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Letter #146

Ioannes DANTISCUS to Piotr TOMICKI
Barcelona, 1519-08-17


Manuscript sources:
1copy in Latin, 16th-century, B. Ossol., 176/II, f. 103v-104v
2copy in Latin, 19th-century, BK, 224, No. 84, f. 76r-77v
3copy in Latin, 16th-century, BS, R. 297, f. 84r-85r

Auxiliary sources:
1register in Polish, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8240 (TK 2), f. 57r-v

Prints:
1AT 5 No. 83, p. 80-81 (in extenso)
2Españoles part II, No. 4, p. 143-144 (Spanish translation)

 

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B. Ossol., 176, f. 103v

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 ErmlandIoannes DantiscusIoannes 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 Orator Piotr Tomicki (*1464 – †1535), humanist, statesman, diplomat, one of the most trusted collaborators of King Sigismund I of Poland; 1500-1503 Chancellor of Cardinal Fryderyk Jagiellon, 1502 Gniezno Cantor, Archdeacon of Cracow, 1503-1505 servant of Jan Lubrański, Bishop of Poznań, 1504-1510 Canon of Poznań, 1506 royal scribe, 1507-1519 Grand(?) Secretary, 1509 Canon of Włocławek, 1510-1514 - of Gniezno, 1511 Custos in Kielce and Sandomierz, 1514 Bishop of Przemyśl; 1515 Crown Vice-Chancellor, 1520 Bishop of Poznań, 1523 - of Cracow; from 1524 (at least) General Collector of świętopietrze (Peter's pence), 1509 royal envoy to the Dukes of Pomerania and to Mecklenburg, 1510 - to Wallachia, 1510, 1511, 1512, 1513 - to Hungary (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 268)Petro TomicioPiotr Tomicki (*1464 – †1535), humanist, statesman, diplomat, one of the most trusted collaborators of King Sigismund I of Poland; 1500-1503 Chancellor of Cardinal Fryderyk Jagiellon, 1502 Gniezno Cantor, Archdeacon of Cracow, 1503-1505 servant of Jan Lubrański, Bishop of Poznań, 1504-1510 Canon of Poznań, 1506 royal scribe, 1507-1519 Grand(?) Secretary, 1509 Canon of Włocławek, 1510-1514 - of Gniezno, 1511 Custos in Kielce and Sandomierz, 1514 Bishop of Przemyśl; 1515 Crown Vice-Chancellor, 1520 Bishop of Poznań, 1523 - of Cracow; from 1524 (at least) General Collector of świętopietrze (Peter's pence), 1509 royal envoy to the Dukes of Pomerania and to Mecklenburg, 1510 - to Wallachia, 1510, 1511, 1512, 1513 - to Hungary (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 268) episcopo Premisilensi vicecancellario

Reverendissime in Christo Pater et Domine, Domine gratiosissime. Humillimam servitiorum commendationem.

cf. [Ioannes DANTISCUS] to [Piotr TOMICKI] [Barcelona], [1519-07-30], CIDTC IDL 6232Scripsicf. [Ioannes DANTISCUS] to [Piotr TOMICKI] [Barcelona], [1519-07-30], CIDTC IDL 6232 paenultima mensis praeteriti, sed more The Lacones LaconumThe Lacones , celeriter et breviter Dominationi Vestrae Reverendissimae, quod nunc etiam facere cogor, nam semper breve tempus ante postae expeditionem mihi datur notitiae, nolunt fortassis, ut multa hinc scribantur, multum etiam de litterarum mearum praesentatione dubito, quia nescio, si redduntur, nullum enim ab eo tempore, quo exivi, recepi responsum, iam praeteriere undecim menses. Cuius sim animi, facilis est coniectura. Ego toties scripsi et nullum tempus mihi {hic} iucundius hic videtur, quam dum scribo illuc et ad illos, ubi et cum quibus libenter essem. Ea voluptate, qua hic afficior, possem pati, quod interdum hostes mei afficerentur. Ago hic hospes et extraneus, ab omnibus ut caveam, necesse est, immo etiam ab iis, qui mihi amicissimi esse deberent. Iste orator, qui nomine Isabella d'Aragona (Isabella of Naples) (*1470 – †1524), duchess of Milan (1489-1494) and Bari (1499-1524); wife of duke of Milan Gian Galeazzo II Maria Sforza, daughter of king Alphonse II of Naples and Ippolita Maria Sforza; mother of queen Bona Sforzaillustrissimae dominae ducis MediolaniIsabella d'Aragona (Isabella of Naples) (*1470 – †1524), duchess of Milan (1489-1494) and Bari (1499-1524); wife of duke of Milan Gian Galeazzo II Maria Sforza, daughter of king Alphonse II of Naples and Ippolita Maria Sforza; mother of queen Bona Sforza hic agit, Goffredo Caracciolo at least in the period of 1518-1519 envoy of duchess of Milan Isabella d'Aragona at the Spanish court of Charles of Habsburg (POCIECHA 2, p. 214)Gotifredus CaraczolusGoffredo Caracciolo at least in the period of 1518-1519 envoy of duchess of Milan Isabella d'Aragona at the Spanish court of Charles of Habsburg (POCIECHA 2, p. 214), qui omnes istas moras data opera fecit, vellet enim hic perpetuo in huiusmodi Isabella d'Aragona (Isabella of Naples) (*1470 – †1524), duchess of Milan (1489-1494) and Bari (1499-1524); wife of duke of Milan Gian Galeazzo II Maria Sforza, daughter of king Alphonse II of Naples and Ippolita Maria Sforza; mother of queen Bona Sforzaillustrissimae dominae ducisIsabella d'Aragona (Isabella of Naples) (*1470 – †1524), duchess of Milan (1489-1494) and Bari (1499-1524); wife of duke of Milan Gian Galeazzo II Maria Sforza, daughter of king Alphonse II of Naples and Ippolita Maria Sforza; mother of queen Bona Sforza expensis manere. Quantum solus mihi molestiae inferat, et illi, qui cum eo sunt, servitores Isabella d'Aragona (Isabella of Naples) (*1470 – †1524), duchess of Milan (1489-1494) and Bari (1499-1524); wife of duke of Milan Gian Galeazzo II Maria Sforza, daughter of king Alphonse II of Naples and Ippolita Maria Sforza; mother of queen Bona Sforzaillustrissimae dominae ducisIsabella d'Aragona (Isabella of Naples) (*1470 – †1524), duchess of Milan (1489-1494) and Bari (1499-1524); wife of duke of Milan Gian Galeazzo II Maria Sforza, daughter of king Alphonse II of Naples and Ippolita Maria Sforza; mother of queen Bona Sforza sciunt. Cogor ferre omnia et fero patienter, ne ex nostris dissidiis quicquam mali rebus agendis nasceretur, quod summopere cupio. Peractis vero negotiis, cognoscet, me eum esse, quem hactenus non cognovit. Si illis interdum licet canere, qui compedibus vincti in ergastulis durissimos ferunt labores, cur etiam in ho ms. a(!) oo ms. a(!) c labyrintho perplexus non iocarer. 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 AustriaSerenissimus dominus meusSigismund 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, duce Reverendissima Dominatione Vestra, dedit me ut tenellum puerum, quem nostri Gregorianum vocant, scholis, quae in hac aula sunt, in B. Ossol., 176, f. 104r quibus quattuor haec magnae habentur facultates: prima docet patientiam, sequens, non credere, alia dissimulare, ultima et haec potissima est, ingenue mentiri. Quantum in prima profecerim, ipse mihi sum conscius, in secunda cotidie audio lectiones, duae istae posteriores, subtilius quam ego habeo requirunt ingenium, et nemo in his proficere potest, nisi a natura sit ad ea inclinatus. Rogo igitur Dominationem Vestram Reverendissimam: 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 Austriamaiestatem 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 pro me intercedat, ut in primis duabus me non mediocriter eruditum revocet, ne ulterius hic immorando in sequentibus malitia vincat naturam. Credat Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima, quod mirabile in rebus practicandis hic habetur gymnasium, beatus qui intellegit, datur tamen a me opera, quod hucusque nihil aliud quam moram hanc, quam collega meus fecit, lucrati sunt. Sed exitus probabit omnia.

Istas litteras pro confirmatione pacis perpetuae ad Leo X (Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici) (*1475 – †1521), 1513-1521 popepontificemLeo X (Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici) (*1475 – †1521), 1513-1521 pope facile expedivi, quia fugi illos, quibus negotium cognitum est, et illi officiales, quos adhibui, nesciunt, ut novi in his rebus, quid fecerunt. Si quicquam aliud expediendum pro 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 Austriaserenissimo domino nostroSigismund 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, optima nunc esset commoditas; scribantur litterae ad dominum György Thurzó (Georg Turzo) (*1467 – †1521), Fuggers' agent in Hungary (in 1517 left Cracow and went to Augusburg); husband of Anna Fugger (PTAŚNIK, p. 838)Georgium TurzoGyörgy Thurzó (Georg Turzo) (*1467 – †1521), Fuggers' agent in Hungary (in 1517 left Cracow and went to Augusburg); husband of Anna Fugger (PTAŚNIK, p. 838), Augsburg (Augusta Vindelicorum), city in Germany, BavariaAugustamAugsburg (Augusta Vindelicorum), city in Germany, Bavaria. Huic descripsi ordinem, quomodo mihi mittendae sunt. Si forsan praesens non fuero, litterae redibunt. Ego adhuc credo, quod 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 AustriarexSigismund 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 me tam cito non expediet, licet causa, in qua hic sum, expediatur. Sic enim intellexi a 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)cancellarioMercurino 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). Cur tamen detineri debeam, me praeterit, nisi ob eam rem, quod dicatur: hic esse aliquis a 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 Austriarege 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, quod nomen ante meum adventum penitus vulgo fuit incognitum. Itaque Dominationi Vestrae Reverendissimae supplico, quid in his ac aliis rebus mihi amplius faciendum restat, me certiorem reddat et litteras ad dominum György Thurzó (Georg Turzo) (*1467 – †1521), Fuggers' agent in Hungary (in 1517 left Cracow and went to Augusburg); husband of Anna Fugger (PTAŚNIK, p. 838)TurzoGyörgy Thurzó (Georg Turzo) (*1467 – †1521), Fuggers' agent in Hungary (in 1517 left Cracow and went to Augusburg); husband of Anna Fugger (PTAŚNIK, p. 838) Augsburg (Augusta Vindelicorum), city in Germany, BavariaAugustamAugsburg (Augusta Vindelicorum), city in Germany, Bavaria derigat. Nullum erit periculum, sic enim hic cum factoribus The Agents of The WELSERS WelserThe Agents of The WELSERS et Gastel Fugger von Reh (*1475 – †1539), Fuggers' factor in Nürnberg and during Frankfurter trade fairs (PIRNTKE, p. 29)FuccarorumGastel Fugger von Reh (*1475 – †1539), Fuggers' factor in Nürnberg and during Frankfurter trade fairs (PIRNTKE, p. 29) disposui, si in mea absentia B. Ossol., 176, f. 104v litterae ad me perferrentur, ut rursus Augsburg (Augusta Vindelicorum), city in Germany, BavariaAugustamAugsburg (Augusta Vindelicorum), city in Germany, Bavaria remittantur. Velim enim ex quo in fatis mihi fuit, ut tamdiu hic agerem, ut 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 Austriaserenissimo domino nostroSigismund 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 bene servire possem.

Cui quaeso Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima per occasionem me et servitia mea longamque meam a viginti annis servitutem commendet et me sibi in dies commendatiorem habeat. Omnis spes mea et si quid adhuc boni in orbe mihi reliquum est, omnisque mea fortuna in manibus Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae sita est. Cui me iterum iterumque commendo.