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Letter #3315

Stanisław HOZJUSZ (HOSIUS) to Ioannes DANTISCUS
Piotrków, 1548-01-09
            received Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1548-01-24

Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in Latin, autograph, BCz, 1618, p. 677-680 (625-628)

Prints:
1HE 1 No. 277, p. 250 (in extenso; Latin register)

 

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Reverendissime in Christo Pater et Domine, domine colendissime.

Officiosissimam servitutis meae commendationem.

Mitto Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae litteras a dominoKaspar Hannau (Gasparus Hannovius, Kacper Hannow) (*1519 – †1571), Dantiscus' nephew (son of Anna), doctor of both canon and civil law, friend of Marcin Kromer, Bishop of Ermland; his studies in Cracow (1536-1538), and later in Rome (1539-1548), were financed by his uncle; from 1545 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and Dean of Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) Collegiate Chapter; from 1547 Canon of Włocławek (ORACKI 1984, p. 84; KOPICZKO 2, p. 108-109) CaspareKaspar Hannau (Gasparus Hannovius, Kacper Hannow) (*1519 – †1571), Dantiscus' nephew (son of Anna), doctor of both canon and civil law, friend of Marcin Kromer, Bishop of Ermland; his studies in Cracow (1536-1538), and later in Rome (1539-1548), were financed by his uncle; from 1545 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and Dean of Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) Collegiate Chapter; from 1547 Canon of Włocławek (ORACKI 1984, p. 84; KOPICZKO 2, p. 108-109) et a domino Olaus Magnus (Olof Månsson, Olaus Magni) (*1490 – †1557), Swedish historian and geographer, brother and successor of Johannes archbishop of Uppsalaarchiepiscopo UpsalensiOlaus Magnus (Olof Månsson, Olaus Magni) (*1490 – †1557), Swedish historian and geographer, brother and successor of Johannes archbishop of Uppsala. Ex iis, quae agantur in Rome (Roma), city in central Italy, on the Tiber river, seat of the Holy SeeurbeRome (Roma), city in central Italy, on the Tiber river, seat of the Holy See et in Italy (Italia)ItaliaItaly (Italia), cognoscet. A domino Stanisław Łaski (*ca. 1500 – †1550), diplomat and writer; 1534 castellan of Przemęt; 1543 voivode of Sieradz; 1548 starosta of Łęczyca (Urzędnicy 2/2, p. 270)LasckiStanisław Łaski (*ca. 1500 – †1550), diplomat and writer; 1534 castellan of Przemęt; 1543 voivode of Sieradz; 1548 starosta of Łęczyca (Urzędnicy 2/2, p. 270) nihil in hunc diem litterarum est allatum, quod quidem ego sciam. Scribit mihi amicus quidam Augsburg (Augusta Vindelicorum), city in Germany, BavariaAugustaAugsburg (Augusta Vindelicorum), city in Germany, Bavaria, quod eum iam paenitet non accepti collegae. Negant enim Stanisław Łaski (*ca. 1500 – †1550), diplomat and writer; 1534 castellan of Przemęt; 1543 voivode of Sieradz; 1548 starosta of Łęczyca (Urzędnicy 2/2, p. 270)eiStanisław Łaski (*ca. 1500 – †1550), diplomat and writer; 1534 castellan of Przemęt; 1543 voivode of Sieradz; 1548 starosta of Łęczyca (Urzędnicy 2/2, p. 270) opem suam principes. Apud 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 CastilecaesaremCharles 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 vero mandata nondum exposuit diffiditque causae. Sed ea tamen res bonam spem nobis facit, quod cum Ferdinand I of Habsburg (*1503 – †1564), from 1521 Archduke of Austria, from 1526 King of Bohemia and Hungary, Croatia and Slavonia as Ferdinand I, 1531-1558 King of the Romans, 1558-1564 Holy Roman Emperor; son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile, a younger brother of Charles V of Habsburgregia Romanorum maiestateFerdinand I of Habsburg (*1503 – †1564), from 1521 Archduke of Austria, from 1526 King of Bohemia and Hungary, Croatia and Slavonia as Ferdinand I, 1531-1558 King of the Romans, 1558-1564 Holy Roman Emperor; son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile, a younger brother of Charles V of Habsburg admodum amice de paraphernis transactum est. Inde enim coniecturam capimus, cetera quoque non adeo fore difficilia. Faxit Deus, ut haec nostra spes nos ne fallat.

Scribit idem amicus dominum Mikołaj Krzysztof Radziwiłł Czarny (the Black) (*1515 – †1565)marsalcum LituaniaeMikołaj Krzysztof Radziwiłł Czarny (the Black) (*1515 – †1565) rebus praeter spem suam ex sententia confectis ante Natalem Christianum huc venturum fuisse. Litterae datae sunt in mense Novembri. Sed nusquam dominus Mikołaj Krzysztof Radziwiłł Czarny (the Black) (*1515 – †1565)marsalcusMikołaj Krzysztof Radziwiłł Czarny (the Black) (*1515 – †1565) comparet neque ubi sit aut qui sit rerum ipsius status, ex eo tempore potui cognoscere. Aeger hinc admodum discesserat. Metuo, ne decumbat alicubi. Diet of Poland ComitiorumDiet of Poland hic ratio valde nunc est perturbata. Det Deus laetam huic fabulae catastrophen. Mihi quidem non procul a nobis ingens malum aliquod abesse videtur, quod Deus avertere pro sua magis misericordia, quam pro nostris meritis dignetur.

Deum precor, ut Reverendissimam Dominationem Vestram diu felicem et incolumem conservet. Cuius me gratiae commendo.

Eiusdem Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae servitor deditissimus Stanisław Hozjusz (Stanisław Hosz, Stanislaus Hosius) (*1504 – †1579), diplomat and theologian; 1534-1538 secretary to the Bishops of Cracow Piotr Tomicki and Jan Chojeński; 1538-1549 royal secretary; 1538-1549 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and from 1539 Cantor; 1540-1550 Canon of Cracow; 1549-1551 Bishop of Kulm (Chełmno); 1551-1579 Bishop of Ermland; in 1560 elevated to Cardinal; 1561-1563 Papal Legate to the General Council of Trent; in 1573 appointed Grand Penitentiary to Pope Gregory XIII (SBKW, p. 95-96; KOPICZKO 2, p. 129-130)Stanislaus HosiusStanisław Hozjusz (Stanisław Hosz, Stanislaus Hosius) (*1504 – †1579), diplomat and theologian; 1534-1538 secretary to the Bishops of Cracow Piotr Tomicki and Jan Chojeński; 1538-1549 royal secretary; 1538-1549 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and from 1539 Cantor; 1540-1550 Canon of Cracow; 1549-1551 Bishop of Kulm (Chełmno); 1551-1579 Bishop of Ermland; in 1560 elevated to Cardinal; 1561-1563 Papal Legate to the General Council of Trent; in 1573 appointed Grand Penitentiary to Pope Gregory XIII (SBKW, p. 95-96; KOPICZKO 2, p. 129-130) cantor et canonicus Varmiensis