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Reverendissimo 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, 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⌊caesaremCharles 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, domino suo observandissimo

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Equidem inter praecipuos felicitatis calculos illud mihi numerandum duco, quod ita sors tulerit, ut licuerit propius intueri ac cognoscere illum uno omnium ore decantatum Dantiscum. In qua re plane evenit, ut mihi quoque dicendum existimem: O fama ingens ingentior actis. Id cum ceteris in rebus disciplinis ac virtutibus praeclare animadverti tum praecipue in comitate civilis vitae, qua, cum tanto intervallo reliquos caesareae aulae proceres, sive quis dignitatem sive ingenium sive eruditionem spectet, antecellas, ita tamen ad humiliorum fortunam accommodas, ut illos potius erigere ad ampliora quam te deicere infra tantam dignitatem videaris, ut in nullo umquam magis verum esse deprehenderim, omnia viros bonos decere. Ceterum cum me quoque non dedignatus sis amplissimo honore tuorum clientum, tanta praeterea in me usus sis humanitate, ut a nullo veteri amico maior possit exspectari, admodum cupio superinscribed⌈cupiocupio superinscribed⌉ dari occasionem, qua possim tibi fidem facere, hunc animum totum nihil perinde desiderare, quam tibi aliquod suae gratitudinis argumentum ostendere. In praesentia in eius rei symbolum mitto tibi dono effigiem domini Erasmus of Rotterdam (Gerrit Gerritszoon, Geert Geerts, Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus) (*1466/1469 – †1536), Dutch humanist and theologian, distinguished philologist, the most famous and influential humanist of the Northern Renaissance; his works had a profound impact upon Christian theology during the first half of the sixteenth century⌊Erasmi RoterodamiErasmus of Rotterdam (Gerrit Gerritszoon, Geert Geerts, Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus) (*1466/1469 – †1536), Dutch humanist and theologian, distinguished philologist, the most famous and influential humanist of the Northern Renaissance; his works had a profound impact upon Christian theology during the first half of the sixteenth century⌋ ab Hans Holbein the Younger (*ca. 1497 – †1543), German painter⌊Ioanne HoelpeynoHans Holbein the Younger (*ca. 1497 – †1543), German painter⌋, artificum in eo genere, ut periti censent, praestantissimo, graphice et ad vivum expressam. Hoc enim malui quam pictori Mechliniensi committere, partim ne deessem qualicumque occasiunculae declarandi animi in te mei, partim quod vererer ne ab ipso pictore effingeretur in peius, quemadmodum fere evenit, quoties ex imagine imago fingitur. Nam cum nulla imago absolute ad archetypum respondeat, necesse est semper longius aberrare imaginis imaginem. Addidi gypseam 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⌊imperatorisCharles 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⌋ ει̉κόνα, quae si videbitur satis expressa, dabimus operam superinscribed⌈operamoperam superinscribed⌉, ut e solidiore materia ad te veniat. Cuperem sane melioribus officiis referre gratiam et, si detur opportunitas, comperies non deesse voluntatem. Interea te obsecro, ut quem ultro in gregem tuorum accivisti, etiam perpetuo favore prosequaris. Bene vale, praesul Reverendissime.

Leuven (Louvain, Lovanium), city in the Low Countries, Duchy of Brabant, 25 km E of Brussels, University town from 1425, today in Belgium⌊LovaniiLeuven (Louvain, Lovanium), city in the Low Countries, Duchy of Brabant, 25 km E of Brussels, University town from 1425, today in Belgium⌋, e Collegio Trilingui, quinto Calendas Maii anno Domini l531.

Tuae Reverendissimae Celsitudini deditissimus Conradus Goclenius (Conradus Wackers, Conradus Gockelen) (*1489 – †1539), prominent humanist and editor; from 1519 professor of Latin at the Collegium Trilingue of the University in Louvain; friend of Erasmus of Rotterdam (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 76-77; CE, vol. 2, p. 109-111)⌊Conradus GocleniusConradus Goclenius (Conradus Wackers, Conradus Gockelen) (*1489 – †1539), prominent humanist and editor; from 1519 professor of Latin at the Collegium Trilingue of the University in Louvain; friend of Erasmus of Rotterdam (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 76-77; CE, vol. 2, p. 109-111)⌋

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Reverendissimo 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, 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⌊serenissimi Polonorum 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, domino suo observandissimo

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Quod munusculum meum boni consulueris, Dantisce, praesulum eruditissime, non potest dici quam mihi gratuler. Et qui Erasmus of Rotterdam (Gerrit Gerritszoon, Geert Geerts, Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus) (*1466/1469 – †1536), Dutch humanist and theologian, distinguished philologist, the most famous and influential humanist of the Northern Renaissance; his works had a profound impact upon Christian theology during the first half of the sixteenth century⌊ErasmoErasmus of Rotterdam (Gerrit Gerritszoon, Geert Geerts, Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus) (*1466/1469 – †1536), Dutch humanist and theologian, distinguished philologist, the most famous and influential humanist of the Northern Renaissance; his works had a profound impact upon Christian theology during the first half of the sixteenth century⌋ ob plurima eius in me privata officia arctissime fui antehac devinctus, nunc non minus illius simulacro me debere intellego, quo non aditus quidem patefactus est ad amicitiam summi herois, quacumque parte quis velit censere Dantiscum genere fortunis ingenio virtute clarissimum. Nam ipse, quae tua est humanitas, verecundiae nostrae fores ultro aperuisti, sed quod illa occasione eo usque ultra primum familiaritatis limen promoverim, ut per epistolas etiam in intima penetralia ausim perrumpere. Quo quoniam etiam videris invitare, confidentius posthac utar permisso, nec verebor quibusvis de rebus apud te garrire potius quam ut patiar meum nomen apud te venire in oblivionem. Ceterum de aetate, qua fuerit Erasmus of Rotterdam (Gerrit Gerritszoon, Geert Geerts, Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus) (*1466/1469 – †1536), Dutch humanist and theologian, distinguished philologist, the most famous and influential humanist of the Northern Renaissance; his works had a profound impact upon Christian theology during the first half of the sixteenth century⌊ErasmusErasmus of Rotterdam (Gerrit Gerritszoon, Geert Geerts, Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus) (*1466/1469 – †1536), Dutch humanist and theologian, distinguished philologist, the most famous and influential humanist of the Northern Renaissance; his works had a profound impact upon Christian theology during the first half of the sixteenth century⌋, cum imago eius depingeretur, non possum in praesentia pro comperto affirmare, sed efficiam brevi tempore, ut tibi constent omnia. Quod ad 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⌊caesarisCharles 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⌋ imagines pertinet, curabitur non minus diligenter quam celeriter. Temptata res est frequentissime in argento, sed hactenus numquam successit satis pro exspectatione. Sunt tamen artifices, qui promittunt rationem molliendi argenti, ut non minus fusile fiat quam plumbum, sed veremur, ne nobis dent verba. Verum utcumque illud accidat, e gypso fingere nihil est facilius. Si qua alia in re Tuae Reverendissimae Celsitudini possim gratificari, impera mihi quidvis, ut tibi addictissimo. 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)⌋ nostro perquam gratum fuit simulacrum tui plumbeum, quod et ipse curiosissime sum contemplatus, et in eo Dantiscum libentissime et cum quadam voluptate agnovi. Et si eiusmodi artifices tibi domi sunt, ut praedicat 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)⌊CampensisIoannes 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)⌋, equidem summi beneficii loco ducam, si me quoque tali munere digneris. Nicolaus Clenardus (Nicolaas Cleynaerts, Beken von Diest) (*1495 – †1542), Flemish humanist and scholar; studied at the Porc in Louvain, where he was under the influence of Jacques Latomus (the great adversary of Erasmus of Rotterdam); in 1521 became a president of Houterlee's College for ten years; in 1531 accompanied Ferdinand Columbus (son of Christopher) on his Spain journey; 1521 president of Houterlee's College; from 1534 court tutor to royal family in Portugal (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 78-79; CE, vol. 1, p. 312-313)⌊CleonardoNicolaus Clenardus (Nicolaas Cleynaerts, Beken von Diest) (*1495 – †1542), Flemish humanist and scholar; studied at the Porc in Louvain, where he was under the influence of Jacques Latomus (the great adversary of Erasmus of Rotterdam); in 1521 became a president of Houterlee's College for ten years; in 1531 accompanied Ferdinand Columbus (son of Christopher) on his Spain journey; 1521 president of Houterlee's College; from 1534 court tutor to royal family in Portugal (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 78-79; CE, vol. 1, p. 312-313)⌋ renuntiavi, quae voluisti, quemadmodum licebit intellegere ex eius cf. Nicolaus CLENARDUS (CLEYNAERTS) to [Ioannes DANTISCUS] Leuven (Lovanium), [1531]-05-11, CIDTC IDL 623⌊epistulacf. Nicolaus CLENARDUS (CLEYNAERTS) to [Ioannes DANTISCUS] Leuven (Lovanium), [1531]-05-11, CIDTC IDL 623⌋, quam cum mea accepisti. Bene vale.

Leuven (Louvain, Lovanium), city in the Low Countries, Duchy of Brabant, 25 km E of Brussels, University town from 1425, today in Belgium⌊LovaniiLeuven (Louvain, Lovanium), city in the Low Countries, Duchy of Brabant, 25 km E of Brussels, University town from 1425, today in Belgium⌋, 12 Idus Maii anno 1531.

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Reverendissimo 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, 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⌊serenissimi Poloniae 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 Castile⌊caesaremCharles 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⌋ legato, domino suo observandissimo

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Non ita sum impudens, ut te in rescribendi vicisitudine ad calculos velim vocare, Dantisce, praesulum doctissime. Neque ita ignarus rerum humanarum, ut non animadvertam quantis negotiorum fluctibus assidue obruaris. Tum vero, etsi maxime tibi suppetat otium, improbissimum tamen ducerem, si illud etiam melioris notae amicus sibi impendi postulet. Itaque plurimum falleris, si ita iudicas, ut scribis, me non boni consuluisse tuum silentium, quippe qui votis meis abunde satisfactum duco, si litteris meis ad Tuam Celsitudinem aditum patere sentiam. Cum vero te eousque demittis, ut eas etiam responsione digneris, illud mihi plane accidit supra votum, idque ego in parte felicitatis esse duco, hucusque me apud celeberrimum caesareae aulae vel potius totius orbis ornamentum promovisse, ut me tua responsione non indignum existimes. Proinde sive tibi sponte in mentem venit, sive alius quispiam suggessit, a me officium tuum vel accusari, vel etiam requiri, obsecro te per Charites (Gratiae), in Greek mythology goddesses of charm and beauty⌊GratiasCharites (Gratiae), in Greek mythology goddesses of charm and beauty⌋ et Muses Greek goddesses of literature and the arts⌊MusasMuses Greek goddesses of literature and the arts⌋, ne me credas comississe id, quod sine summo piaculo me certo scio non posse committere. De 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)⌊ScepperoCornelis 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)⌋ vehementer gaudeo illum nobis in dies singulos magis ac magis crescere ac gravioribus negotiis 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 Castile⌊caesareCharles 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⌋ adhiberi. Meretur illa ingenii divina quaedam felicitas, ut summa adsequatur, sed ad ea non patet via, nisi per ardua ac sudores, quibus dii virtutem munierunt. Sed illi tamen faciliores aditus auguramur, quod eum monitorem ac magistrum in moderanda vita nactus sit, qui non modo Odysseus (Ulysses, Ulixes), mythical Greek king of Ithaca, hero of the Homer's epic poems Ilias and Odyssey, renown of his sagacity and cunning⌊UlyssisOdysseus (Ulysses, Ulixes), mythical Greek king of Ithaca, hero of the Homer's epic poems Ilias and Odyssey, renown of his sagacity and cunning⌋ exemplo multorum hominum mores cognorit et urbes, sed etiam perspectum habeat, quicquid ubique vel expetendum, vel fugiendum, quique non minus certo possit praescribere novum istud iter ingredienti, quae sit optima inter proceres vivendi ratio, quam Circe in Greek mythology a minor goddess of magic, living on the island of Aeaea⌊CirceCirce in Greek mythology a minor goddess of magic, living on the island of Aeaea⌋ illa Homerica inter Scylla mythological monster that lived on one side of a narrow channel of water, opposite Charybdis, and devoured sailors⌊ScyllamScylla mythological monster that lived on one side of a narrow channel of water, opposite Charybdis, and devoured sailors⌋ et Charybdis (Kharybdis), mythological sea monster that lived on one side of a narrow channel of water, opposite Scylla⌊CharibdimCharybdis (Kharybdis), mythological sea monster that lived on one side of a narrow channel of water, opposite Scylla⌋, in minimo leti discrimine, quae esset expeditissima navigatio. Scio illum praecipuo favore Mercurino Arborio di Gattinara (*1465 – †1530), humanist, jurist, trusted and influential advisor to Charles V; 1501 entered the service of the Habsburgs as legal counsel to Duchess Margaret of Austria, 1504 advisor and President of the Privy Council of Margaret of Austria, after the governoship of the Netherlands was entrusted to her, 1518 Grand Chancellor of Castile and later of Charles V as Roman Emperor, 1529 Cardinal of St. Giovanni a Porta Latina (after the death of his wife, Andreetta Avogadro) (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 12; CE, vol. 2, p. 76-80)⌊MercuriniMercurino Arborio di Gattinara (*1465 – †1530), humanist, jurist, trusted and influential advisor to Charles V; 1501 entered the service of the Habsburgs as legal counsel to Duchess Margaret of Austria, 1504 advisor and President of the Privy Council of Margaret of Austria, after the governoship of the Netherlands was entrusted to her, 1518 Grand Chancellor of Castile and later of Charles V as Roman Emperor, 1529 Cardinal of St. Giovanni a Porta Latina (after the death of his wife, Andreetta Avogadro) (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 12; CE, vol. 2, p. 76-80)⌋ non mediocriter evectum, sed tamen quod eius divinum ingenium et dexteritas in agendis rebus Mercurino Arborio di Gattinara (*1465 – †1530), humanist, jurist, trusted and influential advisor to Charles V; 1501 entered the service of the Habsburgs as legal counsel to Duchess Margaret of Austria, 1504 advisor and President of the Privy Council of Margaret of Austria, after the governoship of the Netherlands was entrusted to her, 1518 Grand Chancellor of Castile and later of Charles V as Roman Emperor, 1529 Cardinal of St. Giovanni a Porta Latina (after the death of his wife, Andreetta Avogadro) (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 12; CE, vol. 2, p. 76-80)⌊MercurinoMercurino Arborio di Gattinara (*1465 – †1530), humanist, jurist, trusted and influential advisor to Charles V; 1501 entered the service of the Habsburgs as legal counsel to Duchess Margaret of Austria, 1504 advisor and President of the Privy Council of Margaret of Austria, after the governoship of the Netherlands was entrusted to her, 1518 Grand Chancellor of Castile and later of Charles V as Roman Emperor, 1529 Cardinal of St. Giovanni a Porta Latina (after the death of his wife, Andreetta Avogadro) (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 12; CE, vol. 2, p. 76-80)⌋ innotuerunt, id ego saepenumero apud me cogitans tibi praecipue soleo acceptum referre. Cum tu unus sis inter tot purpuratos omnium iudicio, qui virtutem neque natalibus, neque fortunae apparatu, sed sua ipsius mercede ac dignitate metiaris. Quae cum in 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)⌊ScepperoCornelis 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)⌋ sit eximia certam animo spem favemus illum aliquando ad summa perventurum, praesertim si aura favoris tui non destituatur.

UUB, H. 154, f. 52v Quamquam etiam nunc eo pervenit, ut fortuna eius magis obnoxia sit invidiae, quam exsposita aemulorum imitationi, ceterum cum ipse 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)⌊ScepperumCornelis 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)⌋ plurimis annis fraterno animo sim complexus, hoc ipso nomine me tibi plurimum debere confiteor necesse est, nisi ingratus velim beneficium dissimulare, quod per te potissimum illi patefacta est via ad fortunam, et nunc in tua benevolentia certissimum praesidium illi collocatum. Fortunent superi, ut in hac quoque legatione 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⌊caesarisCharles 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⌋ animo faciat satis. Imaginem Erasmus of Rotterdam (Gerrit Gerritszoon, Geert Geerts, Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus) (*1466/1469 – †1536), Dutch humanist and theologian, distinguished philologist, the most famous and influential humanist of the Northern Renaissance; his works had a profound impact upon Christian theology during the first half of the sixteenth century⌊ErasmiErasmus of Rotterdam (Gerrit Gerritszoon, Geert Geerts, Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus) (*1466/1469 – †1536), Dutch humanist and theologian, distinguished philologist, the most famous and influential humanist of the Northern Renaissance; his works had a profound impact upon Christian theology during the first half of the sixteenth century⌋, quod destinasti remittere haud scio, in quam partem sit accipiendum. Illud tamen scito, mihi posthac fore iniucundissimum, nam quoties intuebor, haec cogitatio subibit animum, illam a Dantisco fuisse repudiatam. Quod ad meam oblectationem pertinet, ea mihi est necessitudo cum Hans Holbein the Younger (*ca. 1497 – †1543), German painter⌊HoelpeynoHans Holbein the Younger (*ca. 1497 – †1543), German painter⌋, ut quidvis ab eo possim impetrare. Quin spero me brevi tibi exhibiturum hoc anno effictam, quae si tibi magis accidebit, tum tua sit optio utram malis tibi servare. Simulacrum tui plumbeum avidissime exspecto. Puderet me huius petacitatis, si aliunde liceret comparare. Quod cum sit negatum, ab impudentia, quam tamen amor tui expressit, praesidium cogimur mutuare.

Bene vale Praesul Reverendissime.

Leuven (Louvain, Lovanium), city in the Low Countries, Duchy of Brabant, 25 km E of Brussels, University town from 1425, today in Belgium⌊LovaniiLeuven (Louvain, Lovanium), city in the Low Countries, Duchy of Brabant, 25 km E of Brussels, University town from 1425, today in Belgium⌋ quarto ante Nonas Iunii.

Eidem Reverendissimae Dominationi deditissimus Conradus Goclenius (Conradus Wackers, Conradus Gockelen) (*1489 – †1539), prominent humanist and editor; from 1519 professor of Latin at the Collegium Trilingue of the University in Louvain; friend of Erasmus of Rotterdam (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 76-77; CE, vol. 2, p. 109-111)⌊Conradus GocleniusConradus Goclenius (Conradus Wackers, Conradus Gockelen) (*1489 – †1539), prominent humanist and editor; from 1519 professor of Latin at the Collegium Trilingue of the University in Louvain; friend of Erasmus of Rotterdam (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 76-77; CE, vol. 2, p. 109-111)⌋

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Reverendissimo Domino Ioanni Dantisco episcopo Culmensi, 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⌋ 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⌊caesaremCharles 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, domino suo clementissimo

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Salutem plurimam.

Reverendissime Domine.

Quemadmodum servi in comoediis solent, ubi scelus aliquod commiserunt, sibi aliquem deprecatorem parare adversus herilem iracundiam, ita ego non ita pridem mihi conscius, quam parum officiose responderim tuo in me studio et postremae epistolae, quo te uterer ad impetrationem veniae placabiliore, prius 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)⌊Cornelium ScepperumCornelis 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)⌋ nostrum adortus sum, sedulo agens cum illo, ut ipse mihi suum patrocinium accommodaret, ne quo modo a gratia tua, quam omnibus fortunis potiorem duco, me pateretur excidere. Simul illi indicavi, quae negotia me sibi non sine gravi molestia sic devinctum haberent, ut ad alia nequaquam satis otii suppeteret. Quae excusatio si apud aequitatem tuam invenit locum, nihil attinet easdem causas repetere. Sin autem 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)⌊ScepperusCornelis 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)⌋ frustra in ea re laboravit, nihil mihi spei est reliquum, ut rudi written over a⌈aii written over a⌉s epistola mea facundiam illius praesentissimam exsuperet.

Interim tamen dum pendeo animi, illud mihi persuadebo, quod maxime est in votis, te vel admisisse excusationem meam, vel certe negligentiae, si quam arbitrere commissam, ignovisse. Quid enim non persuadeam de te superinscribed⌈de tede te superinscribed⌉ mihi, cuius humanitatem, ut ceteras virtutes taceam, nemo est paulo humanior tota Europe (Europa), the continent⌊EuropaEurope (Europa), the continent⌋, qui nesciat.

Ceterum quod ad beneficium tuum nuperrimum pertinet, quo effectum est, ut inter candidatos caesareae gratiae mei quoque nominis ratio haberetur, non habeo quibus verbis explicem, quantum me tibi debere confiteor. Timanthem igitur illum imitabor, et quod omnem meam dicendi facultatem exsuperat tacito animo iudicio venerabor ac parentis loco mihi semper habendum existimabo tanti muneris auctorem, quod mihi per Tuam Reverendissimam Celsitudinem, et domini 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)⌊Alphonsi ValdesiiAlfonso 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)⌋, Thesei tui, fidem indubitissimum polliceor, non defuturus occasioni, si ita res ferat, ut liceat omnibus ostendere te apud gratissimum pectus huiusmodi beneficium collocasse.

Bene vale.

Leuven (Louvain, Lovanium), city in the Low Countries, Duchy of Brabant, 25 km E of Brussels, University town from 1425, today in Belgium⌊LovaniiLeuven (Louvain, Lovanium), city in the Low Countries, Duchy of Brabant, 25 km E of Brussels, University town from 1425, today in Belgium⌋, decimo septimo Kalendis Septembris anno 1531

Eidem Tuae Reverendissimae Dominationi deditissimis Conradus Goclenius (Conradus Wackers, Conradus Gockelen) (*1489 – †1539), prominent humanist and editor; from 1519 professor of Latin at the Collegium Trilingue of the University in Louvain; friend of Erasmus of Rotterdam (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 76-77; CE, vol. 2, p. 109-111)⌊Conradus GocleniusConradus Goclenius (Conradus Wackers, Conradus Gockelen) (*1489 – †1539), prominent humanist and editor; from 1519 professor of Latin at the Collegium Trilingue of the University in Louvain; friend of Erasmus of Rotterdam (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 76-77; CE, vol. 2, p. 109-111)⌋

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Reverendissimo 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⌊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, incliti 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⌊Polonorum 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 Castile⌊caesaremCharles 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, domino suo 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⌊BruxellaeBrussels (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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Quod ceteris omnibus et animi et corporis ac fortunae dotibus non modo nos, qui humi repimus, sed illos etiam, qui in sublimi sunt collocati, tanto intervallo exsuperas, Dantisce, praesul eximie, in eo sane gratulandum est publicae felicitati et nostro saeculo, cui memorabile ornamentum et singulare decus contigit. Sed illud nobis inferioris notae hominibus prope pudendum video, quod et humanitate abs te vincimur et omni officiorum genere superamur. Non enim tibi satis fuit, quod me veluti in caelo collocaris, dum non ut scholasticum aliquem, sed prorsus tamquam parem excepisti, et eam praesenti exhibuisti benevolentiam, ac illo favore absens nostrarum fortunarum apud dominum 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)⌊Alphonsum ValdesiumAlfonso 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)⌋ iecisti fundamenta, ut audeam mihi certissima quaedam tuo patrocinio incrementa polliceri. Sed parum putavit illud esse tuus ille animus vere heroicus, verum etiam blandissimis litteris nos provocas, ac summa civilitate officii intermissi admones. Quid dicam de munificentia singulari, qua Alexander III of Macedon (Alexander The Great, Alexander Magnus) (*356 – †323), 336-323 King of Macedon; creator of Macedonian Empire, one of the greatest commanders of antiquity⌊Alexandrum illum MagnumAlexander III of Macedon (Alexander The Great, Alexander Magnus) (*356 – †323), 336-323 King of Macedon; creator of Macedonian Empire, one of the greatest commanders of antiquity⌋ imitaris, qui non quo quisque esset dignus munere in exercenda liberalitate considerandum existimavit, sed illi rei sua ipsius magnanimitate modum putavit esse statuendum. Proinde cum nihil sit in me dignum tanti herois favore, sic tuum munus, quod proxime per Iaspar, aurifex ⌊IasparemIaspar, aurifex ⌋ aurificem misisti, missum interpretor tamquam fructum aliquem tuae liberalitatis, quae non modo bifera est, ut solent quae in frugiferarum arborum genere fertiliora sunt, sed cotidie in varios multiplici fetu est fecunda; non enim neque assiduitas neque magnitudo obscuram esse patitur famam tuorum beneficiorum. Neque vero tam ipso munere delector quantumvis splendido, sed quod supra votum illud mihi accessit fortunae, cui cum abunde satis erat utcumque tibi tali inter proceres aulae praecipuo et inter eruditione insignes summo innotescere. Illud praeterea obtigit, ut videaris habere non in postremo numero tuorum quos diligis. In qua re sola, tametsi in reliquis omnibus simus inferiores, cum facile tecum paria facere possimus obsecro te per tuas Muses Greek goddesses of literature and the arts⌊MusasMuses Greek goddesses of literature and the arts⌋, ne ex silentio diuturniore iudices animum tibi deditissimum, sed potius id pudori meo ascribas, qui subinde meditantem scribere revocat et nefas esse admonet tuam Reverendissimam Celsitudinem cotidianis litteris interpellare, praesertim cum nihil acciderit dignum hactenus tuis eruditissimis auribus. Cuius rei si quando sese offeret occasio, partibus meis neutiquam sum defuturus. Interim tibi proliberalitate in me tua summas AAWO, AB, D. 3, f. 60v ago gratias, libentius relaturus si quid in me esset opis. 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Contra omnia amicorum consilia initio malum contempsit, quodcumque sit, ipse scabiem puerilem vocat, sic iam adultam, ut possit vel virilis nominari, nisi credamus 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)⌊CampensemIoannes 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)⌋ nostrum ante senectutem repuerascere. Numquam tamen fuit spe meliore, ob mutatum medicum magnifice ut solent promittentem. Quod ad psalterii editionem pertinet, negat id Leuven (Louvain, Lovanium), city in the Low Countries, Duchy of Brabant, 25 km E of Brussels, University town from 1425, today in Belgium⌊LovaniiLeuven (Louvain, Lovanium), city in the Low Countries, Duchy of Brabant, 25 km E of Brussels, University town from 1425, today in Belgium⌋ posse fieri ob edictum 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⌊caesarisCharles 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⌋. Nec nisi recuperata valetudine quoquam audere proficisci. Simul atque cum valetudine in gratiam redierit, nihil habiturum se prius, quam ut tuae voluntati obsequatur. Vehementer doleo tam iustam illi esse excusationem, praesertim cum in tanta paucitate maecenatum non temere sit inventurus alterum Dantiscum tam exoptandas in hoc rerum statu condiciones illi offerentem, quas si non, ubi primum per valetudinem licuerit, arripiat, utraque manu equidem illum posthac ad agnatos et propinquos tamquam insanum iudicabo adducendum. Sed haec cum illo data oportunitate agam prolixius, et spero impulsurum quo sua sponte propendet, eventum tamen quem ipse praestare non possum, nolim etiam polliceri. Ubi compertiora super hac re habuero, non patiar te diutius ignorare. Vale, Praesul Reverendissime.

Leuven (Louvain, Lovanium), city in the Low Countries, Duchy of Brabant, 25 km E of Brussels, University town from 1425, today in Belgium⌊LovaniiLeuven (Louvain, Lovanium), city in the Low Countries, Duchy of Brabant, 25 km E of Brussels, University town from 1425, today in Belgium⌋, altera Decembris, anno MDXXXI.

E(idem) or E(iusdem)⌈E(idem)E(idem) or E(iusdem)⌉ Tuae Reverendissimae D(ominationi) or D(ominationis)⌈D(ominationi)D(ominationi) or D(ominationis)⌉ deditissimus Conradus Goclenius (Conradus Wackers, Conradus Gockelen) (*1489 – †1539), prominent humanist and editor; from 1519 professor of Latin at the Collegium Trilingue of the University in Louvain; friend of Erasmus of Rotterdam (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 76-77; CE, vol. 2, p. 109-111)⌊Conradus GocleniusConradus Goclenius (Conradus Wackers, Conradus Gockelen) (*1489 – †1539), prominent humanist and editor; from 1519 professor of Latin at the Collegium Trilingue of the University in Louvain; friend of Erasmus of Rotterdam (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 76-77; CE, vol. 2, p. 109-111)⌋

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Reverendissimo 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, incliti 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 PolonorumSigismund 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, domino suo 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⌊BruxellaeBrussels (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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Prudentiam tuam, Reverendissime Praesul, vehementer probo, qui eo temperamento André de Resende (Andreas Angelus Resendius) (*1498 – †1573)⌊ResendiiAndré de Resende (Andreas Angelus Resendius) (*1498 – †1573)⌋ nostri famae consulis, ut Juan Luis Vives (*1493 – †1540), Spanish scholar and humanist⌊VivetisJuan Luis Vives (*1493 – †1540), Spanish scholar and humanist⌋ viri, quod negari non potest, haudquaquam vulgariter eruditi maximam rationem ducas. Quem suo nomine palam traduci, et ipsius André de Resende (Andreas Angelus Resendius) (*1498 – †1573)⌊ResendiiAndré de Resende (Andreas Angelus Resendius) (*1498 – †1573)⌋ et studiorum causa nolim. Neque enim André de Resende (Andreas Angelus Resendius) (*1498 – †1573)⌊ResendioAndré de Resende (Andreas Angelus Resendius) (*1498 – †1573)⌋ satis consultum in se, ut totam gentem Hispanicam provocet. Et Juan Luis Vives (*1493 – †1540), Spanish scholar and humanist⌊VivesJuan Luis Vives (*1493 – †1540), Spanish scholar and humanist⌋, tametsi praecipiti iudicio de universa poetarum familia deque Aulus Gellius (*ca. 130 – †after 180), Roman writer, author of "Noctes Atticae"⌊GelliiAulus Gellius (*ca. 130 – †after 180), Roman writer, author of "Noctes Atticae"⌋ vigiliis non omnino indignus videatur, cui male promerenti mala reponatur gratia, tamen cetera quibus eruditiores offendit potissimum posita sunt in moribus et petulantia effrenioris linguae, ideo certe aliquanto parcius feriendum censeo, aut ob virtutes non exiguas leviora vitia illi condonanda. Quod si omnino decrevisti in publicum edere hoc poematium, meo suffragio dignissimum lectu, nisi obstarent quae commemoravi, qui Resendiano nomini ea publicatione consulatur, nisi auctoris titulo inscriptum edatur, equidem non video. Quod ad Juan Luis Vives (*1493 – †1540), Spanish scholar and humanist⌊VivemJuan Luis Vives (*1493 – †1540), Spanish scholar and humanist⌋ attinet, visum est et ipsi André de Resende (Andreas Angelus Resendius) (*1498 – †1573)⌊ResendioAndré de Resende (Andreas Angelus Resendius) (*1498 – †1573)⌋, qui hesterna die hac iter fecit in Germany (Germania, Niemcy)⌊GermaniamGermany (Germania, Niemcy)⌋, ut suppresso nomine res notetur cum hac inscriptione: “In Juan Luis Vives (*1493 – †1540), Spanish scholar and humanist⌊L. Charitaeum GurdumJuan Luis Vives (*1493 – †1540), Spanish scholar and humanist⌋”, et ut pro Juan Luis Vives (*1493 – †1540), Spanish scholar and humanist⌊VivisJuan Luis Vives (*1493 – †1540), Spanish scholar and humanist⌋ nomine toto poemate Gurdi nomen substituatur. Cuius rei rationem ipse André de Resende (Andreas Angelus Resendius) (*1498 – †1573)⌊ResendiusAndré de Resende (Andreas Angelus Resendius) (*1498 – †1573)⌋ tibi explicabit, cui haec nomina primis visa sunt proxima, quamquam hac mutatione bonam partem gratiae suis vigiliis putat discessuram. Sed satius esse duco, ut ratio omnem vincat gratiam, ne dum alienam ulciscitur iniuriam, ipse iudicetur admisisse iniuriam. Quod autem aliquanto serius postulationi Tuae Reverendissimae Celsitudinis satisfeci, in causa fuit ingens turba salutatorum atque etiam mea ambitio, ut verum fatear, qui per hosce dies ipse quoque factus sum salutigerulus, dum e re nata occasione nolo videri inhumanior. Sed nullius colloquio vehementius sum delectatus quam domini 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)⌊Alphonsi ValdesiiAlfonso 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)⌋, qui favorem suum benignissime pollicitus, etiam illud testatus est, quanto studio apud illum egeris, ut nominatio ad praepositum Hugardiensem ex animi mei sententia conficeretur. Neque adhuc desperandum esse, quamquam gravis adversaria competitorum sit comparata. Daturum sese operam in hac re, ut AAWO, AB, D. 3, f. 65v sentiam mihi in aula 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⌊caesarisCharles 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⌋ et alios esse amicos praeter eos, quos habuerim hactenus praecipuos. Re ipsa experior quam optimatum amicitiae sint fecundae. Interim abs Tua Reverendissima Celsitudine vehementissime contendo, ne porro mihi desis, si quidem tua auctoritate palam video me omnes adversarios facile superaturum, praesertim si 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)⌊ValdesiusAlfonso 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)⌋ animadvertat te constanti proposito rem urgere, neque quicquam mutasse de tua in me voluntate. Coepi me iampridem magnificentius gerere, atque e tua munificentia Sarmaticis pellibus splendidius ostentare. Quod si res Hugardica non procedat, vereor ne cum dedecore mihi tandem in ordinem sit redeundum. Proinde, quod tibi in manu esse arbitror, da operam ut fulcias quem erexisti, nec dehonestari patiaris, quem semel honoratum esse voluisti. Sed tamen utcumque id accidat, tanti maecenatis certissimo favore me in omni fortuna non solum plenissime consolabor, verum etiam beatissimum iudicabo. Bene vale, Praesul Reverendissime.

Leuven (Louvain, Lovanium), city in the Low Countries, Duchy of Brabant, 25 km E of Brussels, University town from 1425, today in Belgium⌊LovaniiLeuven (Louvain, Lovanium), city in the Low Countries, Duchy of Brabant, 25 km E of Brussels, University town from 1425, today in Belgium⌋, 21 Ianuarii anno Domini MDXXXII.

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Reverendissimo 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, domino suo clementissimo

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Reverendissime domine, salutem plurimam.

Daniel Mauch (*1504 – †1567), humanist, doctor of both canon and civil law, servant of Georg von Österreich; ennobled in 1530; in the period 1533-1534 studied at the Uniwersity of Louvain (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 209-210)⌊Daniel MauchusDaniel Mauch (*1504 – †1567), humanist, doctor of both canon and civil law, servant of Georg von Österreich; ennobled in 1530; in the period 1533-1534 studied at the Uniwersity of Louvain (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 209-210)⌋ Ulmensis, illustrissimi Georg of Austria (*1504 – †1557), illegitimate son of Emperor Maximilian I; from 1526-04-09 untill 1539 Bishop of Brixen (Bressanone); from 1539-01-12 priest of Valencia, from 1539-04-08 Archbishop of Valencia, from 1544-08-16 Bishop of Liège⌊domini Georgii ab AustriaGeorg of Austria (*1504 – †1557), illegitimate son of Emperor Maximilian I; from 1526-04-09 untill 1539 Bishop of Brixen (Bressanone); from 1539-01-12 priest of Valencia, from 1539-04-08 Archbishop of Valencia, from 1544-08-16 Bishop of Liège⌋ principis et episcopi Brixinensis secretarius, mihi tuo nomine et salutem dixit et meas litteras a Tua Reverendissima Celsitudine requiri indicavit. Quorum primum ut erat exoptatissimum, ita postremum non mediocri dolore me affecit ms. effecit(!) ⌈affecitaffecit ms. effecit(!) ⌉, cogitantem nimirum, quam minime deceret me huiusmodi cessatio, ut officium meum in scribendo sit requirendum a patrono post homines natos optimo, quique in me ipsum tam praeclara edidisset benevolentiae argumenta, ut sine ingratitudinis scelere non possint dissimulari. Rursus cum in animum voco ipsius causae circumstantias, qui mihi conscius sum mentis ad omne obsequium expromptissimae, neque scivi quo scriberem, nec habui per quem scriberem, prope me ipse <absolvo> criminis, praesertim apud tam aequum iudicem, qui clementer malit ignoscere quam severiter condemnare clientem posthac suo muneri non defuturum, simul atque intellexerit, et qua et quatenus patroni desiderio possit satisfacere. Proinde etiam atque etiam gaudeo iam tandem inventam esse viam, qua litterarum beneficio per tot tantaque locorum intervalla liceat salutare virum integritate optimum, bonarum disciplinarum superinscribed⌈disciplinarumdisciplinarum superinscribed⌉ gloria celeberrimum ac etiam sine antistitis dignitate merito omnibus reverendissimum, tum etiam privatim sic in me liberalem ac beneficum, ut ex ea messe in omnem reliquam vitam non contemnendum fructum sim percepturus. Quod et ipse recognoscas licet. Siquidem nominatione imperiali ad praeposituram Hugardensem, quam Tuae unius Celsitudini debere confiteor, adeptus sum sacerdotium canonicum non minoris census in absentia, quod nos homines scholastici magis expetimus, quam sit canonicatus Antverpiensis. Pro hoc monumento perpetuae in me benevolentiae libenter referrem gratiam, si possim. Immo etiam hoc ipso magis cupio, quo minus licet. Proinde si quid obsequii hic animus tot beneficiis tibi obnoxius possit impendere, id mihi tuo iure imperabis. De rebus publicis nihil audeo ad te scribere. Neque enim dubito, quin Tua Reverendissima Celsitudo haec ab his resciscat, AAWO, AB, D. 3, f. 49v qui non audita narrant, sed qui rebus ipsi intersint et praesint, maxime cum habeas hic Georg of Austria (*1504 – †1557), illegitimate son of Emperor Maximilian I; from 1526-04-09 untill 1539 Bishop of Brixen (Bressanone); from 1539-01-12 priest of Valencia, from 1539-04-08 Archbishop of Valencia, from 1544-08-16 Bishop of Liège⌊dominum BrixinensemGeorg of Austria (*1504 – †1557), illegitimate son of Emperor Maximilian I; from 1526-04-09 untill 1539 Bishop of Brixen (Bressanone); from 1539-01-12 priest of Valencia, from 1539-04-08 Archbishop of Valencia, from 1544-08-16 Bishop of Liège⌋, ut aequum est, inter optimos tui amantissimum. In rebus privatis illud novi est, Gemma Frisius (Jemme Reinerszoon) (*1508 – †1555), Netherlandish leading theoretical mathematician and practicing physician in Louvain, scholar, and tutor of Gerardus Mercator, studied medicine, mathematics and astronomy at the University in Louvain (1526), where he became a professor of medicine and mathematics, he applied his mathematical expertise to geography, astronomy and map making (HALLYN; VAN ORTROY)⌊GemmamGemma Frisius (Jemme Reinerszoon) (*1508 – †1555), Netherlandish leading theoretical mathematician and practicing physician in Louvain, scholar, and tutor of Gerardus Mercator, studied medicine, mathematics and astronomy at the University in Louvain (1526), where he became a professor of medicine and mathematics, he applied his mathematical expertise to geography, astronomy and map making (HALLYN; VAN ORTROY)⌋ tuum duxisse hic uxorem lepidissimam, eo corporis habitu, ut facile ter denis Gemmis videatur suffectura, nisi simul esset pudicissima. Ex qua, favente Lucina, non nisi meros uniones et margarita<s> putatur geniturus. Item 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)⌊CampensemIoannes 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)⌋ nostrum initio proximi mensis pervenisse Venice (Venezia, Venetiae), city in northeastern Italy, capital of the Republic of Venice⌊VenetiasVenice (Venezia, Venetiae), city in northeastern Italy, capital of the Republic of Venice⌋ ad Girolamo Aleandro (*1480 – †1542), born in Motta di Livenza; 1528-1541 Archbishop of Brindisi, 1538-1542 Cardinal-Priest of S. Crisogono ⌊Hieronymum AleandrumGirolamo Aleandro (*1480 – †1542), born in Motta di Livenza; 1528-1541 Archbishop of Brindisi, 1538-1542 Cardinal-Priest of S. Crisogono ⌋, archiepiscopum Brundusinum hidden by binding⌈[um]um hidden by binding⌉, et ab... illegible⌈...... illegible⌉ quendam Iudaeum Eliam, cuius desiderio iam multis annis prope contabuit, tanta siti iam superinscribed⌈iamiam superinscribed⌉ per novem dies extincta. Tanto enim spatio temporis haesit Venice (Venezia, Venetiae), city in northeastern Italy, capital of the Republic of Venice⌊VenetiisVenice (Venezia, Venetiae), city in northeastern Italy, capital of the Republic of Venice⌋, cum significaret se satis esse assecutum illa, quae ab Elia exspectarat et quorum cupiditate tot annos flagrasset iamque ad nos parare reditum. Qui certe nobis erit exoptatissimus. Quod si veterem condicionem requirat, non deerit illi ms. illa(!) ⌈illiilli ms. illa(!) ⌉ nostra opera. Dominum Erasmus of Rotterdam (Gerrit Gerritszoon, Geert Geerts, Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus) (*1466/1469 – †1536), Dutch humanist and theologian, distinguished philologist, the most famous and influential humanist of the Northern Renaissance; his works had a profound impact upon Christian theology during the first half of the sixteenth century⌊ErasmumErasmus of Rotterdam (Gerrit Gerritszoon, Geert Geerts, Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus) (*1466/1469 – †1536), Dutch humanist and theologian, distinguished philologist, the most famous and influential humanist of the Northern Renaissance; his works had a profound impact upon Christian theology during the first half of the sixteenth century⌋ hactenus frustra exspectavimus toties pollicitum reginae sese esse in procinctu ad nos. Voluntati tamen eius nihil puto obstitisse praeter bellum Wirtembergense, quo principes et civitates prope omnes erant in armis. Quicquid porro accidat, efficiam ne Tua Reverendissima Dominatio ignoret. Cui me toto pectore commendo.

Leuven (Louvain, Lovanium), city in the Low Countries, Duchy of Brabant, 25 km E of Brussels, University town from 1425, today in Belgium⌊LovaniiLeuven (Louvain, Lovanium), city in the Low Countries, Duchy of Brabant, 25 km E of Brussels, University town from 1425, today in Belgium⌋, nono Calendas Augusti, anno 1534.

E(idem) or E(iusdem)⌈E(idem)E(idem) or E(iusdem)⌉ Reverendissimae D(ominationi) or D(ominationis)⌈D(ominationi)D(ominationi) or D(ominationis)⌉ addictissimus Conradus Goclenius (Conradus Wackers, Conradus Gockelen) (*1489 – †1539), prominent humanist and editor; from 1519 professor of Latin at the Collegium Trilingue of the University in Louvain; friend of Erasmus of Rotterdam (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 76-77; CE, vol. 2, p. 109-111)⌊Conradus GocleniusConradus Goclenius (Conradus Wackers, Conradus Gockelen) (*1489 – †1539), prominent humanist and editor; from 1519 professor of Latin at the Collegium Trilingue of the University in Louvain; friend of Erasmus of Rotterdam (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 76-77; CE, vol. 2, p. 109-111)⌋