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Letter #2564

Piotr KMITA Sobieński to Ioannes DANTISCUS
Cracow (Kraków), 1542-05-10
            received Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto), 1542-06-05

Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in Latin, autograph, in secretary's hand, author's signature, BCz, 1599, p. 155-162

 

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Reverendissime in Christo Pater, domine, amice mihi carissime ac honorande.

Salutem plurimam et multam felicitatem etc.

cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Piotr KMITA Sobieński 1542, first months, CIDTC IDL 7468, letter lost⌊Litteraecf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Piotr KMITA Sobieński 1542, first months, CIDTC IDL 7468, letter lost⌋ Vestrae Reverendissimae Dominationis ea hora redditae sunt mihi, cum iam Diet of Poland ⌊diaeta Regni generaliDiet of Poland ⌋ transacta Piotrków (Petricovia), city in central Poland, in the 15th-16th century the location of the assemblies of the Diet (Sejm) of the Kingdom of Poland, today Piotrków Trybunalski⌊PiotrcoviaPiotrków (Petricovia), city in central Poland, in the 15th-16th century the location of the assemblies of the Diet (Sejm) of the Kingdom of Poland, today Piotrków Trybunalski⌋ excessurus eram proptereaque, cum nec punctum otii superesset mihi ad eas tum legendas, hucusque et rescriptum distuli. Censuit ergo illis cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Piotr KMITA Sobieński 1542, first months, CIDTC IDL 7468, letter lost⌊litteriscf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Piotr KMITA Sobieński 1542, first months, CIDTC IDL 7468, letter lost⌋ Vestra Reverendissima Paternitas, ut oratores illustris Albrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544)⌊principis PrussiaeAlbrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544)⌋ causa finium inter Lithuania⌊LithuaniaeLithuania⌋ et Ducal Prussia⌊Prussiae ducatusDucal Prussia⌋ ex aequo et bono iuxta litteras transactionis regundorum ad nos, Royal Council of Poland ⌊Regni senatoresRoyal Council of Poland ⌋, missi et benigne audirentur, et cum spe potiundi optati remitterentur. Quae res quia mihi quoque nullo monitore ita visa est, pro mea nostrumque istic omnium erga illustrem ipsum Albrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544)⌊principemAlbrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544)⌋ observantia scripsimus ad sacram 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⌊regiam maiestatemSigismund 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⌋, dominum nostrum clementissimum, rogantes, ut ipsum illustrem amicum et feudalem principem pro dignitate tractaret, causam vero ipsorum limitum, quae in controversia est, secundum litteras transacti statui velit. Qua de re oratores etiam suae illustri Albrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544)⌊dominationiAlbrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544)⌋ ea humanitate sese exceptos fuisse absolutosque a nobis incunctanter credo istic rettulere (quia et Diet of Poland ⌊comitiisDiet of Poland ⌋ agitandis non adeo multum temporis insumptum per nos erat). Hoc si quidem nobis suadebat eius illustris Albrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544)⌊dominatioAlbrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544)⌋ in sacram 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⌊regiam maiestatemSigismund 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⌋, nostra vero in eius illustrem dominationem propensio.

Nihilominus, cum nostrae voluntatis fuimus intereaque sumus domini, eventus tamen non item in manu nostra esse potest. Quem ego talem futurum spero, quantum iustitiae causa unius cuiusque in sese habuerit.

Cupio tandem Vestram Reverendissimam Paternitatem longum sanam et felicem vivere.

Cuius amicitiae me commendo diligenter.

Postscript:

Reverendissime Domine, amice plurimum observande.

Cum non parva laetitia cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Piotr KMITA Sobieński 1542, first months, CIDTC IDL 7468, letter lost⌊litteraecf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Piotr KMITA Sobieński 1542, first months, CIDTC IDL 7468, letter lost⌋ manu eiusdem scriptae a me lectae sunt, in quibus vidi eandem Vestram Reverendissimam Paternitatem de amicitia erga se mea subdubitare, ac si offensionum, si quae antea intercesserant, hucusque non essem immemor, obtestans, ut reiectis oblitteratisque illis ad priorem erga illam redeam amicitiam etc. Persuasum igitur habeat Vestra Paternitas Reverendissima iamdudum illarum, si quae antea intercesserant, offensionum me omnino esse immemorem deliberatumque est iamdudum apud me potius beneficio inimicitias vincere, quam odii mutui pertinacia pensare, praesertim cum non dubitem Vestram quoque Reverendissimam Paternitatem hoc idem secum facile deliberaturam atque vicem amicitiae mihi reddituram etc. quam et affectus amoris. Necnon crebriora eiusdem ad me scripta ita esse testabantur, opera item mea si eidem esse usui sentiet, facile pro libitu agnoscet etc.

Oratores illustris Albrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544)⌊ducis PrussiaeAlbrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544)⌋ ita per nos excepti et tractati sunt, prout par erat. Si tamen magis tempestive cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Piotr KMITA Sobieński 1542, first months, CIDTC IDL 7468, letter lost⌊litteraecf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Piotr KMITA Sobieński 1542, first months, CIDTC IDL 7468, letter lost⌋ eiusdem mihi datae fuissent, praesetulissem forsan me magis erga illos solito, ut Vestrae Reverendissimae Paternitatis non inanem esse agnovissent interpellationem. Est enim eritque mihi cordi semper votis eiusdem me accommodare praecipue, dum id non ingrata mente eandem a me accepturam bonique consulturam agnoscam etc.

Actum ut in scriptis etc. etc.

Idem manu propria scripsit.

Desuetus lingua Germanica eidem rescribere non potui, id ergo, ut boni consulat, rogo etc.

In aigner handt etc.

Nova, quae nobis huc transmittit multis modis infelix Hungary (Kingdom of Hungary)⌊HungariaHungary (Kingdom of Hungary)⌋, nolui esse Vestrae Reverendissimae Paternitati ignota. Ea si quidem sunt, quae nobis quoque hanc vel illam utinam feliciorem, quam speramus, fortunam pollicentur. Sciat itaque The Ottoman Turks (Turcae) ⌊TurcosThe Ottoman Turks (Turcae) ⌋ post Buda (Ofen), city in Hungary, on the right bank of the Danube river, which divides Buda from Pest, capital of the Kingdom of Hungary; in 1873 Buda, Pest and Óbuda were unified to become Budapest⌊BudamBuda (Ofen), city in Hungary, on the right bank of the Danube river, which divides Buda from Pest, capital of the Kingdom of Hungary; in 1873 Buda, Pest and Óbuda were unified to become Budapest⌋ armis occupatam nihil reliquum facere, ut Budam ipsam tam commeatu, quam milite maiore, muris praeterea fortioribus muniant et ex firma firmiorem reddant. The Hungarians ⌊HungariThe Hungarians ⌋ porro partium serenissimi Ferdinand I of Habsburg (*1503 – †1564), from 1521 Archduke of Austria, from 1526 King of Bohemia and Hungary, Croatia and Slavonia as Ferdinand I, 1531-1558 King of the Romans, 1558-1564 Holy Roman Emperor; son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile, a younger brother of Charles V of Habsburg⌊Romanorum regisFerdinand I of Habsburg (*1503 – †1564), from 1521 Archduke of Austria, from 1526 King of Bohemia and Hungary, Croatia and Slavonia as Ferdinand I, 1531-1558 King of the Romans, 1558-1564 Holy Roman Emperor; son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile, a younger brother of Charles V of Habsburg⌋ vires imperii ipsiusque serenissimi regis Romanorum (quas magnas affore fama pollicetur) iam fere accincti ad bellum exspectant et ut iunctis viribus regnum unaque regni caput Budam a Suleiman the Magnificent (*1494 – †1566), 1520-1566 Sultan of the Ottoman Empire⌊tyrannide TurcarumSuleiman the Magnificent (*1494 – †1566), 1520-1566 Sultan of the Ottoman Empire⌋ vindicare possint, iuvante domino Deo avidissime cupiunt. Orandum est certe, ut Deus Optimus Maximus antea parum feliciter gesta corrigat nosque in spem erigat meliorem, ne tam violentus hostis ad maiora etiam facinora aspiret et quicquid libuerit, sibi licere impune iam tandem animos sumat. Transylvania, region in the central part of Romania, bounded on the east and south by the Carpathian mountain range. Historical Transylvania extended in the west to the Apuseni Mountains⌊TransilvaniaeTransylvania, region in the central part of Romania, bounded on the east and south by the Carpathian mountain range. Historical Transylvania extended in the west to the Apuseni Mountains⌋ regni omnes ordines serenissimae Isabella Jagiellon (*1519 – †1559), 1539-1559 Queen of Hungary; from 1539 wife of John Zápolya, King of Hungary, mother of John II Sigismund Zápolya; daughter of Sigismund Jagiellon, King of Poland, and Bona Sforza⌊reginae HungariaeIsabella Jagiellon (*1519 – †1559), 1539-1559 Queen of Hungary; from 1539 wife of John Zápolya, King of Hungary, mother of John II Sigismund Zápolya; daughter of Sigismund Jagiellon, King of Poland, and Bona Sforza⌋, serenissimi nostri 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⌊regisSigismund 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⌋ filiae, partes secuti, iam fidem quoque eius maiestati ac ex ea John II Sigismund Zápolya (János Zsigmond Szapolyai) (*1540 – †1571), 1540-1570 King of Hungary; son of John Zápolya King of Hungary, and Queen Isabella Jagiellon (daughter of Sigismund I Jagiellon)⌊filioJohn II Sigismund Zápolya (János Zsigmond Szapolyai) (*1540 – †1571), 1540-1570 King of Hungary; son of John Zápolya King of Hungary, and Queen Isabella Jagiellon (daughter of Sigismund I Jagiellon)⌋ regio dederunt. Quae res efficit, quod in tanto illic omnium rerum tumultu in neutram partem inclinant, sed propemodum conivent ad omnia solam exspectando occasionem, ad quem sese applicent potissimum parietem. Georg Utješenović (Georg Martinuzzi, frater Georgius) (*1482 – †1551), Hungarian statesman; 1535-1551 Bishop of Nagyvárad, 1551 Archbishop of Esztergom, 1551 elevated to Cardinal⌊MonachusGeorg Utješenović (Georg Martinuzzi, frater Georgius) (*1482 – †1551), Hungarian statesman; 1535-1551 Bishop of Nagyvárad, 1551 Archbishop of Esztergom, 1551 elevated to Cardinal⌋ vero ille thesaurarius episcopus Varadiensis, penes quem tempore olim John Zápolya (János Szapolyai) (*1487 – †1540), 1526-1540 King of Hungary; son of István Szapolyai and Jadwiga of Cieszyn in 1540 married Isabella, dauther of of King Sigismund Jagiellon of Poland. He fought against Ferdinand of Habsburg for the right to the title of King of Hungary⌊regis IoannisJohn Zápolya (János Szapolyai) (*1487 – †1540), 1526-1540 King of Hungary; son of István Szapolyai and Jadwiga of Cieszyn in 1540 married Isabella, dauther of of King Sigismund Jagiellon of Poland. He fought against Ferdinand of Habsburg for the right to the title of King of Hungary⌋ propemodum summa rerum fuerat, etiam nunc omnium ordinum consensu Transylvania, region in the central part of Romania, bounded on the east and south by the Carpathian mountain range. Historical Transylvania extended in the west to the Apuseni Mountains⌊TransilvaniaeTransylvania, region in the central part of Romania, bounded on the east and south by the Carpathian mountain range. Historical Transylvania extended in the west to the Apuseni Mountains⌋ administrator dictus praefectusque est. Quod tamen Isabella Jagiellon (*1519 – †1559), 1539-1559 Queen of Hungary; from 1539 wife of John Zápolya, King of Hungary, mother of John II Sigismund Zápolya; daughter of Sigismund Jagiellon, King of Poland, and Bona Sforza⌊reginam HungariaeIsabella Jagiellon (*1519 – †1559), 1539-1559 Queen of Hungary; from 1539 wife of John Zápolya, King of Hungary, mother of John II Sigismund Zápolya; daughter of Sigismund Jagiellon, King of Poland, and Bona Sforza⌋ attinet, mallet huc, ut intellexi, redire, quam illic in tam varia bellorum civilium et exterorum fortuna et suorum perfidiae et Turcicis infidis praesidiis exposita manere. Quantumcumque Isabella Jagiellon (*1519 – †1559), 1539-1559 Queen of Hungary; from 1539 wife of John Zápolya, King of Hungary, mother of John II Sigismund Zápolya; daughter of Sigismund Jagiellon, King of Poland, and Bona Sforza⌊eius maiestatiIsabella Jagiellon (*1519 – †1559), 1539-1559 Queen of Hungary; from 1539 wife of John Zápolya, King of Hungary, mother of John II Sigismund Zápolya; daughter of Sigismund Jagiellon, King of Poland, and Bona Sforza⌋ tam The Hungarians ⌊HungariThe Hungarians ⌋ fidem dant commeatumque suppeditant, quam The Ottoman Turks (Turcae) ⌊TurciThe Ottoman Turks (Turcae) ⌋ patrocinia promittant. Is tame[n] forsan annus declarabit, quid deinceps nobis sperandum erit et quo fortuna orbis propemodum totius inclina[bit] hidden by binding. Timendum ideo esset, ne iratum Dominum Deum amplius exasperemus et ad iustam vindictam iustum iudicem provocemus.