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Letter #2804

Mikołaj LOKA to Ioannes DANTISCUS
Rome, 1545-03-20
            received Heilsberg (Lidzbark), 1545-06-26

Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in Latin, autograph, UUB, H. 155, f. 91-92

Auxiliary sources:
1register in Polish, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8250 (TK 12), f. 216
2register in English, 20th-century, CBKUL, R.III, 30, No. 149

Prints:
1DE VOCHT 1961 No. DE, 451, p. 371 (English register)

 

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Reverendissime Domine, domine clementissime.

Quamprimum me superinscribed⌈meme superinscribed⌉ Kaspar Hannau (Gasparus Hannovius, Kacper Hannow) (*1519 – †1571), Dantiscus’ nephew, son of Anna; doctor of both laws; friend of Marcin Kromer, later Bishop of Ermland (Warmia); his studies in Cracow (1536–1538) and Rome (1539–1548) were financed by his uncle; from 1545 Canon of Ermland and Dean of the Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) Collegiate Chapter; from 1547 Canon of Włocławek (ORACKI 1984, p. 84; KOPICZKO 2, p. 108-109)⌊dominus CasparKaspar Hannau (Gasparus Hannovius, Kacper Hannow) (*1519 – †1571), Dantiscus’ nephew, son of Anna; doctor of both laws; friend of Marcin Kromer, later Bishop of Ermland (Warmia); his studies in Cracow (1536–1538) and Rome (1539–1548) were financed by his uncle; from 1545 Canon of Ermland and Dean of the Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) Collegiate Chapter; from 1547 Canon of Włocławek (ORACKI 1984, p. 84; KOPICZKO 2, p. 108-109)⌋, confrater carissimus, nomine Vestrae Reverendissimae Dominationis salutasset, eamque salvam atque incolumem esse cum cognovissem, magno affectus sum gaudio, ingentesque ago gratias Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae, domino meo clementissimo, quod mei in litteris suis mentionem fecerit. Det Deus itaque Omnipotens Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae pro hac singulari sua erga me gratia vitam salubrem, opto, atque eam longaevis temporibus felicem regnare concedat, necnon me ter fortunatum natum existimarem, si aliquando aliqua in re Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae, domino meo clementissimo inservire possem.

Praeterea mei officii esse existimavi Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae, quae hic agantur, scriptis significare, videlicet quod on the margin⌈quodquod on the margin⌉ Paul III (Alessandro Farnese) (*1468 – †1549), 1493 elevated to cardinal; 1524 Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia; 1534-1549 Pope⌊sanctissimus dominus nosterPaul III (Alessandro Farnese) (*1468 – †1549), 1493 elevated to cardinal; 1524 Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia; 1534-1549 Pope⌋ se prae nimia senectute adeo debilem esse exscusaverit, ut hoc Tridentinensi Consilio interesse non possit. Misit itaque Trent (Tridentum, Trento), city in northern Italy, Trentino-Alto Adige (Südtirol)⌊TridentumTrent (Tridentum, Trento), city in northern Italy, Trentino-Alto Adige (Südtirol)⌋ tres cardinales, deputatos legatos, Giovanni Gerolamo Morone (*1509 – †1580)⌊unumGiovanni Gerolamo Morone (*1509 – †1580)⌋ de Sancta Cruce, alterum Pierpaolo Parisio (Pietro Paolo Parisi, Petrus Paulus Parisius) (*1473 – †1545), 1528–1538 Bishop of Anglona and Tursi; 1537 auditor of the Apostolic Chamber; 1538–1545 Bishop of Nusco; 1539 elevated to cardinal (HE 1, p. 131, letter no. 122, note no. 3)⌊ParisiumPierpaolo Parisio (Pietro Paolo Parisi, Petrus Paulus Parisius) (*1473 – †1545), 1528–1538 Bishop of Anglona and Tursi; 1537 auditor of the Apostolic Chamber; 1538–1545 Bishop of Nusco; 1539 elevated to cardinal (HE 1, p. 131, letter no. 122, note no. 3)⌋, Reginald Pole (*1500 – †1558), the last Catholic archbishop of Canterbury; 1537 cardinal-deacon of Ss. Nereo ed Achilleo; 1540 - of Ss. Vito, Modesto e Crescenzia, and S. Maria in Cosmedin; 1555 cardinal-priest of S. Maria in Cosmedin; 1556 archbishop of Canterbury⌊tertiumReginald Pole (*1500 – †1558), the last Catholic archbishop of Canterbury; 1537 cardinal-deacon of Ss. Nereo ed Achilleo; 1540 - of Ss. Vito, Modesto e Crescenzia, and S. Maria in Cosmedin; 1555 cardinal-priest of S. Maria in Cosmedin; 1556 archbishop of Canterbury⌋ de England⌊AngliaEngland⌋, quos multi episcopi et quamplures alii doctissimi quique viri comitati sunt. Praeter haec Rome (Roma), city in central Italy, on the River Tiber, seat of the Holy See⌊RomaRome (Roma), city in central Italy, on the River Tiber, seat of the Holy See⌋ modo nihil aliud habet novi, sed quamprimum aliquid orietur Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae scribere non negligam. De Alexander Sculteti (Scholtcze) (*ca. 1485 – †1570), doctor of canon law, cartographer, historian, and friend of Copernicus; accused by Dantiscus and Stanisław Hozjusz (Hosius) of Sacramentarian heresy and banished by King Sigismund I Jagiellon in 1540; imprisoned by the Inquisition in Rome in 1541; after his release in 1544, he remained in Rome for the rest of his life; 1509–1516 notary at the Roman Curia; 1519–1541 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1529–1539 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1536–1540 administrator of the komornictwo of Mehlsack (Melzak, now Pieniężno) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 299; SBKW, p. 219-220; BORAWSKA 2023, p. 537-538)⌊AlexandroAlexander Sculteti (Scholtcze) (*ca. 1485 – †1570), doctor of canon law, cartographer, historian, and friend of Copernicus; accused by Dantiscus and Stanisław Hozjusz (Hosius) of Sacramentarian heresy and banished by King Sigismund I Jagiellon in 1540; imprisoned by the Inquisition in Rome in 1541; after his release in 1544, he remained in Rome for the rest of his life; 1509–1516 notary at the Roman Curia; 1519–1541 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1529–1539 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1536–1540 administrator of the komornictwo of Mehlsack (Melzak, now Pieniężno) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 299; SBKW, p. 219-220; BORAWSKA 2023, p. 537-538)⌋ venerabilem dominum Kaspar Hannau (Gasparus Hannovius, Kacper Hannow) (*1519 – †1571), Dantiscus’ nephew, son of Anna; doctor of both laws; friend of Marcin Kromer, later Bishop of Ermland (Warmia); his studies in Cracow (1536–1538) and Rome (1539–1548) were financed by his uncle; from 1545 Canon of Ermland and Dean of the Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) Collegiate Chapter; from 1547 Canon of Włocławek (ORACKI 1984, p. 84; KOPICZKO 2, p. 108-109)⌊CasparumKaspar Hannau (Gasparus Hannovius, Kacper Hannow) (*1519 – †1571), Dantiscus’ nephew, son of Anna; doctor of both laws; friend of Marcin Kromer, later Bishop of Ermland (Warmia); his studies in Cracow (1536–1538) and Rome (1539–1548) were financed by his uncle; from 1545 Canon of Ermland and Dean of the Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) Collegiate Chapter; from 1547 Canon of Włocławek (ORACKI 1984, p. 84; KOPICZKO 2, p. 108-109)⌋, nepotem Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae, cui negotium istud magis est notum, quo in statu res sint, satis fuse scripssisse non dubito.

Ego, Reverendissime Domine, ob inopiam sumptus factus sum ex clerico miles, miserrimamque neglectis studiis in guardia Paul III (Alessandro Farnese) (*1468 – †1549), 1493 elevated to cardinal; 1524 Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia; 1534-1549 Pope⌊summi pontificisPaul III (Alessandro Farnese) (*1468 – †1549), 1493 elevated to cardinal; 1524 Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia; 1534-1549 Pope⌋ ago vitam, et, nisi mihi solus dominus Kaspar Hannau (Gasparus Hannovius, Kacper Hannow) (*1519 – †1571), Dantiscus’ nephew, son of Anna; doctor of both laws; friend of Marcin Kromer, later Bishop of Ermland (Warmia); his studies in Cracow (1536–1538) and Rome (1539–1548) were financed by his uncle; from 1545 Canon of Ermland and Dean of the Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) Collegiate Chapter; from 1547 Canon of Włocławek (ORACKI 1984, p. 84; KOPICZKO 2, p. 108-109)⌊CasparKaspar Hannau (Gasparus Hannovius, Kacper Hannow) (*1519 – †1571), Dantiscus’ nephew, son of Anna; doctor of both laws; friend of Marcin Kromer, later Bishop of Ermland (Warmia); his studies in Cracow (1536–1538) and Rome (1539–1548) were financed by his uncle; from 1545 Canon of Ermland and Dean of the Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) Collegiate Chapter; from 1547 Canon of Włocławek (ORACKI 1984, p. 84; KOPICZKO 2, p. 108-109)⌋ superesset, qui in me iuvando omnem suam impendit operam, intereundum mihi esset. Sed dabit his Deus quoque finem, atque haec olim meminisse iuvabit. Commendo gratiae et favori Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae, quam diu salvam atque incolumem esse cupio.