...[R]everendo a[dmodum] in Christo antistiti et oratori disertissimo, qui nomine 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⌊regis 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⌋ honorifica legatione perfungitur apud invictissimum imperatorem nostrum 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⌊CarolumCharles 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⌋ catholicum, hospitatus 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⌊BruxellaeBrussels (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⌋ in aedibus quondam domini Philip of Cleves of Ravenstein (*1459 – †1528)⌊Philippi de RauenstainPhilip of Cleves of Ravenstein (*1459 – †1528)⌋

Aeternam salutem.

Ut suum viseret cognatum Franciscus Rufelaerdus (fl. 1531), Carthusian monk at Herne (Flemish Brabant) near Enghien (Hainaut)⌊Franciscum RufelaerdumFranciscus Rufelaerdus (fl. 1531), Carthusian monk at Herne (Flemish Brabant) near Enghien (Hainaut)⌋ fratrem nostr[um], virum religiosum, nuper apud nos, Reverende Pater, fuit probus adulescens et fidus minister tuus Michiel De Vriendt (Michael Vrindius), oeconomus of Ioannes Dantiscus during his stay at the imperial court in the Netherlands; nephew of Arendt Sturm (CIDTC, IDL 690, IDL 708, IDL 760, IDL 763, IDL 1356, IDL 597, IDL 2989, IDT 176)⌊Michael AmicusMichiel De Vriendt (Michael Vrindius), oeconomus of Ioannes Dantiscus during his stay at the imperial court in the Netherlands; nephew of Arendt Sturm (CIDTC, IDL 690, IDL 708, IDL 760, IDL 763, IDL 1356, IDL 597, IDL 2989, IDT 176)⌋ Gandavensis, concivis meus. Michiel De Vriendt (Michael Vrindius), oeconomus of Ioannes Dantiscus during his stay at the imperial court in the Netherlands; nephew of Arendt Sturm (CIDTC, IDL 690, IDL 708, IDL 760, IDL 763, IDL 1356, IDL 597, IDL 2989, IDT 176)⌊QuiMichiel De Vriendt (Michael Vrindius), oeconomus of Ioannes Dantiscus during his stay at the imperial court in the Netherlands; nephew of Arendt Sturm (CIDTC, IDL 690, IDL 708, IDL 760, IDL 763, IDL 1356, IDL 597, IDL 2989, IDT 176)⌋ copiosus tuarum virtutum depraedicator praeclare tui mentionem apud nos fecit. Et imprimis quidem, quod nomine tui 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⌊regisSigismund 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⌊imperatoremCharles 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⌋ nostrum honorificentissimae legationis munere perfungeris, ac deinde, quod etiam inter nostrates Poland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌊rei publicaePoland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌋ tuae magnam partem sustines, carus utique 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⌊imperatoriCharles 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⌋ nostro ceterisque principibus, praecipue tamen omnibus eruditis et sacra Muses Greek goddesses of literature and the arts⌊MusarumMuses Greek goddesses of literature and the arts⌋ colentibus. Oratorem te commemoravit eloquentissimum et eminentissimum poetam omnique salutari doctrina perpolitum. Tuam comitatem ac dexteritatem in rebus obeundis dictitabat. Quibus de causis factum est, ut 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⌊imperatorCharles 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⌋ noster apud se retinere te voluerit tuisque prudentissimis uti consiliis, quoties arduitas negotiorum expostularet. Audivimus denique divina quaedam abs te nuper elucubrata et quaedam edita quidem, quae nondum vidimus, quaedam vero, quae propediem tuo permissu Cologne (Köln, Colonia, Colonia Agrippina), city in western Germany, on the Rhine river⌊ColoniaeCologne (Köln, Colonia, Colonia Agrippina), city in western Germany, on the Rhine river⌋ formulis excuderentur. Et haec quidem Michiel De Vriendt (Michael Vrindius), oeconomus of Ioannes Dantiscus during his stay at the imperial court in the Netherlands; nephew of Arendt Sturm (CIDTC, IDL 690, IDL 708, IDL 760, IDL 763, IDL 1356, IDL 597, IDL 2989, IDT 176)⌊illeMichiel De Vriendt (Michael Vrindius), oeconomus of Ioannes Dantiscus during his stay at the imperial court in the Netherlands; nephew of Arendt Sturm (CIDTC, IDL 690, IDL 708, IDL 760, IDL 763, IDL 1356, IDL 597, IDL 2989, IDT 176)⌋ atque alia multa his similia nobis amice referebat. Graphicum profecto, Reverende Pater, nactus es tuarum laudum praeconem.

Michiel De Vriendt (Michael Vrindius), oeconomus of Ioannes Dantiscus during his stay at the imperial court in the Netherlands; nephew of Arendt Sturm (CIDTC, IDL 690, IDL 708, IDL 760, IDL 763, IDL 1356, IDL 597, IDL 2989, IDT 176)⌊CuiusMichiel De Vriendt (Michael Vrindius), oeconomus of Ioannes Dantiscus during his stay at the imperial court in the Netherlands; nephew of Arendt Sturm (CIDTC, IDL 690, IDL 708, IDL 760, IDL 763, IDL 1356, IDL 597, IDL 2989, IDT 176)⌋ verbis sic accendebamur in admirationem tui, ut amare te plurimum coeperimus tibique admodum gratulari, tuisque virtutibus favere. Ita namque natura comparatum est, ut eos etiam, quos numquam vidimus et excellenti gratia pollere cognovimus, non diligere sincero pectore nequeamus. Sed imprimis erga doctissimum quemque mihi vehemens est amor. Cuius impulsu factum est, ut hasce darem ad Tuam Celsitudinem litteras, quibus erga te meam testarer benevolentiam. Quoniam vero te singulari quadam humanitate praeditum intelleximus, ideo tenues Muses Greek goddesses of literature and the arts⌊MusaeMuses Greek goddesses of literature and the arts⌋ nostrae, verecunde quidem, sed tamen ad te venire teque salutare peroptaverunt.

Est 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⌊BruxellaeBrussels (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⌋ pretiosa admodum sepultura viri illustris domini Philip of Cleves of Ravenstein (*1459 – †1528)⌊Philippi de RauenstainPhilip of Cleves of Ravenstein (*1459 – †1528)⌋, cuius ad tuam eruditionem venit epitaphium a me concinnatum, quando obiit. Siquidem Philip of Cleves of Ravenstein (*1459 – †1528)⌊herosPhilip of Cleves of Ravenstein (*1459 – †1528)⌋ ille praeclarus dum viveret, magna contulit in nos beneficia, quorum nos immemores decet esse numquam. Et aliud carm[en] de pace Cambrai (Kamerich, Cameracum), town in the Low Countries, today in France⌊CameraciCambrai (Kamerich, Cameracum), town in the Low Countries, today in France⌋[1] facta ad te properat. Quae studiorum meorum sunt indic[es], in quibus, tam etsi non est admodum excellens eruditio, spero tamen pro tui candore, quicquid id est, te boni consulturum.

Ego vero, si quovis m[odo] usui possim esse tibi, omni tempore, quo apud Tuam Sanctitatem fuero, optarim tibi fidele obsequium semper exhibere.

Opto te, Reverende Pater, tuosque omnes in Domino semper bene valere.

In aedibus Cartusianis prope Enghien (Angia), city in the Low Countries, Heinaut, today in Belgium⌊AngiamEnghien (Angia), city in the Low Countries, Heinaut, today in Belgium⌋, 1531-09-04⌊pridie Nonas Septembris anno 15311531-09-04⌋.

Jan van der Zande (Ioannes Ammonius), carthusian, poet, author of biographies of some of his confratres; Livinus' brother; imprisoned for furtherance of Luther's cause; ca. 1500 member of the Convent of La Chapelle (Domus Capellae) in Hérinnes (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 95-96; CE, vol. 1, p. 50)⌊Ioannes AmmoniusJan van der Zande (Ioannes Ammonius), carthusian, poet, author of biographies of some of his confratres; Livinus' brother; imprisoned for furtherance of Luther's cause; ca. 1500 member of the Convent of La Chapelle (Domus Capellae) in Hérinnes (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 95-96; CE, vol. 1, p. 50)⌋