Doleo vehementer, Reverendissime Domine, quod cf. Juan de COMALONGA to Ioannes DANTISCUS Vienna, 1532-10-06 or shortly after, CIDTC IDL 6636, letter lost⌊litterae meaecf. Juan de COMALONGA to Ioannes DANTISCUS Vienna, 1532-10-06 or shortly after, CIDTC IDL 6636, letter lost⌋, quas ex Vienna (Wien, Vienna), city in eastern Austria, on the Danube river⌊ViennaVienna (Wien, Vienna), city in eastern Austria, on the Danube river⌋, dum eam calamitosam, seu verius nos calamitosi, egrederemur, ad Dominationem Tuam scripsi non absque maximo animi mei maerore, qui eo mane 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)⌊ValdesiumAlfonso 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)⌋ nostrum, amicorum optimum, humi iacentem relinqueram, ad te allatae non fuerint. Sed cui dederim, certe ita omnia turbata erant, ut vix putarem ms. putaram(!)
⌈putaremputarem ms. putaram(!)
⌉ eas ad te afferre posse, obvius enim mihi fuit Polonus miles e castris 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⌊caesarisCharles 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⌋ Vienna (Wien, Vienna), city in eastern Austria, on the Danube river⌊ViennamVienna (Wien, Vienna), city in eastern Austria, on the Danube river⌋ rediens, qui tametsi Latine non loqueretur, symbolis quantum percipere potuit, pollicitus fuit se litteras missurum, quibus Dominationi Tuae res Turcicas, caesaris expeditionem, Hispanicos apparatus, labores nostros ac denique reliqua copiosius scripseram quam ex Padova (Patavium, Padua), city in northern Italy, Veneto, on the Bacchiglione river, 40 km N of Venice⌊PatavioPadova (Patavium, Padua), city in northern Italy, Veneto, on the Bacchiglione river, 40 km N of Venice⌋ ad Danube (Dunaj, Donau), river in central and eastern Europe⌊DanubiumDanube (Dunaj, Donau), river in central and eastern Europe⌋, id officium nempe observaturus, quamvis 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)⌊ValdesiumAlfonso 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)⌋, qui iam pridem illud observabat, fata nobis reli{n}quissent. Is enim Dominationis Tuae erga me amor et tui nominis commemoratio efficiebant, ut te absentem ceu praesentem litteris saltem venerari deberem. Sed quo animi dolore res postea evenerint, vix possem litteris exprimere, quod et multos dies non solum 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)⌊ValdesiumAlfonso 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)⌋ luxi, sed et nostrum Mauritius Ferber (*1471 – †1537), doctor of both canon and civil law; from 1507 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and Lübeck; from 1514 Canon of Trier; 1512-1515 parish priest of the Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Gdańsk (Danzig); from 1516 Custos of Ermland and parish priest of the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Gdańsk; from 1519 Canon of Dorpat; from 1523 Canon of Revel; 1523-1537 Bishop of Ermland (KOPICZKO 2, p. 71-72; SBKW, p. 59-60)⌊Culmensem antistitemMauritius Ferber (*1471 – †1537), doctor of both canon and civil law; from 1507 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and Lübeck; from 1514 Canon of Trier; 1512-1515 parish priest of the Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Gdańsk (Danzig); from 1516 Custos of Ermland and parish priest of the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Gdańsk; from 1519 Canon of Dorpat; from 1523 Canon of Revel; 1523-1537 Bishop of Ermland (KOPICZKO 2, p. 71-72; SBKW, p. 59-60)⌋, quem nescio quis humanus genius ab hac luce migrasse affirmabat, luxissemque adhuc, nisi Hieronymus Sailer (Hieronymus Seiler) (*1495 – †1559), in 1524 agent of the Welsers' company in Spain, and later, from 1528, in Venezuela. After his return to Europe, he dealt with the Welsers' affairs at the Spanish court, in 1540 he became their agent in Antwerp. Son-in-law of Bartholomäus Welser (; POCIECHA 4, p. 260; NDB, Bd. 22, p. 355-356)⌊Hieronymus SaylerHieronymus Sailer (Hieronymus Seiler) (*1495 – †1559), in 1524 agent of the Welsers' company in Spain, and later, from 1528, in Venezuela. After his return to Europe, he dealt with the Welsers' affairs at the Spanish court, in 1540 he became their agent in Antwerp. Son-in-law of Bartholomäus Welser (; POCIECHA 4, p. 260; NDB, Bd. 22, p. 355-356)⌋ contubernalis tuam optimam valetudinem nuntiasset, qui et te bene valere et in angulo isto reiectis aulicis negotiis felicem cum utraque uxore vivere, hominem non modo tristem non reddidit, sed felicissimum et periucundum confirmavit ac cum primum id mihi superioribus diebus Hieronimus nuntiavit (celebrabat enim de more tunc superinscribed⌈tunctunc superinscribed⌉ 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⌋ in Spain (Hispania)⌊HispaniaSpain (Hispania)⌋ Citeriore publica comitia) memor Hyspanici, quod vetulae autumant, adagii, eum decennium adhuc victurum, quem antea vita functum praedixissent, more The Romans inhabitants of ancient Roman Republic/Empire⌊RomanorumThe Romans inhabitants of ancient Roman Republic/Empire⌋ annum clima<c>tericium seu intercalarem festivantium, non ordine neque ullo more convivii, sed catervatim contubernales tui compo written over e(?)⌈e(?)oo written over e(?)⌉tavimus et Inte, prius scriba rationum, omnium facetissimus, deinde et Rodrigo Ronquillo (*1471 – †1552), became notorious for his severity in repressing the Revolt of the Communeros in Castile in 1520; alcalde of Zamora (WRIGHT, p. VI)⌊RonquillusRodrigo Ronquillo (*1471 – †1552), became notorious for his severity in repressing the Revolt of the Communeros in Castile in 1520; alcalde of Zamora (WRIGHT, p. VI)⌋, et postea reliqui patera, divi nostri Martini lacrimis plena, virtutis et amoris tui memores laetabundi concurrerunt. Vivat et bibat ms. bivat(!)
⌈bibatbibat ms. bivat(!)
⌉, inquiunt, praesul noster, qui nos tam diu epulis interioribus et exterioribus pavit, vivamus bibamusque adscribed⌈queque adscribed⌉ et nos, ut tanti viri memoriam diutissime celebremus. Libet enim et aliquantulum iocari et laetari, et tametsi ad Dominationem Tuam rursus scribere decreveram idque fecissem, si 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 SceperiCornelis 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)⌋ discessum praesciissem, movit me nunc tamen magis tua singularis humanitas et tui Comalongae, mancipiorum minimi, memoria, quod et cf. [Ioannes DANTISCUS] to [Juan de COMALONGA] Löbau (Lubawa), 1534-01-11, CIDTC IDL 1086;
Ioannes DANTISCUS to Juan de COMALONGA before 1534-01-11, CIDTC IDL 6498, letter lost⌊binascf. [Ioannes DANTISCUS] to [Juan de COMALONGA] Löbau (Lubawa), 1534-01-11, CIDTC IDL 1086;
Ioannes DANTISCUS to Juan de COMALONGA before 1534-01-11, CIDTC IDL 6498, letter lost⌋ scripseris litteras, quarum cf. [Ioannes DANTISCUS] to [Juan de COMALONGA] Löbau (Lubawa), 1534-01-11, CIDTC IDL 1086⌊ultimacf. [Ioannes DANTISCUS] to [Juan de COMALONGA] Löbau (Lubawa), 1534-01-11, CIDTC IDL 1086⌋ huc tantum perventa est et me non de postremis, ut ais, non vulgariter caris huius aulae amicis, litteris
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confirmaveris, pro quibus gratias Dominationi Tuae refero ingentes eamque summopere rogo, ut quocumque casu mei memor sis tibique persuadeas 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)⌊ValdesiumAlfonso 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)⌋ adhuc vivere, Tuae Dominationis enixissimum cultorem, cuius necessitudines perinde ac proprias iure quodam hereditario colo et, quamvis indignus, negotia Neapolitana ab illius obitu aliqua in parte iussu nostri commendatoris maioris legionis, cui ex sententia cuncta succedunt, ago, in qua re si aliquid Dominationi Tuae aut 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
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⌊serenissimis regibus tuisSigismund 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
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⌋ praestare potero, vires enim exiguae sunt, experiaris hominem, alioqui pro temporis condicione fluctuantem, tuo tamen obsequio deditissimum.
Ceterum, quod ad te hinc scribam novi, habeo nihil, nisi 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⌋ et probably 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⌊Augustamprobably 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⌋ cum stirpe bene valere et contubernales illos tuos praecipuos, commendatorem et Nicolas Perrenot de Granvelle (*1484 – †1550), doctor of both canon and civil law, one of the most trusted advisors of Emperor Charles V, in 1519 entered the service of Charles V, in 1521 took part in the Habsburg-French negotiations in Calais, in 1529 in peace negotiations with the Roman Curia and the Italian states, and later, in 1538, in the conference of Nice between Charles V and Francis I; prominent official and advisor of Charles V and of Margaret of Austria in the administration of the County of Burgundy and of the Habsburg Netherlands, collaborator of Chancellor Gattinara, 1530 secretary of State for German and Netherlandish affairs and Chancellor of the Kingdom of Sicily and Naples (he replaced Gattinara after his death in the position of Grand Chancellor, although not using the title); imperial envoy to France (several times up to 1528) (CE, vol. 3, p. 68-70; DURME 1964; ANTONY 2006)⌊GranvelamNicolas Perrenot de Granvelle (*1484 – †1550), doctor of both canon and civil law, one of the most trusted advisors of Emperor Charles V, in 1519 entered the service of Charles V, in 1521 took part in the Habsburg-French negotiations in Calais, in 1529 in peace negotiations with the Roman Curia and the Italian states, and later, in 1538, in the conference of Nice between Charles V and Francis I; prominent official and advisor of Charles V and of Margaret of Austria in the administration of the County of Burgundy and of the Habsburg Netherlands, collaborator of Chancellor Gattinara, 1530 secretary of State for German and Netherlandish affairs and Chancellor of the Kingdom of Sicily and Naples (he replaced Gattinara after his death in the position of Grand Chancellor, although not using the title); imperial envoy to France (several times up to 1528) (CE, vol. 3, p. 68-70; DURME 1964; ANTONY 2006)⌋, caesaris negotia felicissime regere neminemque alium adhuc nobis illuxisse, qui apud caesarem tantum valeat.
Hyspanicae res deinde omnes in maxima tranquillitate, non bellorum sarcinae neque cantus signorum bellici apparatus magis nos opprimunt, sed de congerendis rursus pecuniis in thecatiis Gallicis, quae probably Medina del Campo, town and castle in central Spain, Castile and León, 45 km SW of Valladolid⌊Metinaeprobably Medina del Campo, town and castle in central Spain, Castile and León, 45 km SW of Valladolid⌋ (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⌊caesarisCharles 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⌋ aerarium) paene pro Pannonica expeditione exhausta remanserant deque statuendis publicis negotiis The Spaniards ⌊HispanorumThe Spaniards ⌋ solummodo agere, ex quibus haud parvam pecuniam caesar sibi comparat, adiunctis etiam clericorum donis, vulgo medios fructu written over e⌈euu written over e⌉s nuncupatis, et diplomatibus quadragesimalibus, quae nullam aerarii partem vacuam esse patientur, deinde cf. Plin. Nat. VIII 42 unde etiam vulgare Graeciae dictum semper aliquid novi Africam afferre ⌊semper aliquid novi ex novo orbe afferricf. Plin. Nat. VIII 42 unde etiam vulgare Graeciae dictum semper aliquid novi Africam afferre ⌋, de quibus ut diffusius certior efficiaris, litteras illinc adventas, seu earum exemplar, praesentibus intercludere decrevi, non quod mireris caesaris aut Hispanorum fortunam, sed in qua condicione aetas nostra exsistat et quibus Deus Optimus Maximus donis et largitionibus populum et gregem suum Christianum in dies afficiat, qui te incolumem diutissime servet.
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confirmaveris, pro quibus gratias Dominationi Tuae refero ingentes eamque summopere rogo, ut quocumque casu mei memor sis tibique persuadeas