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Letter #1583

Martinus NIBSCHITZ (NIPSZYC) to Ioannes DANTISCUS
Bologna, 1537-03-05
            received [1537]-04-11

Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in Latin, AAWO, AB, D. 4, f. 97-98

Auxiliary sources:
1register in German, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8248 (TK 10), f. 398-399

 

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Reverendissime in Christo Pater et Domine, domine gratiosissime.

Servitiorum meorum humilem commendationem.

Quanta me laetitia cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Martinus NIBSCHITZ (NIPSZYC) ca. 1536-12-24, CIDTC IDL 7398, letter lost⌊litteraecf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Martinus NIBSCHITZ (NIPSZYC) ca. 1536-12-24, CIDTC IDL 7398, letter lost⌋ Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae affecerint, cum intelligerem eandem in coadiutorem Ermland (Warmia, Varmia), diocese and ecclesiastical principality in northeastern Poland, 1466-1772 within the Kingdom of Poland, Royal Prussia⌊episcopatus WarmiensisErmland (Warmia, Varmia), diocese and ecclesiastical principality in northeastern Poland, 1466-1772 within the Kingdom of Poland, Royal Prussia⌋ tandem electam, scribi nequit, multo minus eidem satis digne congratulari, vel ipsi potius Royal Prussia (Prussia Regalis), region, part of Prussia annexed to the Kingdom of Poland in 1466 under the provisions of the Second Peace of Thorn⌊PrussiaeRoyal Prussia (Prussia Regalis), region, part of Prussia annexed to the Kingdom of Poland in 1466 under the provisions of the Second Peace of Thorn⌋ ac toti Poland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌊PoloniaePoland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌋ possum, quae eam nacta praesulem, qui non solum domi consilio, prudentia et auctoritate sua, verum etiam apud exterarum nationum ac totius Christianitatis principes et monarchas summos, si aliqua ingrueret necessitas, quod aliquando, quod nolim, fieri possit, illi multum prodesse et ab omnibus imminentibus periculis liberare potest. Apud quos quantum, et praecipue apud serenissimos 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⌊Romanorum regemFerdinand 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⌋ et 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⌊imperatoremCharles 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⌋, Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima possit, cum antea ex scriptis illorum, dum inutilis servus Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae essem, cognoverim, tum praecipue, cum cum domino 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)⌊FabianoFabian 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)⌋ in aula utriusque essem, a plurimis summis viris audivi nullum ex omnibus aliorum principum et regum oratoribus ita acceptum et tantae auctoritatis apud imperatoriam maiestatem fuisse, neque hodie esse quemquam, ut Dominatio Vestra tunc temporis fuerit et adhuc, etiam absens, est.

Optarem et maximopere aliquem ex malevolis detrectatoribus et calumniatoribus Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae spectatorem et auditorem summae laudis et numquam intermoriturae gloriae eiusdem in tam longinquis et variis regionibus apud summos infimosque partae affuisse, profecto non dubitarem eum cum aliis omnibus ultro sine omni mora veniam malignitatis et calumniarum supplices a Dominatione Vestra Reverendissima petituros.

Quod ad me attinet, quas exiguitas mea potest Dominationi Vestrae Reverendissimae pro tanta sua benevolentia et gratia, qua me homuncionem immeritum cum praesentem, tum etiam absentem suis gratiosissimis litteris prosecuta est, immortales ago gratias habiturusque, dum vivam.

Missa mihi nuper est pecuniola quaedam a father of Martinus NIBSCHITZ ⌊patrefather of Martinus NIBSCHITZ ⌋ meo, ut Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima scit, et una scriptum, quod ea me debeam sustentare per annum istum, et postea, nisi res aliter citra gravamen illius ferret, redire domum, se enim plurimis aliis liberi[s], quibus non minus, quam mihi debeat, gravatum nihil amplius mih[i] mittere posse. Quod cum ita se habere sciam neque velim antea gravato plus oneris et molestiae afferre, consilium secundum tempus et modum facultatum ineundum erit. cf. Hor. Epist. 1.1.15 ⌊Quocumque me rapiet tempestas, deferar hospes.cf. Hor. Epist. 1.1.15 ⌋ Interim secundum consilium Dominationis [Vestrae] Reverendissimae Horatiani illlius et, quod antea parietibus inscribere sole[t], nunc, quod sibi velit, re ipsa edoctus, memor, meo me metiar pede.

Cum autem Dominationem Vestram Reverendissimam nec non dominum Nikolaus Nibschitz (Mikołaj Nipszyc) (*ca. 1483 – †1541), royal courtier, diplomat in the service of Sigismund I and Albrecht von Hohenzollern-Ansbach, Dantiscus' friend; from 1525 until his death an official representative of Duke Albrecht at the Cracow royal court; from 1532 royal secretary; 1519 royal envoy to Albrecht von Hohenzollern, Grand Master of the Teutonic Order, 1525, 1526 envoy to Hungary, 1527 envoy to the Congress in Wrocław, 1531-1533, 1537 envoy to Ferdinand I of Habsburg, 1535-1537, 1540 envoy to Brandenburg, 1536 envoy to the estates of Livonia⌊agnatum meumNikolaus Nibschitz (Mikołaj Nipszyc) (*ca. 1483 – †1541), royal courtier, diplomat in the service of Sigismund I and Albrecht von Hohenzollern-Ansbach, Dantiscus' friend; from 1525 until his death an official representative of Duke Albrecht at the Cracow royal court; from 1532 royal secretary; 1519 royal envoy to Albrecht von Hohenzollern, Grand Master of the Teutonic Order, 1525, 1526 envoy to Hungary, 1527 envoy to the Congress in Wrocław, 1531-1533, 1537 envoy to Ferdinand I of Habsburg, 1535-1537, 1540 envoy to Brandenburg, 1536 envoy to the estates of Livonia⌋, singulare[m] servitorem Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae, plurimos in aula 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⌊Romanorum 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⌋ amicos et dominos, quod Dominationem Vestram Reverendissimam plurimum colunt et observant, et dominum agnatum favore et benevolentia complectuntur, habere non igno[ro], maxima teneor spe me facile per intercessionem eorundem, quo[d] iam antea a Dominatione Vestra Reverendissima factum est, locum et condiciunculam aliquam obtenturum. Neque Dominationem Vestram Reverendissimam fugit, quid favor et promotio istis in locis, ut ubique possit, et occasionem se offeren[tem] non spernendam, quae per utrosque maxima videtur dari, facillim[e] id expediri posse, cum nihil aliud, quod ad gratiam et benevolentiam utriusque accedat, quam parum atramenti et chartae opus sit.

Quare cum Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima domino Nikolaus Nibschitz (Mikołaj Nipszyc) (*ca. 1483 – †1541), royal courtier, diplomat in the service of Sigismund I and Albrecht von Hohenzollern-Ansbach, Dantiscus' friend; from 1525 until his death an official representative of Duke Albrecht at the Cracow royal court; from 1532 royal secretary; 1519 royal envoy to Albrecht von Hohenzollern, Grand Master of the Teutonic Order, 1525, 1526 envoy to Hungary, 1527 envoy to the Congress in Wrocław, 1531-1533, 1537 envoy to Ferdinand I of Habsburg, 1535-1537, 1540 envoy to Brandenburg, 1536 envoy to the estates of Livonia⌊agnato meoNikolaus Nibschitz (Mikołaj Nipszyc) (*ca. 1483 – †1541), royal courtier, diplomat in the service of Sigismund I and Albrecht von Hohenzollern-Ansbach, Dantiscus' friend; from 1525 until his death an official representative of Duke Albrecht at the Cracow royal court; from 1532 royal secretary; 1519 royal envoy to Albrecht von Hohenzollern, Grand Master of the Teutonic Order, 1525, 1526 envoy to Hungary, 1527 envoy to the Congress in Wrocław, 1531-1533, 1537 envoy to Ferdinand I of Habsburg, 1535-1537, 1540 envoy to Brandenburg, 1536 envoy to the estates of Livonia⌋ scribet, ut aliquam de hoc meliori modo, quemadmodum optime novit, mentionem facere et rem ipsam postea, si utrique ita videbitur, exequi et ad effectum deducere non dedignetur, humillime precor, salvo tamen meliori iudicio et consilio utriusque. Quibus me omnino subicio, quicquid enim de me statuerint, mihi iussa capessere fas est etc.

Quod Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima reculas meas ab interitu liberari fecerit, agnosco solitam et ineffabilem gratiam eiusdem, quod curam suam ad reculas etiam meas parvi momenti extenderit Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima.

Statum rerum hic pauc[is] accipiat Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima. 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 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⌋ brevi Italy (Italia)⌊ItaliaeItaly (Italia)⌋ appropinquatu[ram] fertur ad obviandum insultibus The Ottoman Turks (Turcae) ⌊TurcharumThe Ottoman Turks (Turcae) ⌋, quos maxima classe adventuros dicitur, et Francis I of Valois (*1494 – †1547), 1515-1547 King of France; son of Charles, Count of Angoulême, and Louise of Savoy⌊regis GalliaeFrancis I of Valois (*1494 – †1547), 1515-1547 King of France; son of Charles, Count of Angoulême, and Louise of Savoy⌋. Habuit 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⌊maiestas eiusCharles 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⌋ per totam hiemem et adhuc in Italy (Italia)⌊ItaliaItaly (Italia)⌋, in oppido Asti, city in northwestern Italy (Piedmont)⌊AstAsti, city in northwestern Italy (Piedmont)⌋ et circumiacentibus locis, satis magnum praesidium ad 16 millia peditum, duo millia et quingentos equites levis armaturae. Supremus capitaneus est Alfonso d' Avalos d' Aquino (*1502 – †1546), Marquis of Pescara and Vasto, Italian condottiere in the service of Emperor Charles V, 1525 participant in the Battle of Pavia, in 1544 defeated by the French at the Battle of Ceresole; 1538-1546 governor of the Duchy of Milan; from 1542 commander of the imperial army in Italy (KOHLER 2000, p. 272)⌊Marchio de GuastoAlfonso d' Avalos d' Aquino (*1502 – †1546), Marquis of Pescara and Vasto, Italian condottiere in the service of Emperor Charles V, 1525 participant in the Battle of Pavia, in 1544 defeated by the French at the Battle of Ceresole; 1538-1546 governor of the Duchy of Milan; from 1542 commander of the imperial army in Italy (KOHLER 2000, p. 272)⌋.

Florence (Firenze, Fiorenza, Florentia), city in central Italy, the capital of the province of Toscana (Tuscany)⌊FlorentiaFlorence (Firenze, Fiorenza, Florentia), city in central Italy, the capital of the province of Toscana (Tuscany)⌋ ab imperialibus adhuc obtinetur, inter quos est Bernhard von Cles (Bernardo Clesio, Bernhard von Glöss) (*1485 – †1539), humanist and diplomat; Chancellor of the King of Romans, Ferdinand I Habsburg (later Emperor), from 1515-1539 Bishop of Trent (appointed 1514), 1530 Cardinal, 1539 Bishop of Brixen⌊cardinalis TridentinusBernhard von Cles (Bernardo Clesio, Bernhard von Glöss) (*1485 – †1539), humanist and diplomat; Chancellor of the King of Romans, Ferdinand I Habsburg (later Emperor), from 1515-1539 Bishop of Trent (appointed 1514), 1530 Cardinal, 1539 Bishop of Brixen⌋, cardinales Giovanni Salviati (*1490 – †1553), nephew of Pope Leo X, friend and correspondent ot Niccolò Machiavelli; 1517 cardinal, 1520-1550 bishop of Ferrara, 1543-1546 bishop of Albano, 1546–1553 bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina, protonotary apostolic, papal legate in France⌊SalviatiGiovanni Salviati (*1490 – †1553), nephew of Pope Leo X, friend and correspondent ot Niccolò Machiavelli; 1517 cardinal, 1520-1550 bishop of Ferrara, 1543-1546 bishop of Albano, 1546–1553 bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina, protonotary apostolic, papal legate in France⌋, Rodolfo Pio (*1500 – †1564)⌊RudolphusRodolfo Pio (*1500 – †1564)⌋ et Niccolò Gaddi (*1499 – †1552)⌊de GadisNiccolò Gaddi (*1499 – †1552)⌋, The Strozzi old Florentine family, rivals of the House of Medici⌊StrociiThe Strozzi old Florentine family, rivals of the House of Medici⌋ et multi alii exules Citizens of Florence ⌊FlorentiniCitizens of Florence ⌋, qui caelum terra mixturos se putabant, post multas hinc inde machinationes et practicas, infecta re, tandem huc venerunt et ad duos menses hic apud legatum nepotem Paul III (Alessandro Farnese) (*1468 – †1549), 1493 elevated to cardinal; 1524 Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia; 1534-1549 Pope⌊pontificisPaul III (Alessandro Farnese) (*1468 – †1549), 1493 elevated to cardinal; 1524 Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia; 1534-1549 Pope⌋ fuerunt. Missa sunt Florence (Firenze, Fiorenza, Florentia), city in central Italy, the capital of the province of Toscana (Tuscany)⌊FlorentiamFlorence (Firenze, Fiorenza, Florentia), city in central Italy, the capital of the province of Toscana (Tuscany)⌋ tria millia The Spaniards ⌊HispanorumThe Spaniards ⌋, mille et quingenti The Germans ⌊GermaniThe Germans ⌋ milites. Citizens of the Republic of Venice ⌊VenetiCitizens of the Republic of Venice ⌋ dicuntur se bene pro 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⌊imperatoreCharles 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⌋, quantum ad Suleiman the Magnificent (*1494 – †1566), 1520-1566 Sultan of the Ottoman Empire⌊TurchamSuleiman the Magnificent (*1494 – †1566), 1520-1566 Sultan of the Ottoman Empire⌋ attinet, gerere et tribus illius legatis tale responsum dedisse, quod non satis bene contenti discesserint.

Vernum hoc tempus mirabilia secum afferet. Deus Optimus Maximus omnia ad bonum finem deducat.

Ioannes Campensis (Jan van Campen, Ioannes de Campo) (*1491 – †1538), Netherlandish classical philologist and Hebraist, author of a paraphrase of the Book of Psalms from Hebrew to Latin and a Hebrew grammar, in 1531 lecturer at the Collegium Trilingue of Louvain University (CE, vol. 1, p. 255-256)⌊CampensisIoannes Campensis (Jan van Campen, Ioannes de Campo) (*1491 – †1538), Netherlandish classical philologist and Hebraist, author of a paraphrase of the Book of Psalms from Hebrew to Latin and a Hebrew grammar, in 1531 lecturer at the Collegium Trilingue of Louvain University (CE, vol. 1, p. 255-256)⌋ adhuc Rome (Roma), city in central Italy, on the Tiber river, seat of the Holy See⌊RomaeRome (Roma), city in central Italy, on the Tiber river, seat of the Holy See⌋ persistit apud cardinalem Gasparo Contarini (*1483 – †1542), philosopher and theologian, Venetian diplomat; member of papal commission for church reform in years 1536-1540, withdrawn from its work under suspition of supporting the Reformation; 1515 Venetian avogador del comun; 1521-1525 ambassador to emperor Charles V; 1525 captain of Brescia; 1530 head of the Venetian Council of Ten; 1535 elevated to cardinal; 1541 papal legate to the diet of Regensburg (CE, vol. 1, p. 334-335)⌊ContarinumGasparo Contarini (*1483 – †1542), philosopher and theologian, Venetian diplomat; member of papal commission for church reform in years 1536-1540, withdrawn from its work under suspition of supporting the Reformation; 1515 Venetian avogador del comun; 1521-1525 ambassador to emperor Charles V; 1525 captain of Brescia; 1530 head of the Venetian Council of Ten; 1535 elevated to cardinal; 1541 papal legate to the diet of Regensburg (CE, vol. 1, p. 334-335)⌋. Misi Ioannes Campensis (Jan van Campen, Ioannes de Campo) (*1491 – †1538), Netherlandish classical philologist and Hebraist, author of a paraphrase of the Book of Psalms from Hebrew to Latin and a Hebrew grammar, in 1531 lecturer at the Collegium Trilingue of Louvain University (CE, vol. 1, p. 255-256)⌊illiIoannes Campensis (Jan van Campen, Ioannes de Campo) (*1491 – †1538), Netherlandish classical philologist and Hebraist, author of a paraphrase of the Book of Psalms from Hebrew to Latin and a Hebrew grammar, in 1531 lecturer at the Collegium Trilingue of Louvain University (CE, vol. 1, p. 255-256)⌋ cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Ioannes CAMPENSIS (Jan van CAMPEN) 1536-12-24, CIDTC IDL 6567, letter lost⌊litterascf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Ioannes CAMPENSIS (Jan van CAMPEN) 1536-12-24, CIDTC IDL 6567, letter lost⌋ Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae. Ubi aliquid responsi ab Ioannes Campensis (Jan van Campen, Ioannes de Campo) (*1491 – †1538), Netherlandish classical philologist and Hebraist, author of a paraphrase of the Book of Psalms from Hebrew to Latin and a Hebrew grammar, in 1531 lecturer at the Collegium Trilingue of Louvain University (CE, vol. 1, p. 255-256)⌊eoIoannes Campensis (Jan van Campen, Ioannes de Campo) (*1491 – †1538), Netherlandish classical philologist and Hebraist, author of a paraphrase of the Book of Psalms from Hebrew to Latin and a Hebrew grammar, in 1531 lecturer at the Collegium Trilingue of Louvain University (CE, vol. 1, p. 255-256)⌋ recepero, Dominationem Vestram Reverendissimam non celabo.

Quod superest, me in gratiam Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae, quam Deus Optimus Maximus Nestoreos in annos felicissimam conservet et prosperet in omnibus, humillime commendo.