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Letter #256

Vicar of St. Nicholas Church in Bari & Chapter of St. Nicholas Church in Bari to Ioannes DANTISCUS
Bari, 1525-08-03
            received Toledo, [1525]-09-25

Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in Latin, BCz, 243, p. 25-28

Prints:
1POCIECHA 2 p. 548 (excerpt)

 

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BCz, 243, p. 28

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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
maiestatumSigismund 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

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
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BCz, 243, p. 25

Magnifice ac Generose Domine et maior honorande.

Post debitam commendationem.

Etsi alteras externis diebus ad Magnificentiam Dominationis Vestrae dedimus litteras humiliter petentes, uti oratorem serenissimarum 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

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
regis ac reginae PoloniaeSigismund 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

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
penes 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 Castilecaesaream maiestatemCharles 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 dignaretur favere partibus huius almae ecclesiae divi Nicolai Barensis circa officium capitaneatus ad guerram Rutigliano, town in southern Italyterrae nostrae RutilianiiRutigliano, town in southern Italy penes curiam retinendum iuxta formam provisionis alias emanatis a Ferdinand II of Aragon the Catholic (*1452 – †1516), King of Aragon (1479–1516), Sicily (1468–1516), Naples (1504–1516), Valencia, Sardinia, and Navarre, iure uxoris King of Castile as Ferdinand V (1474–1504), Count of Barcelona; son of John II of Aragon, husband of Isabella I of Castilecatholico regeFerdinand II of Aragon the Catholic (*1452 – †1516), King of Aragon (1479–1516), Sicily (1468–1516), Naples (1504–1516), Valencia, Sardinia, and Navarre, iure uxoris King of Castile as Ferdinand V (1474–1504), Count of Barcelona; son of John II of Aragon, husband of Isabella I of Castile felicis memoriae pro quiete dictae terrae et conservatione iurium ipsius ecclesiae et dictae curiae maxime ad litem tollendam, quae fuit et est inter dictam ecclesiam et excellentem 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 Italycomitem NoyeCharles 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.

Volentes tamen, cf. Cic. Fam. 2.6 cui multum debemus, illi plurimum velle deberi iuxta illud Ciceroniscf. Cic. Fam. 2.6 , confisi de summa virtute et devotione Vestra, quam geritis erg{r}a mirificum hunc Christi confessorem divum Nicolaum, patronum nostrum, rogare non desinimus et exorare Dominationem Vestram, quatenus dignetur intercedere pro nobis coram 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 Castilecaesarea maiestateCharles 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, ut post mortem magnifici Bindi Tolomei de Senis[1], iusti detentoris et possessoris castri seu terrae Grumi notorie spectantis ad dictam regalem ecclesiam, quae et de iure patronatus ipsius invictissimi imperatoris vigore privilegiorum dictae ecclesiae ministretur nobis iustitiae complementum non obstantibus ex cessione regiae pragmatice emanatis et conditis per Ferdinand II of Aragon the Catholic (*1452 – †1516), King of Aragon (1479–1516), Sicily (1468–1516), Naples (1504–1516), Valencia, Sardinia, and Navarre, iure uxoris King of Castile as Ferdinand V (1474–1504), Count of Barcelona; son of John II of Aragon, husband of Isabella I of Castilecatholicum regem IspaniaeFerdinand II of Aragon the Catholic (*1452 – †1516), King of Aragon (1479–1516), Sicily (1468–1516), Naples (1504–1516), Valencia, Sardinia, and Navarre, iure uxoris King of Castile as Ferdinand V (1474–1504), Count of Barcelona; son of John II of Aragon, husband of Isabella I of Castile felicis memoriae, per quam non potuit derogari iuribus ecclesiae prout in supplicatione praesentibus interclusa latius continetur et quia supplicata summam habent per se iuris aequitatem et fomentum iustitiae, rogamus Magnificentiam Dominationis Vestrae, quatenus dignetur, praestare auxilium et favorem, ut possimus et valeamus petita rationabiliter impetrare.

Quod indubitanter ad votum subcedet, si Dominatio Vestra suum nobis praestiterit auxilium et favorem, in uno tamen dignetur advertere, quod magnificus dominus Sigismondo Loffredo (*ca. 1480 – †1539), Charles V's secretary for Italian affairs (POCIECHA 2; POCIECHA 4)Jesimundus de LofredoSigismondo Loffredo (*ca. 1480 – †1539), Charles V's secretary for Italian affairs (POCIECHA 2; POCIECHA 4) de Neapoli, qui assistit in causis et negotiis huius regni expediendis fuit advocatus partis adversae, s<c>ilicet dicti domini Bindi, cum alias ad praescriptionem interrumpendam illum citari fecimus pro iustitia obtinenda in sacro Neap<o>litano consilio temporibus praeteritis, unde BCz, 243, p. 26 dubitamus, ne ex affectione pristini patrocinii conetur impedire expeditione huius nostrae supplicationis, in quo poterit supplere prudentia Vestra et quamvis Dominatio Vestra de tantis laboribus habebit gloriosum divum Nicolaum pro se in celestibus intercessorem et munerum largissimum retributorem, nos omnes in genere et in specie habebit perpetuo obnoxios et pro salute animae et corporis ac felici regressu ad patriam suam continuo orantes.

Vale.

Eidem Vestrae Dominationi obsequentissimi vicarius et capitulum regalis ecclesiae s(ancti) N(icolai) de(?) Baro hidden by binding[o]o hidden by binding

[1] Władysław Pociecha identifies him as Guido Tolomei of Siena, see Pociecha 2, p. 261.