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Letter #195

Sigismund I Jagiellon to Lodovico ALIFIO & Ioannes DANTISCUS
s.l., [1524-03-25]


Manuscript sources:
1rough draft in Latin, in secretary's hand, BNW, BOZ, 2053, TG 27, No. 3490, f. 148r-v
2copy in Latin, 16th-century, AGAD, LL, 23, p. 175-176
3copy in Latin, 16th-century, BJ, 6557, f. 60r-v
4copy in Latin, 16th-century, B. Ossol., 177/II, f. 141r-v
5copy in Latin, 16th-century, BK, 213, a.1524, No. 124, p. 204-205
6copy in Latin, 18th-century, BCz, 64 (TN), No. 73, p. 201-203
7excerpt in Latin, 18th-century, BCz, 64 (TN), No. 74, p. 205-206
8copy in Latin, 18th-century, BCz, 274, No. 50, p. 66
9copy in Latin, 19th-century, MHMT, former BJ, Przyb. 15/52, f. 118r-v

Early printed source materials:
1PRZYŁUSKI p. 801-802 (excerpt, from the beginning till iusta et honesta fuerint)

Prints:
1NIEMCEWICZ 2 p. 48-49 (Polish translation)
2AT 7 a.1524, No. 121, p. 111 (in extenso)
3Sumariusz No. 775, p. 98 (Polish register)

 

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BNW, BOZ, 2053, TG. 27 No. 3490, f. 148r

Lodovico Alifio (*1499 – †1543), chancellor of Queen Bona Sforza; 1523-1537 Cracow burgrave; from 1523 royal secretary; governor of Bari and Rossano (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 246; Urzędnicy 4/2, p. 210)⌊Ludovico AlifioLodovico Alifio (*1499 – †1543), chancellor of Queen Bona Sforza; 1523-1537 Cracow burgrave; from 1523 royal secretary; governor of Bari and Rossano (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 246; Urzędnicy 4/2, p. 210)⌋ et Ioannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes Flachsbinder) (*1485 – †1548), eminent diplomat and humanist in the service of the Jagiellons, neo-Latin poet; 1530-1537 Bishop of Kulm; 1537-1548 Bishop of Ermland⌊Ioanni DantiscoIoannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes Flachsbinder) (*1485 – †1548), eminent diplomat and humanist in the service of the Jagiellons, neo-Latin poet; 1530-1537 Bishop of Kulm; 1537-1548 Bishop of Ermland⌋

Nobiles fideles dilecti.

1524-03-24⌊Hesterno die1524-03-24⌋ allatae sunt nobis litterae Iustus Ludovicus Decius (Justus Ludwik Decjusz, Jost Ludwig Dietz, Iodocus Decius) (*ca. 1485 – †1545), merchant, historian, reformer of the Polish monetary system; ennobled in 1519; 1520-1524 royal secretary; 1528 Cracow town councillor; 1528 alderman in Piotrków; 1526-1535 administrator of the royal mint in Königsberg; 1528-1535 administrator of the royal mint in Thorn; 1530-1540 administrator of the royal mint in Cracow; 1519, 1520, 1522, 1523-1524 - royal envoy to Italy (PSB 5, p. 42-45; WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 250-251; NOGA, p. 304)⌊IostiIustus Ludovicus Decius (Justus Ludwik Decjusz, Jost Ludwig Dietz, Iodocus Decius) (*ca. 1485 – †1545), merchant, historian, reformer of the Polish monetary system; ennobled in 1519; 1520-1524 royal secretary; 1528 Cracow town councillor; 1528 alderman in Piotrków; 1526-1535 administrator of the royal mint in Königsberg; 1528-1535 administrator of the royal mint in Thorn; 1530-1540 administrator of the royal mint in Cracow; 1519, 1520, 1522, 1523-1524 - royal envoy to Italy (PSB 5, p. 42-45; WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 250-251; NOGA, p. 304)⌋ ex Bario. Significat statum illum et omnes res recte habere nihilque adversi illic ortum praeter tumultum contra Iosuae, qui et ipse tandem est sopitus. Allatae sunt litterae a civitatibus Bari (Barium, Status Barensis), duchy in southern Italy, on the Adriatic Sea, Bari was a hereditary country of Queen Bona of Poland⌊BarensiBari (Barium, Status Barensis), duchy in southern Italy, on the Adriatic Sea, Bari was a hereditary country of Queen Bona of Poland⌋ et Modugno⌊ModuniensiModugno⌋, quibus fidem suam erga nos abunde testantur, quam et aliorum pariter Iustus Ludovicus Decius (Justus Ludwik Decjusz, Jost Ludwig Dietz, Iodocus Decius) (*ca. 1485 – †1545), merchant, historian, reformer of the Polish monetary system; ennobled in 1519; 1520-1524 royal secretary; 1528 Cracow town councillor; 1528 alderman in Piotrków; 1526-1535 administrator of the royal mint in Königsberg; 1528-1535 administrator of the royal mint in Thorn; 1530-1540 administrator of the royal mint in Cracow; 1519, 1520, 1522, 1523-1524 - royal envoy to Italy (PSB 5, p. 42-45; WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 250-251; NOGA, p. 304)⌊Io stain⌈[Io]Io stain⌉stusIustus Ludovicus Decius (Justus Ludwik Decjusz, Jost Ludwig Dietz, Iodocus Decius) (*ca. 1485 – †1545), merchant, historian, reformer of the Polish monetary system; ennobled in 1519; 1520-1524 royal secretary; 1528 Cracow town councillor; 1528 alderman in Piotrków; 1526-1535 administrator of the royal mint in Königsberg; 1528-1535 administrator of the royal mint in Thorn; 1530-1540 administrator of the royal mint in Cracow; 1519, 1520, 1522, 1523-1524 - royal envoy to Italy (PSB 5, p. 42-45; WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 250-251; NOGA, p. 304)⌋ declarat: esse vero magnas querimonias omnium subditorum adversus Iosuae et alios officiales petiturque cum illis iustitia ministrari, petitur confirmatio iurium et privilegiorum, petuntur boni et equanimes officiales. Quae omnium prima erit illic cura vestra, ut videlicet compositis et sopitis rebus, si quae in perturbatione sunt, iustitiam unicuique ministretis et officiales tales constituatis, quorum probitas et fides spectata esset et populo essent ex sententia. Castellanum Barensem ipse Iustus Ludovicus Decius (Justus Ludwik Decjusz, Jost Ludwig Dietz, Iodocus Decius) (*ca. 1485 – †1545), merchant, historian, reformer of the Polish monetary system; ennobled in 1519; 1520-1524 royal secretary; 1528 Cracow town councillor; 1528 alderman in Piotrków; 1526-1535 administrator of the royal mint in Königsberg; 1528-1535 administrator of the royal mint in Thorn; 1530-1540 administrator of the royal mint in Cracow; 1519, 1520, 1522, 1523-1524 - royal envoy to Italy (PSB 5, p. 42-45; WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 250-251; NOGA, p. 304)⌊IostusIustus Ludovicus Decius (Justus Ludwik Decjusz, Jost Ludwig Dietz, Iodocus Decius) (*ca. 1485 – †1545), merchant, historian, reformer of the Polish monetary system; ennobled in 1519; 1520-1524 royal secretary; 1528 Cracow town councillor; 1528 alderman in Piotrków; 1526-1535 administrator of the royal mint in Königsberg; 1528-1535 administrator of the royal mint in Thorn; 1530-1540 administrator of the royal mint in Cracow; 1519, 1520, 1522, 1523-1524 - royal envoy to Italy (PSB 5, p. 42-45; WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 250-251; NOGA, p. 304)⌋ in officio reliquit idque non ab re fortassis neque sine consilio eorum, qui nobis bene volunt. Vos ... illegible⌈...... illegible⌉ tamen illuc venientes id ita mutabitis et statuetis, quemadmodum ex usu nostro et illius status fore videbitur. Petunt a nobis ipsi subditi, ut Iosue et Franciscum de Crema aerarium Mogdvnensem, ad standum sindicatui et respondendum unicuique de illatis iniuriis iuberemus; quod fieri voluimus et commisimus illis manere in arce Barensi usque ad vestrum adventum. Vos vero curabitis, ut unicuique cum illis iustitia ministretur et querimoniis populi ac eius voluntati, quoad fieri potest, satis fiat.

De privilegiis confirmandis respondimus nos id facere velle, quod et vos eis illic polliceamini et transsumpta illorum nobis mittatis, quibus visis libenter confirmabimus, quaecumque iusta et honesta fuerint. Scripserunt etiam nobis executores testamenti illustrissimae olim dominae ducis, Isabella d'Aragona (Isabella of Naples) (*1470 – †1524), duchess of Milan (1489-1494) and Bari (1499-1524); wife of duke of Milan Gian Galeazzo II Maria Sforza, daughter of king Alphonse II of Naples and Ippolita Maria Sforza; mother of queen Bona Sforza⌊matrisIsabella d'Aragona (Isabella of Naples) (*1470 – †1524), duchess of Milan (1489-1494) and Bari (1499-1524); wife of duke of Milan Gian Galeazzo II Maria Sforza, daughter of king Alphonse II of Naples and Ippolita Maria Sforza; mother of queen Bona Sforza⌋ nostrae, de his quae egerunt post illius mortem et de legatis per illam. Quae tametsi nos in toto tenore nollemus, praesertim ea, quae Isabella d'Aragona (Isabella of Naples) (*1470 – †1524), duchess of Milan (1489-1494) and Bari (1499-1524); wife of duke of Milan Gian Galeazzo II Maria Sforza, daughter of king Alphonse II of Naples and Ippolita Maria Sforza; mother of queen Bona Sforza⌊eius illustritasIsabella d'Aragona (Isabella of Naples) (*1470 – †1524), duchess of Milan (1489-1494) and Bari (1499-1524); wife of duke of Milan Gian Galeazzo II Maria Sforza, daughter of king Alphonse II of Naples and Ippolita Maria Sforza; mother of queen Bona Sforza⌋, ut usufructuaria, alienare non potuit, tamen non reiciemus illos a spe, ne quid interim adversi molirentur, quod et vos faciatis; posthac vero per alium nuntium, et cum illic eritis, eis et vobis voluntatem nostram aperiemus.

Scripsit etiam nobis Iustus Ludovicus Decius (Justus Ludwik Decjusz, Jost Ludwig Dietz, Iodocus Decius) (*ca. 1485 – †1545), merchant, historian, reformer of the Polish monetary system; ennobled in 1519; 1520-1524 royal secretary; 1528 Cracow town councillor; 1528 alderman in Piotrków; 1526-1535 administrator of the royal mint in Königsberg; 1528-1535 administrator of the royal mint in Thorn; 1530-1540 administrator of the royal mint in Cracow; 1519, 1520, 1522, 1523-1524 - royal envoy to Italy (PSB 5, p. 42-45; WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 250-251; NOGA, p. 304)⌊IostusIustus Ludovicus Decius (Justus Ludwik Decjusz, Jost Ludwig Dietz, Iodocus Decius) (*ca. 1485 – †1545), merchant, historian, reformer of the Polish monetary system; ennobled in 1519; 1520-1524 royal secretary; 1528 Cracow town councillor; 1528 alderman in Piotrków; 1526-1535 administrator of the royal mint in Königsberg; 1528-1535 administrator of the royal mint in Thorn; 1530-1540 administrator of the royal mint in Cracow; 1519, 1520, 1522, 1523-1524 - royal envoy to Italy (PSB 5, p. 42-45; WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 250-251; NOGA, p. 304)⌋ de quodam mercatore transfuga, cuius debitum illustrissima olim domina Isabella d'Aragona (Isabella of Naples) (*1470 – †1524), duchess of Milan (1489-1494) and Bari (1499-1524); wife of duke of Milan Gian Galeazzo II Maria Sforza, daughter of king Alphonse II of Naples and Ippolita Maria Sforza; mother of queen Bona Sforza⌊duxIsabella d'Aragona (Isabella of Naples) (*1470 – †1524), duchess of Milan (1489-1494) and Bari (1499-1524); wife of duke of Milan Gian Galeazzo II Maria Sforza, daughter of king Alphonse II of Naples and Ippolita Maria Sforza; mother of queen Bona Sforza⌋ in se receperat. Clarius ab illo rem intelligetis, et si debitum erit iustum, illud exsolvi curetis. Et quia haec negotia status Barensis moram non patiuntur, volumus, ut vos absolvatis quam celerius, BNW, BOZ, 2053, TG. 27 No. 3490, f. 148v omissis 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⌋ et Ferrara, city northern Italy, capital city of the Province of Ferrara⌊FerrariaFerrara, city northern Italy, capital city of the Province of Ferrara⌋, recta et praeterita urbe Rome (Roma), city in central Italy, on the Tiber river, seat of the Holy See⌊RomaRome (Roma), city in central Italy, on the Tiber river, seat of the Holy See⌋, Bari (Barium, Status Barensis), duchy in southern Italy, on the Adriatic Sea, Bari was a hereditary country of Queen Bona of Poland⌊BariumBari (Barium, Status Barensis), duchy in southern Italy, on the Adriatic Sea, Bari was a hereditary country of Queen Bona of Poland⌋ proficiscamini et ibi, stabilitis et compositis prius rebus, quae sunt necessariae, Romam ad obeunda mandata nostra regrediamini, quod his negotiis, quae talem celeritatem non exigunt, parum officiet. Reliqua fidei et industriae vestrae committimus.