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Letter #222

Ioannes DANTISCUS to Mikołaj SZYDŁOWIECKI
Valladolid, 1524-11-12


Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in Latin, autograph, BNW, BOZ, 2053, TG 5, No. 529, f. 167
2copy in Latin, 16th-century, AGAD, LL, 23, p. 198-199
3copy in Latin, 16th-century, BJ, 6557, f. 107r-v
4copy in Latin, 16th-century, B. Ossol., 177/II, f. 156v-157r
5copy in Latin, 18th-century, BCz, 36 (TN), No. 79, p. 237-238
6copy in Latin, 18th-century, BCz, 274, No. 108, p. 128-129
7copy in Latin, 19th-century, MHMT, former BJ, Przyb. 15/52, f. 135v-136r

Auxiliary sources:
1register in Polish, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8245 (TK 7), f. 285

Prints:
1AT 7 a.1524, No. 148, p. 127-128 (in extenso)
2Españoles part II, No. 17, p. 160 (excerpt in Spanish translation)
3Sumariusz No. 881, p. 108 (Polish register)

 

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Magnifice et gratiose Domine, humilem servitiorum meorum commendationem.

In discessu meo nescio quem gravem animum Magnificentia Vestra contra me conceperat ob importunam fortassis expeditionis meae sollicitationem. Dolui profecto vehementer hoc accidisse petiique subito veniam et domino 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⌊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⌋ postquam Cracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌊CracoviamCracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌋ exiveram, iniunxi, cum mihi sit in aula 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⌊maiestatis regiaeSigismund 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⌋ singularissimus amicus et Magnificentia Vestra eum libenter sua gratia prosequitur, ut me illi modis quibus posset commodioribus reconciliaret. Quod quamvis factum non dubitem, cum Magnificentia Vestra sit praeter alias virtutes, quibus praedita est, humanissima mente apud omnes, nobilis tamen et in praesentia per tam longam inter nos intercapedinem, si umquam deliqui, quaeso fasso ignoscat, nihil enim gratia et favore Magnificentiae Vestrae mihi potest esse iucundius et in illo me velim oblectare semper. Non potui igitur mihi temperare, licet tam procul absim, quin saltem hunc meum affectum per tantam distantiam, quae inter nos est, Magnificentiae Vestrae significarem et is mihi ad illam scribendi praebuit materiam.

De negotiis mihi commissis, quo sint in cardine et quae hic aguntur, abunde, ut reor, Magnificentia Vestra ex cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Sigismund I Jagiellon Valladolid, 1524-11-12, CIDTC IDL 5807⌊meiscf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Sigismund I Jagiellon Valladolid, 1524-11-12, CIDTC IDL 5807⌋ ad 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⌊maiestatem regiamSigismund 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⌋ intelliget, hoc tamen addendum censui. Magnificentia Vestra me favente<m> partibus 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⌊caesarisCharles 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⌋ semper cognovit; hinc fuit, quod nulla inter me et dominum Antonius Rincon (†1541), Spanish diplomat in the service of the King of France; 1522-1525 envoy of King Francis I of Valois to Poland and Hungary; 1530-1541 - to Suleiman I; 1538-1541 official French ambassador to the Ottoman court (POCIECHA 2, p. 176-181, 342-351, 359-361, 368-370, 443-446, 583-585; SETTON 1984, p. 216-217, 312-319, 321, 325, 334, 360-363, 450, 456-459)⌊Antonium RinconemAntonius Rincon (†1541), Spanish diplomat in the service of the King of France; 1522-1525 envoy of King Francis I of Valois to Poland and Hungary; 1530-1541 - to Suleiman I; 1538-1541 official French ambassador to the Ottoman court (POCIECHA 2, p. 176-181, 342-351, 359-361, 368-370, 443-446, 583-585; SETTON 1984, p. 216-217, 312-319, 321, 325, 334, 360-363, 450, 456-459)⌋ erat consuetudo, cum aut<em> nunc video mutari auram, et ego vela contraham. Placuit mihi mirum in modum christianissimus Francis I of Valois (*1494 – †1547), 1515-1547 King of France; son of Charles, Count of Angoulême, and Louise of Savoy⌊rex GalliaeFrancis I of Valois (*1494 – †1547), 1515-1547 King of France; son of Charles, Count of Angoulême, and Louise of Savoy⌋, cum propter illius personae praestantiam et humanissimos mores, tum etiam, quod illum res 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⌊serenissimi domini meiSigismund 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⌋ summopere cord<i> habere agnovi, et si secus evenerit quam speramus, et ego capiti meo cristas imponam. Alia non restant.

Commendo me Magnificentiae Vestrae et dedo totum quaesoque gratia sua, qua olim consuevit, me prosequatur, et ubi per occasionem poterit, rebus meis apud 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⌊maiestatem regiamSigismund 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⌋ faveat.