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Letter #605

Alfonso de VALDÉS to Ioannes DANTISCUS
Ghent (Gandavum), 1531-03-30

English register:

Valdés advises Dantiscus on how to agree to a price. He informs him that the emperor will spend Easter at the [Augustinian] monastery in Groenendaal near Brussels and then will return to Ghent. They haven’t considered the matter of Scipio yet. There is no news from Hungary nor about the Turks, apart from news from Italy that the [Turkish] fleet is less terrifying than rumors had it. Valdés sends Dantiscus a copy of an excerpt from a letter he received from the governor of the treasury [Pompeo Colonna]. He writes that Naples is dependent on the queen [Bona] until the matter of Monte Serico is resolved. Sigismundo Loffredo writes the same thing. Valdés encourages Dantiscus to take action on the matter.


            received Antwerp, [1531]-03-31

Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in Latin, autograph, UUB, H. 154, f. 48
2register with excerpt in Latin, English, 20th-century, CBKUL, R.III, 30, No. 33

Auxiliary sources:
1register in Polish, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8246 (TK 8), f. 306

Prints:
1BOEHMER 1899 p. 405-406 (in extenso)
2DE VOCHT 1961 No. DE, 130, p. 69 (English register)
3VALDÉS 1996 Cartas y documentos, No. 94, p. 252 (in extenso)
4CEID 2/3 (Letter No. 49) p. 246-247 (in extenso; English register; Polish register)

 

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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⌊serenissimi 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⌋ 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⌊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⌋ oratori

Salutem.

Sapis, si cum his hominibus de pretio convenire vis, antequam eorum domos intres, nam quod iure eis debetur — parum est, quod tua tu ipsis liberalitate donare soles — multum. Quo fit, ut quicquid eis praeter spem dederis, id putabunt esse lucri et beneficii loco adnumerabunt.

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⌋ per hoc sacrum tempus apud Grunendallos[1] (monachi sunt prope Brussels (Bruxellae), city in the Low Countries, Duchy of Brabant, since the regency of Mary of Hungary the capital of the Habsburg Netherlands, today the capital of Belgium⌊BruxellasBrussels (Bruxellae), city in the Low Countries, Duchy of Brabant, since the regency of Mary of Hungary the capital of the Habsburg Netherlands, today the capital of Belgium⌋) manere vult et rursum peracto Paschate huc redire, ubi nos eius adventum praestolabimur. Cum 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)⌊ScipioneScipione 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)⌋ nihil hactenus egimus. Neque de Hungary (Kingdom of Hungary)⌊UngariaHungary (Kingdom of Hungary)⌋, neque de The Ottoman Turks (Turcae) ⌊TurcisThe Ottoman Turks (Turcae) ⌋ novi quicquam habemus (quod sciam), nisi quod ex Italy (Italia)⌊ItaliaItaly (Italia)⌋ scribunt app<a>ratus maritimos non tam formidabiles esse, uti prius fama pertulerat.

Rescripsit ad me Pompeo Colonna (*1479 – †1532), cardinal and condottiere; 1508 Bishop of Rieti, 1517 elevated to cardinal, 1529 imperial Lieutenant-general (luogotenente generale) of the Kingdom of Naples, 1530 archbishop of Monreale (CE, vol. 1, p. 331-332)⌊locumtenens summariaePompeo Colonna (*1479 – †1532), cardinal and condottiere; 1508 Bishop of Rieti, 1517 elevated to cardinal, 1529 imperial Lieutenant-general (luogotenente generale) of the Kingdom of Naples, 1530 archbishop of Monreale (CE, vol. 1, p. 331-332)⌋ Naples (Napoli, Neapolis), city in Italy, on the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea, capital of the region of Campania⌊NeapolisNaples (Napoli, Neapolis), city in Italy, on the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea, capital of the region of Campania⌋ per 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⌊serenissimam reginamBona 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⌋ stare, quominus causa 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⌋ absoluta sit, veluti ex incluso litterarum suarum articulo videbis. Hoc ipsum scripsit et Sigismondo Loffredo (*ca. 1480 – †1539), Charles V's secretary for Italian affairs (POCIECHA 2; POCIECHA 4)⌊Sigismundus LoffredusSigismondo Loffredo (*ca. 1480 – †1539), Charles V's secretary for Italian affairs (POCIECHA 2; POCIECHA 4)⌋. Vestrum nunc erit sollicitare et instare, ut expediatur.

Vale.