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Letter #718

Johann REYNECK to Ioannes DANTISCUS
Gdańsk (Danzig), 1531-11-29


Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in Latin, autograph, BCz, 243, p. 199, 201-202, 293-296
2register with excerpt in Latin, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8242 (TK 4), a.1531, f. 96-97

 

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Reverendissimo amplissimoque 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 ErmlandIoanniIoannes 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 Dei gratia Culmensi episcopo, 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 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 Castilecaesaream maiestateCharles 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 Castilem oratori, domino meo benignissimo

In 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 CastilecaesarisCharles 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 aula

Salutem et devotam commendationem et paratissimum obsequium.

Reverendissime amplissimeque Praesul, mi domine benignissime.

Scripsi superioribus mensibus Benignitati Tuae ex Gdańsk (Danzig, Dantiscum), city in northern Poland, on the Bay of Gdańsk at the mouth of the Vistula, on the Baltic, the biggest and wealthiest of the three Great Prussian Cities (Gdańsk, Thorn (Toruń), and Elbing (Elbląg)) with representation in the Council of Royal Prussia; a member of the Hanseatic LeagueGedanoGdańsk (Danzig, Dantiscum), city in northern Poland, on the Bay of Gdańsk at the mouth of the Vistula, on the Baltic, the biggest and wealthiest of the three Great Prussian Cities (Gdańsk, Thorn (Toruń), and Elbing (Elbląg)) with representation in the Council of Royal Prussia; a member of the Hanseatic League successum meae profectionis et tum me moliri reliquum iter ad illustrissimum Albrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544)Prussiorum principemAlbrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544). Quem quia absentem in venatione ob pestis saevitiam in Regiomonte nactus non sum, burgravio et cancellario me insinuavi me eo studio duci, si ubi reperiretur princeps, indicarent cum litteris non modo tuis, sed et serenissimi Daniae regis, domini mei clementissimi, et mandatis properaturum esse. Eo sane consilio, quod in intimos saltus urorum venationem ad evitandam pestem alioqui non mediocriter grassantem citius solito sese recepturum dicebatur, nempe si eam profectionem non antevenissem, maiori dispendio et mandatorum procrastinatione subsequendum erat. Itaque suorum nuntio princeps redditus certior praesentiae meae in decimum diem praesentiam suam me exspectare iussit in deversorio, interim liberaliter me habuit et proceres aulicos mihi assistere omniaque pro sua magnificentia suppeditata esse voluit. Reddidi litteras, exposui mandata, caesaris responsa principem plurimum confirmaverunt, ita armorum Christierni terror istas oras Germanici maris pervaserat. Reliqua, ut iussisti, egi diligenter. Nec minus gratum erat, quod socerum consilio armisque instructum impetus Christierni parum timere audiret et multus mihi sermo cum illo fuit per dies octo, qui erat fere de iure adeptae provinciae, de artibus, quibus et illam retineret et tueretur. Adeoque omnia bene disposita cognovi, ut intuitione 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 in sociis armis Lhitfanorum et alioqui summa providentia sua, quam multum praesidii poneret, quibus rebus, si suorum animum et fidem coniunctam haberet, omnia optime constituta haberentur. Pecuniae, improbitas, immodicae exactiones miserae plebis animos vereor, ne aliquando ad studium rerum novarum sollicitent, praesertim quod maxime id, quod vellet, credit atque optat quisque. Non scribo reliqua, coniectura facile tuum prudentissimum animum admonet. His actis per burgravium suum coepit de condicionibus famulitii mecum agere, aberat enim dominus Georgius a Klyngenbeke, cui cum in eam sententiam responderem, ut potius ex principis liberalitate condiciones acciperem, quam darem arbitratu meo, purius, ut est homo non admodum magna humanitate praeditus et plus subrusticus, respondit principem commissionem sibi dedisse, ut condicionem ex me rogaret. Ibi tum non alias condiciones proposui, quam faciles et eas, quas antea apud non contemnendos principes habuissem. Verum numquam serio per burgravium tractata est res, sed leviter, ut viderem etiam vel nullam neque commendationis amplissimaeque existimationis m<e>ae rationem haberi. Et in summa eam condicionem proposuit, etsi princeps mea opera hoc tempore parum indigeret, in Gratiam tamen Tuam se mihi facturum potestatem, ut cum uno famulo consiliarii dignitatem haberem et in annos singulos florenos 50 et victum aulicum. Profecto numquam tam vilem mercem exposui, ut, quod dici solet, et mercis et viatici iacturam facere noluerim. Quaesivi modestam missionem, videbam enim illam licitationem esse illiberaliorem, praesertim quod princeps non dignabatur se ipsum ad tractatum. Ad hoc reditus in, si placeret condicio, in pestilenti urbe exspectandus erat ad Kalendas Novembris. Itaque re infecta cum bona tamen gratia dimissus. Coniunx principis propter patris regis commendationem 20 ulnis candidi Damasceni holoserici me donavit. Ipse florenos viginti ad viaticum misit et liberavit impendio facto in deversorio. Ita ego Gdańsk (Danzig, Dantiscum), city in northern Poland, on the Bay of Gdańsk at the mouth of the Vistula, on the Baltic, the biggest and wealthiest of the three Great Prussian Cities (Gdańsk, Thorn (Toruń), and Elbing (Elbląg)) with representation in the Council of Royal Prussia; a member of the Hanseatic LeagueGedanumGdańsk (Danzig, Dantiscum), city in northern Poland, on the Bay of Gdańsk at the mouth of the Vistula, on the Baltic, the biggest and wealthiest of the three Great Prussian Cities (Gdańsk, Thorn (Toruń), and Elbing (Elbląg)) with representation in the Council of Royal Prussia; a member of the Hanseatic League, ipse ad umbrosos saltus discessimus. Causam ego puto, si modo non labor iudicio iniquae condicionis et tacitae repulsae, quod liberius de retinendis levitate subditis in officio, temperamento paululum durioris imperii tributorum, item de regni Poloniae maiestate veneranda admonuerim. Nempe ex eo colloquio dimissus, numquam contigit nisi in missione a prandio brevis colloquii facultas. Rogavi a dimissione, numquid ad Tuam Gratiam ad illustrissimum fratrem dominum Ioannem Albertum vellet rescribere aut mihi mandare, quod curarem in 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 CastilecaesarisCharles 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 aula, sed aliud non mandavit, quam ut Magnificentiam Tuam suis verbis salutarem. Nullum sibi esse pro suis negotiis aliud apud caesarem operae pretium, quod serenissimus 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 rexSigismund 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 feudi dominus defendendi sui necessitatem haberet. Inter alia, quae in colloquium venerant, et commemoratio Reverendissimae Gratiae Tuae facta est, dicebat Albrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544)princepsAlbrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544) ex certo homine intellexisse episcopatum a 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 CastilecaesareCharles 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 tibi collatum et fore, ut in eius obsequium concederes; negavi mihi id compertum esse, sed tibi tum credibile desiderium esse, ut revoceris ex legatione in patriam confirmavi. Et Albrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544)ipseAlbrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544) visus est mihi parum id probare studio commodi etiam sui et cura rerum provinciae Prussia, region in central Europe, bordered by Pomerania, Poland, Lithuania and Livonia. From 1466 Prussia was divided into Royal Prussia (Prussia Regalis), which was a part of the Kingdom of Poland, and Teutonic Prussia (Prussia Ordinis Theutonici) – covering the remnants of the former territory of the Teutonic Order’s state in Prussia. In 1525, the Order’s last Grand Master, Albrecht von Hohenzollern, converted to Lutheranism and became the first lay duke in former Teutonic Prussia (dux in Prussia), which from then on was called Ducal Prussia (Prussia Ducalis). At that time, as a result of the treaty of Cracow, Ducal Prussia became a fief of the kings of PolandPrussiaePrussia, region in central Europe, bordered by Pomerania, Poland, Lithuania and Livonia. From 1466 Prussia was divided into Royal Prussia (Prussia Regalis), which was a part of the Kingdom of Poland, and Teutonic Prussia (Prussia Ordinis Theutonici) – covering the remnants of the former territory of the Teutonic Order’s state in Prussia. In 1525, the Order’s last Grand Master, Albrecht von Hohenzollern, converted to Lutheranism and became the first lay duke in former Teutonic Prussia (dux in Prussia), which from then on was called Ducal Prussia (Prussia Ducalis). At that time, as a result of the treaty of Cracow, Ducal Prussia became a fief of the kings of Poland et negotii cuius reus postulatur per concertatores suos cruce signatos revocationem ante caesaris remigrationem in Spain (Hispania)HispaniasSpain (Hispania). Itaque ego data occasione non potui silere, quod Gratia Tua mihi mandaverat, scilicet te sperare, ut Albrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544)princeps PrussiaeAlbrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544) promovere atque iuvare aliquam vellet solutionem legationis. Recipiebat id equidem, sed nescio, an satis constanter. Equidem latere non te decet, benignissime mi Domine, inter praecipuos Prussensis provinciae esse, quibus est tui non mediocre desiderium. Iterum nova tributa ad sustinendos The Valachs WallachosThe Valachs item ad principis et regis filii postulata nonus census et dodrans bonorum omnium exiguntur. Itur in diversa studia et dissensus, est inter ordines pars studio regis, indormiunt ad vulgi clamorem, pars non vanam esse popularium vocem iudicat et otiose in re tamen laborat. In urbibus, in agris diversa sunt quoque studia et sane id sonant huiusmodi artibus olim provinciam dominos mutasse et putant non admodum magno exercitu opus esse veteribus dominis ad recuperandam. Haec mussitat populus misellus. Alia parte magni viri sub principe, qui posita religione sibi pacti sunt arces item redditum ad vitam et se in fidem eius dedere, principis fidem suggillant metu magis quam officio se retinent. Hoc ideo Reverndissimae Gratiae Vestrae scribo, ut absente in rem provinciae praesentem te adducerem. Tua praesentia vel ob hoc est desiderata, quod non studio privato, sed ad utilitatem publicam esses consilia daturus et ceu Nestor mythical king of Pylos and the eldest of the Greek commanders at Troy; his wisdom and longevity were proverbialNestor{a}Nestor mythical king of Pylos and the eldest of the Greek commanders at Troy; his wisdom and longevity were proverbial in difficillimis rebus patriae vere prudenter libereque omnia acturus. Quis nescit consiliorum rationem non commodo atque bono publico, sed privata magis utilitate iniri? Iterum dico non ut perstringam odiose aut intemperanter, sed ut Gratiae Tuae aperirem istam faciem rerum. Sed haec alias. Dum Gdańsk (Danzig, Dantiscum), city in northern Poland, on the Bay of Gdańsk at the mouth of the Vistula, on the Baltic, the biggest and wealthiest of the three Great Prussian Cities (Gdańsk, Thorn (Toruń), and Elbing (Elbląg)) with representation in the Council of Royal Prussia; a member of the Hanseatic LeaguehicGdańsk (Danzig, Dantiscum), city in northern Poland, on the Bay of Gdańsk at the mouth of the Vistula, on the Baltic, the biggest and wealthiest of the three Great Prussian Cities (Gdańsk, Thorn (Toruń), and Elbing (Elbląg)) with representation in the Council of Royal Prussia; a member of the Hanseatic League, Reverendissime Domine, me ad reditum ad vos adorno in 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 CastilecaesarisCharles 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 aulam valetudo partim, adversa aura partim me remorantur. In causa fuit, quod ipse coram me exhibere decrevi ideoque distuli in multam diem litteras, quas nunc satis sero vel tandem scribo, qua ratione adhuc hic agam , si magis probabis quam mirabere, nescio . Rediens a Monteregio Gdańsk (Danzig, Dantiscum), city in northern Poland, on the Bay of Gdańsk at the mouth of the Vistula, on the Baltic, the biggest and wealthiest of the three Great Prussian Cities (Gdańsk, Thorn (Toruń), and Elbing (Elbląg)) with representation in the Council of Royal Prussia; a member of the Hanseatic LeagueGedaniGdańsk (Danzig, Dantiscum), city in northern Poland, on the Bay of Gdańsk at the mouth of the Vistula, on the Baltic, the biggest and wealthiest of the three Great Prussian Cities (Gdańsk, Thorn (Toruń), and Elbing (Elbląg)) with representation in the Council of Royal Prussia; a member of the Hanseatic League cum apud dominam Anna von Höfen (Anna Reyneck, Anna Flachsbinder), sister of Ioannes Dantiscus, wife of Johann Hannau Sr and, after his death, of Johann ReyneckAnnam HanowAnna von Höfen (Anna Reyneck, Anna Flachsbinder), sister of Ioannes Dantiscus, wife of Johann Hannau Sr and, after his death, of Johann Reyneck viduam sororem tuam deversorium mihi contigit, excepit enim ista me hospitaliter in gratiam tuam, et quia gener eius Bartholomeus Senger Jr burgher of Gdańsk; husband of Margret Hannau, daughter of Anna von Höfen and Johann Hannau Sr (AT 16/2, p. 396; AT 17, p. 416)Bartholomeus SengerBartholomeus Senger Jr burgher of Gdańsk; husband of Margret Hannau, daughter of Anna von Höfen and Johann Hannau Sr (AT 16/2, p. 396; AT 17, p. 416) litem in iudicio familiae erciscundae difficilem habebat cum Reÿnolt Angermund (fl. 1532)Rheynoldo AngermondoReÿnolt Angermund (fl. 1532) sororio suo, ad eius preces et sane pro debito officii mei, quo Gratiae Tuae obstringor, deesse homini non potui consiliis privatis et patrocinio formulamque actionis et alias consultationes causae ei instruxi. Et scio quamquam non ad suae ultimum actum causae egerit, tamen meum patrocinium non parum ei profuisse ad invidiam etiam adversarii. A gravationibus provocatio est facta ad senatum, quem aequiorem in eam iudicem futur[u]m spero, nondum pedem atque arcem causae principalis ponere potuimus, domi actorem praeparo; mihi istae sordes litium et rabularum forensium strepitus semper exosi fuere, itaque ipse iudicio non sisto, nihil prorsus pro iure necessitudinis meae erga te hostimenti ex eo exspecto praeter gratitudinem, cuius utinam diligentior esset Bartholomeus Senger Jr burgher of Gdańsk; husband of Margret Hannau, daughter of Anna von Höfen and Johann Hannau Sr (AT 16/2, p. 396; AT 17, p. 416)adolescensBartholomeus Senger Jr burgher of Gdańsk; husband of Margret Hannau, daughter of Anna von Höfen and Johann Hannau Sr (AT 16/2, p. 396; AT 17, p. 416) praeceps in rixam et iniquus erga Anna von Höfen (Anna Reyneck, Anna Flachsbinder), sister of Ioannes Dantiscus, wife of Johann Hannau Sr and, after his death, of Johann ReynecksororemAnna von Höfen (Anna Reyneck, Anna Flachsbinder), sister of Ioannes Dantiscus, wife of Johann Hannau Sr and, after his death, of Johann Reyneck tuam, hospitam meam, matrem uxoris suae, ad cuius preces patrocinio meo utitur. Multa intemperans irae Bartholomeus Senger Jr burgher of Gdańsk; husband of Margret Hannau, daughter of Anna von Höfen and Johann Hannau Sr (AT 16/2, p. 396; AT 17, p. 416)adolescensBartholomeus Senger Jr burgher of Gdańsk; husband of Margret Hannau, daughter of Anna von Höfen and Johann Hannau Sr (AT 16/2, p. 396; AT 17, p. 416) in patientem mulierem commisisse dicitur, valuit tamen mea praesentia nonnihil ad temperandam animi eiu[s] impotentiam. Veritus est semper, ne per me Gratiam Tuam innotesceret et equidem, nisi precibus victus, non scripsissem per occasionem. Posset Tua Gratia Bartholomeus Senger Jr burgher of Gdańsk; husband of Margret Hannau, daughter of Anna von Höfen and Johann Hannau Sr (AT 16/2, p. 396; AT 17, p. 416)adolescentemBartholomeus Senger Jr burgher of Gdańsk; husband of Margret Hannau, daughter of Anna von Höfen and Johann Hannau Sr (AT 16/2, p. 396; AT 17, p. 416) iubendo hortando, monendo ad bonam frugem et modestiorem convictum reverentiamque erga tuos invitare. Boni consule, precor, quod ineptius ausus fuerim huiusmodi tragoedia tibi obstrepere, non potui negare operam serio ad scribendum me invitanti.

Sed ut absolvam, quod tam longo prologio dilatum est.

Reverendissime mi Domine.

Non decet latere Gratiam Tuam ausum fuisse me rem difficiliorem, quam vel Corinthum adire. Equidem in ista mea peregrinatione contigit mihi non pari comparatione, quod Odysseus (Ulysses, Ulixes), mythical Greek king of Ithaca, hero of the Homer's epic poems Ilias and Odyssey, renown of his sagacity and cunningUlixiOdysseus (Ulysses, Ulixes), mythical Greek king of Ithaca, hero of the Homer's epic poems Ilias and Odyssey, renown of his sagacity and cunning in sua Odyssaea, scilicet ut ille contemptis omnibus Circe in Greek mythology a minor goddess of magic, living on the island of AeaeaCyrcaeCirce in Greek mythology a minor goddess of magic, living on the island of Aeaea deliciis et loto magis delectatus est patrio faeno, ita ego te inconsulto moribus, modestia et virtutibus honestis feminae Anna von Höfen (Anna Reyneck, Anna Flachsbinder), sister of Ioannes Dantiscus, wife of Johann Hannau Sr and, after his death, of Johann ReyneckAnnaeAnna von Höfen (Anna Reyneck, Anna Flachsbinder), sister of Ioannes Dantiscus, wife of Johann Hannau Sr and, after his death, of Johann Reyneck sororis tuae, dulcissimae patria propinquisque neglectis, paenitus inescatus mutua similitudine morum bonorum, qua ad amorem nihil praesentius inter nos casti amoris flamma exarsit, ut ratum probantibus propinquis tuis amoris indissolubile foedus matrimoniumque pacti sumus. Visum puto ita superis, quorum auspiciis recta consilia et honesti conatus bene vortuntur(!). Si accederet assensus Gratiae Tuae, auspicatiora omnia ducerem. Et sane referre rem omnem ad te volui neque prius stabilire praesenti assensu, quam tuum oraculum consuluissem. Sed vicit me tuorum nimia sedulitas, itaque rata sartaque sunt omnia et rogant a me matrimonii consummationem, Reverendissime Domine, ante Quadragesimam. Ego urgeo, ut differatur, quoad Tua Gratia rescribat. Itaque rogo Benignitatem Tuam, ut haec sic acta probare digneris. Felicissimum me putabo, si quemadmodum tua gratia et amicitia me es dignatus, ita digneris quoque Anna von Höfen (Anna Reyneck, Anna Flachsbinder), sister of Ioannes Dantiscus, wife of Johann Hannau Sr and, after his death, of Johann ReynecksororemAnna von Höfen (Anna Reyneck, Anna Flachsbinder), sister of Ioannes Dantiscus, wife of Johann Hannau Sr and, after his death, of Johann Reyneck et communicare sororis fortunas sinas cum fortunis meis transireque in nomen gentis meae. Equidem sacrum nuptialem diem non peragam, nisi optatissimis tuis litteris, quando servari illum tibi placeat, rescripseris. Quod ut facias, oro atque maiorem in modum obsecro atque obtestor, non enim erit interim mihi in vita suave quicquam, priusquam tuis litteris de tua voluntate et assensu certior factus fuero. Sane etsi hic ad matrimonii vinculum satis est apud Deum consensu mutuo certa honestaque ratione profecto. Tamen, si Gratia Tua id improbat, quod non vereor, malo stare in hac re ex tuo arbitrio. Ego enim puto visum esse Deo, ut nos honest[e] coniungeret, Gratia Tua bene coniunctos non illibenter confirmabit. Reliquum est, ut nihil antiquius ducam, quam tibi, mi domine, obsequi facereque, quae tibi erunt pergrata; utare me atque impera atque imprimis rescribe. Exspecto hic tuas litteras. Domino Cornelio, rogo, ex me non gravetur Benignitas Tua dicere meum obsequium et salutem, et successum famulitii apud Albrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544)Prussiorum principemAlbrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544). Deus omnibus tuis adeoque mihi Gratiam Tuam diu servet.