Ornatissimo ac Eloquentissimo Viro 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⌋ Oratori, domino suo perpetuo observando apud Augsburg (Augusta Vindelicorum), city in Germany, Bavaria⌊AugustamAugsburg (Augusta Vindelicorum), city in Germany, Bavaria⌋ 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⌋

Augsburg (Augusta Vindelicorum), city in Germany, Bavaria⌊AugspurgAugsburg (Augusta Vindelicorum), city in Germany, Bavaria⌋

Ornatissimo atque disertissimo serenissimi regis Poloniae Viro Legato Ioanni Dantisco Hieronymus Vietor (Hieronymus Büttner) (*1480 – †1546/1547), from 1518 owner of one of the largest modern printing houses in Cracow, previously head of a printing house in Vienna; bachelor of Arts at Cracow University (1499); typographer of the royal chancellery of Sigismund I Jagiellon (SZWEJKOWSKA, p. 80-82; KAWECKA-GRYCZOWA, MAŃKOWSKA, p. 325-357)⌊Hieronymus VietorHieronymus Vietor (Hieronymus Büttner) (*1480 – †1546/1547), from 1518 owner of one of the largest modern printing houses in Cracow, previously head of a printing house in Vienna; bachelor of Arts at Cracow University (1499); typographer of the royal chancellery of Sigismund I Jagiellon (SZWEJKOWSKA, p. 80-82; KAWECKA-GRYCZOWA, MAŃKOWSKA, p. 325-357)⌋ plurimam salutem.

Licet nihil litterarum uterque alteri complusculis iam abhinc annis de more obtrusimus, prohibebamur enim mihi sic usu venit prorsus sive perlongo itinere sive erratica sede seu maxime subcommodo tabellione tamen humanitas tua, consuetudo, amor, vicinitas, Ornatissime Vir, commoneant, praecipue tum in nuntium optatum praeter spem incidi, qui nostram antiquam amicitiam fere collapsam, ex animo deletam, cum in hunc usum epistulae, absens absenti sermonem ut faciant, quasi nosti, inventae redintegrem, obfirmem. Quamvis te, ut rumusculus tenellus ora quorundam pervolitet, ad summa fastigia non tantum honorum, verum etiam ut dignitatis vox scilicet episcopus oculis subiicit onerum emersisse. Quae profecto Tuam Humanitatem iam inde a prima aetatula expectarunt, delegerunt, postularunt. Quae profecto nemini omnium, si modo esset fama constans, aequius te obtingere. Illa si virtutes, mores, ingenium, philosophia et humana et Christiana, facilitas, iuvandi studium, haec sincere excutienda quae omnia ex te tanquam ex speculo opposito emicant, refulgent. Ex quo quaeso angulo toto Sarmatico peteres haec, quae quasi catervatim divinitus omnino, meo quidem iudicio conflata abstrusaque in te uno conspiciuntur. Unde unus conspiceris plurimus regiis obsitus negotiis indefatigabili fessus opera apud invictissimum totius Europe (Europa), the continent⌊EuropaeEurope (Europa), the continent⌋ monarcham nimirum res regis fortissimi gravissimas exponis, evolvis, id quod fetura tua elegiaca nuper protrusa indicat in navigium terris advertere, ut ratio litterarum vocat, festinem in ornamentis Tuae Humanitatis, ut suspicor, accessis moram necterem diutius, post fortassis copiosius, ubi certior factus. Interim precor hoc excellentissimum munus felix sit, feliciusque praecessoribus sanctius ut apud te iam dudum constituisti, administres piissime, purissime finias, tradas veluti per manus successori. Autem mei meorumque liberorum, qui se summo suo obsequio plurima felicitate impertiente Tuae Humanitatis credunt, memor ex more tuo persistas, misere rogito. Illa et animus noster mirum in modum attentus in spe est, in aliqua parte felicissimi, ni fallar, successus tui ut olim haerere. Postremo hoc unum ex te, candidissime Dantisce, pro veteri nostra amicitia effalgito . Quicquid novi libelluli vel Romani vel Germanici apud vos partum fuerit, quod ad cudendum nummos peraccommodum foret, mihi id quoad possis celerrime admissites aut a pedibus 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⌊regiae maiestatisBona 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⌋ aliove cito, ut ita loquar, literifero, puta, ut fuit libellus perexiguus de ingressu 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⌋ Augsburg (Augusta Vindelicorum), city in Germany, Bavaria⌊Augustam urbemAugsburg (Augusta Vindelicorum), city in Germany, Bavaria⌋ aut quicquid ratum fuerit in tam inclitissimo frequentissimo comitio mihi, o amicissime, communica quoniam officina mea operam suam abutitur. Hoc paene animo effluxisset, si Vienna (Wien, Vienna), city in eastern Austria, on the Danube river⌊ViennamVienna (Wien, Vienna), city in eastern Austria, on the Danube river⌋ commigraturi nostris conducticiis modo ne sorderent, exciperem, deprecor, rescribas meque Tuae Humanitati traditum ut soles habeto.

Raptim Vienna (Wien, Vienna), city in eastern Austria, on the Danube river⌊ViennaeVienna (Wien, Vienna), city in eastern Austria, on the Danube river⌋, 13 Calendas Iulii. etc.

Reverendissimo in Christo Patri, 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 Dei gratia episcopo ColmensiIoannes 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⌋ et administratori Pomesania diocese (dioecesis Pomesaniensis)⌊PomezaniensiPomesania diocese (dioecesis Pomesaniensis)⌋, domino et patrono meo observantissimo

Amplissime Praesul, domine colendissime.

Non multis transactis diebus ratio domini Hieronymus Aurimontanus (Hieronymus Cingularius, Hieronymus Gürtler von Wildenberg) (*1464 or 1465 – †1558), doctor of medicine, humanist, author of school textbooks, initiator of the restitution of the school at Kulm and from 1501 its rector; 1504-1513 rector of the school at Złota Góra in Silesia; 1515 municipal physician at Thorn (JANOCKI 1819, vol. 1, p. 301-302; LECHICKA, p. 24)⌊Hieronymi CingulariiHieronymus Aurimontanus (Hieronymus Cingularius, Hieronymus Gürtler von Wildenberg) (*1464 or 1465 – †1558), doctor of medicine, humanist, author of school textbooks, initiator of the restitution of the school at Kulm and from 1501 its rector; 1504-1513 rector of the school at Złota Góra in Silesia; 1515 municipal physician at Thorn (JANOCKI 1819, vol. 1, p. 301-302; LECHICKA, p. 24)⌋, palestrae litterariae Colmensis ad typis excudendum per grammatophorum mihi oblata est. Quae, nescio quo pacto, tot cicatricibus ex incuria scatebat, ut mecum non parum dubitabam, an submitterem praelo, an non. Sed forte fortuna contigit, ut boni viri domino Hieronymus Aurimontanus (Hieronymus Cingularius, Hieronymus Gürtler von Wildenberg) (*1464 or 1465 – †1558), doctor of medicine, humanist, author of school textbooks, initiator of the restitution of the school at Kulm and from 1501 its rector; 1504-1513 rector of the school at Złota Góra in Silesia; 1515 municipal physician at Thorn (JANOCKI 1819, vol. 1, p. 301-302; LECHICKA, p. 24)⌊Hieronymo CingularioHieronymus Aurimontanus (Hieronymus Cingularius, Hieronymus Gürtler von Wildenberg) (*1464 or 1465 – †1558), doctor of medicine, humanist, author of school textbooks, initiator of the restitution of the school at Kulm and from 1501 its rector; 1504-1513 rector of the school at Złota Góra in Silesia; 1515 municipal physician at Thorn (JANOCKI 1819, vol. 1, p. 301-302; LECHICKA, p. 24)⌋ olim magna consuetudine coniuncti et adiuvandi studio propensi in aedes meas se contulerunt. Qui, ubi aliquantulum delirabat amussis, aequa litura mendas deleba<n>t, et ego mea pro virili imprimendi laborem subivi. Nullum onus possit esse tam arduum, quin Vestrae Reverendissimae Dominationis gratia sedulo sum sublatus. Si quid errat<u>m commissum est, hoc ut assignetur, efflagito, denuo stanneis characteribus edere sum paratus, ut Vestra Reverendissima Dominatio hanc meam operam (etsi exiguam) Vestrae Reverendissimae Dominationis totam esse obnoxiam intelliget.

Valeat Vestra Reverendissima Dominatio feliciter in Christo, qui ut omnes conatus Vestrae Reverendissimae Dominationis secundare vellet, ex animo precor.

Datum Cracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌊CracoviaeCracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌋ 30 die Martii anno Domini 1537.

{Reverendissimae} Vestrae Reverendissimae Dominationi deditissimus Hieronymus Vietor (Hieronymus Büttner) (*1480 – †1546/1547), from 1518 owner of one of the largest modern printing houses in Cracow, previously head of a printing house in Vienna; bachelor of Arts at Cracow University (1499); typographer of the royal chancellery of Sigismund I Jagiellon (SZWEJKOWSKA, p. 80-82; KAWECKA-GRYCZOWA, MAŃKOWSKA, p. 325-357)⌊Hieronymus VietorHieronymus Vietor (Hieronymus Büttner) (*1480 – †1546/1547), from 1518 owner of one of the largest modern printing houses in Cracow, previously head of a printing house in Vienna; bachelor of Arts at Cracow University (1499); typographer of the royal chancellery of Sigismund I Jagiellon (SZWEJKOWSKA, p. 80-82; KAWECKA-GRYCZOWA, MAŃKOWSKA, p. 325-357)⌋ typographus Cracoviensis

Honorabilis in Christo dilecte.

Ex tuis cf. Hieronymus VIETOR to Ioannes DANTISCUS 1539, beginning of July, CIDTC IDL 6489, letter lost⌊litteriscf. Hieronymus VIETOR to Ioannes DANTISCUS 1539, beginning of July, CIDTC IDL 6489, letter lost⌋ nuper accepimus, quibus modis cf. Carmen paraeneticum ad Constantem Alliopagum before 1539-08-13, CIDTC IDP 54⌊Paraenesiscf. Carmen paraeneticum ad Constantem Alliopagum before 1539-08-13, CIDTC IDP 54⌋ nostrae imprimendi laborem susceper[as]. Praescribisque, quantum tibi numerari debeatur, verum hoc negotium tecum transigendum domino Georg Hegel (†1547), the Thurzons' and later the Fuggers' factor in Cracow (worked for the Fuggers at least from 1521); supplier to the royal court in Cracow (PSB 9, p. 336)⌊Georgio HegelGeorg Hegel (†1547), the Thurzons' and later the Fuggers' factor in Cracow (worked for the Fuggers at least from 1521); supplier to the royal court in Cracow (PSB 9, p. 336)⌋ cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Georg HEGEL Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), [1539]-08-01?, CIDTC IDL 4158⌊commisimuscf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Georg HEGEL Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), [1539]-08-01?, CIDTC IDL 4158⌋. Is a te ducenta exemplaria ea lege redimet, ut pro quattu[or] quaternionibus, quemadmodum in usu est, et a bibliopolis passim venduntur, grossum unum solvet. Addet et residuum usque ad viginti per XXX grossos florenos. In eo tibi accedent floreni tres et decem grossi pro membraneo exemplari.

Pannum, quem pro veste petis, pro veteri nostra in te benevolentia ad commendationem eximii domini doctoris Stanisław Hozjusz (Stanisław Hosz, Stanislaus Hosius) (*1504 – †1579), diplomat and theologian; 1534-1538 secretary to the Bishops of Cracow Piotr Tomicki and Jan Chojeński; 1538-1549 royal secretary; 1538-1549 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and from 1539 Cantor; 1540-1550 Canon of Cracow; 1549-1551 Bishop of Kulm (Chełmno); 1551-1579 Bishop of Ermland; in 1560 elevated to Cardinal; 1561-1563 Papal Legate to the General Council of Trent; in 1573 appointed Grand Penitentiary to Pope Gregory XIII (SBKW, p. 95-96; KOPICZKO 2, p. 129-130)⌊HosiiStanisław Hozjusz (Stanisław Hosz, Stanislaus Hosius) (*1504 – †1579), diplomat and theologian; 1534-1538 secretary to the Bishops of Cracow Piotr Tomicki and Jan Chojeński; 1538-1549 royal secretary; 1538-1549 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and from 1539 Cantor; 1540-1550 Canon of Cracow; 1549-1551 Bishop of Kulm (Chełmno); 1551-1579 Bishop of Ermland; in 1560 elevated to Cardinal; 1561-1563 Papal Legate to the General Council of Trent; in 1573 appointed Grand Penitentiary to Pope Gregory XIII (SBKW, p. 95-96; KOPICZKO 2, p. 129-130)⌋ tibi paulo post mittemus.

Vale.

Ex arce nostra Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński, Heilsberga), town in Ermland (Warmia), the main seat of the bishops of Ermland⌊HeilsbergHeilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński, Heilsberga), town in Ermland (Warmia), the main seat of the bishops of Ermland⌋, ... Iulii MDXXXIX.

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Hieronymus Vietor (Hieronymus Büttner) (*1480 – †1546/1547), from 1518 owner of one of the largest modern printing houses in Cracow, previously head of a printing house in Vienna; bachelor of Arts at Cracow University (1499); typographer of the royal chancellery of Sigismund I Jagiellon (SZWEJKOWSKA, p. 80-82; KAWECKA-GRYCZOWA, MAŃKOWSKA, p. 325-357)⌊Hieronymus VietorHieronymus Vietor (Hieronymus Büttner) (*1480 – †1546/1547), from 1518 owner of one of the largest modern printing houses in Cracow, previously head of a printing house in Vienna; bachelor of Arts at Cracow University (1499); typographer of the royal chancellery of Sigismund I Jagiellon (SZWEJKOWSKA, p. 80-82; KAWECKA-GRYCZOWA, MAŃKOWSKA, p. 325-357)⌋