Reverendissimo Domino Ioanni Dantisco episcopo Culmensi, serenissimi Poland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌊PoloniaePoland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌋ 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⌋ 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 clementissimo

Salutem plurimam.

Reverendissime Domine.

Quemadmodum servi in comoediis solent, ubi scelus aliquod commiserunt, sibi aliquem deprecatorem parare adversus herilem iracundiam, ita ego non ita pridem mihi conscius, quam parum officiose responderim tuo in me studio et postremae epistolae, quo te uterer ad impetrationem veniae placabiliore, prius 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)⌊Cornelium ScepperumCornelis 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)⌋ nostrum adortus sum, sedulo agens cum illo, ut ipse mihi suum patrocinium accommodaret, ne quo modo a gratia tua, quam omnibus fortunis potiorem duco, me pateretur excidere. Simul illi indicavi, quae negotia me sibi non sine gravi molestia sic devinctum haberent, ut ad alia nequaquam satis otii suppeteret. Quae excusatio si apud aequitatem tuam invenit locum, nihil attinet easdem causas repetere. Sin autem 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)⌊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)⌋ frustra in ea re laboravit, nihil mihi spei est reliquum, ut rudis epistola mea facundiam illius praesentissimam exsuperet.

Interim tamen dum pendeo animi, illud mihi persuadebo, quod maxime est in votis, te vel admisisse excusationem meam, vel certe negligentiae, si quam arbitrere commissam, ignovisse. Quid enim non persuadeam de te mihi, cuius humanitatem, ut ceteras virtutes taceam, nemo est paulo humanior tota Europe (Europa), the commune⌊EuropaEurope (Europa), the commune⌋, qui nesciat.

Ceterum quod ad beneficium tuum nuperrimum pertinet, quo effectum est, ut inter candidatos caesareae gratiae mei quoque nominis ratio haberetur, non habeo quibus verbis explicem, quantum me tibi debere confiteor. Timanthem igitur illum imitabor, et quod omnem meam dicendi facultatem exsuperat tacito animo iudicio venerabor ac parentis loco mihi semper habendum existimabo tanti muneris auctorem, quod mihi per Tuam Reverendissimam Celsitudinem, et domini 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)⌊Alphonsi ValdesiiAlfonso 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)⌋, Thesei tui, fidem indubitissimum polliceor, non defuturus occasioni, si ita res ferat, ut liceat omnibus ostendere te apud gratissimum pectus huiusmodi beneficium collocasse.

Bene vale.

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⌋, decimo septimo Kalendis Septembris anno 1531

Eidem Tuae Reverendissimae Dominationi deditissimis 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)⌋