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Letter #417

Alfonso de VALDÉS to Ioannes DANTISCUS
Toledo, 1528-12-25

English register:

Valdés reproaches Dantiscus for leaving without saying goodbye. He was consoled somewhat by the letter, and especially by the attached epigram. Despite his sadness at their parting, he is happy that Dantiscus could finally return to his homeland as he had longed to do. Valdés promises he will always feel a spiritual connection with his friend and be happy to serve him or his superiors if anything needs to be done at the imperial court. He reassures Dantiscus, who was worried that the emperor only gave him an oral endowment. The document confirming the rank granted to Dantiscus upon his departure will be issued as soon as the chancellor [Mercurino Gattinara] returns and makes the seals avaliable.




Manuscript sources:
1copy in Latin, 18th-century, BK, 222, No. 49, p. 192 (t.p.)
2copy in Latin, 18th-century, BCz, 42 (TN), p. 437 - 438

Auxiliary sources:
1register in Polish, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8246 (TK 8), f. 36

Prints:
1AT 10 No. 472, p. 453 (in extenso)
2VALDÉS 1996 Cartas y documentos, No. 50, p. 125 (in extenso)
3CEID 2/3 (Letter No. 27) p. 189-190 (in extenso; English register; Polish register)

 

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Carissimo 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⌋, 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⌊regis 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

Salutem plurimam.

Itane hospitibus insalutatis abiisti? Videris tamen tibi rem pulchre resarcisse, quod cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Alfonso de VALDÉS [1528-12-17 — 1528-12-18?], CIDTC IDL 6774, letter lost⌊litterulascf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Alfonso de VALDÉS [1528-12-17 — 1528-12-18?], CIDTC IDL 6774, letter lost⌋ ad me scripseris ex itinere. Attamen, ni epigramma addidisses, nihil egisses. Eo tamen quid non impetrare vel a tenacissimo potuisti? Hac tua abitione nihil certe mihi poterat accidere molestius aut ingratius, nisi, quod gaudeam, alioquin te ad tuos post diuturnam peregrinationem redire. Gaudebo igitur te abiisse, quod te diligam? Immo quia te diligo, maxime te abire doleo. Vides, quam mihi constem. Utcumque tamen erit, te absentem numquam non habiturus sum praesentem, si non corpore, saltem animo. Quod solo verbo 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⌊caesarisCharles 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⌋ contentus discedis, non est, quid poenitere tibi possit, scio enim et omnino mihi persuadeo 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⌋ nihil umquam ea in re mutaturum. Hoc saltem tibi pollicearis: volo te semper Valdesium praesentem habiturum, sive pro te, sive pro 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

Bona Sforza (*1494 – †1557), Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania (1518-1557); the second wife of Sigismund I Jagiellon; Duchess of Bari and Rossano; daughter of Gian Galeazzo Sforza of Milan and Isabella of Aragon⌊principibus tuisSigismund 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

Bona Sforza (*1494 – †1557), Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania (1518-1557); the second wife of Sigismund I Jagiellon; Duchess of Bari and Rossano; daughter of Gian Galeazzo Sforza of Milan and Isabella of Aragon⌋, quidquam mihi iniunxeris. Testimonium dignitatis, qua te insignivit 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⌋, absente 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)⌊cancellarioMercurino 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)⌋, quem penes sunt sigilla, expedire non potui. Quamprimum venerit, fiet et ad te ibit.

Vale.