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Serenissima Reginalis Maiestas Domina et Domina, Domina mea clementissima. Humillimam fidelis meae servitutis commendationem.

cf. Bona Sforza to Ioannes DANTISCUS Cracow, 1527-03-02, CIDTC IDL 328;
Bona Sforza to Ioannes DANTISCUS Cracow, 1527-03-02, CIDTC IDL 5736⌊Scripsitcf. Bona Sforza to Ioannes DANTISCUS Cracow, 1527-03-02, CIDTC IDL 328;
Bona Sforza to Ioannes DANTISCUS Cracow, 1527-03-02, CIDTC IDL 5736⌋ Maiestas Vestra Serenissima ex Cracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌊CracoviaCracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌋ 1527-03-02⌊2 Martii1527-03-02⌋, quod cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Bona Sforza Granada, 1526-12-06, CIDTC IDL 319⌊litteriscf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Bona Sforza Granada, 1526-12-06, CIDTC IDL 319⌋ meis de 1526-12-06⌊6 Decembris1526-12-06⌋ Granada (Granata), city in southern Spain, Andalusia, at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountains⌊GranataeGranada (Granata), city in southern Spain, Andalusia, at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountains⌋ datis copiose responderit. Ea ad me non pervenerunt. Redditae mihi sunt etiam cf. Bona Sforza to Ioannes DANTISCUS Cracow, 1527-05-01, CIDTC IDL 335⌊litteraecf. Bona Sforza to Ioannes DANTISCUS Cracow, 1527-05-01, CIDTC IDL 335⌋ Maiestatis Vestrae Serenissimae Cracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌊CracoviaeCracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌋ 1527-05-01⌊prima Maii1527-05-01⌋ datae 1527-07-12⌊12 Iulii praeteriti1527-07-12⌋, quibus scribit, quod cum aliis suis cf. Bona Sforza to Ioannes DANTISCUS 1527-04-15, CIDTC IDL 6648, letter lost⌊litteriscf. Bona Sforza to Ioannes DANTISCUS 1527-04-15, CIDTC IDL 6648, letter lost⌋, quarum fuit dat(a) 1527-04-15⌊15 Aprilis1527-04-15⌋, mihi miserit litteras serenissimi 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 Habsburg⌊Boemiae regisFerdinand 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⌋ in commendationem negotii Barensis, quas etiam non accepi, quod iniquitati istorum temporum et hominum venit ascribendum. Si meae etiam, quas hinc toties dedi, ad Maiestatem Vestram Serenissimam pervenerint necne, adh superinscribed⌈hh superinscribed⌉uc ambigo. Sic nunc sunt tempora.

Ea, quae mihi Maiestas Vestra Serenissima de adoha et Bari (Barium, Status Barensis), duchy in southern Italy, on the Adriatic Sea, Bari was a hereditary country of Queen Bona of Poland⌊castriBari (Barium, Status Barensis), duchy in southern Italy, on the Adriatic Sea, Bari was a hereditary country of Queen Bona of Poland⌋ integra restitutione praescripsit, hac, qua potui, cura, fide et diligentia 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 Castile⌊caesaremCharles 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⌋ sollicitavi, quemadmodum copiose de his omnibus ad 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⌊serenissimam regiam maiestatemSigismund 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⌋ scripsi, ad quae me refero. Ex his intelliget satis plane, in quo adhuc haeremus.

Tres istas quadragenas sobellinorum, quas Maiestas Vestra Serenissima superiori anno per The Fuggers German family of merchants and bankers that dominated European business during the 15th and 16th centuries⌊FuccarosThe Fuggers German family of merchants and bankers that dominated European business during the 15th and 16th centuries⌋ ad me transmisit, 1527-07-30⌊paenultima Iulii praeteriti1527-07-30⌋ serenissimae dominae Isabella of Portugal (*1503 – †1539), Holy Roman Empress, Queen of Aragon and Castile; wife of Emperor Charles V of Habsburg, daughter of Manuel I of Portugal and Maria of Aragon⌊imperatriciIsabella of Portugal (*1503 – †1539), Holy Roman Empress, Queen of Aragon and Castile; wife of Emperor Charles V of Habsburg, daughter of Manuel I of Portugal and Maria of Aragon⌋, congratulando felici illius partui nomine Maiestatis Vestrae Serenissimae, donavi. Munus hoc vere regium Isabella of Portugal (*1503 – †1539), Holy Roman Empress, Queen of Aragon and Castile; wife of Emperor Charles V of Habsburg, daughter of Manuel I of Portugal and Maria of Aragon⌊illiIsabella of Portugal (*1503 – †1539), Holy Roman Empress, Queen of Aragon and Castile; wife of Emperor Charles V of Habsburg, daughter of Manuel I of Portugal and Maria of Aragon⌋ non fuit ingratum, sicut de hoc abundius cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Sigismund I Jagiellon Valladolid, 1527-08-17, CIDTC IDL 366⌊litteraecf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Sigismund I Jagiellon Valladolid, 1527-08-17, CIDTC IDL 366⌋ meae ad 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⌊maiestatem regiamSigismund 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⌋ testantur. Ex cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Sigismund I Jagiellon Valladolid, 1527-08-17, CIDTC IDL 366⌊iiscf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Sigismund I Jagiellon Valladolid, 1527-08-17, CIDTC IDL 366⌋ omnem istius donationis historiam accipiet. Cum vidi, quod neque labor et sollicitudo mea neque commendatio serenissimi 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 Habsburg⌊Boemiae regisFerdinand 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⌋, per illius hic Leonardus de Nogarola (Leonardus de Nogarelli, Leonardus de Nugarolis) (†after 1540-08-18), humanist and diplomat in the service of the Habsburgs; chamberlain and councillor of Ferdinand I of Habsburg; 1511, 1526 (together with Sigismund von Herberstein) the Habsburgs' envoy to Hungary; 1527 (together with Herberstein and Giovanni Francesco da Potenza) envoy of Emperor Charles V to Moscow; in 1532 conducted negotiations on behalf of Ferdinand I concerning a lifelong peace with Suleiman I; 1535 ambassador of Ferdinand I at the court of Charles V (WIJACZKA 1998, p. 148, 187-192, 269; POCIECHA 2, p. 205-207, 532, footnote 247; POCIECHA 4, p. 75, 108, 127, 155-156, 159, 266)⌊oratoresLeonardus de Nogarola (Leonardus de Nogarelli, Leonardus de Nugarolis) (†after 1540-08-18), humanist and diplomat in the service of the Habsburgs; chamberlain and councillor of Ferdinand I of Habsburg; 1511, 1526 (together with Sigismund von Herberstein) the Habsburgs' envoy to Hungary; 1527 (together with Herberstein and Giovanni Francesco da Potenza) envoy of Emperor Charles V to Moscow; in 1532 conducted negotiations on behalf of Ferdinand I concerning a lifelong peace with Suleiman I; 1535 ambassador of Ferdinand I at the court of Charles V (WIJACZKA 1998, p. 148, 187-192, 269; POCIECHA 2, p. 205-207, 532, footnote 247; POCIECHA 4, p. 75, 108, 127, 155-156, 159, 266)⌋ facta, 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 Castile⌊caesaremCharles 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⌋ profuerat, pro ultimo remedio cum sobellis istis aggressus sum Isabella of Portugal (*1503 – †1539), Holy Roman Empress, Queen of Aragon and Castile; wife of Emperor Charles V of Habsburg, daughter of Manuel I of Portugal and Maria of Aragon⌊imperatricemIsabella of Portugal (*1503 – †1539), Holy Roman Empress, Queen of Aragon and Castile; wife of Emperor Charles V of Habsburg, daughter of Manuel I of Portugal and Maria of Aragon⌋, ne quicquam intemptatum ms. intentatum(!) ⌈intemptatumintemptatum ms. intentatum(!) ⌉[1] relinquerem, sed hactenus nihil aliud obtinui obtinui, quam quod haec adoha et Bari (Barium, Status Barensis), duchy in southern Italy, on the Adriatic Sea, Bari was a hereditary country of Queen Bona of Poland⌊castriBari (Barium, Status Barensis), duchy in southern Italy, on the Adriatic Sea, Bari was a hereditary country of Queen Bona of Poland⌋ libera restitutio Council of Aragón ⌊consilio AragoniaeCouncil of Aragón ⌋ est commissa, unde tamen, donec Mercurino Arborio di Gattinara (*1465 – †1530), humanist, jurist, trusted and influential advisor to Charles V; 1501 entered the service of the Habsburgs as legal counsel to Duchess Margaret of Austria, 1504 advisor and President of the Privy Council of Margaret of Austria, after the governoship of the Netherlands was entrusted to her, 1518 Grand Chancellor of Castile and later of Charles V as Roman Emperor, 1529 Cardinal of St. Giovanni a Porta Latina (after the death of his wife, Andreetta Avogadro) (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 12; CE, vol. 2, p. 76-80)⌊magnus cancellariusMercurino Arborio di Gattinara (*1465 – †1530), humanist, jurist, trusted and influential advisor to Charles V; 1501 entered the service of the Habsburgs as legal counsel to Duchess Margaret of Austria, 1504 advisor and President of the Privy Council of Margaret of Austria, after the governoship of the Netherlands was entrusted to her, 1518 Grand Chancellor of Castile and later of Charles V as Roman Emperor, 1529 Cardinal of St. Giovanni a Porta Latina (after the death of his wife, Andreetta Avogadro) (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 12; CE, vol. 2, p. 76-80)⌋ ex Genoa (Genova, Genua, Ianua), city and capital of the homonymous Republic in north-western Italy, Liguria, on the Gulf of Genoa, a seaport from 1528 ally and satellite of Spain⌊GenuaGenoa (Genova, Genua, Ianua), city and capital of the homonymous Republic in north-western Italy, Liguria, on the Gulf of Genoa, a seaport from 1528 ally and satellite of Spain⌋ redierit, expeditionem sperare non possum, quandoquidem nemo hic adhuc contra Charles de Lannoy (*ca. 1487 – †1527), first Count of Lannoy (1526-1527), Lord of Sanzeilles, Erquelines and Mingoval, soldier and statesman in the service of the Habsburgs ; 1521 Governor of Tournai, 1522-1523, 1526-1527 Viceroy of Naples, 1523-1527 commander in chief of Imperial armies in Italy⌊vice superinscribed⌈vicevice superinscribed⌉regem Neapolita(num)Charles de Lannoy (*ca. 1487 – †1527), first Count of Lannoy (1526-1527), Lord of Sanzeilles, Erquelines and Mingoval, soldier and statesman in the service of the Habsburgs ; 1521 Governor of Tournai, 1522-1523, 1526-1527 Viceroy of Naples, 1523-1527 commander in chief of Imperial armies in Italy⌋ hiscere audet.

BCz, 242, p. 102

Quantum desidero hinc absolvi et esse cum Maiestate Vestra Serenissima, scribi nequit, cum vero toties in supplicatione revocationis meae repulsam passus sum, Deo me tandem et voluntati Maiestatis Vestrae Serenissimae me commisi. Nihil me magis angit, quam quod tot pecuniae exponuntur, sine quibus non vivitur in ... illegible⌈...... illegible⌉ istis regionibus. Ordinaria via, credat mihi Maiestas Vestra Serenissima, vix domum per mensem on the margin⌈per mensemper mensem on the margin⌉ 100 ducatis sustinere possum. Quot ms. Quod(!) ⌈QuotQuot ms. Quod(!) ⌉ exponitur extraordinarie orig. extra ordinarie⌈extraordinarieextraordinarie orig. extra ordinarie⌉! Sine quo nemo etiam nemo hic subsistit. Quo fit, quod iam 150 ducatos The Fuggers German family of merchants and bankers that dominated European business during the 15th and 16th centuries⌊FuccarisThe Fuggers German family of merchants and bankers that dominated European business during the 15th and 16th centuries⌋ persolvi de mea Gołąb (Columba), village in Poland, 11 km NW of Puławy, 56 km NW of Lublin, Dantiscus was a parish-priest there in the years 1521-1537⌊ColumbaGołąb (Columba), village in Poland, 11 km NW of Puławy, 56 km NW of Lublin, Dantiscus was a parish-priest there in the years 1521-1537⌋ et illis iterum tantum superinscribed⌈tantumtantum superinscribed⌉ debeo denuo, saltem ne Maiestati Vestrae Serenissimae expensis sim gravior, et si mihi essent plures proventus, in servitium et honorem Maiestatis Vestrae Serenissimae expenderentur. Efficiat itaque, humillime rogo, ut tam diu serviendo ad istam Gołąb (Columba), village in Poland, 11 km NW of Puławy, 56 km NW of Lublin, Dantiscus was a parish-priest there in the years 1521-1537⌊ColumbamGołąb (Columba), village in Poland, 11 km NW of Puławy, 56 km NW of Lublin, Dantiscus was a parish-priest there in the years 1521-1537⌋ aliquid aliud habeam. Scio mihi proreptum esse non parum in ista sacerdotiorum permutatione post mortem Rafał Leszczyński (†1527), diplomat, studied in Padua; secretary of Sigismund Jagiellon as duke of Głogów; 1509 starosta of Człuchów; 1507-1520 royal secretary; 1510 canon of Poznań; 1512 - of Gniezno; 1518 - of Cracow; 1518 castellan of Ląd; 1520 bishop of Przemyśl; 1522 - of Płock; 1507, 1508, 1512, 1513, 1514 royal envoy to the Estates and town of Prussia; 1507, 1511, 1516 - to the Teutonic Order; 1509, 1514, 1515, 1517, 1518 - to the emperor; 1509, 1515 - to Venice and Rome; 1511, 1519 - to the Roman Empire; 1517 - to Western Pomerania (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 257; Urzędnicy 1/2)⌊episcopi PlocensisRafał Leszczyński (†1527), diplomat, studied in Padua; secretary of Sigismund Jagiellon as duke of Głogów; 1509 starosta of Człuchów; 1507-1520 royal secretary; 1510 canon of Poznań; 1512 - of Gniezno; 1518 - of Cracow; 1518 castellan of Ląd; 1520 bishop of Przemyśl; 1522 - of Płock; 1507, 1508, 1512, 1513, 1514 royal envoy to the Estates and town of Prussia; 1507, 1511, 1516 - to the Teutonic Order; 1509, 1514, 1515, 1517, 1518 - to the emperor; 1509, 1515 - to Venice and Rome; 1511, 1519 - to the Roman Empire; 1517 - to Western Pomerania (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 257; Urzędnicy 1/2)⌋ habitaque est illorum ratio, qui numquam servierunt, et ego omissus. Deo gratias. Ille scit, quod animae meae magis expedit. Illius fiat voluntas.

Essent alia pleraque conquerenda de mea infelicitate Maiestati Vestrae Serenissimae, sed angustia temporis non permittit, iam enim istae per superinscribed⌈perper superinscribed⌉ tabellarium a me expetuntur.

Domino magnifico Lodovico Alifio (*1499 – †1543), chancellor of Queen Bona Sforza; 1523-1537 Cracow burgrave; from 1523 royal secretary; governor of Bari and Rossano (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 246; Urzędnicy 4/2, p. 210)⌊Ludovico AliphioLodovico Alifio (*1499 – †1543), chancellor of Queen Bona Sforza; 1523-1537 Cracow burgrave; from 1523 royal secretary; governor of Bari and Rossano (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 246; Urzędnicy 4/2, p. 210)⌋ nihil potui expedire hucusque, de quo doleo plurimum, quam libentissime siquidem illi gratificarer. Dominus Sigismondo Loffredo (*ca. 1480 – †1539), Charles V's secretary for Italian affairs (POCIECHA 2; POCIECHA 4)⌊Sigismundus LoffredusSigismondo Loffredo (*ca. 1480 – †1539), Charles V's secretary for Italian affairs (POCIECHA 2; POCIECHA 4)⌋ promittit multa, sed nescio, quem sint effectum habitura.

Alia, quae hic aguntur, Maiestas Vestra Serenissima ex cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Sigismund I Jagiellon Valladolid, 1527-08-17, CIDTC IDL 366⌊meiscf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Sigismund I Jagiellon Valladolid, 1527-08-17, CIDTC IDL 366⌋ ad 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⌊maiestatem regiam ms. regem(!) ⌈regiamregiam ms. regem(!) ⌉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⌋ abunde accipiet. Commendo me et dura mea servitia Maiestati Vestrae Reginali suppliciter ut dominae, dominae meae clementissimae, et rogo, me aliquando ex hoc exilio consolatum on the margin⌈consolatumconsolatum on the margin⌉ revocare dignetur.

Dat(ae) or Dat(um)⌈Dat(ae)Dat(ae) or Dat(um)⌉ celerrime ex Valladolid (Vallisoletum, Oleti vallis), city in central Spain, Castile and León, on the Pisuerga river⌊Valle OletiValladolid (Vallisoletum, Oleti vallis), city in central Spain, Castile and León, on the Pisuerga river⌋, 17 Augusti anno 1527

Serenissima<e> Reginalis Maiestatis Vestrae humillimus servus 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 Ermland⌊Ioannes hidden by binding⌈[nes]nes hidden by binding⌉ Dantiscus hidden by binding⌈[Dantiscus]Dantiscus hidden by binding⌉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 Ermland⌋

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