UUB, H. 154, 64v

Magnifico ac Illustri 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 AntiscoIoannes 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⌋, Oratori 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⌊christianissimi regis Polon paper damaged⌈[n]n paper damaged⌉iaeSigismund 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⌋, domino meo multum gratiosissimo praesentes litterae dentur in 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⌊BrusellasBrussels (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⌋

UUB, H. 154, 63r

Magnifice Domine, Patrone unice ac benefactor grattiosissime. Salutem ac plurimam recommedationem.

Magnifice Domine Orator, scriberem Vestrae Magnificentiae in lingua vulgari, sed, ut credo, quod postquam veni Italy (Italia)⌊ItaliamItaly (Italia)⌋, paene omnia oblitus sum, ut sciat Vestra Magnificentia quisnam sum, credo bene, quod Magnificentia Vestra cognoscit patrem meum. Ego sum filius domini Jan Janowicz Zabrzeziński (†1538), father of Jakub Zabrzeziński; 1503-1516 duke's marshal; 1506 regent of Wołkowysk; 1509 Nowogród voivode; 1510 - castellan and equerry, 1514-1516 starosta of Drohiczyn; 1522-1537 land marshal of Lithuania; 1531 Troki voivode (Urzędnicy 11, p. 251)⌊Ioannis ZabrezenskyJan Janowicz Zabrzeziński (†1538), father of Jakub Zabrzeziński; 1503-1516 duke's marshal; 1506 regent of Wołkowysk; 1509 Nowogród voivode; 1510 - castellan and equerry, 1514-1516 starosta of Drohiczyn; 1522-1537 land marshal of Lithuania; 1531 Troki voivode (Urzędnicy 11, p. 251)⌋, marchionis Lithuania⌊LituaniaeLithuania⌋, qui fueram in studio in Italy (Italia)⌊ItaliaItaly (Italia)⌋. Nunc, ut sciat Vestra Magnificentia casum, qui mihi intervenit: quando fui Padova (Patavium, Padua), city in northern Italy, Veneto, on the Bacchiglione river, 40 km N of Venice⌊PadvaePadova (Patavium, Padua), city in northern Italy, Veneto, on the Bacchiglione river, 40 km N of Venice⌋ et postea fui Bologna (Bononia), city in Italy at the southern end of the plain of the Po valley, between 1506 and 1860 it belonged to the Papal State⌊BononiaeBologna (Bononia), city in Italy at the southern end of the plain of the Po valley, between 1506 and 1860 it belonged to the Papal State⌋, Jan Janowicz Zabrzeziński (†1538), father of Jakub Zabrzeziński; 1503-1516 duke's marshal; 1506 regent of Wołkowysk; 1509 Nowogród voivode; 1510 - castellan and equerry, 1514-1516 starosta of Drohiczyn; 1522-1537 land marshal of Lithuania; 1531 Troki voivode (Urzędnicy 11, p. 251)⌊paterJan Janowicz Zabrzeziński (†1538), father of Jakub Zabrzeziński; 1503-1516 duke's marshal; 1506 regent of Wołkowysk; 1509 Nowogród voivode; 1510 - castellan and equerry, 1514-1516 starosta of Drohiczyn; 1522-1537 land marshal of Lithuania; 1531 Troki voivode (Urzędnicy 11, p. 251)⌋ misit pro me, ut reverterer in patriam infra tres menses, et quot irem per Cologne (Köln, Colonia, Colonia Agrippina), city in western Germany, on the Rhine river⌊ColoniamCologne (Köln, Colonia, Colonia Agrippina), city in western Germany, on the Rhine river⌋, ut perficerem aliquot votum. Bene veni Paris (Lutetia Parisiorum, Parisii), city in central France, on the Seine river, capital of France⌊ParisiisParis (Lutetia Parisiorum, Parisii), city in central France, on the Seine river, capital of France⌋. Quando fui Paris (Lutetia Parisiorum, Parisii), city in central France, on the Seine river, capital of France⌊ParisiisParis (Lutetia Parisiorum, Parisii), city in central France, on the Seine river, capital of France⌋, inveni quendam iuvenem Polonum, quem ego noscebam prius in patria, et ipse manebat cum uno, qui vocatur Antonius Rincon (†1541), Spanish diplomat in the service of the King of France; 1522-1525 envoy of King Francis I of Valois to Poland and Hungary; 1530-1541 - to Suleiman I; 1538-1541 official French ambassador to the Ottoman court (POCIECHA 2, p. 176-181, 342-351, 359-361, 368-370, 443-446, 583-585; SETTON 1984, p. 216-217, 312-319, 321, 325, 334, 360-363, 450, 456-459)⌊Antonius RinconAntonius Rincon (†1541), Spanish diplomat in the service of the King of France; 1522-1525 envoy of King Francis I of Valois to Poland and Hungary; 1530-1541 - to Suleiman I; 1538-1541 official French ambassador to the Ottoman court (POCIECHA 2, p. 176-181, 342-351, 359-361, 368-370, 443-446, 583-585; SETTON 1984, p. 216-217, 312-319, 321, 325, 334, 360-363, 450, 456-459)⌋. Et dixi sibi: si vellet mecum venire ad patriam. Dixit, quod sic bene. Quando fuimus extra totam France (Gallia, Francia), the kingdom⌊patriam GallorumFrance (Gallia, Francia), the kingdom⌋, tunc ipse narravit mihi, quomodo accepit domino suo in the other hand, written over a⌈aoo in the other hand, written over a⌉ multos lapides pretiosos. Ego dixi: quomodo hoc est possibile. Ipse dixit, quod sic, et ego fui maxime turbatus et cogitavi inter me velle ab ipso discedere. Postea dixi intra me: si ego discedam ab ipso, si ibunt post me et invenient me absque ipso, dicent, quod ego scivi de omnibus rebus, quas ipse acceperat. Et dixi ei: vide, si venient post nos, ne ego sim in culpa. Ipse mihi respondit, quod non timerem, quod si a casu venirent post nos, quod ipse defert istas res Ferdinand I of Habsburg (*1503 – †1564), from 1521 Archduke of Austria, from 1526 King of Bohemia and Hungary, Croatia and Slavonia as Ferdinand I, 1531-1558 King of the Romans, 1558-1564 Holy Roman Emperor; son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile, a younger brother of Charles V of Habsburg⌊fratri 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⌋ FerdinandoFerdinand I of Habsburg (*1503 – †1564), from 1521 Archduke of Austria, from 1526 King of Bohemia and Hungary, Croatia and Slavonia as Ferdinand I, 1531-1558 King of the Romans, 1558-1564 Holy Roman Emperor; son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile, a younger brother of Charles V of Habsburg⌋, quia accepi ipsas a suo inimico et suo traditore, qui duxit The Ottoman Turks (Turcae) ⌊TurkasThe Ottoman Turks (Turcae) ⌋ turcha ad Vienna (Wien, Vienna), city in eastern Austria, on the Danube river⌊VigennamVienna (Wien, Vienna), city in eastern Austria, on the Danube river⌋. Bene post quam venimus ad istam civitatem, quae vocatur Mons (Mons Henaus), city in the Low Countries, Hainaut, 70 km SW of Brussels, today in Belgium⌊Mons HenausMons (Mons Henaus), city in the Low Countries, Hainaut, 70 km SW of Brussels, today in Belgium⌋, et dormivimus per unam noctem in crastinum, quod hodie sunt quindecim dies, venerunt ibi ad cameram et ego eram aduc in lecto et statim acceperunt meum ensem et voluerunt meo servitori accipere similiter, sed ipse expulsit omnes de camera et proiectis omnibus illis rebus proiecit se, salva reverentia Maiestatis Vestrae, in cloakam. Et ego vidi, quod ms. quot(!) ⌈quodquod ms. quot(!) ⌉ ipse fugiebat, cogitavi intra me: quod ms. quot(!) ⌈quodquod ms. quot(!) ⌉ si me invenient cum istis rebus, facient de me tamquam de latrone. Nesciebam, quid debebam facere. Proiectis omnibus rebus meis saltavi per unam fenestram et veni ad unam ecclesiam, quae vocatur Sancti Nicolai et credebam <h>abere meas peccunias mecum, et ego omnes UUB, H. 154, f. 63v dimisi. Innumero centum et sexaginta 4 ducatos exceptis duobus frustris auri, quos non credebam mecum habere, qualia frustra sunt valoris quadraginta vel circa ducatos, qualia frustra unus plebanus, pessimus homo, maximus latro, accepit mihi dicendo, quod ms. quot(!) ⌈quodquod ms. quot(!) ⌉ volebat mihi servare. Certe ipse usurpavit eas et non vult mihi ipsas reddere. Prius dicebat, quod ego acceperam furto, postea scivit ab illis persequentibus nos, quod illa, quae ego habebam, erant mea. Et ego dixi, quod mihi redderet, quod ms. quot(!) ⌈quodquod ms. quot(!) ⌉ ego possem mittere in carcerem illos, qui fuerunt causa, quod ms. quot(!) ⌈quodquod ms. quot(!) ⌉ ego perdidi meas pecunias et re<h>aberem illas. Certe iste curatus, credo, quod ab meis inimicis hidden by binding⌈[is]is hidden by binding⌉ <h>abuit praemium, ut ipsi possent re<h>abere prius suas res. Ipse numquam voluit nec vult eas reddere, dicit, quod decanus sibi commisit, ut non eas redderet mihi. Et decanus dicit, quod non habet licentiam ab episcopo, ut mihi redderet. Ego nescio, quid debeo facere, nisi erit adiutorium Dei, sum totus perditus. Unde humiliter rogo Vestram Magnificentiam, ut vellet ad sacram mai ms. g(!) ⌈ii ms. g(!) ⌉estatem imperatorem intercedere, ut saltem possim exire ecclesiam, ut fama non sit, quod ms. quot(!) ⌈quodquod ms. quot(!) ⌉ sim fur, et praecipue, quod ms. quot(!) ⌈quodquod ms. quot(!) ⌉ possim rehabere a curato ms. Acurato(!) ⌈a curatoa curato ms. Acurato(!) ⌉ isto, maximo latrine, meas pecunias et possim pervenire ad Magnificam Dominationem Vestram. Cui in posterum cum omnibus servitiis et placitis retribuam non aliud, nisi quod possim venire ad faciendam ms. adfaciendam(!) ⌈ad faciendamad faciendam ms. adfaciendam(!) ⌉ reverentiam, sicut domino ac patri me<o> gratiosissimo non aliud ms. aliut(!) ⌈aliudaliud ms. aliut(!) ⌉ nisi quot in manus Magnificae Dominationis Vestrae me recommendo, postquam fuero apud Magnificam Dominationem Vestram melius, referam casum, non aliud eiusdem Magnificae Dominationis Vestrae humillimus ac oboedientissimus servus.

Datum in Mons (Mons Henaus), city in the Low Countries, Hainaut, 70 km SW of Brussels, today in Belgium⌊Monte HenausMons (Mons Henaus), city in the Low Countries, Hainaut, 70 km SW of Brussels, today in Belgium⌋, decima septima mensis Iulii MDXXXI.

Jakub Zabrzeziński ⌊Iacobus ZabrezenszkyJakub Zabrzeziński ⌋

UUB, H. 154, f. 66v

Magnifico Domino ac Illustri 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⌊Ioan AntiscoIoannes 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⌋, oratori 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⌊christianissimi 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⌋, domi paper damaged⌈[domi]domi paper damaged⌉no meo multum gratiosissimo praesentes nost paper damaged⌈[nost]nost paper damaged⌉rae dentur in 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⌊BrusellasBrussels (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⌋[1]

UUB, H. 154, f. 65r

Magnifice Domine Orator, patrone unice ac benefactor gratiosissime. Salutem plurimam ac humillimam recommendationem.

cf. Jakub ZABRZEZIŃSKI to Ioannes DANTISCUS Mons, 1531-07-17, CIDTC IDL 651⌊Scripsi ad Magnificam Dominationem Vestram decima septima istius mensis Iuliicf. Jakub ZABRZEZIŃSKI to Ioannes DANTISCUS Mons, 1531-07-17, CIDTC IDL 651⌋. Nescio, si pervenerunt ad Magnificam Dominationem Vestram, ubi narrabam totum casum Magnificae Dominationi Vestrae, quomodo mihi intervenit. Unde spectavi et specto ad<h>uc a Magnifica Dominatione Vestra responsum, unde timeo, quod Magnifica Dominatio Vestra, credo, quod non ipsas recepit, unde opportuit me iterum scribere ad Magnificam Dominationem Vestram et narrare denuo totum meum infortunium, quod passus sum istis temporibus. Magnifice Domine, credo, quod Magnificentia Vestra cognoscit Jan Janowicz Zabrzeziński (†1538), father of Jakub Zabrzeziński; 1503-1516 duke's marshal; 1506 regent of Wołkowysk; 1509 Nowogród voivode; 1510 - castellan and equerry, 1514-1516 starosta of Drohiczyn; 1522-1537 land marshal of Lithuania; 1531 Troki voivode (Urzędnicy 11, p. 251)⌊meum patremJan Janowicz Zabrzeziński (†1538), father of Jakub Zabrzeziński; 1503-1516 duke's marshal; 1506 regent of Wołkowysk; 1509 Nowogród voivode; 1510 - castellan and equerry, 1514-1516 starosta of Drohiczyn; 1522-1537 land marshal of Lithuania; 1531 Troki voivode (Urzędnicy 11, p. 251)⌋. Ego sum filius domini Jan Janowicz Zabrzeziński (†1538), father of Jakub Zabrzeziński; 1503-1516 duke's marshal; 1506 regent of Wołkowysk; 1509 Nowogród voivode; 1510 - castellan and equerry, 1514-1516 starosta of Drohiczyn; 1522-1537 land marshal of Lithuania; 1531 Troki voivode (Urzędnicy 11, p. 251)⌊Iohannis ZabresenszkiiJan Janowicz Zabrzeziński (†1538), father of Jakub Zabrzeziński; 1503-1516 duke's marshal; 1506 regent of Wołkowysk; 1509 Nowogród voivode; 1510 - castellan and equerry, 1514-1516 starosta of Drohiczyn; 1522-1537 land marshal of Lithuania; 1531 Troki voivode (Urzędnicy 11, p. 251)⌋, qui fui in studio in Italy (Italia)⌊ItaliaItaly (Italia)⌋, et venerant mihi litterae a Jan Janowicz Zabrzeziński (†1538), father of Jakub Zabrzeziński; 1503-1516 duke's marshal; 1506 regent of Wołkowysk; 1509 Nowogród voivode; 1510 - castellan and equerry, 1514-1516 starosta of Drohiczyn; 1522-1537 land marshal of Lithuania; 1531 Troki voivode (Urzędnicy 11, p. 251)⌊meo patreJan Janowicz Zabrzeziński (†1538), father of Jakub Zabrzeziński; 1503-1516 duke's marshal; 1506 regent of Wołkowysk; 1509 Nowogród voivode; 1510 - castellan and equerry, 1514-1516 starosta of Drohiczyn; 1522-1537 land marshal of Lithuania; 1531 Troki voivode (Urzędnicy 11, p. 251)⌋, quomodo frater meus obiit, et ut reverterer domum, et quod irem per Cologne (Köln, Colonia, Colonia Agrippina), city in western Germany, on the Rhine river⌊ColoniamCologne (Köln, Colonia, Colonia Agrippina), city in western Germany, on the Rhine river⌋ ad perficiendum aliquod ms. aliquot(!) ⌈aliquodaliquod ms. aliquot(!) ⌉ meum votum. Bene postquam fui Paris (Lutetia Parisiorum, Parisii), city in central France, on the Seine river, capital of France⌊ParisiisParis (Lutetia Parisiorum, Parisii), city in central France, on the Seine river, capital of France⌋, inveni quendam iuvenem Polonum, quem prius noscebam. Et dictus iuvenis morabatur cum uno Ispano, qui vocatur Antonius Rincon (†1541), Spanish diplomat in the service of the King of France; 1522-1525 envoy of King Francis I of Valois to Poland and Hungary; 1530-1541 - to Suleiman I; 1538-1541 official French ambassador to the Ottoman court (POCIECHA 2, p. 176-181, 342-351, 359-361, 368-370, 443-446, 583-585; SETTON 1984, p. 216-217, 312-319, 321, 325, 334, 360-363, 450, 456-459)⌊Antonius RinconAntonius Rincon (†1541), Spanish diplomat in the service of the King of France; 1522-1525 envoy of King Francis I of Valois to Poland and Hungary; 1530-1541 - to Suleiman I; 1538-1541 official French ambassador to the Ottoman court (POCIECHA 2, p. 176-181, 342-351, 359-361, 368-370, 443-446, 583-585; SETTON 1984, p. 216-217, 312-319, 321, 325, 334, 360-363, 450, 456-459)⌋. Cui ego dixi, si vellet mecum venire patriam. Antonius Rincon (†1541), Spanish diplomat in the service of the King of France; 1522-1525 envoy of King Francis I of Valois to Poland and Hungary; 1530-1541 - to Suleiman I; 1538-1541 official French ambassador to the Ottoman court (POCIECHA 2, p. 176-181, 342-351, 359-361, 368-370, 443-446, 583-585; SETTON 1984, p. 216-217, 312-319, 321, 325, 334, 360-363, 450, 456-459)⌊IpseAntonius Rincon (†1541), Spanish diplomat in the service of the King of France; 1522-1525 envoy of King Francis I of Valois to Poland and Hungary; 1530-1541 - to Suleiman I; 1538-1541 official French ambassador to the Ottoman court (POCIECHA 2, p. 176-181, 342-351, 359-361, 368-370, 443-446, 583-585; SETTON 1984, p. 216-217, 312-319, 321, 325, 334, 360-363, 450, 456-459)⌋ mihi respondit, quod nihil aliud desiderat, nisi quod Deus posset eum eripere de manibus sui domini. Narravit mihi, quod servivit sibi per annos tres, et quod quanto plus serviebat sibi, tanto peius se habebat. Et etiam narravit mihi unam rem, quam si Vestra Magnifica Dominatio sciret, non ipsum existimaret suum dominum bonum virum. Verecundor narrare Vestrae Magnificentiae, quia est res abhorrenda, sed salvo honore, quod ms. quot(!) ⌈quodquod ms. quot(!) ⌉ voluit ipsum retro sicut faciunt pessimi et Sodomitae canes. Dixi tunc sibi, ut nullo modo maneret secum, etiam si scirem supra humeros portare ipsum, quod veniret mecum et quod petteret written over m⌈mtt written over m⌉ a suo domino licentiam. Bene Antonius Rincon (†1541), Spanish diplomat in the service of the King of France; 1522-1525 envoy of King Francis I of Valois to Poland and Hungary; 1530-1541 - to Suleiman I; 1538-1541 official French ambassador to the Ottoman court (POCIECHA 2, p. 176-181, 342-351, 359-361, 368-370, 443-446, 583-585; SETTON 1984, p. 216-217, 312-319, 321, 325, 334, 360-363, 450, 456-459)⌊ipseAntonius Rincon (†1541), Spanish diplomat in the service of the King of France; 1522-1525 envoy of King Francis I of Valois to Poland and Hungary; 1530-1541 - to Suleiman I; 1538-1541 official French ambassador to the Ottoman court (POCIECHA 2, p. 176-181, 342-351, 359-361, 368-370, 443-446, 583-585; SETTON 1984, p. 216-217, 312-319, 321, 325, 334, 360-363, 450, 456-459)⌋ dixit mihi, quod ms. quot(!) ⌈quodquod ms. quot(!) ⌉ petiit et venit mecum. Cum fuimus extra France (Gallia, Francia), the kingdom⌊patriam GallorumFrance (Gallia, Francia), the kingdom⌋, dixit mihi: tu nescis, quid ego feci. Interrogavi Antonius Rincon (†1541), Spanish diplomat in the service of the King of France; 1522-1525 envoy of King Francis I of Valois to Poland and Hungary; 1530-1541 - to Suleiman I; 1538-1541 official French ambassador to the Ottoman court (POCIECHA 2, p. 176-181, 342-351, 359-361, 368-370, 443-446, 583-585; SETTON 1984, p. 216-217, 312-319, 321, 325, 334, 360-363, 450, 456-459)⌊ipsumAntonius Rincon (†1541), Spanish diplomat in the service of the King of France; 1522-1525 envoy of King Francis I of Valois to Poland and Hungary; 1530-1541 - to Suleiman I; 1538-1541 official French ambassador to the Ottoman court (POCIECHA 2, p. 176-181, 342-351, 359-361, 368-370, 443-446, 583-585; SETTON 1984, p. 216-217, 312-319, 321, 325, 334, 360-363, 450, 456-459)⌋, quid. Ego — dixit — accepi omnes lapides pretiosos meo domino. Ego tunc fui maxime turbatus et quomodo deberem facere. Si ego recessissem ab ipso, venient post nos et capient me cum ipso. Ubi erit honor meus? Et dixi sibi: vide, ego primam civitatem, quam inveniam, ego me reficiam, si venient post nos, tu scis, quod ego non sum in culpa. Ipse mihi dixit: domine, si venient a casu, ne timeas, quod istas res apportabo ipsas Ferdinand I of Habsburg (*1503 – †1564), from 1521 Archduke of Austria, from 1526 King of Bohemia and Hungary, Croatia and Slavonia as Ferdinand I, 1531-1558 King of the Romans, 1558-1564 Holy Roman Emperor; son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile, a younger brother of Charles V of Habsburg⌊Ferdinado regi BoemieFerdinand I of Habsburg (*1503 – †1564), from 1521 Archduke of Austria, from 1526 King of Bohemia and Hungary, Croatia and Slavonia as Ferdinand I, 1531-1558 King of the Romans, 1558-1564 Holy Roman Emperor; son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile, a younger brother of Charles V of Habsburg⌋, quia accepi ab suo inimico, qui quaerebat ad ipsum interficiendum, et quod est verum, quod ipse duxit The Ottoman Turks (Turcae) ⌊TurkasThe Ottoman Turks (Turcae) ⌋ ad Vienna (Wien, Vienna), city in eastern Austria, on the Danube river⌊VigennamVienna (Wien, Vienna), city in eastern Austria, on the Danube river⌋, et quod ms. quot(!) ⌈quodquod ms. quot(!) ⌉ proclamavit Ferdinand I of Habsburg (*1503 – †1564), from 1521 Archduke of Austria, from 1526 King of Bohemia and Hungary, Croatia and Slavonia as Ferdinand I, 1531-1558 King of the Romans, 1558-1564 Holy Roman Emperor; son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile, a younger brother of Charles V of Habsburg⌊FerdinandusFerdinand I of Habsburg (*1503 – †1564), from 1521 Archduke of Austria, from 1526 King of Bohemia and Hungary, Croatia and Slavonia as Ferdinand I, 1531-1558 King of the Romans, 1558-1564 Holy Roman Emperor; son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile, a younger brother of Charles V of Habsburg⌋, quod si aliquis interficiet ipsum, magnum praemium ab ipso habebit, vel spoliar written over s⌈srr written over s⌉et ipsum, quomodolibet posset, quia est suus traditor, fugit ab imperatore. Bene, quando fuimus in ista civitate, quae vocatur Mons (Mons Henaus), city in the Low Countries, Hainaut, 70 km SW of Brussels, today in Belgium⌊Mons HenausMons (Mons Henaus), city in the Low Countries, Hainaut, 70 km SW of Brussels, today in Belgium⌋, et dormivimus per unam noctem in crastinum, ecce irruerunt in nos et ad<h>uc eram in lecto. Et dixerunt mihi: da nobis tuum ensem. Ego dedi illis, quia nolui me defendere. Tunc Antonius Rincon (†1541), Spanish diplomat in the service of the King of France; 1522-1525 envoy of King Francis I of Valois to Poland and Hungary; 1530-1541 - to Suleiman I; 1538-1541 official French ambassador to the Ottoman court (POCIECHA 2, p. 176-181, 342-351, 359-361, 368-370, 443-446, 583-585; SETTON 1984, p. 216-217, 312-319, 321, 325, 334, 360-363, 450, 456-459)⌊iste iuvenisAntonius Rincon (†1541), Spanish diplomat in the service of the King of France; 1522-1525 envoy of King Francis I of Valois to Poland and Hungary; 1530-1541 - to Suleiman I; 1538-1541 official French ambassador to the Ottoman court (POCIECHA 2, p. 176-181, 342-351, 359-361, 368-370, 443-446, 583-585; SETTON 1984, p. 216-217, 312-319, 321, 325, 334, 360-363, 450, 456-459)⌋ extraxit suum ensem et expulit omnes de camera et proiecit se, salvo honore Magnificae Dominationis Vestrae, per unam cloacam. Et ego, quando vidi Antonius Rincon (†1541), Spanish diplomat in the service of the King of France; 1522-1525 envoy of King Francis I of Valois to Poland and Hungary; 1530-1541 - to Suleiman I; 1538-1541 official French ambassador to the Ottoman court (POCIECHA 2, p. 176-181, 342-351, 359-361, 368-370, 443-446, 583-585; SETTON 1984, p. 216-217, 312-319, 321, 325, 334, 360-363, 450, 456-459)⌊ipsumAntonius Rincon (†1541), Spanish diplomat in the service of the King of France; 1522-1525 envoy of King Francis I of Valois to Poland and Hungary; 1530-1541 - to Suleiman I; 1538-1541 official French ambassador to the Ottoman court (POCIECHA 2, p. 176-181, 342-351, 359-361, 368-370, 443-446, 583-585; SETTON 1984, p. 216-217, 312-319, 321, 325, 334, 360-363, 450, 456-459)⌋ fugientem, cogitavi intra me: si isti invenirent me superinscribed⌈meme superinscribed⌉ prope res furtivas, mihi culpam imponerent. Et ego saltavi per unam fenestram et veni hic ad ecclesiam Sancti Nicolai. Et credebam habere mecum meas pecunias. Et ego omnes eas dimisi ibi in hospitio in summa centum et sexaginta ducatos, et unum biretum cum una medalia ms. medalla(!) ⌈medaliamedalia ms. medalla(!) ⌉ de auro, quae erat valoris UUB, H. 154, f. 65v viginti ducatorum et unum anulum valoris sexaginta ducatorum et duas camisias totas laboratas de auro valoris 20 ducatorum et unum ensem. Omnia dimisi in hospitio, exceptis duobus frustris auri, qualia mihi acceperat unus curatus istius ecclesiae et detinuit mihi per XVIII dies, sed iam mihi reddidit cum mag<n>a poena. Oportebat me mittere quousque ad dominum cardinalem Mons (Mons Henaus), city in the Low Countries, Hainaut, 70 km SW of Brussels, today in Belgium⌊huius civitatisMons (Mons Henaus), city in the Low Countries, Hainaut, 70 km SW of Brussels, today in Belgium⌋, unde nunc venit ille adversarius, qui persequebatur nos, est in Mons (Mons Henaus), city in the Low Countries, Hainaut, 70 km SW of Brussels, today in Belgium⌊ista civitateMons (Mons Henaus), city in the Low Countries, Hainaut, 70 km SW of Brussels, today in Belgium⌋. Et ad<h>uc non sufficit, quod ipse habuit meas proprias pecunias, sed ad<h>uc vult habere istud ms. istut(!) ⌈istudistud ms. istut(!) ⌉ aurum. UUB, H. 154, f. 66r Et dixit mihi praesentibus omnibus in ecclesia, quod poenitet eum, quod ipse non habuit plus de rebus meis. Ego humiliter rogo Magnificam Dominationem Vestram, quod vellet pro me facere sicut pro servo Magnificae Dominationis Vestrae.[2] UUB, H. 154, f. 65v unde humiliter rogo Magnificam Dominationem Vestram, quod Magnifica Dominatio Vestra vellet intercedere ad sacram maiestatem ms. magestatem(!) ⌈maiestatemmaiestatem ms. magestatem(!) ⌉ imperatorem, quod ms. quot(!) ⌈quodquod ms. quot(!) ⌉ possim habere litteras ab imperatore, quod ms. quot(!) ⌈quodquod ms. quot(!) ⌉ possim exire secure ad civitatem et perquirere bona mea, qualia perdidi, ut possim ipsum ponere in carcerem, donec ero apud Vestram Magnificam Dominationem, humiliter rogo. Qualem benevolentiam Jan Janowicz Zabrzeziński (†1538), father of Jakub Zabrzeziński; 1503-1516 duke's marshal; 1506 regent of Wołkowysk; 1509 Nowogród voivode; 1510 - castellan and equerry, 1514-1516 starosta of Drohiczyn; 1522-1537 land marshal of Lithuania; 1531 Troki voivode (Urzędnicy 11, p. 251)⌊pater meusJan Janowicz Zabrzeziński (†1538), father of Jakub Zabrzeziński; 1503-1516 duke's marshal; 1506 regent of Wołkowysk; 1509 Nowogród voivode; 1510 - castellan and equerry, 1514-1516 starosta of Drohiczyn; 1522-1537 land marshal of Lithuania; 1531 Troki voivode (Urzędnicy 11, p. 251)⌋ et mei parentes retribuent Magnificae Dominationi Vestrae et maxime, quia sumus de patria Dominationis Vestrae, bene omnes sciunt, quod Antonius Rincon (†1541), Spanish diplomat in the service of the King of France; 1522-1525 envoy of King Francis I of Valois to Poland and Hungary; 1530-1541 - to Suleiman I; 1538-1541 official French ambassador to the Ottoman court (POCIECHA 2, p. 176-181, 342-351, 359-361, 368-370, 443-446, 583-585; SETTON 1984, p. 216-217, 312-319, 321, 325, 334, 360-363, 450, 456-459)⌊illum iuvenemAntonius Rincon (†1541), Spanish diplomat in the service of the King of France; 1522-1525 envoy of King Francis I of Valois to Poland and Hungary; 1530-1541 - to Suleiman I; 1538-1541 official French ambassador to the Ottoman court (POCIECHA 2, p. 176-181, 342-351, 359-361, 368-370, 443-446, 583-585; SETTON 1984, p. 216-217, 312-319, 321, 325, 334, 360-363, 450, 456-459)⌋, qualem tenent in carcere, ipse dixit coram omnibus, quod ego non sum in culpa nec scivi aliquid, ni quod ipse mihi dixit in via. Unde humiliter rogo Magnificam Dominationem Vestram, quod ms. quot(!) ⌈quodquod ms. quot(!) ⌉ dignetur per istum nuntium dare mihi responsum citius quam potest, quia timeo, ne adversarius recedat. Humiliter supplico Magnificam Dominationem Vestram non aliud, nisi quod Deus faciat Magnificam Dominationem Vestram incolumem et felicem in omnibus.

Eiusdem Magnificae Dominationis Vestrae humillimus servus

Datum in Mons (Mons Henaus), city in the Low Countries, Hainaut, 70 km SW of Brussels, today in Belgium⌊Mons HenausMons (Mons Henaus), city in the Low Countries, Hainaut, 70 km SW of Brussels, today in Belgium⌋, XXI Iulii MDXXXI.

Jakub Zabrzeziński ⌊Iacobus ZabrezenszkyJakub Zabrzeziński ⌋

[1] Part of address on the piece of paper the seal has been impressed through.

[2] Et dixit mici presentibus omnibus in ecclesia, quod penitet eum, quod ipse non habuit plus de rebus meis. Ego humiliter rogo Magnificam Dominationem Vestram, quod vellet pro me facere sicut pro servo Magnificae Dominationis Vestrae fragment inscribed on f. 66r.