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⌊Iohanni Dei gratia electo CulmensiIoannes 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⌋, apud caesaream maiestatem serenissimi [r]egis Poloniae dignissimo oratori, domino observandissimo

Reverende domine, humili salute praemissa.

Reverende domine.

Ex litteris domini 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)⌊Cornelii ScepperiCornelis 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)⌋, cognati mei ac amici singularis, etiam ex vestris, illis annexis, voluntatem et desiderium vestrum intellexi. Ego admodum oblectatus sum, mihi oblatam esse occasionem, quo Paternitati Vestrae inservire et amicitiam, veram fidem ipso effectu declarare possim. Propterea vestra intellecta voluntate et habito assensu et voluntate domini doctoris poenitentiarii, quid pro re vestra et felici eius accessione fortunae procuraverim et effecerim, ex memoriali ad vos misso facile intelligetis. Superest, ut hanc inceptam diligentiam mature et feliciter concludamus, offerendo me ad negotium suum ac omnia et singula, quae pro tempore personam vestram et domini nostri 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)⌊CorneliiCornelis 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)⌋ cognati concernere poterunt, paratissimum et fideliter inservire volentem. Quam rem, ampliori informatione per vos recepta, apertius considerabitis et experiemini, concedente Altissimo, qui vos custodiat feliciter.

Ex Rome (Roma), city in central Italy, on the Tiber river, seat of the Holy See⌊RomaRome (Roma), city in central Italy, on the Tiber river, seat of the Holy See⌋, ultima Iulii 1530.

Eiusdem Paternitatis Vestrae Reverendae humilis servitor Ioannes Colardo in 1530 Dantiscus' plenipotentiary in the Holy See; papal scribe⌊Ioannes ColardIoannes Colardo in 1530 Dantiscus' plenipotentiary in the Holy See; papal scribe⌋, scriptor apostolicus

Reverendissimo in Christo Patri et Domino, domino electo Culmensi, apud caesaream maiestatem illustrissimi regis Poloniae [o]ratori dignissimo, domino observandissimo

Reverende Domine.

Humili et devota salute praemissa.

In quo statu et ordinatione e[st] confirmatio ecclesiae vestrae Culmensis et quid desuper ageretur et sent[iretur], ultimis meis literis apertius Reverendissimae Paternitati Vestrae declaravi mittendo memorial[e] instructivum quoad expeditionem illius ecclesiae, annatae solutionem et antiquae taxae reductionem, videlicet ut obtinerentur litterae a caesa[rea] et regia maiestate edocentes sanctissimum dominum papam sacrumque collegium cardina[lium], vestram ecclesiam Culmensem multum depauperatam et ad eam esse reda[ctam] exiguitatem, quod, ubi praeteritis temporibus ex illa duo millia ducatorum annuae percipi poterant, vix nunc mille ducati percipi[un]tur, ut dixit mihi doctor poenitentiarius, ut ea ratione dicta tax[a] ad mediam taxam aut tertiam partem reducatur. Memoriali recept[o] rei vestrae diligenter, si placet, consuletis.

Proinde pro confirmatione electionis vestrae id, quod potuit fieri et excogitari pro amico, fieri procuravi et faciam, donec ipse effectus voluntatem me[a]m erga Dominationem Vestram planius demonstrarit.

Quoad provisionem vestram bullae sunt plumbatae et nunc in manibus meis reg[e]strandae et expediendae, quas, ut spero, cum primo cursore bene ex[pe]ditas recipietis voluntati et desiderio vestro satisfaciendo. Seriem expeditionis et expensas, ut alia pro vobis facta, primis litteris diffu[sius] declarabo.

Pro solutione annatae sub obligatione de illam solvendo obtinuimus han[c] solutionem ad festum Resurrectionis Domini nostri prorogari. Interim omni diligenti[a] procurandum est, ut fiat reductio, pro qua ambassiator Hispaniae et ego totis viribus elaborabimus, prout hactenus per nos elaboratum [est]. Crederem consultum iri, si cardinalis Campegius legatus in vestri favorem sanctissimo et cardinalibus praefatis scriberet, concludendo ita Paternitas Vestra se gerat, ut s[ui] memor Euripedis poetae clarissimi dicentis: Odi sapientem, qui sib[i ] sapiat nihil.

His paucis feliciter et fauste valeat humanissimus oratorum, cui me ex animo commendari cupio.

Ex Urbe, ultima Augusti 1530.

Eidem Paternitatis Vestrae Reverendissimae humillimus servitor Ioannes Colardi litterarum apostolicarum scriptor

Reverendo Patri, 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⌊episcopo CulmensiIoannes 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⌋, 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⌊regis 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 Castile⌊caesaream 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⌋ oratori dignissimo

Cito cito

Reverende Pater.

Post humiles commendationes.

Quid in negotio vestrae confirmationis ecclesiae Culmensis factum fuerit et ageretur, per diversas meas vobis notificavi ac etiam instruxi, quomodo procedendum est quoad reductionem annatae. Superest, ut huiusmodi nostra diligentia et instructio ex parte Vestra suum consequatur effectum ac rei et utilitati vestrae diligentius invigiletis.

Mitto ad praesens novam instructionem, in qua omnem statum et ordinationem vestri negotii apertissime deduco et factas expensas, et qua ratione poterimus evitare graviores expensas et qua humanitate et gratia fuerit usus reverendissimus cardinalis Sanctorum 4-or. Verum quia nihil est actum, dum aliquid superest agendum, Paternitatem Vestram impensius rogo et obsecro, ut pro ecclesiae vestrae reductione et annatae diligens praestetur studium, et omnis favor amplietur, ut totalis expeditio ex vestri animi sententia fiat et fine optato concludetur. Quare in re ita vobis persuadeatis, in nullo deficiam, cum sim vestris et rei vestrae devotissimus et obsequiis paratissimus.

Proinde omne studium et laborem, qui sane modici non fuerunt neque in futurum erunt, se offerente occasione, neque graves voluntario animo suscepi et in aeternum suscipiam, meretur enim vita et dignitas vestra ac etiam humanitas, ut ea omnia, quae ab homine homini praestari possunt, vobis praestentur, et ea sum animi inclinatione, quod credam me feliciori esse fortuna, si contingat me viris gravibus et auctoritate pollentibus servitium meum impendere et diligentiam. Quare ut in hoc, ita in aliis vestris et amicorum vestrorum negotiis, quae pro tempore poterunt occurrere, utimini me et servitio meo, ut placet, et ego non fallam opinionem vestram.

Quantum ad bullas confirmationis expeditas, sunt in manibus doctoris poenitentiarii, ut eas Reverendissimae Paternitati Vestrae diligentius transmittat. Ex quo negotium Vestrum non fuit soli mihi commissum, non praesumpsi me illi audentius ingerere, tamen dixi domino doctori, quod sum paratissimus easdem bullas una cum meis negotiis ad curiam caesareae maiestatis transmittendis coniungere, ut ad manus Paternitatis Vestrae fidelius et tutius perveniant. Hactenus dictae bullae non sunt mihi consignatae, propterea si eas non habueritis per praesentem cursorem, credo, quod recipietis per proximum et si antequam litterae meae claudentur, mihi paternalium suum portaverit, illud cum reliquis meis negotiis transmittam fideliter. His paucis feliciter et sane valeat meus humanissimus orator Poloniae, cui me ex animo tantum, quantum possum, commendo.

Ex Rome (Roma), city in central Italy, on the Tiber river, seat of the Holy See⌊UrbeRome (Roma), city in central Italy, on the Tiber river, seat of the Holy See⌋, XIX Septembris 1530.

Eiusdem Paternitatis Vestrae Reverendae humillimus servitor Ioannes Colardo in 1530 Dantiscus' plenipotentiary in the Holy See; papal scribe⌊Ioannes ColardiIoannes Colardo in 1530 Dantiscus' plenipotentiary in the Holy See; papal scribe⌋ litterarum apostolicarum scriptor

Reverendo Patri, 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⌊electo CulmensiIoannes 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⌋

Informatio pro reverendo 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⌊electo CulmensiIoannes 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⌋

Reverende Domine.

Per alias meas litteras latius significavi post commisionem datam in negotio expeditionis ecclesiae vestrae Culmensis dominis doctori et Quirino et pro expeditione facienda missi fuissent ducati sescenti, placuit reverendissimo Antonio Pucci (*1484 – †1544), 1517-1521 papal nuncio in Switzerland; 1518-1541 Bishop of Pistoia; 1529-1541 Bishop of Vannes; 1529-1544 Penitentiary Major; 1531-1541 Cardinal of SS. IV Coronati; 1541-1542 Cardinal of Santa Maria in Trastevere; 1542-1543 Bishop of Albano; 1543-1544 Bishop of Sabina; 1532-1544 Cardinal Protector of the Kingdom of Poland and Portugal (WOJTYSKA 1977, p. 243; CE, p. 122-123)⌊cardinali Sanctorum QuattuorAntonio Pucci (*1484 – †1544), 1517-1521 papal nuncio in Switzerland; 1518-1541 Bishop of Pistoia; 1529-1541 Bishop of Vannes; 1529-1544 Penitentiary Major; 1531-1541 Cardinal of SS. IV Coronati; 1541-1542 Cardinal of Santa Maria in Trastevere; 1542-1543 Bishop of Albano; 1543-1544 Bishop of Sabina; 1532-1544 Cardinal Protector of the Kingdom of Poland and Portugal (WOJTYSKA 1977, p. 243; CE, p. 122-123)⌋ negotium confirmationis vestrae huiusmodi per quendam suum Henricus de Bussevo (Henricus Bussevius) (†after 1531), at least from 1520 to 1531 scribe at the papal chancellery (AT 13, No. 66)⌊Henricum de BusseyoHenricus de Bussevo (Henricus Bussevius) (†after 1531), at least from 1520 to 1531 scribe at the papal chancellery (AT 13, No. 66)⌋ me assistente expeditum iri, in qua expeditione dicti sescenti ducati expositi fuerunt, et ne expeditio summae in longius differretur, pro reliqua summa infrascripta obligavit se dominus doctor poenitentiarius non pro totali expeditione fuerunt exponendi ducati mille centum. Ducenta novem Iulii V et ducati decem vel circa pro cassationibus obligationum prout haec omnia Paternitati Vestrae Reverendissimae ex computo et calculo per nos subscripto, quod per praesentes transmittitur, clarius apparebit et etiam dictus dominus doctor de singulis gestis per suas litteras Paternitatem Vestram latius informabit.

In expeditione confirmationis vestrae huiusmodi dictus Antonio Pucci (*1484 – †1544), 1517-1521 papal nuncio in Switzerland; 1518-1541 Bishop of Pistoia; 1529-1541 Bishop of Vannes; 1529-1544 Penitentiary Major; 1531-1541 Cardinal of SS. IV Coronati; 1541-1542 Cardinal of Santa Maria in Trastevere; 1542-1543 Bishop of Albano; 1543-1544 Bishop of Sabina; 1532-1544 Cardinal Protector of the Kingdom of Poland and Portugal (WOJTYSKA 1977, p. 243; CE, p. 122-123)⌊reverendissimus cardinalisAntonio Pucci (*1484 – †1544), 1517-1521 papal nuncio in Switzerland; 1518-1541 Bishop of Pistoia; 1529-1541 Bishop of Vannes; 1529-1544 Penitentiary Major; 1531-1541 Cardinal of SS. IV Coronati; 1541-1542 Cardinal of Santa Maria in Trastevere; 1542-1543 Bishop of Albano; 1543-1544 Bishop of Sabina; 1532-1544 Cardinal Protector of the Kingdom of Poland and Portugal (WOJTYSKA 1977, p. 243; CE, p. 122-123)⌋ tam in confirmatione vestrae ecclesiae quam unione vestrorum proventuum ecclesiasticorum et retentione sua humanitate effecit, ut Dominationi Vestrae II-c ducati ex spirituali gratia remitterentur.

Dominus poenitentiarius est obligatus pro residuo solutionis dictorum ducatorum V-c LIX-a Iuliorum decem et ducati X pro cassatione obligationum et tempus de solvendo est prorogatum usque ad solemnitatem Resurrectionis Domini Nostri Ihesu Christi. Quare necessarium erit iuxta meam primam informationem isto medio tempore instare pro reductione secundum ordinationem tunc per me datam alias necessarium erit secundum huiusmodi solutionem satisfacere, sed mediis per me tunc specificatis. Spero aliquid in utilitatem vestram posse fieri modo Paternitas Vestra ex parte sua pro litteris obtinendis fecerit diligentiam.

Dominus doctor, ut credo, per suas litteras Paternitati Vestrae de omnibus et singulis gestis ad longum certiorem faciet. Et quod negotium vestrum ita tarde et quodam modo negligenter fuerit expeditum, in causa fuit, quod per diversos sollicitatum fuerit. Quare in futurum consultius erit in similibus et aliis negotiis uni tantum personae et amico committere, ut utilior et celerior fiat expeditio. Ergo ex parte mea semper in futurum in omnibus ero paratissimus.

Eiusdem Paternitatis Vestrae Reverendae humillimus servitor Ioannes Colardo in 1530 Dantiscus' plenipotentiary in the Holy See; papal scribe⌊Ioannes ColardusIoannes Colardo in 1530 Dantiscus' plenipotentiary in the Holy See; papal scribe⌋ scriptor apostolicus

Reverendo Patri, Domino, domino episcopo Culmensi, 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⌊caesaream 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⌋ 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 Austria⌊regis 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⌋ dignissimo oratori

Reverendissime Domine.

Salutem et omnis felicitatis incrementum.

Reverendus dominus Iohannes Veze, electus Londensis, qui hesterno die Urbem applicuit, hodie consignavit mihi litteras vestras scriptas Augustae die 22 Octobris, plenas favoris et humanitatis, quibus intellexi Reverendissimam Paternitatem Vestram diversas ternas meas una cum instructionibus recepisse et bullas vestrae promotionis tertia huius ad vos allatas fuisse. Placuit admodum tandem expeditioni vestrae extremam manum fuisse impositam, displicuit autem, quod non sit satisfactum rei vestrae ad voluntatem vestram, quod taxae ecclesiae vestrae diminutio aut reductio non sit obtenta. Sane ut id efficeretur, summa ... enixus sum ope et diligentia, atque ut tandem obtineatur, omnibus mediis procurabo.

Proinde postquam litterae serenissimi regis Poloniae huc pervenerint, earum auctoritate et assistentia suffultus, ipso effectu experiemini, quantum semper desideraverim et desiderem, vobis vestrisque rebus et negotiis utilis esse et opportunus; nam auctoritas vestra et virtus promerentur et me inducunt, ut debeam et velim, tali tantaeque personae inservire, mihique credam satisfactum esse, si oblata occasione operam et diligentiam meam praestiterim. His paucis valeat Paternitas Vestra Reverenda, cui me ex animo commendari cupio.

Rome (Roma), city in central Italy, on the Tiber river, seat of the Holy See⌊RomaeRome (Roma), city in central Italy, on the Tiber river, seat of the Holy See⌋, paenultima Novembris 1530.

Eiusdem Paternitatis Vestrae Reverendae humillimus servitor Ioannes Colardo in 1530 Dantiscus' plenipotentiary in the Holy See; papal scribe⌊Ioannes ColardusIoannes Colardo in 1530 Dantiscus' plenipotentiary in the Holy See; papal scribe⌋