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Letter #710

Ioannes DANTISCUS to Ferdinand I of Habsburg
Brussels, 1531-11-10


Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in Latin, autograph, OS HHSA, Polen, I. 2, 1531, f. 214-215

Prints:
1AT 13 No. 386, p. 358-359 (in extenso)

 

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Sacratissima Regia Maiestas et Domine, Domine Clementissime.

Humillimam servitutis et devotionis meae commendationem.

cf. Kasper MACIEJOWSKI to Ioannes DANTISCUS Esztergom, 1531-10-08, CIDTC IDL 694⌊Scripsitcf. Kasper MACIEJOWSKI to Ioannes DANTISCUS Esztergom, 1531-10-08, CIDTC IDL 694⌋ mihi1531-10-08⌊ VIII-a Octobris praeteriti1531-10-08⌋ ex Esztergom (Strigonium, Ostrzyhom, Gran), city in Hungary, on the Danube river, archiepiscopal see⌊arce StrigoniensiEsztergom (Strigonium, Ostrzyhom, Gran), city in Hungary, on the Danube river, archiepiscopal see⌋ generosus et strenuus miles dominus Kasper Maciejowski (*ca. 1480 – †1536), 1514-1535 master of the pantry of Sandomierz (sometimes called master of the pantry of Radom); 1519-1521 royal cavalry captain (rotmistrz); at least in 1531-1532 starosta of Esztergom (on request of Ferdinand I of Habsburg) (POCIECHA 2, p. 95, 98; Urzędnicy 4/3, p. 195; POCIECHA 4, p. 155)⌊Caspar MathyeyowskiKasper Maciejowski (*ca. 1480 – †1536), 1514-1535 master of the pantry of Sandomierz (sometimes called master of the pantry of Radom); 1519-1521 royal cavalry captain (rotmistrz); at least in 1531-1532 starosta of Esztergom (on request of Ferdinand I of Habsburg) (POCIECHA 2, p. 95, 98; Urzędnicy 4/3, p. 195; POCIECHA 4, p. 155)⌋, quod si Speyer (Spira), city in western Germany, on the Rhine river, 25 km S of Mannheim⌊SpiraeSpeyer (Spira), city in western Germany, on the Rhine river, 25 km S of Mannheim⌋ apud Sacratissimam Maestatem Vestram agerem, ut apud eam intercederem in his, quae stipendium eius spectant, in quo XII equites et VIII equos currus trahentes alit, declaravitque mihi per litteras suas, quod cum sic in arce Strigoniensi tribus ferme mensibus immoratus fuisset in gravissima omnium rerum penuria et 700 ducatos suos aureos exposuisset requisivissetque saepius consiliarios bellicos Sacratissimae Maestatis Vestrae, ut aliquam conventionem de stipendio secum facerent, nihil in his tribus mensibus ab eis obtinere potuisset, illos tamen tandem per litteras suas ad praescriptum equorum numerum centum dumtaxat florenos Renenses sibi assignasse, cum quibus nequaquam se sustinere posset esseque in ea arce quosdam milites The Spaniards ⌊HispanosThe Spaniards ⌋, quorum unus quolibet mense tantum acciperet, solverentur et illis ab illustri domino Georg of Saxony der Bärtige (Georg von Wettin) (*1471 – †1539), 1500-1539 Duke of Saxony; 1496-1534 brother-in-law of King Sigismund I Jagiellon, from 1523 father-in-law of Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse, Catholic and protector of the Roman faith in Saxony (NDB, Bd. 6, p. 224-227)⌊Saxoniae duceGeorg of Saxony der Bärtige (Georg von Wettin) (*1471 – †1539), 1500-1539 Duke of Saxony; 1496-1534 brother-in-law of King Sigismund I Jagiellon, from 1523 father-in-law of Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse, Catholic and protector of the Roman faith in Saxony (NDB, Bd. 6, p. 224-227)⌋ in Esztergom (Strigonium, Ostrzyhom, Gran), city in Hungary, on the Danube river, archiepiscopal see⌊StrigonioEsztergom (Strigonium, Ostrzyhom, Gran), city in Hungary, on the Danube river, archiepiscopal see⌋ et The Spaniards ⌊WissegradThe Spaniards ⌋ constitutis, cuilibet ad tres equos 136 florenos quolibet mense. Unde me rogavit, ut hanc indignitatem et detrimentum eius in notitiam Sacratissimae Maiestatis Vestrae perducerem. Quam humiliter rogo, velit huius Kasper Maciejowski (*ca. 1480 – †1536), 1514-1535 master of the pantry of Sandomierz (sometimes called master of the pantry of Radom); 1519-1521 royal cavalry captain (rotmistrz); at least in 1531-1532 starosta of Esztergom (on request of Ferdinand I of Habsburg) (POCIECHA 2, p. 95, 98; Urzędnicy 4/3, p. 195; POCIECHA 4, p. 155)⌊boni militisKasper Maciejowski (*ca. 1480 – †1536), 1514-1535 master of the pantry of Sandomierz (sometimes called master of the pantry of Radom); 1519-1521 royal cavalry captain (rotmistrz); at least in 1531-1532 starosta of Esztergom (on request of Ferdinand I of Habsburg) (POCIECHA 2, p. 95, 98; Urzędnicy 4/3, p. 195; POCIECHA 4, p. 155)⌋, quem The Habsburgs, house of Austria ⌊domui AustriaeThe Habsburgs, house of Austria ⌋ semper addictum cognovi, clementiorem habere rationem et iubere, ut quamprimum illi pro numero equorum suorum satisfiat, utque ei honestiori et commodiori stipendio provideatur, praesertim in tanta, ut scribit, omnium rerum penuria; sin vero, saltem ei, quod optat, facultas abeundi concedatur. Hoc, quemadmodum Kasper Maciejowski (*ca. 1480 – †1536), 1514-1535 master of the pantry of Sandomierz (sometimes called master of the pantry of Radom); 1519-1521 royal cavalry captain (rotmistrz); at least in 1531-1532 starosta of Esztergom (on request of Ferdinand I of Habsburg) (POCIECHA 2, p. 95, 98; Urzędnicy 4/3, p. 195; POCIECHA 4, p. 155)⌊illeKasper Maciejowski (*ca. 1480 – †1536), 1514-1535 master of the pantry of Sandomierz (sometimes called master of the pantry of Radom); 1519-1521 royal cavalry captain (rotmistrz); at least in 1531-1532 starosta of Esztergom (on request of Ferdinand I of Habsburg) (POCIECHA 2, p. 95, 98; Urzędnicy 4/3, p. 195; POCIECHA 4, p. 155)⌋ a me postulavit, ex consilio magnifici domini Wilhelm von Rogendorf (*1481 – †1541), military commander and diplomat in the service of the Habsburgs, especially for Hungarian affairs; after 1506 military commander in Italy, 1517 Stadtholder of Frisia, 1524 Commander-in-chief of the drabants (yeomen) of the royal guard, Governor of Catalonia, Roussillon and Cerdanya, 1527 chief steward at the court of Ferdinand I, 1534 President of his Privy Council, 1541 commander in Hungary for the purpose of capturing Buda, 1515 imperial envoy (together with Johan Cuspinian and Lorenz Saurer), at the First Congress of Vienna, in 1517 conducted negotiations in the Habsburg Netherlands regarding the consideration by Maximilian I of the new marriage between Sigismund I and Eleanor of Austria (CEID 2/1, p. 110-111, footnote 12)⌊Vilhelmi de RogendorffWilhelm von Rogendorf (*1481 – †1541), military commander and diplomat in the service of the Habsburgs, especially for Hungarian affairs; after 1506 military commander in Italy, 1517 Stadtholder of Frisia, 1524 Commander-in-chief of the drabants (yeomen) of the royal guard, Governor of Catalonia, Roussillon and Cerdanya, 1527 chief steward at the court of Ferdinand I, 1534 President of his Privy Council, 1541 commander in Hungary for the purpose of capturing Buda, 1515 imperial envoy (together with Johan Cuspinian and Lorenz Saurer), at the First Congress of Vienna, in 1517 conducted negotiations in the Habsburg Netherlands regarding the consideration by Maximilian I of the new marriage between Sigismund I and Eleanor of Austria (CEID 2/1, p. 110-111, footnote 12)⌋ Sacratissimae Maiestati Vestrae significandum duxi. Cui supplico, ut id bono sic a me animo scriptum boni consulere et me cum omni eo, quod possum, humillime commendatum habere dignetur.

Christus Dominus noster Sacratissimam Maiestatem Vestram quam diutissime sospitet et prosperet in omnibus.

Ex Brussels (Bruxellae), city in the Low Countries, Duchy of Brabant, since the regency of Mary of Hungary the capital of the Habsburg Netherlands, today the capital of Belgium⌊BruxellisBrussels (Bruxellae), city in the Low Countries, Duchy of Brabant, since the regency of Mary of Hungary the capital of the Habsburg Netherlands, today the capital of Belgium⌋ Brabant (Brabantia), duchy in the Low Countries, under Habsburg rule from 1482. Its territory corresponds to the Belgian provinces of Flemish Brabant, Walloon Brabant, Antwerp and the Brussels Capital Region, and the province of North-Brabant in the Netherlands⌊BrabantiaeBrabant (Brabantia), duchy in the Low Countries, under Habsburg rule from 1482. Its territory corresponds to the Belgian provinces of Flemish Brabant, Walloon Brabant, Antwerp and the Brussels Capital Region, and the province of North-Brabant in the Netherlands⌋, X Novembris anno Domini MDXXXI.