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Letter #716

Karel UUTENHOVE to Ioannes DANTISCUS
Ghent (Gandavum), 1531-11-28

English register:

Uutenhove wanted to write earlier, but he had to travel urgently to Hainaut. Then, when he heard that the Emperor [Charles V] was in Tournai, he sent a friend with a letter, but in vain, because Dantiscus had remained in Brussels. Uutenhove did not know that, and therefore he recently neglected to visit Dantiscus when he was passing through Brussels. Dantiscus' servant Michiel [De Vriendt] can witness that he did not invent this story.

Together with the current letter he sends Dantiscus the letter from Tournai. He heard that Dantiscus insistently asked for his letters, and he will be very happy to fulfill this demand. He was informed that Dantiscus is preparing for his departure for Poland. He wishes him a safe journey and he will try to visit him before his departure, together with Robbius. They will always remember Dantiscus. Dantiscus should be convinced that Uutenhove will willingly provide any service Dantiscus asks for. He sends greetings from Robbius, who is presumably also writing to Dantiscus.




Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in Latin, autograph, BCz, 243, p. 203-204
2register with excerpt in Latin, English, 20th-century, CBKUL, R.III, 32, No. 569

Auxiliary sources:
1register in Polish, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8246 (TK 8), f. 442

Prints:
1CEID 2/2 (Appendix No. 9) p. 613-614 (in extenso; English register)

 

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Reverendo Patri ac Domino, 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⌋, episcopo Culmensi, 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 Po[lo]niaeSigismund 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⌋ [ora]tori etc.

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⌊BruxellisBrussels (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⌋

Salutem plurimam.

Vide, quanta mea sit infelicitas, ornatissime Praesul, ut cum nuper ad te litteras scribere pararem, subito mihi abeundum fuit in Hainaut (Hannonia, County of Hainaut), county in the Low Countries, from 1482 under Habsburg rule. Its territory corresponds with the Belgian province of Hainaut, and part of the French Département du Nord⌊HannoniamHainaut (Hannonia, County of Hainaut), county in the Low Countries, from 1482 under Habsburg rule. Its territory corresponds with the Belgian province of Hainaut, and part of the French Département du Nord⌋. Ac non ita multo post, cum audissem 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⌋ Tournai (Tornacum, Doornik), city in the Habsburg Netherlands, ca. 80 km SW of Brussels, on the Schelde (Scheldt) river, centre of the territory of Tournai and the Tournaisis, which was incorporated into the Habsburg Netherlands in 1521; now in the Belgian province of Hainaut⌊TornaciTournai (Tornacum, Doornik), city in the Habsburg Netherlands, ca. 80 km SW of Brussels, on the Schelde (Scheldt) river, centre of the territory of Tournai and the Tournaisis, which was incorporated into the Habsburg Netherlands in 1521; now in the Belgian province of Hainaut⌋ affuturum, dedi per quendam sodalem nostrum ad te litteras, sed frustra, nam tu 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⌊BruxellisBrussels (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⌋ permanseras, quod adeo me fugerat, ut etiam a paucis abhinc diebus pertransierim Bruxellas nec de te quippiam animadverti. Utque credas hic non fucum esse, audies rem omnem planius ex tuo 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)⌊MichaeleMichiel 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)⌋. Verum et cf. Karel UUTENHOVE to Ioannes DANTISCUS s.l., 1531-11-28, CIDTC IDL 717⌊litterascf. Karel UUTENHOVE to Ioannes DANTISCUS s.l., 1531-11-28, CIDTC IDL 717⌋, quas Tournai (Tornacum, Doornik), city in the Habsburg Netherlands, ca. 80 km SW of Brussels, on the Schelde (Scheldt) river, centre of the territory of Tournai and the Tournaisis, which was incorporated into the Habsburg Netherlands in 1521; now in the Belgian province of Hainaut⌊TornaciTournai (Tornacum, Doornik), city in the Habsburg Netherlands, ca. 80 km SW of Brussels, on the Schelde (Scheldt) river, centre of the territory of Tournai and the Tournaisis, which was incorporated into the Habsburg Netherlands in 1521; now in the Belgian province of Hainaut⌋ ad te dederam una cum iis mitto, ut facilius mihi fidem adhibeas utque aequiore in me sis animo. Audieram enim vehementer te quaerere de mea tarditate et meas litteras requirere, qua in re obtempera{m}bo tibi et libenter, et ex animo, ac sedulo curabo, ne hic meum officium desiderare possis neque pudor aut dysopia (quae mihi innata est) obstare poterit, quominus hoc faciam.

At audio te propediem parare iter in tuam Poland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌊PoloniamPoland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌋, quam profectionem imprimis optarim tibi feliciter ac bonis auspiciis cedere. Si mihi propemodum constaret tempus tuae profectionis, ego et Iacobus Robbius Aldenardus a scribe, probably employed at the Council of Flanders, possibly also a secretary of Karel Uutenhove⌊RobbiusIacobus Robbius Aldenardus a scribe, probably employed at the Council of Flanders, possibly also a secretary of Karel Uutenhove⌋ te ante tuum abitum istic inviseremus. At quoquo pacto res cadat, tui certe, ornatissime Dantisce, numquam non erimus memores. Et si quid erit, in quo nostra opera, industria aut diligentia tibi usui esse possit, utere tuo Utenovio aeque libere atque illo usurus esses, qui tibi addictissimus est. Nihil enim inveniri possit, quod in rebus Dantisci mihi grave futurum sit. Quicquid enim ille iusserit, id, si non ingenio admodum magno aut dexteritate, certe fide summa ac integritate exaequaturus sum. Nam nullum profecto novi (sit citra adulationem dictum), quem plus faciam aut impensius colam ac diligam. Hoc, ut credas tibique certo persuadeas, te etiam atque etiam rogo. Et hunc sincerum Utenovii in te animum cave, contempseris.

Se quam potest officiosissime tibi commendat noster Robbius, qui etiam, ut reor, nunc ad te cf. Iacobus ROBBIUS Aldenardus to Ioannes DANTISCUS Ghent (Gandavum), [1531-11-28?], CIDTC IDL 79, probably⌊scribitcf. Iacobus ROBBIUS Aldenardus to Ioannes DANTISCUS Ghent (Gandavum), [1531-11-28?], CIDTC IDL 79, probably⌋.

Vale.