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Letter #694

Kasper MACIEJOWSKI to Ioannes DANTISCUS
Esztergom, 1531-10-08
            received Brussels, [1531]-11-05

Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in Latin, AAWO, AB, D. 67, f. 91

Auxiliary sources:
1register in German, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8246 (TK 8), f. 419

 

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AWWO, AB, D. 67, f. 91v

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 ErmlandDantiscoIoannes 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 Colmusiensi(!), oratori 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 Austriasacrae regiae maiestatis ms. tis(!) maiestatismaiestatis ms. tis(!) 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 Castilecaesaream maiestatemCharles 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, domino et patrono meo gratiosissimo

AWWO, AB, D. 67, f. 91r

Reverendissime in Christo Pater et Domine, domine et patrone observandissime.

Praemissa salute ac servitiorum meorum <commendatione>.

Cum et antea semper, et nunc honore maiore Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima aucta gratiosus dominus meus exstitit, et gratiosiorem fore exspecto, maioribus vel honoris et status incrementis ornata, quod et futurum mihi persuasi, et quam celerrime ut fiat, Deum optimum maximum precor.

Reverendissime Domine.

Ex tractatu et capitulis serenissimi domini 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 HabsburgFerdinandi regisFerdinand 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 cum illustrissimo 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 Austriadomino meoSigismund 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 clementissimoque habitis, huc ad Esztergom (Strigonium, Ostrzyhom, Gran), city in Hungary, on the Danube river, archiepiscopal seearcem StrigoniensemEsztergom (Strigonium, Ostrzyhom, Gran), city in Hungary, on the Danube river, archiepiscopal see in Hungary (Kingdom of Hungary)HunagriaHungary (Kingdom of Hungary) veni. Stipendium ab ipso serenissimo 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 Habsburgrege FerdinandoFerdinand 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 exspectatur(us), ad XII equites et octo equos curriferos, quos hic alo. Erant praesentes consiliarii bellici 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 Austriasuae maiestatisSigismund 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, qui neque tum, neque postea saepius a me requisiti, aliquam conventionem de stipendio mecum fecerunt. Et cum fere tribus mensibus hic stan(do) or stan(s)stan(do)stan(do) or stan(s) in omnium rerum gravissima penuria, septingentos florenos Hungar(icos) or Hungar(icales)Hungar(icos)Hungar(icos) or Hungar(icales) exposuissem, tandem per litteras eorum constituerunt mihi stipendium ad tantum et equorum, et familiae numerum singulo mense florenos Renenses centum, cum et unus miles Hispanus hic sub me nunc fere totidem habeat, utrique etiam illustris domini Friedrich of Saxony (Friedrich von Wettin) (*1504 – †1539), son of Georg von Wettin, Duke of SaxonySaxoniae ducisFriedrich of Saxony (Friedrich von Wettin) (*1504 – †1539), son of Georg von Wettin, Duke of Saxony homini hic et in Visegrád (Plintenburg), town 40 km north of Budapest, on the right bank of the Danube, with an upper and lower castle and a royal palaceWisegradVisegrád (Plintenburg), town 40 km north of Budapest, on the right bank of the Danube, with an upper and lower castle and a royal palace existenti cuilibet ad tres equos saltem floreni Renenses centum triginta sex in mense dantur. Ideo huius indignitate rei motus hoc 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 Austriadomino meoSigismund 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 clementissimo significandum curavi atque, quam primum servitor meus redierit, discedere constitui.

Supplico Dominationi Vestrae Reverendissimae tamquam domino meo et patrono observandissimo, in cuius patrocinio plurimum confido, velit negotium hoc cum praefato serenissimo domino 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 HabsburgFerdinando regiFerdinand 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 declarare atque vel ut mihi quam primum fiat satis ad equos praescriptos et in posterum honestius competentiusque mihi stipendium maxime in tanta omnium rerum penuria deputetur, vel facultas abeundi concedatur, efficere. Sunt plerique servitores in curia 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 Austriadomini meiSigismund 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 clementissimi cum tribus vel quattuor equis, qui vel hoc tanto salario contenti esse poterunt. Ego non possum. Nam propediem cogerer vel res meas omnes divendere aut oppignerare. Id, quod Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae iudicio ac totius mundi do, an ad XX equos centum Rhenenses sufficiant. Super hoc Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima agat cum ipso(?) domino 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 AustriaregeSigismund 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 relationem gratiosam celeremque mittat.

Quam et felicem valere ac magis magisque statum eiusdem augeri cupio eidemque me commendo.