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Letter #80

Cornelis DE SCHEPPER to Ioannes DANTISCUS
[Brussels?], [1531-02-22 — 1531-03-03]

English register:

Dantiscus should inform the Count of Nassau that, the day before, De Schepper had an interview with the Emperor [Charles V], who expressed his dissatisfaction with De Schepper's approach to the issue of a group of new Christians in Antwerp. De Schepper's view concerning their wealth is confirmed by information of the bankers. De Schepper insisted that he acted correctly when informing the members of the Privy Council before taking action. He refuted the arguments of the Emperor concerning their intention to export possessions [to Turkey]. He denied that he could make any profit from his action. The Emperor maintained his position. He prefers that all Jews should leave his territories and move on to Turkey.

De Schepper urges Dantiscus to ask the Count of Nassau to advocate his case with the Emperor, and to inform him of the true facts. If possible he asks for a similar intervention by the Cardinal [Prince-Bishop of Liège Erard de la Marck?].




Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in Latin, autograph, AAWO, AB, D. 6, f. 124
2register with excerpt in Latin, English, 20th-century, CBKUL, R.III, 31, No. 376

Auxiliary sources:
1register in German, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8250 (TK 12), f. 616

Prints:
1DE VOCHT 1961 No. DE, 110, p. 65-66 (English register)
2CEID 2/2 (Letter No. 24) p. 136-138 (in extenso; English register)

 

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Hoc cuperem, quod nuntiares orig. nunciares⌈nuntiaresnuntiares orig. nunciares⌉ Hendrik III of Nassau-Breda (*1483 – †1538), son of Count Johann V of Nassau-Dillenburg and Elisabeth of Hessen, married to Mencia de Mendoza, Marquess of Zenete, daughter and heiress of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar y Mendoza, first Marquis of Zenete; Count of Nassau; from 1499 in the service of Archduke Philip of Habsburg as his advisor and military commander in the wars against France and Gueders (1507, 1514), 1515-1522 Stadtholder of Holland and Zeeland; 1521 Grand Chamberlain of Charles V of Habsburg (from 1522 to 1529 at the Spanish court), in 1530 followed Charles V to the coronation in Bologna, and attended the Diet of Augsburg (CE, vol. 3, p. 5)⌊NassouioHendrik III of Nassau-Breda (*1483 – †1538), son of Count Johann V of Nassau-Dillenburg and Elisabeth of Hessen, married to Mencia de Mendoza, Marquess of Zenete, daughter and heiress of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar y Mendoza, first Marquis of Zenete; Count of Nassau; from 1499 in the service of Archduke Philip of Habsburg as his advisor and military commander in the wars against France and Gueders (1507, 1514), 1515-1522 Stadtholder of Holland and Zeeland; 1521 Grand Chamberlain of Charles V of Habsburg (from 1522 to 1529 at the Spanish court), in 1530 followed Charles V to the coronation in Bologna, and attended the Diet of Augsburg (CE, vol. 3, p. 5)⌋ me heri locutum orig. loquutum⌈locutumlocutum orig. loquutum⌉ cum 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 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile⌊caesareCharles 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 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile⌋, qui dixit excogitatum meum esse de The Marranos (Marani), contemptuous term for Spanish Jews who had been converted to Christianity⌊MaranisThe Marranos (Marani), contemptuous term for Spanish Jews who had been converted to Christianity⌋ illos esse pauperes et nulla bona avehere. Cuius contrarium tu nosti, nam et The Fuggers German family of merchants and bankers that dominated European business during the 15th and 16th centuries⌊FochariThe Fuggers German family of merchants and bankers that dominated European business during the 15th and 16th centuries⌋, et The Welsers merchant and banking family from Augsburg with close ties to Emperor Charles V⌊WelzeriThe Welsers merchant and banking family from Augsburg with close ties to Emperor Charles V⌋, et alii honesti viri id sciverunt. Indignabatur, quod informassem Nicolas Perrenot de Granvelle (*1484 – †1550), doctor of both canon and civil law, one of the most trusted advisors of Emperor Charles V, in 1519 entered the service of Charles V, in 1521 took part in the Habsburg-French negotiations in Calais, in 1529 in peace negotiations with the Roman Curia and the Italian states, and later, in 1538, in the conference of Nice between Charles V and Francis I; prominent official and advisor of Charles V and of Margaret of Austria in the administration of the County of Burgundy and of the Habsburg Netherlands, collaborator of Chancellor Gattinara, 1530 secretary of State for German and Netherlandish affairs and Chancellor of the Kingdom of Sicily and Naples (he replaced Gattinara after his death in the position of Grand Chancellor, although not using the title); imperial envoy to France (several times up to 1528) (CE, vol. 3, p. 68-70; DURME 1964; ANTONY 2006)⌊cancellariumNicolas Perrenot de Granvelle (*1484 – †1550), doctor of both canon and civil law, one of the most trusted advisors of Emperor Charles V, in 1519 entered the service of Charles V, in 1521 took part in the Habsburg-French negotiations in Calais, in 1529 in peace negotiations with the Roman Curia and the Italian states, and later, in 1538, in the conference of Nice between Charles V and Francis I; prominent official and advisor of Charles V and of Margaret of Austria in the administration of the County of Burgundy and of the Habsburg Netherlands, collaborator of Chancellor Gattinara, 1530 secretary of State for German and Netherlandish affairs and Chancellor of the Kingdom of Sicily and Naples (he replaced Gattinara after his death in the position of Grand Chancellor, although not using the title); imperial envoy to France (several times up to 1528) (CE, vol. 3, p. 68-70; DURME 1964; ANTONY 2006)⌋ et Hendrik III of Nassau-Breda (*1483 – †1538), son of Count Johann V of Nassau-Dillenburg and Elisabeth of Hessen, married to Mencia de Mendoza, Marquess of Zenete, daughter and heiress of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar y Mendoza, first Marquis of Zenete; Count of Nassau; from 1499 in the service of Archduke Philip of Habsburg as his advisor and military commander in the wars against France and Gueders (1507, 1514), 1515-1522 Stadtholder of Holland and Zeeland; 1521 Grand Chamberlain of Charles V of Habsburg (from 1522 to 1529 at the Spanish court), in 1530 followed Charles V to the coronation in Bologna, and attended the Diet of Augsburg (CE, vol. 3, p. 5)⌊dominum de NassauHendrik III of Nassau-Breda (*1483 – †1538), son of Count Johann V of Nassau-Dillenburg and Elisabeth of Hessen, married to Mencia de Mendoza, Marquess of Zenete, daughter and heiress of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar y Mendoza, first Marquis of Zenete; Count of Nassau; from 1499 in the service of Archduke Philip of Habsburg as his advisor and military commander in the wars against France and Gueders (1507, 1514), 1515-1522 Stadtholder of Holland and Zeeland; 1521 Grand Chamberlain of Charles V of Habsburg (from 1522 to 1529 at the Spanish court), in 1530 followed Charles V to the coronation in Bologna, and attended the Diet of Augsburg (CE, vol. 3, p. 5)⌋ subinde quaerens, num ita esset. Respondi, antequam aliquid inciperem, verum esse me praemonuisse non eum solum, sed alios consilii privati,[1] et plurima talia. Tandem dixit auditum esse ingens emolumentum inde secuturum orig. sequuturum⌈secuturumsecuturum orig. sequuturum⌉. Ubi esset id? Respondi me non potuisse quicquam capere, cum non haberem mandata pro hac patria. In summa noluit credere multos esse, qui transierint, neque persuaderi potuit, quod bona aveherent. Velle se omnem terram suam The Jews ⌊IudaeisThe Jews ⌋ spoliatam esse et, quod omnes essent apud The Ottoman Turks (Turcae) ⌊TurcasThe Ottoman Turks (Turcae) ⌋,[2] se non timere The Jews ⌊IudaeosThe Jews ⌋. Magis a falsis Christianis et The Jews ⌊IudaeisThe Jews ⌋ timoris esse.

Vellem itaque, ut ageres cum Hendrik III of Nassau-Breda (*1483 – †1538), son of Count Johann V of Nassau-Dillenburg and Elisabeth of Hessen, married to Mencia de Mendoza, Marquess of Zenete, daughter and heiress of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar y Mendoza, first Marquis of Zenete; Count of Nassau; from 1499 in the service of Archduke Philip of Habsburg as his advisor and military commander in the wars against France and Gueders (1507, 1514), 1515-1522 Stadtholder of Holland and Zeeland; 1521 Grand Chamberlain of Charles V of Habsburg (from 1522 to 1529 at the Spanish court), in 1530 followed Charles V to the coronation in Bologna, and attended the Diet of Augsburg (CE, vol. 3, p. 5)⌊domino de NassauHendrik III of Nassau-Breda (*1483 – †1538), son of Count Johann V of Nassau-Dillenburg and Elisabeth of Hessen, married to Mencia de Mendoza, Marquess of Zenete, daughter and heiress of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar y Mendoza, first Marquis of Zenete; Count of Nassau; from 1499 in the service of Archduke Philip of Habsburg as his advisor and military commander in the wars against France and Gueders (1507, 1514), 1515-1522 Stadtholder of Holland and Zeeland; 1521 Grand Chamberlain of Charles V of Habsburg (from 1522 to 1529 at the Spanish court), in 1530 followed Charles V to the coronation in Bologna, and attended the Diet of Augsburg (CE, vol. 3, p. 5)⌋, ut in tempore convenienti, cum res poposcerit test, dicat ea, quae non a me, sed ab aliis audiverit, deinde, cum videam parum spei situm esse in 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 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile⌊caesareCharles 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 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile⌋, ipse, ubi res poposcerit, in aequissima orig. equissima⌈aequissimaaequissima orig. equissima⌉ causa me non superinscribed⌈nonnon superinscribed⌉ permittat periclitari, in quantum potest, et si potest, animum caesaris erga me leniat, cum nihil tale commiserim. Quod si potes commode, et hoc age: si qua in parte posset me adiuvare, in futurum non desit homini non malo nec infideli. Similiter, si occasio fuerit, cum probably Erard de la Marck (d' Arenberg, Eberhard de la Marck) (*1472 – †1538), in 1507 accompanied Louis XII on his expedition against Genoa; 1506-1538 Prince-Bishop of Liège, 1507-1525 Bishop of Chartres, 1520 Archbishop of Valencia, 1521 elevated to cardinal, 1505 Louis XII of Valois' envoy at the court of Emperor Maximilian I (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 134)⌊cardinaliprobably Erard de la Marck (d' Arenberg, Eberhard de la Marck) (*1472 – †1538), in 1507 accompanied Louis XII on his expedition against Genoa; 1506-1538 Prince-Bishop of Liège, 1507-1525 Bishop of Chartres, 1520 Archbishop of Valencia, 1521 elevated to cardinal, 1505 Louis XII of Valois' envoy at the court of Emperor Maximilian I (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 134)⌋ age. Commendo omnia discretioni tuae. Cuperem mihi, etiam si in minimo esset, provideri in hac patria, quia cum 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 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile⌊caesareCharles 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 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile⌋ iam despondi animum.

[1] The Privy Council of the Habsburg Netherlands.

[2] Some of the Jews that were expelled from Portugal first tried to settle in Antwerp, and later on to emigrate to Turkey via Italy (DI LEONE LEONI, p. 13-15; SERVANTIE).