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Letter #156

Sigismund I Jagiellon to Ioannes DANTISCUS
Vilnius, 1522-07-25
            received [1522-09-12]

Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in Latin, in secretary's hand, AGAD, AZ, 2999, f. 45
2copy in Latin, 18th-century, BCz, 35 (TN), No. 49, p. 195-196
3copy in Latin, 18th-century, BCz, 262, p. 79

Auxiliary sources:
1register in Polish, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8245 (TK 7), f. 166
2register in English, 20th-century, CBKUL, R.III, 32, No. 454

Prints:
1AT 6 No. 79, p. 99 (in extenso)

 

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Nobilis fidelis nobis dilecte.

Fecisti recte et nobis rem non vulgariter gratam, quod ea, quae tecum et serenissimus princeps dominus 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⌊Ferdinandus archidux AustriaeFerdinand 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⌋ et reverendissimus dominus György Szatmári (Szakmáry) (*1457 – †1524), 1500 bishop of Veszprém, 1502 bishop of Oradea Mare (Gran Varadino, Nagyvárad), 1505 bishop of Pécs, 1522 archbishop of Esztergom (ME, p. 8, 39, 45, 182, 340)⌊archiepiscopus StrigoniensisGyörgy Szatmári (Szakmáry) (*1457 – †1524), 1500 bishop of Veszprém, 1502 bishop of Oradea Mare (Gran Varadino, Nagyvárad), 1505 bishop of Pécs, 1522 archbishop of Esztergom (ME, p. 8, 39, 45, 182, 340)⌋ sunt locuti, nobis accurate cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Sigismund I Jagiellon Wiener Neustadt, 1522-07-04, CIDTC IDL 154⌊perscripseriscf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Sigismund I Jagiellon Wiener Neustadt, 1522-07-04, CIDTC IDL 154⌋, ac intelleximus quidem abunde sententiam ipsius domini archiepiscopi de negotio Prutenico. Verum nobis neutiquam consultum videtur non denuntiare saltem maiestati caesareae studium nostrum ad conficiendum negotium, uti eius opera et auspicio sit conventum, ne quid postea per nos stetisse videretur, quasi diffidentes causae nostrae et cognitionem subterfugiente text damaged⌈[ugiente]ugiente text damaged⌉s. Itaque cum illius 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 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⌋ sit praeter opinionem nostram in Spain (Hispania)⌊HispaniasSpain (Hispania)⌋ profecta, sequaris illam bonis avibus agasque omnia tam de hoc ipso negotio Prutenico quam hereditate Neapolitana ac aliis rebus iuxta instructionem nostram ac tuam fidem et industriam.

Commisimus autem Jan Boner (†1523), merchant, banker, supplier to the Cracow royal court, financial agent of King Sigismund I Jagiellon; 1498-1523 Cracow town councillor; 1515-1523 salt mine supervisor in Cracow; 1522-1523 wielkorządca of Cracow (NOGA, p. 299; PSB 2, p. 297-298)⌊Ioanni BonerJan Boner (†1523), merchant, banker, supplier to the Cracow royal court, financial agent of King Sigismund I Jagiellon; 1498-1523 Cracow town councillor; 1515-1523 salt mine supervisor in Cracow; 1522-1523 wielkorządca of Cracow (NOGA, p. 299; PSB 2, p. 297-298)⌋, uti via text damaged⌈[via]via text damaged⌉ticum tibi augeat et super id, quod tibi ante dari iussimus, faciat adhuc trecentos aureos text damaged⌈[ureos]ureos text damaged⌉ tibi Antwerp (Antwerpen, Antverpia), city in the Low Countries, from 1315 a Hanseatic port, in the 16th century the centre of Brabant’s artistic life and the wealthiest trade city in Europe, today in northern Belgium⌊AntwerpiiAntwerp (Antwerpen, Antverpia), city in the Low Countries, from 1315 a Hanseatic port, in the 16th century the centre of Brabant’s artistic life and the wealthiest trade city in Europe, today in northern Belgium⌋ numerari. Tu vero curabis, ut quam celerius et, ut magis ex sententia nostra fieri poterit, te apud illius 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⌋ absolvas ac ad nos redeas, quod in diligentia et dexteritate ingenii tui erit situm.

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