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Letter #794

Caspar URSINUS Velius to Ioannes DANTISCUS
Innsbruck, 1532-06-10
            received Regensburg, [1532]-06-13

Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in Latin, autograph, BCz, 243, p. 233-234
2register with excerpt in Latin, English, 20th-century, CBKUL, R.III, 32, No. 571

Auxiliary sources:
1register in Polish, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8247 (TK 9), f. 80

Prints:
1AT 14 No. 272, p. 434-435 (in extenso; Polish register)
2DE VOCHT 1961 No. DE, 90, p. 56-57 (English register)

 

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Bcz 243, p. 234

Reverendissimo et amplissimo Domino domino Ioannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes Flachsbinder) (*1485 – †1548), eminent diplomat and humanist in the service of the Jagiellons, neo-Latin poet; 1530-1537 Bishop of Kulm; 1537-1548 Bishop of ErmlandIoanni DantiscoIoannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes Flachsbinder) (*1485 – †1548), eminent diplomat and humanist in the service of the Jagiellons, neo-Latin poet; 1530-1537 Bishop of Kulm; 1537-1548 Bishop of Ermland episcopo Colmensi, 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 Austrias paper damaged[s]s paper damagederenissimi regis PoloniaeSigismund 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 apud paper damaged[apud]apud paper damaged 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 Castileca paper damaged[ca]ca paper damagedesaream maiestatemCharles 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 oratori et paper damaged[oratori et]oratori et paper damaged [...] paper damaged[...][...] paper damaged domino meo colendissimo[1]

Regensburg (Ratisbona), city in southeastern Germany, Bavaria, on the Danube riverRatisbonaeRegensburg (Ratisbona), city in southeastern Germany, Bavaria, on the Danube river

Bcz 243, p. 233

Reverendissime et Amplissime Antistes, domine benefice et unice observande. Secundum debitam commendationem.

Salutem.

Cum Vienna (Wien, Vienna), city in eastern Austria, on the Danube riverViennamVienna (Wien, Vienna), city in eastern Austria, on the Danube river mense Martio venisset nobilis et elegans iuvenis Florian Czuryło (Florianus Zyrlo) (*ca. 1489 – †1534), at least in 1520 papal bed-chamber servant; at least from 1520 Cracow canon; secretary of queen Bona Sforza (POCIECHA 2, p. 110; ŁĘTOWSKI 2, p. 164-165)Florianus ZyrloFlorian Czuryło (Florianus Zyrlo) (*ca. 1489 – †1534), at least in 1520 papal bed-chamber servant; at least from 1520 Cracow canon; secretary of queen Bona Sforza (POCIECHA 2, p. 110; ŁĘTOWSKI 2, p. 164-165) Polonus, meus olim Cracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of PolandCracoviaeCracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland apud Costanzo Claretti de' Cancellieri di Pistoia (Constantius Clariti) Constantium ItalumCostanzo Claretti de' Cancellieri di Pistoia (Constantius Clariti) condiscipulus ac me pransum vocasset, ut fieri assolet in conviviis, suaviter et otiose multis de rebus collocuti sumus, ubi ille praeter cetera dixit mihi Tuam Amplitudinem legationis munere tandem aliquando perfunctam aut iam tum a 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 CastilecaesareCharles 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 digressum aut propediem in Poland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)PoloniamPoland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia) rediturum.

Quare factum est, ut hactenus ad Amplitudinem Tuam nihil dederim litterarum intermiserimque scribendi officium. Verum ubi nuper accepissem litteras a Brassicano, ex eis intellexi Dominationem Tuam Reverendissimam adhuc haerere aulae 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 CastilecaesarisCharles 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 et iam pridem edidisse 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 BelgiumBruxellisBrussels (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 cf. Caspar URSINUS Velius to Ioannes DANTISCUS s.l., [1531, August/September], CIDTC IDL 6766epistolamcf. Caspar URSINUS Velius to Ioannes DANTISCUS s.l., [1531, August/September], CIDTC IDL 6766 meam, exemptis versiculis, quos de eius studiis et ingenio inserueram. Utinam vero, si emissa est epistola, mut{t}ati sint in ea unus alterque versiculus, de quibus tempestive Dominationem Tuam Reverendissimam admonui. Cuius editae exemplum unum ad me primo quoque tempore mitti superinscribedmittimitti superinscribed vehementer cupio.

Commendo me Amplitudini Tuae itemque ab eadem magnifico domino Alfonso de Valdés (Alphonsus Valdesius) (*1500-1504 – †1532), Spanish humanist, friend of Erasmus of Rotterdam, brother of Juan and Diego; from 1520 in the service of the Imperial Chancellor Mercurino Gattinara; 1522 secretary of Emperor Charles V of Habsburg; 1526 Latin secretary (FERNÁNDEZ-SANTAMARÍA, p. 38-48; DE VOCHT 1961, p. 26)ValdesioAlfonso de Valdés (Alphonsus Valdesius) (*1500-1504 – †1532), Spanish humanist, friend of Erasmus of Rotterdam, brother of Juan and Diego; from 1520 in the service of the Imperial Chancellor Mercurino Gattinara; 1522 secretary of Emperor Charles V of Habsburg; 1526 Latin secretary (FERNÁNDEZ-SANTAMARÍA, p. 38-48; DE VOCHT 1961, p. 26) ceterisque magnificis et amplissimis viris, qui me norunt, commendari opto.

Eiusdem Dominationi Vestrae Reverendissimae deditissimus Caspar Ursinus Velius (Caspar Bernhardi) (*1493 – †1539), humanist and poet, author of poems and chronicle of the wars of King Ferdinand against John Zápolya and the Ottoman Empire (De Bello hungarico, printed in 1762); friend of Erasmus of Rotterdam and Dantiscus; since 1509 servant of Gurk bishop Matthäus Lang; in 1527 became historian of King Ferdinand and in 1532 he was also appointed tutor of his children (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 56; CE, vol. 3, p. 356-357)C(asparus) Ursinus VeliusCaspar Ursinus Velius (Caspar Bernhardi) (*1493 – †1539), humanist and poet, author of poems and chronicle of the wars of King Ferdinand against John Zápolya and the Ottoman Empire (De Bello hungarico, printed in 1762); friend of Erasmus of Rotterdam and Dantiscus; since 1509 servant of Gurk bishop Matthäus Lang; in 1527 became historian of King Ferdinand and in 1532 he was also appointed tutor of his children (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 56; CE, vol. 3, p. 356-357)

[1] Missing parts of address were written on lost piece of paper the seal was impressed through.