BCz, 244, p. 124

Salutem.

Accepi iis diebus aliquoties tuas litteras, quae mihi fuerunt text damaged⌈[nt]nt text damaged⌉ una cum libellis excussis admodum gratae, utque quantum potes, scribas frequentius, te hortor. Praeterea, si quid ad vos de novis libris adfectui ab Erasmus of Rotterdam (Gerrit Gerritszoon, Geert Geerts, Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus) (*1466/1469 – †1536), Dutch humanist and theologian, distinguished philologist, the most famous and influential humanist of the Northern Renaissance; his works had a profound impact upon Christian theology during the first half of the sixteenth century⌊ErasmoErasmus of Rotterdam (Gerrit Gerritszoon, Geert Geerts, Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus) (*1466/1469 – †1536), Dutch humanist and theologian, distinguished philologist, the most famous and influential humanist of the Northern Renaissance; his works had a profound impact upon Christian theology during the first half of the sixteenth century⌋ et ali<i>s viris doctis editis, quos me non habere cognosces, accepta a 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)⌋ pecunia mihi emis, operaque eius ad me transmit<t>es. Ceterum velim, Anna von Höfen (Anna Reyneck, Anna Flachsbinder), sister of Ioannes Dantiscus, wife of Johann Hannau Sr and, after his death, of Johann Reyneck⌊matri tuaeAnna von Höfen (Anna Reyneck, Anna Flachsbinder), sister of Ioannes Dantiscus, wife of Johann Hannau Sr and, after his death, of Johann Reyneck⌋ scribas id desiderium miser<i> defuncti Johann Reyneck (†1535), the second husband of Dantiscus' sister Anna; doctor of both canon and civil law; councillor to Duke Albrecht von Hohenzollern (BORAWSKA 1984, p. 179-180, 203; GÜNTHER 1907, p. 365)⌊maritiJohann Reyneck (†1535), the second husband of Dantiscus' sister Anna; doctor of both canon and civil law; councillor to Duke Albrecht von Hohenzollern (BORAWSKA 1984, p. 179-180, 203; GÜNTHER 1907, p. 365)⌋, quo(modo) misere extenuatur ms. extenuatat(!) ⌈extenuaturextenuatur ms. extenuatat(!) ⌉ atque exsic<c>atur, tandem exuat. Tanto tempore text damaged⌈[e]e text damaged⌉ Johann Hannau Sr husband of Dantiscus' sister Anna von Höfen⌊patrem tuumJohann Hannau Sr husband of Dantiscus' sister Anna von Höfen⌋, qui non vulgariter ms. vulgareter(!) ⌈vulgaritervulgariter ms. vulgareter(!) ⌉ mihi carus fuit, non luxit ms. tinxit(!) ⌈luxitluxit ms. tinxit(!) ⌉. Que Quod ni fecerit, penitus a se animum meum alienabit. Vale.

Löbau (Lubawa, Lubavia), town in northern Poland, Kulm Land (Ziemia Chełmińska), ca. 67 km E of Graudenz (Grudziądz), the main seat of the bishops of Kulm (Chełmno)⌊LubaviaeLöbau (Lubawa, Lubavia), town in northern Poland, Kulm Land (Ziemia Chełmińska), ca. 67 km E of Graudenz (Grudziądz), the main seat of the bishops of Kulm (Chełmno)⌋, 22 Iulii anno 1536.

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⌊Ioannes Dei gratia episcopus CulmensisIoannes 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⌋

BCz, 244, p. 303

Ioannes, Dei gratia.

Salutem. Carissime Nepos.

cf. Kaspar HANNAU to Ioannes DANTISCUS Cracow, 153[7]-10-14, CIDTC IDL 1020⌊Litterascf. Kaspar HANNAU to Ioannes DANTISCUS Cracow, 153[7]-10-14, CIDTC IDL 1020⌋ tuas congratulatorias easque copiosas et eruditionem spirantes libenter legimus, licet alicubi cf. Aesop 103 (Hausrath) ⌊alienis on the margin⌈alienisalienis on the margin⌉ essent plumiscf. Aesop 103 (Hausrath) ⌋[1] conspicuae, quod tamen non improbamus, oportet enim superinscribed⌈enimenim superinscribed⌉ addiscentem, ubi aliquando in suo deficit, in mutuum accipere ab iis, qui abundant. Quod Graecis litteris et dialecticae das operam, gratum nobis est – merces iis, qui tibi praelegunt, non deerit, utque illam tibi 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)⌊G written over D⌈DGG written over D⌉eorgius 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)⌋ suppeditet, curavimus[2]. Tu strenue incumbe, quo written over ut⌈utquoquo written over ut⌉ in dies doctior evadas. [R]eliqua, quae per [te] fieri volumus, [a] fratre nostro Bernardo accipies on the margin⌈ R hidden by binding⌈[R]R hidden by binding⌉eliqua, quae per te hidden by binding⌈[te]te hidden by binding⌉ fieri volumus, a hidden by binding⌈[a]a hidden by binding⌉ Bernhard von Höfen (Bernhard Flachsbinder) (†after 1548), Ioannes Dantiscus' brother, stayed with Dantiscus in Spain, as a member of his mission's retinue, and was used as a trusted courier to Poland at least from 1526; after 1530 Starost of Löbau⌊fratre nostro BernardoBernhard von Höfen (Bernhard Flachsbinder) (†after 1548), Ioannes Dantiscus' brother, stayed with Dantiscus in Spain, as a member of his mission's retinue, and was used as a trusted courier to Poland at least from 1526; after 1530 Starost of Löbau⌋ accipies [R]eliqua, quae per [te] fieri volumus, [a] fratre nostro Bernardo accipies on the margin⌉. Vale.

Löbau (Lubawa, Lubavia), town in northern Poland, Kulm Land (Ziemia Chełmińska), ca. 67 km E of Graudenz (Grudziądz), the main seat of the bishops of Kulm (Chełmno)⌊LubaviaeLöbau (Lubawa, Lubavia), town in northern Poland, Kulm Land (Ziemia Chełmińska), ca. 67 km E of Graudenz (Grudziądz), the main seat of the bishops of Kulm (Chełmno)⌋, XVI Novembris MDXXXVII ms. ut supra(!) ⌈XVI Novembris MDXXXVIIXVI Novembris MDXXXVII ms. ut supra(!) ⌉.[3]

[1] Cf. also Erasmus Roterodamus, 1979, p.72-74, l.41-42: cum corniculam alienis convestit plumis

[3] See cf. [Ioannes DANTISCUS] to Tomasz SOBOCKI Löbau (Lubawa), 1537-11-16, CIDTC IDL 1777⌊CEID 1.1, No. 74cf. [Ioannes DANTISCUS] to Tomasz SOBOCKI Löbau (Lubawa), 1537-11-16, CIDTC IDL 1777⌋

[2] In cf. Kaspar HANNAU to Ioannes DANTISCUS Cracow, 1537-10-23, CIDTC IDL 1750⌊his letter from Cracow of October 23, 1537 (orig. AAWO, D.6, f.24, print Beitrage, No. 45cf. Kaspar HANNAU to Ioannes DANTISCUS Cracow, 1537-10-23, CIDTC IDL 1750⌋) Hannow asks Dantiscus to help him pay for an additional, private course in dialectics and rhetoric with Valerianus Pernusius, a man fluent in Latin, Greek and Hebrew.

AAWO, AB, D.101, f. 182r

Salutem tibi precor, mi carissime nepos, et cum hoc ineunte novo anno quamplurimos alios faustos et felices.

Quod cf. 1:12 Nono anno post reges exactos, cum gener Tarquinii ad iniuriam soceri vindicandam ingentem collegisset exercitum, nova Romae dignitas est creata, quae dictatura appellatur, maior quam consulatus. ⌊dictaturam nondum deposuerim, quam mallem quispiam The Romans inhabitants of ancient Roman Republic/Empire⌊RomanorumThe Romans inhabitants of ancient Roman Republic/Empire⌋, quorum haec fuit dignitas potissima, haberetcf. 1:12 Nono anno post reges exactos, cum gener Tarquinii ad iniuriam soceri vindicandam ingentem collegisset exercitum, nova Romae dignitas est creata, quae dictatura appellatur, maior quam consulatus. ⌋ , sine tamen mea affecta valetudine, non te perturbet on the margin⌈non te perturbetnon te perturbet on the margin⌉, in qua me indies (Deo gratia) meliusculum sentio. Quae ad te cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Kaspar HANNAU 1542-11-07, CIDTC IDL 6376, letter lost⌊scripsicf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Kaspar HANNAU 1542-11-07, CIDTC IDL 6376, letter lost⌋ [1542-11-07]⌊VII Novembris[1542-11-07]⌋, ex adiuncto habebis exemplo. Iam, ut existimo, centum quinquaginta ducatos tibi a dominis The Fuggers German family of merchants and bankers that dominated European business during the 15th and 16th centuries⌊FuggarisThe Fuggers German family of merchants and bankers that dominated European business during the 15th and 16th centuries⌋ numeratos esse, quibus te aliquamdiu sustinere possis.

Accepi interim a te binas, cf. Kaspar HANNAU to Ioannes DANTISCUS 1542-09-17, CIDTC IDL 6377, letter lost⌊unascf. Kaspar HANNAU to Ioannes DANTISCUS 1542-09-17, CIDTC IDL 6377, letter lost⌋ [1542-09-17]⌊XVII Septembris[1542-09-17]⌋, cf. Kaspar HANNAU to Ioannes DANTISCUS 1542-10-28, CIDTC IDL 6378, letter lost⌊alterascf. Kaspar HANNAU to Ioannes DANTISCUS 1542-10-28, CIDTC IDL 6378, letter lost⌋ [1542-10-28]⌊XXVIII Octobris[1542-10-28]⌋ datas, eas item, quas ad dominum 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)⌊doctorem HosiumStanisław 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)⌋ dedisti[1]. Missae mihi sunt praeterea ex aula regia quattuor illorum[2], ut scis, litterae, quibus brevi respondebitur neque a tua sententia responsum, ut arbitror, erit alienum. Ceterum, quomodo res aulicae in olla illa et quam tarde coquantur, cum etiam id apud vos in usu sit, non est tibi incognitum. In praesens tuis copiosis et gratis mihi litteris, ut velim, fusius respondere fessus dictando nequeo, has saltem ad te dedi paper damaged⌈[dedi]dedi paper damaged⌉, ut scias me tuas accepisse, paulo post abunde de omnibus rescripturus.

Vale et in Dei benignitate feliciter diutissime vale.

Si quid supererit temporis antequam hunc nuntium meum ad aulam absolvero, ex schedis inditis accipies.

Dat(ae) or Dat(um)⌈Dat(ae)Dat(ae) or Dat(um)⌉.

[1] cf. cf. Stanisław HOZJUSZ (HOSIUS) to Ioannes DANTISCUS Cracow, 1542-11-11, CIDTC IDL 2602⌊IDL 2602cf. Stanisław HOZJUSZ (HOSIUS) to Ioannes DANTISCUS Cracow, 1542-11-11, CIDTC IDL 2602⌋.

[2] Four cardinals that have been assigned by Pope to recognize a case of Alexander Sculteti: Gian Pietro Carafa (Ioannes Petrus Carafa, Paulus IV) (*1476 – †1559), 1506-1537 – Bishop of Chieti; 1518-1524 – Archbishop of Brindisi; 1536 elevated to Cardinal; 1537-1549 Archbishop of Chieti; 1549 – Archbishop of Naples; 1555 elected pope as Paulus IV⌊Gian Pietro CarafaGian Pietro Carafa (Ioannes Petrus Carafa, Paulus IV) (*1476 – †1559), 1506-1537 – Bishop of Chieti; 1518-1524 – Archbishop of Brindisi; 1536 elevated to Cardinal; 1537-1549 Archbishop of Chieti; 1549 – Archbishop of Naples; 1555 elected pope as Paulus IV⌋, Juan Álvarez y Alva de Toledo (*1488 – †1557), Dominican; 1523 Bishop of Córdoba; 1537 - of Burgos; 1537 elevated to cardinal; 1550 Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela; 1553 Bishop of Albano; 1555 - of Frascati (HE 1, p. 131, letter no. 122, note no. 3)⌊Juan Álvarez y Alva de ToledoJuan Álvarez y Alva de Toledo (*1488 – †1557), Dominican; 1523 Bishop of Córdoba; 1537 - of Burgos; 1537 elevated to cardinal; 1550 Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela; 1553 Bishop of Albano; 1555 - of Frascati (HE 1, p. 131, letter no. 122, note no. 3)⌋, Pierpaolo Parisio (Pietro Paolo Parisi, Petrus Paulus Parisius) (*1473 – †1545), 1528-1538 bishop of Anglona and Tursi; 1537 auditor of the Apostolic Chamber; 1538-1545 bishop of Nusco; 1539 cardinal (HE 1, p. 131, letter no. 122, note no. 3)⌊Pietro Paolo ParisiPierpaolo Parisio (Pietro Paolo Parisi, Petrus Paulus Parisius) (*1473 – †1545), 1528-1538 bishop of Anglona and Tursi; 1537 auditor of the Apostolic Chamber; 1538-1545 bishop of Nusco; 1539 cardinal (HE 1, p. 131, letter no. 122, note no. 3)⌋ and Bartolomeo Guidiccioni (Bartholomeo Guidiccionus) (*1469 – †1549), 1539 elevated to Cardinal; 1540-1543 Cardinal-Priest of S. Cesareo in Palatio; 1546 Bishop of Lucca (HE 1, p. 131, letter no. 122, note no. 3)⌊Bartolomaeo GuidiccioniBartolomeo Guidiccioni (Bartholomeo Guidiccionus) (*1469 – †1549), 1539 elevated to Cardinal; 1540-1543 Cardinal-Priest of S. Cesareo in Palatio; 1546 Bishop of Lucca (HE 1, p. 131, letter no. 122, note no. 3)⌋, cf. HE 1, f. 131, letter no. 122, note no. 3; see also cf. [Ioannes DANTISCUS] to [Stanisław HOZJUSZ (HOSIUS)] Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1543-01-29, CIDTC IDL 2628⌊lettercf. [Ioannes DANTISCUS] to [Stanisław HOZJUSZ (HOSIUS)] Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1543-01-29, CIDTC IDL 2628⌋ of Dantiscus to Hozjusz, from 1543-01-29, and cf. Samuel MACIEJOWSKI to Ioannes DANTISCUS Cracow, 1542-11-10, CIDTC IDL 2601⌊lettercf. Samuel MACIEJOWSKI to Ioannes DANTISCUS Cracow, 1542-11-10, CIDTC IDL 2601⌋ of Maciejowski to Dantiscus from 1542-11-10.