BCz, 245, p. 237

Spectabilis Domine, amice carissime.

Salutem et felicitatem superinscribed⌈temtem superinscribed⌉.

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Fuitque mihi gratissimum ex cf. Cornelis DE SCHEPPER to Ioannes DANTISCUS Vienna, 1540-08-18, CIDTC IDL 2334⌊litteriscf. Cornelis DE SCHEPPER to Ioannes DANTISCUS Vienna, 1540-08-18, CIDTC IDL 2334⌋ magnifici domini 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)⌊Cornelii ScepperiCornelis 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)⌋ intelligere, quod quemadmodum meritus es et tuae postulant virtutes text damaged⌈[utes]utes text damaged⌉, ob quas mihi carus fuisti semp written over ...⌈... illegible⌈...... illegible⌉pp written over ...⌉er, a s(acra) or s(acratissima)⌈s(acra)s(acra) or s(acratissima)⌉ 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⌊caesarea et text damaged⌈[sarea et]sarea et text damaged⌉ catholica maiestateCharles 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⌋ liberaliter sis habitus, cuius [...] text damaged⌈[...][...] text damaged⌉ non parum tuis accessit fortunis.

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Quam faustissime hidden by binding⌈[ime]ime hidden by binding⌉ valere opto.

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