Clarissimo viro, domino Ioanni Dantisco, poetae laureato, serenissimi et cle[mentissimi] Poloniae regis secretario, amico tamquam fratri meo observando.

In Bolzano (Bozen), town located where the river Isarco (Ger. Eisack) flows into the Adige, in the historical South Tyrol on the borderland of the former German Reich, on the historical route between Augsburg and Venice, today in northern Italy, the Trentino-South Tyrol region⌊BolzanoBolzano (Bozen), town located where the river Isarco (Ger. Eisack) flows into the Adige, in the historical South Tyrol on the borderland of the former German Reich, on the historical route between Augsburg and Venice, today in northern Italy, the Trentino-South Tyrol region⌋.

Clarissime domine, amice honorande.

Accepi non multis abhinc diebus litteras Humanitatis Vestrae intellexique ea, quae mihi significabat. Quocirca ipsam maiestatem diligenter allocutus rem Humanitatis Vestrae ea qua potui ac debui industria ac vigilantia sollicitavi. Super quo maiestati suae videtur ipsam Humanitatem Vestram usque ad ulteriorem maiestatis suae dispositionem istic commorari debere. Cui ut se eo commodius interea intertenere valeat, mittit per eius famulum praesentium latorem quinquaginta florenos Rhenenses, quos etsi pauci sint, donec tamen aliter per maiestatem suam constituatur, aequo animo accipiet dignabiturque inter puellarum delicias istic, ubi frequentem copiam esse opinor, genio meo nomine, quoniam ego variarum rerum gravi mole oppressus mei incumbere nequeo, incumbere. Quae interea felix valeat, et ad cuius mandata me paratissimum continue offero.

Datae Riva del Garda (Ripa), town in northern Italy, Trentino-Alto Adige (Südtirol)⌊RipaeRiva del Garda (Ripa), town in northern Italy, Trentino-Alto Adige (Südtirol)⌋, 4 Maii 1516.

Humanitatis Vestrae bonus frater Paulus Obersteiner (Paulus Oberstein) (*1480-1489 – †1544), humanist, doctor of laws; studied in Vienna, Bologna and Ferrara; 1512 councellor and secretary of Emperor Maximilian I of Habsburg, 1516-1544 provost of St. Stephan's cathedral in Vienna and chancellor of the Vienna University (HERBERSTEIN 1855, p. 140)⌊Paulus OberstainerPaulus Obersteiner (Paulus Oberstein) (*1480-1489 – †1544), humanist, doctor of laws; studied in Vienna, Bologna and Ferrara; 1512 councellor and secretary of Emperor Maximilian I of Habsburg, 1516-1544 provost of St. Stephan's cathedral in Vienna and chancellor of the Vienna University (HERBERSTEIN 1855, p. 140)⌋ etc. per manum propriam

Clarissimo viro domino N.(!) 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⌋ 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⌊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⌋ etc. secretario, amico meo honorando

In Bolzano (Bozen), town located where the river Isarco (Ger. Eisack) flows into the Adige, in the historical South Tyrol on the borderland of the former German Reich, on the historical route between Augsburg and Venice, today in northern Italy, the Trentino-South Tyrol region⌊BulsanoBolzano (Bozen), town located where the river Isarco (Ger. Eisack) flows into the Adige, in the historical South Tyrol on the borderland of the former German Reich, on the historical route between Augsburg and Venice, today in northern Italy, the Trentino-South Tyrol region⌋

Magnifice Vir, amice carissime.

Sacratissima Maximilian I of Habsburg (*1459 – †1519), from 1486 King of the Romans, actual ruler of the Empire from the death of Frederick III (1493), 1508-1519 Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation; son of Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugal⌊caesarea maiestasMaximilian I of Habsburg (*1459 – †1519), from 1486 King of the Romans, actual ruler of the Empire from the death of Frederick III (1493), 1508-1519 Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation; son of Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugal⌋ iam vobis per praesentium latorem mittit centum florenos Rhenenses. Quae mihi iniunxit, ut ad vos perscriberem. Quatenus huiuscemodi florenos percipiatis perceptisque 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⌋ per arcem Peutelstein (Botestagno, Beutelstein, Podestagno), castle in northern Italy, Veneto, in the valley of the river Boite, today ruined⌊PeutelstainPeutelstein (Botestagno, Beutelstein, Podestagno), castle in northern Italy, Veneto, in the valley of the river Boite, today ruined⌋ et Cadore (Cadubrium, Catubria), county in the Venetian Republic⌊CadubriumCadore (Cadubrium, Catubria), county in the Venetian Republic⌋ iterum reverti maturetis Citizens of the Republic of Venice ⌊VenetorumCitizens of the Republic of Venice ⌋que dominis exponetis vos illorum responsum cuidam consiliario Maximilian I of Habsburg (*1459 – †1519), from 1486 King of the Romans, actual ruler of the Empire from the death of Frederick III (1493), 1508-1519 Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation; son of Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugal⌊caesareae maiestatisMaximilian I of Habsburg (*1459 – †1519), from 1486 King of the Romans, actual ruler of the Empire from the death of Frederick III (1493), 1508-1519 Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation; son of Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugal⌋ ex ordine retulisse, cuius nomen si fortasse inquirere eniterentur, eis respondeatis: “Et licet ego, si quisnam fit, vobis declararem, illum tamen non cognosceretis. Cui etiam me ipsius nomen nemini vestrum velle pandere firmiter promisi, idque iure iurando confirmavi”. Dicetisque illis praeterea dictum consiliarium vobis persuasisse, ut ad eos reverteremini illos cohortando, velint cum sacratissima Maximilian I of Habsburg (*1459 – †1519), from 1486 King of the Romans, actual ruler of the Empire from the death of Frederick III (1493), 1508-1519 Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation; son of Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugal⌊caesarea maiestateMaximilian I of Habsburg (*1459 – †1519), from 1486 King of the Romans, actual ruler of the Empire from the death of Frederick III (1493), 1508-1519 Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation; son of Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugal⌋ decem et octo mensium inducias inire excluso tamen in eiusmodi induciis Francis I of Valois (*1494 – †1547), 1515-1547 King of France; son of Charles, Count of Angoulême, and Louise of Savoy⌊Francorum regeFrancis I of Valois (*1494 – †1547), 1515-1547 King of France; son of Charles, Count of Angoulême, and Louise of Savoy⌋, quemadmodum eis ante hac proposuerat sanctitas summi pontificis, ut aliqua laudabilis expeditio interea contra infideles The Ottoman Turks (Turcae) ⌊TurcasThe Ottoman Turks (Turcae) ⌋, Christiani nominis hostes, confici posset. Qui consiliarius insuper pollicitus est se apud Maximilian I of Habsburg (*1459 – †1519), from 1486 King of the Romans, actual ruler of the Empire from the death of Frederick III (1493), 1508-1519 Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation; son of Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugal⌊caesaream maiestatemMaximilian I of Habsburg (*1459 – †1519), from 1486 King of the Romans, actual ruler of the Empire from the death of Frederick III (1493), 1508-1519 Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation; son of Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugal⌋ omnino effecturum, quatenus Maximilian I of Habsburg (*1459 – †1519), from 1486 King of the Romans, actual ruler of the Empire from the death of Frederick III (1493), 1508-1519 Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation; son of Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugal⌊maiestas suaMaximilian I of Habsburg (*1459 – †1519), from 1486 King of the Romans, actual ruler of the Empire from the death of Frederick III (1493), 1508-1519 Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation; son of Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugal⌋ huiuscemodi inducias assummet ac in ipsorum manus postea pro maiori eorum contentamento et recompensa stantibus eiusmodi induciis duas civitates, Cremona, town in northern Italy, Lombardy, 28 km E of Piacenza, 77 km SE of Milan⌊CremonamCremona, town in northern Italy, Lombardy, 28 km E of Piacenza, 77 km SE of Milan⌋ scilicet et Lodi, city in northern Italy, 15 km SE of Milano⌊LaudeLodi, city in northern Italy, 15 km SE of Milano⌋, quas propediem ex manibus The French ⌊GallorumThe French ⌋ recuperabit, consignabit. Qui si postmodum finito induciarum tempore cum maiestate sua caesarea pacem concludere voluerint, ipse consiliarius etiam promittit se a maiestate sua impetraturum, ut pacem quoque cum ipsis Senate of the Republic of Venice ⌊VenetisSenate of the Republic of Venice ⌋ ineat, hac scilicet condicione, ut omnia quae sua maiestas possidet, retineat.

Quae omnia Dominatio Vestra sua solertia et dexteritate, et quanto expeditius poterit, cum praefatis Senate of the Republic of Venice ⌊VenetisSenate of the Republic of Venice ⌋ tractabit. Quod si ab illis bonum responsum haberetis, id totum mihi significabitis, litteras superscribendo N. consiliario Maximilian I of Habsburg (*1459 – †1519), from 1486 King of the Romans, actual ruler of the Empire from the death of Frederick III (1493), 1508-1519 Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation; son of Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugal⌊caesareae maiestatisMaximilian I of Habsburg (*1459 – †1519), from 1486 King of the Romans, actual ruler of the Empire from the death of Frederick III (1493), 1508-1519 Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation; son of Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugal⌋ et crucem nigram sub illarum suprascriptione pingendo, quas ad praefectum caesareae maiesta <ti> s in Dobbiaco (Toblach), town in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, in the Puster Valley about 110 km northeast of the city of Trent and about 70 km northeast of the city of Bolzano, on the border with Austria⌊ToblachDobbiaco (Toblach), town in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, in the Puster Valley about 110 km northeast of the city of Trent and about 70 km northeast of the city of Bolzano, on the border with Austria⌋ dominum Christophorus Herbst ⌊Christopharum(!) HerbstChristophorus Herbst ⌋ mittetis, cui maiestas sua per litteras praesentibus alligatas iniungit, ut cum dictae litterae vestrae ad eum pervenerint, illas per proprium nuntium illico ad caesaream maiestatem transmittat.

Christophorus Herbst ⌊CuiChristophorus Herbst ⌋ ideo inter transeundum ipsas litteras caesareas pariter et alteras etiam annexas capitaneo arcis Peutelstein (Botestagno, Beutelstein, Podestagno), castle in northern Italy, Veneto, in the valley of the river Boite, today ruined⌊PentelstainPeutelstein (Botestagno, Beutelstein, Podestagno), castle in northern Italy, Veneto, in the valley of the river Boite, today ruined⌋, ut vos hinc inde libere transire permittat, praesentabitis. Sin autem malum responsum habueritis, iter postea vestrum directe ad Maximilian I of Habsburg (*1459 – †1519), from 1486 King of the Romans, actual ruler of the Empire from the death of Frederick III (1493), 1508-1519 Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation; son of Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugal⌊caesaremMaximilian I of Habsburg (*1459 – †1519), from 1486 King of the Romans, actual ruler of the Empire from the death of Frederick III (1493), 1508-1519 Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation; son of Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugal⌋ arripietis, ut sua maiestas tandem quid sibi latius pro rerum et temporum condicione faciundum videbitur, eo opportunius disponere valeat recognitura semper cum solita sua gratia et clementia omnem diligentiam, et labores vestros. Nec deerit vobis umquam ad quodcumque decus, commodum atque ornamentum vestrum, quod nobis tam ex commissione Maximilian I of Habsburg (*1459 – †1519), from 1486 King of the Romans, actual ruler of the Empire from the death of Frederick III (1493), 1508-1519 Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation; son of Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugal⌊suae maiestatisMaximilian I of Habsburg (*1459 – †1519), from 1486 King of the Romans, actual ruler of the Empire from the death of Frederick III (1493), 1508-1519 Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation; son of Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugal⌋, quam etiam pro mea erga Dominationem Vestram singulari amicitia ignotum esse nolui etc.

Bene valete.

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Vester Paulus Obersteiner (Paulus Oberstein) (*1480-1489 – †1544), humanist, doctor of laws; studied in Vienna, Bologna and Ferrara; 1512 councellor and secretary of Emperor Maximilian I of Habsburg, 1516-1544 provost of St. Stephan's cathedral in Vienna and chancellor of the Vienna University (HERBERSTEIN 1855, p. 140)⌊Paulus de OberstainPaulus Obersteiner (Paulus Oberstein) (*1480-1489 – †1544), humanist, doctor of laws; studied in Vienna, Bologna and Ferrara; 1512 councellor and secretary of Emperor Maximilian I of Habsburg, 1516-1544 provost of St. Stephan's cathedral in Vienna and chancellor of the Vienna University (HERBERSTEIN 1855, p. 140)⌋ doctor etc. Maximilian I of Habsburg (*1459 – †1519), from 1486 King of the Romans, actual ruler of the Empire from the death of Frederick III (1493), 1508-1519 Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation; son of Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugal⌊caesareae maiestatisMaximilian I of Habsburg (*1459 – †1519), from 1486 King of the Romans, actual ruler of the Empire from the death of Frederick III (1493), 1508-1519 Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation; son of Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugal⌋ consiliarius et secretarius etc.