Spectabili et G[eneroso] 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 Flachsb[inder]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⌋, aulico et secretario ... [regis] Poloniae ad caes[arem] Carolum legat[o] ...

cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Jan ZAMBOCKI Madrid, 1524-12-17, CIDTC IDL 7149, letter lost⌊Litteraecf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Jan ZAMBOCKI Madrid, 1524-12-17, CIDTC IDL 7149, letter lost⌋ tuae Madrid (Madritum, Maioretum, Madrillae), city in central Spain, Castile, on the Manzanares river, from 1561 capital of Spain⌊Madri[llis]Madrid (Madritum, Maioretum, Madrillae), city in central Spain, Castile, on the Manzanares river, from 1561 capital of Spain⌋, nescio quibus (neque enim in catalogo nostro uspiam sunt), 1524-12-17⌊17 die Xbris1524-12-17⌋ datae, redditae mihi sunt Cracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌊CraccoviaeCracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌋ ab aegritudine decumbenti 1525-03-13⌊III Idus Martii1525-03-13⌋. Eas attulit doctor Stanisław Borek (*1474 – †1556), doctor of both laws; 1505 canon of Włocławek; 1508 - Poznań; 1520 - Gniezno; 1523 - Cracow; 1524 royal secretary; 1538 cantor at the Gniezno chapter; 1540 - at the Cracow chapter; 1542 dean at the Cracow chapter; 1523 royal envoy to Rome; 1524 - to emperor Charles V; 1526 - to Bari (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 248; PSB 2, p. 320-322)⌊BorgStanisław Borek (*1474 – †1556), doctor of both laws; 1505 canon of Włocławek; 1508 - Poznań; 1520 - Gniezno; 1523 - Cracow; 1524 royal secretary; 1538 cantor at the Gniezno chapter; 1540 - at the Cracow chapter; 1542 dean at the Cracow chapter; 1523 royal envoy to Rome; 1524 - to emperor Charles V; 1526 - to Bari (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 248; PSB 2, p. 320-322)⌋, quem tu, ipse vicissim te, reverendum scribitis, ego nec utor nec moveor eiuscemodi epithetis, ut nosti, ne cf. Var. Men. 322 (title) MUTUUM MULI SCABUNT; Adagia 696 ⌊mutuum muli scaberecf. Var. Men. 322 (title) MUTUUM MULI SCABUNT; Adagia 696 ⌋ videantur, habeo tamen eundem Borg inter praecipuos meos, ipse me vicissim observare videtur, quod litteras meas vos ambos oblectasse scribis. Id ego miror, cum nec ego ipse, nec litterae nec quicquam meum eius generis est, ut quempiam oblectare deberet, nisi forte leunculum meum, qui mecum continuus est. Sed cum haec lactucae eiusmodi labra nactae sunt, quae oblectabunt, gratulor ergo mihi. Res est nova nonnihil ergo sumus, sed cf. Mart. Epigr. 11.3.6 ⌊quid prodest, nescit sacculus ista meuscf. Mart. Epigr. 11.3.6 ⌋ etc.

Addidisti, cf. Gel. 14.4 (title) Quod apte Chrysippus et graphice imaginem Iustitiae modulis coloribusque verborum depinxit ⌊depinxeras omnia, graphicecf. Gel. 14.4 (title) Quod apte Chrysippus et graphice imaginem Iustitiae modulis coloribusque verborum depinxit ⌋ etc. Dispeream, si unius voculae, quam ad te tunc scripseram, recordor. Sed quia abiens sic iusseras, ut videlicet ad te scriptitarem idemque litteris tuis et Venice (Venezia, Venetiae), city in northeastern Italy, capital of the Republic of Venice⌊VeneciisVenice (Venezia, Venetiae), city in northeastern Italy, capital of the Republic of Venice⌋ et Naples (Napoli, Neapolis), city in Italy, on the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea, capital of the region of Campania⌊NeapoliNaples (Napoli, Neapolis), city in Italy, on the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea, capital of the region of Campania⌋ ad me datis repetieras, mos gerendus erat tibi, non enim es nescius, quam in amicitiis fovendis et conservandis sum ardens et obsequens, et plus freno quam calcaribus egens, sinceris praesertim et non fucatis, cogor enim Thraso a character from Terence’s comedy Eunuch⌊TrasonemThraso a character from Terence’s comedy Eunuch⌋ agere et de me ipso praedicare, cum alias nemo me laudat praeter Petrum meum etc.

cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Jan ZAMBOCKI Madrid, 1524-12-17, CIDTC IDL 7149, letter lost⌊Scribiscf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Jan ZAMBOCKI Madrid, 1524-12-17, CIDTC IDL 7149, letter lost⌋ te et bene habere et pancratice valere, gratulor tibi, idque ut scirem a multis diebus me summopere desiderasse scias, nam ab eo tempore, quo cum Hieronim Łaski (Jarosław Łaski, Hieronymus de Lasco) (*1496 – †1541), diplomat in the service of Sigismund I Jagiellon and John I Zápolya, representing them in diplomatic contacts with Ferdinand I of Habsburg and Sultan Suleiman I; 1520-1522 Crown Carver, 1522-1523 Voivode of Inowrocław, 1523-1541 Voivode of Sieradz, from 1528 Zupan of the Spiš district; from 1530 Voivode of Transylvania (PSB 18, p. 225-229)⌊Syradiensi palatinoHieronim Łaski (Jarosław Łaski, Hieronymus de Lasco) (*1496 – †1541), diplomat in the service of Sigismund I Jagiellon and John I Zápolya, representing them in diplomatic contacts with Ferdinand I of Habsburg and Sultan Suleiman I; 1520-1522 Crown Carver, 1522-1523 Voivode of Inowrocław, 1523-1541 Voivode of Sieradz, from 1528 Zupan of the Spiš district; from 1530 Voivode of Transylvania (PSB 18, p. 225-229)⌋ Lyon (Lugdunum), city in east-central France, on the Rhône and Saône rivers, one of the most important printing and publishing centers in early modern Europe⌊LugduniLyon (Lugdunum), city in east-central France, on the Rhône and Saône rivers, one of the most important printing and publishing centers in early modern Europe⌋ coieras et de eo conventu cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Jan ZAMBOCKI Lyon?, 1524-08, CIDTC IDL 7148, letter lost⌊litterascf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Jan ZAMBOCKI Lyon?, 1524-08, CIDTC IDL 7148, letter lost⌋ ad me dederas, nihil de te audivi ideoque nec percontantibus de rebus tuis respondere potui, percontabatur autem ut plurimum Dorothea (fl. 1525)⌊DorotheaDorothea (fl. 1525)⌋ tua et cetera.

Cupio te eo ipso, quo cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Jan ZAMBOCKI Madrid, 1524-12-17, CIDTC IDL 7149, letter lost⌊scripsisticf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Jan ZAMBOCKI Madrid, 1524-12-17, CIDTC IDL 7149, letter lost⌋, modo valentem ipse valens brevi videre, tametsi de valetudine mea quid certi ad te scribam, nondum habeo, sed neque refert. Id populus curat, scilicet valeat Szamboczski, necne. Illud scito decem hos continuos menses a medio ferme Iunii incipiendo, videlicet contra The Ottoman Turks (Turcae) ⌊TurcosThe Ottoman Turks (Turcae) ⌋ proficiscens, in itinere ipso usque in hunc diem cum aegritudine me colluctasse et aegrum cum hostibus concurrisse, nunc Deo gratia et medici promittunt et ipse sentio mihi melius fieri. Ob hancque causam neque Piotrków (Petricovia), city in central Poland, in the 15th-16th century the location of the assemblies of the Diet (Sejm) of the Kingdom of Poland, today Piotrków Trybunalski⌊PetrkoviamPiotrków (Petricovia), city in central Poland, in the 15th-16th century the location of the assemblies of the Diet (Sejm) of the Kingdom of Poland, today Piotrków Trybunalski⌋ ad conventum (qui in fine Decembris ortus ad finem Februarii duravit) principem secutus eram, quin Cracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌊CraccoviaeCracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌋ Galienos et Avicennas et Rases vorans[1] loculosque exhauriens remanseram, indignante baccalario ac defalcante. Quae in litteris tuis mihi praecepisti, peregi omnia praeter unum, quod quale est, infra significabo.

Scias 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, immo Prussia, region in central Europe, bordered by Pomerania, Poland, Lithuania and Livonia. From 1466 Prussia was divided into Royal Prussia (Prussia Regalis), which was a part of the Kingdom of Poland, and Teutonic Prussia (Prussia Ordinis Theutonici) – covering the remnants of the former territory of the Teutonic Order’s state in Prussia. In 1525, the Order’s last Grand Master, Albrecht von Hohenzollern, converted to Lutheranism and became the first lay duke in former Teutonic Prussia (dux in Prussia), which from then on was called Ducal Prussia (Prussia Ducalis). At that time, as a result of the treaty of Cracow, Ducal Prussia became a fief of the kings of Poland⌊PrussiamPrussia, region in central Europe, bordered by Pomerania, Poland, Lithuania and Livonia. From 1466 Prussia was divided into Royal Prussia (Prussia Regalis), which was a part of the Kingdom of Poland, and Teutonic Prussia (Prussia Ordinis Theutonici) – covering the remnants of the former territory of the Teutonic Order’s state in Prussia. In 1525, the Order’s last Grand Master, Albrecht von Hohenzollern, converted to Lutheranism and became the first lay duke in former Teutonic Prussia (dux in Prussia), which from then on was called Ducal Prussia (Prussia Ducalis). At that time, as a result of the treaty of Cracow, Ducal Prussia became a fief of the kings of Poland⌋ ferme totam verbum Dei purum et Evangelicam doctrinam, repudiatis patrum (nescio quorum) traditionibus, amplexam et iureiurando obstrictam, verbo Dei et regis Poloniae, domini sui (ad extremum usque spiritum) imperio parere, si quis contra ierit, eum capitis damn[ar]i, novos magistratus quoque deiectis veteribus, creasse, solo Philipp Bischoff (Philipp Bisschop) (*ca. 1468 – †1535), 1520-1527 starosta of Puck (on behalf of Gdańsk); 1517-1535 Gdańsk mayor; 1519 Gdańsk envoy to the Crown diet in Thorn (BISKUP 1983, p. 586, 591; ASPK 8, p. 206, footnote 1)⌊Phillippo BischoffPhilipp Bischoff (Philipp Bisschop) (*ca. 1468 – †1535), 1520-1527 starosta of Puck (on behalf of Gdańsk); 1517-1535 Gdańsk mayor; 1519 Gdańsk envoy to the Crown diet in Thorn (BISKUP 1983, p. 586, 591; ASPK 8, p. 206, footnote 1)⌋ et magistro Georgio in dignitate sua relictis. Capita constitutionum suarum in articulos (ut vocant) digesta 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⌊regiae maiestatiSigismund 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⌋ sunt missa. Cum salvus redieris, invenies novam prorsus faciem 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⌊urbisGdańsk (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⌋ et gregis tui, cuius proposito si te non attemperaveris, parum proventus ab ovili reportabis, tametsi ad eam animorum mutationem in institutis patrum retinendam. Missi sunt legati Zakrzewski et Opalenyski, publicanus alter eorum ad obeundum hoc munus non ineptus apostolus etc. Nondum redierunt et vix adhuc eo pervenerunt.

Fridericus, dux Lignicensis, et Georgius marchio, sunt hic, sunt et totius Prussiae dynastae praeter Culmensem palatinum. Agitur maximo nisu de concordia inter magistrum et regem. Quibusnam condicionibus ea concordia tentetur, nobis, qui foris pergraecamur, non satis liquet. Ego me usque in hesternum diem domi continui, censentibus medicis, heri vesperi invisi ducem Fridericum, qui mox et de te et de rebus tuis percontatus est. Respondi, ut me decuit. Is mihi visus est parum spei habere, rem ita posse transigi, ut ab ipsis instructa est. Hodie accersiti fuerunt ambo pacificatores ad consilium et mox dimissi, interim consultatur in Gallipede, dum pacificatores prandent, et ego haec scribo hora quasi XX. Atque ita, mi Ioannes, quis eius fabulae exitus futurus est, te certificare non possum, quamquam sciam tibi vehementer gratum fore, si conclusionem scires, sed a me id fieri nequit, non prius enim ista in vulgus efferentur, quoad in consilio transacta fuerint. Veredarius autem iste sive postarius , qui has litteras auferre debet, aut hodie aut cras mane abiturus hinc dicitur, quare cogor iamiam has nugas in fasciculum conicere.

De futuris rebus nostris facile est divinare: imminent Turci et Tartari et praeterita quidem aestate cecidimus eos, utcumque nunc quomodo succedet, Deus scit. Non deesset argumentum non epistulam sed volumen scribendi, sed ob imbecillitatem corporis, quam ex diutina aegritudine contraxi, vix haec exarare potui.

De fratre tuo non dubito, quin tibi doctor Bork scribet. Si huc venisset, fecissem, quae iusseras, etiam si episcopus fastidisset, ego eum aluissem, nisi forte sordida rura et humiles habitare casas mecum dedignatus fuisset.

Nudius tertius allatae huc erant marchioni a regina Hungariae litterae, in quibus significabatur regem Galliae a caesarianis vivum captum exercitumque eius caesum et fugatum interfectis in acie XIIII milibus, sed nondum plena fides eis habetur. Exspectamus itaque, si quid certioris fama affluxerit. Tertius noster ... cetera cf. Hor. Carm. 1. 22. 1 integer vitae scelerisque purus ⌊integer tamen vitaecf. Hor. Carm. 1. 22. 1 integer vitae scelerisque purus ⌋ etc. Ideo ferendus immo ...ndus de istis, quibus te commendari a me voluisti ...uid tibi in mentem venerit, neque ego umquam perspiciam ... tantopere familiarem extitisse et ipse ab hoc grege ... prorsus semper submovebar, subiissem tamen eos ade...mendi om{m}nem molestiam et indignitatem (tantum te amo). Si ... commendationem meam apud eos aliquod pondus habituram existimasse[m] sed percellebat afflatu quodam me ab eis non magni fieri ... et a commendatione supersedi, ne in vacuum currerem. Tu, pro tuo in me amore, non negligentiae meae, quominus id fecerim, adscribes, sed iustis causis, quarum unam iam quidem tenes, reliquas cum te Deus nobis reducere fecerit, intelliges. Si veniens te moribus et laudatissimis institutis eorum accommodaveris vel addixeris, commendatissimus eris etiam nemine te commendante.

Vale felix et, quod dudum fecisti, me ama te non ficte te(!) amantem.

Iterum vale.

Cracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌊CraccoviaeCracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌋, XIIII die Martii 1525.

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)⌋

[1 ] Galienos et Avicennas et Rases vorans - Zambocki is alluding here to his medical treatment, as he would made use of medical books by Aelius Galenus (Claudius Galenus, Galen of Pergamon) (*129 – †217), Greek physician and philosopher⌊GalenusAelius Galenus (Claudius Galenus, Galen of Pergamon) (*129 – †217), Greek physician and philosopher⌋, Avicenna (Ibn-Sīnā, Abu Ali Husain ebn Abdallah Ebn-e Sina) (*ca.  980 – †1037), famous Persian physician and philosopher⌊AvicennaAvicenna (Ibn-Sīnā, Abu Ali Husain ebn Abdallah Ebn-e Sina) (*ca.  980 – †1037), famous Persian physician and philosopher⌋ and Rhazes (Abū Bakr Muhammad ibn Zakariyyā al-Rāzī, Rasis) (*854 – †925), famous Persian physician and philosopher⌊RhazesRhazes (Abū Bakr Muhammad ibn Zakariyyā al-Rāzī, Rasis) (*854 – †925), famous Persian physician and philosopher⌋