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Letter #3867

[Ioannes DANTISCUS] to [Stanisław HOZJUSZ (HOSIUS)]
Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1539, end of July

English register:

Dantiscus is pleased with Hozjusz’s favourable opinion of his poem (versiculi). He extends thanks for the help with publishing it and for the valuable corrections.

He has agreed by letter with Georg Hegel that the latter should buy 200 copies of the poem from the printer [Hieronymus Vietor]. Dantiscus will also send the printer some linen for a robe. The man did introduce some errors, but only more learned readers will notice them.

Dantiscus extends thanks for the news and asks to continue receiving updates.




Manuscript sources:
1office copy in Latin, in secretary's hand, AAWO, AB, D. 7, f. 101r-v

Prints:
1CEID 1/2 No. 77, p. 269-271 (in extenso; English register)

 

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Quod paper damaged⌈[uod]uod paper damaged⌉ Dominationi Vestrae visum sic est, quod versiculi mei vel prodesse fortassis aut delectare paper damaged⌈[e]e paper damaged⌉ frugemve pio lectori aliquam adferre possint, ob idque eos excudi curaverit, quorum novissime maiorem ad me partem misit, non solum boni consulo, verum etiam magnas gratias habeo, eo potissimum, quod in illis restituendis tanto studio elaboraverit, devia reduxerit, obscuriora illustrarit eosque ferme suos effecerit. Quantum mihi in illis recognoscendis otii aut diligentiae fuerit, ex ipsis passim labeculis liquet, quas non usquequaque densa rudimentorum ignorantia, qui(n) potius mihi quasi innata inconsiderantia mensque ad grandiora magisque necessaria protracta aspersit. Solet interdum et viris magnis idem accidere, cum graviora recte dispiciant ac disponant, ut in rebus levioribus in the Dantiscus hand, superinscribed in place of crossed-out gravioribus⌈gravioribus levioribus levioribus in the Dantiscus hand, superinscribed in place of crossed-out gravioribus⌉ ob quandam animi securitatem vel verius incuriam, aliquando pueriliter labantur. Quemadmodum hi, qui serio intenti a(?) astra contemplantur e(?) plerumque ea, quae pedibus ms. prelibus(!) ⌈pedibuspedibus ms. prelibus(!) ⌉ observantur, non vident.

Item et bonis equis non raro evenit, qui per scabrosas et fere invias inter saxa vias constanter incedunt, per planas indiligenter gradientes ms. grudientes(!) ⌈gradientesgradientes ms. grudientes(!) ⌉ subinde concidunt. Haec non ideo, quod me excusem, verum ut meam accusem oscitantem inscitiam, scribo, quae mihi notior est, quam ut mihi tribuer(em) vel ambitiose tribui velim quippiam. Non parum itaque Dominationi Vestrae debeo, quae adeo p(ri)us extemporariis ms. extemperariis(!) ⌈extemporariisextemporariis ms. extemperariis(!) ⌉ illis incultisque meis neniis adfuit etc.

De calcografo egi litteri in the Dantiscus hand, written over a⌈aii in the Dantiscus hand, written over a⌉s cum domino Georgio Hegel, qui ab eo ducenta exemplaria eo pretio, quod in mor(e) habetur, redimet, unde et labori, et impensis, ut reor, satisfiet. Accedet illi praeterea paper damaged⌈[praeterea]praeterea paper damaged⌉ ad Dominationis Vestrae commendationem pro veste pannus, quem paulo post sum missurus paper damaged⌈[post sum missurus]post sum missurus paper damaged⌉. Sunt quidam ab eo errores comissi, quos [...] paper damaged⌈[...][...] paper damaged⌉ AAWO, AB, D. 7, f. 101v doctiores intelligent paper damaged⌈[ent]ent paper damaged⌉ [...] paper damaged⌈[...][...] paper damaged⌉le cum [...] paper damaged⌈[...][...] paper damaged⌉ dignam se apud r(everendum ) or r(everendissimum )⌈r(everendum )r(everendum ) or r(everendissimum )⌉ dominum vicecancellarium existimatio [...] paper damaged⌈[...][...] paper damaged⌉ impurioris nimirum linguae morumque impudentiorum, quam ut illi off[...] paper damaged⌈[...][...] paper damaged⌉ quo prius non sine nota cognitus est, praeesse debeat, quantum paper damaged⌈[um]um paper damaged⌉ [...] paper damaged⌈[...][...] paper damaged⌉ ut graculus ille Aesopicus se ornet, idque quod non est, se simular(e) accurate sciatis.

Pro novis, quae mihi Dominatio Vestra impartiri solet, gratiam habeo. Quod ut sedulo faciat plurimum oro, in eo enim mihi non vulgariter gratificatur Dominatio Vestra.

Quae felicissime valeat.

Ex Heilsperg, ... gap left by scribe⌈...... gap left by scribe⌉ Iulii MDXXXIX.