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Letter #196

[Sigismund I Jagiellon] & [Bona Sforza] to Lodovico ALIFIO & Ioannes DANTISCUS
s.l., [1524-03-25 — 1524-06-10]

Manuscript sources:

1	rough draft in Latin, in secretary's hand, BNW, BOZ, 2053, TG 27, No. 3505, f. 163r-v
2	copy in Latin, 16th-century, AGAD, LL, 23, p. 176-177
3	copy in Latin, 16th-century, BJ, 6557, f. 63v-64r
4	copy in Latin, 16th-century, B. Ossol., 177/II, f. 142r-v
5	copy in Latin, 16th-century, BK, 213, a.1524, No. 131, p. 216
6	copy in Latin, 18th-century, BCz, 64 (TN), No. 78, p. 219-220
7	copy in Latin, 18th-century, BCz, 274, No. 54, p. 70-71
8	copy in Latin, 19th-century, MHMT, former BJ, Przyb. 15/52, f. 119r

Auxiliary sources:

1	register in Polish, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8245 (TK 7), f. 307

Prints:

1	AT 7 a.1524, No. 125, p. 114
2	Sumariusz No. 776, p. 98 (Polish register)

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BNW, BOZ, 2053, TG. 27 No. 33505, f. 163r

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 AliffioLodovico 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 DantiscIoannes 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⌋o

Post discessum vestrum allatum est testamentum illustrissimae olim dominae 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⌊ducisIsabella 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⌋ etc. Quod cum legissemus, offendimus 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 illustritatemIsabella 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⌋ plurima legasse et debita multa demonstrasse, quae in magnam pecuniae summam excedunt. Quod quidem 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⌋ iure facere non potuit, usufructuaria dumtaxat existens et obstante priori contractu nobiscum facto. Utcumque est, nolentes illum ducatum tantis legatis onerari, volumus et committimus vobis et hereditatem et possessionem ipsius ducatus Barensis non adeatis vigore testamenti, sed ab intestato cum beneficio inventarii eamque commissionem nostram secretissimam habeatis neque illa, nisi in summa necessitate utamini, propter aliquam notam existimationis eiusdem illustrissime 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 defunctae. Quod autem ad legata pro servis et ad pia opera attinet, tu, domine stain⌈[domine]domine stain⌉ Ludovice, non ignoras, quod cum 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⌋ anno superiore per fratrem Ioannem Baptistam Cartusiensem a nobis postulasset, BNW, BOZ, 2053, TG. 27 No. 33505, f. 163v ut quandam non exiguam summam liceret illi cum nostro consensu ad pia opera et servis legare, nos nisi ad summam decem milium consensisse. Et proinde volumus, ut haec summa dumtaxat distribuatur ad eius legata non, quantum cuique dari precepit, sed, ut iuxta summae quantitatemque unicuique iure contingere poterit. De debitis vero, ne quo modo superinscribed in place of crossed-out modo⌈modomodomodo superinscribed in place of crossed-out modo⌉ impii adversus 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 illustritatemIsabella 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⌋ videremur, volumus benignam habere rationem et quae iusta et decentia fuerint, exsolvere. Quemadmodum autem vobis prius scripsimus, committimus vobis, ut [...] stain⌈[...][...] stain⌉ iter vestrum acceleretis et 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⌋ recta proficiscamini, nam alia mandata nostra posterius exsequi poteritis.