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Letter #162

Jan ZAMBOCKI to Ioannes DANTISCUS
Orany, 1522-09-17


Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in Latin, autograph, BCz, 243, p. 7-8
2copy in Latin, 18th-century, BCz, 35 (TN), No. 68, p. [1-2] missed in numbering after p. 302
3copy in Latin, 18th-century, BCz, 35 (TN), No. 69, p. 303-304
4copy in Latin, 18th-century, BCz, 262, p. 83-84

Auxiliary sources:
1register in Polish, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8245 (TK 7), f. 173

Prints:
1AT 6 No. 90, p. 107-108 (in extenso)
2RDHD 1889 No. 10692, p. 1272 (Latin register, selective - only Danish matters)

 

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Generoso 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⌋ ... [sereni]ssimi domini domini 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⌊Sigismundi 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⌋ Poland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌊[Poloniae]Poland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌋ secretario et ad 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⌋ oratori, amico carissimo

Salutem.

Si nunc vales bene est, ego valeo.

Nam paucis ante diebus valuisse te ex cf. [Ioannes DANTISCUS] to Sigismund I Jagiellon Nuremberg, 1522-07-28, CIDTC IDL 157;
Ioannes DANTISCUS to Piotr TOMICKI Nuremberg, ca. 1522-07-28, CIDTC IDL 7032, letter lost;
Ioannes DANTISCUS to Andrzej KRZYCKI (CRICIUS) Nuremberg, ca. 1522-07-28, CIDTC IDL 7033, letter lost⌊litteriscf. [Ioannes DANTISCUS] to Sigismund I Jagiellon Nuremberg, 1522-07-28, CIDTC IDL 157;
Ioannes DANTISCUS to Piotr TOMICKI Nuremberg, ca. 1522-07-28, CIDTC IDL 7032, letter lost;
Ioannes DANTISCUS to Andrzej KRZYCKI (CRICIUS) Nuremberg, ca. 1522-07-28, CIDTC IDL 7033, letter lost⌋ tuis, quas Nuremberg (Nürnberg, Norimberga), city in Germany, Bavaria⌊NurimbergaNuremberg (Nürnberg, Norimberga), city in Germany, Bavaria⌋ huc misisti, satis constat, sed tu, cf. Ov. Ep. 1.41 ⌊o nimium nimiumque oblite tuorumcf. Ov. Ep. 1.41 ⌋ etc. de amantissimis et cupidissimis tui ne iota quidem etc. cum tamen probe scias omnium tuorum scriptorum, quae ex provinciis tuis huc mittere soles, mihi copiam legendi fieri, quorum tamen ego, humilis fortasse et sine auctoritate et pondere, fidissimus tamen et faventissimus laudator atque applausor fieri soleo. Si ad 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)⌊dominum PosnaniensemPiotr 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)⌋ episcopum cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Piotr TOMICKI Nuremberg, ca. 1522-07-28, CIDTC IDL 7032, letter lost⌊scribenscf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Piotr TOMICKI Nuremberg, ca. 1522-07-28, CIDTC IDL 7032, letter lost⌋ mihi salutem adscribere dedignabaris, saltem in Andrzej Krzycki (Andreas Cricius) (*1482 – †1537), humanist, neo-Latin poet, diplomat, correspondent of Erasmus of Rotterdam; in 1525 he took part in the negotiations leading to the secularisation of the state of the Teutonic Order; from 1504 Canon of Poznań (from 1511 Scholastic, from 1519 Provost); from 1512 Canon of Cracow, Scholastic of Płock, and secretary to the first wife of Sigismund I Jagiellon, Barbara Zápolya; 1515-1523 royal secretary; 1518-1530 Provost of the Chapter of St. Florian in Cracow; 1522-1525 Bishop of Przemyśl; 1525-1527 Bishop of Poznań; 1527-1535 Bishop of Płock; 1535-1537 Archbishop of Gniezno, Primate of Poland (PSB 15, p.544-549)⌊CriciiAndrzej Krzycki (Andreas Cricius) (*1482 – †1537), humanist, neo-Latin poet, diplomat, correspondent of Erasmus of Rotterdam; in 1525 he took part in the negotiations leading to the secularisation of the state of the Teutonic Order; from 1504 Canon of Poznań (from 1511 Scholastic, from 1519 Provost); from 1512 Canon of Cracow, Scholastic of Płock, and secretary to the first wife of Sigismund I Jagiellon, Barbara Zápolya; 1515-1523 royal secretary; 1518-1530 Provost of the Chapter of St. Florian in Cracow; 1522-1525 Bishop of Przemyśl; 1525-1527 Bishop of Poznań; 1527-1535 Bishop of Płock; 1535-1537 Archbishop of Gniezno, Primate of Poland (PSB 15, p.544-549)⌋ cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Andrzej KRZYCKI (CRICIUS) Nuremberg, ca. 1522-07-28, CIDTC IDL 7033, letter lost⌊litteriscf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Andrzej KRZYCKI (CRICIUS) Nuremberg, ca. 1522-07-28, CIDTC IDL 7033, letter lost⌋ id facere debuisti.

Si ad me seorsum litteras scribi a te contenderem, posses fortasse occupationes, negligentiae veteres excusatrices, causari, nunc nolo litteras (superbum enim esset mihi contendere id a te, tanto oratore) memoriolam mei qualemcumque, cum ad ceteros scribis, volo. Quod si ne id quidem impetrare potero, saltem ubi ubi es, illud ne tibi excidat, oro, Szamboczky eum esse et fore, qui te praecipue colat et observet, tua dignitate et commodis non minus gaudeat ac propriis. Sed nescio, an in commendando me tibi modum non excesserim, qui ista blandiloquentia ne 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 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⌊Ioves quidem nostrosSigismund 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⌋ uti solebam, quare de hoc satis, illud nisi ratione cognita mirari non desinam, cur utrisque litteris tuis, quas ex itinere hoc tuo huc misisti, me praeterieris.

Et de ceteris quidem nostris rebus ex cf. Piotr TOMICKI to Ioannes DANTISCUS [Vilnius], [1522-09-20], CIDTC IDL 153⌊litteriscf. Piotr TOMICKI to Ioannes DANTISCUS [Vilnius], [1522-09-20], CIDTC IDL 153⌋ domini 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)⌊episcopi PosnaniensisPiotr 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)⌋ intelliges, nam eas vidi. Gdańsk (Danzig, Dantiscum), city in northern Poland, on the Bay of Gdańsk at the mouth of the Vistula, on the Baltic, the biggest and wealthiest of the three Great Prussian Cities (Gdańsk, Thorn (Toruń), and Elbing (Elbląg)) with representation in the Council of Royal Prussia; a member of the Hanseatic League⌊GdanumGdańsk (Danzig, Dantiscum), city in northern Poland, on the Bay of Gdańsk at the mouth of the Vistula, on the Baltic, the biggest and wealthiest of the three Great Prussian Cities (Gdańsk, Thorn (Toruń), and Elbing (Elbląg)) with representation in the Council of Royal Prussia; a member of the Hanseatic League⌋ tuum tumultuari coeperat mense (ni fallor) Iunio, ita ut Eberhard Ferber (*1464 – †1529)⌊Ebrehardus VerberEberhard Ferber (*1464 – †1529)⌋ tuus XL virorum metu Dirschau (Tczew), town in northern Poland, Pomerania, on the Vistula river, 5 km NW of Marienburg⌊DerschowiamDirschau (Tczew), town in northern Poland, Pomerania, on the Vistula river, 5 km NW of Marienburg⌋ secedere cogeretur, tandem reconciliatus plebi, praefectus classis Citizens of Gdańsk ⌊GdanensiumCitizens of Gdańsk ⌋, quam cum nonnullis aliis civitatibus Hansa (Hanseatic League) ⌊AnsaeHansa (Hanseatic League) ⌋ contra Christian II of Oldenburg (Christian II of Denmark) (*1481 – †1559), 1513-1523 King of Denmark and Norway, 1520-1521 King of Sweden; son of John of Oldenburg, King of Denmark and Norway, and Christina of Saxony⌊Danorum regemChristian II of Oldenburg (Christian II of Denmark) (*1481 – †1559), 1513-1523 King of Denmark and Norway, 1520-1521 King of Sweden; son of John of Oldenburg, King of Denmark and Norway, and Christina of Saxony⌋ paraverunt, est designatus. Certum est classem iam solvisse, sed quomodo cum eodem Christian II of Oldenburg (Christian II of Denmark) (*1481 – †1559), 1513-1523 King of Denmark and Norway, 1520-1521 King of Sweden; son of John of Oldenburg, King of Denmark and Norway, and Christina of Saxony⌊regeChristian II of Oldenburg (Christian II of Denmark) (*1481 – †1559), 1513-1523 King of Denmark and Norway, 1520-1521 King of Sweden; son of John of Oldenburg, King of Denmark and Norway, and Christina of Saxony⌋ res successerit, quidve istuc gestum fuerit, adhuc nihil est significatum.

Quod ad ceteras res nostras attinet, tu ipse etiam ultra North Sea⌊OceanumNorth Sea⌋ et Orkney Islands⌊OrcadasOrkney Islands⌋ esses, nemine scribente conicere potes.

Dum haec scribebam nonus dies agebatur, quam Vilnius (Wilno, Vilna), city in Lithuania, on the Vilnia river, capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania⌊VilnaVilnius (Wilno, Vilna), city in Lithuania, on the Vilnia river, capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania⌋ venatum secesseramus ad proximum Sabbatum istuc redituri. Ego interea in illo meo veteri proposito agri colendi persto cupioque secedere hinc, modo sine dedecore possem. Vale et in me amando utere iudicio tuo, hoc est si dignus sum, redama, amor enim cogi non potest: genötte Lib thut seldem gutt etc., nisi forte mihi. Id quadam fatorum iniquitate contigit, ut numquam adhuc amarim, ubi in amore mihi par pari referretur.

Iterum vale.

In Orany (Varėna, Worany), village in Grand Duchy of Lithuania, today Senoji Varėna⌊WoraniOrany (Varėna, Worany), village in Grand Duchy of Lithuania, today Senoji Varėna⌋, ex horreo, ubi ego et 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⌊NipcziczNikolaus 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⌋ ex uno atramento nugantes scribebamus, mox venatum hui dormitum vel lusum, dicere volui, profecturi, XVII die 7-mbris 1522.

Tuus Jan Zambocki (*ca. 1480 – †1529), royal courtier, from 1527 a paid informer of Duke Albrecht von Hohenzollern at the royal court in Cracow. Together with Ioannes Dantiscus and Mikołaj Nipszyc, he formed the "triumvirate" of friends who were the front runners of a group of courtiers known for their fondness for entertainment; 1503 scribe in the royal chancellery; 1528 royal secretary; 1511 royal envoy to Masovia; 1519, 1526, 1527 - to Warmia and the Prussian Estates (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 271; ORACKI 1988, p. 220-221)⌊Ioannes SzamboczskiJan Zambocki (*ca. 1480 – †1529), royal courtier, from 1527 a paid informer of Duke Albrecht von Hohenzollern at the royal court in Cracow. Together with Ioannes Dantiscus and Mikołaj Nipszyc, he formed the "triumvirate" of friends who were the front runners of a group of courtiers known for their fondness for entertainment; 1503 scribe in the royal chancellery; 1528 royal secretary; 1511 royal envoy to Masovia; 1519, 1526, 1527 - to Warmia and the Prussian Estates (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 271; ORACKI 1988, p. 220-221)⌋