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Letter #783

Helius EOBANUS Hessus (KOCH) to Ioannes DANTISCUS
[Nuremberg], [1532-05-04]


Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in Latin, autograph, UUB, H. 154, f. 83-84
2copy in Latin, 18th-century, LSB, BR 19, No. 11
3copy in Latin, 18th-century, SBB, MS Lat. Quart. 101, No. 5, f. 13v-15v
4copy in Latin, 18th-century, SLUB, C 110, f. 17v-19v
5copy in Latin, 18th-century, BCz, 1366, p. 68- 72
6copy in Latin, 18th-century, B. Ossol., 151/II, f. 6v-7v
7copy in Latin, 18th-century, BCz, 48 (TN), No. 127, p. 419-421
8register with excerpt in Latin, English, 20th-century, CBKUL, R.III, 30, No. 60

Early printed source materials:
1DANTISCUS 1764 p. 318-321 (in extenso)
2EOBANUS 1539 p. 325v-326v (in extenso)

Prints:
1AT 14 No. 224, p. 353-355 (in extenso; Polish register)

 

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Reverendissimo principi ac 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, oratori regio etc. veris virtutibus ornatissimo, suo maecenati perpetua fide colendo.

Regensburg (Ratisbona), city in southeastern Germany, Bavaria, on the Danube river⌊RatisbonaeRegensburg (Ratisbona), city in southeastern Germany, Bavaria, on the Danube river⌋ in aedibus domini decani.

Quam mihi misisti plenam, Dantisce, favoris

Reddita Ioannes Campensis (Jan van Campen, Ioannes de Campo) (*1491 – †1538), Netherlandish classical philologist and Hebraist, author of a paraphrase of the Book of Psalms from Hebrew to Latin and a Hebrew grammar, in 1531 lecturer at the Collegium Trilingue of Louvain University (CE, vol. 1, p. 255-256)⌊CampensiIoannes Campensis (Jan van Campen, Ioannes de Campo) (*1491 – †1538), Netherlandish classical philologist and Hebraist, author of a paraphrase of the Book of Psalms from Hebrew to Latin and a Hebrew grammar, in 1531 lecturer at the Collegium Trilingue of Louvain University (CE, vol. 1, p. 255-256)⌋ littera teste fuit.
Tempus erat, Tartesiacas iam Apollo one of the twelve great Olympian gods, son of Zeus and Leto, twin brother of Artemis⌊PhoebusApollo one of the twelve great Olympian gods, son of Zeus and Leto, twin brother of Artemis⌋ ad undas
Stabat anhelanti praecipitandus equo,
Parca sedebamus non magnae ad fercula cenae,
Cum Tua sunt manibus tradita scripta meis.
Protinus appositae contempsimus omnia mensae,
Legimus et manibus verba notata Tuis.
Nec legisse semel fuerat satis, inter edendum
Lecta quater nobis littera tota fuit.
Inde animis laeti et tamquam votiva ferentes
Sumpsimus audaci pocula plena manu,
Proque Tua sacrum Bacchus the Greek god of wine, son of Zeus and Semele⌊BacchoBacchus the Greek god of wine, son of Zeus and Semele⌋, Dantisce, salute,
Fecimus et Muses Greek goddesses of literature and the arts⌊CharitumMuses Greek goddesses of literature and the arts⌋ Muses Greek goddesses of literature and the arts⌊PieridumMuses Greek goddesses of literature and the arts⌋que choro,
Scilicet incolumem non Te laetemur amici
Venisse ad rapidi litora Danube (Dunaj, Donau), river in central and eastern Europe⌊DanubiiDanube (Dunaj, Donau), river in central and eastern Europe⌋?
Et quia Te scribis 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⌋ pietate Poloni
Visurum Poland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌊patriae regna beata TuaePoland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌋,
Hanc quoque gratamur sortem Tibi, sed tamen illic
Nonnihil adversi, quod quereremur, erat.
Sicut enim gratum est patrios Te invisere fines,
A nobis sic Te tam procul ire dolet.
Ibis ad aequoreos sine me, Dantisce, 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 Poland⌊BorussosPrussia, 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⌋,
Heu oculis iterum quando vidende meis?
Ibis ad arctoas 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 Poland⌊Germani litorisPrussia, 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⌋ oras,
Qua Tibi sunt 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 Poland⌊Poland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌊patriaePoland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌋ subdita regna TuaePrussia, 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⌋.

Illic, ut fueris propria iam sede receptus,
Dic, age, qui poteris non meminisse mei?
An poteris cari fieri, precor, immemor Hessi,
Qui Te tam vere, nec simulanter, amat?
Non puto, nam nec Te duri genuere parentes
Nec stupidum tardo frigore pectus habes.
Quin potius, cum sis mira pietate fideque
Praeditus et summo dignus honore coli,
Cum Tua fortunae virtus respondeat isti,
Quae Tibi divitias ingeniumque dedit,
Cum Tibi subiecto populo potieris et arces
Altaque tranquilla moenia pace reges,
Saepe meo dices, quaenam fortuna poetae
Lubrica deducat tempora, scire velim,
Saepe meum dices, seu nunc pia fata poetam
Numina, seu videant impia, scire velim,
Atque ea, cum volves animo graphiaria posces
Et scribes animi nuntia verba Tui.
Namque nec Africa, the continent⌊AethiopasAfrica, the continent⌋ ultra transibis et India⌊IndosIndia⌋
Et nec Arctic, region around the North Pole⌊Hyperboreo regna perusta gelu,Arctic, region around the North Pole⌋
Communis mecum sub eodem sidere caeli,
Milia sed tantum pauca remotus eris.
Unde aliquam possis transmittere saepe salutem,
Unde queas Hesso scribere saepe Tuo,
Quo queat et mitti nostrae Tibi littera dextrae,
Littera non aliqua lassa futura via,

Nam quae nunc reliquos aderit mihi Calliope mythological figure, muse of epic poetry⌊MusaCalliope mythological figure, muse of epic poetry⌋ per annos,
Quanta futura mihi est, tanta futura Tibi est.
Hoc Tibi Maeonio dici dignissime versu
Voce Sibyllina certius esse puta.
Accipe nunc Tibi devotum, Dantisce, poetam
Exhibitas vates, accipe vatis opes.
Quas quia non alias habeo, quae mittere possum
Munera, non animo despiciente feres.
Hoc Tuus ille animi candor promittit et ille
Qui mihi de tali pectore spirat amor.
Vive diu victure meis, Dantisce, Muses Greek goddesses of literature and the arts⌊CamenisMuses Greek goddesses of literature and the arts⌋,
Vive, brevi versus subsequar ipse meos.