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Letter #6264

Helius EOBANUS Hessus (KOCH) to Ioannes DANTISCUS
Nuremberg, [1531]

Early printed source materials:
1Epitaphia (Clariss(imo) Viro ac D(omino) D(omino) Ioanni Dantisco Episcopo Culme(n)si etc. Sereniss(imae) Regiae M(aiestatis) Poloniae apud Caes(arem) Oratori etc. D(omino) ac patrono perpetua fide colendo suo Aelius Eobanus Hessus) p. D3v-r (in extenso)
2DANTISCUS 1764 p. 315-317 (in extenso)

 

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Clarissimo Viro ac Domino, domino Ioannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Hans 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 a Curiis DantiscoIoannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Hans 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⌋, episcopo Culmensi etc., serenissimae 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⌊regiae maiestatisSigismund 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⌋ Poland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia), the kingdom⌊PoloniaePoland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia), the kingdom⌋ 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 etc., domino ac patrono perpetua fide colendo suo, Helius Eobanus Hessus (Eobanus Koch, Helius Coccius) (*1488 – †1540), neo Latin poet, humanist and writer, since 1509 secretary of bishop of Pomesania Hiob Dobeneck, lecturer of law at the University of Erfurt, 1526-1533 lecturer in the Nuremberg Gymnasium, 1530 visited Augsburg during the Imperial Diet, since 1536 professor of history at the University of Marburg; in 1512 attended the wedding of Sigismund I Jagiellon and Barbara Zápolya at Cracow (NDB, Bd. 4, s. 543-545; CE, vol. 1, p. 434-436)⌊Aelius Eobanus Hessus Helius Eobanus Hessus (Eobanus Koch, Helius Coccius) (*1488 – †1540), neo Latin poet, humanist and writer, since 1509 secretary of bishop of Pomesania Hiob Dobeneck, lecturer of law at the University of Erfurt, 1526-1533 lecturer in the Nuremberg Gymnasium, 1530 visited Augsburg during the Imperial Diet, since 1536 professor of history at the University of Marburg; in 1512 attended the wedding of Sigismund I Jagiellon and Barbara Zápolya at Cracow (NDB, Bd. 4, s. 543-545; CE, vol. 1, p. 434-436)⌋

Quam, Dantisce, legis, tibi Nuremberg (Nürnberg, Norimberga), city in Germany, Bavaria⌊NorideNuremberg (Nürnberg, Norimberga), city in Germany, Bavaria⌋ venit ab urbe
Littera tam longae fessa labore viae,
Nam, nisi me fallit ratio dimensa locorum,
Pene decem decies milibus egit iter.
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Musa quidem gravibus iamdudum assueta periclis
Hoc quoque non dubia mente subivit onus,
Noctibus hybernis et solibus usta diurnis
Est tamen ex ipso nota colore tibi.
Haec patrii tecum peragravit regna Royal Prussia (Prussia Regalis), region, part of Prussia annexed to the Kingdom of Poland in 1466 under the provisions of the Second Peace of Thorn⌊BorussiRoyal Prussia (Prussia Regalis), region, part of Prussia annexed to the Kingdom of Poland in 1466 under the provisions of the Second Peace of Thorn⌋
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In mare ms. marc(!) ⌈maremare ms. marc(!) ⌉ qua gravibus Vistula (Wisła), river in Poland⌊VistulaVistula (Wisła), river in Poland⌋ fertur aquis
Haec tecum fortes visa est coluisse Inhabitants of Poland ⌊PolonosInhabitants of Poland ⌋
Pulchra ubi Sarmaticas Cracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌊CrocaCracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌋ gubernat opes
Regales celebrans thalamos pompamque iugalem
Ausa est semideis te quoque teste loqui
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Hanc igitur tibi ceu reducem tot euntibus annis
Auribus obstreperam fer precor esse tuis
Cum tua Maximilian I of Habsburg (*1459 – †1519), from 1486 King of the Romans, actual ruler of the Empire from the death of Frederick III (1493), 1508-1519 Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation; son of Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugal

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⌊caesaribusMaximilian I of Habsburg (*1459 – †1519), from 1486 King of the Romans, actual ruler of the Empire from the death of Frederick III (1493), 1508-1519 Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation; son of Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugal

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⌋ virtus sit nota duobus
Reddita seu belli tempore, sive togae
Cum 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⌊regiSigismund 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⌋ placeas, quo nec praestantior armis,
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Nec regnis alius latior esse potest.
Si meritis fortuna tuis respondeat illi
Nil debes, certe debuit illa tibi
Quamquam non adeo donis te ingentibus auxit
Ut meritis non sint illa minora tuis.
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Sed neque forte tuas dotes metimur ab illa.
Est aliud, quod te laudis ad astra vehat.
Divitis ingenii floret tibi gratia, qualem
Vix dederit paucis de tribus ulla soror.
Copia multiplicis ratioque facillima linguae
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Consilium, pietas, principe digna fides
Munera amabilium plusquam civilia morum
Suaviloquo veniens comis ab ore lepor
Haec, Dantisce, tuas ornant insignia laudes
Plusquam quae populi te venerantis habes
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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⌊RexSigismund 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⌋ tibi Culmanas aquilas dedit inclytus, idem
Ornavit Royal Prussia (Prussia Regalis), region, part of Prussia annexed to the Kingdom of Poland in 1466 under the provisions of the Second Peace of Thorn⌊patriaeRoyal Prussia (Prussia Regalis), region, part of Prussia annexed to the Kingdom of Poland in 1466 under the provisions of the Second Peace of Thorn⌋ te ditione tuae.
Tam bonus ut fieres, tam carus ut omnibus esses,
Hoc dare non potuit regia dextra tibi
Hoc tibi tu dederas usque huc ab inertibus annis
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Hoc tibi culta diu Musica vita dedit
Natus et Aonidum puer enutritus in ulnis
Nunc vir ad Aonidas regia sceptra trahis.
Nec tamen inde tuam ventosa superbia mentem
Inflat et immodico pectus honore levat
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Aequum fortuna servas in utraque tenorem
Hic summa dignum te modus esse docet
Non tamen his blandita tibi de laudibus ornat
Quae nunc parte bona Musa futura tua est.
Quod quia sic fieri poterat tibi forte videri
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Scribere de multis pauca coacta fuit
Nam si cuncta tuae procurrat nomina famae
Forte aliqua poteras suspicione trahi
Vel quia transmisso pro munere verba remittam
Vel quia non norit te mea Musa satis
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Sicut enim nec eges, nec es huius laudis avarus
Sic animi cautum me decet esse tui
Vera quidem virtus nisi se non testibus ullis
Indiget et laudes non amat immodicas
Vive, decus gentisque tuae, 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⌊regisque PoloniSigismund 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⌋,
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Vive, animo tali non habiture parem
Te mea Sarmaticam seu forte redibis ad Arcton,
Sive manes, merito carmine Musa canet.
Vive nec obliture tui, Dantisce, poetae
Quem tu sicut amas, sic tueare precor.
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Sic tibi contingat patrias feliciter urbes
Notaque Poland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia), the kingdom⌊Sarmatidum regnaPoland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia), the kingdom⌋ videre brevi.