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

Cum mihi datum est longius ad scribendum tempus, non potui mihi temperare, quin de rebus meis uberius ad Dominationem Vestram Reverendissimam scriberem. Quam humiliter et summopere rogo pro sua in me gratia, non aegre neque aliorsum atque ego sentio id, quod a me scribitur, ferat. Urget me conscientia, urget me fides, necessitas me cogit, quod semper in meis litteris multis querelis sim morosior. Quid calamitosius quam dum illi, qui affligitur, non lacrimae solum, verumetiam singultus et gemitus prohibentur. cf. Cic. Phil. 12, 19 Parcite oculis saltem meis et aliquam veniam iusto dolori date. ⌊Dabit itaque Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima pro sua in omnes benignitate iusto dolori meo veniamcf. Cic. Phil. 12, 19 Parcite oculis saltem meis et aliquam veniam iusto dolori date. ⌋. Ex litteris meis iis annexis Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima, quomodo huc venerim et quantum de viatico attulerim, intellexit. Sum nunc Valladolid (Vallisoletum, Oleti vallis), city in central Spain, Castile and León, on the Pisuerga river⌊hicValladolid (Vallisoletum, Oleti vallis), city in central Spain, Castile and León, on the Pisuerga river⌋, ago magni 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⌋ oratorem, aspicior, quod a tam longinquis partibus venerim, ab omnibus. Adeunt me duces, comites, barones et plerique de primis aulicis, laudor interdum, aegre fertur, quod officiales curiae non accuratiorem habuissent in primo adventu mei rationem, habeor in ea, qua decet ad honorem 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⌊serenissimi domini meiSigismund 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⌋, dignitate atque aestimatione. Ego spem vultu simulo, cf. Verg. A. 1. 208-209 Talia voce refert curisque ingentibus aeger / spem vultu simulat, premit altum corde dolorem. ⌊premo maesto in corde doloremcf. Verg. A. 1. 208-209 Talia voce refert curisque ingentibus aeger / spem vultu simulat, premit altum corde dolorem. ⌋, omnibus me talem, ut consuetum est ab aliis oratoribus, exhibeo. Qualis sub hac persona videri debeo, nihil a me praetermittitur, quemadmodum alii oratores faciunt, quod ad ornamentum et faciendam aestimationem in iis exteris regionibus 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⌊serenissimo domino meoSigismund 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⌋ dignum et conueniens videtur. Cum autem loculos meos contemplor et post tergum, quantum intercapedinis mihi pro reditu restat, prospicio spemque dubiam de ulteriori provisione 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⌊maiestatis regiaeSigismund 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⌋ ante oculos pono. Quis mihi sit animus, quae mens, quales me subeant cogitationes, non Oedipus mythical Greek king of Thebes⌊victorOedipus mythical Greek king of Thebes⌋ ille Sphinx mythical creature⌊Sphingos ms. Spingos(!) ⌈SphingosSphingos ms. Spingos(!) ⌉Sphinx mythical creature⌋, sed quivis morio manifestam potest facere coniecturam.

Accepi in mutuum trecentos ducatos, 60 mecum attuli, agitur hodie 18 dies. Quod Valladolid (Vallisoletum, Oleti vallis), city in central Spain, Castile and León, on the Pisuerga river⌊hucValladolid (Vallisoletum, Oleti vallis), city in central Spain, Castile and León, on the Pisuerga river⌋ veni Dominationi Vestrae Reverendissimae sic ut Deo sum solitus, ingenue omnia confitebor cum ista, quam emi, mula usque ad hunc 1523-01-06⌊Sanctorum Trium Regum diem1523-01-06⌋ exposui hic satis frugaliter vivens 92 ducatos. Omnia utensilia domus et quae ad culinam spectant, emi. Hic nihil, nisi quod quisque secum fert, habetur; etsi habetur, non datur frustra. Lectum, in quo ego et in quibus servi dormiunt, satis magno pretio conduxi, interpretem et cocinum in menstruo stipendio habeo, unum item, qui coquinae et aliis rebus domesticis inservit, propter Deum ut victum habeat, teneo, tres famulos et puerum mecum ex domo adduxi. Haec est mearum rerum summa. Si 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⌋ iste diutius me hic detinebit (de muneribus nihil spero, nam nuda hic paupertas est), quomodo redibo? Etiam si hodie abirem et in Coruña, city in northern Spain, Galicia⌊CoroniaCoruña, city in northern Spain, Galicia⌋ navem ascenderem, quae me ad England⌊AngliamEngland⌋ ferret, quomodo ad Georg of Saxony der Bärtige (Georg von Wettin) (*1471 – †1539), 1500-1539 Duke of Saxony; 1496-1534 brother-in-law of King Sigismund I Jagiellon, from 1523 father-in-law of Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse, Catholic and protector of the Roman faith in Saxony (NDB, Bd. 6, p. 224-227)⌊ducem Georgium SaxoniaeGeorg of Saxony der Bärtige (Georg von Wettin) (*1471 – †1539), 1500-1539 Duke of Saxony; 1496-1534 brother-in-law of King Sigismund I Jagiellon, from 1523 father-in-law of Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse, Catholic and protector of the Roman faith in Saxony (NDB, Bd. 6, p. 224-227)⌋ his pecuniis peruenire possim? Adderem plura, sed haec pauca fortassis nimium dura et molesta videbuntur. Nollem enim, etiam si mihi omnia extrema forent perferenda, in minimo animum Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae erga me offendere. Quare eandem omni, quo possum, conatu et si patitur per Deum immortalem humiliter rogo atque obsecro, dignetur me ea gratia, qua me huc duxit, reducere BNW, BOZ, 2053, TG 4, No. 389, f. 126v et mihi intercessione sua apud 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⌊maiestatem regiamSigismund 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⌋ subuenire, ut sine meo magno damno et sine on the margin⌈sinesine on the margin⌉ illius maiestatis, ut ita dicam, dedecore redire valeam. Antequam istae praeferentur ad Dominationem Vestram Reverendissimam, spero me futurum in reditu, si itaque maiestas regia dignabitur mihi aliquid ad hoc, quod nunc mihi est, pecuniarum addere, ut illud apud The Fuggers German family of merchants and bankers that dominated European business during the 15th and 16th centuries⌊FuggarosThe Fuggers German family of merchants and bankers that dominated European business during the 15th and 16th centuries⌋ Antwerp (Antwerpen, Antverpia), city in the Low Countries, from 1315 a Hanseatic port, in the 16th century the centre of Brabant’s artistic life and the wealthiest trade city in Europe, today in northern Belgium⌊AntverpiaeAntwerp (Antwerpen, Antverpia), city in the Low Countries, from 1315 a Hanseatic port, in the 16th century the centre of Brabant’s artistic life and the wealthiest trade city in Europe, today in northern Belgium⌋ liceat invenire, ea, quae ad hoc servitium 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⌊maiestatis regiaeSigismund 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 ad hanc profectionem de meo stipendio impendi, etiam ea, quae pro sex meis equis venditis accepi, quae omnia faciunt magis quam trecentos florenos nostros, cf. Cic. Att. 13, 50, 3 De adventu Caesaris idem quod a te mihi scriptum est ab Oppio et Balbo. miror te nihildum cum Tigellio; velut hoc ipsum, quantum acceperit, prorsus aveo scire, nec tamen flocci facio.; Pl. Cur. 713; Pl. Epid. 348; Pl. Men. 432; Pl. Trin. 918, 992; Pl. Truc. 606 ⌊flocci faciocf. Cic. Att. 13, 50, 3 De adventu Caesaris idem quod a te mihi scriptum est ab Oppio et Balbo. miror te nihildum cum Tigellio; velut hoc ipsum, quantum acceperit, prorsus aveo scire, nec tamen flocci facio.; Pl. Cur. 713; Pl. Epid. 348; Pl. Men. 432; Pl. Trin. 918, 992; Pl. Truc. 606 ⌋ et minime curo, modo cum honestate in primis 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⌊serenissimi domini meiSigismund 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 mea redire possim. Quod Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima auctoritate sua, qua plurimum apud 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⌊maiestatem regiamSigismund 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⌋ potest, meritis etiam meis id aliquantulum exigentibus et pro sua singulari in me gratia commode poterit efficere. Cum feliciter, ut in meum Creatorem spero, rediero, de omnibus mihi datis luculentam redditurus sum rationem. Et si huic non posse satis facere, deprehendar, si bona mea, quae pauca sunt, non correspondebunt, plectar in corpore, immo sine omni misericordia moriar neque vivere velim, si tali obnox<i>us flagitio, seu potius perfidia, quam per omnem vitam meam fugi, maxime invenirer. Sed iam satis his meis cotidianis querelis Dominationem Vestram Reverendissimam obtudi. Deinceps, cum scripsero, nullas meae litterae amplius ferent. Parcat itaque iusto dolori, hactenusque dolentis gemitus et lamenta pietate mota Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima benigniter suscipiat.

Mitto Dominationi Vestrae Reverendissimae cf. De procrastinata audientia 1523-01-04 — 1523-01-05, CIDTC IDP 35⌊versuscf. De procrastinata audientia 1523-01-04 — 1523-01-05, CIDTC IDP 35⌋ inclusos, quos 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)⌊magno cancellarioMercurino 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)⌋ 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⌊caesariCharles 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⌋ legendos reddi commiseram, ut cognoscat Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima, quod neque Helicon, mountain in Greece, a temple of Apollo and a grove dedicated to the Muses was there located in antiquity; the ancients belived that the springs there gave poets inspiration⌊HeliconaHelicon, mountain in Greece, a temple of Apollo and a grove dedicated to the Muses was there located in antiquity; the ancients belived that the springs there gave poets inspiration⌋ intactum reliqui, quo minus res mihi commissae agerentur, habuique eo die audientiam cf. Verg. Ecl. 8, 69 Carmina vel caelo possunt deducere Lunam. ⌊carmine de caelo vidi deducere Lunamcf. Verg. Ecl. 8, 69 Carmina vel caelo possunt deducere Lunam. ⌋. Sed aliud carmen, ut intellexi, K encrypted ⌈KK encrypted ⌉ pollicitus est, H encrypted ⌈HH encrypted ⌉, unde, ut suspicor, istae nectuntur morae, licet ab illo omnis mihi benevolentia ostenditur, fiunt tamen istae dilationes et mittitur ad me, quemadmodum ex annexis 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⌊maiestatem regiamSigismund 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⌋ intelliget, dabitur a me opera, ut rem certam de iis, et cur in moris teneor, expiscari possim. Credat mihi Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima, quod nunc mallem in hoc sacello, quod mihi Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima impetravit, vivere, et utcumque in privato angulo delitescere, cum litterulis, quam in iis periculosis et curarum plenis turbis versari. Cum autem in primis sic Deo et illius instinctu Dominationi Vestrae Reverendissimae visum est, licet me modis variis animi passiones et affectus impetant, patienter tamen superinscribed⌈tamentamen superinscribed⌉ fero et feram omnia illud Seneca (Lucius Annaeus Seneca) (*1 BC – †65 AD), Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman and dramatist; tutor and advisor to Emperor Nero⌊SenecaeSeneca (Lucius Annaeus Seneca) (*1 BC – †65 AD), Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman and dramatist; tutor and advisor to Emperor Nero⌋ perpendens: 656-657, et hoc Horace (Quintus Horatius Flaccus) (*68 BC – †8 BC), Roman lyric poet during the time of Augustus⌊HoratianumHorace (Quintus Horatius Flaccus) (*68 BC – †8 BC), Roman lyric poet during the time of Augustus⌋: cf. Hor. Ars 412-413 Qui studet optatam cursu contingere metam / multa tulit fecitque puer, sudavit et alsit. ⌊Qui cupit optatam cursu pertinegre metam, multa tulit fecitquecf. Hor. Ars 412-413 Qui studet optatam cursu contingere metam / multa tulit fecitque puer, sudavit et alsit. ⌋, de(inde) or de(mum)⌈de(inde)de(inde) or de(mum)⌉ illud et potissimum: 3, 164-165. Sic igitur per varios casus, cf. Iust. Dig. 24.1.11.8.1 Donec mors sequatur ⌊donec mors veniatcf. Iust. Dig. 24.1.11.8.1 Donec mors sequatur ⌋, mortalis written over em⌈emisis written over em⌉ hae written over n⌈nee written over n⌉c vitam ad suam metam necesse est, ut perducatur. Sed satis est ph(ilosoph)atum.

Meminit Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima, quod mihi commiserit. Omnia, quae apud 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⌋ nomine 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⌊maiestatis regiaeSigismund 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⌋ mihi sunt agenda, publica et privata, prius domino 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)⌊magno cancellarioMercurino 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)⌋ communicanda. Cum essem cum illo seorsum BNW, BOZ, 2053, TG 4, No. 389, f. 127r et de omnibus eum certiorem redderem, ad causam Prutenicam respondit, quod iam 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 caesareaCharles 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⌋ commisisset arbitris, ut illam determinarent, cum inscriptione, quae fuit inter divum olim Maximilian I of Habsburg (*1459 – †1519), from 1486 King of the Romans, actual ruler of the Empire from the death of Frederick III (1493), 1508-1519 Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation; son of Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugal⌊Maximilianum imperatoremMaximilian I of Habsburg (*1459 – †1519), from 1486 King of the Romans, actual ruler of the Empire from the death of Frederick III (1493), 1508-1519 Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation; son of Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugal⌋ et 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⌊maiestatem regiamSigismund 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⌋, fuit valde contentus, quod illius copiam autenticam ms. auctenticam(!) ⌈autenticamautenticam ms. auctenticam(!) ⌉ mecum haberem, dudum enim illam, dum adhuc ante 4 annos Barcelona (Barcinona, Barcino), city in northeastern Spain, Catalonia⌊BarchinonaeBarcelona (Barcinona, Barcino), city in northeastern Spain, Catalonia⌋ essem, videre desiderauit. Hinc ego spero, quod 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 caesareaCharles 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⌋ illam confirmabit dimittetque Citizens of Gdańsk ⌊GdanensesCitizens of Gdańsk ⌋ et Elbing (Elbląg), city in northern Poland, Pomerania, on the Vistula Lagoon, one of the three Great Prussian Cities (beside Gdańsk (Danzig) and Thorn (Toruń)) which had representatives in the Prussian Council; member of the Hanseatic League⌊ElbingensesElbing (Elbląg), city in northern Poland, Pomerania, on the Vistula Lagoon, one of the three Great Prussian Cities (beside Gdańsk (Danzig) and Thorn (Toruń)) which had representatives in the Prussian Council; member of the Hanseatic League⌋ ex istis iudicii camerae evocationibus liberos. Nam eo tempore pollicebatur 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⌊caesarea maiestasCharles 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⌋, si aliquae fassent(?) fuissent huiusmodi inscriptiones, quod illas non solum servare, immo augere intenderet. De hereditate Neapolitana debeo hic novam commissionem expedire, prout maiestati regiae scripsi. Quod ergo istarum rerum audientia sic protrahitur, reor esse unam causam, quod prius 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)⌊cancellarioMercurino 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)⌋ notae sint, utcumque res habeat, iam hic sum 18 diebus et mittitur fere cotidie ad me, ut habeam patientiam, non possum assequi, quid sibi huiusmodi dilationes velint. 1523-01-07⌊Cras1523-01-07⌋ et istis diebus etiam per importunitatem, si aliter fieri non possit, totis viribus conabor, ut audiar, et cum primis iterum postis de singulis Dominationi Vestrae Reverendissimae, quomodo agantur, scribam. Commendo me et dedo Dominationi Vestrae Reverendissimae perpetuum mancipium rogoque me ex hoc exilio vel potius ergastulo per gratiam 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⌊maiestatis regiaeSigismund 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⌋ reducere faciat.

Datum ex Valladolid (Vallisoletum, Oleti vallis), city in central Spain, Castile and León, on the Pisuerga river⌊ValdolitValladolid (Vallisoletum, Oleti vallis), city in central Spain, Castile and León, on the Pisuerga river⌋, sexta mensis Ianuarii Anno Domini MDXXIII

Eiusdem Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae 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⌋

[1] Missing parts of address were written in lost piece of paper the seal was impressed through.