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Letter #6190

[Ioannes DANTISCUS] to Sigismund I Jagiellon
s.l., [1516-09 — 1516-10]


Manuscript sources:
1rough draft in Latin, autograph, in secretary's hand, corrections in secretary's hand, AAWO, AB, D.110, f. 43r-v + f. [1] missed in numbering after f. 43

 

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Quod tanto tempore Regiae Maiestati Vestrae nihil scripserim, Maximilian I of Habsburg (*1459 – †1519), from 1486 King of the Romans, actual ruler of the Empire from the death of Frederick III (1493), 1508-1519 Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation; son of Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugalsacratissima maiestas caesareaMaximilian I of Habsburg (*1459 – †1519), from 1486 King of the Romans, actual ruler of the Empire from the death of Frederick III (1493), 1508-1519 Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation; son of Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugal[1] caesarea on the margin caesarea adscribed in place of crossed-out RegiaRegia caesarea caesarea adscribed in place of crossed-out Regia caesarea on the margin effecit, quae voluit, ut in rebus tam arduis inter Maiestatem Vestram et Vasily III Ivanovich Rurikid (*1479 – †1533), 1505-1533 Grand Duke of Muscovy; son of Ivan III Vasiliyevich and Sophia PaleologueMoscorum principemVasily III Ivanovich Rurikid (*1479 – †1533), 1505-1533 Grand Duke of Muscovy; son of Ivan III Vasiliyevich and Sophia Paleologue nihil aliud quam hoc, quomodo in ipso fundamento res se haberet, scriberem. Summa igitur haec est: nuntii Vasily III Ivanovich Rurikid (*1479 – †1533), 1505-1533 Grand Duke of Muscovy; son of Ivan III Vasiliyevich and Sophia Paleologueprincipis MoscorumVasily III Ivanovich Rurikid (*1479 – †1533), 1505-1533 Grand Duke of Muscovy; son of Ivan III Vasiliyevich and Sophia Paleologue, qui novissime ad Maximilian I of Habsburg (*1459 – †1519), from 1486 King of the Romans, actual ruler of the Empire from the death of Frederick III (1493), 1508-1519 Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation; son of Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugalcaesaream maiestatemMaximilian I of Habsburg (*1459 – †1519), from 1486 King of the Romans, actual ruler of the Empire from the death of Frederick III (1493), 1508-1519 Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation; son of Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugal advenerunt plures post redditum maiestatis caesareae ex Italia nuntii principis Moscoviae ad maiestatem suam venerunt on the margin, in the hand of otherplures post redditum maiestatis caesareae superinscribed in place of crossed-out suaesuaecaesareaecaesareae superinscribed in place of crossed-out suae ex Italy (Italia)ItaliaItaly (Italia) nuntii Vasily III Ivanovich Rurikid (*1479 – †1533), 1505-1533 Grand Duke of Muscovy; son of Ivan III Vasiliyevich and Sophia Paleologueprincipis MoscoviaeVasily III Ivanovich Rurikid (*1479 – †1533), 1505-1533 Grand Duke of Muscovy; son of Ivan III Vasiliyevich and Sophia Paleologue ad maiestatem suam superinscribed in place of crossed-out cess(aream)(?)cess(aream)(?)suamsuam superinscribed in place of crossed-out cess(aream)(?) veneruntplures post redditum maiestatis caesareae ex Italia nuntii principis Moscoviae ad maiestatem suam venerunt on the margin, in the hand of other[2] in suis propositis Maximilian I of Habsburg (*1459 – †1519), from 1486 King of the Romans, actual ruler of the Empire from the death of Frederick III (1493), 1508-1519 Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation; son of Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugalmaiestatem caesareamMaximilian I of Habsburg (*1459 – †1519), from 1486 King of the Romans, actual ruler of the Empire from the death of Frederick III (1493), 1508-1519 Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation; son of Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugal admonuerunt, ut confoederationi factae cum Vasily III Ivanovich Rurikid (*1479 – †1533), 1505-1533 Grand Duke of Muscovy; son of Ivan III Vasiliyevich and Sophia Paleologueeorum principeVasily III Ivanovich Rurikid (*1479 – †1533), 1505-1533 Grand Duke of Muscovy; son of Ivan III Vasiliyevich and Sophia Paleologue contra Regiam Maiestatem Vestram initeretur. Si tamen Maximilian I of Habsburg (*1459 – †1519), from 1486 King of the Romans, actual ruler of the Empire from the death of Frederick III (1493), 1508-1519 Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation; son of Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugalsua maiestas caesareaMaximilian I of Habsburg (*1459 – †1519), from 1486 King of the Romans, actual ruler of the Empire from the death of Frederick III (1493), 1508-1519 Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation; son of Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugal plus esset ad faciendam compositionem inter eorum principem et Maiestatem Vestram affecta, efficeret, quod Maiestas Vestra ad Vasily III Ivanovich Rurikid (*1479 – †1533), 1505-1533 Grand Duke of Muscovy; son of Ivan III Vasiliyevich and Sophia Paleologueducem eorumVasily III Ivanovich Rurikid (*1479 – †1533), 1505-1533 Grand Duke of Muscovy; son of Ivan III Vasiliyevich and Sophia Paleologue in Muscovy (Grand Duchy of Muscovy, Moscovia)MoscoviamMuscovy (Grand Duchy of Muscovy, Moscovia) pro rationali aliqua concordia conficienda suos solemnes oratores mitteret. Alias nequaquam pax fieri possit. Ad haec eorum proposita Maximilian I of Habsburg (*1459 – †1519), from 1486 King of the Romans, actual ruler of the Empire from the death of Frederick III (1493), 1508-1519 Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation; son of Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugalcaesarea maiestasMaximilian I of Habsburg (*1459 – †1519), from 1486 King of the Romans, actual ruler of the Empire from the death of Frederick III (1493), 1508-1519 Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation; son of Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugal sic praedictis nuntiis respondendum commisit, quod Maximilian I of Habsburg (*1459 – †1519), from 1486 King of the Romans, actual ruler of the Empire from the death of Frederick III (1493), 1508-1519 Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation; son of Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugalsua maiestasMaximilian I of Habsburg (*1459 – †1519), from 1486 King of the Romans, actual ruler of the Empire from the death of Frederick III (1493), 1508-1519 Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation; son of Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugal non satis possit mirari Vasily III Ivanovich Rurikid (*1479 – †1533), 1505-1533 Grand Duke of Muscovy; son of Ivan III Vasiliyevich and Sophia Paleologueprincipem eorumVasily III Ivanovich Rurikid (*1479 – †1533), 1505-1533 Grand Duke of Muscovy; son of Ivan III Vasiliyevich and Sophia Paleologue per su text damaged[u]u text damagedos nuntios iam quater eundem proponere paper damaged[e]e paper damaged s text damaged[s]s text damagedensum, cum tamen sciat, quomodo haec confoederatio in exordio se habeat, praesertim quod dominus Georg Schnitzenpaumer (Georgius Sniczbomer), in 1514, on behalf on emperor, concluded the alliance with Grand Duchy of Muscovy against Poland; commander of Pettau; 1513-1514 envoy of Emperor Maximilian I of Habsburg to Grand Duchy of Muscovy (SACH, p. 210-218)Georgius SniczbomerGeorg Schnitzenpaumer (Georgius Sniczbomer), in 1514, on behalf on emperor, concluded the alliance with Grand Duchy of Muscovy against Poland; commander of Pettau; 1513-1514 envoy of Emperor Maximilian I of Habsburg to Grand Duchy of Muscovy (SACH, p. 210-218) in mandatis et creditivis litteris nihil habuisset aliud, quam quod huiusmodi solum creditivas litteras habuit quod huiuscemodi on the margin, in the hand of othersolum creditivas litteras habuit quod huiuscemodisolum creditivas litteras habuit quod huiuscemodi on the margin, in the hand of other confoederationem iniciaret et non concluderet, ipse tamen nihilominus conclusisset et iuramentum desuper suscepisset. Sic dum Maximilian I of Habsburg (*1459 – †1519), from 1486 King of the Romans, actual ruler of the Empire from the death of Frederick III (1493), 1508-1519 Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation; son of Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugalcaesarea maiestasMaximilian I of Habsburg (*1459 – †1519), from 1486 King of the Romans, actual ruler of the Empire from the death of Frederick III (1493), 1508-1519 Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation; son of Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugal solemnes Vasily III Ivanovich Rurikid (*1479 – †1533), 1505-1533 Grand Duke of Muscovy; son of Ivan III Vasiliyevich and Sophia Paleologueprincipis eorumVasily III Ivanovich Rurikid (*1479 – †1533), 1505-1533 Grand Duke of Muscovy; son of Ivan III Vasiliyevich and Sophia Paleologue oratores vidisset et audivisset ab eis, quod Vasily III Ivanovich Rurikid (*1479 – †1533), 1505-1533 Grand Duke of Muscovy; son of Ivan III Vasiliyevich and Sophia Paleologuedux eorumVasily III Ivanovich Rurikid (*1479 – †1533), 1505-1533 Grand Duke of Muscovy; son of Ivan III Vasiliyevich and Sophia Paleologue in confederationem, quam Ruthenis litteris scriptam et in Germanicum sed non clarum sensum, quia de verbo ad verbum traductam, ferebant, iurasset, ob decorem Vasily III Ivanovich Rurikid (*1479 – †1533), 1505-1533 Grand Duke of Muscovy; son of Ivan III Vasiliyevich and Sophia Paleologueducis eorumVasily III Ivanovich Rurikid (*1479 – †1533), 1505-1533 Grand Duke of Muscovy; son of Ivan III Vasiliyevich and Sophia Paleologue in confoederationem, quam Maximilian I of Habsburg (*1459 – †1519), from 1486 King of the Romans, actual ruler of the Empire from the death of Frederick III (1493), 1508-1519 Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation; son of Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugalcaesarea maiestasMaximilian I of Habsburg (*1459 – †1519), from 1486 King of the Romans, actual ruler of the Empire from the death of Frederick III (1493), 1508-1519 Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation; son of Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugal clarius conceptam per suos proprios nuntios ad Vasily III Ivanovich Rurikid (*1479 – †1533), 1505-1533 Grand Duke of Muscovy; son of Ivan III Vasiliyevich and Sophia Paleologueeorum ducemVasily III Ivanovich Rurikid (*1479 – †1533), 1505-1533 Grand Duke of Muscovy; son of Ivan III Vasiliyevich and Sophia Paleologue miserat, hac semper addita protestatione AAWO, AB, D. 110, f. 43v c paper damaged[c]c paper damagedonsensisset, quod non liceret Christiano princ paper damaged[c]c paper damagedipi contra principem Christianum arma sumere, nisi prius amicabili modo compositionem quaesivisset. Proinde iuxta hanc protestationem cum Regia Maiestate Vestra Vienna (Wien, Vienna), city in eastern Austria, on the Danube riverViennaeVienna (Wien, Vienna), city in eastern Austria, on the Danube river convenisset, et eandem pronam et paratam ad omnia, quae iustae essent concordiae invenisset, quae etiam ibidem iam fere in Maximilian I of Habsburg (*1459 – †1519), from 1486 King of the Romans, actual ruler of the Empire from the death of Frederick III (1493), 1508-1519 Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation; son of Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugalcaesaream maiestatemMaximilian I of Habsburg (*1459 – †1519), from 1486 King of the Romans, actual ruler of the Empire from the death of Frederick III (1493), 1508-1519 Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation; son of Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugal compromisisset paper damaged[t]t paper damaged, et quod magnus Rhuthenorum princeps in aliquem alium maiestati caesareae consimilem et socium compromittere deberet on the margin, in the hand of otheret quod Vasily III Ivanovich Rurikid (*1479 – †1533), 1505-1533 Grand Duke of Muscovy; son of Ivan III Vasiliyevich and Sophia Paleologuemagnus Rhuthenorum princepsVasily III Ivanovich Rurikid (*1479 – †1533), 1505-1533 Grand Duke of Muscovy; son of Ivan III Vasiliyevich and Sophia Paleologue in aliquem alium Maximilian I of Habsburg (*1459 – †1519), from 1486 King of the Romans, actual ruler of the Empire from the death of Frederick III (1493), 1508-1519 Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation; son of Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugalmaiestati caesareaeMaximilian I of Habsburg (*1459 – †1519), from 1486 King of the Romans, actual ruler of the Empire from the death of Frederick III (1493), 1508-1519 Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation; son of Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugal consimilem et socium compromittere deberetet quod magnus Rhuthenorum princeps in aliquem alium maiestati caesareae consimilem et socium compromittere deberet on the margin, in the hand of other. Restaret igitur, ut Vasily III Ivanovich Rurikid (*1479 – †1533), 1505-1533 Grand Duke of Muscovy; son of Ivan III Vasiliyevich and Sophia Paleologueeorum princepsVasily III Ivanovich Rurikid (*1479 – †1533), 1505-1533 Grand Duke of Muscovy; son of Ivan III Vasiliyevich and Sophia Paleologue etiam compromitteret. Quapropter sua Maximilian I of Habsburg (*1459 – †1519), from 1486 King of the Romans, actual ruler of the Empire from the death of Frederick III (1493), 1508-1519 Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation; son of Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugalcaesarea maiestasMaximilian I of Habsburg (*1459 – †1519), from 1486 King of the Romans, actual ruler of the Empire from the death of Frederick III (1493), 1508-1519 Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation; son of Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugal solemnes suos oratores ad Vasily III Ivanovich Rurikid (*1479 – †1533), 1505-1533 Grand Duke of Muscovy; son of Ivan III Vasiliyevich and Sophia Paleologueducem eorumVasily III Ivanovich Rurikid (*1479 – †1533), 1505-1533 Grand Duke of Muscovy; son of Ivan III Vasiliyevich and Sophia Paleologue prope diem missurus esset, ut compromissio praedicta erigeretur, quo facilius et citius inter utrumque per Maximilian I of Habsburg (*1459 – †1519), from 1486 King of the Romans, actual ruler of the Empire from the death of Frederick III (1493), 1508-1519 Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation; son of Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugalcaesaream maiestatemMaximilian I of Habsburg (*1459 – †1519), from 1486 King of the Romans, actual ruler of the Empire from the death of Frederick III (1493), 1508-1519 Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation; son of Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugal, quae nihil operae ad Dei laudem et utriusque commodum praetermittet pax perpetua conficeretur. Quod autem Maximilian I of Habsburg (*1459 – †1519), from 1486 King of the Romans, actual ruler of the Empire from the death of Frederick III (1493), 1508-1519 Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation; son of Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugalcaesarea maiestasMaximilian I of Habsburg (*1459 – †1519), from 1486 King of the Romans, actual ruler of the Empire from the death of Frederick III (1493), 1508-1519 Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation; son of Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugal in responso praedicto Regiam Maiestatem Vestram Vienna (Wien, Vienna), city in eastern Austria, on the Danube riverViennaeVienna (Wien, Vienna), city in eastern Austria, on the Danube river compromisisse significaverit, ob eam rem asserit fecisse, ut tanto facilius Vasily III Ivanovich Rurikid (*1479 – †1533), 1505-1533 Grand Duke of Muscovy; son of Ivan III Vasiliyevich and Sophia Paleologuedux MoscorumVasily III Ivanovich Rurikid (*1479 – †1533), 1505-1533 Grand Duke of Muscovy; son of Ivan III Vasiliyevich and Sophia Paleologue ad compromittendum induc paper damaged[duc]duc paper damagederetur, scit enim Maiestatem Vestram non compromisisse, immo adhuc esse liberam, nisi colorem quendam fuisse compromissionis. Dicit etiam Maximilian I of Habsburg (*1459 – †1519), from 1486 King of the Romans, actual ruler of the Empire from the death of Frederick III (1493), 1508-1519 Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation; son of Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugalcaesarea maiestasMaximilian I of Habsburg (*1459 – †1519), from 1486 King of the Romans, actual ruler of the Empire from the death of Frederick III (1493), 1508-1519 Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation; son of Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugal, quod Vasily III Ivanovich Rurikid (*1479 – †1533), 1505-1533 Grand Duke of Muscovy; son of Ivan III Vasiliyevich and Sophia Paleologueduci MoscorumVasily III Ivanovich Rurikid (*1479 – †1533), 1505-1533 Grand Duke of Muscovy; son of Ivan III Vasiliyevich and Sophia Paleologue, non nisi postquam huiusmodi compromissionem fecerit erit obligata secundum protestationem supra descriptam Maiestas Vestra, qualiter compromissum est, on the margin, in the hand of otherMaiestas Vestra, qualiter compromissum est,Maiestas Vestra, qualiter compromissum est, on the margin, in the hand of other voluitque, ut haec de mente suae maiestatis, quod omnia Maiestas Vestra Regia examussim, quid in his agendum perpenderet, describerem. Reliqua, quae cum Vasily III Ivanovich Rurikid (*1479 – †1533), 1505-1533 Grand Duke of Muscovy; son of Ivan III Vasiliyevich and Sophia PaleologueMoscorum duceVasily III Ivanovich Rurikid (*1479 – †1533), 1505-1533 Grand Duke of Muscovy; son of Ivan III Vasiliyevich and Sophia Paleologue et Maiestate Vestra tractanda erunt, Maximilian I of Habsburg (*1459 – †1519), from 1486 King of the Romans, actual ruler of the Empire from the death of Frederick III (1493), 1508-1519 Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation; son of Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugalcaesarea maiestasMaximilian I of Habsburg (*1459 – †1519), from 1486 King of the Romans, actual ruler of the Empire from the death of Frederick III (1493), 1508-1519 Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation; son of Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugal per suos oratores dominum Sigmund von Herberstein (*1486 – †1566), diplomat in the service of Emperor Maximilian I, Charles V, and Roman King Ferdinand I, writer and historian. In 1517 sent to Poland to conduct the marriage between King Sigismund I Jagiellon and Duchess Bona Sforza d'Aragona, and to Moscow to arrange a truce between the Grand Duchy of Muscovy and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania; 1515 member of the Council of the Holy Roman Empire, in 1515-1553 carried out many diplomatic missions (in 1517 and 1526 he was twice an imperial envoy at the Muscovy court)Sigismundum de HerbstainSigmund von Herberstein (*1486 – †1566), diplomat in the service of Emperor Maximilian I, Charles V, and Roman King Ferdinand I, writer and historian. In 1517 sent to Poland to conduct the marriage between King Sigismund I Jagiellon and Duchess Bona Sforza d'Aragona, and to Moscow to arrange a truce between the Grand Duchy of Muscovy and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania; 1515 member of the Council of the Holy Roman Empire, in 1515-1553 carried out many diplomatic missions (in 1517 and 1526 he was twice an imperial envoy at the Muscovy court) consiliarium suae maiestatis et Petrus Mrakisch Petrum MrakischPetrus Mrakisch , qui ex domo sua, alter hinc Cracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of PolandCracoviamCracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland iturus est Maiestati Vestrae referet, etc.