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Letter #640

Cornelis DE SCHEPPER to Ioannes DANTISCUS
Regensburg, 1531-06-11

English register:

Yesterday night De Schepper arrived in Regensburg. He was informed by Captain of the city Christophorus Plarrer that the King of the Romans [Ferdinand] is in Prague. A conference held in Transylvania is being attended by Hieronim Łaski and Lodovico Gritti – envoys of the Polish King [Sigismund I] and of the Voivode [John Zápolya] - and Wilhelm von Rogendorf. De Schepper would like to be there, as far as his other assignments, which are of equal importance, allow it. For this, he depends upon the instructions of the King [Ferdinand].

The truce lasts until May 1. Meanwhile the Turks are preparing for war, while on their own side defeatism reigns.

He will write more extensively from Prague. He will leave immediately after hearing mass. He wants to cover the distance of 26 miles to Prague in two days, travelling on horseback. He sends greetings to [Alfonso de] Valdés and the Margrave [Johann Albrecht of Brandenburg].


            received Ghent (Gandavum), [1531]-06-30

Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in Latin, autograph, UUB, H. 154, f. 57
2register with excerpt in Latin, English, 20th-century, CBKUL, R.III, 30, No. 41

Auxiliary sources:
1register in Polish, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8246 (TK 8), f. 346

Prints:
1DE VOCHT 1961 No. DE, 136, p. 84 (English register)
2CEID 2/2 (Letter No. 31) p. 151-153 (in extenso; English register)

 

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Reverendissimo et excellentissimo 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 ErmlandIoanni 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, serenissimi 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 AustriaPoloniae etc. 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 oratori etc., domino meo observandissimo

Reverendissime et excellentissime Domine.

Praemissa oblatione obsequiorum meorum.

Heri noctu veni Regensburg (Ratisbona), city in southeastern Germany, Bavaria, on the Danube riverRatisponamRegensburg (Ratisbona), city in southeastern Germany, Bavaria, on the Danube river ibique invento capitaneo domino Christophorus Plarrer Christophoro PlarrerChristophorus Plarrer intellexi serenissimum Ferdinand I of Habsburg (*1503 – †1564), from 1521 Archduke of Austria, from 1526 King of Bohemia and Hungary, Croatia and Slavonia as Ferdinand I, 1531-1558 King of the Romans, 1558-1564 Holy Roman Emperor; son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile, a younger brother of Charles V of Habsburgregem Romanorum orig. RhomanorumRomanorumRomanorum orig. RhomanorumFerdinand I of Habsburg (*1503 – †1564), from 1521 Archduke of Austria, from 1526 King of Bohemia and Hungary, Croatia and Slavonia as Ferdinand I, 1531-1558 King of the Romans, 1558-1564 Holy Roman Emperor; son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile, a younger brother of Charles V of Habsburg adhuc Prague (Praha, Praga), city in central Bohemia, on the Vltava river, from the 9th century capital of Bohemia, archepiscopal seePragaePrague (Praha, Praga), city in central Bohemia, on the Vltava river, from the 9th century capital of Bohemia, archepiscopal see esse, quod fuit mihi auditu longe gratissimum. Dixit adhaec conventum esse in finibus Transylvania, region in the central part of Romania, bounded on the east and south by the Carpathian mountain range. Historical Transylvania extended in the west to the Apuseni MountainsTransylvaniaeTransylvania, region in the central part of Romania, bounded on the east and south by the Carpathian mountain range. Historical Transylvania extended in the west to the Apuseni Mountains, ibi esse Hieronim Łaski (Jarosław Łaski, Hieronymus de Lasco) (*1496 – †1541), diplomat in the service of Sigismund I Jagiellon and John I Zápolya, representing them in diplomatic contacts with Ferdinand I of Habsburg and Sultan Suleiman I; 1520-1522 Crown Carver, 1522-1523 Voivode of Inowrocław, 1523-1541 Voivode of Sieradz, from 1528 Zupan of the Spiš district; from 1530 Voivode of Transylvania (PSB 18, p. 225-229)Hieronymum a LaskoHieronim Łaski (Jarosław Łaski, Hieronymus de Lasco) (*1496 – †1541), diplomat in the service of Sigismund I Jagiellon and John I Zápolya, representing them in diplomatic contacts with Ferdinand I of Habsburg and Sultan Suleiman I; 1520-1522 Crown Carver, 1522-1523 Voivode of Inowrocław, 1523-1541 Voivode of Sieradz, from 1528 Zupan of the Spiš district; from 1530 Voivode of Transylvania (PSB 18, p. 225-229), Alvise Gritti (Lodovico Gritti) (*1480 – †1534), illegitimate son of Andrea Gritti, one of the most influential people in the Hungarian Kingdom under the reign of John Zápolya; 1530-1534 Governor and Chief Captain of Hungary (SZÁKALY)Ludovicum GrittiAlvise Gritti (Lodovico Gritti) (*1480 – †1534), illegitimate son of Andrea Gritti, one of the most influential people in the Hungarian Kingdom under the reign of John Zápolya; 1530-1534 Governor and Chief Captain of Hungary (SZÁKALY), oratores serenissimi 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 Austriaregis 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, Franjo Frankopan (Francesco Frangipane) (†1543)

vayvodanosFranjo Frankopan (Francesco Frangipane) (†1543)

et dominum, ut putat, Wilhelm von Rogendorf (*1481 – †1541), military commander and diplomat in the service of the Habsburgs, especially for Hungarian affairs; after 1506 military commander in Italy, 1517 Stadtholder of Frisia, 1524 Commander-in-chief of the drabants (yeomen) of the royal guard, Governor of Catalonia, Roussillon and Cerdanya, 1527 chief steward at the court of Ferdinand I, 1534 President of his Privy Council, 1541 commander in Hungary for the purpose of capturing Buda, 1515 imperial envoy (together with Johan Cuspinian and Lorenz Saurer), at the First Congress of Vienna, in 1517 conducted negotiations in the Habsburg Netherlands regarding the consideration by Maximilian I of the new marriage between Sigismund I and Eleanor of Austria (CEID 2/1, p. 110-111, footnote 12)de RoghendorffWilhelm von Rogendorf (*1481 – †1541), military commander and diplomat in the service of the Habsburgs, especially for Hungarian affairs; after 1506 military commander in Italy, 1517 Stadtholder of Frisia, 1524 Commander-in-chief of the drabants (yeomen) of the royal guard, Governor of Catalonia, Roussillon and Cerdanya, 1527 chief steward at the court of Ferdinand I, 1534 President of his Privy Council, 1541 commander in Hungary for the purpose of capturing Buda, 1515 imperial envoy (together with Johan Cuspinian and Lorenz Saurer), at the First Congress of Vienna, in 1517 conducted negotiations in the Habsburg Netherlands regarding the consideration by Maximilian I of the new marriage between Sigismund I and Eleanor of Austria (CEID 2/1, p. 110-111, footnote 12).[1] Ego omnino arbitror et mihi Transylvania, region in the central part of Romania, bounded on the east and south by the Carpathian mountain range. Historical Transylvania extended in the west to the Apuseni MountainsillucTransylvania, region in the central part of Romania, bounded on the east and south by the Carpathian mountain range. Historical Transylvania extended in the west to the Apuseni Mountains eundum esse, quod optarem sane, si modo expediret, rebus, quibus inhaereo, aliis, quae non sunt minores neque minus cordi iis, quorum intersunt. Exspectabo orig. ExpectaboExspectaboExspectabo orig. Expectabo in hoc decretum serenissimae Ferdinand I of Habsburg (*1503 – †1564), from 1521 Archduke of Austria, from 1526 King of Bohemia and Hungary, Croatia and Slavonia as Ferdinand I, 1531-1558 King of the Romans, 1558-1564 Holy Roman Emperor; son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile, a younger brother of Charles V of Habsburgregiae maiestatisFerdinand I of Habsburg (*1503 – †1564), from 1521 Archduke of Austria, from 1526 King of Bohemia and Hungary, Croatia and Slavonia as Ferdinand I, 1531-1558 King of the Romans, 1558-1564 Holy Roman Emperor; son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile, a younger brother of Charles V of Habsburg, ex cuius praescripto nihil non sum facturus. Indutiae orig. InduciaeIndutiaeIndutiae orig. Induciae sunt ad Kalendas usque Maias. Interim se apparabit Suleiman the Magnificent (*1494 – †1566), 1520-1566 Sultan of the Ottoman EmpireTurcaSuleiman the Magnificent (*1494 – †1566), 1520-1566 Sultan of the Ottoman Empire et nobis, quod timeo, animi decident. Sed haec omnia Deus ordinabit suo pro arbitratu.

Cum Prague (Praha, Praga), city in central Bohemia, on the Vltava river, from the 9th century capital of Bohemia, archepiscopal seePragamPrague (Praha, Praga), city in central Bohemia, on the Vltava river, from the 9th century capital of Bohemia, archepiscopal see advenero, copiosius de omnibus scribam. Interim Deum precor, ut Reverendissimam Dominationem Vestram augeat et defendat. Absum a Prague (Praha, Praga), city in central Bohemia, on the Vltava river, from the 9th century capital of Bohemia, archepiscopal seePragaPrague (Praha, Praga), city in central Bohemia, on the Vltava river, from the 9th century capital of Bohemia, archepiscopal see XXVI miliaribus emique iam equos, et intra horam audito stain[dito]dito stain prius sacro sum equum conscensurus, absolvamque iter cum gratia Dei in biduo.

Commenda me domino Alfonso de Valdés (Alphonsus Valdesius) (*1500-1504 – †1532), Spanish humanist, friend of Erasmus of Rotterdam, brother of Juan and Diego; from 1520 in the service of the Imperial Chancellor Mercurino Gattinara; 1522 secretary of Emperor Charles V of Habsburg; 1526 Latin secretary (FERNÁNDEZ-SANTAMARÍA, p. 38-48; DE VOCHT 1961, p. 26)ValdesioAlfonso de Valdés (Alphonsus Valdesius) (*1500-1504 – †1532), Spanish humanist, friend of Erasmus of Rotterdam, brother of Juan and Diego; from 1520 in the service of the Imperial Chancellor Mercurino Gattinara; 1522 secretary of Emperor Charles V of Habsburg; 1526 Latin secretary (FERNÁNDEZ-SANTAMARÍA, p. 38-48; DE VOCHT 1961, p. 26) et dominis et amicis omnibus, quod si apud vos adhuc est illustrissimus princeps dominus Johann Albrecht of Brandenburg-Ansbach (Johann Albrecht von Hohenzollern) (*1499 – †1550), son of Friedrich V, Margrave of Brandenburg and Sophia, daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon, King of Poland; brother of Albrecht I von Hohenzollern Duke in Prussia; 1545-1550 archbishop of Magdeburg and bishop of Halberstadt marchioJohann Albrecht of Brandenburg-Ansbach (Johann Albrecht von Hohenzollern) (*1499 – †1550), son of Friedrich V, Margrave of Brandenburg and Sophia, daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon, King of Poland; brother of Albrecht I von Hohenzollern Duke in Prussia; 1545-1550 archbishop of Magdeburg and bishop of Halberstadt , quaeso orig. quesoquaesoquaeso orig. queso, ut intelligat meas manuum besationes.

Eiusdem Reverendissimae Dominationis 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)

[1] Cf. Plenipotentia a rege Ioanne (Zapolya) data consiliariis ad tractandum cum consiliariis regis Ferdinandi de indutiis ac pace in: cf. Acta Tomiciana, t. 13, wyd. Zygmunt Celichowski, Poznań, Biblioteka Kórnicka, 1915 AT 13cf. Acta Tomiciana, t. 13, wyd. Zygmunt Celichowski, Poznań, Biblioteka Kórnicka, 1915 , No. 97, p. 95. The negotiations mentioned here were conducted from January 1531 in Prague, Cracow and Visegrád. They were concluded by the establishment of a one-year truce on May 17 in Visegrád (cf. cf. Acta Tomiciana, t. 13, wyd. Zygmunt Celichowski, Poznań, Biblioteka Kórnicka, 1915 AT 13cf. Acta Tomiciana, t. 13, wyd. Zygmunt Celichowski, Poznań, Biblioteka Kórnicka, 1915 , No. 27, p. 35-36, No. 211, p. 205; cf. Tadeusz Silnicki, Zjazd w Poznaniu w r. 1530, Poznań, 1933 SILNICKIcf. Tadeusz Silnicki, Zjazd w Poznaniu w r. 1530, Poznań, 1933 , p. 56; Silnicki, based on the source materials, published in cf. Österreichische Staatsverträge Bd. 9: Fürstentum Siebenbürgen (1526-1690), wyd. Roderich Gooss, Wien, Holzhausen, 1911 GOOScf. Österreichische Staatsverträge Bd. 9: Fürstentum Siebenbürgen (1526-1690), wyd. Roderich Gooss, Wien, Holzhausen, 1911 .