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Letter #3135

Ioannes DANTISCUS to Bona Sforza
Heilsberg (Lidzbark), 1543-04-05

English register:

The news of the death of the king of Scotland [James V Stewart], which Dantiscus had conveyed in his earlier letter of 1 April, has now been confirmed. The Scottish nobles, whom the king of England [Henry VIII] had released and given generous gifts before sending them back to Scotland, were captured after the siege of a certain castle. They were declared traitors and sent back by the primate [David Beaton] and his supporters. If this account is accurate, the king of England will be disappointed. There are also reports that the king of England has sent a fleet of 100 armed ships to Spain, and the emperor [Charles V of Habsburg], having added 200 of his own, is preparing to depart for Belgium. Also, the king of England has declared war on France.

The conflict between the Habsburgs and the Duke of Guelders [Wilhelm V der Reiche] has not been resolved, and when summer comes it is likely to cause considerable turmoil. As for the Swedish tyrant [Gustav I Vasa], the same reports persists, namely that he is recruiting soldiers. The Hamburgers, who possess a large fleet, have recovered a significant number of ships from the Habsburgs through negotiations. They have joined the Habsburgs, abandoning the Danes, and now sail to England and to their usual ports.

Dantiscus will be most grateful for a reply, especially to what he has written with his still ailing hand on the sheet enclosed with the letter.




Manuscript sources:
1copy in Latin, 16th-century, BJ, 6557, f. 396r-v
2copy in Latin, 18th-century, BCz, 60 (TN), No. 11, p. 35-36
3copy in Latin, 18th-century, BCz, 274, No. 251, p. 501

Auxiliary sources:
1register in Polish, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8250 (TK 12), f. 28

 

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BJ, 6657, f. 396r

Ioannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Hans 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⌊Ioannes Dantiscus Episcopus VarmiensisIoannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Hans 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⌋ 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⌊Bonae Reginae PoloniaeBona 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⌋

Serenissima Reginalis Maiestas et Domina, domina clementissima. Humillimam servitiorum et orationum mearum commendationem.

Post cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Bona Sforza 1543-04-01, CIDTC IDL 6994, letter lost⌊eascf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Bona Sforza 1543-04-01, CIDTC IDL 6994, letter lost⌋, quas 1543-04-01⌊prima huius1543-04-01⌋ ad Serenissimam Maiestatem Vestram dedi, hoc quod prius de occiso James V Stuart (*1512 – †1542), 1513–1542 King of Scotland; son of King James IV of Scotland and Margaret Tudor⌊Scotiae regeJames V Stuart (*1512 – †1542), 1513–1542 King of Scotland; son of King James IV of Scotland and Margaret Tudor⌋ scripsi, constans fama confirmavit addens insuper, quod principes illi viri Scoti, quos Henry VIII Tudor (*1491 – †1547), 1509–1547 King of England; son of Henry VII Tudor and Elizabeth of York⌊rex AngliaeHenry VIII Tudor (*1491 – †1547), 1509–1547 King of England; son of Henry VII Tudor and Elizabeth of York⌋ captivos habuit et largiter donatos a se in Scotland⌊ScotiamScotland⌋ dimiserat, ab David Beaton (*ca. 1494 – †1546), 1537 Bishop of Mirepoix; 1538 elevated to cardinal; 1539 Archbishop of St Andrews⌊archiepiscopo et primateDavid Beaton (*ca. 1494 – †1546), 1537 Bishop of Mirepoix; 1538 elevated to cardinal; 1539 Archbishop of St Andrews⌋ illius regni eiusque partes sequentibus in quodam Scotiae castro obsessi proditoresque ac desertores regis sui declarati atque iterum rapti, in England⌊AngliamEngland⌋ sunt remisi. Quae res si sic habet, ut certo fertur, Henry VIII Tudor (*1491 – †1547), 1509–1547 King of England; son of Henry VII Tudor and Elizabeth of York⌊regem AngliaeHenry VIII Tudor (*1491 – †1547), 1509–1547 King of England; son of Henry VII Tudor and Elizabeth of York⌋ spes sua destituet. Scribitur etiam, quod Henry VIII Tudor (*1491 – †1547), 1509–1547 King of England; son of Henry VII Tudor and Elizabeth of York⌊rexHenry VIII Tudor (*1491 – †1547), 1509–1547 King of England; son of Henry VII Tudor and Elizabeth of York⌋ ille armatas naves centum in Spain (Hispania)⌊HispaniamSpain (Hispania)⌋ misit, quibus 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 in 1519, crowned in 1530, and abdicated in 1556; son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna of Castile⌊caesarCharles 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 in 1519, crowned in 1530, and abdicated in 1556; son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna of Castile⌋ suis navibus ducentis coniunctus ex Spain (Hispania)⌊HispaniaSpain (Hispania)⌋ ad The Belgians ⌊BelgasThe Belgians ⌋ inferioris Germany (Germania, Niemcy)⌊GermaniaeGermany (Germania, Niemcy)⌋ profecturus perhibetur, quodque a rege Angliae The French ⌊GallisThe French ⌋ publicum indictum sit bellum, unde orbis Christianus novas habiturus est turbas.

Inter The Habsburgs, house of Burgundy ⌊domum BurgundiaeThe Habsburgs, house of Burgundy ⌋ et Geldriensem ms. Geldecensem(!) ⌈Wilhelm I der Reiche of Nassau-Dillenburg der Reiche (*1487 – †1559)⌊GeldriensemWilhelm I der Reiche of Nassau-Dillenburg der Reiche (*1487 – †1559)⌋Geldriensem ms. Geldecensem(!) ⌉ dissidium componi non potuit, quod hac aestate instante non parvam rerum perturbationem pariet. De Gustav I Vasa (Gustav Ericsson) (*1496 – †1560), 1523–1560 King of Sweden; son of Erik Johansson and Cecilia Månsdotter⌊Sueciae tyrannoGustav I Vasa (Gustav Ericsson) (*1496 – †1560), 1523–1560 King of Sweden; son of Erik Johansson and Cecilia Månsdotter⌋, quod prius: nempe milites eum conscribere adhuc cf. Cic. Fam. 9.2.5 ipse rumor iam raucus erit factus ⌊rumor est non raucuscf. Cic. Fam. 9.2.5 ipse rumor iam raucus erit factus ⌋. Citizens of Hamburg ⌊HamburgensesCitizens of Hamburg ⌋, qui numerosas educere possunt naves, quarum non paucas a The Habsburgs, house of Burgundy ⌊BurgundionibusThe Habsburgs, house of Burgundy ⌋ per pacta ac foedera recuperarunt, illis iuncti relictis nobility of Denmark ⌊Danisnobility of Denmark ⌋ in England⌊AngliamEngland⌋ et in portus BJ, 6657, f. 396vsolitos navigationem struunt.

Haec sunt, quae de novis parens Serenissimae Maiestatis Vestrae iussis cum hoc nuntio scribenda se offerunt, cum quo mihi inter eundum occursuro. Si Serenissima Maiestas Vestra rescribi commiserit (quod summopere peto), ad ea praesertim, quae adhuc affecta manu in scheda exaravi, gratissimam mihi gratiam impartiet Serenissima Maiestas Vestra. Cui me suppliciter commendo atque omnia faustissima in aetate diutissime florente a domino deo intime precor.