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Letter #327

Cornelis DE SCHEPPER to Ioannes DANTISCUS
Puente Duero, 1527-02-23

English register:

De Schepper explains why Dantiscus' messenger stayed with him overnight. De Schepper is seizing the opportunity to send another message to Dantiscus. Because of the speed with which the messenger covered the distance through the woods he is compared to Acteon and Orion.

The Chancellor [Mercurino Gattinara] is terribly upset by the conflict between the German and Spanish troops. De Schepper is having a lot of trouble reassuring him. Therefore it makes no sense to submit Dantiscus' case to him at the moment. De Schepper has described the situation in Italy in his letter of the day before [letter No. 4]. He promises to communicate any further news as soon as possible.

He recommends himself to the Bishop-Elect of Constance [Balthasar Merklin von Waldkirch] and to the Count [Johann II of Montfort-Rothenfels].




Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in Latin, autograph, AAWO, AB, D. 3, f. 12
2copy in Latin, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8241 (TK 3), a. 1527, f. 8r-v

Auxiliary sources:
1register in English, 20th-century, CBKUL, R.III, 31, No. 209

Prints:
1DE VOCHT 1961 No. DE, 28, p. 28 (English register)
2CEID 2/2 (Letter No. 5) p. 62-63 (in extenso; English register)

 

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AAWO, AB, f. 12v

Clarissimo viro 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⌋, 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 maiestatis 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⌋ oratori, domino et patri meo observandissimo

AAWO, AB, f. 12r

Salutem.

Puer iste tuus ex aedili domesticoque aut Actaeon a Greek mythological figure, grandson of Cadmus and a famous huntsman. As a punishment, Actaeon was turned into a stag by the goddess Artemis. According to one version of the myth, he was punished because he saw Artemis naked, when, during a hunt, he surprised the goddess and her nymphs bathing. A different version of the myth tells that Artemis turned him into a stag because he boasted of excelling her in hunting⌊Actaeon orig. Acteon⌈ActaeonActaeon orig. Acteon⌉Actaeon a Greek mythological figure, grandson of Cadmus and a famous huntsman. As a punishment, Actaeon was turned into a stag by the goddess Artemis. According to one version of the myth, he was punished because he saw Artemis naked, when, during a hunt, he surprised the goddess and her nymphs bathing. A different version of the myth tells that Artemis turned him into a stag because he boasted of excelling her in hunting⌋ aut Orion Greek mythological figure, son of Poseidon and Euryale; giant and hunter⌊OrionOrion Greek mythological figure, son of Poseidon and Euryale; giant and hunter⌋ effectus est, tam studiose saltus istos lustratus, ut diem unum sine cibo transegerit. Nescio quid sub noctem persuadere mihi conatus est a te permanendi potestatem sibi factam esse, causatus iisdem in tenebris minime se iter in Valladolid (Vallisoletum, Oleti vallis), city in central Spain, Castile and León, on the Pisuerga river⌊Vallem OletiValladolid (Vallisoletum, Oleti vallis), city in central Spain, Castile and León, on the Pisuerga river⌋ reperturum. Mihi profecto facile imposuit specie veritatis orig. vaeritatis⌈veritatisveritatis orig. vaeritatis⌉. Habui itaque illum apud me neque passus sum sine litteris ad te redire.

Mercurino Arborio di Gattinara (*1465 – †1530), humanist, jurist, trusted and influential advisor to Charles V; 1501 entered the service of the Habsburgs as legal counsel to Duchess Margaret of Austria, 1504 advisor and President of the Privy Council of Margaret of Austria, after the governoship of the Netherlands was entrusted to her, 1518 Grand Chancellor of Castile and later of Charles V as Roman Emperor, 1529 Cardinal of St. Giovanni a Porta Latina (after the death of his wife, Andreetta Avogadro) (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 12; CE, vol. 2, p. 76-80)⌊SenexMercurino Arborio di Gattinara (*1465 – †1530), humanist, jurist, trusted and influential advisor to Charles V; 1501 entered the service of the Habsburgs as legal counsel to Duchess Margaret of Austria, 1504 advisor and President of the Privy Council of Margaret of Austria, after the governoship of the Netherlands was entrusted to her, 1518 Grand Chancellor of Castile and later of Charles V as Roman Emperor, 1529 Cardinal of St. Giovanni a Porta Latina (after the death of his wife, Andreetta Avogadro) (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 12; CE, vol. 2, p. 76-80)⌋ iste, quem nosti, mirum, quam terretur dissensione inter The Germans ⌊GermanosThe Germans ⌋ The Spaniards ⌊HispanosqueThe Spaniards ⌋ oborta. Ideoque satis mihi negotii orig. negocii⌈negotiinegotii orig. negocii⌉ est huic vulneri cicatricem aliquam obducere. Nondum opportune res tuas transigere apud Mercurino Arborio di Gattinara (*1465 – †1530), humanist, jurist, trusted and influential advisor to Charles V; 1501 entered the service of the Habsburgs as legal counsel to Duchess Margaret of Austria, 1504 advisor and President of the Privy Council of Margaret of Austria, after the governoship of the Netherlands was entrusted to her, 1518 Grand Chancellor of Castile and later of Charles V as Roman Emperor, 1529 Cardinal of St. Giovanni a Porta Latina (after the death of his wife, Andreetta Avogadro) (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 12; CE, vol. 2, p. 76-80)⌊eumMercurino Arborio di Gattinara (*1465 – †1530), humanist, jurist, trusted and influential advisor to Charles V; 1501 entered the service of the Habsburgs as legal counsel to Duchess Margaret of Austria, 1504 advisor and President of the Privy Council of Margaret of Austria, after the governoship of the Netherlands was entrusted to her, 1518 Grand Chancellor of Castile and later of Charles V as Roman Emperor, 1529 Cardinal of St. Giovanni a Porta Latina (after the death of his wife, Andreetta Avogadro) (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 12; CE, vol. 2, p. 76-80)⌋ potui neque importunavi autem, ne cuius causa huc advenisset, id ego, qui scirem, vanum efficerem atque interpellarem.

Res Italae eo in statu sunt, quo cf. Cornelis DE SCHEPPER to Ioannes DANTISCUS Puente Duero, 1527-02-22, CIDTC IDL 3809⌊heri ad te perscripsicf. Cornelis DE SCHEPPER to Ioannes DANTISCUS Puente Duero, 1527-02-22, CIDTC IDL 3809⌋. Si quid aliud nuntiatum orig. nunciatum⌈nuntiatumnuntiatum orig. nunciatum⌉ fuerit, dabo operam, ut quantocius orig. quantocyus⌈quantociusquantocius orig. quantocyus⌉ intelligas.

Vale et me reverendo domino Balthasar Merklin von Waldkirch (*ca. 1479 – †1531), 1500 doctor of canon law at the University of Bologna; councillor at the imperial courts of Maximilian I and Charles V, 1527-1531 Vice-Chancellor of the Holy Roman Empire, 1527-1531 titular Bishop of Malta, Bishop of Hildesheim (confirmed in 1530) and coadjutor of the Bishop of Constance (confirmed in 1530) (NDB, Bd. 1, p. 566-567)⌊electo ConstantiensiBalthasar Merklin von Waldkirch (*ca. 1479 – †1531), 1500 doctor of canon law at the University of Bologna; councillor at the imperial courts of Maximilian I and Charles V, 1527-1531 Vice-Chancellor of the Holy Roman Empire, 1527-1531 titular Bishop of Malta, Bishop of Hildesheim (confirmed in 1530) and coadjutor of the Bishop of Constance (confirmed in 1530) (NDB, Bd. 1, p. 566-567)⌋ et probably Johann II of Montfort-Rothenfels (*ca. 1490 – †1547), count of Montfort-Rothenfels; ambassador of Margaret of Austria, duchess of Savoy (BURMEISTER, p. 33-57)⌊comitiprobably Johann II of Montfort-Rothenfels (*ca. 1490 – †1547), count of Montfort-Rothenfels; ambassador of Margaret of Austria, duchess of Savoy (BURMEISTER, p. 33-57)⌋ et tibi imprimis commendatum habe.