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Letter #598

Bona Sforza to Ioannes DANTISCUS
Cracow (Kraków), 1531-02-26
            received Ghent (Gandavum), [1531]-04-20

Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in Latin, in secretary's hand, author's signature, BCz, 3465, p. 185-186

Prints:
1POCIECHA 4 p. 407 (excerpt)

 

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[Reverendo in C]hristo Patri, domino Ioanni [Dantisco] episcopo Culmensi apud 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⌊[caesaream et] catholicam maiestatemCharles 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⌋ [regio ac nostro] oratori [sincere] nobis dilecto

Reverende in Christo Pater, sincere nobis dilecte.

Heri redditae sunt nobis cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Bona Sforza Aix-la-Chapelle, 1531-01-13, CIDTC IDL 7028, letter lost⌊litteraecf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Bona Sforza Aix-la-Chapelle, 1531-01-13, CIDTC IDL 7028, letter lost⌋ Sinceritatis Tuae datae in Aix-la-Chapelle (Aquisgranum, Aachen), city in Germany, 65 km W of Cologne⌊AquisgraniAix-la-Chapelle (Aquisgranum, Aachen), city in Germany, 65 km W of Cologne⌋ 1531-01-13⌊13 mensis Ianuarii1531-01-13⌋ ... quibus scribit se nobis misisse ex Cologne (Köln, Colonia, Colonia Agrippina), city in western Germany, on the Rhine river⌊ColoniaCologne (Köln, Colonia, Colonia Agrippina), city in western Germany, on the Rhine river⌋ duplicatas omnium illarum nostrarum expeditionum praeterquam Monteserico (Cascina Monte Serico), fief in Italy, feud belonging to the Italian inheritance of Bona Sforza, in Basilicata, now part of the commune of Genzano di Lucania⌊Montis SericiMonteserico (Cascina Monte Serico), fief in Italy, feud belonging to the Italian inheritance of Bona Sforza, in Basilicata, now part of the commune of Genzano di Lucania⌋, de quo brevi sperat se commodius aliquid impetraturum.

Accepimus ea omnia, quae nobis misit Sinceritas Tua et quidem grato animo, non tamen duplicatis litteris, sed uniuscuiusque negotii unas litteras atque et alteras de Monte Serico nobis a Tua Sinceritate missas, quarum sententiam iam pridem intellexeramus ex litteris Sinceritatis Tuae. Et licet credamus Sinceritatem Tuam consimiles in his negotiis nostris magnifico Lodovico Alifio (*1499 – †1543), chancellor of Queen Bona Sforza; 1523-1537 Cracow burgrave; from 1523 royal secretary; governor of Bari and Rossano (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 246; Urzędnicy 4/2, p. 210)⌊Ludovico AliphioLodovico Alifio (*1499 – †1543), chancellor of Queen Bona Sforza; 1523-1537 Cracow burgrave; from 1523 royal secretary; governor of Bari and Rossano (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 246; Urzędnicy 4/2, p. 210)⌋, secretario et cancellario nostro, regio et nostro oratori misisse, nos tamen illi per litteras celeriter calcaria addemus, ut hoc negotium Monteserico (Cascina Monte Serico), fief in Italy, feud belonging to the Italian inheritance of Bona Sforza, in Basilicata, now part of the commune of Genzano di Lucania⌊Montis SericiMonteserico (Cascina Monte Serico), fief in Italy, feud belonging to the Italian inheritance of Bona Sforza, in Basilicata, now part of the commune of Genzano di Lucania⌋ quantocius in concilio collaterali definiri obtineat. Quod quam diu expeditum non fuerit, tam diu Sinceritas Tua 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⌊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⌋ immorari cogetur, nos etiam istas litteras a Tua Sinceritate missas magnifico Lodovico Alifio (*1499 – †1543), chancellor of Queen Bona Sforza; 1523-1537 Cracow burgrave; from 1523 royal secretary; governor of Bari and Rossano (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 246; Urzędnicy 4/2, p. 210)⌊Ludovico AliphioLodovico Alifio (*1499 – †1543), chancellor of Queen Bona Sforza; 1523-1537 Cracow burgrave; from 1523 royal secretary; governor of Bari and Rossano (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 246; Urzędnicy 4/2, p. 210)⌋ per proprium nuntium nostrum mittimus.

De Scipione di Somma (*ca.1490 – †1553), professor at the Naples University; 1525 general auditor of Queen Bona Sforza in Bari; at least to 1540 governor of Bari; councillor of Emperor Charles V (POCIECHA 2, p. 257; POCIECHA 4, p. 285; SIGISMONDO 1788, p. 104)⌊Scipione de SummaScipione di Somma (*ca.1490 – †1553), professor at the Naples University; 1525 general auditor of Queen Bona Sforza in Bari; at least to 1540 governor of Bari; councillor of Emperor Charles V (POCIECHA 2, p. 257; POCIECHA 4, p. 285; SIGISMONDO 1788, p. 104)⌋ satis iam scripsimus. Unum est, quod replicabimus, si is officio suo, cui praesidebat, destituetur, nollemus et Cola Maria di Somma (*1488 – †ca. 1545), Dantiscus supported his efforts to obtain the post of the castellan of Bari; advisor to Emperor Charles V of Habsburg; 1528-02-28 castellan of Bari (POCIECHA 2, p. 275, 285-286; http://www.genmarenostrum.com/pagine-lettere/letteras/di_somma.htm)⌊fratrem eiusCola Maria di Somma (*1488 – †ca. 1545), Dantiscus supported his efforts to obtain the post of the castellan of Bari; advisor to Emperor Charles V of Habsburg; 1528-02-28 castellan of Bari (POCIECHA 2, p. 275, 285-286; http://www.genmarenostrum.com/pagine-lettere/letteras/di_somma.htm)⌋ in castellanatu nostro sustinere, id enim minime quadraret, sed efficere deberet Sinceritas Tua, ut hoc de voluntate 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⌋ et non nostra censeretur procedere, sicut antea diffusius scripsimus Sinceritati Tuae.

Quam bene valere optamus.

Bona regina subscripsit