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Letter #505

Hieronymus VIETOR to Ioannes DANTISCUS
Vienna, [1530]-06-19


Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in Latin, UUB, H. 154, f. 19-20
2register with excerpt in Latin, English, 20th-century, CBKUL, R.III, 30, No. 14

Auxiliary sources:
1register in Polish, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8246 (TK 8), f. 166

Prints:
1DE VOCHT 1961 No. DE, 91, p. 57 (English register)
2MEJOR 1997 No. 1, p. 152-154 (in extenso; Polish translation)

 

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UUB, H. 154, f. 20v

Ornatissimo ac Eloquentissimo Viro 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 Austriaserenissimi regis PoloniaeSigismund 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 Oratori, domino suo perpetuo observando apud Augsburg (Augusta Vindelicorum), city in Germany, BavariaAugustamAugsburg (Augusta Vindelicorum), city in Germany, Bavaria 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 ErmlandIoanni DantiscoIoannes 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

Augsburg (Augusta Vindelicorum), city in Germany, BavariaAugspurgAugsburg (Augusta Vindelicorum), city in Germany, Bavaria

UUB, H. 154, f. 19r

Ornatissimo atque disertissimo serenissimi regis Poloniae Viro Legato Ioanni Dantisco Hieronymus Vietor (Hieronymus Büttner) (*1480 – †1546/1547), from 1518 owner of one of the largest modern printing houses in Cracow, previously head of a printing house in Vienna; bachelor of Arts at Cracow University (1499); typographer of the royal chancellery of Sigismund I Jagiellon (SZWEJKOWSKA, p. 80-82; KAWECKA-GRYCZOWA, MAŃKOWSKA, p. 325-357)Hieronymus VietorHieronymus Vietor (Hieronymus Büttner) (*1480 – †1546/1547), from 1518 owner of one of the largest modern printing houses in Cracow, previously head of a printing house in Vienna; bachelor of Arts at Cracow University (1499); typographer of the royal chancellery of Sigismund I Jagiellon (SZWEJKOWSKA, p. 80-82; KAWECKA-GRYCZOWA, MAŃKOWSKA, p. 325-357) plurimam salutem.

Licet nihil litterarum uterque alteri complusculis iam abhinc annis de more obtrusimus, prohibebamur enim mihi sic usu venit prorsus sive perlongo itinere sive erratica sede seu maxime subcommodo tabellione tamen humanitas tua, consuetudo, amor, vicinitas, Ornatissime Vir, commoneant, praecipue tum in nuntium optatum praeter spem incidi, qui nostram antiquam amicitiam fere collapsam, ex animo deletam, cum in hunc usum epistulae, absens absenti sermonem ut faciant, quasi nosti, inventae redintegrem, obfirmem. Quamvis te, ut rumusculus tenellus ora quorundam pervolitet, ad summa fastigia non tantum honorum, verum etiam ut dignitatis vox scilicet episcopus oculis subiicit onerum emersisse. Quae profecto Tuam Humanitatem iam inde a prima aetatula expectarunt, delegerunt, postularunt. Quae profecto nemini omnium, si modo esset fama constans, aequius te obtingere. Illa si virtutes, mores, ingenium, philosophia et humana et Christiana, facilitas, iuvandi studium, haec sincere excutienda quae omnia ex te tanquam ex speculo opposito emicant, refulgent. Ex quo quaeso angulo toto Sarmatico peteres haec, quae quasi catervatim divinitus omnino, meo quidem iudicio conflata abstrusaque in te uno conspiciuntur. Unde unus conspiceris plurimus regiis obsitus negotiis indefatigabili fessus opera apud invictissimum totius Europe (Europa), the continentEuropaeEurope (Europa), the continent monarcham nimirum res regis fortissimi gravissimas exponis, evolvis, id quod fetura tua elegiaca nuper protrusa indicat in navigium terris advertere, ut ratio litterarum vocat, festinem in ornamentis Tuae Humanitatis, ut suspicor, accessis moram necterem diutius, post fortassis copiosius, ubi certior factus. Interim precor hoc excellentiss(imum) munus felix sit, feliciusque praecessoribus sanctius ut apud te iam dudum constituisti, administres piissime, purissime finias, tradas veluti per manus successori. A(u)t(em) or At(tamen)A(u)t(em)A(u)t(em) or At(tamen) mei meorumque liberorum, qui se summo suo obsequio plurima felicitate impertiente Tuae Humanitatis credunt, memor ex more tuo persistas, misere rogito. Illa et animus noster mirum in modum attentus in spe est, in aliqua parte feliciss(imi), ni fallar, successus tui ut olim haerere. UUB, H. 154, f. 19v Postremo hoc unum ex te, candidissime Dantisce, pro veteri nostra amicitia effalgito quic. Quicquid novi libelluli vel Romani vel Germanici apud vos partum fuerit, quod ad cudendum nummos peraccommodum foret, mihi id quoad possis celerrime admissites(?) aut a pedibus 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 Aragonregiae maiestatisBona 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 aliove cito, ut ita loquar, literifero, puta, ut fuit libellus perexiguus de ingressu 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 Augsburg (Augusta Vindelicorum), city in Germany, BavariaAugustam urbemAugsburg (Augusta Vindelicorum), city in Germany, Bavaria aut quicquid ratum fuerit in tam inclitissimo frequentissimo comitio mihi, o amicissime, communica quoniam officina mea operam suam abutitur. Hoc paene or ferrepaenepaene or ferre animo effluxisset, si Vienna (Wien, Vienna), city in eastern Austria, on the Danube riverViennamVienna (Wien, Vienna), city in eastern Austria, on the Danube river commigraturi nostris conducticiis modo ne sorderent, exciperem, deprecor, rescribas meque Tuae Humanitati traditum ut soles habeto.