» CORPUS of Ioannes Dantiscus' Texts & Correspondence
Copyright © Laboratory for Source Editing and Digital Humanities AL UW

All Rights Reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording or any other information storage and retrieval system, without prior permission in writing from the publisher.

Letter #196

[Sigismund I Jagiellon] & [Bona Sforza] to Lodovico ALIFIO & Ioannes DANTISCUS
s.l., [1524-03-25 or shortly after]


Manuscript sources:
1rough draft in Latin, in secretary's hand, BNW, BOZ, 2053, TG 27, No. 3505, f. 163r-v
2copy in Latin, 16th-century, AGAD, LL, 23, p. 176-177
3copy in Latin, 16th-century, BJ, 6557, f. 63v-64r
4copy in Latin, 16th-century, B. Ossol., 177/II, f. 142r-v
5copy in Latin, 16th-century, BK, 213, a.1524, No. 131, p. 216
6copy in Latin, 18th-century, BCz, 64 (TN), No. 78, p. 219-220
7copy in Latin, 18th-century, BCz, 274, No. 54, p. 70-71
8copy in Latin, 19th-century, MHMT, former BJ, Przyb. 15/52, f. 119r

Auxiliary sources:
1register in Polish, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8245 (TK 7), f. 307

Prints:
1AT 7 a.1524, No. 125, p. 114
2Sumariusz No. 776, p. 98 (Polish register)

 

Text & apparatus & commentary Plain text Text & commentary Text & apparatus

 

BNW, BOZ, 2053, TG. 27 No. 33505, f. 163r

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)⌊Ludovico AliffioLodovico 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)⌋ et Ioannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Hans 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, Hans 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⌋

Post discessum vestrum allatum est testamentum illustrissimae olim dominae Isabella d'Aragona (Isabella of Naples) (*1470 – †1524), duchess of Milan (1489-1494) and Bari (1499-1524); wife of duke of Milan Gian Galeazzo II Maria Sforza, daughter of king Alphonse II of Naples and Ippolita Maria Sforza; mother of queen Bona Sforza⌊ducisIsabella d'Aragona (Isabella of Naples) (*1470 – †1524), duchess of Milan (1489-1494) and Bari (1499-1524); wife of duke of Milan Gian Galeazzo II Maria Sforza, daughter of king Alphonse II of Naples and Ippolita Maria Sforza; mother of queen Bona Sforza⌋ etc. Quod cum legissemus, offendimus Isabella d'Aragona (Isabella of Naples) (*1470 – †1524), duchess of Milan (1489-1494) and Bari (1499-1524); wife of duke of Milan Gian Galeazzo II Maria Sforza, daughter of king Alphonse II of Naples and Ippolita Maria Sforza; mother of queen Bona Sforza⌊eius illustritatemIsabella d'Aragona (Isabella of Naples) (*1470 – †1524), duchess of Milan (1489-1494) and Bari (1499-1524); wife of duke of Milan Gian Galeazzo II Maria Sforza, daughter of king Alphonse II of Naples and Ippolita Maria Sforza; mother of queen Bona Sforza⌋ plurima legasse et debita multa demonstrasse, quae in magnam pecuniae summam excedunt. Quod quidem Isabella d'Aragona (Isabella of Naples) (*1470 – †1524), duchess of Milan (1489-1494) and Bari (1499-1524); wife of duke of Milan Gian Galeazzo II Maria Sforza, daughter of king Alphonse II of Naples and Ippolita Maria Sforza; mother of queen Bona Sforza⌊eius illustritasIsabella d'Aragona (Isabella of Naples) (*1470 – †1524), duchess of Milan (1489-1494) and Bari (1499-1524); wife of duke of Milan Gian Galeazzo II Maria Sforza, daughter of king Alphonse II of Naples and Ippolita Maria Sforza; mother of queen Bona Sforza⌋ iure facere non potuit, usufructuaria dumtaxat existens et obstante priori contractu nobiscum facto. Utcumque est, nolentes illum ducatum tantis legatis onerari, volumus et committimus vobis et hereditatem et possessionem ipsius ducatus Barensis non adeatis vigore testamenti, sed ab intestato cum beneficio inventarii eamque commissionem nostram secretissimam habeatis neque illa, nisi in summa necessitate utamini, propter aliquam notam existimationis eiusdem illustrissime Isabella d'Aragona (Isabella of Naples) (*1470 – †1524), duchess of Milan (1489-1494) and Bari (1499-1524); wife of duke of Milan Gian Galeazzo II Maria Sforza, daughter of king Alphonse II of Naples and Ippolita Maria Sforza; mother of queen Bona Sforza⌊matrisIsabella d'Aragona (Isabella of Naples) (*1470 – †1524), duchess of Milan (1489-1494) and Bari (1499-1524); wife of duke of Milan Gian Galeazzo II Maria Sforza, daughter of king Alphonse II of Naples and Ippolita Maria Sforza; mother of queen Bona Sforza⌋ nostrae defunctae. Quod autem ad legata pro servis et ad pia opera attinet, tu, domine stain⌈[domine]domine stain⌉ Ludovice, non ignoras, quod cum Isabella d'Aragona (Isabella of Naples) (*1470 – †1524), duchess of Milan (1489-1494) and Bari (1499-1524); wife of duke of Milan Gian Galeazzo II Maria Sforza, daughter of king Alphonse II of Naples and Ippolita Maria Sforza; mother of queen Bona Sforza⌊eius illustritasIsabella d'Aragona (Isabella of Naples) (*1470 – †1524), duchess of Milan (1489-1494) and Bari (1499-1524); wife of duke of Milan Gian Galeazzo II Maria Sforza, daughter of king Alphonse II of Naples and Ippolita Maria Sforza; mother of queen Bona Sforza⌋ anno superiore per fratrem Ioannem Baptistam Cartusiensem a nobis postulasset, BNW, BOZ, 2053, TG. 27 No. 33505, f. 163v ut quandam non exiguam summam liceret illi cum nostro consensu ad pia opera et servis legare, nos nisi ad summam decem milium consensisse. Et proinde volumus, ut haec summa dumtaxat distribuatur ad eius legata non, quantum cuique dari precepit, sed, ut iuxta summae quantitatemque unicuique iure contingere poterit. De debitis vero, ne quo modo superinscribed in place of crossed-out modo⌈modomodomodo superinscribed in place of crossed-out modo⌉ impii adversus Isabella d'Aragona (Isabella of Naples) (*1470 – †1524), duchess of Milan (1489-1494) and Bari (1499-1524); wife of duke of Milan Gian Galeazzo II Maria Sforza, daughter of king Alphonse II of Naples and Ippolita Maria Sforza; mother of queen Bona Sforza⌊eius illustritatemIsabella d'Aragona (Isabella of Naples) (*1470 – †1524), duchess of Milan (1489-1494) and Bari (1499-1524); wife of duke of Milan Gian Galeazzo II Maria Sforza, daughter of king Alphonse II of Naples and Ippolita Maria Sforza; mother of queen Bona Sforza⌋ videremur, volumus benignam habere rationem et quae iusta et decentia fuerint, exsolvere. Quemadmodum autem vobis prius scripsimus, committimus vobis, ut [...] stain⌈[...][...] stain⌉ iter vestrum acceleretis et Bari (Barium, Status Barensis), duchy in southern Italy, on the Adriatic Sea, Bari was a hereditary country of Queen Bona of Poland⌊BariumBari (Barium, Status Barensis), duchy in southern Italy, on the Adriatic Sea, Bari was a hereditary country of Queen Bona of Poland⌋ recta proficiscamini, nam alia mandata nostra posterius exsequi poteritis.