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Magnifice vir nobis carissime.

Magnificus Gotifredus orator noster, praesentium exhibitor referet nonnulla Dominationi Vestrae nostro nomine, quae erunt exponenda catholicae celsitudini. Placeat ergo tantum fidei tribuere ei, quantum et nobis tribueret Dominatio Vestra, si coram loqueremur.

Naples (Napoli, Neapolis), city in Italy, on the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea, capital of the region of Campania⌊NeapoliNaples (Napoli, Neapolis), city in Italy, on the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea, capital of the region of Campania⌋, XXVIII Mai MDXVIIII.

Magnificentiae Vestrae S(erenissima) Isabella d'Aragona (Isabella of Naples) (*1470 – †1524), duchess of Milan (1489-1494) and Bari (1499-1524); wife of duke of Milan Gian Galeazzo II Maria Sforza, daughter of king Alphonse II of Naples and Ippolita Maria Sforza; mother of queen Bona Sforza⌊Ysabella de AragonaIsabella d'Aragona (Isabella of Naples) (*1470 – †1524), duchess of Milan (1489-1494) and Bari (1499-1524); wife of duke of Milan Gian Galeazzo II Maria Sforza, daughter of king Alphonse II of Naples and Ippolita Maria Sforza; mother of queen Bona Sforza⌋, ducissa de Milano etc.

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Sacratíssima y Cathólica Majestad:

Quando el año passado estando en Valladolid (Vallisoletum, Oleti vallis), city in central Spain, Castile and León, on the Pisuerga river⌊ValladolidValladolid (Vallisoletum, Oleti vallis), city in central Spain, Castile and León, on the Pisuerga river⌋ presenté a Vuestra Majestad tres timbles de martas zobellinas de parte de la Sereníssima Bona Sforza (*1494 – †1557), Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania (1518-1557); the second wife of Sigismund I Jagiellon; Duchess of Bari and Rossano; daughter of Gian Galeazzo Sforza of Milan and Isabella of Aragon⌊reyna de PoloniaBona Sforza (*1494 – †1557), Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania (1518-1557); the second wife of Sigismund I Jagiellon; Duchess of Bari and Rossano; daughter of Gian Galeazzo Sforza of Milan and Isabella of Aragon⌋, mi señora, le supliqué de su parte, que fuesse hidden by binding⌈[se]se hidden by binding⌉ intercessoria con la 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⌊majestad çesáreaCharles 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⌋ para que mandasse que la reyna, mi señora, fuesse conseruada en la immunidad y exemptión hidden by binding⌈[ión]ión hidden by binding⌉ de que durante su vida gozó la yllustríssima Isabella d'Aragona (Isabella of Naples) (*1470 – †1524), duchess of Milan (1489-1494) and Bari (1499-1524); wife of duke of Milan Gian Galeazzo II Maria Sforza, daughter of king Alphonse II of Naples and Ippolita Maria Sforza; mother of queen Bona Sforza⌊duquesa de MilánIsabella d'Aragona (Isabella of Naples) (*1470 – †1524), duchess of Milan (1489-1494) and Bari (1499-1524); wife of duke of Milan Gian Galeazzo II Maria Sforza, daughter of king Alphonse II of Naples and Ippolita Maria Sforza; mother of queen Bona Sforza⌋, su madre, de no pagar adoha por il Bari (Barium, Status Barensis), duchy in southern Italy, on the Adriatic Sea, Bari was a hereditary country of Queen Bona of Poland⌊Ducado de BarriBari (Barium, Status Barensis), duchy in southern Italy, on the Adriatic Sea, Bari was a hereditary country of Queen Bona of Poland⌋ que tyene en el Naples (Napoli, Neapolis), city in Italy, on the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea, capital of the region of Campania⌊Reyno de NápolesNaples (Napoli, Neapolis), city in Italy, on the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea, capital of the region of Campania⌋. Y porque hasta agora nunca he hauido conueniente respuesta de su 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⌊majestad cesáreaCharles 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⌋ y yo estoy ya para boluerme a los 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

Bona Sforza (*1494 – †1557), Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania (1518-1557); the second wife of Sigismund I Jagiellon; Duchess of Bari and Rossano; daughter of Gian Galeazzo Sforza of Milan and Isabella of Aragon⌊reyesSigismund 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

Bona Sforza (*1494 – †1557), Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania (1518-1557); the second wife of Sigismund I Jagiellon; Duchess of Bari and Rossano; daughter of Gian Galeazzo Sforza of Milan and Isabella of Aragon⌋, mis señores, suplico a Vuestra Majestad que quiera interceder con su çesárea majestad y acabar que tenga por byen de embiarme ya con una cyerta y benigna respuesta, no quitando ala Bona Sforza (*1494 – †1557), Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania (1518-1557); the second wife of Sigismund I Jagiellon; Duchess of Bari and Rossano; daughter of Gian Galeazzo Sforza of Milan and Isabella of Aragon⌊hijaBona Sforza (*1494 – †1557), Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania (1518-1557); the second wife of Sigismund I Jagiellon; Duchess of Bari and Rossano; daughter of Gian Galeazzo Sforza of Milan and Isabella of Aragon⌋ la exemptión de que la Isabella d'Aragona (Isabella of Naples) (*1470 – †1524), duchess of Milan (1489-1494) and Bari (1499-1524); wife of duke of Milan Gian Galeazzo II Maria Sforza, daughter of king Alphonse II of Naples and Ippolita Maria Sforza; mother of queen Bona Sforza⌊madreIsabella d'Aragona (Isabella of Naples) (*1470 – †1524), duchess of Milan (1489-1494) and Bari (1499-1524); wife of duke of Milan Gian Galeazzo II Maria Sforza, daughter of king Alphonse II of Naples and Ippolita Maria Sforza; mother of queen Bona Sforza⌋ toda su vida gozó, lo qual procurará la reyna, mi señora, de recono hidden by binding⌈[no]no hidden by binding⌉cer a Vuestra Majestad por todas las vías y medios que ella pudiere y estimará mucho más esta merced siendo alcançada por mano hidden by binding⌈[no]no hidden by binding⌉ de Vuestra Majestad que si fuesse de muy mayor qualidad.

f. A IIr

Reverendo Domino, domino Ioannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes Flachsbinder) (*1485 – †1548), eminent diplomat and humanist in the service of the Jagiellons, neo-Latin poet; 1530-1537 Bishop of Kulm; 1537-1548 Bishop of Ermland⌊Ioanni DantiscoIoannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes Flachsbinder) (*1485 – †1548), eminent diplomat and humanist in the service of the Jagiellons, neo-Latin poet; 1530-1537 Bishop of Kulm; 1537-1548 Bishop of Ermland⌋ episcopo Warmiensi Melchior Isinderus (Melchior Isinder) (*ca. 1520 – †1588), studied in Wittenberg; pupil of Philipp Melanchthon; 1548 - doctorate in theology from Wittenberg University; Professor (i.a. of Greek and Theology) at the University in Königsberg, 1549 - Rector⌊Melchior IsinderusMelchior Isinderus (Melchior Isinder) (*ca. 1520 – †1588), studied in Wittenberg; pupil of Philipp Melanchthon; 1548 - doctorate in theology from Wittenberg University; Professor (i.a. of Greek and Theology) at the University in Königsberg, 1549 - Rector⌋ salutem plurimam dicit.

Sicut non uno tantum calamitatis genere iustus ac sapiens ille Deus hanc aerumnosam humani generis naturam horribiliter ob delicta vel singulorum, vel omnium ceu saeva procella ac tempestate obrui et affligi saepius permittit, ita etiam, dum nos pro sua ineffabili ac perpetua misericordia placida et recta quadam voluntate respicere dignatur, non una aliqua liberalitatis parte benevolum et clementem se nobis praebet, sed vere id considerantes multis bonorum myriadibus affatim beat, sustentat, fovet et amplexatur. Nam etsi his nostris temporibus, quae quidem et periculosissima, et extrema non dubiis de causis ac coniecturis a plerisque praecellentibus viris esse iudicantur, multa atrocia ac turbulenta se commoverunt et subinde mole quadam sese adhuc proruunt et ostentant, de quibus animus bene institutus haud immerito angi et perturbari debeat, tamen tot ac tantis rursus beneficiis ac dotibus Dei hoc f. A IIv ipsum nostrum saeculum exornatum et instructum est, ut qui iis omnibus sapienter et recte ad vitam instituendam uti velit, nihil prorsus ad fortunate beateque vivendum desiderare queat.

Etenim ne singula persequi coner, maximum et vere ingens beneficium Dei iudicandum est, quod in hac ipsa nostra Germany (Germania, Niemcy)⌊GermaniaGermany (Germania, Niemcy)⌋, hac aetate vel studia tantum li<n>guarum ita effloruerunt, ut non solum Romana eloquentia trans Alps (Alpes), mountain range stretching from Austria and Slovenia in the east; through Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany; to France in the west⌊AlpesAlps (Alpes), mountain range stretching from Austria and Slovenia in the east; through Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany; to France in the west⌋ ad nos commigraverit, verum etiam omnis Graeca sapientia Athens (Athenae), city-state in ancient Greece⌊AthenisAthens (Athenae), city-state in ancient Greece⌋ usque una cum The Jews ⌊HebreorumThe Jews ⌋ divinis illis et Spiritus Sancti mysteriis Jerusalem (Hierosolyma), city in ancient Palestine, Judean Mountains, 1517-1917 under the rule of Ottoman Empire, today the capital of Israel⌊HierosolimisJerusalem (Hierosolyma), city in ancient Palestine, Judean Mountains, 1517-1917 under the rule of Ottoman Empire, today the capital of Israel⌋ quoque ceu sede pulsa in tutissimum portum ad nos confugerit et appulerit. Ac cogitans saepenumero de artificibus in hoc ipso genere praecipuis et eximiis, magnopere et tacitus quodammodo gratulatus sum, tum aliis in Germany (Germania, Niemcy)⌊GermaniaGermany (Germania, Niemcy)⌋ gymnasiis publicis, quibus iisdem frui contigisset, tum vel praecipue celeberrimae Mysorum apud Lypsenses Academiae, quod hactenus Ioachimus Camerarius (Joachim Kammermeister) (*1500 – †1547), humanist, scholar, writer and translator of numerous Greek works, friend of Melanchton and Helius Eobanus, acquaintance of Martin Luther and Erasmus of Rotterdam (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 138; CE, vol. 1, p. 247-248)⌊Ioachimi CamerariiIoachimus Camerarius (Joachim Kammermeister) (*1500 – †1547), humanist, scholar, writer and translator of numerous Greek works, friend of Melanchton and Helius Eobanus, acquaintance of Martin Luther and Erasmus of Rotterdam (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 138; CE, vol. 1, p. 247-248)⌋ summa fide et industria in Latinis et Graecis, Bernhard Ziegler (*1496 – †1552), Lutheran theologian, hebraist⌊Bernardi autem ZygleriBernhard Ziegler (*1496 – †1552), Lutheran theologian, hebraist⌋ in Hebraicis tradendis litteris ceu singulari quadam Dei providentia usa sit. Etsi enim illustri et clarissima fama publica monumentisque eorum satis antea edoctus eram, quantam et laudem, et dignitatem mererentur, tamen cum eo in Königsberg (Królewiec, Mons Regius, Regiomontium), city in Ducal Prussia, on the mouth of the Pregel (Pregoła) river, capital city of Ducal Prussia; today Kaliningrad in Russia⌊locoKönigsberg (Królewiec, Mons Regius, Regiomontium), city in Ducal Prussia, on the mouth of the Pregel (Pregoła) river, capital city of Ducal Prussia; today Kaliningrad in Russia⌋ ante triennium f. A IIIr fere diutius aliquanto commorarer, singulare et eximium utriusque in enarrandis sui cuiusque generis auctoribus studium perspexi et admiratus sum. Nam et Ioachimus Camerarius (Joachim Kammermeister) (*1500 – †1547), humanist, scholar, writer and translator of numerous Greek works, friend of Melanchton and Helius Eobanus, acquaintance of Martin Luther and Erasmus of Rotterdam (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 138; CE, vol. 1, p. 247-248)⌊Ioachimi CamerariiIoachimus Camerarius (Joachim Kammermeister) (*1500 – †1547), humanist, scholar, writer and translator of numerous Greek works, friend of Melanchton and Helius Eobanus, acquaintance of Martin Luther and Erasmus of Rotterdam (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 138; CE, vol. 1, p. 247-248)⌋ Graecum libellum tum videram, in quo eum praeclarum quoddam specimen eruditionis ac sapientiae Graecae exhibuisse augurabar.

Proinde cum postea libellus iste in hanc ad nos oram septentrionalem allatus esset, percupide sane eum amplexus perlegi, praesertim cum et rem ipsam, quam inscriptio pollicebatur, cognoscendam esse arbitrarer et quod orationis compositionem quasique textum non alienum a similitudine operum vetustatis esse statim animadvertebam. Quod si autem mihi de aliena li<n>gua, quam ego neque celeriter discere incepi, nec etiam me perdidicisse libenter profiteor, iudicium facere conceditur, videor mihi et recte, et vere hoc dicturus haud indignum esse hunc ipsum libellum lectione eorum, qui Graecas litteras partim et ipsi didicerunt, partim, ut par est, admirantur. Et huius equidem meae sententiae vel primam et praecipuam quasi causam adferre nihil vereor, quod nimirum hoc ipso in exemplo vel manifestum in hoc genere studiorum profectum et successum quendam eximium conspicere poterint, unde et suorum studiorum curriculum confirment ac convincere et redarguere f. A IIIv possint iniquorum quorundam iudicia, qui leviter vel livore, vel ignavia fascinati de hoc studio sentiunt ac pronuntiant.

Nec sane controversiae quoque ullius futurum esse arbitror, si dixero, auctorem, qui quidem mea laude non indiget cuique ab omnibus viris doctissimis et bonis eximiam et singularem huius linguae cognitionem tribui scio, in hoc ipso scripto id praestitisse, quod res gravissimas verbis bonis, figuris sermonis propriis et aptissima compositione complexus sit. Porro quamvis et ego existimem praecipue ex veterum probatorum auctorum scriptis omnem veritatem eruditae ac prudentis orationis maximo studio, summa cura et assidua lectione petendam esse. Tamen simul et illud ab optimarum artium studiosis non alienum fuerit nec recentes et, ut ita vocem, novitios conatus nostrae aetatis aspernari aut fastidire vel propter documenta industriae et dexteritatis, vel ut nostro quoque saeculo aliquis habeatur honos.

Quare cum his de causis libenter hoc legissem scriptum et quidem maiori aliquanto cum voluptate, quod mihi cum auctore ipso necessitudo minime vulgaris intercederet, haud gravatim etiam laborem convertendi illud in sermonem Latinum suscepi, ut si qui alii, Graecis litteris non usque adeo instructi, legere id forte cuperent, non multo negotio aut labore f. A IVr interpretationem conquirere cogerentur. Nam et ideo versionem meam non longe ab ipsis abduxi verbis ac his potius illam inhaerere volui, cum et genus sermonis accuratius non exquirerem, sed tantum planam ac perspicuam, non etiam satis elegantem translationem esse conarer. Interim vero, ut et, quod res est, fatear, ipsa rerum et argumenti utilitas atque dignitas me movit, ut si perficere possem, annitendum mihi putarem, quo id ipsum a pluribus cognosceretur.

Ut enim citra suspicionem adulationis haec laudare videar, hoc tantum dicam, quod et manifestum est, et omnibus vere iudicantibus dicendum occurreret, gravissimas et bonas sententias de his, quae in hoc libello exponuntur, positas easque moderatione quadam digna studiis optimarum disciplinarum atque artium explicatas esse. Ac certe cum de invocationis dogmate quidam ut magis absurda et impia contra suum etiam iudicium defenderent, quam ut veritatem exquirerent et cognoscerent, studium suum occupare maluerint, ea in disputatione illa auctor mihi collegisse videtur, de quibus et huius perversitas, et vera sanctorum veneratio non tam probari ac asseri, quam probata et asserta proclamari et quasi perorata iam pridem causa concludi existimari possit. Quam autem hic error et nocens sit, et turpis, non conabor f. A IVv equidem praesertim hoc in loco id ostendere, cum et aliorum egregia et luculenta de eo scripta extent, et longiorem atque exquisitiorem disputationem res desideret, quam ut ea pro nostro captu et huius scripti occasione a nobis praestari queat.

Ceterum duabus potissimum de causis hunc laborem et quasi foetum studii mei ad te peculiarter, Amplissime Praesul, mittere volui, cum ut Tuae Reverendissimae Paternitati ratio exercitationis meae innotesceret, tum ut vel ab illius approbatione tutelam et patrocinium acciperet, vel de reprehensione emendaretur. Ea enim revera est non modo celebritas, sed etiam auctoritas doctrinae atque eruditionis Tuae, ut opera non mei solum ingenii, sed eorum etiam, qui in hoc curriculo optimarum artium me progressi sunt, longius citra controversiam Tuo iudicio stare et cadere debeant.

Quae enim regio aut quis locus terrarum ignorat nomen tuum? An, ut ab illa ordiar, unde imperio Augusto gubernator datus fuit, Spain (Hispania)⌊HispaniaSpain (Hispania)⌋? Ubi certe reliquisti existimationem sapientiae et doctrinae, quam nemo externus umquam. An vero Germany (Germania, Niemcy)⌊GermaniaGermany (Germania, Niemcy)⌋? Nam quid ego de Poland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌊PoloniaePoland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌋ tuae florentissimo regno dicam, quo te cives tui, collegae, 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⌊rexSigismund 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⌋ ipse ceu numen aliquod coelitus delapsum secundum Homer aoidos, in the classical tradition the author of the "Iliad" and the "Odyssey"; the greatest ancient Greek epic poet⌊HomerumHomer aoidos, in the classical tradition the author of the "Iliad" and the "Odyssey"; the greatest ancient Greek epic poet⌋ inf. [1r] unnumbered after f. A IVtuentur? Quid de Italy (Italia)⌊ItaliaItaly (Italia)⌋, de France (Gallia, Francia), the kingdom⌊GallisFrance (Gallia, Francia), the kingdom⌋ admiratricibus ac praedicatricibus verissimarum laudum tuarum, cum etiam famam tuam innavigabilia antiquis maria transvolasse et ad ignota illa loca India⌊IndiaeIndia⌋ pervenisse sciamus.

Sed et rem ipsam sperabam intelligentiae tuae probatam iri, praesertim cum recordarer, eam a clarissimo et viro, et poeta, Tuae Reverendissimae Paternitati dilectissimo Helius Eobanus Hessus (Eobanus Koch, Helius Coccius) (*1488 – †1540), neo Latin poet, humanist and writer, since 1509 secretary of bishop of Pomesania Hiob Dobeneck, lecturer of law at the University of Erfurt, 1526-1533 lecturer in the Nuremberg Gymnasium, 1530 visited Augsburg during the Imperial Diet, since 1536 professor of history at the University of Marburg; in 1512 attended the wedding of Sigismund I Jagiellon and Barbara Zápolya at Cracow (NDB, Bd. 4, s. 543-545; CE, vol. 1, p. 434-436)⌊Eobano HessoHelius Eobanus Hessus (Eobanus Koch, Helius Coccius) (*1488 – †1540), neo Latin poet, humanist and writer, since 1509 secretary of bishop of Pomesania Hiob Dobeneck, lecturer of law at the University of Erfurt, 1526-1533 lecturer in the Nuremberg Gymnasium, 1530 visited Augsburg during the Imperial Diet, since 1536 professor of history at the University of Marburg; in 1512 attended the wedding of Sigismund I Jagiellon and Barbara Zápolya at Cracow (NDB, Bd. 4, s. 543-545; CE, vol. 1, p. 434-436)⌋, divinis carminum praeconiis, in coelum, quod dicitur, sublatam esse. Adde, quod illud idem non minor et poeta, et orator Caspar Ursinus Velius (Caspar Bernhardi) (*1493 – †1539), humanist and poet, author of poems and chronicle of the wars of King Ferdinand against John Zápolya and the Ottoman Empire (De Bello hungarico, printed in 1762); friend of Erasmus of Rotterdam and Dantiscus; since 1509 servant of Gurk bishop Matthäus Lang; in 1527 became historian of King Ferdinand and in 1532 he was also appointed tutor of his children (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 56; CE, vol. 3, p. 356-357)⌊Caspar Ursinus VeliusCaspar Ursinus Velius (Caspar Bernhardi) (*1493 – †1539), humanist and poet, author of poems and chronicle of the wars of King Ferdinand against John Zápolya and the Ottoman Empire (De Bello hungarico, printed in 1762); friend of Erasmus of Rotterdam and Dantiscus; since 1509 servant of Gurk bishop Matthäus Lang; in 1527 became historian of King Ferdinand and in 1532 he was also appointed tutor of his children (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 56; CE, vol. 3, p. 356-357)⌋, popularis meus, magna multorum bonorum etiam cum approbatione praestiterit. Taceo vero, quantam et prudentis facundiae laudem magnificus Georgius Sabinus (Georg Schuler) (*1508 – †1560), philologist, neolatin poet, Melanchton's student and his son-in-law (husband of Anna), first rector of the University of Königsberg (Albertina), acquaintance of Joachim Camerarius, Pietro Bembo, Damian a Goes and Baptista Egnatius; in 1534 created poet-laureate and Comes Palatinus of the Lateran; 1538 professor of rhetoric at the University of Frankfurt an der Oder; 1544 rector of the ducal college (later University) of Königsberg (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 369-370; CE, vol. 3, p. 182-183)⌊Georgius SabinusGeorgius Sabinus (Georg Schuler) (*1508 – †1560), philologist, neolatin poet, Melanchton's student and his son-in-law (husband of Anna), first rector of the University of Königsberg (Albertina), acquaintance of Joachim Camerarius, Pietro Bembo, Damian a Goes and Baptista Egnatius; in 1534 created poet-laureate and Comes Palatinus of the Lateran; 1538 professor of rhetoric at the University of Frankfurt an der Oder; 1544 rector of the ducal college (later University) of Königsberg (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 369-370; CE, vol. 3, p. 182-183)⌋, vir sane vel praecipuum nostri temporis poetarum illustrium ornamentum, saepius in sermonibus suis Tuae Reverendissimae Paternitati ascribere soleat, praesertim cum et propter societatem celeberrimi nominis libenter Te suspiciat Tuaque omnia merito admiretur. Quin etiam memini, Ioachimus Camerarius (Joachim Kammermeister) (*1500 – †1547), humanist, scholar, writer and translator of numerous Greek works, friend of Melanchton and Helius Eobanus, acquaintance of Martin Luther and Erasmus of Rotterdam (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 138; CE, vol. 1, p. 247-248)⌊IoachimumIoachimus Camerarius (Joachim Kammermeister) (*1500 – †1547), humanist, scholar, writer and translator of numerous Greek works, friend of Melanchton and Helius Eobanus, acquaintance of Martin Luther and Erasmus of Rotterdam (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 138; CE, vol. 1, p. 247-248)⌋, auctorem scripti huius, de Tua et clementia, et humanitate (quae etiam est in principe viro profecto laudabilis) cum Leipzig (Lipsia), city in southern Germany, Saxony⌊LipsiaeLeipzig (Lipsia), city in southern Germany, Saxony⌋ essem, studiosissime saepius verba facere. Nam et versuum tuorum, quos aliquando, anno, nisi fallor, ab hinc XXI Wittenberg (Vittemberga), city in east-central Germany, Saxony, on the Elbe river, 70 km NE of Leipzig⌊VitebergaeWittenberg (Vittemberga), city in east-central Germany, Saxony, on the Elbe river, 70 km NE of Leipzig⌋ Philipp Melanchthon (Philipp Schwartzerd) (*1497 – †1560), Lutheran theologian, humanist, Martin Luther's collaborator and friend, author of the Augsburg Confession. He was strongly influenced by Luther, whom he called his spiritual father. In 1519 he was present as a spectator at the disputation of Leipzig between Martin Luther and Johann Eck. He was also in attendance at the Diet of Augsburg (1530) and at the religious colloquy of Worms (1557)⌊Philippo MelanthoniPhilipp Melanchthon (Philipp Schwartzerd) (*1497 – †1560), Lutheran theologian, humanist, Martin Luther's collaborator and friend, author of the Augsburg Confession. He was strongly influenced by Luther, whom he called his spiritual father. In 1519 he was present as a spectator at the disputation of Leipzig between Martin Luther and Johann Eck. He was also in attendance at the Diet of Augsburg (1530) and at the religious colloquy of Worms (1557)⌋ recitaveras et colloqui f. [1v] unnumbered after f. A IV Norici[1] honestissimam mentionem ab Ioachimus Camerarius (Joachim Kammermeister) (*1500 – †1547), humanist, scholar, writer and translator of numerous Greek works, friend of Melanchton and Helius Eobanus, acquaintance of Martin Luther and Erasmus of Rotterdam (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 138; CE, vol. 1, p. 247-248)⌊eoIoachimus Camerarius (Joachim Kammermeister) (*1500 – †1547), humanist, scholar, writer and translator of numerous Greek works, friend of Melanchton and Helius Eobanus, acquaintance of Martin Luther and Erasmus of Rotterdam (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 138; CE, vol. 1, p. 247-248)⌋ factam esse recordor.

His igitur omnibus adductus atque plane impulsus hanc qualemcumque operam studii mei, quam et propter scholam nostram, in qua hoc tempore Graeca lingua a me tractabatur, susceperam, Tuae Reverendissimae Paternitati dedicare volui. Quae ut persuasionem de ipsa meam et hanc quasi accessionem ad ipsam atque interpellationem epistolae boni consulere velit etiam atque etiam, qua par est, reverentia peto atque contendo. Postremo optimas artes atque disciplinas Tuae Reverendissimae Paternitatis patrocinio ita commendo, ut qua hactenus fecit benignitate et in posterum eadem eas complecti non dedignetur.

Quo quidem Deo ipso nihil est futurum gratius ac Tuae Reverendissimae Paternitati in terris nihil gloriosius atque honestius, cui precor, ut ea bene et feliciter quam diutissime valeat.

Ex Academia Königsberg (Królewiec, Mons Regius, Regiomontium), city in Ducal Prussia, on the mouth of the Pregel (Pregoła) river, capital city of Ducal Prussia; today Kaliningrad in Russia⌊Regii MontisKönigsberg (Królewiec, Mons Regius, Regiomontium), city in Ducal Prussia, on the mouth of the Pregel (Pregoła) river, capital city of Ducal Prussia; today Kaliningrad in Russia⌋, mense Aprili anno MDXLVI.

[1] Noricum is the Latin name for a Celtic kingdom that included most of modern Austria and part of Slovenia; the adjective Noricus here surely refers to Nuremberg (Nürnberg, Norimberga), city in Germany, Bavaria⌊NurembergNuremberg (Nürnberg, Norimberga), city in Germany, Bavaria⌋, where 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⌊DantiscusIoannes 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⌋ had the opportunity to meet Ioachimus Camerarius (Joachim Kammermeister) (*1500 – †1547), humanist, scholar, writer and translator of numerous Greek works, friend of Melanchton and Helius Eobanus, acquaintance of Martin Luther and Erasmus of Rotterdam (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 138; CE, vol. 1, p. 247-248)⌊CamerariusIoachimus Camerarius (Joachim Kammermeister) (*1500 – †1547), humanist, scholar, writer and translator of numerous Greek works, friend of Melanchton and Helius Eobanus, acquaintance of Martin Luther and Erasmus of Rotterdam (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 138; CE, vol. 1, p. 247-248)⌋ in April 1532 .

BCz, 403, p. 624

Reverendissimo in Christo Patri, Domino, domino Ioannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes Flachsbinder) (*1485 – †1548), eminent diplomat and humanist in the service of the Jagiellons, neo-Latin poet; 1530-1537 Bishop of Kulm; 1537-1548 Bishop of Ermland⌊Ioanni DantiscoIoannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes Flachsbinder) (*1485 – †1548), eminent diplomat and humanist in the service of the Jagiellons, neo-Latin poet; 1530-1537 Bishop of Kulm; 1537-1548 Bishop of Ermland⌋, episcopo Warmiensi etc., domino suo clementissimo[1]

BCz, 403, p. 621

Salutem dico.

Praeter exspectationem atque adeo omnem voluntatem et vota mea, Reverendissime in Christo Pater, mihi accidit, ut libellus illustri ac clarissimo Celsitudinis Tuae nomini a me inscriptus citius in manus vestras perveniret, quam ego, ut moris est, eum offerendum curassem. Verebar enim, cum id primum intellexissem, ne Celsitudo Tua eam ob causam aliquid vel diligentiae sive etiam iudicii merito in me desideraret. At postquam Celsitudinis Tuae avidius relegissem cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Melchior ISINDERUS shortly before 1546-04-28, CIDTC IDL 6778, letter lost⌊litterascf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Melchior ISINDERUS shortly before 1546-04-28, CIDTC IDL 6778, letter lost⌋, quibus quo animo is acceptus esset significabatur, ea quidem abunde ex iis perspexi, ut nihil dubitare iam queam eum nullo sane infausto sidere ad vos perlatum esse. Etenim eum praeseferebant favorem atque Celsitudinis Tuae erga me propensum studium et benevolam animi inductionem, ut nisi id vicissim veneratione, observantia ac praeconiis peculiaribus dignum existimem, frustra me in studiis optimarum artium versatum esse non sine rubore fateri debeam. Ac cum huius non sit occasionis prolixius de hac tam insigni Celsitudinis Tuae mansueta et clementi humanitate verba facere, merito nunc quod possum et debeo maximas pro ea Celsitudini Tuae et habeo et dico gratias. BCz, 403, p. 622 Etsi autem fatear, non male ipsam fortunam, seu potius casum, consilia et deliberationes meas antevortisse, tamen ne vel nunc quidem consuetudini atque officio meo deessem, libellum ipsum, quem equidem iudico esse tenuem et vix tua amplissima celebritate dignum, ad Celsitudinem Tuam transmittere volui. Idque ea potissimum de causa, ut eo ipso testatius apud Celsitudinem Tuam facerem me vere eo animo hanc opusculi inscriptionem instituisse, quo Celsitudo Tua in cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Melchior ISINDERUS shortly before 1546-04-28, CIDTC IDL 6778, letter lost⌊litteriscf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Melchior ISINDERUS shortly before 1546-04-28, CIDTC IDL 6778, letter lost⌋ eam a me susceptam esse existimavit. Accipies igitur, Amplissime Praesul, denuo quasi hoc munusculum a me cartaceum et quidem ea virtute et iudicio, quibus ego fretus ad id Celsitudini Tuae exhibendum adductus sum. Nam quod plus satis Celsitudo Tua sibi in eo ascriptum esse arbitratur, agnosco hic quoque Celsitudinis Tuae eximiam virtutem atque sapientiam. Ego enim libenter fateor me magnitudinem verissimarum laudum tuarum minime assecutum esse. Neque vero, si talis se occasio offerret, pro mea illa ingenii mediocritate anniti dubitarem, ut vel splendidiori in argumento Celsitudo Tua multorum bonorum de se iudicia penitus introspiceret. Nam et in hoc praesenti instituto ac quasi primitiis meis ideo etiam contractior esse debui, quod sciebam BCz, 403, p. 623 ipsum per se opusculum alienum esse a Celsitudinis Tuae professione, cum tamen interim propter Ioachimus Camerarius (Joachim Kammermeister) (*1500 – †1547), humanist, scholar, writer and translator of numerous Greek works, friend of Melanchton and Helius Eobanus, acquaintance of Martin Luther and Erasmus of Rotterdam (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 138; CE, vol. 1, p. 247-248)⌊IoachimumIoachimus Camerarius (Joachim Kammermeister) (*1500 – †1547), humanist, scholar, writer and translator of numerous Greek works, friend of Melanchton and Helius Eobanus, acquaintance of Martin Luther and Erasmus of Rotterdam (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 138; CE, vol. 1, p. 247-248)⌋ auctorem ipsius et auctoritatem Georgius Sabinus (Georg Schuler) (*1508 – †1560), philologist, neolatin poet, Melanchton's student and his son-in-law (husband of Anna), first rector of the University of Königsberg (Albertina), acquaintance of Joachim Camerarius, Pietro Bembo, Damian a Goes and Baptista Egnatius; in 1534 created poet-laureate and Comes Palatinus of the Lateran; 1538 professor of rhetoric at the University of Frankfurt an der Oder; 1544 rector of the ducal college (later University) of Königsberg (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 369-370; CE, vol. 3, p. 182-183)⌊SabiniGeorgius Sabinus (Georg Schuler) (*1508 – †1560), philologist, neolatin poet, Melanchton's student and his son-in-law (husband of Anna), first rector of the University of Königsberg (Albertina), acquaintance of Joachim Camerarius, Pietro Bembo, Damian a Goes and Baptista Egnatius; in 1534 created poet-laureate and Comes Palatinus of the Lateran; 1538 professor of rhetoric at the University of Frankfurt an der Oder; 1544 rector of the ducal college (later University) of Königsberg (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 369-370; CE, vol. 3, p. 182-183)⌋ nostri, cuius hortatu hanc scriptionem, ut prorsus ad ignotum, susceperam, haud sane ingratum futurum sperarem. Quae omnia ut explicatius Celsitudini Tuae aperire queam, omni sane in hoc incumbam industria, ne Celsitudo Tua frustra nos ad se tam amanter invitasse videatur. His Celsitudo Tua quam rectissime valeat, utque ea me sibi de meliori nota commendatum habere dignetur etiam atque etiam oro.

Datae in Königsberg (Królewiec, Mons Regius, Regiomontium), city in Ducal Prussia, on the mouth of the Pregel (Pregoła) river, capital city of Ducal Prussia; today Kaliningrad in Russia⌊Monte RegioKönigsberg (Królewiec, Mons Regius, Regiomontium), city in Ducal Prussia, on the mouth of the Pregel (Pregoła) river, capital city of Ducal Prussia; today Kaliningrad in Russia⌋, IIII Calendas Maii, anno salutis nostrae MDXLVI.

Reverendissimae C(elsitudini) or C(elsitudinis)⌈C(elsitudini)C(elsitudini) or C(elsitudinis)⌉ Tuae addictissimus Melchior Isinderus (Melchior Isinder) (*ca. 1520 – †1588), studied in Wittenberg; pupil of Philipp Melanchthon; 1548 - doctorate in theology from Wittenberg University; Professor (i.a. of Greek and Theology) at the University in Königsberg, 1549 - Rector⌊Melchior IsinderusMelchior Isinderus (Melchior Isinder) (*ca. 1520 – †1588), studied in Wittenberg; pupil of Philipp Melanchthon; 1548 - doctorate in theology from Wittenberg University; Professor (i.a. of Greek and Theology) at the University in Königsberg, 1549 - Rector⌋