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Letter #523

Jan LEWICKI to Ioannes DANTISCUS
Padova, 1530-08-06
            received Augsburg, [1530]-08-15

Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in Latin, autograph, AAWO, AB, D. 67, f. 20-21

Auxiliary sources:
1register in Polish, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8246 (TK 8), f. 187

 

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AAWO, AB, D. 67, f. 20r

Magnifice et Reverendissime Domine, fautor mi optime.

Habui cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Jan LEWICKI Augsburg, 1530-07-10, CIDTC IDL 7011, letter lostlitterascf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Jan LEWICKI Augsburg, 1530-07-10, CIDTC IDL 7011, letter lost Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae sub data Augsburg (Augusta Vindelicorum), city in Germany, BavariaAugustaeAugsburg (Augusta Vindelicorum), city in Germany, Bavaria 1530-07-10X Iulii1530-07-10, quae mihi fuere unicum solacium huius tam diuturni exilii mei. Ago gratias Domino Deo, quod saltem adhuc vivo et cum brother of Jan LEWICKI (fl. 1530)fratrebrother of Jan LEWICKI (fl. 1530) meo, donec ipse misertus suggesserit 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 meisSigismund 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
vel saltem fratribus et amicis, ut me r stain[r]r stainedimerent ab hoc miserabili exilio, quandoquidem haec 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 AragonParcaBona 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 non curat deinceps nec ab ea habui responsum ad meas iam superinscribediamiam superinscribed quaternas. Scio, quod Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima non negligeret mihi mittere, si quid ibi haberet. Interea nescio, quid ibi agitur. Iam non curarem aliud, quam ut mihi mitteret salarium meum deservitum, saltem ad diem intimationis revocationis, quae fuit pro 1530-06-05festo Pentecosten1530-06-05. Scio, quod dudum respondit omnibus litteris Magnificentiae Vestrae illic superinscribedillicillic superinscribed, cum quibus erant et meae defectus salarii declaratoriae. Et quod non potui me movere e Venice (Venezia, Venetiae), city in northeastern Italy, capital of the Republic of VeniceVenetiisVenice (Venezia, Venetiae), city in northeastern Italy, capital of the Republic of Venice sine sua provisione, tandem 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 AragonilliBona 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 scripsi iam bis vel ter et hactenus nil respondit. Si saltem respondisset, diu non remansissem debitor in ducatos CC-tos pro expensis et providissem tempestive rebus meis non adeo deploratis sicut iam desperatis. Patientia in Domino Deo.

Quod obtuleram me adhuc venturum ad Vestram Reverendissimam Dominationem, monebar litteris 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 AragonreginaeBona 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, quarum copias vobis miseram. Nam 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 AragonipsaBona 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 cupiebat afferri expedita et relinquere expedienda, nunc autem certificata. Si hoc idem vel aliud statuit, saltem amici mei de curia eius mihi significabunt et ad eos recte irem, 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 AragonhancBona 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 autem ipsam utinam deinceps numquam viderem.

AAWO, AB, D. 67, f. 20v

Non potui citius mittere Andrzej Dłuski DluskiAndrzej Dłuski , qui ulceribus plenus erat hidden by binding[t]t hidden by binding et adhuc non usque quaque convaluit. Quia tamen magnum desiderium habuit visendi Dominationem Vestram Reverendissimam, expedivi Andrzej Dłuski eumAndrzej Dłuski non hidden by binding[non]non hidden by binding sicut debui et ipse meruit, sed sicut potui. Solvi Andrzej Dłuski eidemAndrzej Dłuski [...] hidden by binding[...][...] hidden by binding XIIII Hungaros ducatos, quos Dominatio Vestra accepit ad rationem debiti hidden by binding[ti]ti hidden by binding mei, et non habui Andrzej Dłuski illiAndrzej Dłuski aliquid dare pro servitio prout hidden by binding[rout]rout hidden by binding ipse scit, nam et hos usque mutuo cepi. Adhuc debitor remansi Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae in ducatos 11 secundum computum suum, sed scit Deus meus, quod non habeo eos nunc. Mittam, quamprimum hidden by binding[rimum]rimum hidden by binding habebo. Et domino meo Georg von Hohenzollern der Fromme (*1484 – †1543), son of Friedrich, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, and Zofia Jagiellon (nephew of king Sigismund I Jagiellon); brother of Albrecht von Hohenzollern; converted to Protestantism; Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (NDB, Bd. 6, p. 204-205)marchioni BrandemburgensiGeorg von Hohenzollern der Fromme (*1484 – †1543), son of Friedrich, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, and Zofia Jagiellon (nephew of king Sigismund I Jagiellon); brother of Albrecht von Hohenzollern; converted to Protestantism; Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (NDB, Bd. 6, p. 204-205) X ducatos hidden by binding[ucatos]ucatos hidden by binding, quos mihi Trent (Tridentum), city in northern Italy, Trentino-Alto Adige (Südtirol)TridentiTrent (Tridentum), city in northern Italy, Trentino-Alto Adige (Südtirol) praestitit gratissime, et domino Petrus Mirabilis de Monteregale (Petrus Mirabilis de Montroy), member of the household of Dantiscus as his steward (dispensator familiae) from 1532 he held the same function at the court of Nicolas Perrenot de Granvelle (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 304; SKOLIMOWSKA 2004, p. 51)P(etro)Petrus Mirabilis de Monteregale (Petrus Mirabilis de Montroy), member of the household of Dantiscus as his steward (dispensator familiae) from 1532 he held the same function at the court of Nicolas Perrenot de Granvelle (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 304; SKOLIMOWSKA 2004, p. 51) dispensatori hidden by binding[ri]ri hidden by binding 4. Et ita debitor remansi, ibi vobis in ducatos 25 auri reddam cum summa gratiarum actione. Unum id nunc rogo et obsecro, velit Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima eam humanitatem et benignitatem ostendere huic bono adulescenti Andrzej Dłuski DluskiAndrzej Dłuski satis probo et patienti, praestare illi dignetur meo nomine ducatos X, si et quando illi opus foret. Et ego remittam illos Magnificentiae Vestrae h[...] hidden by binding[...][...] hidden by binding cum istis aliis et iam in toto debebo 35 auri. In quo debito hidden by binding[o]o hidden by binding Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima praeter hanc parvam moram nulla ms. u(!) aa ms. u(!) m aliam experietur incommoditatem. Et si quid plus ibi deberem, cuipiam significare mihi dignetur et litteras suas scribere hic, si quid hidden by binding[d]d hidden by binding novi habeat e Poland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)PoloniaPoland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia) vel de 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 CastilecaesarisCharles 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. Durabo hic per hunc mensem Augustum vel plus, quia debitor sum et redimi non possum, nisi pietate fratrum et amicorum hidden by binding[um]um hidden by binding. Quibus iam bis scripsi, ut venditis omnibus et fructibus beneficiorum meorum pro biennio me hinc redimerent, quod vix perficient per totum mensem Septembrem.

AAWO, AB, D. 67, f. 21r

Smigma promissum misissem, sed Andrzej Dłuski isAndrzej Dłuski ferre non potuit, quia parvum equum habet, et vix hunc ipsum cum rebus portabit.

Salutat Reverendissimam Dominationem Vestram brother of Jan LEWICKI (fl. 1530)fraterbrother of Jan LEWICKI (fl. 1530) meus et Bernhard von Höfen (Bernhard Flachsbinder) (†after 1548), Ioannes Dantiscus' brother, stayed with Dantiscus in Spain, as a member of his mission's retinue, and was used as a trusted courier to Poland at least from 1526; after 1530 Starost of Löbau

Georg von Höfen (Georg Flachsbinder, Georgius de Curiis) (†after 1550-02-07), Ioannes Dantiscus' brother; Starosta of Rössel (HARTMANN 1525-1550, No. 584, 586, 588; AGAD, MK, 77, f. 385-386v)
utrumque germanumBernhard von Höfen (Bernhard Flachsbinder) (†after 1548), Ioannes Dantiscus' brother, stayed with Dantiscus in Spain, as a member of his mission's retinue, and was used as a trusted courier to Poland at least from 1526; after 1530 Starost of Löbau

Georg von Höfen (Georg Flachsbinder, Georgius de Curiis) (†after 1550-02-07), Ioannes Dantiscus' brother; Starosta of Rössel (HARTMANN 1525-1550, No. 584, 586, 588; AGAD, MK, 77, f. 385-386v)
. Congratulamur fortunis vestris, sed compatimur Bernhard von Höfen (Bernhard Flachsbinder) (†after 1548), Ioannes Dantiscus' brother, stayed with Dantiscus in Spain, as a member of his mission's retinue, and was used as a trusted courier to Poland at least from 1526; after 1530 Starost of LöbauBernardoBernhard von Höfen (Bernhard Flachsbinder) (†after 1548), Ioannes Dantiscus' brother, stayed with Dantiscus in Spain, as a member of his mission's retinue, and was used as a trusted courier to Poland at least from 1526; after 1530 Starost of Löbau, si adhuc aegrotaret. Precamur Bernhard von Höfen (Bernhard Flachsbinder) (†after 1548), Ioannes Dantiscus' brother, stayed with Dantiscus in Spain, as a member of his mission's retinue, and was used as a trusted courier to Poland at least from 1526; after 1530 Starost of LöbaueidemBernhard von Höfen (Bernhard Flachsbinder) (†after 1548), Ioannes Dantiscus' brother, stayed with Dantiscus in Spain, as a member of his mission's retinue, and was used as a trusted courier to Poland at least from 1526; after 1530 Starost of Löbau ac illis, det Dominus Deus omnia meliora vobis. Conservet illam et illos diu sanos et semper felicissimos.

Vestrae Reverendissimae Dominationi semper obsequentissimus Jan Lewicki (†1555), before 1522 sollicitator for Primate Jan Łaski's affairs in Rome, 1522 Latin secretary to Queen Bona Sforza; ca. 1524 Cantor in Płock; 1535 superintendent of Płock cathedral; 1535 presented to the parish in Biała and to the canonry of St. Michael's collegiate church in Płock; 1538 Commendatory Abbot of the monastery of Canons Regular of the Lateran in Czerwińsk; Queen's envoy to Charles V of Habsburg (POCIECHA 2, p. 96-97)Ioannes LeviciusJan Lewicki (†1555), before 1522 sollicitator for Primate Jan Łaski's affairs in Rome, 1522 Latin secretary to Queen Bona Sforza; ca. 1524 Cantor in Płock; 1535 superintendent of Płock cathedral; 1535 presented to the parish in Biała and to the canonry of St. Michael's collegiate church in Płock; 1538 Commendatory Abbot of the monastery of Canons Regular of the Lateran in Czerwińsk; Queen's envoy to Charles V of Habsburg (POCIECHA 2, p. 96-97)