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Letter #637

Cornelis DE SCHEPPER to Ioannes DANTISCUS
Speyer, 1531-06-03

English register:

De Schepper was quite unexpectedly entrusted with a mission for which he is now in Speyer. He thinks this is a good sign, given the desperate situation in which he was before. He could not meet Count Palatine Friedrich [of Wittelsbach] in Heidelberg, as he is in Bohemia. He was occupied with the case of some Brabant citizens. He does not know anything about the Turkish envoy who has arrived at the court of the Emperor [Charles V].

De Schepper will leave Speyer on June 5 for the mission that was entrusted to him. For the rest, he will see in due time. He recommends his wife [Elisabeth Donche] to Dantiscus and asks him to console her during his absence. He hopes the mission will bring him honour.


            received Ghent (Gandavum), [1531]-06-17

Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in Latin, autograph, UUB, H. 154, f. 55

Auxiliary sources:
1register in Polish, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8246 (TK 8), f. 342
2register in English, 20th-century, CBKUL, R.III, 30, No. 39

Prints:
1DE VOCHT 1961 No. DE, 133, p. 84 (English register)
2CEID 2/2 (Letter No. 29) p. 147-148 (in extenso; English register)

 

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Reverendissimo in Christo Patri et Domino, 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, serenissimorum 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⌊regisSigismund 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⌋ et 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 Aragon⌊reginae PoloniaeBona 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⌋ etc. oratori etc., domino observandissimo

Salutem.

Quid hactenus actum sit de me, scio te cupere plurimum scire. Longe vero praeter opinionem accidit, nam et neque de celeritate quicquam paenitet, et interim non infeliciter cecidit mihi res, vici enim in causa desperata idque aestimo non leve esse augurium rerum bene sucessurarum.

Friedrich II of Wittelsbach der Weise (*1482 – †1556), Count Palatine of the Rhine, Elector of Pfalz (1544-1556); in 1529 and 1532 the Commander in Chief of the imperial army; son of Philipp der Aufrichtige, Elector Palatine of the Rhine (NDB, Bd. 5, p. 528-530)⌊Comitem palatinum FredericumFriedrich II of Wittelsbach der Weise (*1482 – †1556), Count Palatine of the Rhine, Elector of Pfalz (1544-1556); in 1529 and 1532 the Commander in Chief of the imperial army; son of Philipp der Aufrichtige, Elector Palatine of the Rhine (NDB, Bd. 5, p. 528-530)⌋ non inveni Heidelberg, city in southwestern Germany⌊HeydelbergaeHeidelberg, city in southwestern Germany⌋, est enim, ut audio, in Bohemia (Čechy, Kingdom of Bohemia), country in central Europe⌊BohemiaBohemia (Čechy, Kingdom of Bohemia), country in central Europe⌋. Atque interim ego tam fui impeditus in negotio quorundam inhabitants of Brabant ⌊Brabantinoruminhabitants of Brabant ⌋, quod mihi fuit iniunctum, ut ad alia ne respirare quidem potuerim. Interim tamen bene cessit conatus primus. Hic nescio, de quo nuntio The Ottoman Turks (Turcae) ⌊TurcarumThe Ottoman Turks (Turcae) ⌋ dicitur, qui ad vos venit, de quo miror plurimum neque enim de illo quicquam hactenus audivi, nisi cum Speyer (Spira), city in western Germany, on the Rhine river, 25 km S of Mannheim⌊hucSpeyer (Spira), city in western Germany, on the Rhine river, 25 km S of Mannheim⌋ ad Rhine (Rhein, Rhenus), river in central Europe, flowing through Switzerland, Germany (partially as a border with France) and the Netherlands, into the North Sea⌊RhenumRhine (Rhein, Rhenus), river in central Europe, flowing through Switzerland, Germany (partially as a border with France) and the Netherlands, into the North Sea⌋ venissem. Quicquid id sit, nescio.

1531-06-05⌊Quinta huius mensis1531-06-05⌋ primum proficiscar ex Speyer (Spira), city in western Germany, on the Rhine river, 25 km S of Mannheim⌊SpyraSpeyer (Spira), city in western Germany, on the Rhine river, 25 km S of Mannheim⌋ ob negotium, quod mihi hic absolvendum fuit commissum reliqua obiturus suo tempore.

Dignabitur Reverendissima Paternitas Vestra habere Elisabeth Donche (Anna Isabella Donche, Isabeau) (†1549), from 1528 wife of Cornelis De Schepper, mother of Cornelis Jr and Anne, sister of Joanna Donche (AT 16/1, p. 215)⌊uxoremElisabeth Donche (Anna Isabella Donche, Isabeau) (†1549), from 1528 wife of Cornelis De Schepper, mother of Cornelis Jr and Anne, sister of Joanna Donche (AT 16/1, p. 215)⌋ meam sibi commendatam eamque consolari in hac mea absentia, quam spero mihi decori futuram et ad id adnitar, Deus reliqua secundabit.

Eiusdem Reverendissimae Celsitudinis Vestrae humilis inservitor Cornelis De Schepper (Cornelius Scepperus, Cornelis De Dobbele, Cornelius Duplicius) (*1503 – †1555), erudite, diplomat in the Habsburgs' service; close friend of Ioannes Dantiscus; initially in the service of Christian II of Oldenburg, King of Denmark; 1526 secretary and councillor to Emperor Charles V of Habsburg (CE, vol. 3, p. 218-220; DE VOCHT 1961, p. 15-24)⌊Cornelius Duplicius ScepperusCornelis De Schepper (Cornelius Scepperus, Cornelis De Dobbele, Cornelius Duplicius) (*1503 – †1555), erudite, diplomat in the Habsburgs' service; close friend of Ioannes Dantiscus; initially in the service of Christian II of Oldenburg, King of Denmark; 1526 secretary and councillor to Emperor Charles V of Habsburg (CE, vol. 3, p. 218-220; DE VOCHT 1961, p. 15-24)⌋