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Letter #2253

Johan WEZE to Ioannes DANTISCUS
Vienna, 1539-12-17
            received Schmolainen (Smolajny), 1540-03-18

Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in Latin, in secretary's hand, author's signature, UUB, H. 155, f. 25-27
2copy in Latin, 18th-century, LSB, BR 19, No. 49
3copy in Latin, 18th-century, LSB, BR 58, not numbered
4register with excerpt in Latin, Polish, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8243 (TK 5), a.1539, f. 58r-v
5register with excerpt in Latin, English, 20th-century, CBKUL, R.III, 30, No. 124

Prints:
1DE VOCHT 1961 No. DE, 409, p. 323 (English register)
2Españoles part I, No. 41, p. 108-109 (Spanish translation)

 

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Reverendissime in Christo Pater et Domine ac amice mihi tanquam pater observandissime. Salutem et obsequiorum meorum flagrantissimam commendationem.

Accepi in Spain (Hispania)⌊HispaniisSpain (Hispania)⌋ binas litteras Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae, cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Johan WEZE 1539-04-11, CIDTC IDL 6535, letter lost⌊alterascf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Johan WEZE 1539-04-11, CIDTC IDL 6535, letter lost⌋ datas ad me XI, cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Johan WEZE Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1539-04-21, CIDTC IDL 6536, letter lost⌊alterascf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Johan WEZE Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1539-04-21, CIDTC IDL 6536, letter lost⌋ vero XXI Aprilis. Ad quas nunc respondeo ordine tamen inverso. Itaque, ut ad cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Johan WEZE Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1539-04-21, CIDTC IDL 6536, letter lost⌊posteriorescf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Johan WEZE Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1539-04-21, CIDTC IDL 6536, letter lost⌋ veniam, quae de Juana Dantisca (*1527 – †1601), daughter of Ioannes Dantiscus and Isabel Delgada; wife of Diego Gracián de Alderete (SKOLIMOWSKA 2004, p. 52; LLAMAS 1995; LLAMAS 1999; LLAMAS 2001; LLAMAS, SKOLIMOWSKA; MELGAR, 37, ...)⌊IoannaJuana Dantisca (*1527 – †1601), daughter of Ioannes Dantiscus and Isabel Delgada; wife of Diego Gracián de Alderete (SKOLIMOWSKA 2004, p. 52; LLAMAS 1995; LLAMAS 1999; LLAMAS 2001; LLAMAS, SKOLIMOWSKA; MELGAR, 37, ...)⌋ mentionem faciunt, ubi cupit a me intelligere, quisnam artifex et ad cuius instantiam depinxerit illius simulacrum, quod ad Dominationem Vestram Reverendissimam misi. Pictor Germanus est 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⌊sacratissimae caesareae 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⌋ corporis custos, qui praefatam Juana Dantisca (*1527 – †1601), daughter of Ioannes Dantiscus and Isabel Delgada; wife of Diego Gracián de Alderete (SKOLIMOWSKA 2004, p. 52; LLAMAS 1995; LLAMAS 1999; LLAMAS 2001; LLAMAS, SKOLIMOWSKA; MELGAR, 37, ...)⌊IoannamJuana Dantisca (*1527 – †1601), daughter of Ioannes Dantiscus and Isabel Delgada; wife of Diego Gracián de Alderete (SKOLIMOWSKA 2004, p. 52; LLAMAS 1995; LLAMAS 1999; LLAMAS 2001; LLAMAS, SKOLIMOWSKA; MELGAR, 37, ...)⌋ me rogante ita deliniavit. Quod ego anim[o] sincero et candido feci existimans hoc meum studium Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae iucundum et gratum fore, si eius effigiem mitterem, quae Reverendissimam Dominationem Vestram et facie et morum integritate ingenue refert. Nam ego illam non possum non apud Reverendissimam Dominationem Vestram summopere laudare, vivit enim cum suo Diego Gracián de Alderete (*ca. 1494 – †1586), humanist, translator from Greek and Latin into Castilian, became engaged to Dantiscus' daughter Juana on 1537-06-30, and married her in 1538; scribe and secretary to Emperor Charles V, later secretary to King Philip II of Spain (SKOLIMOWSKA 2000; CE, vol. 2, p. 122)⌊coniugeDiego Gracián de Alderete (*ca. 1494 – †1586), humanist, translator from Greek and Latin into Castilian, became engaged to Dantiscus' daughter Juana on 1537-06-30, and married her in 1538; scribe and secretary to Emperor Charles V, later secretary to King Philip II of Spain (SKOLIMOWSKA 2000; CE, vol. 2, p. 122)⌋, uti honestam matronam decet idque apud Isabella de Hermosilla ⌊matrem ipsius GratianiIsabella de Hermosilla ⌋, quae illam numquam vel latum quidem pedem deserit. Quare non possum facere, quin Reverendissima[m] Dominationem Vestram studiosissime rogem, ut utrumque, et Juana Dantisca (*1527 – †1601), daughter of Ioannes Dantiscus and Isabel Delgada; wife of Diego Gracián de Alderete (SKOLIMOWSKA 2004, p. 52; LLAMAS 1995; LLAMAS 1999; LLAMAS 2001; LLAMAS, SKOLIMOWSKA; MELGAR, 37, ...)⌊IoannamJuana Dantisca (*1527 – †1601), daughter of Ioannes Dantiscus and Isabel Delgada; wife of Diego Gracián de Alderete (SKOLIMOWSKA 2004, p. 52; LLAMAS 1995; LLAMAS 1999; LLAMAS 2001; LLAMAS, SKOLIMOWSKA; MELGAR, 37, ...)⌋ et Diego Gracián de Alderete (*ca. 1494 – †1586), humanist, translator from Greek and Latin into Castilian, became engaged to Dantiscus' daughter Juana on 1537-06-30, and married her in 1538; scribe and secretary to Emperor Charles V, later secretary to King Philip II of Spain (SKOLIMOWSKA 2000; CE, vol. 2, p. 122)⌊coniugemDiego Gracián de Alderete (*ca. 1494 – †1586), humanist, translator from Greek and Latin into Castilian, became engaged to Dantiscus' daughter Juana on 1537-06-30, and married her in 1538; scribe and secretary to Emperor Charles V, later secretary to King Philip II of Spain (SKOLIMOWSKA 2000; CE, vol. 2, p. 122)⌋ suum, commendatum habeat. Quibus si benefecerit, faciet, quod suum est, et apud Deum et apud homines gratiam promerebitur. Quod autem Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra cuperet, ut ad se accederent, id Diego Gracián de Alderete (*ca. 1494 – †1586), humanist, translator from Greek and Latin into Castilian, became engaged to Dantiscus' daughter Juana on 1537-06-30, and married her in 1538; scribe and secretary to Emperor Charles V, later secretary to King Philip II of Spain (SKOLIMOWSKA 2000; CE, vol. 2, p. 122)⌊GratianoDiego Gracián de Alderete (*ca. 1494 – †1586), humanist, translator from Greek and Latin into Castilian, became engaged to Dantiscus' daughter Juana on 1537-06-30, and married her in 1538; scribe and secretary to Emperor Charles V, later secretary to King Philip II of Spain (SKOLIMOWSKA 2000; CE, vol. 2, p. 122)⌋ difficile factu videtur propter officium, quo 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⌊sacratissimam 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⌋ fungitur. Illud enim non potest intermittere sine magna sua iactura. Adde, quod tanti itineris spatium non temere illum movet, maxime ducturum secum mulieres, graves et molestas alioqui sarcinas. Tamen si Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima omnino cupit illos istuc venire, parati sunt mandatis ipsius in omnibus obtemperare. Verum ego potius suaserim, ut aliquam summam pecuniariam, puta mille ducatos, apud The Fuggers German family of merchants and bankers that dominated European business during the 15th and 16th centuries⌊FouggerosThe Fuggers German family of merchants and bankers that dominated European business during the 15th and 16th centuries⌋ deponeret. Ex cuius emolumento ipsi possent victitare, ut si contingeret Diego Gracián de Alderete (*ca. 1494 – †1586), humanist, translator from Greek and Latin into Castilian, became engaged to Dantiscus' daughter Juana on 1537-06-30, and married her in 1538; scribe and secretary to Emperor Charles V, later secretary to King Philip II of Spain (SKOLIMOWSKA 2000; CE, vol. 2, p. 122)⌊GratianumDiego Gracián de Alderete (*ca. 1494 – †1586), humanist, translator from Greek and Latin into Castilian, became engaged to Dantiscus' daughter Juana on 1537-06-30, and married her in 1538; scribe and secretary to Emperor Charles V, later secretary to King Philip II of Spain (SKOLIMOWSKA 2000; CE, vol. 2, p. 122)⌋ mori, haberet Juana Dantisca (*1527 – †1601), daughter of Ioannes Dantiscus and Isabel Delgada; wife of Diego Gracián de Alderete (SKOLIMOWSKA 2004, p. 52; LLAMAS 1995; LLAMAS 1999; LLAMAS 2001; LLAMAS, SKOLIMOWSKA; MELGAR, 37, ...)⌊IoannaJuana Dantisca (*1527 – †1601), daughter of Ioannes Dantiscus and Isabel Delgada; wife of Diego Gracián de Alderete (SKOLIMOWSKA 2004, p. 52; LLAMAS 1995; LLAMAS 1999; LLAMAS 2001; LLAMAS, SKOLIMOWSKA; MELGAR, 37, ...)⌋, unde se posset ab egestate tueri. Alioqui periculum foret, ne inopia bene institutam Juana Dantisca (*1527 – †1601), daughter of Ioannes Dantiscus and Isabel Delgada; wife of Diego Gracián de Alderete (SKOLIMOWSKA 2004, p. 52; LLAMAS 1995; LLAMAS 1999; LLAMAS 2001; LLAMAS, SKOLIMOWSKA; MELGAR, 37, ...)⌊puellamJuana Dantisca (*1527 – †1601), daughter of Ioannes Dantiscus and Isabel Delgada; wife of Diego Gracián de Alderete (SKOLIMOWSKA 2004, p. 52; LLAMAS 1995; LLAMAS 1999; LLAMAS 2001; LLAMAS, SKOLIMOWSKA; MELGAR, 37, ...)⌋ adigeret ad impudicum vitae genus, quemadmodum plerumque fieri videmus. Cuius erroris culpam totam in Reverendissimam Dominationem Vestram et Deus et homines non iniuria conferrent, quippe qui illam neglexisses, quam natura voluit tibi esse commendatiss[imam]. Nam Paul of Tarsus, Saint (*5-10 AD – †64-67 AD), the most important missionary and theologian of early Christianity, known as the Apostle of Nations, author of Letters, the main figure of the Acts of the Apostles⌊divus PaulusPaul of Tarsus, Saint (*5-10 AD – †64-67 AD), the most important missionary and theologian of early Christianity, known as the Apostle of Nations, author of Letters, the main figure of the Acts of the Apostles⌋ perquam severe monet, ne nostros deseramus. Haec ego ad Reverendissimam Dominationem Vestram libere scribo, tum quia honestissimae puellae me miseret, tum quia mihi persuadeo Reverendissimam Dominationem Vestram omnia in meliorem partem interpraetaturam.

Iam venio ad cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Johan WEZE 1539-04-11, CIDTC IDL 6535, letter lost⌊priores litterascf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Johan WEZE 1539-04-11, CIDTC IDL 6535, letter lost⌋ Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae, in quibus me vere recte et Christiane hortatur, ut relicta aula et immensis negotiorum fluctibus Deo mihique vivam. Profecto dici non potest, quam grata mihi fuerit haec admonitio, eo potissimum, quod paulo ante, quam ista ad me scriberes, ipse mecum deliberaveram ita facere. Nunc cum videam Reverendissimam Dominationem Vestram in eadem esse sententia, paternis suis monitis prorsus statui obtemperare, modo me ab istis aureis compedibus possim sine indignatione 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⌊sacratissimae caesareae et catholicae regiae 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⌋, domini mei clementissimi, eximere. Nam ut nolim perpetuo hoc saxum volvere, ita cuperem illud alteri sic tradere, ut mea existimatio ab invidis calumniatoribus illaesa maneret, quorum erga me invidia eo impudentiae excrevit, ut amplius nec possim nec debeam ullo pacto ipsorum virus celare. Nam me in Spain (Hispania)⌊HispaniasSpain (Hispania)⌋ ob gravissima negotia profecto 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⌊sacratissimam 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⌋, dii boni, quid non sunt mentiti de me mei calumniatores, qui non tantum hic, verumetiam per omnia finitima regna falsissime divulgarunt me a sacratissima caesarea maiestate in carceres coniectum et etiam longe peiora. Quem rumorem istuc quoque pervolasse non dubito. Quam ob rem Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae praesentibus significare volui haec omnia falso fuisse excogitata ab iis, qui nimis impotenter ferunt prosperam meam fortunam et felicem rerum successum. Nam ego a 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⌊sacratissima caesarea maiestateCharles 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⌋ clementissime fui et exceptus et dimissus, nec ullam passus capitis diminutionem. Immo redii ad istas partes cum pristina authoritate oratoria, tam in Germany (Germania, Niemcy)⌊GermaniaGermany (Germania, Niemcy)⌋ quam in Hungary (Kingdom of Hungary)⌊HungariaHungary (Kingdom of Hungary)⌋. Quare si forte aliqui sinistri de me rumores istic perferuntur, enixissime rogo Reverendissimam Dominationem Vestram, ut pro nostra mutua necessitudine eos velit diluere et tueri famam sui Lundensis, quippe qui nihil umquam carceribus dignum perpetrauit nec est est perpetraturus.

Ego intra biduum in Germany (Germania, Niemcy)⌊GermaniamGermany (Germania, Niemcy)⌋ superiorem revertor exsequuturus novam commissionem de conscribendis nonnullis militibus, quam mihi 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⌋ delegavit. Qua absoluta in Flanders (Flandria), county in the Low Countries, part of the Habsburg Netherlands from 1482, today corresponding to the Belgian provinces of Western Flanders and Eastern Flanders, the region of Zeeuws-Vlaanderen in the Netherlands and part of the Département du Nord in France⌊FlandriamFlanders (Flandria), county in the Low Countries, part of the Habsburg Netherlands from 1482, today corresponding to the Belgian provinces of Western Flanders and Eastern Flanders, the region of Zeeuws-Vlaanderen in the Netherlands and part of the Département du Nord in France⌋ proficiscar ad suam 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⌊sacratissimam 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⌋, quae illic futura est circa Natalicia Christi. Iter enim modo facit per France (Gallia, Francia), the kingdom⌊GalliamFrance (Gallia, Francia), the kingdom⌋ idque equis dispositis. Quapropter, si Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra volet aliquid litterarum ad me dare, poterit litteras suas Augsburg (Augusta Vindelicorum), city in Germany, Bavaria⌊AugustamAugsburg (Augusta Vindelicorum), city in Germany, Bavaria⌋ ad magnificum dominum Anton Fugger (*1493 – †1560), German banker, since 1525 directed Fuggers' family enterprise (NDB, Bd. 5, p. 714-719; PIRNTKE, p. 30-31)⌊Anthonium FouggerumAnton Fugger (*1493 – †1560), German banker, since 1525 directed Fuggers' family enterprise (NDB, Bd. 5, p. 714-719; PIRNTKE, p. 30-31)⌋ transmittere. Is enim facile ad me curabit perferendas. His annexae sunt litterae domini Diego Gracián de Alderete (*ca. 1494 – †1586), humanist, translator from Greek and Latin into Castilian, became engaged to Dantiscus' daughter Juana on 1537-06-30, and married her in 1538; scribe and secretary to Emperor Charles V, later secretary to King Philip II of Spain (SKOLIMOWSKA 2000; CE, vol. 2, p. 122)⌊GratianiDiego Gracián de Alderete (*ca. 1494 – †1586), humanist, translator from Greek and Latin into Castilian, became engaged to Dantiscus' daughter Juana on 1537-06-30, and married her in 1538; scribe and secretary to Emperor Charles V, later secretary to King Philip II of Spain (SKOLIMOWSKA 2000; CE, vol. 2, p. 122)⌋, quem una cum Juana Dantisca (*1527 – †1601), daughter of Ioannes Dantiscus and Isabel Delgada; wife of Diego Gracián de Alderete (SKOLIMOWSKA 2004, p. 52; LLAMAS 1995; LLAMAS 1999; LLAMAS 2001; LLAMAS, SKOLIMOWSKA; MELGAR, 37, ...)⌊sua coniugeJuana Dantisca (*1527 – †1601), daughter of Ioannes Dantiscus and Isabel Delgada; wife of Diego Gracián de Alderete (SKOLIMOWSKA 2004, p. 52; LLAMAS 1995; LLAMAS 1999; LLAMAS 2001; LLAMAS, SKOLIMOWSKA; MELGAR, 37, ...)⌋ et mea quoque servitia iterum studiosissime commendo tanquam domino et patri meo observandissimo. Quem Dominus Deus nobis diutissime servet incolumem.

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Auream effigiem Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae dedi Juana Dantisca (*1527 – †1601), daughter of Ioannes Dantiscus and Isabel Delgada; wife of Diego Gracián de Alderete (SKOLIMOWSKA 2004, p. 52; LLAMAS 1995; LLAMAS 1999; LLAMAS 2001; LLAMAS, SKOLIMOWSKA; MELGAR, 37, ...)⌊IoannaeJuana Dantisca (*1527 – †1601), daughter of Ioannes Dantiscus and Isabel Delgada; wife of Diego Gracián de Alderete (SKOLIMOWSKA 2004, p. 52; LLAMAS 1995; LLAMAS 1999; LLAMAS 2001; LLAMAS, SKOLIMOWSKA; MELGAR, 37, ...)⌋, ut quodammodo semper eum praesentem haberet, quem absentem tantopere amat et veneratur. Quo munere nihil potuit illi esse gratius et ob id Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae immortales agit gratias.