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Letter #555

Bona Sforza to Ioannes DANTISCUS
Cracow (Kraków), 1530-10-02
            received Augsburg, [1530]-10-25

Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in Latin, in secretary's hand, author's signature, BCz, 2712, p. 33-36
2copy in Latin, 18th-century, BCz, 284, No. 43, p. 135

Auxiliary sources:
1register in Polish, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8246 (TK 8), f. 220

Prints:
1CIAMPI p. 46 (in extenso)
2AT 12 No. 313, p. 284 (in extenso)

 

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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⌊BonaBona 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⌋ Dei gratia regina Poland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌊PoloniaePoland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌋, magna dux Lithuania⌊LithuaniaeLithuania⌋, Rus (Russia)⌊RussiaeRus (Russia)⌋ 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⌊PrussiaePrussia, 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⌋que ac Mazowsze (Masovia) historic region in Central Poland, before 1526 an autonomous duchy and feud of the Kingdom of Poland, from 1526 included in the Kingdom⌊MasoviaeMazowsze (Masovia) historic region in Central Poland, before 1526 an autonomous duchy and feud of the Kingdom of Poland, from 1526 included in the Kingdom⌋ domina

Reverende in Christo Pater, sincere nobis dilecte.

Scripsit nobis Strenuitas Tua retroactis diebus rogans, ut pro exsolvendo Strenuitati Tuae stipendio operam nostram interponeremus. Fecimus id non gravatim. Et quia pro servitiis et damnis ad diem Sancti Gregorii anni Domini 1524-ti[1] fuerat Strenuitati Tuae satisfactum, ut ex regestro regio apparet, deinde a die praenominato usque ad festum 1530-09-08⌊Nativitatis Virginis Mariae anni currentis 15301530-09-08⌋ stipendium Strenuitati Tuae fuit retentum, facto igitur calculo venerunt solvendi floreni 970 grossi 20, ad quorum rationem missi erant Strenuitati Tuae per 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⌊Bernardum fratremBernhard 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⌋ 1530-04-26 or 1530-06-14⌊feria tertia post Dominicam Conductus Paschae anni huius1530-04-26 or 1530-06-14⌋ in auro ducati 200, qui per XLV grossos computati faciunt florenos in moneta 300. Restant Strenuitati Tuae solvendi floreni 670 grossi 20. Et quia nunc non aderat tempus solvendorum stipendiorum regiis et nostris aulicis, ideo nostram pecuniam propriam, florenos videlicet 670 grossos 20, in manus Nikolaus Nibschitz (Mikołaj Nipszyc) (*ca. 1483 – †1541), royal courtier, diplomat in the service of Sigismund I and Albrecht von Hohenzollern-Ansbach, Dantiscus' friend; from 1525 until his death an official representative of Duke Albrecht at the Cracow royal court; from 1532 royal secretary; 1519 royal envoy to Albrecht von Hohenzollern, Grand Master of the Teutonic Order, 1525, 1526 envoy to Hungary, 1527 envoy to the Congress in Wrocław, 1531-1533, 1537 envoy to Ferdinand I of Habsburg, 1535-1537, 1540 envoy to Brandenburg, 1536 envoy to the estates of Livonia⌊NypcziczNikolaus Nibschitz (Mikołaj Nipszyc) (*ca. 1483 – †1541), royal courtier, diplomat in the service of Sigismund I and Albrecht von Hohenzollern-Ansbach, Dantiscus' friend; from 1525 until his death an official representative of Duke Albrecht at the Cracow royal court; from 1532 royal secretary; 1519 royal envoy to Albrecht von Hohenzollern, Grand Master of the Teutonic Order, 1525, 1526 envoy to Hungary, 1527 envoy to the Congress in Wrocław, 1531-1533, 1537 envoy to Ferdinand I of Habsburg, 1535-1537, 1540 envoy to Brandenburg, 1536 envoy to the estates of Livonia⌋ dedimus, sicut voluit Strenuitas Tua, in ducatos auri commutandos et Tuae Strenuitati transmittendos, quemadmodum ex litteris ipsius Nipczicz intelliget latius.

In [negotiis] nostris ad praesens nihil scribimus, [nescimus] enim, si ea perfecerit [Strenuitas Tua, quae] prioribus litteris nostris illi scrips[imus] .... Et bene ac feliciter valeat Strenuitas Tua.

Bona regina subscripsit

Ad mandatum sacrae maiestatis reginalis proprium

[1 ] St. Gregory Day falls in all dioceses on March, 12, but in Cracow diocese - on May, 9