236, 238, 265, 268, 272, 275, 277, 279, 437, 550)⌊Ludovicus de MontaltoLodovico de Monte Alto (Ludovicus Montaltus) (†1533), executor of the testament of duchess Isabella d'Aragona; in 1525-1527 (if not longer) regent of the royal chancellery in Naples (POCIECHA 2, p. 236, 238, 265, 268, 272, 275, 277, 279, 437, 550)⌋ postremis suis litteris casum hunc deprimendo non magnificando, prout antea factum fuerat. Scripsit et insuper se velle Bari (Barium, Status Barensis), duchy in southern Italy, on the Adriatic Sea, Bari was a hereditary country of Queen Bona of Poland⌊statum nostrum BarensemBari (Barium, Status Barensis), duchy in southern Italy, on the Adriatic Sea, Bari was a hereditary country of Queen Bona of Poland⌋ protegere et iura nostra, citra praeiudicium tamen regii fisci contra omnes defendere, dummodo id 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⌋ suis litteris permittat. Et quia non modicae auctoritatis Lodovico de Monte Alto (Ludovicus Montaltus) (†1533), executor of the testament of duchess Isabella d'Aragona; in 1525-1527 (if not longer) regent of the royal chancellery in Naples (POCIECHA 2, p. 236, 238, 265, 268, 272, 275, 277, 279, 437, 550)⌊eundem LudovicumLodovico de Monte Alto (Ludovicus Montaltus) (†1533), executor of the testament of duchess Isabella d'Aragona; in 1525-1527 (if not longer) regent of the royal chancellery in Naples (POCIECHA 2, p. 236, 238, 265, 268, 272, 275, 277, 279, 437, 550)⌋ in Kingdom of Naples, kingdom covering the southern part of the Italian Peninsula, from 1504 under the Crown of Aragon⌊regnoKingdom of Naples, kingdom covering the southern part of the Italian Peninsula, from 1504 under the Crown of Aragon⌋ esse scimus, idcirco hortamur Strenuitatem Tuam velit litteras a 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⌊caesareCharles 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⌋ obtinere, quibus Lodovico de Monte Alto (Ludovicus Montaltus) (†1533), executor of the testament of duchess Isabella d'Aragona; in 1525-1527 (if not longer) regent of the royal chancellery in Naples (POCIECHA 2, p. 236, 238, 265, 268, 272, 275, 277, 279, 437, 550)⌊eidem LudovicoLodovico de Monte Alto (Ludovicus Montaltus) (†1533), executor of the testament of duchess Isabella d'Aragona; in 1525-1527 (if not longer) regent of the royal chancellery in Naples (POCIECHA 2, p. 236, 238, 265, 268, 272, 275, 277, 279, 437, 550)⌋ mandetur, quod Bari (Barium, Status Barensis), duchy in southern Italy, on the Adriatic Sea, Bari was a hereditary country of Queen Bona of Poland⌊nostrum statumBari (Barium, Status Barensis), duchy in southern Italy, on the Adriatic Sea, Bari was a hereditary country of Queen Bona of Poland⌋ nostraque iura usque ad aras (ut aiunt) et quatenus licet, defendat ac tueatur, et quatenus hae litterae prioribus contrariantur, Strenuitas Tua dissimulet. Nam temporibus medicina valet, cf. Ov. Rem. 131-132 ⌊data tempore prosunt et data non apto tempore vina nocentcf. Ov. Rem. 131-132 ⌋. Lodovico de Monte Alto (Ludovicus Montaltus) (†1533), executor of the testament of duchess Isabella d'Aragona; in 1525-1527 (if not longer) regent of the royal chancellery in Naples (POCIECHA 2, p. 236, 238, 265, 268, 272, 275, 277, 279, 437, 550)⌊Hunc ipsumLodovico de Monte Alto (Ludovicus Montaltus) (†1533), executor of the testament of duchess Isabella d'Aragona; in 1525-1527 (if not longer) regent of the royal chancellery in Naples (POCIECHA 2, p. 236, 238, 265, 268, 272, 275, 277, 279, 437, 550)⌋ dum pro nobis steterit, lau[dare] cogimur, dum contra nos, odisse licebit. Et has litteras ubi obtinuerit Strenuitas [Tua a]d nos vel ad Antonio Niccolo Carmignano (Suavius Parthenopeus) (†1544), humanist, poet, author of panegyrics extolling the Polish royal family (ca. 1532). From 1518 treasurer of Queen Bona Sforza; ca. 1525-1528 and 1535 General Treasurer of the Duchy of Bari; 1537-1544 Castellan of Bari (POCIECHA 2, p. 54-56)⌊thesaurarium nostriAntonio Niccolo Carmignano (Suavius Parthenopeus) (†1544), humanist, poet, author of panegyrics extolling the Polish royal family (ca. 1532). From 1518 treasurer of Queen Bona Sforza; ca. 1525-1528 and 1535 General Treasurer of the Duchy of Bari; 1537-1544 Castellan of Bari (POCIECHA 2, p. 54-56)⌋ Bari (Barium, Status Barensis), duchy in southern Italy, on the Adriatic Sea, Bari was a hereditary country of Queen Bona of Poland⌊ducatus BarensisBari (Barium, Status Barensis), duchy in southern Italy, on the Adriatic Sea, Bari was a hereditary country of Queen Bona of Poland⌋ duplicatas e vestigio tra[nsmit]tat. Et praeter cetera de restitutione Bari, castle and city in southern Italy, capital of Duchy of Bari⌊arcis BarensisBari, castle and city in southern Italy, capital of Duchy of Bari⌋ impensissime labor[et e]t studeat.

Nova et reliqua, quae nobis ore tenus idem Fabian Wojanowski (Fabian of Dąbrówka, Fabian Damerau) (†1540), courtier of King Sigismund I Jagiellon and Queen Bona Sforza, German tutor to their son Sigismund II Augustus. In 1531 he went back to his family name Damerau; Dantiscus' companion on his mission to Emperor Charles V and his successor as a royal envoy at the Imperial court; 1539-1540 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) (from 1538 coadiutor of Henryk von Snellenberg by Dantiscus' patronage) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 49; SBKW, p. 37)⌊FabianusFabian Wojanowski (Fabian of Dąbrówka, Fabian Damerau) (†1540), courtier of King Sigismund I Jagiellon and Queen Bona Sforza, German tutor to their son Sigismund II Augustus. In 1531 he went back to his family name Damerau; Dantiscus' companion on his mission to Emperor Charles V and his successor as a royal envoy at the Imperial court; 1539-1540 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) (from 1538 coadiutor of Henryk von Snellenberg by Dantiscus' patronage) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 49; SBKW, p. 37)⌋ Tuae [Strenuitatis] nomine enodavit et seriatim exposuit, pergrata nobis fuere et plurimum commendamus fidem, dexteritatem et diligentiam eiusdem Strenuitatis Tuae. Quam bene et feliciter valere optamus.

Postscript No. 1:

Litteras responsivas mittimus domino Sigismondo Loffredo (*ca. 1480 – †1539), Charles V's secretary for Italian affairs (POCIECHA 2; POCIECHA 4)⌊Sigismundo de LofredoSigismondo Loffredo (*ca. 1480 – †1539), Charles V's secretary for Italian affairs (POCIECHA 2; POCIECHA 4)⌋, in quarum calce apposita est credentia in Tuae Strenuitatis personam. Ad Sigismondo Loffredo (*ca. 1480 – †1539), Charles V's secretary for Italian affairs (POCIECHA 2; POCIECHA 4)⌊eumSigismondo Loffredo (*ca. 1480 – †1539), Charles V's secretary for Italian affairs (POCIECHA 2; POCIECHA 4)⌋ igitur confugiendum erit, si et in quantum nostris negotiis conducere arbitrabitur Strenuitas Tua. Quae iterum bene valeat.

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Quod nobis Tua Strenuitatis gratias agit, quod constituerimus eidem centum ducatos singulis mensibus, libenter egimus et ordinavimus Antonio Niccolo Carmignano (Suavius Parthenopeus) (†1544), humanist, poet, author of panegyrics extolling the Polish royal family (ca. 1532). From 1518 treasurer of Queen Bona Sforza; ca. 1525-1528 and 1535 General Treasurer of the Duchy of Bari; 1537-1544 Castellan of Bari (POCIECHA 2, p. 54-56)⌊nostro thesaurarioAntonio Niccolo Carmignano (Suavius Parthenopeus) (†1544), humanist, poet, author of panegyrics extolling the Polish royal family (ca. 1532). From 1518 treasurer of Queen Bona Sforza; ca. 1525-1528 and 1535 General Treasurer of the Duchy of Bari; 1537-1544 Castellan of Bari (POCIECHA 2, p. 54-56)⌋ in Bari (Barium, Status Barensis), duchy in southern Italy, on the Adriatic Sea, Bari was a hereditary country of Queen Bona of Poland⌊ducatu BarensiBari (Barium, Status Barensis), duchy in southern Italy, on the Adriatic Sea, Bari was a hereditary country of Queen Bona of Poland⌋, quod ita exsequatur et Tua Strenuitas poterit de praedicta summa centum ducatorum ad sui libitum disponere per litteras cambii a banco The Welsers merchant and banking family from Augsburg with close ties to Emperor Charles V⌊VelzerorumThe Welsers merchant and banking family from Augsburg with close ties to Emperor Charles V⌋, qui se hoc facturos gratanter obtulere aut per singulos menses, aut in quos libet menses sibi commodius fuerit.