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Letter #5746

Alfonso de VALDÉS to Ioannes DANTISCUS
Palencia, [1527]-09-24

English register:

Valdés is happy that Dantiscus has recovered. Despite his expectations, Alexander [von Schweiß?] has not gained anything from the master of Nassau. Valdés encourages Dantiscus, if he comes to Palencia, not to stay at an inn, inviting him to his own quarters instead. Even the exceptionally foresighted envoy from Portugal [...] was unable to get lodgings with the emperor. Valdés assures Dantiscus that he had no problems after the last time Dantiscus stayed with him. He hasn’t had a letter from the chancellor [Mercurino Gattinara]. The chancellor was supposed to reach Saragossa last Monday [September 23], so he cannot be expected sooner than in 8-10 days. Valdés has decided to stay in Palencia until the following Sunday or Monday in anticipation of news from the chancellor. He will let Dantiscus know what should be done. Not very reliable news has come from Hungary that the voivod [János Szapolyai] has been defeated and Buda captured by the [Archduke] Ferdinand. Everyone is expecting a peace treaty [between the empire and France], but Valdés doesn’t expect it to happen quickly. He sends greetings from the host [himself?] and John.


            received Paredes de Nava, [1527]-09-24

Manuscript sources:
1copy, 18th-century, BK, 222, No. 55, p. 202-203
2copy in Latin, 18th-century, BCz, 40 (TN), No. 141, p. 589-590
3register with excerpt in Latin, English, 20th-century, CBKUL, R.III, 31, No. 302.42
4lost fair copy in Latin, AAWO, AB, D.130, No. 42

Auxiliary sources:
1register in Polish, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8245 (TK 7), f. 470

Prints:
1BOEHMER 1899 p. 392-393 (in extenso)
2VALDÉS 1996 Cartas y documentos, No. 31, p. 94-95 (in extenso)
3CEID 2/3 (Letter No. 9) p. 149-152 (in extenso; English register; Polish register)

 

Text & apparatus & commentaryPlain textText & commentaryText & apparatus

 

BK 222, No. 55, p. 202

Salutem plurimam.

Vir clarissime.

Pristinae valetudini te restitutum gaudeo. Sperabam Alexandrum aliquid a domino de print 1 Nassou,
ms 1 2 Nassau
Nassouprint 1 Nassou,
ms 1 2 Nassau
impetraturum, tamen, print 1 ut audio,
ms 1 (ut audio),
ms 2 ut audio
ut audioprint 1 ut audio,
ms 1 (ut audio),
ms 2 ut audio
, nihil hactenus factum est. Nosti caesaris naturam. Si decreveris huc venire, non print 1 habita,
ms 1 2 habito
habitaprint 1 habita,
ms 1 2 habito
[1] diversorio, vide, ne antiquo hospiti iniuriam facias. Nam si in primo cubiculo lectum print 1 tuum,
ms 1 2 suum
tuumprint 1 tuum,
ms 1 2 suum
collocare nolueris, erit non incommodus locus in secundo, ubi nullus dorBK 222, No. 55, p. 203mit, nec alicui incommodo esse poteris. De impetrando a caesare hospitio, nisi post adventum cancellarii, est certe quam minima spes, nam orator Lusitanus, numquam non obtundens caesarem, nihil hactenus impetrare valuit manetque extra oppidum.

A cancellario nihil habeo litterarum, fertur tamen illum sperasse ms 1 2 Caesaraugustanus,
print 1 Caesaraugustanos
Caesaraugustanusms 1 2 Caesaraugustanus,
print 1 Caesaraugustanos
ad diem Lunae proxime praeteritam, ita ut credam illum ante octo vel decem dies non venturum, ideoque, ni deinceps aliud audiero, decrevi hic manere usque ad diem print 1 Dominicum,
ms 1 Dom[i]nicam hidden by binding,
ms 2 Dominicam
Dominicumprint 1 Dominicum,
ms 1 Dom[i]nicam hidden by binding,
ms 2 Dominicam
vel Lunae. Quod faciendum erit, in tempore ex me print 1 faxo,
ms 1 2 fixo
faxoprint 1 faxo,
ms 1 2 fixo
, ut habeas.

Nihil est, quod verearis mihi incommodi futurum, quod tibi hospitium communicaverim. Non tam insaniunt alcaldi print 1 nostri,
ms 1 nostr[i] hidden by binding,
ms 2 nostri
nostriprint 1 nostri,
ms 1 nostr[i] hidden by binding,
ms 2 nostri
. Ego quidem nec verbum ullum de hac re audivi; quodsi ob eam rem aliquid ferendum esset, ferrem equidem animo iucundissimo.

De rebus Ungaricis audivi Ferdinandum nostrum print 1 vayvodam,
ms 1 waywoda[m] hidden by binding,
ms 2 waywodam
vayvodamprint 1 vayvodam,
ms 1 waywoda[m] hidden by binding,
ms 2 waywodam
superasse Budamque expugnasse, sed adeo tepide print 1 ac,
ms 1 2 et
acprint 1 ac,
ms 1 2 et
frigide mihi relatum est, ut nullam apud me fidem print 1 habuerit,
ms 1 haberit,
ms 2 habuerit
habueritprint 1 habuerit,
ms 1 haberit,
ms 2 habuerit
, aliud certe audivi nihil. Nihil praeterea rerum novarum apud nos est. Omnes print 1 avide,
ms 1 avidi,
ms 2 avide
avideprint 1 avide,
ms 1 avidi,
ms 2 avide
pacem sperant illamque factam esse multi existimant, ego vero, qui meorum Gallorum ingenia dolos insidias artesque novi, tantum abest, ut illam factam esse credam, ut quam longissime illam exulantem videam. Sed de his alias verbo tenus latius. Hospes tuus ms 1 2 una,
print 1 omitted
unams 1 2 una,
print 1 omitted
cum tuo Ioanne plurimam tibi salutem mittunt. Vale.

Postscript:

Scribe, an tuis globulis aureis aliquid expiscaveris.

[1 ] habita corrected by Boehmer from habito; Boehmer had seen only the transcription of the fair copy made by Otto Waltz, therefore we donʼt know the original text version.