Quod ad Vestram Excellentiam, mi optime pater et benefactor, in tot mensibus nihil scripserim, me excusatum habere velit, plurimum rogo. Quoniam priusquam me ad Brabant (Brabantia), duchy in the Low Countries, under Habsburg rule from 1482. Its territory corresponds to the Belgian provinces of Flemish Brabant, Walloon Brabant, Antwerp and the Brussels Capital Region, and the province of North-Brabant in the Netherlands⌊BrabantiamBrabant (Brabantia), duchy in the Low Countries, under Habsburg rule from 1482. Its territory corresponds to the Belgian provinces of Flemish Brabant, Walloon Brabant, Antwerp and the Brussels Capital Region, and the province of North-Brabant in the Netherlands⌋ contulissem, intellexerat sacratissimus Christian II of Oldenburg (Christian II of Denmark) (*1481 – †1559), 1513-1523 King of Denmark and Norway, 1520-1521 King of Sweden; son of John of Oldenburg, King of Denmark and Norway, and Christina of Saxony⌊rex meusChristian II of Oldenburg (Christian II of Denmark) (*1481 – †1559), 1513-1523 King of Denmark and Norway, 1520-1521 King of Sweden; son of John of Oldenburg, King of Denmark and Norway, and Christina of Saxony⌋ ex diversis litteris adventum meum et ex urgente quadam necessitate misit mihi obviam nuntium quemdam per postam, qui me in itinere convenit, at ego dimissis familiaribus et equis postam ascendi et regem meum iam a Brabantia absolutum Berlin (Berolinum), city in Germany, capital of Brandenburg⌊BerliniumBerlin (Berolinum), city in Germany, capital of Brandenburg⌋ apud illustrissimum dominum Ioachimum marchionem Brandeburgensem, principem electorem eius sororium repperi. Qui causam ob quam misisset obviam et alia sua secretiora (quae nemini praeter me, ut inquit c)redere voluit) manifestan(do), statim me per diversa loca et diversos principes destinavit ita, ut iam primum ad paucos dies hic revocatus expeditis quasi negotiis ad Christian II of Oldenburg (Christian II of Denmark) (*1481 – †1559), 1513-1523 King of Denmark and Norway, 1520-1521 King of Sweden; son of John of Oldenburg, King of Denmark and Norway, and Christina of Saxony⌊illius maiestatemChristian II of Oldenburg (Christian II of Denmark) (*1481 – †1559), 1513-1523 King of Denmark and Norway, 1520-1521 King of Sweden; son of John of Oldenburg, King of Denmark and Norway, and Christina of Saxony⌋ revertar, etsi maiestas sua infra istum et sequentem menses ad sua regna non redierit, Mechelen (Malines, Mechlinia), city in the Low Countries, 23 km S of Antwerp, today in Belgium⌊MechliniamMechelen (Malines, Mechlinia), city in the Low Countries, 23 km S of Antwerp, today in Belgium⌋ petam ibidem remansurus apud principem iuniorem donec Deus nobis fortunam immutaverit. Sed quantum in humano ingenio est, video Christian II of Oldenburg (Christian II of Denmark) (*1481 – †1559), 1513-1523 King of Denmark and Norway, 1520-1521 King of Sweden; son of John of Oldenburg, King of Denmark and Norway, and Christina of Saxony⌊regem meumChristian II of Oldenburg (Christian II of Denmark) (*1481 – †1559), 1513-1523 King of Denmark and Norway, 1520-1521 King of Sweden; son of John of Oldenburg, King of Denmark and Norway, and Christina of Saxony⌋ iam amplius exulari non posse. Quoniam tanta est inter hostes Christian II of Oldenburg (Christian II of Denmark) (*1481 – †1559), 1513-1523 King of Denmark and Norway, 1520-1521 King of Sweden; son of John of Oldenburg, King of Denmark and Norway, and Christina of Saxony⌊suae maiestatisChristian II of Oldenburg (Christian II of Denmark) (*1481 – †1559), 1513-1523 King of Denmark and Norway, 1520-1521 King of Sweden; son of John of Oldenburg, King of Denmark and Norway, and Christina of Saxony⌋ differentia et subditorum benevolentia et affectus erga regem meum, ut si etiam velit amplius exulari nequeat. Et quamvis res ista est in optima dispositione, nolo tamen scribere, nisi perventum fuerit ad optatum portum. Nam res ista Suleiman the Magnificent (*1494 – †1566), 1520-1566 Sultan of the Ottoman Empire⌊ThurciSuleiman the Magnificent (*1494 – †1566), 1520-1566 Sultan of the Ottoman Empire⌋ cum The Hungarians ⌊HungarisThe Hungarians ⌋ et Citizens of Austria ⌊AustrallibusCitizens of Austria ⌋ multum nobis obstat.
Ceterum, qualiter serenissimus 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⌊rex PoloniaeSigismund 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⌋ Citizens of Gdańsk ⌊GedanensesCitizens of Gdańsk ⌋ tam Christiane ad veram religionem compulerit, non dubito Vestram Excellentiam ab illius maiestate et suis iamdudum intellexisse. Albrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544)⌊IlleAlbrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544)⌋ autem, qui crucem abiecit, non est (ut audio) cum illius maiestate in aliqua existimatione. Immo nisi semel aut bis 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⌊eius maiestatisSigismund 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⌋ praesentiam admissus et tum rex cum indignatione dixisset illi: „Habuimus informationem de te quemadmodum 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⌋ et Clement VII (Giulio de' Medici) (*1478 – †1534), 1523-1534 Pope⌊summus pontifexClement VII (Giulio de' Medici) (*1478 – †1534), 1523-1534 Pope⌋ praestitissent consensum, ut ordinem et religionem illam dimitteres. Nunc autem secus per litteras 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⌊illius 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 Clement VII (Giulio de' Medici) (*1478 – †1534), 1523-1534 Pope⌊sanctitatis suaeClement VII (Giulio de' Medici) (*1478 – †1534), 1523-1534 Pope⌋ informati sumus et ostendit litteras utriusque dicens, sicuti ex his plane intelligere poteris. Quapropter non est tibi sperandum aliquod praesidium de nobis neque intendimus te contra illos in aliquo tueri.” Et alia sunt in fabrica contra eum. In omnibus fiat voluntas Domini. Hesterna nocte venit huc quidam nobilis ex Cracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌊CracoviaCracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌋, qui dixit se vidisse quemadmodum 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⌊rex PoloniaeSigismund 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⌋ fecit proceres et magnates regni et aliquos proconsules plusquam XVI aut XVII numero Cracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌊CracoviaeCracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌋ publice decollari et tandem Citizens of Cracow ⌊CracoviensesCitizens of Cracow ⌋ insurrexisse contra eorum regem et regem aufugisse a Cracovia ad probably 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⌊Petterkowprobably 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⌋. Ipsique Citizens of Cracow ⌊CracoviensesCitizens of Cracow ⌋ cotidie contra 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⌊eorum regemSigismund 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⌋ intertenere tres milia peditum Germanorum, quod profecto invitissime audivi. Addidit etiam The Tatars ⌊TartarumThe Tatars ⌋ fecisse incursionem in regno tamen illum fuisse egregie expeditum a Inhabitants of Poland ⌊PolonisInhabitants of Poland ⌋ et rediisse ad Tartarium.
In conventu principum Speyer (Spira), city in western Germany, on the Rhine river, 25 km S of Mannheim⌊SpiraeSpeyer (Spira), city in western Germany, on the Rhine river, 25 km S of Mannheim⌋ habito nihil penitus conclusum est pro 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 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⌋, sed conventum est, ut contra The Ottoman Turks (Turcae) ⌊ThurcasThe Ottoman Turks (Turcae) ⌋ intertenebunt decem milia peditum cotidie, dubito ne venirent in tempore. Quoniam iam Suleiman the Magnificent (*1494 – †1566), 1520-1566 Sultan of the Ottoman Empire⌊ThurcaSuleiman the Magnificent (*1494 – †1566), 1520-1566 Sultan of the Ottoman Empire⌋ evicit illum pauperrimum regem Hungariae, qui aufugiendo in palude cum duobus episcopis interemptus est et Thurca interfecit omnem exercitum regis, insequitur etiam reginam, quae volens confugere ad Vienna (Wien, Vienna), city in eastern Austria, on the Danube river⌊ViennamVienna (Wien, Vienna), city in eastern Austria, on the Danube river⌋. Consilio consiliariorum archiducatus Austriae dimissa Buda (Ofen), city in Hungary, on the right bank of the Danube river, which divides Buda from Pest, capital of the Kingdom of Hungary; in 1873 Buda, Pest and Óbuda were unified to become Budapest⌊BudaBuda (Ofen), city in Hungary, on the right bank of the Danube river, which divides Buda from Pest, capital of the Kingdom of Hungary; in 1873 Buda, Pest and Óbuda were unified to become Budapest⌋ confugit ad Pressburg (Pozsony, Bratislava, Posonium), city in southwestern Slovakia, on the Danube river⌊PresburgPressburg (Pozsony, Bratislava, Posonium), city in southwestern Slovakia, on the Danube river⌋, ubi facta munitione et pensione de virtualibus et aliis necessariis adiunxerint per illius custodire tres milia peditum Germanorum, dico 3000. Comes Ioannes de Hardeck ad mortem usque vulneratus est et pervenit Vienna (Wien, Vienna), city in eastern Austria, on the Danube river⌊ViennamVienna (Wien, Vienna), city in eastern Austria, on the Danube river⌋. Dicunt eum tamen mortem non evasurum ex vulnere. Quod ego discordiam atque invidiam principum Germaniae transcribam, superfluum censeo, quoniam Excellentia Vestra de ea re in curia 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⌊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⌋ plenissimam habet sequenti de singulis informationem.
Magnifice Domine benefactor et pater optime, Deus Optimus Maximus vestram Excellentiam diu faustam atque felicem praeservare ac ex illa miserrima Spain (Hispania)⌊HispaniaSpain (Hispania)⌋ cum celerrima et optata expeditione suorum negotiorum eripere nosque mutuo sanos coniungere dignetur, ut denuo pro tantis beneficiis in me collatis, si non debitas, saltem ex animo gratias immortales illi agere possem. O(ptimus) utinam Deus eam mihi gratiam in hac vita tribueret, ut tantorum beneficiorum me gratum exhibere, valerem erga eandem Vestram Excellentiam, cui me perpetuo devotissime commendo dedo atque subicio.
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