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Letter #370

Ioannes DANTISCUS to Bona Sforza
Valladolid, 1527-08-20


Manuscript sources:
1office copy in Latin, in secretary's hand, BCz, 242, p. 133
2copy in Latin, 18th-century, BNF, Lat.11095, p. 50
3copy in Latin, 18th-century, BK, 232, p. 72-73
4copy in Latin, 18th-century, B. Ossol., 151/II, f. 89r-v
5copy in Latin, 18th-century, BCz, 40 (TN), No. 114, p. 512-513

Auxiliary sources:
1register in Polish, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8245 (TK 7), f. 462

Prints:
1AT 9 (2nd ed.) No. 258, p. 268-269 (in extenso)
2PAZ Y MELIA 1924, 1925 p. 80 (Spanish translation)
3AT 9 (1st ed.) No. 228, p. 254-255 (in extenso)

 

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p. 133

Serenissima Reginalis Maiestas et Domina, Domina mea clementissima,

Humillimam fidelis meae servitutis commendationem.

cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Sigismund I Jagiellon Valladolid, 1527-08-17, CIDTC IDL 366;
Ioannes DANTISCUS to Bona Sforza Valladolid, 1527-08-17, CIDTC IDL 367⌊Scripsicf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Sigismund I Jagiellon Valladolid, 1527-08-17, CIDTC IDL 366;
Ioannes DANTISCUS to Bona Sforza Valladolid, 1527-08-17, CIDTC IDL 367⌋ Valladolid (Vallisoletum, Oleti vallis), city in central Spain, Castile and León, on the Pisuerga river⌊hincValladolid (Vallisoletum, Oleti vallis), city in central Spain, Castile and León, on the Pisuerga river⌋ 1527-08-17⌊nudius tertius1527-08-17⌋ copiose serenissimae 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⌊regiaeSigismund 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⌋ et Reginali Maiestati Vestrae de omnibus negotium Barense spectantibus, in quo iam satis longo tempore nihil deinceps agi poterit. Dominus Sigismondo Loffredo (*ca. 1480 – †1539), Charles V's secretary for Italian affairs (POCIECHA 2; POCIECHA 4)⌊Sigismundus LoffredusSigismondo Loffredo (*ca. 1480 – †1539), Charles V's secretary for Italian affairs (POCIECHA 2; POCIECHA 4)⌋, qui 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⌊caesariCharles 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⌋ relationem facere debuit, excusavit se propter pestis suspicionem, quia caesar, ut ipse dicebat, ad se neminem superinscribed⌈neminemneminem superinscribed⌉ admittit, relationem se facere non potuisse. Unde heri hinc ivit ad Galicia⌊GaliciamGalicia⌋ in Santiago de Compostela (Compostella), city in northwestern Spain, Galicia⌊CompostellamSantiago de Compostela (Compostella), city in northwestern Spain, Galicia⌋ ad invisendum Sanctum Iacobum. cf. Ter. An. 126 ⌊Hinc illae lacrimae.cf. Ter. An. 126 ⌋ Ad id detorquebant omnia, ut scripsi in cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Bona Sforza Valladolid, 1527-08-17, CIDTC IDL 367⌊novissimiscf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Bona Sforza Valladolid, 1527-08-17, CIDTC IDL 367⌋, ut adhuc rem in longum protraherent vel usque ad 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)⌊magni 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)⌋ reditum, vel nescio ad quas alias technas, quas forsan moliuntur. Ego me ex iis explicare non possum. Sum tamen adhuc in ea sententia, qua prius, quod Maiestas Vestra Serenissima istarum rerum non est habitura finem, donec de Italy (Italia)⌊ItaliaItaly (Italia)⌋, cuius sit integra, decernetur, quod quando futurum est, propediem, ut spero, experiemur. Ego interim, si ita visum est Maiestati Vestrae Serenissimae et aliter fieri non potest, in servitio eiusdem omnia patienter et constanter perferam eaque agam, ut feci hactenus, quae fidelem servum decent, modo huius exilii et absentiae meae a Maiestate Vestra Serenissima clementior ratio habeatur.

Mortuus est paulo ante dominus Gut, administrator of Gołąb (Guth) (fl. 1527)⌊GothGut, administrator of Gołąb (Guth) (fl. 1527)⌋, qui habuit a maiestate regia ad vitae suae dies administrationem cum proventibus villae Gołąb (Columba), village in Poland, 11 km NW of Puławy, 56 km NW of Lublin, Dantiscus was a parish-priest there in the years 1521-1537⌊GolambiaGołąb (Columba), village in Poland, 11 km NW of Puławy, 56 km NW of Lublin, Dantiscus was a parish-priest there in the years 1521-1537⌋, in qua stain⌈[qua]qua stain⌉ ecclesia mea est, essetque mihi commodissimum, si unus et ecclesiae et stain⌈[ecclesiae et]ecclesiae et stain⌉ villae praefectus foret et rector. Qua de re humiliter supplico stain⌈[supplico]supplico stain⌉ Maiestati Vestrae Serenissimae, ut 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⌋ intercedat, quo istius stain⌈[quo istius]quo istius stain⌉ villae mihi administratio concederetur, si fieri posset, cum proventibus, qui non excedunt 30 flor(enos) Pol(onicales), vel utcumque maiestas regia voluerit pro gratia sua, saltem, quod unus ecclesiae et villae praesit, quo mihi nihil gratius fieri posset. Confido Maiestatem Vestram Serenissimam hoc non gravate facturam. Cui me superinscribed⌈meme superinscribed⌉ et humillima mea servitia perpetuo commendo et rogo, nobilem 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)⌊Fabianum VoyanowskiFabian 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)⌋, quondam hic familiarem meum, qui etiam rebus Maiestatis Vestrae Serenissimae fideliter inservivit, gratia sua prosequatur, quandoquidem optime eandem est promeriturus.