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Letter #1730

[Ioannes DANTISCUS] to UNKNOWN
Löbau (Lubawa), 1537-09-28

English register: Dantiscus thanks the addressee for the greetings from Mikołaj Nipszyc. He assures the addressee of the lasting nature of the friendship that once was forged between them.


Manuscript sources:
1rough draft in Latin, autograph, BCz, 244, p. 258 (b.p.)

Prints:
1CEID 1/1 No. 44, p. 252-253 (in extenso; English register)

 

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Magnifice Domine, Amice carissime et honorande. Salutem et omnem felicitatem.

Veniens huc ad me bonus frater meus generosus dominus Nikolaus Nibschitz (Mikołaj Nipszyc) (*ca. 1483 – †1541), royal courtier, diplomat in the service of Sigismund I and Albrecht von Hohenzollern-Ansbach, Dantiscus' friend; from 1525 until his death an official representative of Duke Albrecht at the Cracow royal court; from 1532 royal secretary; 1519 royal envoy to Albrecht von Hohenzollern, Grand Master of the Teutonic Order, 1525, 1526 envoy to Hungary, 1527 envoy to the Congress in Wrocław, 1531-1533, 1537 envoy to Ferdinand I of Habsburg, 1535-1537, 1540 envoy to Brandenburg, 1536 envoy to the estates of Livonia⌊Nicolaus NibschiczNikolaus Nibschitz (Mikołaj Nipszyc) (*ca. 1483 – †1541), royal courtier, diplomat in the service of Sigismund I and Albrecht von Hohenzollern-Ansbach, Dantiscus' friend; from 1525 until his death an official representative of Duke Albrecht at the Cracow royal court; from 1532 royal secretary; 1519 royal envoy to Albrecht von Hohenzollern, Grand Master of the Teutonic Order, 1525, 1526 envoy to Hungary, 1527 envoy to the Congress in Wrocław, 1531-1533, 1537 envoy to Ferdinand I of Habsburg, 1535-1537, 1540 envoy to Brandenburg, 1536 envoy to the estates of Livonia⌋ verbis amicissimis me nomine Magnificentiae Vestrae salutavit, omniaque fausta precatus summam benevolentiae erga me Magnificentiae Vestrae propensionem mihi diligenter declaravit. Quod quam gratum fuerit audire , veteris nimirum inter nos quondam consuetudinis ac familiarita[tis] inextinctam mentionem, vix a me scribi potest. Habeo igi[tur] quas possum Magnificentiae Vestrae gratias, quod ex vulgato apud Euripides (*ca. 480 BC – †ca. 406 BC), one of the three great tragedians of classical Athens⌊EuripidenEuripides (*ca. 480 BC – †ca. 406 BC), one of the three great tragedians of classical Athens⌋ adagio pedem non moverit – cf. E. Tr. 1051 Ouk esti erastes, hostis ouk aei filei cited by Erasmus (Oudeis erastes, hostis ouk aei filei); Adagia 1526 No. 1072 Ama tamquam osurus, oderis tamquam amaturus; Adagia 1526 Amicitia, quae desiit, numquam vera fuit ⌊ hoc enim amicitiam, quae desist[eret], numquam fuisse veram testaturcf. E. Tr. 1051 Ouk esti erastes, hostis ouk aei filei cited by Erasmus (Oudeis erastes, hostis ouk aei filei); Adagia 1526 No. 1072 Ama tamquam osurus, oderis tamquam amaturus; Adagia 1526 Amicitia, quae desiit, numquam vera fuit ⌋. In qua Magnificentiam Vestram perseverare licet numquam dubitaverim, tamen multum me haec Magnificentiae Vestrae per Nikolaus Nibschitz (Mikołaj Nipszyc) (*ca. 1483 – †1541), royal courtier, diplomat in the service of Sigismund I and Albrecht von Hohenzollern-Ansbach, Dantiscus' friend; from 1525 until his death an official representative of Duke Albrecht at the Cracow royal court; from 1532 royal secretary; 1519 royal envoy to Albrecht von Hohenzollern, Grand Master of the Teutonic Order, 1525, 1526 envoy to Hungary, 1527 envoy to the Congress in Wrocław, 1531-1533, 1537 envoy to Ferdinand I of Habsburg, 1535-1537, 1540 envoy to Brandenburg, 1536 envoy to the estates of Livonia⌊dominum NibschiczNikolaus Nibschitz (Mikołaj Nipszyc) (*ca. 1483 – †1541), royal courtier, diplomat in the service of Sigismund I and Albrecht von Hohenzollern-Ansbach, Dantiscus' friend; from 1525 until his death an official representative of Duke Albrecht at the Cracow royal court; from 1532 royal secretary; 1519 royal envoy to Albrecht von Hohenzollern, Grand Master of the Teutonic Order, 1525, 1526 envoy to Hungary, 1527 envoy to the Congress in Wrocław, 1531-1533, 1537 envoy to Ferdinand I of Habsburg, 1535-1537, 1540 envoy to Brandenburg, 1536 envoy to the estates of Livonia⌋ facta renuntiatio in animo confirmavit. Ob quam me vicissim Magnificentiae Vestrae offero, qui in illa<m> a[mand]o omnique favore prosequendo cessurus sum nemini. Idipsum ut aliquando non scribere aut dicere, sed reipsa Magnificentiae Vestrae exhibere, nedum ostendere, possem, nihil mihi foret gratius. Quam dominus Deus quam diutissime optime valentem omnique felicitate florentem conservet.