Ad Magnificum Dominum serenissimi Poloniae regis oratorem Reverendissimum Dominum episcopum Culmensem dominum 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⌊Ioannem DantiscumIoannes 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⌋ Ioannes Secundus (Janus Everardi) (*1511 – †1536), Dutch humanist, neo-Latin poet, doctor of both canon and civil laws, eminent carver of medals; 1534-1535 secretary of Cardinal Juan Pardo de Tavera, Archbishop of Toledo, 1535-1536 secretary of George van Egmond, Bishop of Utrecht (POCIECHA 4, p. 260)⌊Ioannes Secundus HagensisIoannes Secundus (Janus Everardi) (*1511 – †1536), Dutch humanist, neo-Latin poet, doctor of both canon and civil laws, eminent carver of medals; 1534-1535 secretary of Cardinal Juan Pardo de Tavera, Archbishop of Toledo, 1535-1536 secretary of George van Egmond, Bishop of Utrecht (POCIECHA 4, p. 260)⌋

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Reverendissimo in Christo Patri ac Domino, domino Ioannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes Flachsbinder) (*1485 – †1548), eminent diplomat and humanist in the service of the Jagiellons, neo-Latin poet; 1530-1537 Bishop of Kulm; 1537-1548 Bishop of Ermland⌊Ioanni a Curiis 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 ac 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 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⌋ oratori, domino suo venerandissimo

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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Salutem plurimam.

Hilarius Bertholf (Hilarius Berthulphus) (†1533), Flamand humanist, familiar of Erasmus of Rotterdam. In 1524 he entered the service of Margaret of Angoulême; from 1530 at the latest, in the service of Dantiscus. At the end of 1531 he went to Lyon, where he worked for François Rabelais and for the printer Sebastianus Gryphius (CE, vol. 1, p. 141-142)⌊HilariusHilarius Bertholf (Hilarius Berthulphus) (†1533), Flamand humanist, familiar of Erasmus of Rotterdam. In 1524 he entered the service of Margaret of Angoulême; from 1530 at the latest, in the service of Dantiscus. At the end of 1531 he went to Lyon, where he worked for François Rabelais and for the printer Sebastianus Gryphius (CE, vol. 1, p. 141-142)⌋ tuus, praesul clarissime, epistolam nobis cum offerret, quam ab Dantisco venire affirmabat mihi, attonitum et exalbescentem me, immeritaque nec assueta honoris istiusmodi et dignitatis accessione confusum vidit.

Ego enim ea petenti mittens tibi, quae tu vir summus et quod rarum in infulatis hominibus apud nos spectatur, omni vel doctrinae vel humanitatis laude cumulatus antistes, quasi tuo iure de manibus meis poteras extorquere, abunde multum videbar assecuturus, si vel Hilarius Bertholf (Hilarius Berthulphus) (†1533), Flamand humanist, familiar of Erasmus of Rotterdam. In 1524 he entered the service of Margaret of Angoulême; from 1530 at the latest, in the service of Dantiscus. At the end of 1531 he went to Lyon, where he worked for François Rabelais and for the printer Sebastianus Gryphius (CE, vol. 1, p. 141-142)⌊HilariiHilarius Bertholf (Hilarius Berthulphus) (†1533), Flamand humanist, familiar of Erasmus of Rotterdam. In 1524 he entered the service of Margaret of Angoulême; from 1530 at the latest, in the service of Dantiscus. At the end of 1531 he went to Lyon, where he worked for François Rabelais and for the printer Sebastianus Gryphius (CE, vol. 1, p. 141-142)⌋ litteris, vel ore, vel rumore quocumque, vel silentio denique intellexissem, ineptias illas meas spectaculum exhibuisse tibi non nimis fastidiosum.

Ut vero epistolam ad me, et manu tua, nec brevem exarares, in qua hominem ignotum, et re nulla quam temeritate admirabilem, velut intimam in familiaritatem receptum, iocis etiam lusibusque tuis adhiberes, vix optandum mihi videbatur. Nam ut carmine invitatus meo, temporis aliquantum a negotiis tuis recisum, intempestiva loquacitate molesto poetae impenderes, multo etiam minus praesumendum mihi arbitrabar. Fecisti rem tu quidem exposita ista et effusa in omnes benevolentia tua non indignam, ad hoc homuncione indignissimam profecto; quem si penitius introspectum cognoscas, damnes nimirum prodigalitatem humanitatis tuae. Sed quid autem damnes eam virtutem, quae ut in vilissimum quemque collocatur, ita elucescit maxime, plurimumque et gratiae meretur et laudis? Ego quidem, pro tali erga me animo, gratiam habeo tibi non intermorituram umquam. Laudes autem tuas decantare non tam nolo quam non possum, et ipse tua iam olim buccina famae tuae in longinquam posteritatem AAWO, AB, D. 3, f. 37v iter parasti.

Ad epistolam tuam quid respondebo? Quae me tam in caelatura felicem admiratur, et secundum, ut tertium accedere non patiatur; omnes scilicet artifices longo a me intervallo secludens. O infortunium, nimirum nunc experior quid sit in ea apud homines existimatione circumferri, cui par esse non possis. Quamquam sane tertium mihi, quin et secundum inveniri aegre posse, ipse confitear necesse est; quippe quem priorem agnoscat nemo, omnes antecedant. Sed haec peregrina in arte inscitia ne mihi fraudi foret priore epistola satis mihi videor deprecatus. Ineptis autem meis chartis et Elegiis illis, quas mediocribus neque doctissimis hominibus conscriptas, nimis tibi video familiares quam dari veniam expectabo? Aetas haec, quae illa tueri potest, pro his quoque intercedat oportet.

De Iulia quae iocaris legi quam lubentissime, et gratulatus sum Musis meis, quae in argumento sive vero, sive ficto, sive mixto, probabiliter, recte, et non aliene versatae sunt. Gratulatus sum et sculpturae, quae Muses Greek goddesses of literature and the arts⌊MusarumMuses Greek goddesses of literature and the arts⌋ figmentis non admodum inepte auxiliatrix accessit. Ceterum, ut ex litteris tuis video, Iuliae simulacrum non accepisti, nam illa velato capite, quam misi, nobilis quaedam et dives et alterius farinae virgo domi est.

Tametsi, quantum quidem memoria repetere possum, Iuliam tibi in fundo missae capsulae videor collocasse. Fortassis erro, certe sic facere constitueram; videlicet hoc modo tacite indicaturus tibi, cupire me, ne in apertum proferat. Id quod ab Hilarius Bertholf (Hilarius Berthulphus) (†1533), Flamand humanist, familiar of Erasmus of Rotterdam. In 1524 he entered the service of Margaret of Angoulême; from 1530 at the latest, in the service of Dantiscus. At the end of 1531 he went to Lyon, where he worked for François Rabelais and for the printer Sebastianus Gryphius (CE, vol. 1, p. 141-142)⌊HilarioHilarius Bertholf (Hilarius Berthulphus) (†1533), Flamand humanist, familiar of Erasmus of Rotterdam. In 1524 he entered the service of Margaret of Angoulême; from 1530 at the latest, in the service of Dantiscus. At the end of 1531 he went to Lyon, where he worked for François Rabelais and for the printer Sebastianus Gryphius (CE, vol. 1, p. 141-142)⌋ maximopere contenderam. AAWO, AB, D. 3, f. 38r Quod si est ut eam exspectes, per Hilarius Bertholf (Hilarius Berthulphus) (†1533), Flamand humanist, familiar of Erasmus of Rotterdam. In 1524 he entered the service of Margaret of Angoulême; from 1530 at the latest, in the service of Dantiscus. At the end of 1531 he went to Lyon, where he worked for François Rabelais and for the printer Sebastianus Gryphius (CE, vol. 1, p. 141-142)⌊HilariumHilarius Bertholf (Hilarius Berthulphus) (†1533), Flamand humanist, familiar of Erasmus of Rotterdam. In 1524 he entered the service of Margaret of Angoulême; from 1530 at the latest, in the service of Dantiscus. At the end of 1531 he went to Lyon, where he worked for François Rabelais and for the printer Sebastianus Gryphius (CE, vol. 1, p. 141-142)⌋ aut me, fortasse, nam negotii quiddam istuc me rapturum auguror, accepturum te scito. Bene vale Muses Greek goddesses of literature and the arts⌊MusarumMuses Greek goddesses of literature and the arts⌋ praesidium prope singulare.

Mechelen (Malines, Mechlinia), city in the Low Countries, 23 km S of Antwerp, today in Belgium⌊MechliniaeMechelen (Malines, Mechlinia), city in the Low Countries, 23 km S of Antwerp, today in Belgium⌋, pridie Calendas Ianuarias MDXXXI.

Venerandissimo Reverendissimoque Domino subiectissimus Ioannes Secundus (Janus Everardi) (*1511 – †1536), Dutch humanist, neo-Latin poet, doctor of both canon and civil laws, eminent carver of medals; 1534-1535 secretary of Cardinal Juan Pardo de Tavera, Archbishop of Toledo, 1535-1536 secretary of George van Egmond, Bishop of Utrecht (POCIECHA 4, p. 260)⌊Ioannes Secundus HagensisIoannes Secundus (Janus Everardi) (*1511 – †1536), Dutch humanist, neo-Latin poet, doctor of both canon and civil laws, eminent carver of medals; 1534-1535 secretary of Cardinal Juan Pardo de Tavera, Archbishop of Toledo, 1535-1536 secretary of George van Egmond, Bishop of Utrecht (POCIECHA 4, p. 260)⌋

No. Epist. I.7

Ad 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⌊Ioannem Dantiscum, praesulem CulmensemIoannes 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⌋ eundemque poetam epistula septima

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Reverendissimo in Christo 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⌊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 ac 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⌋ oratori, disertissimo domino suo in primis observando

Antwerp (Antwerpen, Antverpia), city in the Low Countries, from 1315 a Hanseatic port, in the 16th century the centre of Brabant’s artistic life and the wealthiest trade city in Europe, today in northern Belgium⌊AntverpiaeAntwerp (Antwerpen, Antverpia), city in the Low Countries, from 1315 a Hanseatic port, in the 16th century the centre of Brabant’s artistic life and the wealthiest trade city in Europe, today in northern Belgium⌋

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Salutem plurimam, Praesul merito colendissime.

Credo infestum aliquem rebus nostris genium in hoc incumbere, ut nobis apud te vel ingratitudinis existimationem paret, vel negligentiae cuiusdam supinae insimulet orig. insumulet⌈insimuletinsimulet orig. insumulet⌉. Usque adeo Nicolaus Everardi (Nicolaas Everaerts) (*ca. 1461 – †1532), father of the neo-Latin poets Ioannes Secundus, Nicolaus Grudius and Hadrianus Marius; 1509-1528 president of the council of Holland, since 1528 president of the grand council of Mechelen (CE, vol. 2, p. 446-448)⌊patrem nostrumNicolaus Everardi (Nicolaas Everaerts) (*ca. 1461 – †1532), father of the neo-Latin poets Ioannes Secundus, Nicolaus Grudius and Hadrianus Marius; 1509-1528 president of the council of Holland, since 1528 president of the grand council of Mechelen (CE, vol. 2, p. 446-448)⌋ importunus morbus assidue domui, quid domui, immo lecto alligare persistit non sine gravi nostro dolore ac dubito paterna ne sorte cruciemur magis, an illo, quod hoc infortunio negotium nobis abs te commissum aeque commode promovere prohibemur. Nicolaus Everardi (Nicolaas Everaerts) (*ca. 1461 – †1532), father of the neo-Latin poets Ioannes Secundus, Nicolaus Grudius and Hadrianus Marius; 1509-1528 president of the council of Holland, since 1528 president of the grand council of Mechelen (CE, vol. 2, p. 446-448)⌊PaterNicolaus Everardi (Nicolaas Everaerts) (*ca. 1461 – †1532), father of the neo-Latin poets Ioannes Secundus, Nicolaus Grudius and Hadrianus Marius; 1509-1528 president of the council of Holland, since 1528 president of the grand council of Mechelen (CE, vol. 2, p. 446-448)⌋, qui valetudine integra rem in manu fuerat habiturus, apud senatum iam partes precantis agat, oportet, certe sic imperare non potest, quin illi, si quas forte causas sibi commendatiores habent, praetextu aliquo invento praeferre possint superinscribed⌈possintpossint superinscribed⌉. Tametsi pollicitus est ille, qui proximas a Nicolaus Everardi (Nicolaas Everaerts) (*ca. 1461 – †1532), father of the neo-Latin poets Ioannes Secundus, Nicolaus Grudius and Hadrianus Marius; 1509-1528 president of the council of Holland, since 1528 president of the grand council of Mechelen (CE, vol. 2, p. 446-448)⌊patreNicolaus Everardi (Nicolaas Everaerts) (*ca. 1461 – †1532), father of the neo-Latin poets Ioannes Secundus, Nicolaus Grudius and Hadrianus Marius; 1509-1528 president of the council of Holland, since 1528 president of the grand council of Mechelen (CE, vol. 2, p. 446-448)⌋ vices in senatu gerit, et affirmavit mihi, affirmavit et fratri, qui etiam hodie illum patris nomine hac de re interpellavit, curaturum sese, ut res hae prae reliquis terminentur.

Meam ego Nicolaus Grudius (*1503/1504 – †1570/1571), neo-Latin poet, one of the Tres Fratres Belgae; 1532 imperial secretary (he replaced Alfonso de Valdés), 1535 councillor in the council of Holland in The Hague, 1538-1548 secretary to the Privy Council and the Council of State of the habsbur Netherlands, in 1533, as receiver-general of Brabant, suspected of embezzlement and arrested by order of Mary of Hungary. In 1555 he went abroad and died in Venice (DeV, s. 122; CE, vol. 2, p. 139-140)

Hadrianus Marius (Adriaan Nicolai) (*1509 – †1568), a neo-Latin poet, son of Nicolaas Everaerts, who was president of the council of Holland and then of the grand council of Mechelen (GUÉPIN)⌊fratrumNicolaus Grudius (*1503/1504 – †1570/1571), neo-Latin poet, one of the Tres Fratres Belgae; 1532 imperial secretary (he replaced Alfonso de Valdés), 1535 councillor in the council of Holland in The Hague, 1538-1548 secretary to the Privy Council and the Council of State of the habsbur Netherlands, in 1533, as receiver-general of Brabant, suspected of embezzlement and arrested by order of Mary of Hungary. In 1555 he went abroad and died in Venice (DeV, s. 122; CE, vol. 2, p. 139-140)

Hadrianus Marius (Adriaan Nicolai) (*1509 – †1568), a neo-Latin poet, son of Nicolaas Everaerts, who was president of the council of Holland and then of the grand council of Mechelen (GUÉPIN)⌋que diligentiam profiteri possum, de Nicolaus Everardi (Nicolaas Everaerts) (*ca. 1461 – †1532), father of the neo-Latin poets Ioannes Secundus, Nicolaus Grudius and Hadrianus Marius; 1509-1528 president of the council of Holland, since 1528 president of the grand council of Mechelen (CE, vol. 2, p. 446-448)⌊patrisNicolaus Everardi (Nicolaas Everaerts) (*ca. 1461 – †1532), father of the neo-Latin poets Ioannes Secundus, Nicolaus Grudius and Hadrianus Marius; 1509-1528 president of the council of Holland, since 1528 president of the grand council of Mechelen (CE, vol. 2, p. 446-448)⌋ affectu nihil ambigo. Reliquorum officium sperare licet, polliceri non ausim. Non dubito tamen, quin brevi admodum finis expectandus sit. Sed hoc pessime me habet, quod tu, qui hac causa istic moratus esse potes, re fortassis infecta discedens sinistrae aliquid de nobis opinionis tecum forsan abduces. Quod quidem magis mihi metuendum putarem, nisi candorem illum tuum singularem nimis perspectum nobis esse voluisses. Nos hoc una cum m(agistro) probably Giles de Busleyden (Aegidius) ⌊Aegidioprobably Giles de Busleyden (Aegidius) ⌋, qui oscitantes quoque nos sua diligentia ad officium nostrum propellere posset, agemus sedulo, ne negotio defuisse aliquo modo videri possimus.

Bene vale feliciterque migra, Praesul optime, et ut poetice quoque Vergilii Dani more valedicam.

Mechelen (Malines, Mechlinia), city in the Low Countries, 23 km S of Antwerp, today in Belgium⌊MechliniaeMechelen (Malines, Mechlinia), city in the Low Countries, 23 km S of Antwerp, today in Belgium⌋, pridie Petri Vincti.

Tuae Reverendissimae Paternitati addictissimus Ioannes Secundus (Janus Everardi) (*1511 – †1536), Dutch humanist, neo-Latin poet, doctor of both canon and civil laws, eminent carver of medals; 1534-1535 secretary of Cardinal Juan Pardo de Tavera, Archbishop of Toledo, 1535-1536 secretary of George van Egmond, Bishop of Utrecht (POCIECHA 4, p. 260)⌊Ioannes SecundusIoannes Secundus (Janus Everardi) (*1511 – †1536), Dutch humanist, neo-Latin poet, doctor of both canon and civil laws, eminent carver of medals; 1534-1535 secretary of Cardinal Juan Pardo de Tavera, Archbishop of Toledo, 1535-1536 secretary of George van Egmond, Bishop of Utrecht (POCIECHA 4, p. 260)⌋

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Antwerp (Antwerpen, Antverpia), city in the Low Countries, from 1315 a Hanseatic port, in the 16th century the centre of Brabant’s artistic life and the wealthiest trade city in Europe, today in northern Belgium⌊AntverpiaeAntwerp (Antwerpen, Antverpia), city in the Low Countries, from 1315 a Hanseatic port, in the 16th century the centre of Brabant’s artistic life and the wealthiest trade city in Europe, today in northern Belgium⌋

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Salutem plurimam, praesul observandissime.

Accepi per cursorem tuum cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Ioannes SECUNDUS shortly before 1532-02-24, CIDTC IDL 7394, letter lost⌊epistulamcf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Ioannes SECUNDUS shortly before 1532-02-24, CIDTC IDL 7394, letter lost⌋, in qua sic apud me agis, ac si non et id quod cupis ac longe etiam plura tibi debeam. Mitto id, quod cupis, sed non ita, ut cupiebam, nondum enim figulina imaginem licuit decoquere, nec enim satis aruerat, id quod in primis requiritur. Potes tu aliquando per opportunitatem et coquendam et depingendam curare, quam diu autem incocta est, leniuscule tractanda est, ne vectationis quassatione detrimentum patiatur. Tu vero cum hoc qualicumque munere (si munus dicendum est, quod in aeris alieni diminutionem dari solet), me quoque totum accipe tibi, quocumque feraris, addictissimum et vale.

Scripsi de negotiis litium illarum bis, itaque nunc nihil addo.

Mechelen (Malines, Mechlinia), city in the Low Countries, 23 km S of Antwerp, today in Belgium⌊MechliniaeMechelen (Malines, Mechlinia), city in the Low Countries, 23 km S of Antwerp, today in Belgium⌋, commen XXIIII Februarii.

Commendat se tibi Nicolaus Everardi (Nicolaas Everaerts) (*ca. 1461 – †1532), father of the neo-Latin poets Ioannes Secundus, Nicolaus Grudius and Hadrianus Marius; 1509-1528 president of the council of Holland, since 1528 president of the grand council of Mechelen (CE, vol. 2, p. 446-448)⌊paterNicolaus Everardi (Nicolaas Everaerts) (*ca. 1461 – †1532), father of the neo-Latin poets Ioannes Secundus, Nicolaus Grudius and Hadrianus Marius; 1509-1528 president of the council of Holland, since 1528 president of the grand council of Mechelen (CE, vol. 2, p. 446-448)⌋ et Nicolaus Grudius (*1503/1504 – †1570/1571), neo-Latin poet, one of the Tres Fratres Belgae; 1532 imperial secretary (he replaced Alfonso de Valdés), 1535 councillor in the council of Holland in The Hague, 1538-1548 secretary to the Privy Council and the Council of State of the habsbur Netherlands, in 1533, as receiver-general of Brabant, suspected of embezzlement and arrested by order of Mary of Hungary. In 1555 he went abroad and died in Venice (DeV, s. 122; CE, vol. 2, p. 139-140)

Hadrianus Marius (Adriaan Nicolai) (*1509 – †1568), a neo-Latin poet, son of Nicolaas Everaerts, who was president of the council of Holland and then of the grand council of Mechelen (GUÉPIN)⌊fratresNicolaus Grudius (*1503/1504 – †1570/1571), neo-Latin poet, one of the Tres Fratres Belgae; 1532 imperial secretary (he replaced Alfonso de Valdés), 1535 councillor in the council of Holland in The Hague, 1538-1548 secretary to the Privy Council and the Council of State of the habsbur Netherlands, in 1533, as receiver-general of Brabant, suspected of embezzlement and arrested by order of Mary of Hungary. In 1555 he went abroad and died in Venice (DeV, s. 122; CE, vol. 2, p. 139-140)

Hadrianus Marius (Adriaan Nicolai) (*1509 – †1568), a neo-Latin poet, son of Nicolaas Everaerts, who was president of the council of Holland and then of the grand council of Mechelen (GUÉPIN)⌋, nec dubium, quin Iulia quoque, si praesto nunc mihi adesset, idem foret factura. Properanter, ut vides, ignosce.

Tuae Reverendissimae Paternitatis deditissimus Ioannes Secundus (Janus Everardi) (*1511 – †1536), Dutch humanist, neo-Latin poet, doctor of both canon and civil laws, eminent carver of medals; 1534-1535 secretary of Cardinal Juan Pardo de Tavera, Archbishop of Toledo, 1535-1536 secretary of George van Egmond, Bishop of Utrecht (POCIECHA 4, p. 260)⌊Ioannes Secundus HagensisIoannes Secundus (Janus Everardi) (*1511 – †1536), Dutch humanist, neo-Latin poet, doctor of both canon and civil laws, eminent carver of medals; 1534-1535 secretary of Cardinal Juan Pardo de Tavera, Archbishop of Toledo, 1535-1536 secretary of George van Egmond, Bishop of Utrecht (POCIECHA 4, p. 260)⌋

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Salutem plurimam. Amplissime Praesul ac Domine merito mihi observatissime.

Quemadmodum in maximis Fortunae Naturaeque bonis habeo in eorum hominum amicitiam incidere posse, quibus ad suavitatem morum aliqua in re publica dignitas, copiaeque satis amplae quasi quidam vitae splendor accedunt, ut non voluptati tantum esse possint amicis, sed et ornamento, ita sollicitus esse soleo, ut si quas eiusmodi nactus essem amicitias (in quo satis propitiam mihi fortunam experior) summo eas studio fovere conarer, et si ita vel locorum vel temporum ratio ferret. Ut cum aliquo etiam incremento id facere non superinscribed⌈nonnon superinscribed⌉ possem, proximum mihi fuit adniti, ne quam omnino atteri aut consenescere viderem.

Ac equidem, si non prius illud, hoc quidem profecto posterius in amicitia tua assecutum hactenus me spero, tametsi semel tantum post discessum tuum a The Belgians ⌊BelgisThe Belgians ⌋ litteras e Citizens of Bourges ⌊BiturigibusCitizens of Bourges ⌋, ad quos studiorum gratia profectus eram, ad te miserim, sed hoc sufficere apud te arbitratus sum, quem etiam sine meis litteris memoriam nostri retinere velle confido; ea est proculdubio tua, non mihi, sed tuis omnibus, sed universo paene orbi nostro probata humanitas.

Quod si forte nec litteras meas accepisti, interiectumque inter dulcissimam illam 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⌋ consuetudinem nostram non exiguum profecto tempus effecit, ut paulatim evanescere ex animo tuo coeperimus, doleo equidem diligentiorem me in scribendo non fuisse, oroque ut hoc ita mihi condones si singulis posthac mensibus epistolam ad te prolixam dabo, plenam omni garrulitate nugisque et veris versiculis meis.

Quid quaeris? Horribiles et sacros libellos, ut Gaius Valerius Catullus (*ca. 84 BC – †ca. 54 BC)⌊CatullusGaius Valerius Catullus (*ca. 84 BC – †ca. 54 BC)⌋ noster ait, accipies. Ac ut eiusmodi molestiae assuefacere te nunc incipiam, aliquid tale mitto, praeparatoriae potionis loco, exiguum et quod tribus nauseis devorare possis.

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Ego cum Nicolaus Grudius (*1503/1504 – †1570/1571), neo-Latin poet, one of the Tres Fratres Belgae; 1532 imperial secretary (he replaced Alfonso de Valdés), 1535 councillor in the council of Holland in The Hague, 1538-1548 secretary to the Privy Council and the Council of State of the habsbur Netherlands, in 1533, as receiver-general of Brabant, suspected of embezzlement and arrested by order of Mary of Hungary. In 1555 he went abroad and died in Venice (DeV, s. 122; CE, vol. 2, p. 139-140)⌊NicolaoNicolaus Grudius (*1503/1504 – †1570/1571), neo-Latin poet, one of the Tres Fratres Belgae; 1532 imperial secretary (he replaced Alfonso de Valdés), 1535 councillor in the council of Holland in The Hague, 1538-1548 secretary to the Privy Council and the Council of State of the habsbur Netherlands, in 1533, as receiver-general of Brabant, suspected of embezzlement and arrested by order of Mary of Hungary. In 1555 he went abroad and died in Venice (DeV, s. 122; CE, vol. 2, p. 139-140)⌋ fratre, 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⌋ secretario, annum fere apud The Spaniards ⌊HispanosThe Spaniards ⌋ in aula versor, ubi tametsi non iniucunda mihi vita sit, iucundior tamen multo foret, si aliquot tui similes, aut te potius ipsum, veteri legatione fungentem, haberet.

Obiecta nobis erat nuper nescio ex quo rumore spes eiusmodi. Dii boni, qui tum erant amicorum hic tuorum plausus, qui vultus! Crede mihi, non est quisquam qui es(?) non ad solam tui mentionem exultet. Cum nuper in Kingdom of Aragon (Aragonia), region in northeastern Spain, until 1479 the Kingdom of Aragon⌊ArragoniaKingdom of Aragon (Aragonia), region in northeastern Spain, until 1479 the Kingdom of Aragon⌋, in vico Almunia de San Juan, village in Spain, Aragon⌊AlmognaAlmunia de San Juan, village in Spain, Aragon⌋ tibi noto, degeremus, ex written over Ad⌈Adexex written over Ad⌉currebat ad nos saepenumero ex Monzón, town in eastern Spain, Aragon, parliamentary centre of the Crown of Aragon, and important staging post between Zaragoza and Barcelona⌊MontissonioMonzón, town in eastern Spain, Aragon, parliamentary centre of the Crown of Aragon, and important staging post between Zaragoza and Barcelona⌋ iucundissimus noster amicus 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)⌊Cornelius 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)⌋, cum quo, adhibito domino Godschalk Ericksen (Godschalk Sassenkerle, Godscalcus Ericii, Godscalcus Ericius, Godscalcus Saxocarolus) (†1544), tutor to Christian II's children; 1513 secretary to Christian II of Oldenburg, King of Denmark, 1520-1523 member of the Danish Council of the Realm, 1525 Chancellor of Christian II (in exile), from 1532 in the service of Emperor Charles V; 1533 imperial envoy to Bavaria, 1535 - to Köln, Trier, Münster, and the Hanse towns (DE VOCHT 1961, p.. 15; CE, vol. 1, p. 443)⌊Godscalco EricoGodschalk Ericksen (Godschalk Sassenkerle, Godscalcus Ericii, Godscalcus Ericius, Godscalcus Saxocarolus) (†1544), tutor to Christian II's children; 1513 secretary to Christian II of Oldenburg, King of Denmark, 1520-1523 member of the Danish Council of the Realm, 1525 Chancellor of Christian II (in exile), from 1532 in the service of Emperor Charles V; 1533 imperial envoy to Bavaria, 1535 - to Köln, Trier, Münster, and the Hanse towns (DE VOCHT 1961, p.. 15; CE, vol. 1, p. 443)⌋, convivium poeticum saepe solemus efficere. Accidit die quodam ita cenantibus nobis,ut litterae abs te ad 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)⌊CorneliumCornelis 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)⌋ ac Godschalk Ericksen (Godschalk Sassenkerle, Godscalcus Ericii, Godscalcus Ericius, Godscalcus Saxocarolus) (†1544), tutor to Christian II's children; 1513 secretary to Christian II of Oldenburg, King of Denmark, 1520-1523 member of the Danish Council of the Realm, 1525 Chancellor of Christian II (in exile), from 1532 in the service of Emperor Charles V; 1533 imperial envoy to Bavaria, 1535 - to Köln, Trier, Münster, and the Hanse towns (DE VOCHT 1961, p.. 15; CE, vol. 1, p. 443)⌊GodscalcumGodschalk Ericksen (Godschalk Sassenkerle, Godscalcus Ericii, Godscalcus Ericius, Godscalcus Saxocarolus) (†1544), tutor to Christian II's children; 1513 secretary to Christian II of Oldenburg, King of Denmark, 1520-1523 member of the Danish Council of the Realm, 1525 Chancellor of Christian II (in exile), from 1532 in the service of Emperor Charles V; 1533 imperial envoy to Bavaria, 1535 - to Köln, Trier, Münster, and the Hanse towns (DE VOCHT 1961, p.. 15; CE, vol. 1, p. 443)⌋ afferrentur earum nobis magnam partem uterque communem ac fecit, ac tametsi tristia quaedam continerent, tamen ita in tua tui memoria laetati sumus, ut cena, quae antea quidem omni hilaritate abundabat, tristis tamen eo usque et severa fuisse videretur.

Novarum hic rerum, quod litteris committendum sit, parum habemus. 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⌊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⌋ ab The Indians ⌊IndisThe Indians ⌋ magna vis auri allata est; mirum, ni ex liberali in prodigum evasurus sit. The Genovese ⌊IanuensesThe Genovese ⌋ nescio quid contra caesaris Neptunum Andrea Doria (Andrea Auria, Andrea D' Oria) (*1466 – †1560), Italian condottiere and a famous seaman in the service of Genoa; 1512-1522 commander of the Genoan fleet, in 1522 he entered the service of Francis I of Valois, King of France, as a captain-general at sea; in 1526 (after the Battle of Pavia) he became commander of the League of Cognac's fleet; from 1528 imperial Chief Admiral on the Mediterranean, from 1531 Duke of Melfi, and from 1555 Censor of Genoa (actually a Genoan administrator) (JURIEN de la GRAVIÈRE, p. 203-205; CURREY, p. 87-98)⌊Andream De AoriaAndrea Doria (Andrea Auria, Andrea D' Oria) (*1466 – †1560), Italian condottiere and a famous seaman in the service of Genoa; 1512-1522 commander of the Genoan fleet, in 1522 he entered the service of Francis I of Valois, King of France, as a captain-general at sea; in 1526 (after the Battle of Pavia) he became commander of the League of Cognac's fleet; from 1528 imperial Chief Admiral on the Mediterranean, from 1531 Duke of Melfi, and from 1555 Censor of Genoa (actually a Genoan administrator) (JURIEN de la GRAVIÈRE, p. 203-205; CURREY, p. 87-98)⌋ moliri dicuntur, sed frustra. De The French ⌊GallorumThe French ⌋ ac aliorum quorundam fide varie sentitur. In matrimonio Anglicano pronuntiatum est; Deus faxit ne teni frustra.

probably Hilarius Bertholf (Hilarius Berthulphus) (†1533), Flamand humanist, familiar of Erasmus of Rotterdam. In 1524 he entered the service of Margaret of Angoulême; from 1530 at the latest, in the service of Dantiscus. At the end of 1531 he went to Lyon, where he worked for François Rabelais and for the printer Sebastianus Gryphius (CE, vol. 1, p. 141-142)⌊Hilariusprobably Hilarius Bertholf (Hilarius Berthulphus) (†1533), Flamand humanist, familiar of Erasmus of Rotterdam. In 1524 he entered the service of Margaret of Angoulême; from 1530 at the latest, in the service of Dantiscus. At the end of 1531 he went to Lyon, where he worked for François Rabelais and for the printer Sebastianus Gryphius (CE, vol. 1, p. 141-142)⌋ noster Lyon (Lugdunum), city in east-central France, on the Rhône and Saône rivers, one of the most important printing and publishing centers in early modern Europe⌊LugduniLyon (Lugdunum), city in east-central France, on the Rhône and Saône rivers, one of the most important printing and publishing centers in early modern Europe⌋ peste correptus cum tota famila decessit. Dii faxint, ut in Campis Elysiis in coetum poeticum recipiatur, sed longe ab eo loco collocetur, qui Johann Lugwig Brassicanus (*1509 – †1549)⌊BrassicanoJohann Lugwig Brassicanus (*1509 – †1549)⌋ destinatus est, ne rixentur.

Cupio scire, num statua, quam ex luto tibi finxeram, salva isthuc advecta sit. Carmen, quod ad te mitto written over am⌈amoo written over am⌉, querelam de morte optimi ac tui studiosissimi viri Nicolaus Everardi (Nicolaas Everaerts) (*ca. 1461 – †1532), father of the neo-Latin poets Ioannes Secundus, Nicolaus Grudius and Hadrianus Marius; 1509-1528 president of the council of Holland, since 1528 president of the grand council of Mechelen (CE, vol. 2, p. 446-448)⌊patrisNicolaus Everardi (Nicolaas Everaerts) (*ca. 1461 – †1532), father of the neo-Latin poets Ioannes Secundus, Nicolaus Grudius and Hadrianus Marius; 1509-1528 president of the council of Holland, since 1528 president of the grand council of Mechelen (CE, vol. 2, p. 446-448)⌋ nostri habet, quam eo libentius BK, 230, p. 303 ad te mitto quod antehac audierim te magno studio undequaque colligere, quae ad illustrium virorum memoriam ab interitu vindicandam pertinent.

Bene vale, vir ornatissime. Et nos, ut soles, amare perge. Dominus Godschalk Ericksen (Godschalk Sassenkerle, Godscalcus Ericii, Godscalcus Ericius, Godscalcus Saxocarolus) (†1544), tutor to Christian II's children; 1513 secretary to Christian II of Oldenburg, King of Denmark, 1520-1523 member of the Danish Council of the Realm, 1525 Chancellor of Christian II (in exile), from 1532 in the service of Emperor Charles V; 1533 imperial envoy to Bavaria, 1535 - to Köln, Trier, Münster, and the Hanse towns (DE VOCHT 1961, p.. 15; CE, vol. 1, p. 443)⌊GodscalcusGodschalk Ericksen (Godschalk Sassenkerle, Godscalcus Ericii, Godscalcus Ericius, Godscalcus Saxocarolus) (†1544), tutor to Christian II's children; 1513 secretary to Christian II of Oldenburg, King of Denmark, 1520-1523 member of the Danish Council of the Realm, 1525 Chancellor of Christian II (in exile), from 1532 in the service of Emperor Charles V; 1533 imperial envoy to Bavaria, 1535 - to Köln, Trier, Münster, and the Hanse towns (DE VOCHT 1961, p.. 15; CE, vol. 1, p. 443)⌋ salutem tibi ac do... illegible⌈...... illegible⌉mino overwritten⌈minomino overwritten⌉ 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)⌋, cui et ego commendatus esse summopere cupio, salutem ascribi ius iubebat.

Toledo (Toletum), city in central Spain, Castilla-La Mancha, on the Tagus (Tajo) river⌊ToletiToledo (Toletum), city in central Spain, Castilla-La Mancha, on the Tagus (Tajo) river⌋, quarto Calendas Maias.

Reverendae Dominationis Vestrae humillimus cliens Ioannes Secundus (Janus Everardi) (*1511 – †1536), Dutch humanist, neo-Latin poet, doctor of both canon and civil laws, eminent carver of medals; 1534-1535 secretary of Cardinal Juan Pardo de Tavera, Archbishop of Toledo, 1535-1536 secretary of George van Egmond, Bishop of Utrecht (POCIECHA 4, p. 260)⌊Ioannes SecundusIoannes Secundus (Janus Everardi) (*1511 – †1536), Dutch humanist, neo-Latin poet, doctor of both canon and civil laws, eminent carver of medals; 1534-1535 secretary of Cardinal Juan Pardo de Tavera, Archbishop of Toledo, 1535-1536 secretary of George van Egmond, Bishop of Utrecht (POCIECHA 4, p. 260)⌋ Hagensis