LSB, BR 2, No 2_1

Salutem plurimam.

Cogitanti mihi, quosnam praecipue boni nostri senis 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)⌋ mors illa afficere debuerit, tu non in postremis text damaged⌈[s]s text damaged⌉ affuisti, quem scio et dilexisse semper eum virum, et coluisse mirifice. Cumque ratio consuetudinis nostrae meaeque in te singularis observantiae facile posceret, ut ad te aliquid scriberem, non modicum etiam momentum addidit tam acerbus nuntius 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)⌊hominisMercurino 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)⌋ tibi pernecessarii nobisque non mediocriter dolendi. Sed quando sic nati sumus, ut fati, demum necessitati parere opus sit, quid aliud praestare debemus, quam si minus aequo, at saltim, quae accidunt, forti animo feramus?

Producit nos naturae in lucem huius vitae inscios, aufert alterius omnino ignaros, certa tamen spe fultos, quod tam mirabilis fabrica homo funditus interire non debeat. Quod ita verum, remota etiam omni superstitione, semper putavi, ut dicere necesse sit, si aliter sentias et Deum ipsum, et universam ipsam naturam insanire nihilque in rerum natura esse homine miserius, nihil calamitosius. Sed quorsum haec nunc philosophica asseveratio? Nimirum, ut quanto magis possint, desiderium amissi 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)⌊senisMercurino 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)⌋ leniam meque ipse consoler.

Nam cum et persancte vixerit, eo magis putandum est esse 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)⌊illumMercurino 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)⌋ meliore, quam hic esset, condicione vanasque nostras et fatuas mortalium curas ex alto ridere, quin et suas, quas animo indefatigato et anxio, dum viveret, perferre solebat, quod sine dubio tot suis laboribus, vigiliis inflammato studio in 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⌊principemCharles 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 Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation (Empire, Reich, Imperium)⌊rempublicamHoly Roman Empire of the German Nation (Empire, Reich, Imperium)⌋ sibi mortem maturavit. Nam vir erat ita natura constitutus, ut posset in longissimam aetatem perdurare, ingenium ipse suum tot semper modis fraudasset. Quod ad nos attinet, non omnino mecum male actum reputabo, si saltim intelligam pristinum tuum in me animum remanere nihilque abstulisse tuae in me benevolentiae 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)⌋ mortem iamque litteris interdum tuis experiri liceat, quas si ullo umquam tempore desideravi.

Nunc certe maxime 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)⌋ nostrum, si istic adest, plurimum ex me salutabis dicesque, nisi aliquid LSB, BR 2, No 2_2 et ipse ad me scribat, habiturum me eum pro hoste, quem pro amicissimo habeo. Quem tamen prius meis scriptis lacessivissem, si ipsum putassem apud vos esse.

Novi quidem, quod hinc ad vos scribam, non habeo, nisi forte scire multis vastari multis in locis, quod abhinc multos annos non accidit, a lupis provinciam nostram timerique adhuc annonae caritatem et pestilentiam. Quae mala amoveat Deus.

Dux noster cotidie firmior speroque eum propediem validum fore.

Vale.

Cremona, town in northern Italy, Lombardy, 28 km E of Piacenza, 77 km SE of Milan⌊CremonaeCremona, town in northern Italy, Lombardy, 28 km E of Piacenza, 77 km SE of Milan⌋, Idibus Iulii 1530.

Dominationi Vestrae deditissimus Filippo Nicola 1522-1524 Latin secretary of the imperial chancellery (POCIECHA 2, p. 283)⌊Philippus NicolaFilippo Nicola 1522-1524 Latin secretary of the imperial chancellery (POCIECHA 2, p. 283)⌋

UUB, H. 154, f. 30v

Clarissimo et Praestantissimo Viro 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⌋, 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 dignissimo etc.

UUB, H. 154, f. 29r

Scripsi ad te superioribus diebus, quod si litterae redditae fuerunt, cur non rescripseris, satis cogitare non possum, nisi forte illecebrae illae Germanicae ita vos avocarunt, ut vestros familiares quasi oblivisci videamini. Nec scio, cur saltim noster 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)⌊CorneliusCornelis 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)⌋, qui solet esse iuris amicitiae observantissimus non aliquid scribat, quem ita decrevi litteris non lacessere, nisi ab eo prior fuero provocatus. Estis enim vos, ubi multa cotidie intelligere potestis, et cum amicis quam iucundisime per litteras communicare, et praesertim, an illi plusquam tribunitii Lutheriani terrores aliquo modo sedati adhuc sint. Quantas cotidie turbas videre videor, quot postulationes, quot querelas. Sic est profecto, numquam diu placuit unus status, una vitae conditio, ac dum novum quaerimus, putamusque meliorem nancisci, multum ratione aberrasse deprehendimur. Profecto nulla unquam secta faciet, quin in vita multas sentiamus miserias, sola ut miseriis finem imponamus praestat Christiana. Quid praestat toties mutare caeremonias, sacrificia tollere, respuere ieiunia, confessiones abrogare, si dum illa non erant, numquam quieverint homines, quoad excitarentur? Auferantur haec omnia, sint desides omnino sacerdotes quamquam cumulant nunc illam utramque speciem excindantur monasteria. Profecto postea conquerentur nonnulli esse cultum divinarum rerum tam tenuem, tam ieiunum, tantam esse in templis solitudinem, fuisse apud ethnicos deos vel verius sceleratos daemones pace eorum dixerim colentes tot omnis generis sacerdotes, vestales, sodalitia, collegia, tot pontifices, reges sacrificulos, UUB, H. 154, f. 29v quinimo et ipsosmet reges solitos vacare rebus sacris, manus aris quotidie imponere, nunc vero in unius Dei veri cultu agi tam misere, tam exiliter, tam negligenter. Discamus tandem intelligere esse haec vitia non rerum naturae, sed nostra. Quae paulo ante placebant, nunc displicent, quae nunc displicent, aliquando placebunt. Germania, quae quasi ad superstitionem Christum colebat, nunc paene de abicienda religione cogitare videtur, quasi vero essent ritus nostri temporis, ut erant illorum temporum, dum et bestias et homines diis immolarent, credo putantes illorum admodum nares tali nidore permulceri. Sed de his satis, ne nimium sus apud Minerva Roman goddess identified with Greek Athena, the goddess of wisdom, law and justice, the arts and war⌊MinervamMinerva Roman goddess identified with Greek Athena, the goddess of wisdom, law and justice, the arts and war⌋. At dicere aliquid oportuit, ne me putares ita otio confectum. Sum quidem plane otiosus, ut nulla de re scribere aut cogitare possem. Ego tamen ni tantam annonae caritatem esse apud vos audirem, iam forte istuc accurrissem, et praesertim mortuo iam nostro bono sene 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)⌋, sed me nervus belli deficit, qui etiam mihi videtur nervus ceterarum rerum. Et Mehercule forte non nihil debeo fortunae meae, quae sic per inopiam facit, ut labores et pericula itineris evitem. Si tamen vellet 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⌊caesarCharles 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⌋, ac ut puto deberet, adhuc vos et videre et visere possem, quod tamen fore aliquando, si paululum modo faverit nobis Deus, non omnino despero. Vale.

XII-o Calend(as) Septembr(is), Cremona, town in northern Italy, Lombardy, 28 km E of Piacenza, 77 km SE of Milan⌊CremonaCremona, town in northern Italy, Lombardy, 28 km E of Piacenza, 77 km SE of Milan⌋.

Tuus Filippo Nicola 1522-1524 Latin secretary of the imperial chancellery (POCIECHA 2, p. 283)⌊Philippus NicolaFilippo Nicola 1522-1524 Latin secretary of the imperial chancellery (POCIECHA 2, p. 283)⌋