Letter #5754
Alfonso de VALDÉS to Ioannes DANTISCUSs.l., [1526-09-18 — 1526-12-10 or 1527-01-26 — 1527-08-23 or 1527-10-18 — 1528-12-17 or 1529-04-20 — 1529-07-27 or 1529-08-12 — 1529-10-18 or 1529-11-05 — 1530-04-19 or 1530-06-26 — 1530-11-23 or 1530-12-19 — 1531-06-15 or 1531-06-30 — 1531-11-28 or 1531-12-12 — 1532-01-17 or 1532-04-06 — 1532-07-07]
English register:
As a curiosity, Valdés sends Dantiscus a booklet that he found by chance when tidying his luggage. It contains prayers or hymns that were supposed to protect the Moors during battle. The booklet was accompanied by a streap of beaten gold embossed with Arabic letters of some religious significance unclear to Valdés. He sends it as well.
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Salutem.
Meas mihi sarcinulas evolventi forte fortuna ad manus venit hic libellus, in quo nonnullae, print 1 ut audio,
ms 1 (ut audio),
ms 2 ut audio⌈ut audioprint 1 ut audio,
ms 1 (ut audio),
ms 2 ut audio⌉, insunt precationes carminave, quibus Mauri sese in proelio tutos fore existimant. Nactus sum propterea una cum libello, quam vides,
auream print 1 laminam,
ms 1 2 lamam⌈laminamprint 1 laminam,
ms 1 2 lamam⌉ Arabicis characteribus impressam, quam etiam religionis nescio quid Mauri habere sibi ipsis persuadent. Visa est mihi res haud print 1 prorsus,
ms 1 prorsu[s] hidden by binding,
ms 2 prorsus⌈prorsusprint 1 prorsus,
ms 1 prorsu[s] hidden by binding,
ms 2 prorsus⌉ indigna, quae non ob religionem, sed ob rei novitatem ad te iret. Tu utrumque grato animo accipe et vale.