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Letter #1626

[Ioannes DANTISCUS] to Cornelis DE SCHEPPER
Löbau (Lubawa), 1537-04-14

English register:

Dantiscus is entrusting Carolus de Tautenberg to De Schepper’s care. He gives a high opinion of Tautenberg, who is leaving him after five years’ service. He is also giving him a letter of reference to the Queen of Hungary [Mary of Habsburg, sister of Emperor Charles V], who had previously recommended Tautenberg to Dantiscus in Brussels. Dantiscus expects that Tautenberg will tell De Schepper about his current affairs.




Manuscript sources:
1rough draft in Latin, autograph, BCz, 244, p. 208

Auxiliary sources:
1register in Polish, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8248 (TK 10), f. 436

Prints:
1CEID 1/1 No. 24, p. 201-202 (in extenso; English register)
2CEID 2/2 (Letter No. 69) p. 390-391 (in extenso; English register)

 

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Magnifico Domino 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)⌊Cornelio Duplicio ScepperoCornelis 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)⌋ equiti, sacratissimae 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⌊caesareae et catholicae maiestatisCharles 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⌋ consiliario, amico et fratri

Magnifice Domine, amice et frater carissime.

Salutem et omnem felici[tatem].

Cum hunc nobilem Carolus de Tautenberg 1531-1537 servant of Ioannes Dantiscus⌊Carolum de TautenbergCarolus de Tautenberg 1531-1537 servant of Ioannes Dantiscus⌋, quem, mihi ut inserviret quinque annos , in exitu meo 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⌋ serenissima Mary of Hungary (Mary of Austria, Mary of Habsburg) (*1505 – †1558), 1521-1526 Queen of Hungary, 1522-1526 Queen of Bohemia, 1530-1556 Governess of the Habsburg Netherlands on behalf of her brother, Charles V; daughter of Philip I of Habsburg and Joanna of Castile, sister of Emperor Charles V, wife of Louis II Jagiellon⌊Hungariae [re]ginaMary of Hungary (Mary of Austria, Mary of Habsburg) (*1505 – †1558), 1521-1526 Queen of Hungary, 1522-1526 Queen of Bohemia, 1530-1556 Governess of the Habsburg Netherlands on behalf of her brother, Charles V; daughter of Philip I of Habsburg and Joanna of Castile, sister of Emperor Charles V, wife of Louis II Jagiellon⌋ commendavit, cum bona gratia [a] me dimitterem, has in omnem eventum ad Magnificentiam Vestram, [cui] pauloante mea manu cf. [Ioannes DANTISCUS] to Cornelis [DE SCHEPPER] Friedeck (Wąbrzeźno), 1537, shortly before March [16], CIDTC IDL 1592⌊scripsicf. [Ioannes DANTISCUS] to Cornelis [DE SCHEPPER] Friedeck (Wąbrzeźno), 1537, shortly before March [16], CIDTC IDL 1592⌋, dare statui testarique hu[nc] adulescentem mihi honeste et fideliter per totum hoc temporis spatium ins[er]vivisse.

Ceterum ab Carolus de Tautenberg 1531-1537 servant of Ioannes Dantiscus⌊eoCarolus de Tautenberg 1531-1537 servant of Ioannes Dantiscus⌋ Magnificentia Vestra omnem vitae fortunarumque me[aru]m statum et ordinem, utpote qui mecum in conclavi meo egit sedulo, abunde cognoscet. Hunc Carolus de Tautenberg 1531-1537 servant of Ioannes Dantiscus⌊i[psum]Carolus de Tautenberg 1531-1537 servant of Ioannes Dantiscus⌋ cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Mary of Hungary Löbau (Lubawa), 1537-04-14, CIDTC IDL 3994⌊litteris meiscf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Mary of Hungary Löbau (Lubawa), 1537-04-14, CIDTC IDL 3994⌋ serenissimae Mary of Hungary (Mary of Austria, Mary of Habsburg) (*1505 – †1558), 1521-1526 Queen of Hungary, 1522-1526 Queen of Bohemia, 1530-1556 Governess of the Habsburg Netherlands on behalf of her brother, Charles V; daughter of Philip I of Habsburg and Joanna of Castile, sister of Emperor Charles V, wife of Louis II Jagiellon⌊reginae HungariaeMary of Hungary (Mary of Austria, Mary of Habsburg) (*1505 – †1558), 1521-1526 Queen of Hungary, 1522-1526 Queen of Bohemia, 1530-1556 Governess of the Habsburg Netherlands on behalf of her brother, Charles V; daughter of Philip I of Habsburg and Joanna of Castile, sister of Emperor Charles V, wife of Louis II Jagiellon⌋ commendatum, s[ed] etiam <Magnificentiae> Vestrae plurimum commendatum esse cupio, ab eaque im[pense] rogo atque pro mutuae nostrae amicitiae iure postulo, ut, qua in re illi Magnificentia Vestra ope et consilio prodesse ac [pa]trocinari possit , non gravate apud omne[s], maxime autem apud serenissimam Mary of Hungary (Mary of Austria, Mary of Habsburg) (*1505 – †1558), 1521-1526 Queen of Hungary, 1522-1526 Queen of Bohemia, 1530-1556 Governess of the Habsburg Netherlands on behalf of her brother, Charles V; daughter of Philip I of Habsburg and Joanna of Castile, sister of Emperor Charles V, wife of Louis II Jagiellon⌊Hungariae reginamMary of Hungary (Mary of Austria, Mary of Habsburg) (*1505 – †1558), 1521-1526 Queen of Hungary, 1522-1526 Queen of Bohemia, 1530-1556 Governess of the Habsburg Netherlands on behalf of her brother, Charles V; daughter of Philip I of Habsburg and Joanna of Castile, sister of Emperor Charles V, wife of Louis II Jagiellon⌋, cf. Cic. Fam. 7.29.1.8 Sulpici successori nos de meliore nota commenda ⌊cui de meliori nota et ego commendari petocf. Cic. Fam. 7.29.1.8 Sulpici successori nos de meliore nota commenda ⌋, suum ei praestet adminiculum. Quod omni fraterno amore et stu[dio] Magnificentiae Vestrae, cui unacum dulci sua Elisabeth Donche (Anna Isabella Donche, Isabeau) (†1549), from 1528 wife of Cornelis De Schepper, mother of Cornelis Jr and Anne, sister of Joanna Donche (AT 16/1, p. 215)⌊coniugeElisabeth Donche (Anna Isabella Donche, Isabeau) (†1549), from 1528 wife of Cornelis De Schepper, mother of Cornelis Jr and Anne, sister of Joanna Donche (AT 16/1, p. 215)⌋ et Cornelis De Schepper Jr (*1532 – †1582 or 1583), son of Cornelis De Schepper (DE VOCHT 1961, 316, 403-404; DONCHE, p. 310, 346-349)

Anne De Schepper (*1529-1532 – †1619), daughter of Cornelis De Schepper (DONCHE, p. 340-346)⌊liberisCornelis De Schepper Jr (*1532 – †1582 or 1583), son of Cornelis De Schepper (DE VOCHT 1961, 316, 403-404; DONCHE, p. 310, 346-349)

Anne De Schepper (*1529-1532 – †1619), daughter of Cornelis De Schepper (DONCHE, p. 340-346)⌋ omni[a] fausta precor, rependere curabo.