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Letter #347

Ioannes DANTISCUS to [Lodovico ALIFIO?]
Valladolid, 1527-05-21


Manuscript sources:
1office copy in Latin, in secretary's hand, BCz, 242, p. 14
2copy in Latin, 18th-century, BNF, Lat.11095, p. 9-10
3copy in Latin, 18th-century, BK, 232, p. 14-15
4copy in Latin, 18th-century, B. Ossol., 151/II, f. 55r-v

Prints:
1STARNAWSKI 1995 O listach p. 20 (excerpt)

 

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BCz, 242, p. 14

Magnifice domine et maior honorandissime. Commendationem et salutem plurimam.

Institi t(a)n(dem) apud dominum Sigismondo Loffredo (*ca. 1480 – †1539), Charles V's secretary for Italian affairs (POCIECHA 2; POCIECHA 4)⌊Sigismundum Loff(redum)Sigismondo Loffredo (*ca. 1480 – †1539), Charles V's secretary for Italian affairs (POCIECHA 2; POCIECHA 4)⌋, cum omisissem cum novissimis meis scribere, ut has ad serenissimam 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⌊reginalem maiestatemBona 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⌋ ... illegible⌈...... illegible⌉ daret. Ex his intelliget, in quo adhuc negotium de Antonello Monopoli (†1526), doctor; leader of the revolt in Rossano Duchy in summer 1525, imprisoned by Lodovico Alifio, died by violence in unexplained circumstances being escorted to Poland; Alifio was suspected to kill him; general auditor of the estate of Isabella d'Aragona⌊AntonelloAntonello Monopoli (†1526), doctor; leader of the revolt in Rossano Duchy in summer 1525, imprisoned by Lodovico Alifio, died by violence in unexplained circumstances being escorted to Poland; Alifio was suspected to kill him; general auditor of the estate of Isabella d'Aragona⌋ haeret. Sigismondo Loffredo (*ca. 1480 – †1539), Charles V's secretary for Italian affairs (POCIECHA 2; POCIECHA 4)⌊IpseSigismondo Loffredo (*ca. 1480 – †1539), Charles V's secretary for Italian affairs (POCIECHA 2; POCIECHA 4)⌋ omnem promittit operam dum effectum experiemur. In me nihil deerit, quanto in mea facultate est, et utinam mihi bene serviendi Magnificentiae ms. Maiestati(!) ⌈MagnificentiaeMagnificentiae ms. Maiestati(!) ⌉ Vestrae daretur occasio, qua animam et propensionem meam illi reddere possem testatiorem. Nihil mihi gratius accideret.

Essent seorsum et in ciphris multa Magnificentiae Vestrae scribenda, sed tempus me deficit, ignoro etiam, si eas notas, quibus uti solebamus, Magnificentia Vestra adhuc habeat secum nec ne, quibus me tuto credere possem. Video mihi rem ecclesiasticam non satis bene succedere, cum sim perpetius exspectans. Hinc vereor, ne spiritualibus relictis ipsum spiritum cum carne asservam(?), in quo mihi opera et benevolentia Magnificentiae Vestrae prodesse posset plurimum etc.

Contrivi iam hic in servitio 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⌊reginalis maiestatisBona 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⌋ tot menses, ut tres annos in variis discriminibus, difficultatibus et laboribus constitutus written over us⌈usutusutus written over us⌉. Intereaque neque mihi neque meis profui quicquam fuique hoc toto tempore mihi et meis mortuus et soli 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⌊reginali maiestatiBona 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⌋ et illius servitiis vixi. In quibus et senui et canui totus. Qua de re Magnificentiam ms. Maiestatem(!) ⌈MagnificentiamMagnificentiam ms. Maiestatem(!) ⌉ Vestram summopere rogo, quae una mecum in hoc pistrino aliquantisper sudavit tandem pro me ad 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⌊reginalem maiestatemBona 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⌋ intercedat cum primum fere omnia in negotio Barensi transacta sunt, ut me cum bona sua gratia revocare dignetur et me ex hoc exilio rursus facere municipem, quippe cum deinceps, ut coepi, perpetuus maiestatis suae reginalis servus sum futurus. Quod si adhuc ut non spero neque puto necessarium, amplius hic vita hac mea 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⌊maiestas sua reginalisBona 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⌋ uti statuerit, etiam si ponenda sit, non possum me eximere mandatis, {pro} tamen pro sua in me benevolentia modis commodioribus Magnificentia Vestra apud illius maiestatem temperabit.

Quam diu hic fui, video Fuccarorum et Velzerorum factores, qui mercatoribus serviunt, non parum profecisse ac in fortunam cum accessione crevisse. Quod ego, qui hactenus a 27 annis regibus servio, neque quaero neque spero, cognosco enim sic mihi forsan esse in fatis. Modo mihi ad vos honeste redire liceat et id, quod reliquum vitae est, apud vos absumere, satis me promeruisse et a Deo et a principibus meis, existimabo. Ad hoc, quantum tamen potest, suum praestat adminiculum Magnificentia Vestra me semper bonum servitorem habitura{m}. Cui me ex corde commendo atque dedo.