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 et 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⌋ oratori etc., domino meo observandissimo

Brussels (Bruxellae), city in the Low Countries, Duchy of Brabant, since the regency of Mary of Hungary the capital of the Habsburg Netherlands, today the capital of Belgium⌊BruxellisBrussels (Bruxellae), city in the Low Countries, Duchy of Brabant, since the regency of Mary of Hungary the capital of the Habsburg Netherlands, today the capital of Belgium⌋

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Reverendissime Domine, domine observandissime etc.

Litteras Dominationis Tuae Reverendissimae accepi, quibus me quodammodo accusas, quod insalutato hospite discesserim. Quod profecto si ita esse cognoscerem, non parum indolerem, sed memini me apud Ulrich von Württemberg (*1487 – †1550), 1498-1519 and 1534-1550 duke of Württemberg⌊ducem WirtenbergensemUlrich von Württemberg (*1487 – †1550), 1498-1519 and 1534-1550 duke of Württemberg⌋ cum Dominatione Tua Reverendissima de pluribus egisse et tandem vale dixisse atque in eius rei memoriam ternos calices, unum post alium, ebibisse te propinante, cum uno tibi non possem satisfacere. Sed tua illa, quam ipse praedicas et ego expertus sum, erga me benevolentia facit, ut vel multiplici valedictione contentus non fueris meque discedentem non oculorum acie, sed mentis ope sis subsecutus. In quo profecto tibi parem gratiam facile refero et, quod ego non possum, referent dii.

Ceterum, si de me quaeris, post primam dietam illustris dominus Albrecht of Brandenburg (Albrecht von Hohenzollern) (*1490 – †1545), 1499-1545 co-Margrave of Brandenburg (together with his brother Joachim I Nestor), 1513-1545 Archbishop of Magdeburg, 1514-1545 Elector and Archbishop of Mayence, 1518 elevated to cardinal; son of Johann Cicero, Prince-Elector of Brandenburg, and Margarete of Saxony (daughter of Wilhelm III von Sachsen)⌊marchio BrandenburgensisAlbrecht of Brandenburg (Albrecht von Hohenzollern) (*1490 – †1545), 1499-1545 co-Margrave of Brandenburg (together with his brother Joachim I Nestor), 1513-1545 Archbishop of Magdeburg, 1514-1545 Elector and Archbishop of Mayence, 1518 elevated to cardinal; son of Johann Cicero, Prince-Elector of Brandenburg, and Margarete of Saxony (daughter of Wilhelm III von Sachsen)⌋ supervenit venimusque huc una continuis de Elizabeth von Österreich (†1581), daughter of Emperor Maximilian I, wife of Ludwig III von der Marck, Count of Rochefort⌊Elisa AustriacaElizabeth von Österreich (†1581), daughter of Emperor Maximilian I, wife of Ludwig III von der Marck, Count of Rochefort⌋ ratiocinationibus itineris fastidia repellentes, alter matrimonium hoc exosum detestans, alter laudans, nonnumquam ambo una voce increpitantes blasphemantesque longaevam illam mephitim, quae tam dulce os immundo osculo foedare non verebitur.

Ad summam, mentione hac quin potius pane cotidiano oblectati interdum, interdum moerore affecti, tempus in hanc usque civitatem terruimus, ubi, cum in turbam nobilium istarum monialium incidissemus earumque tum collocutionibus, tum osculis bella sibi parari videret invictus Elizabeth von Österreich (†1581), daughter of Emperor Maximilian I, wife of Ludwig III von der Marck, Count of Rochefort⌊ElisaeElizabeth von Österreich (†1581), daughter of Emperor Maximilian I, wife of Ludwig III von der Marck, Count of Rochefort⌋ genius, dum crimen nostrum ulcisci studet, ad solitas suas artes confugit, statimque illustris Albrecht of Brandenburg (Albrecht von Hohenzollern) (*1490 – †1545), 1499-1545 co-Margrave of Brandenburg (together with his brother Joachim I Nestor), 1513-1545 Archbishop of Magdeburg, 1514-1545 Elector and Archbishop of Mayence, 1518 elevated to cardinal; son of Johann Cicero, Prince-Elector of Brandenburg, and Margarete of Saxony (daughter of Wilhelm III von Sachsen)⌊marchionis BrandenburgensisAlbrecht of Brandenburg (Albrecht von Hohenzollern) (*1490 – †1545), 1499-1545 co-Margrave of Brandenburg (together with his brother Joachim I Nestor), 1513-1545 Archbishop of Magdeburg, 1514-1545 Elector and Archbishop of Mayence, 1518 elevated to cardinal; son of Johann Cicero, Prince-Elector of Brandenburg, and Margarete of Saxony (daughter of Wilhelm III von Sachsen)⌋ enchiridionem extraxit illam, inquam, Elisae imaginem Christoph Weiditz (Christoph Wuditz) (*1498 – †1559), German medallist and goldsmith connected to Fuggers; in the years 1523-1536 acted in Augsburg (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 417; Grotemeyer, Paul, Christoph Weiditz (Widitz, Weyditz) I. , Medailleur, Bildschnitzer, Gold- und Silberschmied. In: Allgemeines Lexikon der bildenden Künstler von der Antike bis zum Gegenwart, Bd. 35, Leipzig 1940, S. 267-268)⌊sculptorisChristoph Weiditz (Christoph Wuditz) (*1498 – †1559), German medallist and goldsmith connected to Fuggers; in the years 1523-1536 acted in Augsburg (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 417; Grotemeyer, Paul, Christoph Weiditz (Widitz, Weyditz) I. , Medailleur, Bildschnitzer, Gold- und Silberschmied. In: Allgemeines Lexikon der bildenden Künstler von der Antike bis zum Gegenwart, Bd. 35, Leipzig 1940, S. 267-268)⌋ tui manu incisam. Elizabeth von Österreich (†1581), daughter of Emperor Maximilian I, wife of Ludwig III von der Marck, Count of Rochefort⌊QuaeElizabeth von Österreich (†1581), daughter of Emperor Maximilian I, wife of Ludwig III von der Marck, Count of Rochefort⌋, cum prius torvo quodam aspectu, deinde mitiore vultu nos aspexisset, facile nos erroris nostri coarguit statimque, quasi furore percitos, carmen illud canere coegit: „cf. Prop. 2.15.36 ⌊Huius ero vivus, mortuus huius erocf. Prop. 2.15.36 ⌋”.

Tu vero, cui adhuc a superis datum est divina illa forma viv[o] aspectu frui, amabo, horam ne perdas, quin oculos dulci illlo cibo pascas. Et si quando tibi satur esse cont[i]gerit (quod nequaquam credo), quicquid supervacaneum erit, nobis impartire.

cf. Ioannes Dantiscus (Jan Dantyszek), Victoria Serenissimi Poloniae Regis contra Vayeuodam Muldauiae Turcae tributarium et subditum 22 Augusti parta 1531, Lovanii, ex officina Rutgeri Rescii, An(no) M.D.XXXI. XII Cal(endas) Novemb(res), Leuven, Rutgerus Rescius, 1531-10-21 ⌊Victoriamcf. Ioannes Dantiscus (Jan Dantyszek), Victoria Serenissimi Poloniae Regis contra Vayeuodam Muldauiae Turcae tributarium et subditum 22 Augusti parta 1531, Lovanii, ex officina Rutgeri Rescii, An(no) M.D.XXXI. XII Cal(endas) Novemb(res), Leuven, Rutgerus Rescius, 1531-10-21 ⌋ tuam accepi et perlegi Deum precatus, ut indies regem tuum vel potius nostrum simili et ampliori munere secundet.

Valeat Tua Dominatio Reverendissima meque, ut solet, amet ac 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)⌋ nostro plurimum commendet. Ulrich von Czettritz (†1541), Silesian nobleman. He took part in the Battle of Mohacs (1526) and thanks to him the body of the dead King could be found ; Chamberlain of King Louis II of Bohemia and Hungary (KROHNE, col. 167-170)⌊CetritzUlrich von Czettritz (†1541), Silesian nobleman. He took part in the Battle of Mohacs (1526) and thanks to him the body of the dead King could be found ; Chamberlain of King Louis II of Bohemia and Hungary (KROHNE, col. 167-170)⌋ tibi salutem dicit.

Datae Cologne (Köln, Colonia, Colonia Agrippina), city in western Germany, on the Rhine river⌊Colon[iae]Cologne (Köln, Colonia, Colonia Agrippina), city in western Germany, on the Rhine river⌋, XXVIII Octobris 1531.

Eiusdem Dominationis Tuae Reverendissimae perpetuum mancipium Leonardus de Nogarola (Leonardus de Nogarelli, Leonardus de Nugarolis) (†after 1540-08-18), humanist and diplomat in the service of the Habsburgs; chamberlain and councillor of Ferdinand I of Habsburg; 1511, 1526 (together with Sigismund von Herberstein) the Habsburgs' envoy to Hungary; 1527 (together with Herberstein and Giovanni Francesco da Potenza) envoy of Emperor Charles V to Moscow; in 1532 conducted negotiations on behalf of Ferdinand I concerning a lifelong peace with Suleiman I; 1535 ambassador of Ferdinand I at the court of Charles V (WIJACZKA 1998, p. 148, 187-192, 269; POCIECHA 2, p. 205-207, 532, footnote 247; POCIECHA 4, p. 75, 108, 127, 155-156, 159, 266)⌊Leonardus comes de NogarollsLeonardus de Nogarola (Leonardus de Nogarelli, Leonardus de Nugarolis) (†after 1540-08-18), humanist and diplomat in the service of the Habsburgs; chamberlain and councillor of Ferdinand I of Habsburg; 1511, 1526 (together with Sigismund von Herberstein) the Habsburgs' envoy to Hungary; 1527 (together with Herberstein and Giovanni Francesco da Potenza) envoy of Emperor Charles V to Moscow; in 1532 conducted negotiations on behalf of Ferdinand I concerning a lifelong peace with Suleiman I; 1535 ambassador of Ferdinand I at the court of Charles V (WIJACZKA 1998, p. 148, 187-192, 269; POCIECHA 2, p. 205-207, 532, footnote 247; POCIECHA 4, p. 75, 108, 127, 155-156, 159, 266)⌋ ...net