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Magnifico et excellentissimo domino Joachim von Watt (Ioachimus Vadianus) (*1484 – †1551), Swiss humanist, poet and reformer, Dantiscus' friend. He studied at the faculty of arts (under Konrad Celtis) in Vienna, and later in Trent, Padua and Venice. In 1509 he obtained the degree of Master of Arts and in 1517 he was graduated as doctor of medicine. As a mayor of family town, he brought about St. Gallen's conversion to Protestantism. During his voyages he visited Leipzig, Wrocław (Ger. Breslau) and Cracow.; 1518 - town physician in St. Gallen; 1521 - member of the St. Gallen Town Council; 1526 - Mayor of St. Gallen. (ADB, Bd. 41, 239-244)⌊Ioachimo paper damaged⌈[o]o paper damaged⌉ VadianoJoachim von Watt (Ioachimus Vadianus) (*1484 – †1551), Swiss humanist, poet and reformer, Dantiscus' friend. He studied at the faculty of arts (under Konrad Celtis) in Vienna, and later in Trent, Padua and Venice. In 1509 he obtained the degree of Master of Arts and in 1517 he was graduated as doctor of medicine. As a mayor of family town, he brought about St. Gallen's conversion to Protestantism. During his voyages he visited Leipzig, Wrocław (Ger. Breslau) and Cracow.; 1518 - town physician in St. Gallen; 1521 - member of the St. Gallen Town Council; 1526 - Mayor of St. Gallen. (ADB, Bd. 41, 239-244)⌋, poetae et oratori celeberrimo gymna paper damaged⌈[gymna]gymna paper damaged⌉sii Viennensis rectori [...] paper damaged⌈[...][...] paper damaged⌉ etc., domino meo honorando, Vienna (Wien, Vienna), city in eastern Austria, on the Danube river⌊ViennaeVienna (Wien, Vienna), city in eastern Austria, on the Danube river⌋[1].

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Magnifice Domine, commendationem.

Iucundissimum fuit auditu mihi, cum intellexi, Dominationi Tuae proximis comitiis contigisse magistratum et amplum et honorificum. Felix nimirum successio; nam qui potuit Victori, purissimo atque integerrimo viro, alius Te uno, qui illius esset simillimus, iustius succedere, sub quibus frugi homines et rectorum studiorum cultores feliciter haud dubie vitam agunt? Nimis equidem vellem isthic per hoc tempus una Vobiscum vivere et praesentia Vestra ac consuetudine suavissima perfrui. Nunc autem, postquam eo fortunae res meae sunt impactae, ut iugum auribus planissime tenere videar, hoc superinscribed in place of crossed-out ...⌈... illegible⌈...... illegible⌉ hoc hoc superinscribed in place of crossed-out ...⌉ remedii est, ut quicquid accidit, id ne violenter feram; magno opere studeam. Mitto epistolam ad Paolo Giovio (Paulus Iovius) (*1483 – †1552), Italian physician and humanist, contemporary historiographer, biographer, art collector and prelate; private physician and close collaborator of Giulio de' Medici (from 1523 Pope Clement VII), influential member of the papal entourage, 1528-1552 bishop of Nocera de' Pagani⌊Paulum IoviumPaolo Giovio (Paulus Iovius) (*1483 – †1552), Italian physician and humanist, contemporary historiographer, biographer, art collector and prelate; private physician and close collaborator of Giulio de' Medici (from 1523 Pope Clement VII), influential member of the papal entourage, 1528-1552 bishop of Nocera de' Pagani⌋ a me superioribus diebus factam, quam ad alias nugas meas adponi cupio. Maxime miror, Magnificentiam Vestram et Georg Tannstetter (Georgius Collimitius, Georgius Lycoripensis) (*1482 – †1535), Bavarian humanist, astronomer, astrologer and physician, a common friend of Dantiscus and Joachim von Watt; 1503-1530 professor of the University of Vienna, 1512 rector; 1510-1518 personal physician of Emperor Maximilian I; 1530-1535 on the court of King Ferdinand in Innsbruck (NDB, vol. 3 p. 322-323 )⌊CollimitiumGeorg Tannstetter (Georgius Collimitius, Georgius Lycoripensis) (*1482 – †1535), Bavarian humanist, astronomer, astrologer and physician, a common friend of Dantiscus and Joachim von Watt; 1503-1530 professor of the University of Vienna, 1512 rector; 1510-1518 personal physician of Emperor Maximilian I; 1530-1535 on the court of King Ferdinand in Innsbruck (NDB, vol. 3 p. 322-323 )⌋ nihil rescribere, et incertus sum, acceperintne Dominationes Vestrae mea poemata ms. poematia(!) ⌈poematapoemata ms. poematia(!) ⌉. Postremo, quod imprimis scire affectavi, de profectione reverendissimi Ioannes Thurzó (*1464 – †1520), doctor of canon law; in 1508, together with his brother, Olomouc bishop Stanislaus Thurzo, crowned three-year-old Louis Jagiellon King of Bohemia; 1506-1520 Wrocław bishop⌊Vratislaviensis episcopiIoannes Thurzó (*1464 – †1520), doctor of canon law; in 1508, together with his brother, Olomouc bishop Stanislaus Thurzo, crowned three-year-old Louis Jagiellon King of Bohemia; 1506-1520 Wrocław bishop⌋ in urbem Rome (Roma), city in central Italy, on the Tiber river, seat of the Holy See⌊RomamRome (Roma), city in central Italy, on the Tiber river, seat of the Holy See⌋ nihil adhuc accepi; oro itaque, ut hac saltem in parte, videlicet scribendi officio, et Magnificentia Tua et Georg Tannstetter (Georgius Collimitius, Georgius Lycoripensis) (*1482 – †1535), Bavarian humanist, astronomer, astrologer and physician, a common friend of Dantiscus and Joachim von Watt; 1503-1530 professor of the University of Vienna, 1512 rector; 1510-1518 personal physician of Emperor Maximilian I; 1530-1535 on the court of King Ferdinand in Innsbruck (NDB, vol. 3 p. 322-323 )⌊CollimitiusGeorg Tannstetter (Georgius Collimitius, Georgius Lycoripensis) (*1482 – †1535), Bavarian humanist, astronomer, astrologer and physician, a common friend of Dantiscus and Joachim von Watt; 1503-1530 professor of the University of Vienna, 1512 rector; 1510-1518 personal physician of Emperor Maximilian I; 1530-1535 on the court of King Ferdinand in Innsbruck (NDB, vol. 3 p. 322-323 )⌋ quamlibet raro Caspar Ursinus Velius (Caspar Bernhardi) (*1493 – †1539), humanist and poet, author of poems and chronicle of the wars of King Ferdinand against John Zápolya and the Ottoman Empire (De Bello hungarico, printed in 1762); friend of Erasmus of Rotterdam and Dantiscus; since 1509 servant of Gurk bishop Matthäus Lang; in 1527 became historian of King Ferdinand and in 1532 he was also appointed tutor of his children (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 56; CE, vol. 3, p. 356-357)⌊GaspariCaspar Ursinus Velius (Caspar Bernhardi) (*1493 – †1539), humanist and poet, author of poems and chronicle of the wars of King Ferdinand against John Zápolya and the Ottoman Empire (De Bello hungarico, printed in 1762); friend of Erasmus of Rotterdam and Dantiscus; since 1509 servant of Gurk bishop Matthäus Lang; in 1527 became historian of King Ferdinand and in 1532 he was also appointed tutor of his children (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 56; CE, vol. 3, p. 356-357)⌋ Vestro, nominis Vestri studiosissimo, respondeatis. Ego hic ex omni familia Gurcensi solus vitam traho, spemque metumque inter dubius, ac nisi maiorem diei partem cum domino Ioannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes Flachsbinder) (*1485 – †1548), eminent diplomat and humanist in the service of the Jagiellons, neo-Latin poet; 1530-1537 Bishop of Kulm; 1537-1548 Bishop of Ermland⌊DantiscoIoannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes Flachsbinder) (*1485 – †1548), eminent diplomat and humanist in the service of the Jagiellons, neo-Latin poet; 1530-1537 Bishop of Kulm; 1537-1548 Bishop of Ermland⌋ insumerem, animum desponderem, cuius mihi consuetudo ac morum suavitas multo iucundissima est. Is quidem mortalis, immortalitate dignus, quamquam et amat et observat Vos omnes plurimum, tamen parum aequo animo tolerat Vestram tam diuturnam ac paene nimiam taciturnitatem. Haec ego in triumviratu escario ms. aescario(!) ⌈escarioescario ms. aescario(!) ⌉ scripsi; collegae subscripsere.

Quoniam[2] quidem amplius, enim vero toties tibi, Magnifice, quisquis es, scripsi, qui scilicet Tui studiosissimus, ut me semper offendisti, nihil tamen hactenus rescribis; nec mirum, cum tantum sis evectus, in summum utpote gradum; sed decides post annum; ne superbi igitur. Debuisses aliquid respond text damaged⌈[ond]ond text damaged⌉isse; proinde impraesentiarum, quia Caspar Ursinus Velius (Caspar Bernhardi) (*1493 – †1539), humanist and poet, author of poems and chronicle of the wars of King Ferdinand against John Zápolya and the Ottoman Empire (De Bello hungarico, printed in 1762); friend of Erasmus of Rotterdam and Dantiscus; since 1509 servant of Gurk bishop Matthäus Lang; in 1527 became historian of King Ferdinand and in 1532 he was also appointed tutor of his children (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 56; CE, vol. 3, p. 356-357)⌊UrsinusCaspar Ursinus Velius (Caspar Bernhardi) (*1493 – †1539), humanist and poet, author of poems and chronicle of the wars of King Ferdinand against John Zápolya and the Ottoman Empire (De Bello hungarico, printed in 1762); friend of Erasmus of Rotterdam and Dantiscus; since 1509 servant of Gurk bishop Matthäus Lang; in 1527 became historian of King Ferdinand and in 1532 he was also appointed tutor of his children (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 56; CE, vol. 3, p. 356-357)⌋ poculum text damaged⌈[lum]lum text damaged⌉ effert, cesso; do requiem manui et, ut magnificus es text damaged⌈[es]es text damaged⌉ vel magnifici operae pretium duxi, magnificum titulum meum T<h>eophr<a>stice subscribere; ridebis etc.

Ioannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes Flachsbinder) (*1485 – †1548), eminent diplomat and humanist in the service of the Jagiellons, neo-Latin poet; 1530-1537 Bishop of Kulm; 1537-1548 Bishop of Ermland⌊Ioannes DantiscusIoannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes Flachsbinder) (*1485 – †1548), eminent diplomat and humanist in the service of the Jagiellons, neo-Latin poet; 1530-1537 Bishop of Kulm; 1537-1548 Bishop of Ermland⌋, eques Hieros(olymitanus), utriusque iuris doctor, poeta laureatus, canonicus Varmiensis, Sigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌊serenissimi Poloniae regisSigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌋ etc. nuntius et secretarius, Tuus tamen qualiscumque.

VSSG, Ms. 30, f. 84v Tametsi et quamvis in superioribus istis litteris nulla mei pauperis mentio facta sit, cum et aequo animo bibam combibamque frequentius, volui tamen et meas illis addere characteres, ut et me vivum incolumem huc adventasse et Vestrum esse cognoscatis. Ceterum quod mihi restat, scio: scilicet, ut illi aemulo obviando me opponam ac disertissimas illas obscurorum virorum epistolas ad vos cum nugarum aliquarum additione transmittam. Tremant profecto mihi manus, cum mecum pensito, cui et quanto viro et nostro principi scribam; Vos, qui iam altiore gradu constituimini, mei etiam, cum bona pocula laete sum(p)seritis, recordamini.

Hieronymus Hämerlin of Laugingen (Hieronymus Hamerbaeo, Hämerl, Hemerl), son of emperor's secretary Wolfgang Hämerlin (1448-1516); secretary of the emperor Maximilian I and of the cardinal Matthäus Lang⌊Hieronimus HamerbeoHieronymus Hämerlin of Laugingen (Hieronymus Hamerbaeo, Hämerl, Hemerl), son of emperor's secretary Wolfgang Hämerlin (1448-1516); secretary of the emperor Maximilian I and of the cardinal Matthäus Lang⌋, Maximilian I of Habsburg (*1459 – †1519), from 1486 King of the Romans, actual ruler of the Empire from the death of Frederick III (1493), 1508-1519 Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation; son of Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugal⌊caesareae maiestatisMaximilian I of Habsburg (*1459 – †1519), from 1486 King of the Romans, actual ruler of the Empire from the death of Frederick III (1493), 1508-1519 Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation; son of Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugal⌋ etc. ac reverendissimi domini Matthäus Lang (*1469 – †1540), statesman, trusted counsellor to Emperor Maximilian I of Habsburg; 1505-1522 Bishop of Gurk; 1510-1540 Bishop of Cartagena; 1512 elevated to Cardinal (from 1511 in pectore); 1512-1519 Coadjutor of the archbishopric of Salzburg; 1519-1540 Archbishop of Salzburg⌊cardinalis GurcensisMatthäus Lang (*1469 – †1540), statesman, trusted counsellor to Emperor Maximilian I of Habsburg; 1505-1522 Bishop of Gurk; 1510-1540 Bishop of Cartagena; 1512 elevated to Cardinal (from 1511 in pectore); 1512-1519 Coadjutor of the archbishopric of Salzburg; 1519-1540 Archbishop of Salzburg⌋ secretarius etc.

Simitu[3] conscribillavimus epistolia tumultuatim consarcinata. Ioannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes Flachsbinder) (*1485 – †1548), eminent diplomat and humanist in the service of the Jagiellons, neo-Latin poet; 1530-1537 Bishop of Kulm; 1537-1548 Bishop of Ermland⌊DantiscusIoannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes Flachsbinder) (*1485 – †1548), eminent diplomat and humanist in the service of the Jagiellons, neo-Latin poet; 1530-1537 Bishop of Kulm; 1537-1548 Bishop of Ermland⌋ mortalis Papaeus, noster sociennus oculissimus, sympotas nobis ductavit senecionem doliarem bucculentum cum Amasia tricenaria perterebrata trioboli muliere. Symposium Saliare hercle et struices patinariae et missus basilici, nempe alleculae excoriatae, echinatae nuces, Pomonae opes fructuariae, panis cum secundario geniturae primariae assati, tum alia pluscula. Corbitavimus tuburcinavimusque pancratice et syrrepsiter. Cenaturiret saturio Antonianus, si adsit.

Caspar Ursinus Velius (Caspar Bernhardi) (*1493 – †1539), humanist and poet, author of poems and chronicle of the wars of King Ferdinand against John Zápolya and the Ottoman Empire (De Bello hungarico, printed in 1762); friend of Erasmus of Rotterdam and Dantiscus; since 1509 servant of Gurk bishop Matthäus Lang; in 1527 became historian of King Ferdinand and in 1532 he was also appointed tutor of his children (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 56; CE, vol. 3, p. 356-357)⌊UrsinusCaspar Ursinus Velius (Caspar Bernhardi) (*1493 – †1539), humanist and poet, author of poems and chronicle of the wars of King Ferdinand against John Zápolya and the Ottoman Empire (De Bello hungarico, printed in 1762); friend of Erasmus of Rotterdam and Dantiscus; since 1509 servant of Gurk bishop Matthäus Lang; in 1527 became historian of King Ferdinand and in 1532 he was also appointed tutor of his children (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 56; CE, vol. 3, p. 356-357)⌋

Interea[4], quo haec legi paper damaged⌈[legi]legi paper damaged⌉, mea Grynea (Grinaea) ⌊GrineaGrynea (Grinaea) ⌋ pateram ingentem effudit et paper damaged⌈[et]et paper damaged⌉ scribendi ad Te ulterius argumentum praebuit: a paper damaged⌈[a]a paper damaged⌉derant etiam puellulae non indecores. Quibus si affuisses, praebuisses utique suavium pro Tua vetere, qua veteribus uti consuevisti, consuetudine. Dabis, VSSG, Ms. 30, p. [2] missed in numbering after f. 84 si voles, etiam invitus. Nihil contra Te agitur. Neniam ex mero ex mera volui scribere caritate ad Te. Scribo, praesertim in hac tabellarii opportunitate, qui non nisi madidus abibit. Feres patienter ut Tuos scholasticos, qui pergraecati sunt; talis eras ante magistratum, et boni consules. Non potui esse Plautinus; surripuit mihi omnia Caspar Ursinus Velius (Caspar Bernhardi) (*1493 – †1539), humanist and poet, author of poems and chronicle of the wars of King Ferdinand against John Zápolya and the Ottoman Empire (De Bello hungarico, printed in 1762); friend of Erasmus of Rotterdam and Dantiscus; since 1509 servant of Gurk bishop Matthäus Lang; in 1527 became historian of King Ferdinand and in 1532 he was also appointed tutor of his children (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 56; CE, vol. 3, p. 356-357)⌊UrsinusCaspar Ursinus Velius (Caspar Bernhardi) (*1493 – †1539), humanist and poet, author of poems and chronicle of the wars of King Ferdinand against John Zápolya and the Ottoman Empire (De Bello hungarico, printed in 1762); friend of Erasmus of Rotterdam and Dantiscus; since 1509 servant of Gurk bishop Matthäus Lang; in 1527 became historian of King Ferdinand and in 1532 he was also appointed tutor of his children (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 56; CE, vol. 3, p. 356-357)⌋; unum tamen hoc, ne etiam non videar legisse, restat: basilice valeas et plus si velles.

Ioannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes Flachsbinder) (*1485 – †1548), eminent diplomat and humanist in the service of the Jagiellons, neo-Latin poet; 1530-1537 Bishop of Kulm; 1537-1548 Bishop of Ermland⌊Iohannes DantiscusIoannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes Flachsbinder) (*1485 – †1548), eminent diplomat and humanist in the service of the Jagiellons, neo-Latin poet; 1530-1537 Bishop of Kulm; 1537-1548 Bishop of Ermland⌋.

Magister Ornatissime, mox licentiande et in medicinis doctorande, nunc vero rector, ego gaudeo multum, quod audivi, vos esse nunc dominum rectorem; ego bene faveo vobis, quia estis valde bonus socius ultraque estis ex illa patria The Swiss ⌊SvicerorumThe Swiss ⌋. Ego, quando iuvavi Vobis deponere, semper cogitavi, quod eritis magnus dominus, quia sciebatis bene vistulare or visculare or vistrilare⌈vistularevistulare or visculare or vistrilare⌉ et etiam metrificare or metuficare⌈metrificaremetrificare or metuficare⌉. Et quia ego gaudeo ms. gaudio(!) ⌈gaudeogaudeo ms. gaudio(!) ⌉ de vobis, gaudeatis etiam de nobis, et aviso Vos, quod ista nocte bene bibimus et habuimus unum bonum salatum alec, et rubrum et album co[...] paper damaged⌈[...][...] paper damaged⌉rum vinum, et fuimus tam laeti, ut non creditis. Faciatis etiam vos ita, quia per Deum ita oportet nos vivere, si volumus esse boni socii et cupiatis pro bono.

Dat(ae) or Dat(um)⌈Dat(ae)Dat(ae) or Dat(um)⌉ Augsburg (Augusta Vindelicorum), city in Germany, Bavaria⌊AugustaeAugsburg (Augusta Vindelicorum), city in Germany, Bavaria⌋, XV Novembris MDXVI-to.

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

[2] Quoniam —— qualiscumque written in Ioannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes Flachsbinder) (*1485 – †1548), eminent diplomat and humanist in the service of the Jagiellons, neo-Latin poet; 1530-1537 Bishop of Kulm; 1537-1548 Bishop of Ermland⌊Dantiscus’Ioannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes Flachsbinder) (*1485 – †1548), eminent diplomat and humanist in the service of the Jagiellons, neo-Latin poet; 1530-1537 Bishop of Kulm; 1537-1548 Bishop of Ermland⌋ hand.

[3] Simitu —— Ursinus written in Caspar Ursinus Velius (Caspar Bernhardi) (*1493 – †1539), humanist and poet, author of poems and chronicle of the wars of King Ferdinand against John Zápolya and the Ottoman Empire (De Bello hungarico, printed in 1762); friend of Erasmus of Rotterdam and Dantiscus; since 1509 servant of Gurk bishop Matthäus Lang; in 1527 became historian of King Ferdinand and in 1532 he was also appointed tutor of his children (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 56; CE, vol. 3, p. 356-357)⌊in Caspar Velius’ handCaspar Ursinus Velius (Caspar Bernhardi) (*1493 – †1539), humanist and poet, author of poems and chronicle of the wars of King Ferdinand against John Zápolya and the Ottoman Empire (De Bello hungarico, printed in 1762); friend of Erasmus of Rotterdam and Dantiscus; since 1509 servant of Gurk bishop Matthäus Lang; in 1527 became historian of King Ferdinand and in 1532 he was also appointed tutor of his children (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 56; CE, vol. 3, p. 356-357)⌋.

[4] interea —— Dantiscus written in Ioannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes Flachsbinder) (*1485 – †1548), eminent diplomat and humanist in the service of the Jagiellons, neo-Latin poet; 1530-1537 Bishop of Kulm; 1537-1548 Bishop of Ermland⌊Dantiscus’Ioannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes Flachsbinder) (*1485 – †1548), eminent diplomat and humanist in the service of the Jagiellons, neo-Latin poet; 1530-1537 Bishop of Kulm; 1537-1548 Bishop of Ermland⌋ hand.

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Reverendissimo et amplissimo Domino domino Ioannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes Flachsbinder) (*1485 – †1548), eminent diplomat and humanist in the service of the Jagiellons, neo-Latin poet; 1530-1537 Bishop of Kulm; 1537-1548 Bishop of Ermland⌊Ioanni DantiscoIoannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes Flachsbinder) (*1485 – †1548), eminent diplomat and humanist in the service of the Jagiellons, neo-Latin poet; 1530-1537 Bishop of Kulm; 1537-1548 Bishop of Ermland⌋ episcopo Colmensi, 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⌊s paper damaged⌈[s]s paper damaged⌉erenissimi 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⌋ apud paper damaged⌈[apud]apud paper 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⌊ca paper damaged⌈[ca]ca paper damaged⌉esaream 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⌋ oratori et paper damaged⌈[oratori et]oratori et paper damaged⌉ [...] paper damaged⌈[...][...] paper damaged⌉ domino meo colendissimo[1]

Regensburg (Ratisbona), city in southeastern Germany, Bavaria, on the Danube river⌊RatisbonaeRegensburg (Ratisbona), city in southeastern Germany, Bavaria, on the Danube river⌋

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Reverendissime et Amplissime Antistes, domine benefice et unice observande. Secundum debitam commendationem.

Salutem.

Cum Vienna (Wien, Vienna), city in eastern Austria, on the Danube river⌊ViennamVienna (Wien, Vienna), city in eastern Austria, on the Danube river⌋ mense Martio venisset nobilis et elegans iuvenis Florian Czuryło (Florianus Zyrlo) (*ca. 1489 – †1534), at least in 1520 papal bed-chamber servant; at least from 1520 Cracow canon; secretary of queen Bona Sforza (POCIECHA 2, p. 110; ŁĘTOWSKI 2, p. 164-165)⌊Florianus ZyrloFlorian Czuryło (Florianus Zyrlo) (*ca. 1489 – †1534), at least in 1520 papal bed-chamber servant; at least from 1520 Cracow canon; secretary of queen Bona Sforza (POCIECHA 2, p. 110; ŁĘTOWSKI 2, p. 164-165)⌋ Polonus, meus olim Cracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌊CracoviaeCracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌋ apud Costanzo Claretti de' Cancellieri di Pistoia (Constantius Clariti) ⌊Constantium ItalumCostanzo Claretti de' Cancellieri di Pistoia (Constantius Clariti) ⌋ condiscipulus ac me pransum vocasset, ut fieri assolet in conviviis, suaviter et otiose multis de rebus collocuti sumus, ubi ille praeter cetera dixit mihi Tuam Amplitudinem legationis munere tandem aliquando perfunctam aut iam tum a 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⌊caesareCharles 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⌋ digressum aut propediem in Poland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌊PoloniamPoland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌋ rediturum.

Quare factum est, ut hactenus ad Amplitudinem Tuam nihil dederim litterarum intermiserimque scribendi officium. Verum ubi nuper accepissem litteras a Brassicano, ex eis intellexi Dominationem Tuam Reverendissimam adhuc haerere aulae 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⌋ et iam pridem edidisse 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⌋ cf. Caspar URSINUS Velius to Ioannes DANTISCUS s.l., [1531, August/September], CIDTC IDL 6766⌊epistolamcf. Caspar URSINUS Velius to Ioannes DANTISCUS s.l., [1531, August/September], CIDTC IDL 6766⌋ meam, exemptis versiculis, quos de eius studiis et ingenio inserueram. Utinam vero, si emissa est epistola, mut{t}ati sint in ea unus alterque versiculus, de quibus tempestive Dominationem Tuam Reverendissimam admonui. Cuius editae exemplum unum ad me primo quoque tempore mitti superinscribed⌈mittimitti superinscribed⌉ vehementer cupio.

Commendo me Amplitudini Tuae itemque ab eadem magnifico domino 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)⌊ValdesioAlfonso 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)⌋ ceterisque magnificis et amplissimis viris, qui me norunt, commendari opto.

Innsbruck (Oenipons), city in western Austria, Tyrol, on the Inn river⌊AeniponteInnsbruck (Oenipons), city in western Austria, Tyrol, on the Inn river⌋, die X Iunii MDXXXII.

Eiusdem Dominationi Vestrae Reverendissimae deditissimus Caspar Ursinus Velius (Caspar Bernhardi) (*1493 – †1539), humanist and poet, author of poems and chronicle of the wars of King Ferdinand against John Zápolya and the Ottoman Empire (De Bello hungarico, printed in 1762); friend of Erasmus of Rotterdam and Dantiscus; since 1509 servant of Gurk bishop Matthäus Lang; in 1527 became historian of King Ferdinand and in 1532 he was also appointed tutor of his children (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 56; CE, vol. 3, p. 356-357)⌊C(asparus) Ursinus VeliusCaspar Ursinus Velius (Caspar Bernhardi) (*1493 – †1539), humanist and poet, author of poems and chronicle of the wars of King Ferdinand against John Zápolya and the Ottoman Empire (De Bello hungarico, printed in 1762); friend of Erasmus of Rotterdam and Dantiscus; since 1509 servant of Gurk bishop Matthäus Lang; in 1527 became historian of King Ferdinand and in 1532 he was also appointed tutor of his children (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 56; CE, vol. 3, p. 356-357)⌋

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