BCz, 1595, p. 16

Excell(entissimo) or Excell(enti)⌈Excell(entissimo)Excell(entissimo) or Excell(enti)⌉ ac praeclaro Viro, domino Ioannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Hans 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, Hans 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 reg text damaged⌈[reg]reg text damaged⌉isSigismund 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⌋ a consiliis et oratori apud text damaged⌈[apud]apud text damaged⌉ 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⌊maiestatem caesareamCharles 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⌋ etc., domino et amico optimo

BCz, 1595, p. 13

Salutem plurimam.

Cum his diebus huc adveniens forte incidissem in latorem praesentium itineri istuc ad vos se iam parantem volui praestantiam Tuam ... superinscribed⌈... illegible⌈...... illegible⌉... superinscribed⌉ adventus saltem mei (cum aliud non haberem) certiorem facere, qui itaque nudiusquartus quam has ad te darem Laredo (Laretum), town and harbor in northern Spain, Cantabria, 150 km W of Bilbao⌊LaretumLaredo (Laretum), town and harbor in northern Spain, Cantabria, 150 km W of Bilbao⌋ huc applicui incolumis superinscribed⌈incolumisincolumis superinscribed⌉. Ubi quatriremem seu gale written over i⌈iee written over i⌉onem, qua dominus probably Louis of Flanders Lord of Praet (a Prato, de Prato, Lodewijk van Praet, Pratensis, Ludovicus a Flandria, Louis de Flandres Seigneur de Praet, Cat(h)o) (*1488 – †1555), diplomat and politician in the service of the Habsburgs, friend and patron of many scholars and writers, admirer of Erasmus of Rotterdam; 1515-1522 High-Bailiff of the city of Ghent, 1523-1549 - of Bruges, 1517 member of the Privy Council of Charles V, 1522-1525 resident ambassador in England, 1525 ambassador at the court of the regent of France, Louise of Savoy, 1530 Chamberlain to the Emperor, 1536 member of the Council of State (as a close adviser to Regent Mary of Hungary); 1540 head of the Finance Council; 1544 Governor of Holland, Zeeland and Utrecht (CE, vol. 2, p. 41-42; DE VOCHT 1961, p. 38-39; DBE, vol. 20, p. 174-176)⌊a Pratoprobably Louis of Flanders Lord of Praet (a Prato, de Prato, Lodewijk van Praet, Pratensis, Ludovicus a Flandria, Louis de Flandres Seigneur de Praet, Cat(h)o) (*1488 – †1555), diplomat and politician in the service of the Habsburgs, friend and patron of many scholars and writers, admirer of Erasmus of Rotterdam; 1515-1522 High-Bailiff of the city of Ghent, 1523-1549 - of Bruges, 1517 member of the Privy Council of Charles V, 1522-1525 resident ambassador in England, 1525 ambassador at the court of the regent of France, Louise of Savoy, 1530 Chamberlain to the Emperor, 1536 member of the Council of State (as a close adviser to Regent Mary of Hungary); 1540 head of the Finance Council; 1544 Governor of Holland, Zeeland and Utrecht (CE, vol. 2, p. 41-42; DE VOCHT 1961, p. 38-39; DBE, vol. 20, p. 174-176)⌋ semel ipsiusque comitiva iam tertio reiecta fuit, et cum eo amicos veteres et optimos, quos omnes iam pridem uti discesserant apud The Belgians ⌊BelgasThe Belgians ⌋ esse ratus sum, inveni superinscribed⌈inveniinveni superinscribed⌉, quorum dominus probably Melchior Colditz (Melchior a Germania) (†after 1535), diplomat in the service of Christian II of Oldenburg, in 1523 joined the King in his exile and participated in the education of the royal children; 1529 diplomat in the service of the Oldenburgs, in 1523 joined Christian II in his exile and participated in the education of the royal children, councillor and principal secretary to Duke Hans (son of King Christian II of Oldenburg), 1532 Chancellor of Count Christopher von Oldenburg, 1534, 1535 his envoy to Germany and to the Habsburg Netherlands to establish relations between the Count and the court of the Regent of the Habsburg Netherlands, envoy of the King Christian II to Germany, England, the Habsburg Netherlands and Spain, in 1536 ambassador at the court of Queen Mary of Hungary (BENNINGHOVEN, 102, 4)⌊Melchiorprobably Melchior Colditz (Melchior a Germania) (†after 1535), diplomat in the service of Christian II of Oldenburg, in 1523 joined the King in his exile and participated in the education of the royal children; 1529 diplomat in the service of the Oldenburgs, in 1523 joined Christian II in his exile and participated in the education of the royal children, councillor and principal secretary to Duke Hans (son of King Christian II of Oldenburg), 1532 Chancellor of Count Christopher von Oldenburg, 1534, 1535 his envoy to Germany and to the Habsburg Netherlands to establish relations between the Count and the court of the Regent of the Habsburg Netherlands, envoy of the King Christian II to Germany, England, the Habsburg Netherlands and Spain, in 1536 ambassador at the court of Queen Mary of Hungary (BENNINGHOVEN, 102, 4)⌋(?) primas tenet, tum dominum de Longeuall(?) a John Zápolya (János Szapolyai) (*1487 – †1540), 1526-1540 King of Hungary; son of István Szapolyai and Jadwiga of Cieszyn in 1540 married Isabella, dauther of of King Sigismund Jagiellon of Poland. He fought against Ferdinand of Habsburg for the right to the title of King of Hungary⌊serenissimo Boemiae regeJohn Zápolya (János Szapolyai) (*1487 – †1540), 1526-1540 King of Hungary; son of István Szapolyai and Jadwiga of Cieszyn in 1540 married Isabella, dauther of of King Sigismund Jagiellon of Poland. He fought against Ferdinand of Habsburg for the right to the title of King of Hungary⌋ domino nostro olim 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⌋ per dispositos equos missum written over s⌈smm written over s⌉ nonullosque alios aulicos, qui ut me conspexere tam inopinatum adventum non minus admirati quam laetati sunt, fassusque est probably Melchior Colditz (Melchior a Germania) (†after 1535), diplomat in the service of Christian II of Oldenburg, in 1523 joined the King in his exile and participated in the education of the royal children; 1529 diplomat in the service of the Oldenburgs, in 1523 joined Christian II in his exile and participated in the education of the royal children, councillor and principal secretary to Duke Hans (son of King Christian II of Oldenburg), 1532 Chancellor of Count Christopher von Oldenburg, 1534, 1535 his envoy to Germany and to the Habsburg Netherlands to establish relations between the Count and the court of the Regent of the Habsburg Netherlands, envoy of the King Christian II to Germany, England, the Habsburg Netherlands and Spain, in 1536 ambassador at the court of Queen Mary of Hungary (BENNINGHOVEN, 102, 4)⌊dominus Melchiorprobably Melchior Colditz (Melchior a Germania) (†after 1535), diplomat in the service of Christian II of Oldenburg, in 1523 joined the King in his exile and participated in the education of the royal children; 1529 diplomat in the service of the Oldenburgs, in 1523 joined Christian II in his exile and participated in the education of the royal children, councillor and principal secretary to Duke Hans (son of King Christian II of Oldenburg), 1532 Chancellor of Count Christopher von Oldenburg, 1534, 1535 his envoy to Germany and to the Habsburg Netherlands to establish relations between the Count and the court of the Regent of the Habsburg Netherlands, envoy of the King Christian II to Germany, England, the Habsburg Netherlands and Spain, in 1536 ambassador at the court of Queen Mary of Hungary (BENNINGHOVEN, 102, 4)⌋(?) ingenue me itineris sui verum aliquando vatem vel ipsum oraculum delphinum fuisse. Erramus itaque multi in hoc infelici Hispano littore ob Citizens of the Republic of Venice ⌊VentorumCitizens of the Republic of Venice ⌋ vim imbriumque et procellarum crebritatem, quae dulcissimam patriam nobis invidere videntur, quatrirememque instructa hidden by binding⌈[a]a hidden by binding⌉m rebus omnibus nosque alios unice remorantur.

Dominus don on the margin⌈onon on the margin⌉(?) Georgius a Austria(?) suis navibus recta in Flanders (Flandria), county in the Low Countries, part of the Habsburg Netherlands from 1482, today corresponding to the Belgian provinces of Western Flanders and Eastern Flanders, the region of Zeeuws-Vlaanderen in the Netherlands and part of the Département du Nord in France⌊Flandri adscribed⌈ii adscribed⌉amFlanders (Flandria), county in the Low Countries, part of the Habsburg Netherlands from 1482, today corresponding to the Belgian provinces of Western Flanders and Eastern Flanders, the region of Zeeuws-Vlaanderen in the Netherlands and part of the Département du Nord in France⌋ tendet quare ut England⌊AngliamEngland⌋ quemadmodum semper in animo habui viderem aliisque in quatriremi sua locum vel hidden by binding⌈[l]l hidden by binding⌉ darem vel relinquerem hanc paribus auspiciis rt titulis (quos nosti) quoque insignem inscendam, in BCz, 1595, p. 14 qua communi (ut spero) suffragio antesignanus seu etiam navarchus ero written over ...⌈... illegible⌈...... illegible⌉eroero written over ...⌉ singulisque debites honorum gradus in ea conferam alterumque alteri pro mentis ac uniuscuiusque captu debite praeferam, de quibus priusquam navis hinc solue hidden by binding⌈[e]e hidden by binding⌉rit scribam aliquando latius interea ut ad Tuam Dignitatem latius. Interea et semper bene vale et, ut soles, vive Tibi et tuis feliciter. Ill(ustrissimum) or Ill(ustrem)⌈Ill(ustrissimum)Ill(ustrissimum) or Ill(ustrem)⌉ probably Wolfgang von Montfort-Rothenfels ⌊comitem a Motfortprobably Wolfgang von Montfort-Rothenfels ⌋(?), meum et maris Anglici hidden by binding⌈[ici]ici hidden by binding⌉ fratrem, et amicos nomine meo plurima salute impartire meque illustrissimo domino meo marchioni humillime commenda.

Ex Laredo (Laretum), town and harbor in northern Spain, Cantabria, 150 km W of Bilbao⌊Lareto hidden by binding⌈[o]o hidden by binding⌉Laredo (Laretum), town and harbor in northern Spain, Cantabria, 150 km W of Bilbao⌋, Idibus Maiis anno etc. 27.

Praestantiae Tuae per aes et libram mancipatus Wolfgang Prantner (Wolfgang Brantner) (†1541), doctor of both canon and civil law, studied in Vienna (1508) and Bologna (1513), where he was a syndic of the German nation; secretary and councillor to Emperor Charles V; 1527 councillor for Carinthian affairs to Roman King Ferdinand I; 1527 coadiutor to the Grand Master of the Order of St. George; 1533 the last Grand Master (CE, vol. 1, p. 191; BERGMANN 1868, p. 173-174)⌊PrantnerWolfgang Prantner (Wolfgang Brantner) (†1541), doctor of both canon and civil law, studied in Vienna (1508) and Bologna (1513), where he was a syndic of the German nation; secretary and councillor to Emperor Charles V; 1527 councillor for Carinthian affairs to Roman King Ferdinand I; 1527 coadiutor to the Grand Master of the Order of St. George; 1533 the last Grand Master (CE, vol. 1, p. 191; BERGMANN 1868, p. 173-174)⌋

[1] Cf. http://www.bautz.de/bbkl/j/Johannes_bla.shtml.

BCz, 1595, p. 12

Excell(entissimo) or Excell(enti)⌈Excell(entissimo)Excell(entissimo) or Excell(enti)⌉ ac praeclaro viro domino Ioannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Hans 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, Hans 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 regis Po paper damaged⌈[Po]Po paper damaged⌉loniaeSigismund 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⌋ consiliario et oratori paper damaged⌈[i]i paper damaged⌉ ap paper damaged⌈[ap]ap paper damaged⌉ud 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⌊caesaream maiestatemCharles 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⌋ etc., domino honrand(issimo) or honrand(o)⌈honrand(issimo)honrand(issimo) or honrand(o)⌉ in aula caesaris[1]

BCz, 1595, p. 9

Magnifice ac clarissime Domine Orator, domine et amice carissime.

Scripsi proximis litteris moram ipsam et quidquid incommodi nobis in Hispanico litore acciderat, par est, ut Tuae Excellantiae navigationis nostrae infelicis quoque certiorem reddam. Cum enim ex Spain (Hispania)⌊HispaniaSpain (Hispania)⌋ solvissemus, postridie eius diei maximam maris tempestatem perpessi, ut iam de salute desperaremus, tanta enim erat undarum et procellarum vis, quae undique navim implerant, ut nil aliud consilii quam in exhaurienda sentina nobis superinscribed⌈nobisnobis superinscribed⌉ reliqui esset. Alii suarum mercium, ego vero mulae meae maioris, quam in patriam ducere statueram, eicere coacti, tredecima tandem die England⌊AngliamEngland⌋ attigimus[2], quam relicta classe ingressus sum, contulique me per equos dispositos London (Londinium), city in England, on the Thames river⌊LondinumLondon (Londinium), city in England, on the Thames river⌋, ubi opera et litteris domini oratoris England⌊AngliaeEngland⌋, domini Edward Lee (*ca. 1482 – †1544), 1525-1530 envoy of Henry VIII to emperor Charles V and to pope Clement VII, 1531-1544 archbishop of York⌊LeiEdward Lee (*ca. 1482 – †1544), 1525-1530 envoy of Henry VIII to emperor Charles V and to pope Clement VII, 1531-1544 archbishop of York⌋ hospitio honestissime susceptus et tractatus fui lautissime. Deinde me ad Henry VIII Tudor (*1491 – †1547), 1509-1547 King of England; son of Henry VII Tudor and Elizabeth of York⌊regemHenry VIII Tudor (*1491 – †1547), 1509-1547 King of England; son of Henry VII Tudor and Elizabeth of York⌋ contuli, cum quo (uti omnium principum est humanissimus) ad mediam horam egi donatusque fui a maiestate sua annulis aureis et argenteis, BCz, 1595, p. 10 vino praeterea ac dapibus de auratis vasis et lancibus in diversorium allatis, ita, ut mirarer tantam maiestatis suae erga me clementiam et munificentiam, hoc ipsum vero contigit opera domini Edward Lee (*ca. 1482 – †1544), 1525-1530 envoy of Henry VIII to emperor Charles V and to pope Clement VII, 1531-1544 archbishop of York⌊LeiEdward Lee (*ca. 1482 – †1544), 1525-1530 envoy of Henry VIII to emperor Charles V and to pope Clement VII, 1531-1544 archbishop of York⌋ et domini doctoris Richard Sampson (†1554), 1522-1525 ambassador of Henry VIII to emperor Charles V⌊SampsonRichard Sampson (†1554), 1522-1525 ambassador of Henry VIII to emperor Charles V⌋, prioris oratoris 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⌋, cuius opera hic usus sum, qui in me, ut suum erga caesarem animum) monstrare voluerunt. Obtinui itaque litteras passus ex sententia crasque hinc discedam in Flanders (Flandria), county in the Low Countries, part of the Habsburg Netherlands from 1482, today corresponding to the Belgian provinces of Western Flanders and Eastern Flanders, the region of Zeeuws-Vlaanderen in the Netherlands and part of the Département du Nord in France⌊FlandriamFlanders (Flandria), county in the Low Countries, part of the Habsburg Netherlands from 1482, today corresponding to the Belgian provinces of Western Flanders and Eastern Flanders, the region of Zeeuws-Vlaanderen in the Netherlands and part of the Département du Nord in France⌋.

Serenissimus Henry VIII Tudor (*1491 – †1547), 1509-1547 King of England; son of Henry VII Tudor and Elizabeth of York⌊Angliae rexHenry VIII Tudor (*1491 – †1547), 1509-1547 King of England; son of Henry VII Tudor and Elizabeth of York⌋ mitit ad Francis I of Valois (*1494 – †1547), 1515-1547 King of France; son of Charles, Count of Angoulême, and Louise of Savoy⌊regem GalliaeFrancis I of Valois (*1494 – †1547), 1515-1547 King of France; son of Charles, Count of Angoulême, and Louise of Savoy⌋ Thomas Wolsey (*ca. 1471 – †1530), 1514-1530 Archbishop of York; 1515-1529 Lord Chancellor of England; 1515 elevated to cardinal⌊car(dina)lemThomas Wolsey (*ca. 1471 – †1530), 1514-1530 Archbishop of York; 1515-1529 Lord Chancellor of England; 1515 elevated to cardinal⌋, qui heri hinc magna commitiva splendide hidden by binding⌈[e]e hidden by binding⌉ London (Londinium), city in England, on the Thames river⌊LondinumLondon (Londinium), city in England, on the Thames river⌋ egressus, rumor erat ipsum mo[...] hidden by binding⌈[...][...] hidden by binding⌉ regem cum Francis I of Valois (*1494 – †1547), 1515-1547 King of France; son of Charles, Count of Angoulême, and Louise of Savoy⌊GalloFrancis I of Valois (*1494 – †1547), 1515-1547 King of France; son of Charles, Count of Angoulême, and Louise of Savoy⌋ conventurum probably Calais (Caletum), city in northern France, on the English Channel, from 1347 to 1558 belonging to England⌊Callesiiprobably Calais (Caletum), city in northern France, on the English Channel, from 1347 to 1558 belonging to England⌋, nescio tamen, quid animum suae maiestatis immutaverit. Mary I Tudor (Mary of England) (*1516 – †1558), 1553-1558 Queen of England and Ireland; daughter of Henry VIII Tudor and his first wife, Catherine of Aragon⌊FiliaMary I Tudor (Mary of England) (*1516 – †1558), 1553-1558 Queen of England and Ireland; daughter of Henry VIII Tudor and his first wife, Catherine of Aragon⌋ Henry VIII Tudor (*1491 – †1547), 1509-1547 King of England; son of Henry VII Tudor and Elizabeth of York⌊regisHenry VIII Tudor (*1491 – †1547), 1509-1547 King of England; son of Henry VII Tudor and Elizabeth of York⌋, ut audio indubie, Francis III of Valois (*1518 – †1536), Duke of Brittany, Dauphin of France; son of King Francis I of France⌊delphinoFrancis III of Valois (*1518 – †1536), Duke of Brittany, Dauphin of France; son of King Francis I of France⌋ desponsata est, quo fit, ut verear, ne magnum aliquod malum et maxime ob Rome (Roma), city in central Italy, on the Tiber river, seat of the Holy See⌊urbisRome (Roma), city in central Italy, on the Tiber river, seat of the Holy See⌋ tam nefariam direptionem maneat, quod Superi omen avertant hidden by binding⌈[ant]ant hidden by binding⌉[3]. Siquid novi apud The Belgians ⌊BelgasThe Belgians ⌋ intelexero, Vestrae Excellentiae quoque scribam, qui bene valeat et me BCz, 1595, p. 11 amicis communibus commendat.

Ex London (Londinium), city in England, on the Thames river⌊LondinoLondon (Londinium), city in England, on the Thames river⌋, die ultimo Iunii anno etc. 27

Excellentiae Vestrae deditissimus Wolfgang Prantner (Wolfgang Brantner) (†1541), doctor of both canon and civil law, studied in Vienna (1508) and Bologna (1513), where he was a syndic of the German nation; secretary and councillor to Emperor Charles V; 1527 councillor for Carinthian affairs to Roman King Ferdinand I; 1527 coadiutor to the Grand Master of the Order of St. George; 1533 the last Grand Master (CE, vol. 1, p. 191; BERGMANN 1868, p. 173-174)⌊PrantnerWolfgang Prantner (Wolfgang Brantner) (†1541), doctor of both canon and civil law, studied in Vienna (1508) and Bologna (1513), where he was a syndic of the German nation; secretary and councillor to Emperor Charles V; 1527 councillor for Carinthian affairs to Roman King Ferdinand I; 1527 coadiutor to the Grand Master of the Order of St. George; 1533 the last Grand Master (CE, vol. 1, p. 191; BERGMANN 1868, p. 173-174)⌋

[1] Missing parts of address were written on lost piece of paper the seal was impressed through.

[2] Cf. cf. Johann II of Montfort-Rothenfels to Ioannes DANTISCUS Antwerp, 1527-07-07, CIDTC IDL 356⌊IDL 356cf. Johann II of Montfort-Rothenfels to Ioannes DANTISCUS Antwerp, 1527-07-07, CIDTC IDL 356⌋ (description of the same trip).

[3] Over avert[ant] visible mark of abbreviation.

AAWO, AB, D.66, f. 181v

Eximio Generosoque Viro, Domino Ioannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Hans 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, Hans 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⌋, equiti aurato, serenissimi Sigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌊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 meritissimo, domino plurimum observando.

AAWO, AB, D.66, f. 181r

Magnifice ac Generose Domine.

Vix dici queat, quantum voluptatis susceperim ex cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Nicolas PERRENOT de Granvelle before 1529-01-15, CIDTC IDL 6548, letter lost⌊litteriscf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Nicolas PERRENOT de Granvelle before 1529-01-15, CIDTC IDL 6548, letter lost⌋ Dominationis Vestrae, quibus et illam bene valere intellexi, nostrique memorem et in non vulgari amicitia respondentem. Neque profecto umquam deerit vicissitudo.

Quantum ad id, quod 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⌋ valedicenti annuit, tum in reliquis pro Mithridates VI of Pontus (Mithradates the Great (Megas)) (*134 BC – †63 BC), 120-63 BC king of Pontus and Armenia Minor⌊MitridatisMithridates VI of Pontus (Mithradates the Great (Megas)) (*134 BC – †63 BC), 120-63 BC king of Pontus and Armenia Minor⌋ memoria[1] numquam verbum irritum faciat nec hac vel in re alium induet hominem.

Salutavi dominos Louis of Flanders Lord of Praet (a Prato, de Prato, Lodewijk van Praet, Pratensis, Ludovicus a Flandria, Louis de Flandres Seigneur de Praet, Cat(h)o) (*1488 – †1555), diplomat and politician in the service of the Habsburgs, friend and patron of many scholars and writers, admirer of Erasmus of Rotterdam; 1515-1522 High-Bailiff of the city of Ghent, 1523-1549 - of Bruges, 1517 member of the Privy Council of Charles V, 1522-1525 resident ambassador in England, 1525 ambassador at the court of the regent of France, Louise of Savoy, 1530 Chamberlain to the Emperor, 1536 member of the Council of State (as a close adviser to Regent Mary of Hungary); 1540 head of the Finance Council; 1544 Governor of Holland, Zeeland and Utrecht (CE, vol. 2, p. 41-42; DE VOCHT 1961, p. 38-39; DBE, vol. 20, p. 174-176)⌊PratensemLouis of Flanders Lord of Praet (a Prato, de Prato, Lodewijk van Praet, Pratensis, Ludovicus a Flandria, Louis de Flandres Seigneur de Praet, Cat(h)o) (*1488 – †1555), diplomat and politician in the service of the Habsburgs, friend and patron of many scholars and writers, admirer of Erasmus of Rotterdam; 1515-1522 High-Bailiff of the city of Ghent, 1523-1549 - of Bruges, 1517 member of the Privy Council of Charles V, 1522-1525 resident ambassador in England, 1525 ambassador at the court of the regent of France, Louise of Savoy, 1530 Chamberlain to the Emperor, 1536 member of the Council of State (as a close adviser to Regent Mary of Hungary); 1540 head of the Finance Council; 1544 Governor of Holland, Zeeland and Utrecht (CE, vol. 2, p. 41-42; DE VOCHT 1961, p. 38-39; DBE, vol. 20, p. 174-176)⌋, probably Eustace Chapuys (Eustache Chappuis) (*ca. 1491 – †1556), from 1531 friend and correspondent of Erasmus; from 1517 official of the diocese of Geneva, 1517-1519 secretary of Duke Charles III of Savoy, ca. 1523-1527 in the service of Constable Charles de Bourbon, from 1527 councillor of Emperor Charles V, 1529-1545 imperial ambassador in England (CE, vol. 1, p. 293-295)⌊Eustachiumprobably Eustace Chapuys (Eustache Chappuis) (*ca. 1491 – †1556), from 1531 friend and correspondent of Erasmus; from 1517 official of the diocese of Geneva, 1517-1519 secretary of Duke Charles III of Savoy, ca. 1523-1527 in the service of Constable Charles de Bourbon, from 1527 councillor of Emperor Charles V, 1529-1545 imperial ambassador in England (CE, vol. 1, p. 293-295)⌋, probably Jean Durand secretary to the Viceroy of Naples Charles de Lannoy⌊Durantprobably Jean Durand secretary to the Viceroy of Naples Charles de Lannoy⌋ et Anthonius ⌊AnthuniumAnthonius ⌋, qui Dominationem Vestram ex intimo corde resalutant omniaque prospera imprecantur, et ne alios sigillatim recenseam, todidem omnis aula cupit, quae di<s>cessum adeo gravate superinscribed in place of crossed-out gravate⌈gravate gravate gravate superinscribed in place of crossed-out gravate⌉ fert, ut ne quid magis ferat(?)[2].

Quod vero Dominatio Vestra commendet negotia serenissimorum 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⌊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⌋ et 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⌊reginae PoloniaeBona 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⌋, profecto ita in eos 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⌋ ipse propenso est animo necessitudineque sanguinis veterisque amicitiae correspondere statuit, ut nihil amplius addendum sit neque deerit, qualecumque nostrum obsequium erga ipsos omnisque opera et officium in iis omnibus, quae putavero interesse eiusdem Dominationis Vestrae.

Cui rursus atque iterum salutem et vale dico.

Ex Toledo (Toletum), city in central Spain, Castilla-La Mancha, on the Tagus (Tajo) river⌊TholetoToledo (Toletum), city in central Spain, Castilla-La Mancha, on the Tagus (Tajo) river⌋, 15 Ianuarii 1529.

E(idem) or E(iusdem)⌈E(idem)E(idem) or E(iusdem)⌉ D(ominationi) or D(ominationis)⌈D(ominationi)D(ominationi) or D(ominationis)⌉ Vestrae deditissimus s... illegible⌈...... illegible⌉ssimusque Nicolas Perrenot de Granvelle (*1484 – †1550), doctor of both canon and civil law, one of the most trusted advisors of Emperor Charles V, in 1519 entered the service of Charles V, in 1521 took part in the Habsburg-French negotiations in Calais, in 1529 in peace negotiations with the Roman Curia and the Italian states, and later, in 1538, in the conference of Nice between Charles V and Francis I; prominent official and advisor of Charles V and of Margaret of Austria in the administration of the County of Burgundy and of the Habsburg Netherlands, collaborator of Chancellor Gattinara, 1530 secretary of State for German and Netherlandish affairs and Chancellor of the Kingdom of Sicily and Naples (he replaced Gattinara after his death in the position of Grand Chancellor, although not using the title); imperial envoy to France (several times up to 1528) (CE, vol. 3, p. 68-70; DURME 1964; ANTONY 2006)⌊N(icolaus) PerrenotNicolas Perrenot de Granvelle (*1484 – †1550), doctor of both canon and civil law, one of the most trusted advisors of Emperor Charles V, in 1519 entered the service of Charles V, in 1521 took part in the Habsburg-French negotiations in Calais, in 1529 in peace negotiations with the Roman Curia and the Italian states, and later, in 1538, in the conference of Nice between Charles V and Francis I; prominent official and advisor of Charles V and of Margaret of Austria in the administration of the County of Burgundy and of the Habsburg Netherlands, collaborator of Chancellor Gattinara, 1530 secretary of State for German and Netherlandish affairs and Chancellor of the Kingdom of Sicily and Naples (he replaced Gattinara after his death in the position of Grand Chancellor, although not using the title); imperial envoy to France (several times up to 1528) (CE, vol. 3, p. 68-70; DURME 1964; ANTONY 2006)⌋

[1] Memory of Mithridates was legendary, as he was to be able to speak 22 languages .

[2] ferat under stain

BCz, 1595, p. 102

Reverendissimo in Cristo Patri ac Domino, domino Ioannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Hans 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 Dei gratia electo et nominato presuli ColmensiIoannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Hans 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⌋, domino suo gratiosissimo.

BCz, 1595, p. 101

Meynenn gancz wyllig(en) und unvordrosszen steten dÿnsth noch meyne(m) hogest(en) vormogen allezeytt zcuvoran wyllig(?) bereyth.

Genediger Herre.

Ich fug(e) Ewere(n) Gnad(en) zcu wysszen, dos ich hochlich erfrowet bynn wordenn(n) samth wife of Mathias PLATEN ⌊meyner frowenwife of Mathias PLATEN ⌋ E(wer) G(naden) gesuntheytt und cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Mathias PLATEN before 1530-06-02, CIDTC IDL 7340, letter lost⌊schreybe(n)cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Mathias PLATEN before 1530-06-02, CIDTC IDL 7340, letter lost⌋. Byn derweg(en) danckbaer der szeltig(en) gutte zceytung(en) und weer noch grosszer erfrowth, das ich E(wer) G(naden) gesunth szeen und sprechen muchte. Szo byn ich och gancz hochlich erfrowet, E(wer) G(naden) gluckszelig(en) standes des bisschoffthumes. Der almechtig(e) Gott vorleyer(!)[1] E(wer) G(naden) myth langer, szeliger gesuntheytt[2] zcu besitcze(n), das myr von herczen lypp isth. Und ist myr me(?) eyn grosszer trost, das E(wer) G(naden) uns mues neher kome(n), wente mich und den ewerenn(n) gar lange zceyt donoch vorlangget hott und alle unsze trowricheytt in frolochunge wyrth gewanth. Der almechtige Gott gebe, das wyrs alle gesunt yrleben mogenn(n).

Vonn newger zceytunge szol ich woll schreyben. Wes besunders nicht. Vorhoffe mich von E(wer) G(naden) szelber zcu hore(n), nemlich von Martin Luther (Martinus Lutherus) (*1483 – †1546), theologian, leader and originator of the German Reformation⌊Martino Lotther(us)Martin Luther (Martinus Lutherus) (*1483 – †1546), theologian, leader and originator of the German Reformation⌋, app hers hot gut adder bosze gemacht, wyrth nu befunden werden(n).

Und bevele paper damaged⌈[e]e paper damaged⌉ hyemith E(wer) G(naden) Gothe dem almechtigen langge weyle gluckszelick gesunth.

Datum Gdańsk (Danzig, Dantiscum), city in northern Poland, on the Bay of Gdańsk at the mouth of the Vistula, on the Baltic, the biggest and wealthiest of the three Great Prussian Cities (Gdańsk, Thorn (Toruń), and Elbing (Elbląg)) with representation in the Council of Royal Prussia; a member of the Hanseatic League⌊Danczk(e)Gdańsk (Danzig, Dantiscum), city in northern Poland, on the Bay of Gdańsk at the mouth of the Vistula, on the Baltic, the biggest and wealthiest of the three Great Prussian Cities (Gdańsk, Thorn (Toruń), and Elbing (Elbląg)) with representation in the Council of Royal Prussia; a member of the Hanseatic League⌋, secunda Iunii anno 1530.

E(wer) G(naden) undertheniger unde guthwylliger Mathias Platen ⌊Macz Plat(en)Mathias Platen ⌋

[1] vorleyer instead of vorleye, or perhaps for vorleye er

[2] szeliger gesuntheytt sequence changed from gesuntheytt szeliger with transposition marks

BCz, 1595, p. 198

Reverendissimo in Christo Patri et Domino, domino Ioannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Hans 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 confirmato episcopo Culm paper damaged⌈[Culm]Culm paper damaged⌉ensiIoannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Hans 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

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⌊utriusque maiestatisSigismund 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⌋ Poland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌊PoloniaePoland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌋ oratori paper damaged⌈[oratori]oratori paper damaged⌉, domino suo gratioso et observando

BCz, 1595, p. 197

R(everendissi)mo m(i)o S(ignor) patro(ne) mio h(onora)n(do).

P(er) una(?) de V(ostra) S(ignoria) R(everendissi)ma o visto la bona gracia, qual V(ostra) S(ignoria) R(everendissi)ma ave verso di me, del ch(e) ne re(n)gracio V(ostra) S(ignoria) R(everendissi)ma. Q(ui), si come p(er) lo pasato sempre o facto loficio di bo(n) servitore, faro p(er) lo advenire.

Circha al privilegio, qual insieme co(n) el mag(nifi)co m(on)s(ignor)(?) Giovanni Andrea de Valentinis (*ca. 1495 – †1547), 1518-1520 court physician of cardinal d'Este; 1520 - of Queen of Poland Bona Sforza; 1523 plenipotentiary of Alfonso d'Este duke of Ferrara; 1523 canon of St. Idzi's Church; 1530 Sandomierz and Troki provost; 1531 Cracow canon; 1532 court physician of King Sigismund I Jagiellon; 1537(?) Płock canon; 1539-1546 parish priest at St. Florian's Church and in Wiskitki; ca. 1542 Cracow provost; 1546 Warsaw archdeacon; 1537 royal envoy to Italy (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 269)⌊Ioa(n) AndreaGiovanni Andrea de Valentinis (*ca. 1495 – †1547), 1518-1520 court physician of cardinal d'Este; 1520 - of Queen of Poland Bona Sforza; 1523 plenipotentiary of Alfonso d'Este duke of Ferrara; 1523 canon of St. Idzi's Church; 1530 Sandomierz and Troki provost; 1531 Cracow canon; 1532 court physician of King Sigismund I Jagiellon; 1537(?) Płock canon; 1539-1546 parish priest at St. Florian's Church and in Wiskitki; ca. 1542 Cracow provost; 1546 Warsaw archdeacon; 1537 royal envoy to Italy (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 269)⌋ o cercato a V(ostra) S(ignoria) R(everendissi)ma, asai la ringracio et a quella reffaro obligato vede(n)do co(n) quanto amor V(ostra) S(ignoria) R(everendissi)ma se proferta expedirmi tal negocio. Et cosi ma(n)do qui inchlusa larma, come scrive V(ostra) S(ignoria) R(everendissi)ma, qual bisogna pinger vel privilegio. Et aisi la prego de tal expedicio(n).

El mag(nifi)co m(on)s(ignor)(?) Giovanni Andrea de Valentinis (*ca. 1495 – †1547), 1518-1520 court physician of cardinal d'Este; 1520 - of Queen of Poland Bona Sforza; 1523 plenipotentiary of Alfonso d'Este duke of Ferrara; 1523 canon of St. Idzi's Church; 1530 Sandomierz and Troki provost; 1531 Cracow canon; 1532 court physician of King Sigismund I Jagiellon; 1537(?) Płock canon; 1539-1546 parish priest at St. Florian's Church and in Wiskitki; ca. 1542 Cracow provost; 1546 Warsaw archdeacon; 1537 royal envoy to Italy (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 269)⌊Ioa(n) AndreaGiovanni Andrea de Valentinis (*ca. 1495 – †1547), 1518-1520 court physician of cardinal d'Este; 1520 - of Queen of Poland Bona Sforza; 1523 plenipotentiary of Alfonso d'Este duke of Ferrara; 1523 canon of St. Idzi's Church; 1530 Sandomierz and Troki provost; 1531 Cracow canon; 1532 court physician of King Sigismund I Jagiellon; 1537(?) Płock canon; 1539-1546 parish priest at St. Florian's Church and in Wiskitki; ca. 1542 Cracow provost; 1546 Warsaw archdeacon; 1537 royal envoy to Italy (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 269)⌋ et(?) io desideriamo, ch(e) V(ostra) S(ignoria) R(everendissi)ma, si per eser oramai tempo, vengi presto. Et p(er) altri inspecti me reservo abocha qualch(e) cosa da co(n)ferir co(n) V(ostra) S(ignoria) R(everendissi)ma. Maledictus omo, qui confidit in omine.

Faro fine p(er) no(n) eser tedioso, no(n) fine(n)do mai deserli bo(n) servitor. In alcocii(?) mei privilegii me scrivevo Alexa(n)der de Pesentis alias de Baptistis. Se par a V(ostra) S(ignoria) R(everendissi)ma far meter cosi nel privilegio, facia quella a me par ch(e) seria meglio.

Et a V(ostra) S(ignoria) R(everendissi)ma sempre me ofero et ricomando come fidel et bo(n) servitore.

D(i) V(ostra) S(ignoria) R(everendissi)ma bo(n) servitore Alessandro Pesenti (de Pesentis) (†1576), nobleman from Verona; organist and bandmaster at the court of cardinal d'Este in Ferrara; in 1521 member of court band of queen Bona Sforza; 1523 Dean of the Przemyśl chapter; 1531-1535 Vilnius Canon; 1537 parish priest in Proszowice; ca. 1545 Cantor of the collegiate chapter in Wiślica; before 1547 Sandomierz Canon; ca. 1550 Provost of Oszmiana; 1556 Warsaw Custos; 1523, 1530, 1533, 1550, 1554 envoy of Queen Bona Sforza to the Dukes d'Este (to Ferrara) and to the Dukes Gonzaga (to Mantua) (POCIECHA 2, p. 64-66)⌊Alexa(n)der de PesentisAlessandro Pesenti (de Pesentis) (†1576), nobleman from Verona; organist and bandmaster at the court of cardinal d'Este in Ferrara; in 1521 member of court band of queen Bona Sforza; 1523 Dean of the Przemyśl chapter; 1531-1535 Vilnius Canon; 1537 parish priest in Proszowice; ca. 1545 Cantor of the collegiate chapter in Wiślica; before 1547 Sandomierz Canon; ca. 1550 Provost of Oszmiana; 1556 Warsaw Custos; 1523, 1530, 1533, 1550, 1554 envoy of Queen Bona Sforza to the Dukes d'Este (to Ferrara) and to the Dukes Gonzaga (to Mantua) (POCIECHA 2, p. 64-66)⌋ musicus S(ac)rae M(aiesta)tis R(eginal)is

UUB, H. 154, f. 46v

Ioannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Hans 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, Hans 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, 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, viro integerrimo

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⌋

UUB, H. 154, f. 45r

Paulus Parthenopaeus (†after 1531), Genoan humanist, admirer of Dantiscus' poetry and epistolography (POCIECHA 4, p. 260)⌊Paulus ParthenopaeusPaulus Parthenopaeus (†after 1531), Genoan humanist, admirer of Dantiscus' poetry and epistolography (POCIECHA 4, p. 260)⌋ Ioanni Dantisco 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⌋ sapientissimo oratori salutem plurimam dicit.

Ita proximis diebus abs te factum est, mi suavissime Dantisce, ut nostro Spinulae, in cuius benevolentia atque observantia nemini cedo vel ipse non iniuria invidere possim. Quid? Ad eum longam et pluribus verbis scriptam dedisti cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Lodovico SPINOLA shortly before 1531-01-29, CIDTC IDL 6526, letter lost⌊epistulamcf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Lodovico SPINOLA shortly before 1531-01-29, CIDTC IDL 6526, letter lost⌋, ad me vero ne minimam quidem. Quod scelus (ita enim dicendum est) quam graviter tulerim, non est, cur ad te in praesentia scribendum putem, praesertim cum tibi exploratum esse non ignorem, quantum doloris secum afferat neglectus amor. Cuius impulsu hoc ad te litterarum me vel invitum dedisse scias, nam iratus (ingenue enim fatebor) in animum induxeram posthac ad te nullas dare litteras. Putabam pro nostra necessitudine meaque singulari singulari benevolentia perpetuaque observantia omnino fore, ne, quoties Genoa (Genova, Genua, Ianua), city and capital of the homonymous Republic in north-western Italy, Liguria, on the Gulf of Genoa, a seaport from 1528 ally and satellite of Spain⌊GenuamGenoa (Genova, Genua, Ianua), city and capital of the homonymous Republic in north-western Italy, Liguria, on the Gulf of Genoa, a seaport from 1528 ally and satellite of Spain⌋ litteras mitteres, me tuas expectatissimas desiderare patereris, quas mihi ex omnibus iucundissimas fore non ignoras. Nam id litterarum tuarum genus et scribendi caracter est, ut vel ignotos ad te amandum facile attrahere possit. Sed quid illud? Videbar enim mihi litteris tuis legendis illa tua suavissima (ut cum hic aderas) consuetudine perfrui, cuius quidem memoria (ita dii me ament) sic oblector, ut nullus fere dies transeat, quin tua carmina summa cum voluptate legam. Nonne igitur iure mihi dolendum esse putas? Si me video ex litterarum tuarum desiderio ea voluptate carere, quam vix ullo tempore resarcire possim? Causaberis, quod vulgo ab omnibus usurpari solet, graviores curas, quibus te iugiter distineri non sum inscius. Accipio excusationem, hac tamen lege, ne posthac tuarum litterarum suavissimo fructu mihi interdici velis. Quod ni feceris, ipse facere non potero, quin te violatae amicitiae reum faciam, a quo quidem crimine boni omnes abhorrere debent. Hactenus tecum per iocum, mi suavissime Dantisce, agere libuit. Ceterum scias velim me usque adeo tibi addictum esse, ut hoc unum UUB, H. 154, f. 45v praecipue in votis habeam, eam mihi aliquando occasionem a diis immortalibus dari, per quam meum erga te animum plane mihi demonstrare liceat superinscribed⌈demonstrare liceatdemonstrare liceat superinscribed⌉, cui me totum trado. Vale. Domino 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)⌊CornelioCornelis 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)⌋ salutem adscribo, qua meo nomine illum impartiri velis.

Genoa (Genova, Genua, Ianua), city and capital of the homonymous Republic in north-western Italy, Liguria, on the Gulf of Genoa, a seaport from 1528 ally and satellite of Spain⌊GenuaGenoa (Genova, Genua, Ianua), city and capital of the homonymous Republic in north-western Italy, Liguria, on the Gulf of Genoa, a seaport from 1528 ally and satellite of Spain⌋, Nonis Februarii 1531.

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Wysocze Důstojné(m)u Panu, panu Ioannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Hans 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⌊Janowi z HewnnIoannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Hans 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⌋, z Božíe Mi(los)ti biskupu Chelmzenské(m)u a oratorowi 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⌊krále je(o)o (milos)ti polskéhoSigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌋ etc., panu mnĕ milostivĕ příczni(vém)u, Jeho (Milos)ti

BCz, 1595, p. 241

Wysocze Důstogný Pane, pane mnĕ milostiwĕ a laskawĕ příczniwý.

Službu swú Wašíe Mi(los)ti wzkazugy při tom zdrawí dlúhého y giné(h)o wšeo dobrého přál bych Waší Mi(los)ty wĕrní rád.

Ráčíte Waše Mi(los)t w dobré pamĕty míty dlúhá léta má w službĕ 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⌊krále ge(h)o (milos)ti polské(h)oSigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌋ etc., pána mého milostiwého až pak y k šedinám sem přissel, při tom take znám k sobĕ milostiwého krále y 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⌊královéBona 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⌋ gegy mi(los)t etc. Ale wšak pro to malé opatření mám ziwnosti(?) od gich mi(los)tí, a nerad bych ginde se giž služby hledage známil o lepší opatření gich mi(los)tí, předložiw nedostatek swůj žádal sem kdež pak y náchylnost milostiwú k tomu od gich mi(los)tí znám k sobĕ, gedne že ráčíte znáty způsob přímluvy gest mnĕ od geho mi(los)ti 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⌊czísařeCharles 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⌋ k králowé gegy mi(los)ti polské potřebé.

A protož pana Nikolaus Nibschitz (Mikołaj Nipszyc) (*ca. 1483 – †1541), royal courtier, diplomat in the service of Sigismund I and Albrecht von Hohenzollern-Ansbach, Dantiscus' friend; from 1525 until his death an official representative of Duke Albrecht at the Cracow royal court; from 1532 royal secretary; 1519 royal envoy to Albrecht von Hohenzollern, Grand Master of the Teutonic Order, 1525, 1526 envoy to Hungary, 1527 envoy to the Congress in Wrocław, 1531-1533, 1537 envoy to Ferdinand I of Habsburg, 1535-1537, 1540 envoy to Brandenburg, 1536 envoy to the estates of Livonia⌊NypšiczeNikolaus Nibschitz (Mikołaj Nipszyc) (*ca. 1483 – †1541), royal courtier, diplomat in the service of Sigismund I and Albrecht von Hohenzollern-Ansbach, Dantiscus' friend; from 1525 until his death an official representative of Duke Albrecht at the Cracow royal court; from 1532 royal secretary; 1519 royal envoy to Albrecht von Hohenzollern, Grand Master of the Teutonic Order, 1525, 1526 envoy to Hungary, 1527 envoy to the Congress in Wrocław, 1531-1533, 1537 envoy to Ferdinand I of Habsburg, 1535-1537, 1540 envoy to Brandenburg, 1536 envoy to the estates of Livonia⌋, swé(h)o pří(te)le a towaryše sem požádal, že o té wĕcy a potřebĕ Waší Milosti píše o mnĕ i Waši Mi(los)ti prosím, že to pro mú službu učinity ráčíte a mnĕ přímluwčí list od 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⌊císařeCharles 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⌋ je(h)o (milos)ti římské(h)o rukú podepsaný k 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⌊králowé gegy mi(los)ti polskéBona 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⌋ etc. zyednáte o opatření, abych při gegy mi(los)ti trwaty mohl roznomu(?) Vaší Mi(los)ti porouč(en)í gedné, aby brzo poslem byl do Cracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌊KrakowaCracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌋ ku panu Nikolaus Nibschitz (Mikołaj Nipszyc) (*ca. 1483 – †1541), royal courtier, diplomat in the service of Sigismund I and Albrecht von Hohenzollern-Ansbach, Dantiscus' friend; from 1525 until his death an official representative of Duke Albrecht at the Cracow royal court; from 1532 royal secretary; 1519 royal envoy to Albrecht von Hohenzollern, Grand Master of the Teutonic Order, 1525, 1526 envoy to Hungary, 1527 envoy to the Congress in Wrocław, 1531-1533, 1537 envoy to Ferdinand I of Habsburg, 1535-1537, 1540 envoy to Brandenburg, 1536 envoy to the estates of Livonia⌊NypšiczowiNikolaus Nibschitz (Mikołaj Nipszyc) (*ca. 1483 – †1541), royal courtier, diplomat in the service of Sigismund I and Albrecht von Hohenzollern-Ansbach, Dantiscus' friend; from 1525 until his death an official representative of Duke Albrecht at the Cracow royal court; from 1532 royal secretary; 1519 royal envoy to Albrecht von Hohenzollern, Grand Master of the Teutonic Order, 1525, 1526 envoy to Hungary, 1527 envoy to the Congress in Wrocław, 1531-1533, 1537 envoy to Ferdinand I of Habsburg, 1535-1537, 1540 envoy to Brandenburg, 1536 envoy to the estates of Livonia⌋ a já to(h)o Waší Mi(lo)sti rád zasluhowaty budu.

A s tím valete na wšem wšudy dobře.

Dán w Prague (Praha, Praga), city in central Bohemia, on the Vltava river, from the 9th century capital of Bohemia, archepiscopal see⌊P(ra)zePrague (Praha, Praga), city in central Bohemia, on the Vltava river, from the 9th century capital of Bohemia, archepiscopal see⌋, w úterý po Swatém Giří léta etc. XXXI-o.

Václav Procek (Václav of Četna) (†after 1548-04-01), courtier of King of Bohemia and Hungary Władysław II Jagiellon; 1512 - of King Sigismund I Jagiellon; 1518 royal secretary; 1518 royal envoy to Bohemia and Hungary; 1520, 1522 - to Ludwik II Jagiellon; 1533, 1537 - to King Ferdinand I of Habsburg (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 263)⌊Wáclaw P(ro)czek z CzetnĕVáclav Procek (Václav of Četna) (†after 1548-04-01), courtier of King of Bohemia and Hungary Władysław II Jagiellon; 1512 - of King Sigismund I Jagiellon; 1518 royal secretary; 1518 royal envoy to Bohemia and Hungary; 1520, 1522 - to Ludwik II Jagiellon; 1533, 1537 - to King Ferdinand I of Habsburg (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 263)⌋ etc.

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Reverendissimo atque Ill(ustrissimo) or Ill(ustri)⌈Ill(ustrissimo)Ill(ustrissimo) or Ill(ustri)⌉ Domino Ioannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Hans 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 CulmensiIoannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Hans 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⌋, domino meo observandissimo

UUB, H. 154, f. 62r

Reverendissime atque Ill(ustrissime) or Ill(ustris)⌈Ill(ustrissime)Ill(ustrissime) or Ill(ustris)⌉ Domine, domine mi observandissime.

Coegit me urgentissima causa, impulit me Reverendissimae Paternitatis Tuae erga omnes humanitas, ut equum Ghent (Gent, Gand, Gandavum), city in the Low Countries, the County of Flanders, today in Belgium⌊GandaviGhent (Gent, Gand, Gandavum), city in the Low Countries, the County of Flanders, today in Belgium⌋ ab eadem peterem, cogit me nunc etiam pudor Eandem Reverendissimam Paternitatem Tuam precari, ne quid ab ea hac de re Dominus meus Alfonso de Valdés (Alphonsus Valdesius) (*1500-1504 – †1532), Spanish humanist, friend of Erasmus of Rotterdam, brother of Juan and Diego; from 1520 in the service of the Imperial Chancellor Mercurino Gattinara; 1522 secretary of Emperor Charles V of Habsburg; 1526 Latin secretary (FERNÁNDEZ-SANTAMARÍA, p. 38-48; DE VOCHT 1961, p. 26)⌊ValdesiusAlfonso de Valdés (Alphonsus Valdesius) (*1500-1504 – †1532), Spanish humanist, friend of Erasmus of Rotterdam, brother of Juan and Diego; from 1520 in the service of the Imperial Chancellor Mercurino Gattinara; 1522 secretary of Emperor Charles V of Habsburg; 1526 Latin secretary (FERNÁNDEZ-SANTAMARÍA, p. 38-48; DE VOCHT 1961, p. 26)⌋ intelligat, ne forte tantum impudentiae mihi probro daret. Qua in re multo maiorem prima gratiam fecerit Reverendissima Paternitas Tua quam felicissime et diutissime valere faxit Deus Optimus Maximus.

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⌊BruxellisBrussels (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⌋, Kalendis Iulii 1531.

Eiusdem Reverendissimae et Ill(ustrissimae) or Ill(ustris)⌈Ill(ustrissimae)Ill(ustrissimae) or Ill(ustris)⌉ Paternitatis Tuae humilis servitor Gonzalo Pérez (*1500 – †1567), humanist, writer, author of a translation of "The Odyssey" (1550); father of Antonio Pérez, secretary of Philip II; after his death, in 1574, his collection of rare Greek and Latin manuscripts was acquired by king Philip II for the Escorial library; until 1532 scribe of Alfonso de Valdés; then secretary of Emperor Charles V and King Philip II of Spain (CEID 2/3, p. 26, 210; GONZÁLEZ, passim)⌊Gonsalus PereziusGonzalo Pérez (*1500 – †1567), humanist, writer, author of a translation of "The Odyssey" (1550); father of Antonio Pérez, secretary of Philip II; after his death, in 1574, his collection of rare Greek and Latin manuscripts was acquired by king Philip II for the Escorial library; until 1532 scribe of Alfonso de Valdés; then secretary of Emperor Charles V and King Philip II of Spain (CEID 2/3, p. 26, 210; GONZÁLEZ, passim)⌋     

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Reverendissimo Domino, domino Ioannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Hans 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, Hans 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 Chulmensi serenissimarum maiestatum Poloniae paper damaged⌈[Poloniae]Poloniae paper damaged⌉ oratori digniss paper damaged⌈[gniss]gniss paper damaged⌉imo, domino meo observandissimo

Apud caesarem

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Reverendissime Domine.

Commendationem.

Illustrissima quondam 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⌊materIsabella 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⌋ serenissimae dominae 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⌊reginae PoloniaeBona 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⌋ tenebat inter alia feudalia in hoc Kingdom of Naples, kingdom covering the southern part of the Italian Peninsula, from 1504 under the Crown of Aragon⌊regnoKingdom of Naples, kingdom covering the southern part of the Italian Peninsula, from 1504 under the Crown of Aragon⌋ territorium nominatum Monteserico (Cascina Monte Serico), fief in Italy, feud belonging to the Italian inheritance of Bona Sforza, in Basilicata, now part of the commune of Genzano di Lucania⌊Monte SericoMonteserico (Cascina Monte Serico), fief in Italy, feud belonging to the Italian inheritance of Bona Sforza, in Basilicata, now part of the commune of Genzano di Lucania⌋, quod est divisum et quaelibet pars habet suum nomen. In ipso Monteserico (Cascina Monte Serico), fief in Italy, feud belonging to the Italian inheritance of Bona Sforza, in Basilicata, now part of the commune of Genzano di Lucania⌊territorioMonteserico (Cascina Monte Serico), fief in Italy, feud belonging to the Italian inheritance of Bona Sforza, in Basilicata, now part of the commune of Genzano di Lucania⌋ pasculabant pecudes et alia animalia et solvebant illustrissimae dominae 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⌊ducissaeIsabella 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⌋ et numquam iumentae imperiales in illo territorio pascula sum<ps>erunt tempore, quo vixit in(?) illustrissima ducissa.

Post 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⌊eiusIsabella 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⌋ mortem dictae imperiales iumentae intraverunt in illo territorio Monteserico (Cascina Monte Serico), fief in Italy, feud belonging to the Italian inheritance of Bona Sforza, in Basilicata, now part of the commune of Genzano di Lucania⌊Montis SericiMonteserico (Cascina Monte Serico), fief in Italy, feud belonging to the Italian inheritance of Bona Sforza, in Basilicata, now part of the commune of Genzano di Lucania⌋ et acceperunt certam partem dicti territorii, quae appellatur San Lorenzo (defensa Sancti Laurentii), fortress in Monteserico, in the duchy of Bari, Italy⌊Defensa Sancti LorencziSan Lorenzo (defensa Sancti Laurentii), fortress in Monteserico, in the duchy of Bari, Italy⌋, ubi est nemus, lignamina et rivus aquarum. Ceterae written over um⌈umaeae written over um⌉ vero aliae partes dicti Monteserico (Cascina Monte Serico), fief in Italy, feud belonging to the Italian inheritance of Bona Sforza, in Basilicata, now part of the commune of Genzano di Lucania⌊territoriiMonteserico (Cascina Monte Serico), fief in Italy, feud belonging to the Italian inheritance of Bona Sforza, in Basilicata, now part of the commune of Genzano di Lucania⌋ non habent lignamina neque habent aquam, et si affectatores in dicto territorio ab officialibus serenissimae 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⌊reginalis maiestatisBona 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⌋ volunt BCz, 1595, p. 384 prendere ligna in illo nemore, custodes iumentarum 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⌋ prohibent et, si concedunt, volunt mercedem. Et tempore aestatis, quo iumentae praedictae non possunt permanere in illo Monteserico (Cascina Monte Serico), fief in Italy, feud belonging to the Italian inheritance of Bona Sforza, in Basilicata, now part of the commune of Genzano di Lucania⌊territorioMonteserico (Cascina Monte Serico), fief in Italy, feud belonging to the Italian inheritance of Bona Sforza, in Basilicata, now part of the commune of Genzano di Lucania⌋, custodes praedicti iumentarum affidant alia animalia in eorum utilitatem et sic laute pro eorum utilitate privant de dominio sua<e> maiesta<tis> reginalis.

In regia camera summarie factus fuit processus, et cum maxima mea importunitate cf. record UNKNOWN s.l. 1532-01-12, CIDTC IDT 94⌊sententiacf. record UNKNOWN s.l. 1532-01-12, CIDTC IDT 94⌋ lata fuit, et est contra suam 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⌊reginalem maiestatemBona 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⌋, prout Vestra Dominatio poterit videre a copia, quam inter ha<n>c litteram ego mitto Dominationi Vestrae. Suae 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⌊reginali maiestatiBona 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⌋ est damnosum pasculum iumentarum 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⌋ quolibet anno mille et sescentum ducatos.

Poterit Dominatio Vestra intercedere cum 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⌊caesareIsabella 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⌋, ut illae iumentae BCz, 1595, p. 385 non intrarent in illo territorio Monteserico (Cascina Monte Serico), fief in Italy, feud belonging to the Italian inheritance of Bona Sforza, in Basilicata, now part of the commune of Genzano di Lucania⌊Montis SericiMonteserico (Cascina Monte Serico), fief in Italy, feud belonging to the Italian inheritance of Bona Sforza, in Basilicata, now part of the commune of Genzano di Lucania⌋, ita ut non intrabant tempore, quo vivebat illustrissima domina 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⌊ducissaIsabella 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⌋. In hac mea littera erunt litterae magnifici et excellentis domini Lodovico Alifio (*1499 – †1543), chancellor of Queen Bona Sforza; 1523-1537 Cracow burgrave; from 1523 royal secretary; governor of Bari and Rossano (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 246; Urzędnicy 4/2, p. 210)⌊Ludovici Alifii written over l⌈lii written over l⌉Lodovico Alifio (*1499 – †1543), chancellor of Queen Bona Sforza; 1523-1537 Cracow burgrave; from 1523 royal secretary; governor of Bari and Rossano (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 246; Urzędnicy 4/2, p. 210)⌋.

Et Dominationi Vestrae me commendo.

Dat(ae) or Dat(um)⌈Dat(ae)Dat(ae) or Dat(um)⌉ 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⌋, 9 Februarii 1532.

Totus Dominationis Vestrae servitor Giovanni di Palo (†after 1536), at least from 1530 agent of Queen Bona Sforza in Naples (POCIECHA 4, p. 248, 284-285)⌊Ioannes de PaloGiovanni di Palo (†after 1536), at least from 1530 agent of Queen Bona Sforza in Naples (POCIECHA 4, p. 248, 284-285)⌋

AAWO, AB, D. 3, f. 79av

Magnifico viro domino Ioannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Hans 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, Hans Flachsbinder) (*1485 – †1548), eminent diplomat and humanist in the service of the Jagiellons, neo-Latin poet; 1530-1537 Bishop of Kulm; 1537-1548 Bishop of Ermland⌋ serenissimi Sigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌊Poloniae regisSigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌋ 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⌊maiestatem caesareamCharles 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⌋, reverendissi paper damaged⌈[reverendissi]reverendissi paper damaged⌉mo domino et benefactori meo

AAWO, AB, D. 3, f. 79r

Reverendissime in Christo Pater et Domine, domine mi et benefactor colendissime.

Humili commendatione praemissa.

Summa Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae auctoritas et erga omnes ampla illa humanitas meumque perpetuum de sua singulari virtute et integritate iudicium fecit, ut magni mea interesse putarem res eas, quas gessissem, eidem Dominationi Vestrae Reverendissimae notas esse, cum omnem spem meam in te uno fixi. Peiore in loco vel statu res esse non potest, cum indies prae verecundia ac iniuria mihi indebite (ut Deum testor) adscripta poena gravi et dolore multifariam r et praesertim morbo itropico, quem existendo in carceribus Piacenza (Placentia), city in northern Italy, Emilia-Romagna⌊PlasentiaePiacenza (Placentia), city in northern Italy, Emilia-Romagna⌋ adeptus sum, a quo tamen, spero, Deo favente medio et industria cuiusdam excellentissimi doctoris cito liberari. cf. Cic. Fam. 14.4 ⌊O me perditum et afflictum!cf. Cic. Fam. 14.4 ⌋ O infelix et impune exilium! cf. Cic. Fam. 14.4 Quid enim? Rogem te, ut venias? ⌊Quid nunc ab eadem Dominatione Vestra Reverendissima rogemcf. Cic. Fam. 14.4 Quid enim? Rogem te, ut venias? ⌋ cf. Verg. A. 11.86 ⌊pectora nunc foedans pugnis, nunc unguibus oracf. Verg. A. 11.86 ⌋? Certe, domine mi observandissime, minus est erratum a nobis, cf. Verg. A. 9.300 per caput hoc iuro, per quod pater ante solebat ⌊per caput hoc iurocf. Verg. A. 9.300 per caput hoc iuro, per quod pater ante solebat ⌋, sed, ut credo, invidet fortuna mihi. Quaeso ergo, domine et benefactor mi colendissime, depelle crimen atque solabere sortem miseram huius tui infirmi servuli, qui nocte dieque pro Illa se offert Deum orare, prout orat, ut Illam, prout meretur, extollat, si qua Illi adhuc est memoria nostri. cf. Ov. Met. 9.371-373 siqua fides miseris, hoc me per numina iuro / non meruisse nefas. Patior sine crimine poenam. / Viximus innocuae. Si mentior, arida perdam / quas habeo frondes, et caesa securibus urar ⌊Nam hoc me per numina iuro. Non meruisse nefas; patior sine crimine poenam. Viximus innocuae; si mentior, arida perdamcf. Ov. Met. 9.371-373 siqua fides miseris, hoc me per numina iuro / non meruisse nefas. Patior sine crimine poenam. / Viximus innocuae. Si mentior, arida perdam / quas habeo frondes, et caesa securibus urar ⌋. Quare, quantum potes, praesul dignissime, supplex oro atque devote rogo, succurre creaturae tuae. Ubi his e calamitatibus tandem medio Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae enatare valeam et ad antidora deficiam tanti praesulis laudem ubique, prout hactenus feci, praedicare? cf. Verg. A. 10.849-850 heu, nunc misero mihi demum exitium infelix, nunc alte vulnus adactum! ⌊Heu nunc, misero mihi demum!cf. Verg. A. 10.849-850 heu, nunc misero mihi demum exitium infelix, nunc alte vulnus adactum! ⌋ Quae etiam et quanta eadem superinscribed⌈eademeadem superinscribed⌉ Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima potest cum excell(entissimo) or excell(enti)⌈excell(entissimo)excell(entissimo) or excell(enti)⌉, doct(ore), domino 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)⌊Cornelio Sceppero DuplicioCornelis 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)⌋, domino etiam et benefactore meo, mihi notum est. Peto igitur a Dominatione Vestra Reverendissima maiorem in modum, ut me, suum absentem servum atque mancipium, tamquam praesentem, prout etiam pro illa sua humanitate perfecta prius semper consuevit, diligat et, ubi et quando poterit, causam meam iustam atque piam defendat et mediante vel insimul cum dicto domino 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)⌊CornelioCornelis 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)⌋, quaeso, per opportunitatem videre dignetur vel dignentur, si qua spes sit nostri reditus. Quod dii faxint, quia etsi cum egregio viro et excell(entissimo) or excell(enti)⌈excell(entissimo)excell(entissimo) or excell(enti)⌉ doct(ore) sum, cum tamen absens sum a Dominatione Vestra Reverendissima, quod mihi molestissimum est, cf. Cic. Fam. 10, 4 ⌊omnia mihi tempora sunt miseracf. Cic. Fam. 10, 4 ⌋, cum omnis spes mei reditus et recuperandae salutis et honoris in eadem Dominatione Vestra Reverendissima fixa manet, adesto, AAWO, AB, D. 3, f. 79v quaeso, iam cum tot me pericula et dolores circumstant, quod non solum amicorum, si qui adhuc sunt et non hi, quos exspectaram, immo, quasi mei immemor sum, attento, quod spes mihi salutis et recuperandae honoris pertenuis adhuc ostenditur. Quamvis nescio, quid magni promittunt sidera exhortando me, ut animi sim magni et spem firmam habeam recuperandae salutis et honoris. Quod utinam sit eius modi, ut recte sperare possim et cf. Verg. A. 1, 203 ⌊forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabitcf. Verg. A. 1, 203 ⌋. cf. Hor. Epist. 1.17.36 ⌊Non enim cuivis homini contingit adire Corynthumcf. Hor. Epist. 1.17.36 ⌋ etc. Ergo, pro, quantae tibi curae meus honos semper fuerit, domine mi observandissime, qui te unice diligit, rauca iam voce precatur: Depelle crimen infelixque et impium exilium, petoque maiorem in modum a Dominatione Vestra Reverendissima amore summipotentis Dei et Domini Nostri Ihesu Christi, ut visis praesentibus dignetur intuitu meo et patriae rescribere servulo suo, prout eidem Dominationi Vestrae Reverendissimae magis expediens videbitur, et litteras destinandas, si sibi visum fuerit servulo suo respondere, dare praesentium latori, videlicet oratori Veneto ibidem praesenti, et illas taxare. Et tandem istis tertiis meis litteris quaeso supplexque oro, et quantum in me est, deprecor, respondere iubeat Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima. Praecelsusque Prometheus plasmator praeassertum praesulem perpetuo prosperum perfaustissimumque praeservet. Cui suus infimus servus et creatura pro iustitia et pietate se iterum atque iterum commendat et offert.

Dat(ae) or Dat(um)⌈Dat(ae)Dat(ae) or Dat(um)⌉ ex urbe condita in Adriacis undis, die prima Augusti 1532.

Eiusdem Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae humillimus servus et mancipium Guido Petri Anderlechtensis servant of Ioannes Dantiscus; in 1532 he was serving his sentence in a prison in Placentia, and asked Dantiscus and Cornelius de Schepper to intercede and obtain for him forgiveness for his crime (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 155)⌊Guido Petri Anderlochten(sis)Guido Petri Anderlechtensis servant of Ioannes Dantiscus; in 1532 he was serving his sentence in a prison in Placentia, and asked Dantiscus and Cornelius de Schepper to intercede and obtain for him forgiveness for his crime (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 155)⌋

UUB, H. 154, f. 92v

Reveren(do) or Reveren(dissimo)⌈Reveren(do)Reveren(do) or Reveren(dissimo)⌉ in Christo Patri et Domino, domino Ioannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Hans 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, Hans 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 etc. domino meo paper damaged⌈[meo]meo paper damaged⌉ colen paper damaged⌈[colen]colen paper damaged⌉dissimo etc.

UUB, H. 154, f. 91r

Reveren(de) or Reveren(dissime)⌈Reveren(de)Reveren(de) or Reveren(dissime)⌉ in Christo Pater et Domine, domine mi observande.

Discessum tuum insperatum nemo est Regensburg (Ratisbona), city in southeastern Germany, Bavaria, on the Danube river⌊hicRegensburg (Ratisbona), city in southeastern Germany, Bavaria, on the Danube river⌋ et 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⌋ et 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⌊FerdinandumFerdinand 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⌋, qui non ferat iniquo animo, etiam hi, quibuscum non fuere tecum intima nec familiaria commercia. Taceo Alfonso de Valdés (Alphonsus Valdesius) (*1500-1504 – †1532), Spanish humanist, friend of Erasmus of Rotterdam, brother of Juan and Diego; from 1520 in the service of the Imperial Chancellor Mercurino Gattinara; 1522 secretary of Emperor Charles V of Habsburg; 1526 Latin secretary (FERNÁNDEZ-SANTAMARÍA, p. 38-48; DE VOCHT 1961, p. 26)⌊ValdesiumAlfonso de Valdés (Alphonsus Valdesius) (*1500-1504 – †1532), Spanish humanist, friend of Erasmus of Rotterdam, brother of Juan and Diego; from 1520 in the service of the Imperial Chancellor Mercurino Gattinara; 1522 secretary of Emperor Charles V of Habsburg; 1526 Latin secretary (FERNÁNDEZ-SANTAMARÍA, p. 38-48; DE VOCHT 1961, p. 26)⌋, a quo si amaris sique observaris et tamquam pater coleris, qui te melius sciat, habemus neminem. Et si ubique versaris per ora hominum, illic tamen apud tam gratum Alfonso de Valdés (Alphonsus Valdesius) (*1500-1504 – †1532), Spanish humanist, friend of Erasmus of Rotterdam, brother of Juan and Diego; from 1520 in the service of the Imperial Chancellor Mercurino Gattinara; 1522 secretary of Emperor Charles V of Habsburg; 1526 Latin secretary (FERNÁNDEZ-SANTAMARÍA, p. 38-48; DE VOCHT 1961, p. 26)⌊tuique amantissimum iuvenemAlfonso de Valdés (Alphonsus Valdesius) (*1500-1504 – †1532), Spanish humanist, friend of Erasmus of Rotterdam, brother of Juan and Diego; from 1520 in the service of the Imperial Chancellor Mercurino Gattinara; 1522 secretary of Emperor Charles V of Habsburg; 1526 Latin secretary (FERNÁNDEZ-SANTAMARÍA, p. 38-48; DE VOCHT 1961, p. 26)⌋ cotidie videris et quasi praesens audiris. Dolerem profecto et ego cum reliquis, quod nos reliqueris sine te solos, nisi tuae felicitati me invidere arbitrareris, qui et dulcem patriam colis, et tamquam in portu nostra naufragia e specula securus spectas. Verum id non superinscribed⌈nonnon superinscribed⌉ dolere non possum plurimum, quod discesseris a nobis clanculum et quasi te subripueris amicis tuis ac praesertim mihi, qui tibi sum addictissimus; cui tunc primum est nuntiatum abisse te, cum an rediisses ad nos nondum habueram exploratum multoque prius discessum tuum quam reditum noverim. Et quia id non temere a te factum arbitror, non audeo reprehendere, quod mihi magnopere displicuit. Voluissem enim te visitare, salutare, comitari omnique et humanitatis et benevolentiae munere prosequi, meum animum propensissimum erga te meamque servitutem erga 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⌊reginam serenissimamBona 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⌋ reserare idque muneris tandem obire, quod me decet. Quo fit, ut quod praesenti non licuit, id nunc remotis fucis verbisque phaleratis, sub quibus plerumque et mendaciis et adulationibus non deest locus, me tibi etiam absenti totum dedam operamque meam, officium et industriam quantacumque est pollicear, in quibus si quam fortasse quandoque spem collocaveris, scies me tibi amicissimum et 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⌊communi dominaeBona 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⌋ asseclam fore perpetuum servumque fidelissimum. Ceterum cupio mihi a 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⌊serenissima reginaBona 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⌋ in re honesta satisfieri, a qua id meis litteris postulavi, quas (ut arbitror) tibi legendas praeferet 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⌊maiestas suaBona 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⌋. Et si illam negaturam mihi, quod aequum est, non ambigo, scio tamen, quantum amicorum valeant honestae commendationes et propterea te rogo, meum negotium tibi assumas et iure amicitiae 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⌊communem dominamBona 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⌋ ita mihi concilies, ut ignorem, re impetrata, cui ego maiores gratias sim habiturus, illine, quae satisfecit optatis meis, an tibi, qui ut mihi satisfieret, laborasti. Et quemadmodum uterque vestrum multo minus praestabit mihi quam valeat elargiri, ita ego gratissimi beneficii accepti memor, conabor utrique multo plus retribuere, quam suppetant vires meae. Sique id fieri non poterit, undequaque curabo saltem, ne animus meus voluntasque propensissima despiciatur neque in minimo quidem vel ab invidis reprehendatur. Et optime ac felicissime valeat Dominatio Vestra.

Regensburg (Ratisbona), city in southeastern Germany, Bavaria, on the Danube river⌊RatisponaeRegensburg (Ratisbona), city in southeastern Germany, Bavaria, on the Danube river⌋, ultima Augusti MDXXXII.

Eiusdem Dominationis Vestrae Reveren(dae) or Reveren(dissimae)⌈Reveren(dae)Reveren(dae) or Reveren(dissimae)⌉[1] servitor Vicenzo Pimpinello (Vicenzo Pimpinella) (*1485 – †1534), humanist and Greek scholar; in 1531-1532 represented the interests of Queen Bona Sforza at the imperial court; in 1532 he tried to obtain (without success) governorship of the Duchy of Rossano; 1525 archbishop of Rossano; 1529 papal nuncio at the court of Ferdinand I (as the first resident papal nuncio in Vienna) (POCIECHA 4, p. 125, 251, 272; BBK, XVII (2000), szp. 1071-1072)⌊Vincentius Pimpinellus archiepiscopus RossanensisVicenzo Pimpinello (Vicenzo Pimpinella) (*1485 – †1534), humanist and Greek scholar; in 1531-1532 represented the interests of Queen Bona Sforza at the imperial court; in 1532 he tried to obtain (without success) governorship of the Duchy of Rossano; 1525 archbishop of Rossano; 1529 papal nuncio at the court of Ferdinand I (as the first resident papal nuncio in Vienna) (POCIECHA 4, p. 125, 251, 272; BBK, XVII (2000), szp. 1071-1072)⌋.

[1] Here the hand changes.

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Reverendissimo in Christo Patri, Domino Ioannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Hans 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, Hans 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, amico nostro tamquam fratri carissimo

UUB, H. 154, f. 106R

Salutem plurimam.

Non possimus omittere, quin opportunum tabellarium nacti virum amicum utrisque scribamus nos recte valere cupereque eamdem sortem Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae adesse. Cuius mores integritatem et amicitiam ut semper fecimus plurimi, ita vicissim ab eadem haberi cupimus amicorum in numero.

Cetera referet praesentium lator dominus Nikolaus Nibschitz (Mikołaj Nipszyc) (*ca. 1483 – †1541), royal courtier, diplomat in the service of Sigismund I and Albrecht von Hohenzollern-Ansbach, Dantiscus' friend; from 1525 until his death an official representative of Duke Albrecht at the Cracow royal court; from 1532 royal secretary; 1519 royal envoy to Albrecht von Hohenzollern, Grand Master of the Teutonic Order, 1525, 1526 envoy to Hungary, 1527 envoy to the Congress in Wrocław, 1531-1533, 1537 envoy to Ferdinand I of Habsburg, 1535-1537, 1540 envoy to Brandenburg, 1536 envoy to the estates of Livonia⌊NyptzitzNikolaus Nibschitz (Mikołaj Nipszyc) (*ca. 1483 – †1541), royal courtier, diplomat in the service of Sigismund I and Albrecht von Hohenzollern-Ansbach, Dantiscus' friend; from 1525 until his death an official representative of Duke Albrecht at the Cracow royal court; from 1532 royal secretary; 1519 royal envoy to Albrecht von Hohenzollern, Grand Master of the Teutonic Order, 1525, 1526 envoy to Hungary, 1527 envoy to the Congress in Wrocław, 1531-1533, 1537 envoy to Ferdinand I of Habsburg, 1535-1537, 1540 envoy to Brandenburg, 1536 envoy to the estates of Livonia⌋ 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⌊regiae celsitudinis 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⌋ orator. Quod ne nesciret Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra his praesentibus duximus attestandum. Cui felicia omnia et fausta apprecamur.

Dat(ae) or Dat(um)⌈Dat(ae)Dat(ae) or Dat(um)⌉ in Innsbruck (Oenipons), city in western Austria, Tyrol, on the Inn river⌊OeniponteInnsbruck (Oenipons), city in western Austria, Tyrol, on the Inn river⌋, XV-a die mensis Ianuarii Anno Domini MDXXXIII-o.

Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae bonus amicus Philipp von Wittelsbach der Streitbare (*1503 – †1548)⌊Philippus comes palatinus Rheni etc. locumtenens ducatus WirtenbergensisPhilipp von Wittelsbach der Streitbare (*1503 – †1548)⌋

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Pro Domino Granvela magno cancellario on the margin⌈Pro Domino Granvela superinscribed⌈Nicolas Perrenot de Granvelle (*1484 – †1550), doctor of both canon and civil law, one of the most trusted advisors of Emperor Charles V, in 1519 entered the service of Charles V, in 1521 took part in the Habsburg-French negotiations in Calais, in 1529 in peace negotiations with the Roman Curia and the Italian states, and later, in 1538, in the conference of Nice between Charles V and Francis I; prominent official and advisor of Charles V and of Margaret of Austria in the administration of the County of Burgundy and of the Habsburg Netherlands, collaborator of Chancellor Gattinara, 1530 secretary of State for German and Netherlandish affairs and Chancellor of the Kingdom of Sicily and Naples (he replaced Gattinara after his death in the position of Grand Chancellor, although not using the title); imperial envoy to France (several times up to 1528) (CE, vol. 3, p. 68-70; DURME 1964; ANTONY 2006)⌊Domino GranvelaNicolas Perrenot de Granvelle (*1484 – †1550), doctor of both canon and civil law, one of the most trusted advisors of Emperor Charles V, in 1519 entered the service of Charles V, in 1521 took part in the Habsburg-French negotiations in Calais, in 1529 in peace negotiations with the Roman Curia and the Italian states, and later, in 1538, in the conference of Nice between Charles V and Francis I; prominent official and advisor of Charles V and of Margaret of Austria in the administration of the County of Burgundy and of the Habsburg Netherlands, collaborator of Chancellor Gattinara, 1530 secretary of State for German and Netherlandish affairs and Chancellor of the Kingdom of Sicily and Naples (he replaced Gattinara after his death in the position of Grand Chancellor, although not using the title); imperial envoy to France (several times up to 1528) (CE, vol. 3, p. 68-70; DURME 1964; ANTONY 2006)⌋Domino Granvela superinscribed⌉ magno cancellarioPro Domino Granvela magno cancellario on the margin⌉

Magnifice et Praestantissime Domine et, amice maior honorandissime. Salutem et omnis felicitatis accessum.

Pro veteri illa nostra in aula 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⌊s(acratissimae) caesareae maiestatisCharles 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⌋ coniunctione et ea benevolentia, qua me semper humanissime prosequebatur Magnificentia Vestra, in ea persevero fiducia, quod illam animi sui in me propensionem et candorem on the margin⌈et candoremet candorem on the margin⌉ neque temporis diuturnitas aut tanta locorum intercapedo diminuere, vel in superinscribed in place of crossed-out quo⌈quoinin superinscribed in place of crossed-out quo⌉ conservandis amicitiis Magnificentiae Vestrae constantia immutare quicquam potuerit. Qua in re factus audentior, Felix von Allen (Felix von Alden, Feliks Mełdzyński, Felix Stang, Felix von Malden) (†ca. 1576), Prussian nobleman in the service of Duke Albrecht von Hohenzollern; 1529, 1530, 1533, 1536, 1538 ducal envoy to King Sigismund I Jagiellon and, in 1537, to the Crown Diet at Piotrków; 1545-1551(?) Vice-Voivode of Kulm (Chełmno); 1551 alderman of Kulm; 1551-1575 Sword-Bearer of Kulm (SZYMANIAK 1992 Organizacja, p. 55-56; Urzędnicy 5/2, p. 221)⌊hunc cubicularium on the margin⌈cubiculariumcubicularium on the margin⌉Felix von Allen (Felix von Alden, Feliks Mełdzyński, Felix Stang, Felix von Malden) (†ca. 1576), Prussian nobleman in the service of Duke Albrecht von Hohenzollern; 1529, 1530, 1533, 1536, 1538 ducal envoy to King Sigismund I Jagiellon and, in 1537, to the Crown Diet at Piotrków; 1545-1551(?) Vice-Voivode of Kulm (Chełmno); 1551 alderman of Kulm; 1551-1575 Sword-Bearer of Kulm (SZYMANIAK 1992 Organizacja, p. 55-56; Urzędnicy 5/2, p. 221)⌋ cum on the margin⌈cumcum on the margin⌉ 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 mei on the margin⌈meimei on the margin⌉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⌋ litteris et negotiis Magnificentiae Vestrae commendandum operae pretium esse censui, utpote et superinscribed⌈etet superinscribed⌉ quae magnae 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⌊caesaream maiestatemCharles 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⌋ auctoritatis est, et quae suapte natura ad provehendum res iustas reiquae Christianae apprime necessarias facile inclinatur. Non est Magnificentiae Vestrae incognitum, quibus modis Imperial Chamber Court (Iudicium Camerae Imperialis, Sąd Kameralny Rzeszy, Reichskammergericht), one of two highest judicial institutions in the Holy Roman Empire, founded in 1495 at the Imperial Diet of Worms (the other one being the Aulic Council - Reichshofrat)⌊iudicium camerae imperialisImperial Chamber Court (Iudicium Camerae Imperialis, Sąd Kameralny Rzeszy, Reichskammergericht), one of two highest judicial institutions in the Holy Roman Empire, founded in 1495 at the Imperial Diet of Worms (the other one being the Aulic Council - Reichshofrat)⌋ contra nepotem ex Zofia Jagiellonka (*1464 – †1512), 1486-1512 Margravine of Brandenburg; wife of Friedrich Hohenzollern, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, daughter of King of Poland Kazimierz IV Jagiellon, mother of Albrecht Hohenzollern (Grand Master of Teutonic Order and then Duke in Prussia)⌊sororeZofia Jagiellonka (*1464 – †1512), 1486-1512 Margravine of Brandenburg; wife of Friedrich Hohenzollern, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, daughter of King of Poland Kazimierz IV Jagiellon, mother of Albrecht Hohenzollern (Grand Master of Teutonic Order and then Duke in Prussia)⌋ 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 meiSigismund 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⌋ et subiectum regni eius principem, illustrissimum dominum Albrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544)⌊Albertum marchionem Brandenburgensem et ducem in PrussiaAlbrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544)⌋, bannum emiserit, quod 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⌊serenissima caesarea maiestasCharles 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⌋, cum Regensburg (Ratisbona), city in southeastern Germany, Bavaria, on the Danube river⌊RatisponaeRegensburg (Ratisbona), city in southeastern Germany, Bavaria, on the Danube river⌋ essemus, ad decursum duorum annorum suspendit, unde cum hoc tempus brevi iam exspirare videtur, ne inde graviores turbae aut fortassis apertum et Europe (Europa), the continent⌊reipublicae ChristianaeEurope (Europa), the continent⌋, quae iam superinscribed⌈iamiam superinscribed⌉ tumultibus plena est ubique bellum, perniciosum bellum accenderetur, 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⌊serenissimus rex meusSigismund 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⌋ pro senili et vere regia sua prudentia 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⌊serenissimae caesareae maiestatiCharles 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⌋ cum hoc cubiculario scribendum duxit, quarum litterarum ut Magnificentia Vestra benigna sit velit esse interpres habita istius adeo periculosi temporis ratione, summopere rogo, quo vel iterum negotium hoc exsecutionis banni quam diutissime suspenderetur, vel e medio, si fieri posset, cum Imperial Chamber Court (Iudicium Camerae Imperialis, Sąd Kameralny Rzeszy, Reichskammergericht), one of two highest judicial institutions in the Holy Roman Empire, founded in 1495 at the Imperial Diet of Worms (the other one being the Aulic Council - Reichshofrat)⌊camerae imperialiImperial Chamber Court (Iudicium Camerae Imperialis, Sąd Kameralny Rzeszy, Reichskammergericht), one of two highest judicial institutions in the Holy Roman Empire, founded in 1495 at the Imperial Diet of Worms (the other one being the Aulic Council - Reichshofrat)⌋ nihil in Inhabitants of Poland ⌊subditosInhabitants of Poland ⌋ 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 meiSigismund 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⌋ iuris competit, penitus tolleretur.

Quod nisi obtineatur, fieri non potest, quin etiam hic in nostro angulo omnia superinscribed⌈omniaomnia superinscribed⌉, quemadmodum fere iam superinscribed⌈iamiam superinscribed⌉ per totum Europe (Europa), the continent⌊Christianum orbemEurope (Europa), the continent⌋ in turbas et gravissimam tragoediam omnia exundent et non sine magna aeris et (quod omen Deus procul absit superinscribed in place of crossed-out avertat⌈avertatabsitabsit superinscribed in place of crossed-out avertat⌉) sanguinis Christiani profusione transigantur. Quod ut Magnificentia Vestra pro sua auctoritate et in rebus summa perspicientia, quantum potest on the margin⌈quantum potestquantum potest on the margin⌉, avertat, oro atque obtestor, a Deo Omnipotenti aeternum praemium et ab hominibus meritam gratitudinem et laudem non vulgarem on the margin⌈non vulgaremnon vulgarem on the margin⌉ habitura amplissimam meque sibi Magnificentia Vestra, qui pro officio ordinis mei ecclesiastici eti pro conservanda tranquillitate publica nihil aliud quam pacem a Deo peto, reddet sibi Magnificentia Vestra on the margin⌈sibi Magnificentia Vestrasibi Magnificentia Vestra on the margin⌉ devinctissimum. Cuius me benevolentiae ex animo commendo Deumque precor, ut Magnificentiam Vestram quam diutissime sospitet et prosperet in omnibus. Petrus Mirabilis de Monteregale (Petrus Mirabilis de Montroy), member of the household of Dantiscus as his steward (dispensator familiae) from 1532 he held the same function at the court of Nicolas Perrenot de Granvelle (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 304; SKOLIMOWSKA 2004, p. 51)⌊Petrum olim dispensatorem meumPetrus Mirabilis de Monteregale (Petrus Mirabilis de Montroy), member of the household of Dantiscus as his steward (dispensator familiae) from 1532 he held the same function at the court of Nicolas Perrenot de Granvelle (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 304; SKOLIMOWSKA 2004, p. 51)⌋, qui mihi fidelissime inservivit, ut gratia sua Magnificentia Vestra prosequatur, plurimum rogo. Virtus et fides eius digna est, ut a Magnificentia Vestra commendata habeatur.

Ex Löbau (Lubawa, Lubavia), town in northern Poland, Kulm Land (Ziemia Chełmińska), ca. 67 km E of Graudenz (Grudziądz), the main seat of the bishops of Kulm (Chełmno)⌊castro LubaviensiLöbau (Lubawa, Lubavia), town in northern Poland, Kulm Land (Ziemia Chełmińska), ca. 67 km E of Graudenz (Grudziądz), the main seat of the bishops of Kulm (Chełmno)⌋, V Mai 1534.

AAWO, AB, D. 67, f. 288v (t.p.)

Unsern(n) fruntlichn(n) grues zuvoran(n). Ersamer, bsunder, gutter freundt. /

Vorgestern(n) hab wir ew(e)r cf. Mathias PLATEN to Ioannes DANTISCUS 1534-06-24 — 1534-07-08, CIDTC IDL 6850, letter lost⌊schreibn(n)cf. Mathias PLATEN to Ioannes DANTISCUS 1534-06-24 — 1534-07-08, CIDTC IDL 6850, letter lost⌋ bey dissem boten entfang(en) / und dancken euch des fleisses hidden by binding⌈[s]s hidden by binding⌉ in unsern(n) sachen gehabt. / Was unser korn(n) un(n)d h(ern) Lorencz Ficke ⌊Lorencz FickeLorencz Ficke ⌋ belangt, / mogt im sagen, das unser ohm Simon Hannau (Simon Hannow), Dantiscus' nephew, son of Anna von Höfen and Johann Hannau, brother of Johann and Kaspar; at the turn of 1538 administrated bishop's estate in Löbau (Lubawa) in Dantiscus' name (CEID 1/1, p. 344, footnote No. 19)⌊Simon HannouSimon Hannau (Simon Hannow), Dantiscus' nephew, son of Anna von Höfen and Johann Hannau, brother of Johann and Kaspar; at the turn of 1538 administrated bishop's estate in Löbau (Lubawa) in Dantiscus' name (CEID 1/1, p. 344, footnote No. 19)⌋ bynnen III wochen(n) mit XXX[...] hidden by binding⌈[...][...] hidden by binding⌉ lasten ungeferlich zu Gdańsk (Danzig, Dantiscum), city in northern Poland, on the Bay of Gdańsk at the mouth of the Vistula, on the Baltic, the biggest and wealthiest of the three Great Prussian Cities (Gdańsk, Thorn (Toruń), and Elbing (Elbląg)) with representation in the Council of Royal Prussia; a member of the Hanseatic League⌊DanczkeGdańsk (Danzig, Dantiscum), city in northern Poland, on the Bay of Gdańsk at the mouth of the Vistula, on the Baltic, the biggest and wealthiest of the three Great Prussian Cities (Gdańsk, Thorn (Toruń), and Elbing (Elbląg)) with representation in the Council of Royal Prussia; a member of the Hanseatic League⌋ sein wirt / und lauts des koffs sich gen im haltn(n). / Wolt in ouch von unsern wegen fruntlich grussen.

Den wein aus Spain (Hispania)⌊HispanienSpain (Hispania)⌋ an Johann Breden (Hans Preden) (†after 1545), factor of the Fuggers in Gdańsk (AT 13, p. 187; p. 153, footnote 49)⌊Hans BredenJohann Breden (Hans Preden) (†after 1545), factor of the Fuggers in Gdańsk (AT 13, p. 187; p. 153, footnote 49)⌋ vorschriben, / wie der ouch ist, / wirt Simon Hannau (Simon Hannow), Dantiscus' nephew, son of Anna von Höfen and Johann Hannau, brother of Johann and Kaspar; at the turn of 1538 administrated bishop's estate in Löbau (Lubawa) in Dantiscus' name (CEID 1/1, p. 344, footnote No. 19)⌊SimonSimon Hannau (Simon Hannow), Dantiscus' nephew, son of Anna von Höfen and Johann Hannau, brother of Johann and Kaspar; at the turn of 1538 administrated bishop's estate in Löbau (Lubawa) in Dantiscus' name (CEID 1/1, p. 344, footnote No. 19)⌋ uff unser sloss Althausen (Starogród, Antiquum Castrum), town on the Vistula river, ca. 1.5 km S of Kulm, initial location of Kulm; given to the Kulm cathedral by Alexander Jagiellon, it was the summer residence of the Kulm bishops⌊AltenhausAlthausen (Starogród, Antiquum Castrum), town on the Vistula river, ca. 1.5 km S of Kulm, initial location of Kulm; given to the Kulm cathedral by Alexander Jagiellon, it was the summer residence of the Kulm bishops⌋ schicken, / im mittlerzceit was fracht oder unkost daruff gangen(n), / wolt von unsern(n) wegen ausrichten(n), / und so her Johann von Werden (Constellatus, cf. HE, No. 148, p. 150, footnote No. 12) (*1495 – †1554), 1526 Mayor of Gdańsk (Danzig), from 1527 Starost of Neuenburg (Nowe), 1532-1535, 1538, 1539, 1546, 1551 Burgrave of Gdańsk, from 1535 Starost of Preußisch Mark (Przezmark) (1535-1540 together with Achatius von Zehmen (Cema)), 1536/1537 envoy of the Council of Royal Prussia to the Diet of the Kingdom of Poland held in Cracow (SBPN 4, p. 433-435; ZDRENKA 2, p. 368-369; MAŁŁEK 1976, p. 93, 161)⌊Hans von Werd(en)Johann von Werden (Constellatus, cf. HE, No. 148, p. 150, footnote No. 12) (*1495 – †1554), 1526 Mayor of Gdańsk (Danzig), from 1527 Starost of Neuenburg (Nowe), 1532-1535, 1538, 1539, 1546, 1551 Burgrave of Gdańsk, from 1535 Starost of Preußisch Mark (Przezmark) (1535-1540 together with Achatius von Zehmen (Cema)), 1536/1537 envoy of the Council of Royal Prussia to the Diet of the Kingdom of Poland held in Cracow (SBPN 4, p. 433-435; ZDRENKA 2, p. 368-369; MAŁŁEK 1976, p. 93, 161)⌋ do von was haben(n) wil, / loth im folgen etc. So sich ouch, / wie ir vorhofft, / franczossiche wein word(en) gen Gdańsk (Danzig, Dantiscum), city in northern Poland, on the Bay of Gdańsk at the mouth of the Vistula, on the Baltic, the biggest and wealthiest of the three Great Prussian Cities (Gdańsk, Thorn (Toruń), and Elbing (Elbląg)) with representation in the Council of Royal Prussia; a member of the Hanseatic League⌊DanczkGdańsk (Danzig, Dantiscum), city in northern Poland, on the Bay of Gdańsk at the mouth of the Vistula, on the Baltic, the biggest and wealthiest of the three Great Prussian Cities (Gdańsk, Thorn (Toruń), and Elbing (Elbląg)) with representation in the Council of Royal Prussia; a member of the Hanseatic League⌋ begeben, / wert ir euch noch unserm(m) vorigen schreibn(n) wissn(n) zu halten(n) etc.

Unser sigel hette wir gern(n) mit den erstn(n). / Wan das fertig ist, / wolt es mit dissem oder einem(m) andren(n) boten mit den erstn(n) her schicken. / Simon Hannau (Simon Hannow), Dantiscus' nephew, son of Anna von Höfen and Johann Hannau, brother of Johann and Kaspar; at the turn of 1538 administrated bishop's estate in Löbau (Lubawa) in Dantiscus' name (CEID 1/1, p. 344, footnote No. 19)⌊SimonSimon Hannau (Simon Hannow), Dantiscus' nephew, son of Anna von Höfen and Johann Hannau, brother of Johann and Kaspar; at the turn of 1538 administrated bishop's estate in Löbau (Lubawa) in Dantiscus' name (CEID 1/1, p. 344, footnote No. 19)⌋ wird hidden by binding⌈[d]d hidden by binding⌉ euch das boten lon, / das dissem gegeben(n) / und noch gegeben werden sol, zcalen(n). / Uber das ir dissem habt geben(n), / sein im von uns VI groschen(n) worden(n).

Simon Hannau (Simon Hannow), Dantiscus' nephew, son of Anna von Höfen and Johann Hannau, brother of Johann and Kaspar; at the turn of 1538 administrated bishop's estate in Löbau (Lubawa) in Dantiscus' name (CEID 1/1, p. 344, footnote No. 19)⌊SimonSimon Hannau (Simon Hannow), Dantiscus' nephew, son of Anna von Höfen and Johann Hannau, brother of Johann and Kaspar; at the turn of 1538 administrated bishop's estate in Löbau (Lubawa) in Dantiscus' name (CEID 1/1, p. 344, footnote No. 19)⌋ wirt ew(e)r wife of Mathias PLATEN ⌊hausfrauwife of Mathias PLATEN ⌋ und irer svester, frun[...] hidden by binding⌈[...][...] hidden by binding⌉ Orteigen ⌊OrteigenOrteigen ⌋, ein klein vorehrung thun. / Wolt sie von unsern(n) wegen fruntlich grussen(n) und alle gutte freunde, hiemit wir euch mit den ewr(e)n Gote dem almechtig(en) thun befhelen. /

Dat(um) aus unserm(m) slosse Löbau (Lubawa, Lubavia), town in northern Poland, Kulm Land (Ziemia Chełmińska), ca. 67 km E of Graudenz (Grudziądz), the main seat of the bishops of Kulm (Chełmno)⌊LobauLöbau (Lubawa, Lubavia), town in northern Poland, Kulm Land (Ziemia Chełmińska), ca. 67 km E of Graudenz (Grudziądz), the main seat of the bishops of Kulm (Chełmno)⌋, den X[...] hidden by binding⌈[...][...] hidden by binding⌉ Iulii an(n)o D(omi)ni 1534.

AAWO, AB, D. 67, f. 289v (t.p.)

Unsern(n) fruntlichn grues zuvoran. / Edler, vhester, gutter freundt. /

Uff ew(e)r negst cf. POLENTZ to Ioannes DANTISCUS 1534-01-01 — 1534-07-22, CIDTC IDL 6613, letter lost⌊schreibencf. POLENTZ to Ioannes DANTISCUS 1534-01-01 — 1534-07-22, CIDTC IDL 6613, letter lost⌋ an uns gethan sein wir vorursacht worden, Albrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544)⌊f(urstliche) ir(lauch)tAlbrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544)⌋ zu ersuchen was das bauholcz, das zu unser kirchen gefelt / und herbrocht, / und das wir noch zu fellen mittels ewerm(m) wissen(n) on the margin⌈mittels ewerm(m) wissen(n)mittels ewerm(m) wissen(n) on the margin⌉ und herczubreng(en) gesint, / belangt, / woruff ir aus superinscribed in place of crossed-out in⌈in aus aus superinscribed in place of crossed-out in⌉ beygelegtem brive f(urstlicher) ir(lauch)t meynung und befhel on the margin⌈und befhelund befhel on the margin⌉ werdet vornemen(n), / euch ouch der gemess halten(n) etc. Dieweil wir aber vorstand(en), das ewr(e)s ampts waltknecht die brucken, die wir zu solchs holczs furen uberfurung mit unsern(n) kosten haben lossen machen, / abgehawen(n) und hinder superinscribed in place of crossed-out ane⌈ane hinder hinder superinscribed in place of crossed-out ane⌉ unserm(m) wissen, / ouch uns zu einer smehung, hot abgeworffen, / daran wir nicht kleinen misfallen tragen, / mussen uns ouch solchs gen Albrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544)⌊f(urstlche) ir(lauch)tAlbrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544)⌋ suermuttig erklagen. / Ist an euch unser guttig begern(n), / wolt vorschaffen, das unsere brucke, / domit wir mit solchs holczs furunng nicht gesaumpt, / wider gemacht werden(n) etc. Gedochter waltknecht solde uns solchen homut und schaden nicht gethon haben(n) / von der stam pfennige wegen, / die wir im nicht schuldig, / so wir nichts gekawfft. / Hette her uns gutter weis umb ein trankgelt gebeten(n), / und nicht so unserm liblich gemant, / wer im superinscribed in place of crossed-out ich⌈ich im im superinscribed in place of crossed-out ich⌉ villeicht dupelt so vil word(en), / dan die stampfennig, / die nicht vil uber ein halbe m(a)rch machen(n), / wirden(n). / Dis hab wir euch, / Gote befolen(n), / gutter maynung nicht wolt bergen(n). /

Dat(um) aus unserm slosse Löbau (Lubawa, Lubavia), town in northern Poland, Kulm Land (Ziemia Chełmińska), ca. 67 km E of Graudenz (Grudziądz), the main seat of the bishops of Kulm (Chełmno)⌊LobauLöbau (Lubawa, Lubavia), town in northern Poland, Kulm Land (Ziemia Chełmińska), ca. 67 km E of Graudenz (Grudziądz), the main seat of the bishops of Kulm (Chełmno)⌋, den XXII Iulii 1534.

AAWO, AB, D. 7, f. 43v (b.p.)

Unsern fruntlichn grues mit eins seligen new jars wunschung zuvoran(n). / Edler, ernfester(r) her(r), gunstiger(r), lieb(e)r freundt. /

Vor die morenen, die uns fast angenem(m) gewest, / thu wir uns gen euch uff das fruntlichste bedancken, / mit erbittung ine(n) eym(m) hochern solchs umb euch zu beschulden. / Und so wir ew(e)r freuntliche gestalt und ew(e)re togentszamen(n) superinscribed⌈togentszamen(n)togentszamen(n) superinscribed⌉ wife of Mathias PLATEN ⌊hausfrawen(n)wife of Mathias PLATEN ⌋ lange zceit nicht hidden by binding⌈[t]t hidden by binding⌉ gesehen, / wan die ban (et)was besser wurd / w[...] hidden by binding⌈[...][...] hidden by binding⌉ wir uns gern(n) darzu haben(n), das wir in gesunt hidden by binding⌈[nt]nt hidden by binding⌉heit einandren sehen mochtn(n). / Gote hiemit dem hidden by binding⌈[m]m hidden by binding⌉ almechtig(en) in sein gnad befholen.

Dat(um) uff unserm(m) slosse Löbau (Lubawa, Lubavia), town in northern Poland, Kulm Land (Ziemia Chełmińska), ca. 67 km E of Graudenz (Grudziądz), the main seat of the bishops of Kulm (Chełmno)⌊LobauLöbau (Lubawa, Lubavia), town in northern Poland, Kulm Land (Ziemia Chełmińska), ca. 67 km E of Graudenz (Grudziądz), the main seat of the bishops of Kulm (Chełmno)⌋, XXIX Dece(m)br(is) MD XXXVI[1].

[1] yff unserm(m) slosse Löbau (Lubawa, Lubavia), town in northern Poland, Kulm Land (Ziemia Chełmińska), ca. 67 km E of Graudenz (Grudziądz), the main seat of the bishops of Kulm (Chełmno)⌊Lobau hidden by binding⌈[u]u hidden by binding⌉Löbau (Lubawa, Lubavia), town in northern Poland, Kulm Land (Ziemia Chełmińska), ca. 67 km E of Graudenz (Grudziądz), the main seat of the bishops of Kulm (Chełmno)⌋, XXIX Dece(m)br(is) MD XXXVI ms ut sup(ra), see cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to [Johann von WERDEN?] Löbau (Lubawa), 1535-12-29, CIDTC IDL 4025⌊IDL 4025cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to [Johann von WERDEN?] Löbau (Lubawa), 1535-12-29, CIDTC IDL 4025⌋

BCz, 244, p. 85 (b.p.)

Unsern fruntlichn grues und alles guttn(n) zuvoran(n). Ersamer, besunder, liber freundt. /

Wir haben negst bey unsern(n) diner ew(e)r cf. Mathias PLATEN to Ioannes DANTISCUS before 1536-03-04, CIDTC IDL 6726, letter lost⌊schreibencf. Mathias PLATEN to Ioannes DANTISCUS before 1536-03-04, CIDTC IDL 6726, letter lost⌋ / neben dem, das ir uns mit im zugeschickt, entfangen / und bedancken euch des gehabten fleisses, den ir uff unser begeren habt bewisen. Schicken euch hiemit dissen puntel mit briven an unsern(n) gutten freundt, / Johann Lohmüller (Johann Lomoller), probably identical with author of epithalamium prepared for Barbara Szapolyai and Sigismund I's wedding in 1512, for which Dantiscus could write the opening epigram ("Ad lectorem"); town clerk in Riga; 1543 Prussian envoy (together with Andreas Rippe) to Vilnius to King Sigismund II August (AGUSIEWICZ, p. 57)⌊Iohan LomullerJohann Lohmüller (Johann Lomoller), probably identical with author of epithalamium prepared for Barbara Szapolyai and Sigismund I's wedding in 1512, for which Dantiscus could write the opening epigram ("Ad lectorem"); town clerk in Riga; 1543 Prussian envoy (together with Andreas Rippe) to Vilnius to King Sigismund II August (AGUSIEWICZ, p. 57)⌋. / Wollet den im zu eigen handen / vorschaffen, / do bey ouch den an h(e)rn Johann von Werden (Constellatus, cf. HE, No. 148, p. 150, footnote No. 12) (*1495 – †1554), 1526 Mayor of Gdańsk (Danzig), from 1527 Starost of Neuenburg (Nowe), 1532-1535, 1538, 1539, 1546, 1551 Burgrave of Gdańsk, from 1535 Starost of Preußisch Mark (Przezmark) (1535-1540 together with Achatius von Zehmen (Cema)), 1536/1537 envoy of the Council of Royal Prussia to the Diet of the Kingdom of Poland held in Cracow (SBPN 4, p. 433-435; ZDRENKA 2, p. 368-369; MAŁŁEK 1976, p. 93, 161)⌊Hansen von Werden(n)Johann von Werden (Constellatus, cf. HE, No. 148, p. 150, footnote No. 12) (*1495 – †1554), 1526 Mayor of Gdańsk (Danzig), from 1527 Starost of Neuenburg (Nowe), 1532-1535, 1538, 1539, 1546, 1551 Burgrave of Gdańsk, from 1535 Starost of Preußisch Mark (Przezmark) (1535-1540 together with Achatius von Zehmen (Cema)), 1536/1537 envoy of the Council of Royal Prussia to the Diet of the Kingdom of Poland held in Cracow (SBPN 4, p. 433-435; ZDRENKA 2, p. 368-369; MAŁŁEK 1976, p. 93, 161)⌋ , den superinscribed in place of crossed-out ...ber er and then crossed-out⌈... illegible⌈...... illegible⌉ber er, den, den superinscribed in place of crossed-out ...ber er and then crossed-out⌉ von so superinscribed⌈ so so superinscribed⌉ der Newenburg noch nicht heim superinscribed⌈heimheim superinscribed⌉ wer gekomen(n), / wolt bis zu seiner zukumfft im written over an⌈an im im written over an⌉ den briff zu antwurten bey euch halten(n) etc.

Wir haben ouch bey negsten bey unserm(m) diner an Johann Breden (Hans Preden) (†after 1545), factor of the Fuggers in Gdańsk (AT 13, p. 187; p. 153, footnote 49)⌊Hans BredenJohann Breden (Hans Preden) (†after 1545), factor of the Fuggers in Gdańsk (AT 13, p. 187; p. 153, footnote 49)⌋ cf. [Ioannes DANTISCUS] to Johann BREDEN & Mathias PLATEN Löbau (Lubawa), 1536-03-09, CIDTC IDL 4001⌊geschriben(n)cf. [Ioannes DANTISCUS] to Johann BREDEN & Mathias PLATEN Löbau (Lubawa), 1536-03-09, CIDTC IDL 4001⌋, der superinscribed in place of crossed-out welcher⌈welcher der der superinscribed in place of crossed-out welcher⌉ von uns durch unsern(n) bruder Bernt on the margin⌈durch unsern(n) bruder Bernhard von Höfen (Bernhard Flachsbinder) (†after 1548), Ioannes Dantiscus' brother, stayed with Dantiscus in Spain, as a member of his mission's retinue, and was used as a trusted courier to Poland at least from 1526; after 1530 Starost of Löbau⌊BerntBernhard von Höfen (Bernhard Flachsbinder) (†after 1548), Ioannes Dantiscus' brother, stayed with Dantiscus in Spain, as a member of his mission's retinue, and was used as a trusted courier to Poland at least from 1526; after 1530 Starost of Löbau⌋durch unsern(n) bruder Bernt on the margin⌉ zu Thorn (Toruń, Thorunium), city in northern Poland, on the Vistula river in its lower reaches, main residence of the bishops of Kulm (Chełmno); one of the three Great Prussian Cities (along with Gdańsk and Elbing) which had representatives in the Council of Royal Prussia; a member of the Hanseatic League⌊Thorn(n)Thorn (Toruń, Thorunium), city in northern Poland, on the Vistula river in its lower reaches, main residence of the bishops of Kulm (Chełmno); one of the three Great Prussian Cities (along with Gdańsk and Elbing) which had representatives in the Council of Royal Prussia; a member of the Hanseatic League⌋ im vorgangen(n) marckte CCCCCCLXXV sechhundert funff und sibenczig mark zu XX g(roszen) vor dreyhundert hungerische gold gulden entfang(en) heth, / welch gelt wir sein(n)en The Fuggers German family of merchants and bankers that dominated European business during the 15th and 16th centuries⌊h(e)rnThe Fuggers German family of merchants and bankers that dominated European business during the 15th and 16th centuries⌋ schuldig sein gewest. / So her uns dan zu antwurten villeicht zu geringe lest duncken(n) aus vorachten oder unachtsamheit hoth on the margin⌈ aus vorachten oder superinscribed⌈vorachten odervorachten oder superinscribed⌉ unachtsamheit hoth aus vorachten oder unachtsamheit hoth on the margin⌉ nochgelossen, / ist unser fruntlich beger, wolt in von unsern(n) wegen ansprechen / und antwurt daruff furdren(n) unser schreibn(n), ouch superinscribed in place of crossed-out und⌈und ouch ouch superinscribed in place of crossed-out und⌉ wie es mit dem gelde, das von Leipzig (Lipsia), city in southern Germany, Saxony⌊LeipczikLeipzig (Lipsia), city in southern Germany, Saxony⌋ an uns sold komen(n), gebliben, / antwurt von im furdren(n), / dasselbige uns ouch mit den ersten lossen wissen oder zuschicken(n) / etc. Hirinne thut ir uns ein sundren(n) dinst und wolgefallen(n). / Gothe dem almechtig(en) mit al den ewren(n) befholen(n).

Dat(um) aus unserm(m) slosse Löbau (Lubawa, Lubavia), town in northern Poland, Kulm Land (Ziemia Chełmińska), ca. 67 km E of Graudenz (Grudziądz), the main seat of the bishops of Kulm (Chełmno)⌊LobauLöbau (Lubawa, Lubavia), town in northern Poland, Kulm Land (Ziemia Chełmińska), ca. 67 km E of Graudenz (Grudziądz), the main seat of the bishops of Kulm (Chełmno)⌋, den V Marcii M D XXXVI.

AAWO, AB, D7, f. 34v

Hans Bred(en), Macz Platen on the margin⌈Johann Breden (Hans Preden) (†after 1545), factor of the Fuggers in Gdańsk (AT 13, p. 187; p. 153, footnote 49)⌊Hans Bred(en)Johann Breden (Hans Preden) (†after 1545), factor of the Fuggers in Gdańsk (AT 13, p. 187; p. 153, footnote 49)⌋, Mathias Platen ⌊Macz PlatenMathias Platen ⌋Hans Bred(en), Macz Platen on the margin⌉.

Unsern fruntlichn grues mit aller seligheit unnd wolfart wunschung zuvoran. / Edler, ehrnfest(er) h(e)r, gunstiger hidden by binding⌈[er]er hidden by binding⌉ freundt. /

Im negst(en) hab wir E(wer) H(erlichkei)t cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Mathias PLATEN Löbau (Lubawa), 1536-03-05, CIDTC IDL 1425⌊geschribencf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Mathias PLATEN Löbau (Lubawa), 1536-03-05, CIDTC IDL 1425⌋, / das wir Euch korcz darnoch mit eigenem boten wolten besuchen, das wir bisher nicht eh(e)r haben mugen thun. / Und schicken hie bey unsere adscribed⌈ee adscribed⌉ cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Cornelis [DE SCHEPPER] Löbau (Lubawa), 1536-02-24, CIDTC IDL 1421⌊briffcf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Cornelis [DE SCHEPPER] Löbau (Lubawa), 1536-02-24, CIDTC IDL 1421⌋ an h(e)rn 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)⌊Corneliu(m)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)⌋ / bittend, wollent d written over i⌈idd written over i⌉is puntel mit fleis und bey gewissen lossen bestellen. / Was unser Georg von Höfen (Georg Flachsbinder, Georgius de Curiis) (†after 1550-02-07), Ioannes Dantiscus' brother; Starosta of Rössel (HARTMANN 1525-1550, No. 584, 586, 588; AGAD, MK, 77, f. 385-386v)⌊bruderGeorg von Höfen (Georg Flachsbinder, Georgius de Curiis) (†after 1550-02-07), Ioannes Dantiscus' brother; Starosta of Rössel (HARTMANN 1525-1550, No. 584, 586, 588; AGAD, MK, 77, f. 385-386v)⌋ vor Albrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544)⌊f(urstliche) d(urchlauch)tAlbrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544)⌋ uff unsere und h(e)rn 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)⌊CorneliiCornelis 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)⌋ mitgeteilt schreiben(n), / mit zuschickung der hendel b written over co⌈cobb written over co⌉riffs copeyen und schrifftlich instruction, fast alles uff dis, das f(urstliche) d(urchlauch)t Christian III of Oldenburg (*1503 – †1559), 1534-1559 King of Denmark and Norway, 1523-1559 Duke of Holstein and Schleswig; son of Frederick I of Oldenburg, King of Denmark, and his first consort, Anna of Brandenburg⌊erwelter ko(nigliche)r w(irde)Christian III of Oldenburg (*1503 – †1559), 1534-1559 King of Denmark and Norway, 1523-1559 Duke of Holstein and Schleswig; son of Frederick I of Oldenburg, King of Denmark, and his first consort, Anna of Brandenburg⌋ zu Denmark (Dania)⌊DennemarkenDenmark (Dania)⌋ geschribn, / begerend / zu vor willen der f(urstlichen) d(urchlauch)t in der sachen zcwischen ir und on the margin in place of crossed-out mit⌈mit zcwischen ir und zcwischen ir und on the margin in place of crossed-out mit⌉ den(n) h(e)rn Friedrich II of Wittelsbach der Weise (*1482 – †1556), Count Palatine of the Rhine, Elector of Pfalz (1544-1556); in 1529 and 1532 the Commander in Chief of the imperial army; son of Philipp der Aufrichtige, Elector Palatine of the Rhine (NDB, Bd. 5, p. 528-530)⌊pfalczgraff(en) FridrichenFriedrich II of Wittelsbach der Weise (*1482 – †1556), Count Palatine of the Rhine, Elector of Pfalz (1544-1556); in 1529 and 1532 the Commander in Chief of the imperial army; son of Philipp der Aufrichtige, Elector Palatine of the Rhine (NDB, Bd. 5, p. 528-530)⌋ mochten handlen, / und das ouch solchs h(e)r Cornelius, / wie durch sein schreibn(n) uff sich genomen(n), bey herczog Fridrichen wolde furdren, / das er f(urstlicher) d(urchlauch)t in dissem fhal thete superinscribed in place of crossed-out wird⌈wird thete thete superinscribed in place of crossed-out wird⌉ vortrawen(n), / wege, mittel un(n)d artikel zu schicken, / do mit er mit e(rwelter) ko(nigliche)r erweler ko(nigliche)r wurd mocht solch tractat vortstellen(n), das ouch in mittler zceit, so lang die hendlung wereten on the margin⌈so lang die hendlung weretenso lang die hendlung wereten on the margin⌉, von allem feintlichem vor nemen(n) durch herczog(en) Fridrichen wurd abgestand(en), / als dem wolt s(eine) d(urchlauch)t keinen fleis sparen(n), do mit die sache zu fridlichem endt mocht komen(n). / Das ist disser dinge aller genczlicher effect, / magk written over s⌈skk written over s⌉ dan solche underhandlung Friedrich II of Wittelsbach der Weise (*1482 – †1556), Count Palatine of the Rhine, Elector of Pfalz (1544-1556); in 1529 and 1532 the Commander in Chief of the imperial army; son of Philipp der Aufrichtige, Elector Palatine of the Rhine (NDB, Bd. 5, p. 528-530)⌊pfalczgraff FridrichFriedrich II of Wittelsbach der Weise (*1482 – †1556), Count Palatine of the Rhine, Elector of Pfalz (1544-1556); in 1529 and 1532 the Commander in Chief of the imperial army; son of Philipp der Aufrichtige, Elector Palatine of the Rhine (NDB, Bd. 5, p. 528-530)⌋ leiden, / sein wir in guttem hoffen, es mocht was guts und bestendiges dar aus werden.

Dis alles hab wir h(e)rn 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)⌊CornelioCornelis 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)⌋ / und den, / welchen solchs wirt vorkomen, noch unserm(m) besten vorstand heraus gestrich(e)n, wolde der wegen E(wre) H(erlichkei)t befhelen, / so her Corneli(us) hiruff was ge written over we⌈wegege written over we⌉sint wer zu thun antwurtn(n), oder schreiben, / das solchs superinscribed in place of crossed-out es⌈es solchs solchs superinscribed in place of crossed-out es⌉ widerum(m)b mit den erstn(n) sicher mocht an uns komen(n). / Es kan Goth seine gnad so geben(n), / so nu mit den Citizens of Lübeck ⌊LubkernCitizens of Lübeck ⌋ fried gemacht, das der gestalt disser unlust ouch mocht hingelegt werd(en).

Ouch hab wir hern(n) 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)⌊Cornelium written over o⌈ou(m)um written over o⌉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)⌋ etliche bucher und anders hie her aus dem Niderland hidden by binding⌈[nd]nd hidden by binding⌉ uns zu schicken gebeten, / und die an E(wer) Herlichkeit written over E(rbarkei)t⌈E(rbarkei)tH(erlichkei)tHerlichkeit written over E(rbarkei)t⌉ vorschri hidden by binding⌈[i]i hidden by binding⌉ben, / do mit die fracht geczalt wurd. / Geschicht den hidden by binding⌈[n]n hidden by binding⌉ so und solchs E(wer) H(erlichkei)t zu hand(en) kompt on the margin⌈und solchs E(wer) H(erlichkei)t zu hand(en) komptund solchs E(wer) H(erlichkei)t zu hand(en) kompt on the margin⌉, bitten, solche furlon dem schiffer aus zuricht(en), wolle wir E(wer) H(erlichkei)t mit dankparheit erstaten(n).

Newes hab wir dis mol nicht sunders, dan das der The Muscovites (Moscovians, Mosci) ⌊moskoviterThe Muscovites (Moscovians, Mosci) ⌋, / The Ottoman Turks (Turcae) ⌊TurkenThe Ottoman Turks (Turcae) ⌋ / und The Valachs ⌊WalachenThe Valachs ⌋ botschaffter zu der Vilnius (Wilno, Vilna), city in Lithuania, on the Vilnia river, capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania⌊WildenVilnius (Wilno, Vilna), city in Lithuania, on the Vilnia river, capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania⌋ sein sollen. / Got, der geb uns guttenn(n) fried, / dem wir E(wer) H(erlichkei)t mit al den iren thun befeln(n). Was E(wer) H(erlichkei)t von czeitungen hoth, / wold uns mitteilen(n).

Dat(um) aus unserm(m) slosse Löbau (Lubawa, Lubavia), town in northern Poland, Kulm Land (Ziemia Chełmińska), ca. 67 km E of Graudenz (Grudziądz), the main seat of the bishops of Kulm (Chełmno)⌊LobauLöbau (Lubawa, Lubavia), town in northern Poland, Kulm Land (Ziemia Chełmińska), ca. 67 km E of Graudenz (Grudziądz), the main seat of the bishops of Kulm (Chełmno)⌋, den IX Marcii M D XXXVI.

AAWO, AB, D. 7, f. 39v (t.p.)

Unsern(n) freuntlichn grues zuvoran(n). / Ersamer lib(e)r freundt hidden by binding⌈[dt]dt hidden by binding⌉.

Disse beygebunden brive wold euch nicht besveren, den einen(n) zu antwurtn(n) h(e)rn Johann von Werden (Constellatus, cf. HE, No. 148, p. 150, footnote No. 12) (*1495 – †1554), 1526 Mayor of Gdańsk (Danzig), from 1527 Starost of Neuenburg (Nowe), 1532-1535, 1538, 1539, 1546, 1551 Burgrave of Gdańsk, from 1535 Starost of Preußisch Mark (Przezmark) (1535-1540 together with Achatius von Zehmen (Cema)), 1536/1537 envoy of the Council of Royal Prussia to the Diet of the Kingdom of Poland held in Cracow (SBPN 4, p. 433-435; ZDRENKA 2, p. 368-369; MAŁŁEK 1976, p. 93, 161)⌊Hansen von Werd(en)Johann von Werden (Constellatus, cf. HE, No. 148, p. 150, footnote No. 12) (*1495 – †1554), 1526 Mayor of Gdańsk (Danzig), from 1527 Starost of Neuenburg (Nowe), 1532-1535, 1538, 1539, 1546, 1551 Burgrave of Gdańsk, from 1535 Starost of Preußisch Mark (Przezmark) (1535-1540 together with Achatius von Zehmen (Cema)), 1536/1537 envoy of the Council of Royal Prussia to the Diet of the Kingdom of Poland held in Cracow (SBPN 4, p. 433-435; ZDRENKA 2, p. 368-369; MAŁŁEK 1976, p. 93, 161)⌋, den andren hidden by binding⌈[n]n hidden by binding⌉ dem h(e)rn Ioannes Magnus (Ioannes Store, Jöns Månsson, Ioannes Magni) (*1488 – †1544), doctor of theology, diplomat in the service of Pope Adrian VI and Gustav Vasa, King of Sweden. In the years 1526-1531 he was staying in Gdańsk as a royal envoy. After his banishment from Sweden by Protestants, he remained in this city until 1537; in this year he went to Italy, where he took part in the Council of Mantua; 1506 Canon of Linköping and Skara, 1523 Papal Nuncio to the new King of Sweden Gustav Vasa; in the same year Provost of the Strängnäs Chapter and Bishop of Västerås, 1523-1544 Archbishop of Uppsala (consecrated by the Pope in 1533) (MAGNUS 1992, p. 9-11; CE, vol. 2, p. 368)⌊bischoffIoannes Magnus (Ioannes Store, Jöns Månsson, Ioannes Magni) (*1488 – †1544), doctor of theology, diplomat in the service of Pope Adrian VI and Gustav Vasa, King of Sweden. In the years 1526-1531 he was staying in Gdańsk as a royal envoy. After his banishment from Sweden by Protestants, he remained in this city until 1537; in this year he went to Italy, where he took part in the Council of Mantua; 1506 Canon of Linköping and Skara, 1523 Papal Nuncio to the new King of Sweden Gustav Vasa; in the same year Provost of the Strängnäs Chapter and Bishop of Västerås, 1523-1544 Archbishop of Uppsala (consecrated by the Pope in 1533) (MAGNUS 1992, p. 9-11; CE, vol. 2, p. 368)⌋ aus Sweden (Suecia)⌊SvedenSweden (Suecia)⌋ von Uppsala⌊UpsalUppsala⌋, / wolt uns hidden by binding⌈[s]s hidden by binding⌉ ouch lossen wissen, ab h(er) Johann Lohmüller (Johann Lomoller), probably identical with author of epithalamium prepared for Barbara Szapolyai and Sigismund I's wedding in 1512, for which Dantiscus could write the opening epigram ("Ad lectorem"); town clerk in Riga; 1543 Prussian envoy (together with Andreas Rippe) to Vilnius to King Sigismund II August (AGUSIEWICZ, p. 57)⌊Johan LomullerJohann Lohmüller (Johann Lomoller), probably identical with author of epithalamium prepared for Barbara Szapolyai and Sigismund I's wedding in 1512, for which Dantiscus could write the opening epigram ("Ad lectorem"); town clerk in Riga; 1543 Prussian envoy (together with Andreas Rippe) to Vilnius to King Sigismund II August (AGUSIEWICZ, p. 57)⌋ wider zu on the margin in place of crossed-out ist ge[n]⌈ist gen hidden by binding⌈[n]n hidden by binding⌉ zu zu on the margin in place of crossed-out ist ge[n]⌉ Gdańsk (Danzig, Dantiscum), city in northern Poland, on the Bay of Gdańsk at the mouth of the Vistula, on the Baltic, the biggest and wealthiest of the three Great Prussian Cities (Gdańsk, Thorn (Toruń), and Elbing (Elbląg)) with representation in the Council of Royal Prussia; a member of the Hanseatic League⌊DanczkGdańsk (Danzig, Dantiscum), city in northern Poland, on the Bay of Gdańsk at the mouth of the Vistula, on the Baltic, the biggest and wealthiest of the three Great Prussian Cities (Gdańsk, Thorn (Toruń), and Elbing (Elbląg)) with representation in the Council of Royal Prussia; a member of the Hanseatic League⌋ ist superinscribed in place of crossed-out komen⌈komen ist ist superinscribed in place of crossed-out komen⌉ / und gen Marienburg (Malbork), town and castle in northern Poland, Pomeranian Voivodeship, on the Nogat river, a branch of the Vistula at its delta, the capital of the Grand Masters of the Teutonic Order in Prussia (1309-1457), a voivodeship capital in Royal Prussia, which belonged to the Kingdom of Poland (1466-1772). Marienburg (taking turns with Graudenz (Grudziądz)) was the venue for the Provincial Diets of Royal Prussia, which were chaired by the bishop of Ermland (Warmia)⌊MarienburgMarienburg (Malbork), town and castle in northern Poland, Pomeranian Voivodeship, on the Nogat river, a branch of the Vistula at its delta, the capital of the Grand Masters of the Teutonic Order in Prussia (1309-1457), a voivodeship capital in Royal Prussia, which belonged to the Kingdom of Poland (1466-1772). Marienburg (taking turns with Graudenz (Grudziądz)) was the venue for the Provincial Diets of Royal Prussia, which were chaired by the bishop of Ermland (Warmia)⌋ uns die sandsegerschen zuschicken. Ouch teth ir uns besunder wol hidden by binding⌈[l]l hidden by binding⌉gefallen, / wan ir uns noch biss in die XII guld(en) rinchen mit stenlen / uber list machen, wie die vorigen sein gewest on the margin⌈wie die vorigen sein gewestwie die vorigen sein gewest on the margin⌉ und das darumb hidden by binding⌈[b]b hidden by binding⌉ II weren iczlicher eins guld(en) sver, / wold uns mit solchem golde vorlegen biss wir gen Marienburg (Malbork), town and castle in northern Poland, Pomeranian Voivodeship, on the Nogat river, a branch of the Vistula at its delta, the capital of the Grand Masters of the Teutonic Order in Prussia (1309-1457), a voivodeship capital in Royal Prussia, which belonged to the Kingdom of Poland (1466-1772). Marienburg (taking turns with Graudenz (Grudziądz)) was the venue for the Provincial Diets of Royal Prussia, which were chaired by the bishop of Ermland (Warmia)⌊MarienburgMarienburg (Malbork), town and castle in northern Poland, Pomeranian Voivodeship, on the Nogat river, a branch of the Vistula at its delta, the capital of the Grand Masters of the Teutonic Order in Prussia (1309-1457), a voivodeship capital in Royal Prussia, which belonged to the Kingdom of Poland (1466-1772). Marienburg (taking turns with Graudenz (Grudziądz)) was the venue for the Provincial Diets of Royal Prussia, which were chaired by the bishop of Ermland (Warmia)⌋ komen(n), do hin wir uns on the margin in place of crossed-out das⌈das do hin wir uns do hin wir uns on the margin in place of crossed-out das⌉ / mit Gots hulff / uff S(ankti) Stanislai tag[1] gesint sein zu begeben. / Von dannen wolle wir euch solch gold und alles, was uff die arbeit ghen wirt, mit dankparheit hidden by binding⌈[t]t hidden by binding⌉ senden und gelten(n). / Kompt ouch mitlerzceit franczosen hidden by binding⌈[en]en hidden by binding⌉ wein rot oder weis, / wold uns mit ein II huks hopfen vorsorgen(n). / Der wegen wir uns gen euch allenthalben wollen(n) recht halten(n). / Hiemit Gote befholen(n). / Grust ewr(e) togentszame wife of Mathias PLATEN ⌊hausfrauwife of Mathias PLATEN ⌋ / mit dem ganczen geslechte. /

Dat(um) aus unserm slosse Althausen (Starogród, Antiquum Castrum), town on the Vistula river, ca. 1.5 km S of Kulm, initial location of Kulm; given to the Kulm cathedral by Alexander Jagiellon, it was the summer residence of the Kulm bishops⌊AldenhausAlthausen (Starogród, Antiquum Castrum), town on the Vistula river, ca. 1.5 km S of Kulm, initial location of Kulm; given to the Kulm cathedral by Alexander Jagiellon, it was the summer residence of the Kulm bishops⌋, den XXIII April(is) MD XXXVI.

[1] May 8.

BCz, 244, p. 96

Nobilis Domine, amice plurimum in Christo dilecte. Salutem in Domino.

Non est vobis incognitum, quod vos cum coniuge vestra on the margin⌈cum coniuge vestracum coniuge vestra on the margin⌉ ... illegible⌈...... illegible⌉ invitaverimus Löbau (Lubawa, Lubavia), town in northern Poland, Kulm Land (Ziemia Chełmińska), ca. 67 km E of Graudenz (Grudziądz), the main seat of the bishops of Kulm (Chełmno)⌊hucLöbau (Lubawa, Lubavia), town in northern Poland, Kulm Land (Ziemia Chełmińska), ca. 67 km E of Graudenz (Grudziądz), the main seat of the bishops of Kulm (Chełmno)⌋ ad consanguineae nostrae nuptias, quarum t(em)pus hidden by binding⌈[us]us hidden by binding⌉ erit 1536-06-11⌊Dominica Sanctissimae Trinitatis1536-06-11⌋, quod vos praevenire velimus nosque accedere ante 1536-06-04⌊Dominicam Pentecostes written over n⌈nss written over n⌉1536-06-04⌋ velimus gratumque nobis plurimum fueritis written over facietis⌈facietisfuerit{is}fueritis written over facietis⌉ si duos nostros nepotes ex school in Kulm ⌊schola Culmensischool in Kulm ⌋ vobiscum huc adduxeritis. Si equi defuerint, Thomas of Bydgoszcz (†after 1539-04-25), 1535-1537 (at least) Dantiscus' administrator (oeconomus) in Althausen (Starogród) (UBC, No. 902, p. 758-759)⌊dominus ThomasThomas of Bydgoszcz (†after 1539-04-25), 1535-1537 (at least) Dantiscus' administrator (oeconomus) in Althausen (Starogród) (UBC, No. 902, p. 758-759)⌋, qui necessarii erunt, impartiet.

Bene vos valere optamus.

Ex castro nostro Löbau (Lubawa, Lubavia), town in northern Poland, Kulm Land (Ziemia Chełmińska), ca. 67 km E of Graudenz (Grudziądz), the main seat of the bishops of Kulm (Chełmno)⌊LubaviensiLöbau (Lubawa, Lubavia), town in northern Poland, Kulm Land (Ziemia Chełmińska), ca. 67 km E of Graudenz (Grudziądz), the main seat of the bishops of Kulm (Chełmno)⌋, ultima Mai MDXXXVI.[1]

[1] ms ut supra , see cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to [Kulm (Chełmno) Chapter] Löbau (Lubawa), 1536-05-31, CIDTC IDL 1461⌊IDL 1461cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to [Kulm (Chełmno) Chapter] Löbau (Lubawa), 1536-05-31, CIDTC IDL 1461⌋

BCz, 244, p. 111

Reverende Domine, amice carissime. Salutem et omnem felicitatem.

Meminit, ut reor, Dominatio Vestra, quod illam in Council of Royal Prussia the most important local authority in Royal Prussia. It consisted of two bishops (of Ermland (Warmia), who served as the Council’s president, and of Kulm (Chełmno)), three voivodes (of Kulm, Marienburg (Malbork), and Pomerania), three castellans (of Kulm, Elbing (Elbląg), and Gdańsk (Danzig)), three chamberlains (of Kulm, Marienburg, and Pomerania), and representatives of the three Great Prussian Cities – Gdańsk, Thorn (Toruń), and Elbing (ACHREMCZYK 2016, p. 17-18)⌊conventu novissimo MarienburgensiCouncil of Royal Prussia the most important local authority in Royal Prussia. It consisted of two bishops (of Ermland (Warmia), who served as the Council’s president, and of Kulm (Chełmno)), three voivodes (of Kulm, Marienburg (Malbork), and Pomerania), three castellans (of Kulm, Elbing (Elbląg), and Gdańsk (Danzig)), three chamberlains (of Kulm, Marienburg, and Pomerania), and representatives of the three Great Prussian Cities – Gdańsk, Thorn (Toruń), and Elbing (ACHREMCZYK 2016, p. 17-18)⌋ ad consanguineae meae Löbau (Lubawa, Lubavia), town in northern Poland, Kulm Land (Ziemia Chełmińska), ca. 67 km E of Graudenz (Grudziądz), the main seat of the bishops of Kulm (Chełmno)⌊hucLöbau (Lubawa, Lubavia), town in northern Poland, Kulm Land (Ziemia Chełmińska), ca. 67 km E of Graudenz (Grudziądz), the main seat of the bishops of Kulm (Chełmno)⌋ nuptias invitaverim. Ceterum tum certum tempus designare non potui, quod pro 1536-06-11⌊festo Sanctissimae Trinitatis futurum1536-06-11⌋ est. Qua de re Dominationem Vestram rogo ad statutum diem se Löbau (Lubawa, Lubavia), town in northern Poland, Kulm Land (Ziemia Chełmińska), ca. 67 km E of Graudenz (Grudziądz), the main seat of the bishops of Kulm (Chełmno)⌊hucLöbau (Lubawa, Lubavia), town in northern Poland, Kulm Land (Ziemia Chełmińska), ca. 67 km E of Graudenz (Grudziądz), the main seat of the bishops of Kulm (Chełmno)⌋ ad me conferre non velit gravari et eam, quam possum impartiri pro tenuitate, benevolentiam boni consulere. Exspectat iam hic probably Mikołaj Płotowski (†after 1548-07-27), royal courtier and owner of estates in Vistula Lowlands (Żuławy Wiślane); burgrave of Seeburg (Zybork, today Jeziorany) (AT 18, p. 229)⌊nobilis dominus Nicolaus frater Dominationis Vestrae germanusprobably Mikołaj Płotowski (†after 1548-07-27), royal courtier and owner of estates in Vistula Lowlands (Żuławy Wiślane); burgrave of Seeburg (Zybork, today Jeziorany) (AT 18, p. 229)⌋ adventum eiusdem Dominationis Vestrae. Quam cu written over in⌈incucu written over in⌉pio o written over .(?)⌈.(?)oo written over .(?)⌉ptime valere ex animo.

Löbau (Lubawa, Lubavia), town in northern Poland, Kulm Land (Ziemia Chełmińska), ca. 67 km E of Graudenz (Grudziądz), the main seat of the bishops of Kulm (Chełmno)⌊LubaviaeLöbau (Lubawa, Lubavia), town in northern Poland, Kulm Land (Ziemia Chełmińska), ca. 67 km E of Graudenz (Grudziądz), the main seat of the bishops of Kulm (Chełmno)⌋ ipso die Penthecostes, 4 Iunii Anno Domini M-o D XXXVI.

BCz, 244, p. 119 (b.p.)

Unsern fruntlichn grues und dienst mit aller seligheit wunschung zuvoran(n). Hochwirdiger in Goth, gunstiger, liber her(r) und {nack written over h⌈hkk written over h⌉bar}. /

E(wer) L(ieb) cf. Georg von POLENTZ to Ioannes DANTISCUS Schönberg , 1536-07-08, CIDTC IDL 6046⌊schreibencf. Georg von POLENTZ to Ioannes DANTISCUS Schönberg , 1536-07-08, CIDTC IDL 6046⌋ mit den zceitungen(n) hab wir fast gern(n) gelesen , / dar aus wir spuren E(wer) L(ieb) sunderlich freuntlich gemuet gen uns / und, das selbtige wir superinscribed⌈wirwir superinscribed⌉ zu grossem dancke an nhemen(n) / mit gleic written over s⌈scc written over s⌉hmessigem(m) erbitten(n), uns superinscribed⌈unsuns superinscribed⌉ E(wer) L(ieb) zu willen und wolgefallen(n) und in aller {nackparlicher} freuntschafft zu halten / etc. / Und so wir dergleichen / von czeitungen(n), / der wir alle stunden aus vil ortern(n) sein warten(n), / etwas uberkomen(n), / wolle wir sie E(wer) L(ieb) mit den ersten(n) nicht bergen(n). /

Was den Henry VIII Tudor (*1491 – †1547), 1509-1547 King of England; son of Henry VII Tudor and Elizabeth of York⌊konig von EngellandHenry VIII Tudor (*1491 – †1547), 1509-1547 King of England; son of Henry VII Tudor and Elizabeth of York⌋ und sein uncristlich wesen belangt, / ist im ergang(en), / wie im liede gesung(en) wirt / und noch so grosser liebe kompt gros hercze leidt. / Es wirt gesagt, / das die sein Anne Boleyn (*1507 – †1536), Queen of England (1533-1536) as a second wife of Henry VIII Tudor; in 1536 charged with treason and beheaded⌊beyslefferinAnne Boleyn (*1507 – †1536), Queen of England (1533-1536) as a second wife of Henry VIII Tudor; in 1536 charged with treason and beheaded⌋, / die er negst hot lossen enthoupten, / sein tochter sey gewest / und disse sey ouch sein tochter im eebruche geczeuget, die er iczt wider zur written over m⌈mrr written over m⌉ Jane Seymour (*1508 – †1537), Queen consort of England, the third wife of Henry VIII Tudor (married in 1536), and mother of Edward VI⌊betgesellinJane Seymour (*1508 – †1537), Queen consort of England, the third wife of Henry VIII Tudor (married in 1536), and mother of Edward VI⌋ genomen(n). / Sein endt, / das nicht weit ist, / wirts alles mit bring(en). / Got ist langmuttig, / und darnoch ein scharffer beczaler(r).

Was E(wer) L(ieb) cf. Georg von POLENTZ to Ioannes DANTISCUS Schönberg , 1536-07-08, CIDTC IDL 6046⌊schreibtcf. Georg von POLENTZ to Ioannes DANTISCUS Schönberg , 1536-07-08, CIDTC IDL 6046⌋ vor unsern Urban ⌊underthanUrban ⌋ seines wife of URBAN ⌊weibswife of URBAN ⌋ halben, / ist in unser wissenheit nicht komen(n). / Und dieweil uns sunst solche unluste gancz widerig, / wollen wir uns der geburig, / so solchs vor uns kompt, und E(wer) L(ieb) vorschrifft noch halten. / Ou written over Gned⌈GnedOuOu written over Gned⌉ch wor wir sunst E(wer) L(ieb) vil fruntlichlichn {nackparlichn} willn und wolgefallen wissen zu erczegen(n), / sein w written over v⌈vww written over v⌉ir erbottig und willig. /

Dat(um) aus unserm written over n⌈nmm written over n⌉(m) slosse Löbau (Lubawa, Lubavia), town in northern Poland, Kulm Land (Ziemia Chełmińska), ca. 67 km E of Graudenz (Grudziądz), the main seat of the bishops of Kulm (Chełmno)⌊LobauLöbau (Lubawa, Lubavia), town in northern Poland, Kulm Land (Ziemia Chełmińska), ca. 67 km E of Graudenz (Grudziądz), the main seat of the bishops of Kulm (Chełmno)⌋, den ... gap left by scribe⌈...... gap left by scribe⌉ Iulii MDXXXVI.