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Poem #92

Vita Ioannis Dantisci
written 1534 first edition 1693

Early printed source materials:
1DANTISCUS 1693 (Illustrissimi ac reverendissimi domini Ioannis de Curiis Dantisci…vita ...) (in extenso)
2SEILER 1723 Vitae ((Illustrissimi ac reverendissimi domini Ioannis de Curiis Dantisci…vita ...) p. 220-230 (in extenso)
3KÖHLER 22 p. 188 (excerpt, l. 25-28)
4DANTISCUS 1755 (Joannis Dantisci vita quam ipse paulo ante mortem hoc carmine posteris reliquit) p. 705-715 (in extenso)
5DANTISCUS 1764 (Vita Ioannis Dantisci ab ipso paullo ante obitum perscripta) p. 168-176 (in extenso)

Prints:
1SIEMIEŃSKI 1865 p. 8 (Polish translation, Lucjan SIEMIEŃSKI)
2SIEMIEŃSKI 1881 p. 9 (Polish translation, Lucjan SIEMIEŃSKI)
3PDE 17/11 (Vita Ioannis Dantisci ab ipso paulo ante obitum perscripta / Das Leben des Johannes Dantiscus von ihm selbst, kurtz vor seinem Ende beschrieben) p. 125-128 (German translation; in extenso)
4DANTISCUS 1938 (Żywot Jana Dantyszka) No. 24, p. 204-211 (Polish translation, Jan Michał HARHALA)
5Dantisci Carmina (Vita Ioannis Dantisci) No. 49, p. 295-301 (in extenso)
6Antologia 1956 (Życie Jana Dantyszka) p. 231-235 (Polish translation, Edwin JĘDRKIEWICZ; in extenso)
7DANTISCUS 1973, 1987 (Vita Ioannis Dantisci / Żywot Jana Dantyszka) p. 124-133 (in extenso; Polish translation, Anna KAMIEŃSKA)
8NADOLSKI 1976 (Autobiografia poety na krótko przed śmiercią) p. 71-77 (Polish translation, Edwin JĘDRKIEWICZ)
9Poeci (Życie Jana Dantyszka) p. 92-97 (Polish translation, Edwin JĘDRKIEWICZ)
10ÁLVAREZ Tres (Vita Johannis Dantisci ab ipso paulo ante obitum perscripta / Vida de Juan Dantisco escrita por él mismo poco antes de morir) p. 574-575 (in extenso; Spanish translation, Patricio FUENTES VALBUENA)
11Antologia 1985 (Życie Jana Dantyszka) p. 234-239 (Polish translation, Edwin JĘDRKIEWICZ)
12Antologia 1996 (Vita Ioannis Dantisci / Żywot Jana Dantyszka) No. 11, p. 154-157 (in extenso; Polish translation, Anna KAMIEŃSKA)
13STARNAWSKI 2001 p. 52 (excerpt)

 

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Iam tandem tibi, terra, Vale! mihi dicere mens est.
Pertaesus vitae tempora dura meae,
Hactenus hic vixi, cf. Luc. 5.565 per multa uolumina tractu ⌊per multa volumina rerumcf. Luc. 5.565 per multa uolumina tractu ⌋
Versatus, requies nec fuit ulla mihi,
5
Anxietas, aerumna, dolor me saepe rotarunt
Et mihi saepe dies nox et cf. Prop. 2.33a.6; Ov. Ep. 4.10.18 ⌊amara fuitcf. Prop. 2.33a.6; Ov. Ep. 4.10.18 ⌋.
cf. Ov. Met. 15.41 ... niveis atrisque lapillis ⌊Et niveis parvum, sed ab atris linquo lapilliscf. Ov. Met. 15.41 ... niveis atrisque lapillis ⌋
Non parvum cumulum, quem tibi signa dabunt.
Canities longe ante diem mea cf. Ov. Fast. 2.26 casta sacerdotum tempora fronde tegit ⌊tempora texitcf. Ov. Fast. 2.26 casta sacerdotum tempora fronde tegit ⌋ ,
10
Quam nimius labor et sollicitudo dedit.
Hanc non ambitio fecit, non ardor habendi,
Credita sed fidei res aliena meae.
A puero nam sorte mea contentus, habebam
Tunc et in exili condicione satis.
15
At postquam me litterulis abstraxerat aula,
Servire et iussit Jan Olbracht Jagiellon (*1459 – †1501), king of Poland (1492-1501); son of the king of Poland Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and queen Elisabeth von Habsburg

Alexander Jagiellon (Aleksander Jagiellończyk) (*1461 – †1506), 1492-1506 Grand Duke of Lithuania, 1501-1506 King of Poland; son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria

Sigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌊regibusJan Olbracht Jagiellon (*1459 – †1501), king of Poland (1492-1501); son of the king of Poland Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and queen Elisabeth von Habsburg

Alexander Jagiellon (Aleksander Jagiellończyk) (*1461 – †1506), 1492-1506 Grand Duke of Lithuania, 1501-1506 King of Poland; son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria

Sigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌋ illa tribus,
Multis me implicuit per mille negotia curis,
In quibus est vitae pars bona fracta meae.
Quae tum sim passus, per quae discrimina saepe
20
Iactatus, sat sum conscius ipse mihi.
Quot terras et quot peragravimus aequoris undas,
Et Jerusalem (Hierosolyma), city in ancient Palestine, Judean Mountains, 1517-1917 under the rule of Ottoman Empire, today the capital of Israel⌊SolymaJerusalem (Hierosolyma), city in ancient Palestine, Judean Mountains, 1517-1917 under the rule of Ottoman Empire, today the capital of Israel⌋, Spain (Hispania)⌊HesperiaSpain (Hispania)⌋ ac utraque testis erit.
Pannonia, province bounded to the north and east by the Danube, coterminous westward with Noricum and upper Italy, and southward with Dalmatia and upper Moesia, covering the territory of the present-day western half of Hungary, along with parts of Austria, Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia, Slovakia and Bosnia and Herzegovina⌊Pannonis oraPannonia, province bounded to the north and east by the Danube, coterminous westward with Noricum and upper Italy, and southward with Dalmatia and upper Moesia, covering the territory of the present-day western half of Hungary, along with parts of Austria, Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia, Slovakia and Bosnia and Herzegovina⌋ duplex mihi visa fuique Vienna (Wien, Vienna), city in eastern Austria, on the Danube river⌊ViennaeVienna (Wien, Vienna), city in eastern Austria, on the Danube river⌋,
Conventus regum cum gravis ille foret.[1]
25
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⌊CaesarisCharles 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⌋ huius Maximilian I of Habsburg (*1459 – †1519), from 1486 King of the Romans, actual ruler of the Empire from the death of Frederick III (1493), 1508-1519 Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation; son of Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugal⌊avusMaximilian I of Habsburg (*1459 – †1519), from 1486 King of the Romans, actual ruler of the Empire from the death of Frederick III (1493), 1508-1519 Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation; son of Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugal⌋ victor cum bella superbis
Cum Citizens of the Republic of Venice ⌊VenetisCitizens of the Republic of Venice ⌋ gereret, qui Republic of Venice (Venice)

Crete, island in the Mediterranean Sea

Cyprus, island in the Mediterranean Sea⌊tria regnaRepublic of Venice (Venice)

Crete, island in the Mediterranean Sea

Cyprus, island in the Mediterranean Sea⌋ tenent,
Nuntius in castris fueram, ter[2] missus ad Republic of Venice (Venice)⌊illosRepublic of Venice (Venice)⌋,
Et certa pacem condicione dedi.[3]
Quae prope tunc Adige (Etsch, Athesium), river in Italy, flowing from the Alps in the Trentino-South Tyrol region, the second-largest river in Italy⌊AthesimAdige (Etsch, Athesium), river in Italy, flowing from the Alps in the Trentino-South Tyrol region, the second-largest river in Italy⌋, docti partiamque Gaius Valerius Catullus (*ca. 84 BC – †ca. 54 BC)⌊CatulliGaius Valerius Catullus (*ca. 84 BC – †ca. 54 BC)⌋
30
Sustinui, non est, cur memorare iuvat.
Transeo, quae gelidis sum passus in Alps (Alpes), mountain range stretching from Austria and Slovenia in the east; through Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany; to France in the west⌊AlpibusAlps (Alpes), mountain range stretching from Austria and Slovenia in the east; through Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany; to France in the west⌋ et quae
Saeptus ab armatis non semel agricolis.
Ad The Belgians ⌊BelgasThe Belgians ⌋ tandem vectus; permiserat hinc me
Annis transactis Maximilian I of Habsburg (*1459 – †1519), from 1486 King of the Romans, actual ruler of the Empire from the death of Frederick III (1493), 1508-1519 Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation; son of Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugal⌊caesarMaximilian I of Habsburg (*1459 – †1519), from 1486 King of the Romans, actual ruler of the Empire from the death of Frederick III (1493), 1508-1519 Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation; son of Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugal⌋ abire tribus.[4]
35
Cum fessus redii, mora parva dabatur; eundum
Rursus erat, quo Sigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌊rexSigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌋ iussit abire meus.[5]
Primores iterum toties mittebar ad orbis;
Hic fuit officii mens fideique memor.
Cuncta nihil veritus promissa fideliter egi,
40
In quibus incussit res mihi nulla metum.
Audivit triplici me cinctus Clement VII (Giulio de' Medici) (*1478 – †1534), 1523-1534 Pope⌊papaClement VII (Giulio de' Medici) (*1478 – †1534), 1523-1534 Pope⌋ tiara
Et prope cardinei turba sacrata chori.
Hoc tum Felsinea, quo tempore 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⌊CarolusCharles 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⌋ orbis
Imperium cepit Quintus, in Bologna (Bononia), city in Italy at the southern end of the plain of the Po valley, between 1506 and 1860 it belonged to the Papal State⌊urbeBologna (Bononia), city in Italy at the southern end of the plain of the Po valley, between 1506 and 1860 it belonged to the Papal State⌋ fui.[6]
45
Testis erit facili currens mea carmine cf. De nostrorum temporum calamitatibus silva before 1529-12-09, CIDTC IDP 42⌊silvacf. De nostrorum temporum calamitatibus silva before 1529-12-09, CIDTC IDP 42⌋,
Quam dolor extorsit temporis ille mali.
Ardua tractavi mandata nec utile honesto
Umquam praeposui; res facit ipsa fidem:
Non redii dives, peregrini debitor aeris,
50
Impendique, fuit quod mihi cumque datum.
Sic per bis senos orator regius annos
Missus in Hispana ter Spain (Hispania)⌊regioneSpain (Hispania)⌋ fui.
Vidimus et Christian II of Oldenburg (Christian II of Denmark) (*1481 – †1559), 1513-1523 King of Denmark and Norway, 1520-1521 King of Sweden; son of John of Oldenburg, King of Denmark and Norway, and Christina of Saxony⌊DanumChristian II of Oldenburg (Christian II of Denmark) (*1481 – †1559), 1513-1523 King of Denmark and Norway, 1520-1521 King of Sweden; son of John of Oldenburg, King of Denmark and Norway, and Christina of Saxony⌋, The French ⌊GallosThe French ⌋ Henry VIII Tudor (*1491 – †1547), 1509-1547 King of England; son of Henry VII Tudor and Elizabeth of York⌊regemque BritannumHenry VIII Tudor (*1491 – †1547), 1509-1547 King of England; son of Henry VII Tudor and Elizabeth of York⌋
Et tot Germanos Italy (Italia)⌊ItaliaeItaly (Italia)⌋que duces,
55
Saepe mihi fuerat per aperta pericula eundum
Et clam dispositas saepe per insidias,
Per montes, valles, per plana, per invia saxa,
Per rapidos fluvios, per vada, stagna, lacus,
Non solum pacis, sed diri tempore belli,
60
Per cuneos equitum, per peditumque globos,
Seu pestis, sive aestus erat, seu frigora, venti,
Non intermisi pergere libere iter.
Quid memoro recolens incommoda multa viarum
Per pluvios aut per sole liquante nives.
65
Tot vel ab hospitibus per diversoria fraudes
Plus avidi, quam sunt, cum fremuere, lupi?
Non sat erant umquam data magna viatica nostra
Atque effluxit et hoc, quod mihi fenus erat.
Nuntius afuerat, puto, nemo diutius umquam,
70
Scilicet a patria tam regione procul.
Et quod non fuerim fortassis inutilis, ipsa
— Invidia hic absit! — res bene gesta docet.
Inscius atque absens post factus episcopus aulam
Deserui rediens spesque quietis erat.
75
Meque Deo totum dedidi sacrisque dicavi
Commutans vitae, quod fuit ante, genus.
Et statui iustam nulli certaminis ansam
Praebere et pacis commoditate frui.
Hoc studium mihi semper erat prodesse, nocere
80
Nulli, dissidii prorsus habere nihil.
Quod nec fama negat, vestigia nostra secuta,
Nec, qui me noscunt, secius esse sciunt.
Principibus magnisque viris, doctisque, probisque
Convixi fugiens, quos mala vita tenet.
85
Hinc et amicitias nactus, socios et amicos.
Qui me tot scriptis visere saepe solent.
Inter quos procul est magnus Hernán Cortés de Monroy e Pizarro (*1485 – †1547), Spanish conquistador and Dantiscus' friend⌊CortesiusHernán Cortés de Monroy e Pizarro (*1485 – †1547), Spanish conquistador and Dantiscus' friend⌋ ille,
Qui mundi repperit regna tot ampla novi.
Ultra aequatorem Capricorni sidus adusque
90
Imperat estque mei tam procul ille memor.
Non me fastidire solent regesque, ducesque,
Doctorum pariter magna caterva virum.
Praeterea quibus et numquam sum visus, amorem
Testantur missis tam mihi saepe schedis.
95
Huc veniens igitur mihi cuncta quieta putavi,
Tot curis finem rebar et ipse meis.
At secus evenit; meruerunt crimina nostra.
Crimina, quae summo sunt manifesta Deo.
Pro quibus hic, o terra, tuo castigor in orbe,
100
Post cineres gravior ne mea poena foret.
Ignis ter nocuit, segeti neque grando pepercit,
Atra lues pecori, nunc inimicus homo.
Me tamen insontem recti mens conscia fulcit,
Sustinet afflictum meque probata fides.
105
Laus tibi sit, Deus o fortis, sit gloria et omnis
Gratia! Sum meritus tot mala iure pati.
Hic nihil est tutum, firmum vereque beatum,
Vana caducaque sunt sidera, terra, fretum,
Stemma, genus, sexus, status, artes, forma, voluptas
110
Deliciaeque nihil, cum venit hora, iuvant.
Quid prodest tibi thesaurus collectus, avare,
Quem tibi cum lacrimis gens miseranda dedit?
Non iuvat hic feritas, vis nulla, potentia nulla;
Ibit ad infernas, pauper ut Arnaeus (Irus, Iros), a beggar from Ithaca, secondary character of the The Odyssey⌊IrusArnaeus (Irus, Iros), a beggar from Ithaca, secondary character of the The Odyssey⌋, aquas.
115
Mors inopi levis est, sed avaris est gravis, uti
Quod nequeant partis sub Phlegethon (Pyriphlegethon)⌊PhlegethontePhlegethon (Pyriphlegethon)⌋ bonis.
Intramus nudi, nudi discedimus et quod
Pulvis erat, parvo tempore pulvis erit.
Nil sequitur, nisi quod bene vel male feceris, inde
120
Quivis pro meritis praemia digna feret.
Qui tutus vis hinc divesque migrare, paludis
Horrida vel Stygiae monstra timere nihil,[7]
Fac bene, dum vivis, nulli sis causa doloris,
Cuique suum reddas, non aliena petas!
125
Quodque tibi fieri vis, hoc fac omnibus! Esto
Clemens in miseros supplicibusque fave!
Invideas nulli, famam nullius obumbra,
Non credas, loquitur cum mala lingua malum!
Quod summum est, praecepta Dei non neglege! In illis
130
Est aeterna salus et sine fine quies.
Haec qui non servat vestigia, tendit ad Orcus a god of the underworld in Roman mythology⌊OrcumOrcus a god of the underworld in Roman mythology⌋,
Quod sumus, heu, miseri, qui nihil hic facimus.
Felix, qui moritur sumpta baptismatis unda,
Inventus nondum criminis esse reus.
135
Nos annis quanto plus crescimus, impia crescunt
Delicta in nobis et genus omne mali.
Iustitiam nulli facimus; quod quisquis amore
Aut odio valet, hoc iure licere putat.
Vis domina imperium nostri sibi vindicat oris
140
Estque bonis vis haec hostis acerba viris.
Hinc pro veraci mendax placet, hinc solet esse
Pro virtute scelus, pro ratione furor.
“Sic volo, sic iubeo” — percurrii pauperis agros
Atque per afflicti divitis ora ruit.
145
Immeritis titulos vendit, sacra vendit ineptis
Iudiciique nihil dexterioris habet.
Fit nemo quaestor, praetor, fit nemo senator,
Ni numeret; probitas exsulat, alget, eget.
Nullus avaritiae finis; per fasque, nefasque,
150
Si dederis, quo vis, flectitur illa datis.
Si quis adulatur, si quis delator iniquus
Falsa refert, credit, dummodo dona ferat.
Non meritum curat factumque nec utile quaerit
Servitium, per quod commoda multa tulit.
155
Praefertur scutum, sic quod defenderat olim,
Armaque pacifico tempore scabra iacent.
Iustitiae nusquam locus est; iniuria regnat,
Regnat et impietas perfidiaeque furor.
Dat poenas iustus, raro damnatur iniquus;
160
Mors datur insonti, vita necem merito.
Ius emitur — plus iuris habet, qui plus dedit — et lex
Flectitur, ut flecti cera liquata solet.
Omnia vertuntur; pietas oppressa sub ipsa
Per paucos homines impietate iacet.
165
Vera loqui pudor est, placet assentatio mendax;
Integritas vitium, dexteritas scelus est.
Qui simulare nequit, multis imponere, fraudes
Nectere, nunc talis nullius est pretii.
Ille valet, turpi qui novit vivere quaestu,
170
Omnibus et nummos accumulare modis,
Prodere, furari, furto et conquirere amicos,
Officia et dominos propitios, et opes.
Hi crescunt, magni fiunt et honoribus apti
Creduntur, fidei cum nihil intus habent.
175
Committunt tamen his nunc oppida, castra, tribunal;
Quae dum percipiunt, non sibi deesse solent.
His impune bonos rabida traducere lingua
Concessum est, fama cum meliore carent.
Quis feret haec virtutis amans et cultor honesti?
180
Cui talis nostro tempore vita placet?
Non moror hanc igitur, cum falsa calumnia victrix,
Sit virtus vitium, sit sine lege pudor.
Mens hominum perversa regit, vis cuncta gubernat.
Est ventura brevi vindicis ira Dei.
185
Dissolvi cupio, tibi, terraque, putre cadaver
Linquere; cum Christo, spiritus esse cupit.
Illius fiat, qua fiunt cuncta, voluntas!
In manibus sortes continet ille meas.
Post mortem scribi precor hoc epigramma sepulcro,
190
Quo me posteritas hicque fuisse sciat;
Hoc tibi, terra, Vale! dico non triste, vocatus
Ad vitam, cuius tempora fine carent.

[1 ] It is about the Congress of Vienna in 1515, attended by the Holy Roman Emperor, Maximilian I of Habsburg (*1459 – †1519), from 1486 King of the Romans, actual ruler of the Empire from the death of Frederick III (1493), 1508-1519 Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation; son of Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugal⌊Maximilian IMaximilian I of Habsburg (*1459 – †1519), from 1486 King of the Romans, actual ruler of the Empire from the death of Frederick III (1493), 1508-1519 Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation; son of Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugal⌋, and rulers from the Jagiellonian dynasty: Ladislaus II Jagiellon (Władysław II Jagiellończyk) (*1456 – †1516), 1471-1516 King of Bohemia, 1490-1516 King of Hungary; son of King of Poland Kazimierz IV Jagiellon, and Elisabeth of Austria⌊Ladislaus IILadislaus II Jagiellon (Władysław II Jagiellończyk) (*1456 – †1516), 1471-1516 King of Bohemia, 1490-1516 King of Hungary; son of King of Poland Kazimierz IV Jagiellon, and Elisabeth of Austria⌋ and Sigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌊Sigismund ISigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌋. The Congress actually began at Pressburg (Pozsony, Bratislava, Posonium), city in southwestern Slovakia, on the Danube river⌊PressburgPressburg (Pozsony, Bratislava, Posonium), city in southwestern Slovakia, on the Danube river⌋, and then, from 15 to 26 July, its participants deliberated in Vienna (Wien, Vienna), city in eastern Austria, on the Danube river⌊ViennaVienna (Wien, Vienna), city in eastern Austria, on the Danube river⌋

[2 ] In 1515 and twice in 1516

[3 ] Perhaps Dantiscus refers here to the treaty signed on 4 December 1516 in Brussels between the Maximilian I of Habsburg (*1459 – †1519), from 1486 King of the Romans, actual ruler of the Empire from the death of Frederick III (1493), 1508-1519 Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation; son of Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugal⌊EmperorMaximilian I of Habsburg (*1459 – †1519), from 1486 King of the Romans, actual ruler of the Empire from the death of Frederick III (1493), 1508-1519 Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation; son of Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugal⌋ and the Francis I of Valois (*1494 – †1547), 1515-1547 King of France; son of Charles, Count of Angoulême, and Louise of Savoy⌊King of FranceFrancis I of Valois (*1494 – †1547), 1515-1547 King of France; son of Charles, Count of Angoulême, and Louise of Savoy⌋; the treaty confirmed the agreement of Noyon (13 August 1516) and calmed relations between the The Habsburgs, house of Austria ⌊HabsburgsThe Habsburgs, house of Austria ⌋ and France (Gallia, Francia), the kingdom⌊FranceFrance (Gallia, Francia), the kingdom⌋, and confirmed Venice’s retention of the lands it had possessed prior to 1508, this meant, among other things, recognition of Venice’s rights to Friuli and part of Dalmatia

[4 ] In 1517

[5 ] In the end of 1518

[6 ] Ll. 43-44: the Etruscan name of the city, which eventually became Roman Bologna (Bononia), city in Italy at the southern end of the plain of the Po valley, between 1506 and 1860 it belonged to the Papal State⌊BolognaBologna (Bononia), city in Italy at the southern end of the plain of the Po valley, between 1506 and 1860 it belonged to the Papal State⌋, was Felsina

[7 ] Ll. 121-122: the expression Stygiae paludes (Stygia palus) appears, among others, in cf. Verg. A. 6.323; 6.369 ⌊Virgilcf. Verg. A. 6.323; 6.369 ⌋, cf. Ov. Met. 1.737 ⌊Ovidcf. Ov. Met. 1.737 ⌋, cf. Sen. Her. F. 780; Sen. Phaed. 1151 ⌊Senecacf. Sen. Her. F. 780; Sen. Phaed. 1151 ⌋, cf. Luc. 6.378 ⌊Lucancf. Luc. 6.378 ⌋