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Letter #3507

Jan CHOJEŃSKI to Ioannes DANTISCUS
Cracow (Kraków), 1531-01-22
            received Brussels, [1531]-02-15

Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in Latin, in secretary's hand, author's signature, BCz, 1595, p. 209-212

Auxiliary sources:
1register in Polish, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8246 (TK 8), f. 273

Prints:
1AT 13 No. 30, p. 37-38 (in extenso)

 

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BCz, 1595, p. 209

Reverendissime domine, fautor plurimum observande. Salutem et felices successus.

Arguit me Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima postremis suis, quas per Bernhard von Höfen (Bernhard Flachsbinder) (†after 1548), Ioannes Dantiscus' brother, stayed with Dantiscus in Spain, as a member of his mission's retinue, and was used as a trusted courier to Poland at least from 1526; after 1530 Starost of Löbau⌊fratremBernhard von Höfen (Bernhard Flachsbinder) (†after 1548), Ioannes Dantiscus' brother, stayed with Dantiscus in Spain, as a member of his mission's retinue, and was used as a trusted courier to Poland at least from 1526; after 1530 Starost of Löbau⌋ ad me dedit, quod ad priores nihil responderim, sed a scriptione plura me excusant hebetudo ingenii, ignorantia litterarum tumque alia non pauca. Quid enim responderem Dominationi Vestrae Reverendissimae litteris, quando desiderio eius respondere non possum? Petit revocari ab exilio, invocat meum auxilium, implorat aliorum patrocinium, supplex petit a principibus magna verborum copia et ornatu, ut patriis laribus, immo iam pastor ovibus suis restituatur. Hactenus tamen surdis, ut aiunt, cecinimus omnes. Quid fecerint alii, taceo, ego certe nihil intemptatum reliqui, nullum non movi lapidem, quo Vestrae Reverendissimae Dominationis in hac parte desiderio respondere cum effectu potuissem. Sed fata nescio quae obstant votis nostris, quae qualia sint, mihi et nostro Nikolaus Nibschitz (Mikołaj Nipszyc) (*ca. 1483 – †1541), royal courtier, diplomat in the service of Sigismund I and Albrecht von Hohenzollern-Ansbach, Dantiscus' friend; from 1525 until his death an official representative of Duke Albrecht at the Cracow royal court; from 1532 royal secretary; 1519 royal envoy to Albrecht von Hohenzollern, Grand Master of the Teutonic Order, 1525, 1526 envoy to Hungary, 1527 envoy to the Congress in Wrocław, 1531-1533, 1537 envoy to Ferdinand I of Habsburg, 1535-1537, 1540 envoy to Brandenburg, 1536 envoy to the estates of Livonia⌊Nicolao NipcziczNikolaus Nibschitz (Mikołaj Nipszyc) (*ca. 1483 – †1541), royal courtier, diplomat in the service of Sigismund I and Albrecht von Hohenzollern-Ansbach, Dantiscus' friend; from 1525 until his death an official representative of Duke Albrecht at the Cracow royal court; from 1532 royal secretary; 1519 royal envoy to Albrecht von Hohenzollern, Grand Master of the Teutonic Order, 1525, 1526 envoy to Hungary, 1527 envoy to the Congress in Wrocław, 1531-1533, 1537 envoy to Ferdinand I of Habsburg, 1535-1537, 1540 envoy to Brandenburg, 1536 envoy to the estates of Livonia⌋ perpendat. Ego dum Vestrae Reverendissimae Dominationis lego litteras ad 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⌊maiestatem regiamSigismund 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⌋ scriptas, mox in deplorationibus morae istius suae tam diuturnae in lacrimas effundor, promovente lacrimas longa lectione, quae aliquando me exoculat. Nikolaus Nibschitz (Mikołaj Nipszyc) (*ca. 1483 – †1541), royal courtier, diplomat in the service of Sigismund I and Albrecht von Hohenzollern-Ansbach, Dantiscus' friend; from 1525 until his death an official representative of Duke Albrecht at the Cracow royal court; from 1532 royal secretary; 1519 royal envoy to Albrecht von Hohenzollern, Grand Master of the Teutonic Order, 1525, 1526 envoy to Hungary, 1527 envoy to the Congress in Wrocław, 1531-1533, 1537 envoy to Ferdinand I of Habsburg, 1535-1537, 1540 envoy to Brandenburg, 1536 envoy to the estates of Livonia⌊NypcziczNikolaus Nibschitz (Mikołaj Nipszyc) (*ca. 1483 – †1541), royal courtier, diplomat in the service of Sigismund I and Albrecht von Hohenzollern-Ansbach, Dantiscus' friend; from 1525 until his death an official representative of Duke Albrecht at the Cracow royal court; from 1532 royal secretary; 1519 royal envoy to Albrecht von Hohenzollern, Grand Master of the Teutonic Order, 1525, 1526 envoy to Hungary, 1527 envoy to the Congress in Wrocław, 1531-1533, 1537 envoy to Ferdinand I of Habsburg, 1535-1537, 1540 envoy to Brandenburg, 1536 envoy to the estates of Livonia⌋ autem ad secundum cyathum declamat, immo exclamat contra inexorabile pectus 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

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 Aragon⌊principumSigismund 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

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 Aragon⌋ nostrorum, dum vero epotat tertium et quartum, plangit, plorat, bracchia extendit et ad duellum provocat, Vestrae Reverendissimae Dominationis revocationem vel hoc genere vindicaturus. Sed laterem lavat ille, immo gulam etiam. Haec autem ioco, serio tamen nusquam certe non laboramus de revocatione Vestrae Reverendissimae Dominationis. Quae iam tandem revocabitur mox, ut residuum negotiorum Barensium, quod non magni esse momenti puto, absolvetur. Frater Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae profectus est ad episcopatum Culmensem, illic perfuncturus officio iniuncto cum domino Czema, qui est suffectus superinscribed in place of crossed-out praefectus⌈praefectus suffectus suffectus superinscribed in place of crossed-out praefectus⌉ per dominum Fabianum in locum suum. Ceterum quia 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 Aragon⌊maiestas reginalisBona 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⌋ optat habere aliquem iu 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⌊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⌋, qui negotia suae maiestatis illic curet et agat BCz, 1595, p. 210, cuperem, ut Vestra Reverendissima Dominatio dominum Cornelium Duplicium ad hanc provinciam obeundum iterum commendaret scribereque aliquid de eius virtutibus ad me per primam occasionem velit, unde nacta occasione liceret mihi iuvare hominem amicum, quem amo vehementer ob eius eximias animi et corporis dotes, nam quae olim scripserat de ipso Vestra Reverendissima Dominatio, obliterata rata sunt apud principes, quamvis maiestas regia sit de illo optime persuasa. Cupio, ut Vestra Reverendissima Dominatio sit felix et incolumis meque, quod facit, amet.