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Letter #5762

Alfonso de VALDÉS to Ioannes DANTISCUS
[Granada?], [1526-09-18 — 1526-12-16?]

English register:

Valdés jokingly complains to Dantiscus that he has been flooded with letters because of Dantiscus’ Pasquillus. He warns he will refer bothersome correspondents straight to him. He sends Dantiscus a letter about Pasquillus he received from a Spanish noble, a relative of the infantry commander, author of Talichristia [Álvar Gómez de Ciudad Real]. Valdés offers the opinion that for a Spaniard, Gómez is quite well educated and he asks Dantiscus to reply to Gómez’ letter in his name. He asks him to make haste because the messenger is leaving that evening.




Manuscript sources:
1copy in Latin, 18th-century, BK, 222, No. 47, p. 188 (c.p.)
2copy in Latin, 18th-century, BCz, 40 (TN), No. 254, p. 980-981
3lost fair copy in Latin, AAWO, AB, D.130, No. 31

Auxiliary sources:
1register in Polish, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8246 (TK 8), f. 53v
2register in English, 20th-century, CBKUL, R.III, 31, No. 302.31

Prints:
1BOEHMER 1899 p. 403-404 (in extenso)
2DE VOCHT 1961 No. DE, 72, p. 46 (in extenso)
3VALDÉS 1996 Cartas y documentos, No. 60, p. 138 (in extenso)
4CEID 2/3 (Letter No. 4) p. 136-138 (in extenso; English register; Polish register)

 

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Salutem plurimam.

Viden, quam mihi tragoediam excitaris cum tuo Pasquillo? Volitavit ille per totam Spain (Hispania)⌊HispaniamSpain (Hispania)⌋ multorumque litteris obruor, quasi domi habeam Pasquillum.[1] Tuum nunc erit pro me patronum agere, quod si praestiteris, et mihi rem gratissimam facies et te ab invidia liberabis. Sin minus, omnes, quotquot venerint, ad te remittam. Est Álvar Gómez de Ciudad Real (*1488 – †1538), neolatin poet, author of: Thalichristia (Alcalá de Henares, 1522); Musa Paulina (Alcalá de Henares, 1529); De Solomonis proverbiis (Basilea, 1538); Septem Psalmi Penitentiales (Toledo, 1538); De militia principis Burgundi, quam Velleris Aurei vocant (Toledo, 1540); nobleman in the service of duke of infantry Diego Hurtado de Mendoza y Luna (who was his father in law); he tried to obtain an official post at the imperial court, to no avail, accompanied the court on its journey to the emperor’s coronation in Bologna (1529/1530) (CE, vol. 2, p. 117-118)⌊nobilisÁlvar Gómez de Ciudad Real (*1488 – †1538), neolatin poet, author of: Thalichristia (Alcalá de Henares, 1522); Musa Paulina (Alcalá de Henares, 1529); De Solomonis proverbiis (Basilea, 1538); Septem Psalmi Penitentiales (Toledo, 1538); De militia principis Burgundi, quam Velleris Aurei vocant (Toledo, 1540); nobleman in the service of duke of infantry Diego Hurtado de Mendoza y Luna (who was his father in law); he tried to obtain an official post at the imperial court, to no avail, accompanied the court on its journey to the emperor’s coronation in Bologna (1529/1530) (CE, vol. 2, p. 117-118)⌋ quidam pro The Spaniards ⌊HispanorumThe Spaniards ⌋ captu eruditionis non aspernandae nec minus genere illustris, utpote Diego Hurtado de Mendoza y Luna (*1461 – †1531), Spanish nobleman; 1500-1531 duke of the Infantado (NADER, p. 185)⌊duci del infantazgoDiego Hurtado de Mendoza y Luna (*1461 – †1531), Spanish nobleman; 1500-1531 duke of the Infantado (NADER, p. 185)⌋ sanguine coniunctissimus. Is, cum superioribus annis heroicis versibus ediderit cf. Álvar Gómez de Ciudad Real, Alvari Gomez Thalichristia ad beatissimum patrem Hadrianum Sextum pontificem maximum. Ex secunda impressione complutensi., Alcalá, 1522 ⌊Talichristiamcf. Álvar Gómez de Ciudad Real, Alvari Gomez Thalichristia ad beatissimum patrem Hadrianum Sextum pontificem maximum. Ex secunda impressione complutensi., Alcalá, 1522 ⌋, audiens nunc Pasquillum apud me diversari, hanc, quam vides, epistolam ad me dedit, quam hac lege ad te mitto, ut meo nomine ad eam respondeas.

Vale.

Postscript:

Vides, quid Álvar Gómez de Ciudad Real (*1488 – †1538), neolatin poet, author of: Thalichristia (Alcalá de Henares, 1522); Musa Paulina (Alcalá de Henares, 1529); De Solomonis proverbiis (Basilea, 1538); Septem Psalmi Penitentiales (Toledo, 1538); De militia principis Burgundi, quam Velleris Aurei vocant (Toledo, 1540); nobleman in the service of duke of infantry Diego Hurtado de Mendoza y Luna (who was his father in law); he tried to obtain an official post at the imperial court, to no avail, accompanied the court on its journey to the emperor’s coronation in Bologna (1529/1530) (CE, vol. 2, p. 117-118)⌊bonus ille poetaÁlvar Gómez de Ciudad Real (*1488 – †1538), neolatin poet, author of: Thalichristia (Alcalá de Henares, 1522); Musa Paulina (Alcalá de Henares, 1529); De Solomonis proverbiis (Basilea, 1538); Septem Psalmi Penitentiales (Toledo, 1538); De militia principis Burgundi, quam Velleris Aurei vocant (Toledo, 1540); nobleman in the service of duke of infantry Diego Hurtado de Mendoza y Luna (who was his father in law); he tried to obtain an official post at the imperial court, to no avail, accompanied the court on its journey to the emperor’s coronation in Bologna (1529/1530) (CE, vol. 2, p. 117-118)⌋ vereatur. Responde, rogo, et cito, nam tabellarius hac nocte responsionem exspectat.

Iterum vale.

[1 ] Esteban Gabriel Merino in his cf. Fermin Caballero, Conquenses ilustres, vol. 4: Alonso y Juan de Valdés, Madrid, 1875 , Appendix, No. 23, p. 350⌊letter of Jaen, 1527-11-25cf. Fermin Caballero, Conquenses ilustres, vol. 4: Alonso y Juan de Valdés, Madrid, 1875 , Appendix, No. 23, p. 350⌋, asks Alfonso de Valdés to send him a Pasquillus: Aca me scrivieron que tenia algunas obras de Pasquino. No dexe de nos las embiar porque aca nos sobra el tiempo y qualquier Jenero de nuevas recebimos gran pasatiempo. This is the only mention about Pasquillus in Valdés’ correspondence, if not counting the exchange of letters with Dantiscus. Because not a lot of the correspondence of Valdés has been preserved, it is not possible to establish, if Valdés mentions here that request of Merino or a different one