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Letter #193

Sigismund I Jagiellon & Bona Sforza to Ioannes DANTISCUS
Cracow (Kraków), 1524-08-08


Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in Latin, in secretary's hand, author's signature, AGAD, AZ, 2999, f. 53
2rough draft in Latin, in secretary's hand, BNW, BOZ, 2053, TG 27, No. 3516, f. 175r
3copy in Latin, 16th-century, AGAD, LL, 23, p. 188
4copy in Latin, 16th-century, BJ, 6557, f. 70v
5copy in Latin, 16th-century, B. Ossol., 177/II, f. 149v
6copy in Latin, 16th-century, BK, 213, a.1524, No. 145, p. 230-231
7copy in Latin, 18th-century, BCz, 64 (TN), No. 94, p. 259
8copy in Latin, 18th-century, BCz, 274, No. 69, p. 80
9copy in Latin, 19th-century, MHMT, former BJ, Przyb. 15/52, f. 128v

Auxiliary sources:
1register in Polish, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8245 (TK 7), f. 311
2register in Polish, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8241 (TK 3), a.1524, f. 1-2

Prints:
1AT 7 a.1524, No. 137, p. 121 (in extenso)
2Sumariusz No. 790, p. 99 (Polish register)

 

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Sigismundus et Bona Dei gratia ... magni duces Lituaniae, Russ[iae] ...

Nobilis et egregie fideli dilecte.

Postquam intelleximus, quod Charles de Lannoy (*ca. 1487 – †1527), first Count of Lannoy (1526-1527), Lord of Sanzeilles, Erquelines and Mingoval, soldier and statesman in the service of the Habsburgs ; 1521 Governor of Tournai, 1522-1523, 1526-1527 Viceroy of Naples, 1523-1527 commander in chief of Imperial armies in Italy⌊vicerex NeapolitanusCharles de Lannoy (*ca. 1487 – †1527), first Count of Lannoy (1526-1527), Lord of Sanzeilles, Erquelines and Mingoval, soldier and statesman in the service of the Habsburgs ; 1521 Governor of Tournai, 1522-1523, 1526-1527 Viceroy of Naples, 1523-1527 commander in chief of Imperial armies in Italy⌋ ademit nobis possessionem Bari (Barium, Status Barensis), duchy in southern Italy, on the Adriatic Sea, Bari was a hereditary country of Queen Bona of Poland⌊ducatus BarensisBari (Barium, Status Barensis), duchy in southern Italy, on the Adriatic Sea, Bari was a hereditary country of Queen Bona of Poland⌋, forte ex mandato et iussu 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 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⌋, quamvis antea tibi commisimus, ut ires in Spain (Hispania)⌊HispaniasSpain (Hispania)⌋ ad suam maiestatem hasque et alias res, quae statum ipsum nostrum Barensem concernunt, sollicitares, attamen veriti, ne in itinere aliqua tibi supervenirent impedimenta, misimus eo et doctorem Stanisław Borek (*1474 – †1556), doctor of both laws; 1505 canon of Włocławek; 1508 - Poznań; 1520 - Gniezno; 1523 - Cracow; 1524 royal secretary; 1538 cantor at the Gniezno chapter; 1540 - at the Cracow chapter; 1542 dean at the Cracow chapter; 1523 royal envoy to Rome; 1524 - to emperor Charles V; 1526 - to Bari (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 248; PSB 2, p. 320-322)⌊Stanislaum BorgkStanisław Borek (*1474 – †1556), doctor of both laws; 1505 canon of Włocławek; 1508 - Poznań; 1520 - Gniezno; 1523 - Cracow; 1524 royal secretary; 1538 cantor at the Gniezno chapter; 1540 - at the Cracow chapter; 1542 dean at the Cracow chapter; 1523 royal envoy to Rome; 1524 - to emperor Charles V; 1526 - to Bari (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 248; PSB 2, p. 320-322)⌋ canonicum Cracoviensem et ..., ne res nostrae in aliquo retardarentur. Mandamusque tibi, ut negotia nostra una cum eo agas diligentissime et cures, ut omnia optato per vos fine terminentur, et ut hac animi molestia, qua ex tam insigni et manifesta iniuria affecti sumus, liberari tandem possimus. Pro fide t[ua] et gratia nostra facturus.

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⌊Sigismundus rexSigismund 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⌋ subscripsit

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⌊BonaBona 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⌋ regina subscripsit