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

Affecerunt me summa voluptate litterae Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae, quas Granada (Granata), city in southern Spain, Andalusia, at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountains⌊hucGranada (Granata), city in southern Spain, Andalusia, at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountains⌋ ad me frater meus Bernhard von Höfen (Bernhard Flachsbinder) (†after 1548), Ioannes Dantiscus' brother, stayed with Dantiscus in Spain, as a member of his mission's retinue, and was used as a trusted courier to Poland at least from 1526; after 1530 Starost of Löbau⌊BernardusBernhard von Höfen (Bernhard Flachsbinder) (†after 1548), Ioannes Dantiscus' brother, stayed with Dantiscus in Spain, as a member of his mission's retinue, and was used as a trusted courier to Poland at least from 1526; after 1530 Starost of Löbau⌋ attulit, illarum enim desiderio a multo tempore flagrabam. His tam copiose, ut velim, in hac celeritate respondere non possum, dabit igitur pro sua in <me> gratia veniam.

Quod litterae meae tam incultae et prolixae maiestati regiae non displiceant, ex magno me solvit dubio, daturus sum igitur operam, dum tempus suppetet, ut, quam copiosissimas possim, transcribam semper. Quod vero tarde redduntur, id mihi imputari non debet, velim enim, quod ea hora, qua scribo, perferrentur, neque etiam diligentia ea in re maior a me desiderari potest. Fit ms. Fid(!) ⌈FitFit ms. Fid(!) ⌉ omne id, quod possum.

De rebus Prutenis satis sum edoctus. Hic ista parum curantur, cum et de Turcis, qui iam forsan sunt in Austria, adhuc nimiam curam haberi non video. Luctum quidem ob mortem serenissimi Hungariae regis in vestibus protrahimus, cum satius esset, ut armati incederemus, ad quae adhuc non video vehementem concursum fieri, immo plus timeo, ne ambitio istorum regnorum Turcis faciliorem ad nos aditum praebeat.

Quae provisionem meam spectant, adhuc de illa certum modum non habeo, a The Welsers merchant and banking family from Augsburg with close ties to Emperor Charles V⌊WelzerisThe Welsers merchant and banking family from Augsburg with close ties to Emperor Charles V⌋ hoc menstruum stipendium in mutuum per litteras cambii versus Bari, castle and city in southern Italy, capital of Duchy of Bari⌊BariumBari, castle and city in southern Italy, capital of Duchy of Bari⌋ capio. Qui si mihi ob antiquam cum The Welsers merchant and banking family from Augsburg with close ties to Emperor Charles V⌊illisThe Welsers merchant and banking family from Augsburg with close ties to Emperor Charles V⌋ consuetudinem tantum non crederent, dudum Granada (Granata), city in southern Spain, Andalusia, at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountains⌊hincGranada (Granata), city in southern Spain, Andalusia, at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountains⌋ cum ignominia forsan abire coactus fuissem. Super hoc meum stipendium pro vestibus luctus et redemptione Bernhard von Höfen (Bernhard Flachsbinder) (†after 1548), Ioannes Dantiscus' brother, stayed with Dantiscus in Spain, as a member of his mission's retinue, and was used as a trusted courier to Poland at least from 1526; after 1530 Starost of Löbau⌊fratrisBernhard von Höfen (Bernhard Flachsbinder) (†after 1548), Ioannes Dantiscus' brother, stayed with Dantiscus in Spain, as a member of his mission's retinue, and was used as a trusted courier to Poland at least from 1526; after 1530 Starost of Löbau⌋ mei, qui 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⌋, quo huc veniret, obaeratus fuerat, centum ducatos ab ipsis Fuccaris in mutuum accepi, et alios centum in meos usus necessarios, quos petii 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 Austria⌊maiestate regiaSigismund 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⌋ in servitio equorum meorum defalcari. Alias nihil habeo, et si quid aliud haberem, cum iam et proventus Columbinos impenderim, id etiam exponeretur, saltem ne fides mea qualitercumque suspecta fieret, id enim etiam hac legatione, et nihil aliud quaero, BCz, 242, p. 34 quod salvo honore, et cum gratia principum meorum redire aliquando liceat.

Quod Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima res sororis meae commodumque et dignitatem meam curae habet, habeo quas possum immortales gratias et scribere non possum, quantum ob id Dominationi Vestrae Reverendissimae debeo. Deus Optimus Maximus illi rependat, qui hanc in me propensionem suggessit, ego quidem daturus sum operam, quoad eius a me fieri potest, ne umquam ingratus offendar.

Id, quod Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima manu propria de sua aegritudine ad me perscripsit, sane intellexi, d written over i⌈idd written over i⌉edi igitur per alium medium medicum Cornelis De Schepper (Cornelius Scepperus, Cornelis De Dobbele, Cornelius Duplicius) (*1503 – †1555), erudite, diplomat in the Habsburgs' service; close friend of Ioannes Dantiscus; initially in the service of Christian II of Oldenburg, King of Denmark; 1526 secretary and councillor to Emperor Charles V of Habsburg (CE, vol. 3, p. 218-220; DE VOCHT 1961, p. 15-24)⌊Cornelii ms. um(!) ⌈ii ms. um(!) ⌉ Scepperi ms. um(!) ⌈ii ms. um(!) ⌉Cornelis De Schepper (Cornelius Scepperus, Cornelis De Dobbele, Cornelius Duplicius) (*1503 – †1555), erudite, diplomat in the Habsburgs' service; close friend of Ioannes Dantiscus; initially in the service of Christian II of Oldenburg, King of Denmark; 1526 secretary and councillor to Emperor Charles V of Habsburg (CE, vol. 3, p. 218-220; DE VOCHT 1961, p. 15-24)⌋, et ipsemet apud duos hic seniores et praestantiores medicos, operam proposuimusque illis quaestionem aegritudinis Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae, eamque, quantum potuimus, illis declaravimus, ad quam consilia sua, bene a me donati, conscripserunt, quae hic coniunxi. Isti hic habentur pro doctioribus, Latinitas tamen et ortographia non respondent, modo res ipsa prodesset Dominationi Vestrae Reverendissimae, nihil quod mihi posset accidere gratius. Unus illorum Liberale Sovrenigo (*ca. 1443 – †1527)⌊doctor LiberalisLiberale Sovrenigo (*ca. 1443 – †1527)⌋ est Venetus credo, alter doctor Alvarus est Hispanus, habenturque in magna hic aestimatione, et sunt cum caesare et cum primis dominis hic semper. Utinam consiliis suis Dominationi Vestrae Reverendissimae, quod summopere cupio, prosint.

Alia quae hic aguntur, Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima ex meis ad maiestatem regiam intelleget, hoc tamen addendum est. Dixit mihi heri nuntius serenissimi Angliae regis nuper huc missus et rursus a caesare subito expeditus, quod illi caesar heri in expeditione proprio ore dixisset, ut diceret regi suo, quod illum omnium rerum et tractatuum suorum cum rege christianissimo constitueret arbitrum, et quicquid inter eos faceret, numquam infectum habere vellet, voluitque deponere symbolum, si quis auderet, quod ante decursum trium mensium inter caesarem et regem Franciae concordia et pax confecta esse deberet. BCz, 242, p. 35 Haec inter cenandum mecum multis audientibus clare praedicabat. Is nuntius est iste, qui Fabianum meum secum per Galliam pro suo famulo tuto perduxerat ms. per dux erat (!) ⌈perduxeratperduxerat ms. per dux erat (!) ⌉, nobilis et bonus iuvenis, de quo Fabianus latius.

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⌊CaesarCharles 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⌋ accelerat ad istam Castile (Castilla, Castilia), kingdom on the Iberian Peninsula, together with the Crown of Aragon formed the foundation of the Kingdom of Spain ⌊CastiliamCastile (Castilla, Castilia), kingdom on the Iberian Peninsula, together with the Crown of Aragon formed the foundation of the Kingdom of Spain ⌋ voluitque 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)⌊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)⌋, et rogavit me seorsum, ut cum eo procederem, nescio quos tractatus mecum habiturus, suspicor de 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⌊maiestate regiaSigismund 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⌋ et post mortem serenissimi Louis II Jagiellon (*1506 – †1526), 1516-1526 King of Bohemia and Hungary; son of Ladislaus II Jagiellon King of Bohemia and Hungary, killed in the battle of Mohács, and his third wife, Anne de Foix⌊Hungariae regisLouis II Jagiellon (*1506 – †1526), 1516-1526 King of Bohemia and Hungary; son of Ladislaus II Jagiellon King of Bohemia and Hungary, killed in the battle of Mohács, and his third wife, Anne de Foix⌋ de istis regnis. Iturus sum cum 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)⌊eoMercurino 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)⌋, si mulas pro sarcinis meis habuero, de quibus summa nunc est difficultas, laborat tamen pro me 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)⌊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)⌋, qui etiam adhuc aliquibus eget. Numquam vidi curiam tam male ordinatam, ut est ista. Non habetur hic respectus personarum, immo despectus. Quae turbae hic esse solent in exitu, Fabian Wojanowski (Fabian of Dąbrówka, Fabian Damerau) (†1540), courtier of King Sigismund I Jagiellon and Queen Bona Sforza, German tutor to their son Sigismund II Augustus. In 1531 he went back to his family name Damerau; Dantiscus' companion on his mission to Emperor Charles V and his successor as a royal envoy at the Imperial court; 1539-1540 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) (from 1538 coadiutor of Henryk von Snellenberg by Dantiscus' patronage) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 49; SBKW, p. 37)⌊FabianusFabian Wojanowski (Fabian of Dąbrówka, Fabian Damerau) (†1540), courtier of King Sigismund I Jagiellon and Queen Bona Sforza, German tutor to their son Sigismund II Augustus. In 1531 he went back to his family name Damerau; Dantiscus' companion on his mission to Emperor Charles V and his successor as a royal envoy at the Imperial court; 1539-1540 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) (from 1538 coadiutor of Henryk von Snellenberg by Dantiscus' patronage) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 49; SBKW, p. 37)⌋ referet.

Quod reliquum est, commendo me cum Georg von Höfen (Georg Flachsbinder, Georgius de Curiis) (†after 1550-02-07), Ioannes Dantiscus' brother; Starosta of Rössel (HARTMANN 1525-1550, No. 584, 586, 588; AGAD, MK, 77, f. 385-386v)⌊fratre meo GeorgioGeorg von Höfen (Georg Flachsbinder, Georgius de Curiis) (†after 1550-02-07), Ioannes Dantiscus' brother; Starosta of Rössel (HARTMANN 1525-1550, No. 584, 586, 588; AGAD, MK, 77, f. 385-386v)⌋ humiliter Dominationi Vestrae Reverendissimae et rogo qua coepit me gratia prosequatur, efficiatque, ut aliquando ex his turbinibus redire possim. Si in eis vivendum est, cf. Gel. 1.17.3 ⌊malo{s} illos domi quam foris perpeticf. Gel. 1.17.3 ⌋. Reverendissimo domino Premisliensi ad praesens scribere non potui, commendo me, et illi omnia fausta precor.

Dat(ae) or Dat(um)⌈Dat(ae)Dat(ae) or Dat(um)⌉ 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⌋ in Betica Hispaniae, sexta die Decembris anno Domini 1526

Reverendissimae Dominationis 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 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⌋