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Reverendissimo domino 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 Ermland⌊Ioanni 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⌋, episcopo Culmensi, 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⌊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⌋ apud 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⌊caesaremCharles 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⌋ oratori, domino suo observandissimo

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Salutem plurimam.

Equidem inter praecipuos felicitatis calculos illud mihi numerandum duco, quod ita sors tulerit, ut licuerit propius intueri ac cognoscere illum uno omnium ore decantatum Dantiscum. In qua re plane evenit, ut mihi quoque dicendum existimem: O fama ingens ingentior actis. Id cum ceteris in rebus disciplinis ac virtutibus praeclare animadverti tum praecipue in comitate civilis vitae, qua, cum tanto intervallo reliquos caesareae aulae proceres, sive quis dignitatem sive ingenium sive eruditionem spectet, antecellas, ita tamen ad humiliorum fortunam accommodas, ut illos potius erigere ad ampliora quam te deicere infra tantam dignitatem videaris, ut in nullo umquam magis verum esse deprehenderim, omnia viros bonos decere. Ceterum cum me quoque non dedignatus sis amplissimo honore tuorum clientum, tanta praeterea in me usus sis humanitate, ut a nullo veteri amico maior possit exspectari, admodum cupio superinscribed⌈cupiocupio superinscribed⌉ dari occasionem, qua possim tibi fidem facere, hunc animum totum nihil perinde desiderare, quam tibi aliquod suae gratitudinis argumentum ostendere. In praesentia in eius rei symbolum mitto tibi dono effigiem domini Erasmus of Rotterdam (Gerrit Gerritszoon, Geert Geerts, Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus) (*1466/1469 – †1536), Dutch humanist and theologian, distinguished philologist, the most famous and influential humanist of the Northern Renaissance; his works had a profound impact upon Christian theology during the first half of the sixteenth century⌊Erasmi RoterodamiErasmus of Rotterdam (Gerrit Gerritszoon, Geert Geerts, Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus) (*1466/1469 – †1536), Dutch humanist and theologian, distinguished philologist, the most famous and influential humanist of the Northern Renaissance; his works had a profound impact upon Christian theology during the first half of the sixteenth century⌋ ab Hans Holbein the Younger (*ca. 1497 – †1543), German painter⌊Ioanne HoelpeynoHans Holbein the Younger (*ca. 1497 – †1543), German painter⌋, artificum in eo genere, ut periti censent, praestantissimo, graphice et ad vivum expressam. Hoc enim malui quam pictori Mechliniensi committere, partim ne deessem qualicumque occasiunculae declarandi animi in te mei, partim quod vererer ne ab ipso pictore effingeretur in peius, quemadmodum fere evenit, quoties ex imagine imago fingitur. Nam cum nulla imago absolute ad archetypum respondeat, necesse est semper longius aberrare imaginis imaginem. Addidi gypseam 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⌊imperatorisCharles 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⌋ ει̉κόνα, quae si videbitur satis expressa, dabimus operam superinscribed⌈operamoperam superinscribed⌉, ut e solidiore materia ad te veniat. Cuperem sane melioribus officiis referre gratiam et, si detur opportunitas, comperies non deesse voluntatem. Interea te obsecro, ut quem ultro in gregem tuorum accivisti, etiam perpetuo favore prosequaris. Bene vale, praesul Reverendissime.

Leuven (Louvain, Lovanium), city in the Low Countries, Duchy of Brabant, 25 km E of Brussels, University town from 1425, today in Belgium⌊LovaniiLeuven (Louvain, Lovanium), city in the Low Countries, Duchy of Brabant, 25 km E of Brussels, University town from 1425, today in Belgium⌋, e Collegio Trilingui, quinto Calendas Maii anno Domini l531.

Tuae Reverendissimae Celsitudini deditissimus Conradus Goclenius (Conradus Wackers, Conradus Gockelen) (*1489 – †1539), prominent humanist and editor; from 1519 professor of Latin at the Collegium Trilingue of the University in Louvain; friend of Erasmus of Rotterdam (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 76-77; CE, vol. 2, p. 109-111)⌊Conradus GocleniusConradus Goclenius (Conradus Wackers, Conradus Gockelen) (*1489 – †1539), prominent humanist and editor; from 1519 professor of Latin at the Collegium Trilingue of the University in Louvain; friend of Erasmus of Rotterdam (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 76-77; CE, vol. 2, p. 109-111)⌋