Reverendo in [C]h[risto] Patri, 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 Ermland⌊Ioanni 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⌋], electo episcopo [Culmensi, apu]d sacram caesaream et [catholicam maiestate]m regio et nostro [oratori sincer]e nobis dilecto

Bona Sforza (*1494 – †1557), Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania (1518-1557); the second wife of Sigismund I Jagiellon; Duchess of Bari and Rossano; daughter of Gian Galeazzo Sforza of Milan and Isabella of Aragon⌊BonaBona Sforza (*1494 – †1557), Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania (1518-1557); the second wife of Sigismund I Jagiellon; Duchess of Bari and Rossano; daughter of Gian Galeazzo Sforza of Milan and Isabella of Aragon⌋ Dei gratia regina Poland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌊PoloniaePoland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌋, magna dux Lithuania⌊LituaniaeLithuania⌋, Rus (Russia)⌊RussiaeRus (Russia)⌋ totiusque Prussia, region in central Europe, bordered by Pomerania, Poland, Lithuania and Livonia. From 1466 Prussia was divided into Royal Prussia (Prussia Regalis), which was a part of the Kingdom of Poland, and Teutonic Prussia (Prussia Ordinis Theutonici) – covering the remnants of the former territory of the Teutonic Order’s state in Prussia. In 1525, the Order’s last Grand Master, Albrecht von Hohenzollern, converted to Lutheranism and became the first lay duke in former Teutonic Prussia (dux in Prussia), which from then on was called Ducal Prussia (Prussia Ducalis). At that time, as a result of the treaty of Cracow, Ducal Prussia became a fief of the kings of Poland⌊PrussiaePrussia, region in central Europe, bordered by Pomerania, Poland, Lithuania and Livonia. From 1466 Prussia was divided into Royal Prussia (Prussia Regalis), which was a part of the Kingdom of Poland, and Teutonic Prussia (Prussia Ordinis Theutonici) – covering the remnants of the former territory of the Teutonic Order’s state in Prussia. In 1525, the Order’s last Grand Master, Albrecht von Hohenzollern, converted to Lutheranism and became the first lay duke in former Teutonic Prussia (dux in Prussia), which from then on was called Ducal Prussia (Prussia Ducalis). At that time, as a result of the treaty of Cracow, Ducal Prussia became a fief of the kings of Poland⌋ ac Mazowsze (Masovia) historic region in Central Poland, before 1526 an autonomous duchy and feud of the Kingdom of Poland, from 1526 included in the Kingdom⌊MasoviaeMazowsze (Masovia) historic region in Central Poland, before 1526 an autonomous duchy and feud of the Kingdom of Poland, from 1526 included in the Kingdom⌋ etc. domina

Reverende in Christo Pater, sincere nobis dilecte.

Profectus est hinc ultima mensis praeteriti in Italy (Italia)⌊ItaliamItaly (Italia)⌋ et ad Bari (Barium, Status Barensis), duchy in southern Italy, on the Adriatic Sea, Bari was a hereditary country of Queen Bona of Poland⌊Ducatum nostrum BarensemBari (Barium, Status Barensis), duchy in southern Italy, on the Adriatic Sea, Bari was a hereditary country of Queen Bona of Poland⌋ magnificus et spectabilis 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)⌊Ludovicus AliphiusLodovico 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)⌋, burgrabius Cracoviensis, serenissimi 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⌊regisSigismund 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⌋ domini et coniugis nostri colendissimi atque noster orator, in certis negotiis illic per eum obeundis. Volumus itaque, ut Strenuitas Tua apud sacram 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⌊caesaream et catholicam 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⌋ litteras expediat ad illustrem viceregem Naepolitanum et concilium collaterale, quatenus in omnibus negotiis, quae regio et nostro nomine proposuerit, cum iusta et honesta sint, omnem favorem et benevolentiam exhibeant et illi assistant, alias quo meliori forma litterae expediri possint, expediantur, rem nobis factura Strenuitas pergratam, quam illius discretioni committimus.

Ceterum nuper allatae sunt nobis litterae ex Italia ab agentibus et officialibus nostris Neapolitanis, quibus inter alia scribunt illustrem marchionem Delgvasto obtinuisse a sacra caesarea et catholica maiestate dominium illustris marchionis de Monte Sarchio, illustrem vero ducem Malphe obtinuisse relaxationem solutionis fiscalis ad sacram caesaream maiestatem ex illius bonis pertinentis, ac etiam officium, quod vulgo dicitur iusticier, durante vita sua et unius heredis sui, et plerique alii pro officiis et servitiis suis remunerationem acceperunt. Nos vero, quae et antea et istis perturbatis temporibus multa servitia illius sacrae maiestati impendimus, nempe a mense Maii usque ad festum Nativitatis Domini [anni] praeteriti viginti quinque milia ducatorum ex ducatu nostro Barensi expendimus praeter alia exposita anni istius, de quibus nobis thesaurarius noster calculum adhuc non misit, ad haec permisimus magnificum Scipionem de Summa aliosque officiales et gentem nostram versari in exercitu caesareae maiestatis sumptibus nostris, unde officiales suae maiestatis, imprimis memoratus illustris marchio Delgvasto, illustris Alarcon, et comes Borelli, aliique milites in civitatem nostram Barensem fuerant suscepti et expensis nostris provisi, ac muneribus expleti, civesque nostri et milites, immo omnes civitates nostrae peste ab illis fuerant infectae, nam in civitate nostra Barensi tantummodo ad mensem Maii praeteriti octo milia hominum peste absumpti sunt, exceptis hominibus aliarum civitatum nostrarum, de quorum numero mortuorum nondum redditae sumus certiores. Nemo igitur non intellig[it, nos] maximam non pati iacturam tam in hominibus annuisque proventibus n[ostris quam]que in expositis huiusmodi, tamen a sacra caesarea maiestate pro meritis nostris ac [damnis] nedum gratiam aut aliquam remunerationem consequi, sed et nostris p[ropriis] libere et pacifice perfrui non possumus. Multo maiorem felicis recorda[tionis] avus suae maiestatis habuit rationem bonae memoriae illustrissimae matris nostrae servi[tiorum], nempe sacra illius maiestas pro servitio tempore belli, quod parvo tempore [duravit], exhibito, duo castra illustritati suae concesserat, nostrorum vero meritorum, qu[ae maior]a sunt, et damnorum nulla fere habetur ratio. Proinde curet Strenuitas Tua [ea omnia] sacrae illius maiestati caesareae deducere et in nostris negotiis, quae ad plenum iam cog[novit], votivam expeditionem obtinere.

Praeterea venturus est ad curiam sacrae caesareae maiestatis magnificus Scipio de Summa, [sicut] ex Tuae Strenuitatis et aliorum officialium nostrorum litteris cognovimus, ut notam illi in[ustam] deleret et innocentiam suam declararet, qui asserit a Tua Strenuitate se fuisse accu[satum]. Licet autem sciamus Strenuitatem Tuam ab ea culpa immunem esse, ut ex litteris Strenuitatis[ Tuae appa]ret, vellemus tamen, ut se illi iustificet et officiales caesareae maiestatis verum [fate]antur, ut enim nos illi id inferre numquam cogitavimus, ita et Strenuitatem Tuam ha... fecisse certo nobis persuademus et Strenuitas Tua claro vultu cum illo loquat[ur, ne] tam ipse quamque suus frater magnificus Sigismundus de Lofredo, vir auctorita[te sua] in Neapoli regno valens, aliquam de nobis aut de Tua Strenuitate haberent [suspi]cionem, neve ob hoc quippiam sinistri adversus dominia et negotia nostra [moli]rentur, nam et in illa adoha dimissa, pro qua Strenuitas Tua litteras sacrae caesareae m[aiestatis ad] concilium collaterale misit, habemus difficultatem. Vult enim concilium co[llaterale] illa gratia suis quibusdam inventionibus nos privare et adoham [omnino] exigere.

Audimus nonnullos ambire nominationem nostram apud Strenuitatem Tuam ad ecc[lesiam] Cracoviensem. Hortamur Strenuitatem Tuam, ut de hac nominatione nemini cedat, [sed] ad reditum suum ad nos differat rem ipsam, ubi de illa latius confe[remus], quandoquidem illam favere alicui etiam non posset sine scientia [et vo]luntate nostra.

Reliqua omnia committimus fidei, prudentiae et diligentiae Strenuitatis Tuae, quam bene valere optamus.

Datae 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⌋, die octava Septembris anno Domini M-o D-o XXX-o.

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