» Ioannes Dantiscus' 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 #219

Mercurino Arborio di GATTINARA to Ioannes DANTISCUS
Tordesillas, 1524-10-10

English register: Gattinara informs Dantiscus that despite the emperor’s illness, he has obtained his consent to a brief audience that is to take place the next morning. He advises Dantiscus to set off on horseback [from Valladolid] at 5 a.m. He invites him to his quarters for a rest after the journey. He promises to accompany Dantiscus to the audience and then invites him to lunch. He suggests that Dantiscus return that same afternoon to Valladolid, where he himself intends to go the next morning. There he’ll take care of the Polish envoy’s expedition.


Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in Latin, autograph, UUB, H. 154, f. 5
2register with excerpt in Latin, English, 20th-century, CBKUL, R.III, 30, No. 5

Prints:
1CEID 2/3 (Supplement Letter No. 75) p. 301-303 (in extenso; English register; Polish register)

 

Text & apparatus & commentaryPlain textText & commentaryText & apparatus

 

UUB, H. 154, f. 5v

Magnifico 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⌋, serenissimi 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⌊Poloniae 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⌋ oratori mihi plurimum hon(orand)o

Al s(eñ)or embaxador de Poland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌊PoloniaPoland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌋[1]

UUB, H. 154, f. 5r

Magnifice Domine. Post debitas commendationes.

Postquam in hunc locum applicui, non fuit possibile alloqui 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⌋ pro quovis negotio usque in hunc diem in noctis crepusculo. Exposui 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⌊suae maiestatiCharles 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⌋ adventum Dominationis Vestrae, quem adhuc ignorabat, narravi desiderium visendi 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⌊suam 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⌋, praesentandi litteras 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 regis vestriSigismund 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⌋, explicandique commissa et inde cum responsione gratam licentiam breviter redeundi. Respondit 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⌊sua 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⌋ se gratum habere adventum Dominationis Vestrae, audientiam autem non posse ante triduum praestare, ni forsan Dominatio Vestra ita diligens fuerit, ut 1524-10-11⌊cras1524-10-11⌋ summo mane ante prandium 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⌊suae maiestatisCharles 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 in exitu missae suae ibi praesto affuerit, quandoquidem sumpto prandio propter fumositates, quae ad cerebrum ascendunt, aliquantisper quiescere et inde aliquem recreationis modum cogatur exquirere, 1524-10-12⌊sequenti vero die1524-10-12⌋, qui est dies occupationis quartanae, nullis negotiis locus detur. Laudo igitur, si Dominatio Vestra brevem cupit audientiam reportare et in longiores dies non differre, parum hac nocte quiescat, et hora quinta equum ascendat et cum duobus vel tribus equis huc veniat ante horam decimam in hospitio meo satis arcto descensurus, ut inde simul 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⌊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⌋ vadamus et habita audientia[2] simul prandere valeamus, vosque inde eodem die sumpto prandio recedere possitis. Ego enim 1524-10-12⌊sequenti die1524-10-12⌋ in prandio in opidum Valladolid (Vallisoletum, Oleti vallis), city in central Spain, Castile and León, on the Pisuerga river⌊Vallis OletiValladolid (Vallisoletum, Oleti vallis), city in central Spain, Castile and León, on the Pisuerga river⌋ redibo et ibidem de expeditione vestra agetur. Et nisi fuisset exspectatio huius vestrae audientiae, ego 1524-10-11⌊cras1524-10-11⌋ mane fuissem ibidem in prandio. Acceleret igitur Dominatio Vestra adventum suum, ni ulteriorem dilationem audientiae suae dari velit forsan diuturniorem ob impedimenta, que dietim affert tristis haec aegritudo.

Et interim valeat Dominatio Vestra.

[1] added in the other hand

[2] For a description of this audience see cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Sigismund I Jagiellon Valladolid, 1524-11-12, CIDTC IDL 5807⌊IDL 5807cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Sigismund I Jagiellon Valladolid, 1524-11-12, CIDTC IDL 5807⌋: Post longam demum sollicitationem meam in colloquium illius maiestatis X Octobris sum admissus, quod sic se habuit: dominus magnus cancellarius, ad Tordesillas vocatus hinc a maiestate caesarea, concesserat ob hanc, ut intellexi, audientiam. Quo cum pervenisset, scripsit mihi, ut ex inclusa copia ostenditur, quod maiestas caesarea gratum haberet adventum meum, quem hactenus ignorasset (si credere dignum est, cum toties comitem de Nassau, ipsum etiam magnum cancellarium atque alios officiales de habendo hospitio et per litteras et per nuntios meos hortatus fuissem). Perveni tandem, quemadmodum cancellarius in litteris suis voluit, pro tempore praefixo ad Tordesillas et illic ante portam nepotem domini cancellarii cum aliis quibusdam equitibus inveni, qui me exceperunt et ad diversorium cancellarii perduxerunt. Cumque cum illo per decursum fere unius horae consedissem et nuntios aliquoties ad caesarem, quando venire deberemus, misisset, data nobis fuit adeundi facultas. Et postquam foribus, ubi erat caesar, appropinquabamus, misit ad me illius maiestas bis, antequam fuissemus intromissi, ut ea, quae per me nomine Serenissimae Maiestatis Vestrae essent dicenda, in compendium redigerem, nam illius maiestas propter medicinas acceptas diu occupari non posset. Hoc etiam cancellarius me rogabat aliquoties. Data desuper fide introivi. Vidi caesarem stantem, pallidum, macerrimum, ut vix a me dinosci poterat. Statim me viso manum extendit. Deinde, postquam illius maiestatem nomine Maiestatis Vestrae Serenissimae salutassem, exhibui illi creditivas addens, si commissa mea audire posset, me illa, quanto brevius daretur, relaturum. Maiestas illius rogabat, ut cum magno cancellario omnia conferrem et illi singula exponerem, qui mihi desuper respondere et me tandem absolvere deberet. Germanice postea maiestatem illius allocutus rem totam legationis meae ex compendio illi rettuli et rogavi se in his omnibus, quemadmodum ipsa aequitas et mutua sanguinis necessitudo cum Maiestate Vestra Serenissima exposcit, exhiberet, et quod non crederet delatoribus, qui niterentur fortassis variis suis fabulis, quae passim in aula maiestatis suae feruntur, hunc mutuum amorem atque coniunctionem inficere. Respondit illius maiestas se numquam aliter sensisse de Maiestate Vestra Serenissima, quam de fratre et amico integerrimo et se nullis delationibus moveri, immo se semper Maiestati Vestrae Serenissimae et in his rebus a me expositis bonum fratrem et amicum exhibiturum. Et sic quasi venia petita, „Vorczeit mir” dicens se in conclave suum contulit. Non potui certe non condolere huic bono iuveni sic male hac aegritudine affecto. Inde rursus post prandium a magno cancellario in Valle Oleti confectis decem miliaribus nostris redii, nam locus ibidem non erat in diversorio. Rediit etiam die sequenti cancellarius, qui ea, quae maiestati caesareae exponere debui, in scriptis a me postulavit et accepit et se desuper cum aliis consiliariis ad hoc deputatis consulturum dixit.