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Letter #1

Ioannes DANTISCUS to Bona Sforza
Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1542-04-13

English register: Dantiscus is delighted that the Queen has accepted his letter and wishes for his service to always remain pleasing to her. In response to the request for his care of the King and the Commonwealth, he declares that throughout his life, he has faithfully fulfilled his responsibilities in this regard and requires no reminder of them. He emphasizes his unwavering fidelity and devotion.


Manuscript sources:
1copy in Latin, 16th-century, BJ, 6557, f. 394r-v
2copy in Latin, 18th-century, BCz, 59 (TN), No. 57, p. 223-224
3copy in Latin, 18th-century, BCz, 274, No. 249, p. 498

Auxiliary sources:
1register in Polish, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8249 (TK 11), f. 412

 

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BJ, 6557, f. 394r

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⌊Ioannes DantiscusIoannes 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⌋ episcopus Varmiensis 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⌊Bonae 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⌋

Serenissima Reginalis Maiestas et Domina, domina mea clementissima.

Humillimam orationum et servitiorum meorum commendationem.

Quod Serenissimae Maiestati Vestrae cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Bona Sforza before 1542-04-13, CIDTC IDL 7421, letter lost⌊litteraecf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Bona Sforza before 1542-04-13, CIDTC IDL 7421, letter lost⌋ meae acceptae fuerint, me plurimum exhilaravit, velim enim studia mea omnia numquam Serenissimae Maiestati Vestrae fieri ingrata.

Ceterum quod a me clementer postulat atque hortatur, ut officii mei memor serenissimae 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 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⌋ et reipublicae negotia curae habeam, quemadmodum fidei meae debitum exigit, calcar ultro currenti addidit, quandoquidem id incorrupte ac integerrime praestiti semper, ab eo officio, etiam non accedente monitore, desiturus sum numquam. Cuius illi egent, de quorum fide dubitanter creditur. Quod quidem meum officium ab eo tempore, quo per omnem meam aetatem regiis commodis inservire coepi, ab iis, qui me penitius norunt veritatemque fateri non verentur, satis habetur compertum, resque ipsa in dies monstrabit clarius, utque itidem sibi de me Serenissima Maiestas Vestra persuadeat, impensissime BJ, 6557, f. 394v oro.

Cui me suppliciter commendo valetudinemque diutissime florentem prosperrimamque a Domino Deo intime precor.