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Letter #321

Bona Sforza to Ioannes DANTISCUS
Cracow (Kraków), 1526-12-10, postscipt 1527-01-03
            received Valladolid, [1527]-03-30

Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in Latin, in secretary's hand, author's signature, BCz, 3465, p. 101-106
2copy in Latin, 18th-century, BCz, 39 (TN), No. 51, p. 315-322
3copy in Latin, 18th-century, BCz, 262, p. 368-373

Auxiliary sources:
1register in Polish, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8241 (TK 3), a.1527, f. 1-3

Prints:
1AT 9 (2nd ed.) No. 31, p. 27-29 (in extenso)
2AT 9 (1st ed.) No. 215, p. 217-221 (in extenso)

 

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Magnifice sincere nobis dilecte.

Accepimus Tuae Strenuitatis cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Bona Sforza Granada, 1526-09-01, CIDTC IDL 300litterascf. 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 mountainsGranatae in BeticaGranada (Granata), city in southern Spain, Andalusia, at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountains 1526-09-01I die Septembris1526-09-01 proxime praeteriti, 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 votis nostris deessent, non Tuae Strenuitatis operibus, sed temporum malignitati adscribimus. 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 ms. consumptus(!) consumptosconsumptos ms. consumptus(!) boni consulimus et nostris pecuniis resarcire volumus, cum iusta et rationabilis ipsius ad nos 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 Antonio 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 Polandducatu 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 centuriesFucarisThe 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 VVelserisThe 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 posset et nostris negotiis impedimentum afferre. Credimus eum aliter non facturum.

A Gian Giacomo de Dugnano Io(anne) 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)HispaniasSpain (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 centuriesFucarorumThe 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 VVelserorumThe Welsers merchant and banking family from Augsburg with close ties to Emperor Charles V, prout ordinavimus Tuae Strenuitati, in singulos menses ducatos centum, quos pro sua commoditate vel singulis mensibus vel tribus mensibus recipiat, et demum ad eundem nostrum on the marginnostrumnostrum on the margin 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)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) perscribere, quod ipse pecunias per cambium numeret et persolvat, per litteras namque The Welsers merchant and banking family from Augsburg with close ties to Emperor Charles VVelseriThe Welsers merchant and banking family from Augsburg with close ties to Emperor Charles V nobis pollicentur se non defuturos in mutuandis pecuniis pro nostris necessitatibus, de quo plurimum confidimus.

Quantum attinet ad sabellinos, quos Tuae Strenuitati transmisimus, nobis consultius videtur, quod serenissimae 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 AragonimperatriciIsabella 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 Castilecaesareae 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 serenissimae 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 AragonimperatriciIsabella 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 ingrati 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 Polandstatum 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) pro nunc fore contentum mille ducatis et nunc contentae sumus, verum tamen vellemus, quod magnus cancellarius acciperet hos mille ducatos Naples (Napoli, Neapolis), city in Italy, on the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea, capital of the region of CampaniaNeapoliNaples (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 Castilecaesarea 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 pro illis poenis pecuniae exactae nobis restituantur, quae ascendunt ad summam quattuor 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 BCK, 3465, p. 103 illa summa mille ducatos in auro sibi per internuntium fidum colligeret hidden by binding[et]et hidden by binding. 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 Aragonregno illoKingdom of Naples, kingdom covering the southern part of the Italian Peninsula, from 1504 under the Crown of Aragon magna est 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)eiusdem 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 Polandducatus BarensisBari (Barium, Status Barensis), duchy in southern Italy, on the Adriatic Sea, Bari was a hereditary country of Queen Bona of Poland pro nunc movere non possumus hidden by binding[mus]mus hidden by binding, cum omnes deputati sint pro legatoriis, cum quibus nuperrime est habita concordia, illosque brevi absolutum iri speramus, nam aliter effugere non poteramus, quam quod ex testamenti materni vigore satis legatoriis fieret, cum quibus in iudicium intrare noluimus, non tantum dubia sed desperata exsistente 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 LucaniaMontis SericiMonteserico (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 quidquid 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 Polandstatu 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; quintum, quod decretum factum in sublatione sequestri super restitutione et resignatione Bari, castle and city in southern Italy, capital of Duchy of Bariarcis BarensisBari, castle and city in southern Italy, capital of Duchy of Bari observaretur et quidam terminus praefigatur impetitoribus ducatus Barensis, quo elapso perpetuum silentium indicetur. Sed pro restitutione arcis 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 CastilecaesarisCharles 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 litterae Alarcon hidden by binding[n]n hidden by bindingHernando 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 mandando, quod Bari, castle and city in southern Italy, capital of Duchy of BariarcemBari, castle and city in southern Italy, capital of Duchy of Bari nobis, vel cui nos commiserimus, restituat hidden by binding[at]at hidden by binding. 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 CastilecaesarisCharles 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 ItalyviceregemCharles 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 Hispaniis traiecit hidden by binding[cit]cit hidden by binding in Kingdom of Naples, kingdom covering the southern part of the Italian Peninsula, from 1504 under the Crown of Aragonregnum 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, quo hidden by binding[o]o hidden by bindingminus Bari, castle and city in southern Italy, capital of Duchy of Bariarx ipsaBari, castle and city in southern Italy, capital of Duchy of Bari 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 Bariarx ipsaBari, castle and city in southern Italy, capital of Duchy of Bari nobis restituatur.

Curet igitur Strenuitas Tua et totis viribus studeat, ut haec Bari, castle and city in southern Italy, capital of Duchy of BariarcisBari, 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 CastilecaesarisCharles 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 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 CastilecaesarisCharles 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 remanebunt. Interim Strenuitas Tua sit boni animi et ea executioni demandare nitatur, quae aliis litteris Tuae Strenuitati perscripsimus, praesertim de solutione adohae, ad quam nimis iniuste concilium orig. consiliumconciliumconcilium orig. consilium collaterale nos compellere volebat, sed quia ex parte nostra fuerat allegatum, reges written over inasinaseses written over inas et reginas, qui sanguine progeniti sunt regio, non teneri ad solutionem adohae, idcirco causa haec fuit reiecta in consultationem hidden by binding[tionem]tionem hidden by binding 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 Castilecaesareae 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 BCK, 3465, p. 102 quibus ab huiusmodi solutione adohae perpetuo absolvamur.

Sextas accepimus litteras commissionales 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 MontealtoLodovico 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)Anibalem 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 written over mmss written over m ad praesens non necessarias ad arbitramur, immo eas occultandas duximus, nam licet a principio idem Ludovicus et ceteri consiliarii super extractione et morte doctoris Antonelli satis animose insurrexissent et multifariam minarentur, tamen postmodum fabricato processu detecta est secretarii nostri innocentia et illius doctoris iniquitas, ob quam non semel sed decies occidi demerebatur, 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 MontealtoLodovico 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 Polandstatum 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 Castilecaesarea 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 AragonregnoKingdom 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 CastilecaesareCharles 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 nostrum statum nostraque iura usque ad aras (ut aiunt) et quatenus licet, defendat ac tueatur, et quatenus hae litterae prioribus contrariantur, Strenuitas Tua dissimule written over aaee written over at, 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)huncLodovico 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) pro nobi ipsum, dum pro nobis steterit, laudare cogimur, dum contra nos odisse licebit. Et has litteras ubi obtinuerit Strenuitas Tua, ad 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 nostri ducatus BarensisAntonio 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) duplicatas e vestigio transmittat, et praeter cetera de restauratione Bari, castle and city in southern Italy, capital of Duchy of Bariarcis BarensisBari, castle and city in southern Italy, capital of Duchy of Bari impensissime laboret et studeat.

Nova et reliqua, quae nobis oretenus 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.

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Post dat(as) or dat(um)dat(as)dat(as) or dat(um) in vigilia sancti Thomae apostoli accepimus Strenuitatis Tuae litteras gratiosissimas quidem datas XII-a Octobris ex Granada (Granata), city in southern Spain, Andalusia, at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountainsGranataGranada (Granata), city in southern Spain, Andalusia, at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountains. Accepimus et litteras caesareas super restitutione Bari, castle and city in southern Italy, capital of Duchy of Bariarcis BarensisBari, castle and city in southern Italy, capital of Duchy of Bari, quas mancas et minus sufficientes credimus, dubitantes, ne in fabellam Marcholphi incidamus, et nullus gratus et fidus caesari inveniatur. Quapropter hortamur Strenuitatem Tuam, totis viribus contendat, ut Bari, castle and city in southern Italy, capital of Duchy of Bariarx ipsa BarensisBari, castle and city in southern Italy, capital of Duchy of Bari nobis libere et absque alia graviori condicione extradatur et restituatur, ut castellanum eligere valeamus. Nos namque 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 CastilecaesariCharles 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 debiti iuramenti homagium praestitimus, BCK, 3465, p. 101 neque verendum erit, quod nos neglecto iuramento iusserimus illam arcem in manus hostium caesaris extradi et consignari. Nam nostro honori deesse nolumus nec debemus, praeterea timemus, ne 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 ItalyprorexCharles 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, ut innuit Tua Strenuitas, novas technas et dolos machinetur, quo possit arcem retinere et nos nostra spe delusas reddere, et adhuc nescimus, an ipse prorex cum classi Naples (Napoli, Neapolis), city in Italy, on the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea, capital of the region of CampaniaNeapolimNaples (Napoli, Neapolis), city in Italy, on the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea, capital of the region of Campania attige hidden by binding[e]e hidden by bindingrit, quod omen dii avertant, quare provisiones caesaris non poterunt patrari(?), et nobis de vento servient. Quamobrem Strenuitas Tua elaboret, ut aliter ista expeditio procedat et favorabilius, et in absentia 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 ItalyproregisCharles 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 committatur vel concilio orig. consilioconcilioconcilio orig. consilio collaterali, vel alteri, cui nos merito confidere deberemus, qua obtenta et Naples (Napoli, Neapolis), city in Italy, on the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea, capital of the region of CampaniaNeapoliNaples (Napoli, Neapolis), city in Italy, on the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea, capital of the region of Campania observata et Bari, castle and city in southern Italy, capital of Duchy of BariarceBari, castle and city in southern Italy, capital of Duchy of Bari nobis restituta e vestigio Tuam Strenuitatem revocare curabimus cum omni, qua decet securitate, litteras ad 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 CastilecaesaremCharles 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 et ad Francis I of Valois (*1494 – †1547), 1515-1547 King of France; son of Charles, Count of Angoulême, and Louise of Savoychristianissimum regemFrancis I of Valois (*1494 – †1547), 1515-1547 King of France; son of Charles, Count of Angoulême, and Louise of Savoy transmittentes, ex quibus tutus recessus et tutus transitus per France (Gallia, Francia), the kingdomGalliasFrance (Gallia, Francia), the kingdom Tuae Strenuitati concedatur. De sumptibus, quos Tua Strenuitas sustinet, non angimur, sed resarciemus abunde Tuae Strenuitati, ut nullam ms. nullum(!) nullamnullam ms. nullum(!) exinde neque optimae opinionis et famae suae neque suorum bonorum iacturam patiatur, et nos principem gratissimam experietur. In expeditione Bari, castle and city in southern Italy, capital of Duchy of BariarcisBari, castle and city in southern Italy, capital of Duchy of Bari studeat Strenuitas Tua, ut litterae dirigendae hidden by binding[endae]endae hidden by binding 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)Ferdinando 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) mandent semel, bis et ter, ut moris est Hispanici, et in sua absentia mandetur suo written over umumoo written over um locumtenenti vel vicecastellano Barensi, ne diuturniorem moram nobis ingerant. Strenuitas Tua iam facta est Hispana ex tam longa cum The Spaniards HispanisThe Spaniards consuetudine hidden by binding[ine]ine hidden by binding et mores Hispanorum callet, quamobrem caute agendum erit, ne nobis imposuisse iactitent. Reliqua, praesertim negotium nostri secretarii, quod cordi habemus, committimus prudentiae et sollicitudini Tuae Strenuitatis, quam bene et feliciter valere optamus.

Datae hidden by binding[tae]tae hidden by binding Cracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of PolandCracoviaeCracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland, die 3-a Ianuarii 1527.

Bona Sforza (*1494 – †1557), Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania (1518-1557); the second wife of Sigismund I Jagiellon; Duchess of Bari and Rossano; daughter of Gian Galeazzo Sforza of Milan and Isabella of AragonBona reginaBona Sforza (*1494 – †1557), Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania (1518-1557); the second wife of Sigismund I Jagiellon; Duchess of Bari and Rossano; daughter of Gian Galeazzo Sforza of Milan and Isabella of Aragon subscripsit