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Letter #1204

Conradus GOCLENIUS (WACKERS) to Ioannes DANTISCUS
Leuven (Lovanium), 1534-07-24
            received [1534]-09-23

Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in Latin, autograph, AAWO, AB, D. 3, f. 49 + f. [1] missed in numbering after f. 49
2copy in Latin, 18th-century, BCz, 50 (TN), No. 177, p. 589-591
3copy in Latin, 18th-century, BCz, 284, No. 89, p. 233-234
4register with excerpt in Latin, English, 20th-century, CBKUL, R.III, 31, No. 240
5register with excerpt in Latin, English, 20th-century, CBKUL, R.III, 32, No. 559

Prints:
1HIPLER 1891 No. 28, p. 508-510 (in extenso; German register)
2AT 16/2 No. 389, p. 21-24 (in extenso; Polish register)
3DE VOCHT 1961 No. DE, 290, p. 219-220 (English register; excerpt)

 

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Reverendissime domine, salutem plurimam.

Daniel Mauch (*1504 – †1567), humanist, doctor of both canon and civil law, servant of Georg von Österreich; ennobled in 1530; in the period 1533-1534 studied at the Uniwersity of Louvain (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 209-210)⌊Daniel MauchusDaniel Mauch (*1504 – †1567), humanist, doctor of both canon and civil law, servant of Georg von Österreich; ennobled in 1530; in the period 1533-1534 studied at the Uniwersity of Louvain (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 209-210)⌋ Ulmensis, illustrissimi Georg of Austria (*1504 – †1557), illegitimate son of Emperor Maximilian I; from 1526-04-09 untill 1539 Bishop of Brixen (Bressanone); from 1539-01-12 priest of Valencia, from 1539-04-08 Archbishop of Valencia, from 1544-08-16 Bishop of Liège⌊domini Georgii ab AustriaGeorg of Austria (*1504 – †1557), illegitimate son of Emperor Maximilian I; from 1526-04-09 untill 1539 Bishop of Brixen (Bressanone); from 1539-01-12 priest of Valencia, from 1539-04-08 Archbishop of Valencia, from 1544-08-16 Bishop of Liège⌋ principis et episcopi Brixinensis secretarius, mihi tuo nomine et salutem dixit et meas litteras a Tua Reverendissima Celsitudine requiri indicavit. Quorum primum ut erat exoptatissimum, ita postremum non mediocri dolore me affecit, cogitantem nimirum, quam minime deceret me huiusmodi cessatio, ut officium meum in scribendo sit requirendum a patrono post homines natos optimo, quique in me ipsum tam praeclara edidisset benevolentiae argumenta, ut sine ingratitudinis scelere non possint dissimulari. Rursus cum in animum voco ipsius causae circumstantias, qui mihi conscius sum mentis ad omne obsequium expromptissimae, neque scivi quo scriberem, nec habui per quem scriberem, prope me ipse <absolvo> criminis, praesertim apud tam aequum iudicem, qui clementer malit ignoscere quam severiter condemnare clientem posthac suo muneri non defuturum, simul atque intellexerit, et qua et quatenus patroni desiderio possit satisfacere. Proinde etiam atque etiam gaudeo iam tandem inventam esse viam, qua litterarum beneficio per tot tantaque locorum intervalla liceat salutare virum integritate optimum, bonarum disciplinarum gloria celeberrimum ac etiam sine antistitis dignitate merito omnibus reverendissimum, tum etiam privatim sic in me liberalem ac beneficum, ut ex ea messe in omnem reliquam vitam non contemnendum fructum sim percepturus. Quod et ipse recognoscas licet. Siquidem nominatione imperiali ad praeposituram Hugardensem, quam Tuae unius Celsitudini debere confiteor, adeptus sum sacerdotium canonicum non minoris census in absentia, quod nos homines scholastici magis expetimus, quam sit canonicatus Antverpiensis. Pro hoc monumento perpetuae in me benevolentiae libenter referrem gratiam, si possim. Immo etiam hoc ipso magis cupio, quo minus licet. Proinde si quid obsequii hic animus tot beneficiis tibi obnoxius possit impendere, id mihi tuo iure imperabis. De rebus publicis nihil audeo ad te scribere. Neque enim dubito, quin Tua Reverendissima Celsitudo haec ab his resciscat, qui non audita narrant, sed qui rebus ipsi intersint et praesint, maxime cum habeas hic Georg of Austria (*1504 – †1557), illegitimate son of Emperor Maximilian I; from 1526-04-09 untill 1539 Bishop of Brixen (Bressanone); from 1539-01-12 priest of Valencia, from 1539-04-08 Archbishop of Valencia, from 1544-08-16 Bishop of Liège⌊dominum BrixinensemGeorg of Austria (*1504 – †1557), illegitimate son of Emperor Maximilian I; from 1526-04-09 untill 1539 Bishop of Brixen (Bressanone); from 1539-01-12 priest of Valencia, from 1539-04-08 Archbishop of Valencia, from 1544-08-16 Bishop of Liège⌋, ut aequum est, inter optimos tui amantissimum. In rebus privatis illud novi est, Gemma Frisius (Jemme Reinerszoon) (*1508 – †1555), Netherlandish leading theoretical mathematician and practicing physician in Louvain, scholar, and tutor of Gerardus Mercator, studied medicine, mathematics and astronomy at the University in Louvain (1526), where he became a professor of medicine and mathematics, he applied his mathematical expertise to geography, astronomy and map making (HALLYN; VAN ORTROY)⌊GemmamGemma Frisius (Jemme Reinerszoon) (*1508 – †1555), Netherlandish leading theoretical mathematician and practicing physician in Louvain, scholar, and tutor of Gerardus Mercator, studied medicine, mathematics and astronomy at the University in Louvain (1526), where he became a professor of medicine and mathematics, he applied his mathematical expertise to geography, astronomy and map making (HALLYN; VAN ORTROY)⌋ tuum duxisse hic uxorem lepidissimam, eo corporis habitu, ut facile ter denis Gemmis videatur suffectura, nisi simul esset pudicissima. Ex qua, favente Lucina, non nisi meros uniones et margarita<s> putatur geniturus. Item Ioannes Campensis (Jan van Campen, Ioannes de Campo) (*1491 – †1538), Netherlandish classical philologist and Hebraist, author of a paraphrase of the Book of Psalms from Hebrew to Latin and a Hebrew grammar, in 1531 lecturer at the Collegium Trilingue of Louvain University (CE, vol. 1, p. 255-256)⌊CampensemIoannes Campensis (Jan van Campen, Ioannes de Campo) (*1491 – †1538), Netherlandish classical philologist and Hebraist, author of a paraphrase of the Book of Psalms from Hebrew to Latin and a Hebrew grammar, in 1531 lecturer at the Collegium Trilingue of Louvain University (CE, vol. 1, p. 255-256)⌋ nostrum initio proximi mensis pervenisse Venice (Venezia, Venetiae), city in northeastern Italy, capital of the Republic of Venice⌊VenetiasVenice (Venezia, Venetiae), city in northeastern Italy, capital of the Republic of Venice⌋ ad Girolamo Aleandro (*1480 – †1542), born in Motta di Livenza; 1528-1541 Archbishop of Brindisi, 1538-1542 Cardinal-Priest of S. Crisogono ⌊Hieronymum AleandrumGirolamo Aleandro (*1480 – †1542), born in Motta di Livenza; 1528-1541 Archbishop of Brindisi, 1538-1542 Cardinal-Priest of S. Crisogono ⌋, archiepiscopum Brundusin[um], et quendam Iudaeum Eliam, cuius desiderio iam multis annis prope contabuit, tanta siti iam per novem dies extincta. Tanto enim spatio temporis haesit Venice (Venezia, Venetiae), city in northeastern Italy, capital of the Republic of Venice⌊VenetiisVenice (Venezia, Venetiae), city in northeastern Italy, capital of the Republic of Venice⌋, cum significaret se satis esse assecutum illa, quae ab Elia exspectarat et quorum cupiditate tot annos flagrasset iamque ad nos parare reditum. Qui certe nobis erit exoptatissimus. Quod si veterem condicionem requirat, non deerit illi nostra opera. Dominum Erasmus of Rotterdam (Gerrit Gerritszoon, Geert Geerts, Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus) (*1466/1469 – †1536), Dutch humanist and theologian, distinguished philologist, the most famous and influential humanist of the Northern Renaissance; his works had a profound impact upon Christian theology during the first half of the sixteenth century⌊ErasmumErasmus of Rotterdam (Gerrit Gerritszoon, Geert Geerts, Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus) (*1466/1469 – †1536), Dutch humanist and theologian, distinguished philologist, the most famous and influential humanist of the Northern Renaissance; his works had a profound impact upon Christian theology during the first half of the sixteenth century⌋ hactenus frustra exspectavimus toties pollicitum reginae sese esse in procinctu ad nos. Voluntati tamen eius nihil puto obstitisse praeter bellum Wirtembergense, quo principes et civitates prope omnes erant in armis. Quicquid porro accidat, efficiam ne Tua Reverendissima Dominatio ignoret. Cui me toto pectore commendo.