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Dignitate et humanitate summo viro, 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 de Curiis 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⌋ oratori regio Poland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌊PoloniaePoland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌋ 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⌊Carolum AugustumCharles 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⌋ patrono perpetua fide colendo suo

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Semper ab eo tempore, quo a te Augsburg (Augusta Vindelicorum), city in Germany, Bavaria⌊AugustaAugsburg (Augusta Vindelicorum), city in Germany, Bavaria⌋ discessi, optime ac clarissime Dantisce, sic enim appellari a me quam ullo alio splendido titulo, quibus abundas, mavis, redire ad te statui, ita me ceperas vel potius excantaveras, sed non tam munificentia in me tua quam humanitate et benignitate morum summa et in tui similibus carissima. Itaque, mi Dantisce, tibi gratulor non fortunam istam amplam et te dignam, cum ipse et ista fortuna sis superinscribed⌈sissis superinscribed⌉ dignior et vere dignus regia ... illegible⌈...... illegible⌉, cuius utique vices geris et quam unice ornas, sed gloriam famae pulcherrimae ac nominis immortalem, quam non regius iste splendor et dignitas in qua es, sed tua tibi virtus et incomparabilis humanitas peperit, immo parit cotidie magis ac magis. Mihi crede, non sum hic inescatus tuis donis, ut adulari tibi nunc incipiam qui nulli umquam sim solitus o. Scribere non possum quae suggerit animus, obruor splendore nominis tui. Adeo certatim omnes homines, quotquot vel nunc Augusta ad nos veniunt vel umquam antehac te novere ... illegible⌈...... illegible⌉, tuas laudes, tuam humanitatem, tuam morum civilitatem praedicant, ut nisi mihi esses vere notissimus, frontem abiecisse omnes dicerem, qui tam sine modo prae aliis omnibus unum praedicent. Rediens nuper huc Philipp Melanchthon (Philipp Schwartzerd) (*1497 – †1560), Lutheran theologian, humanist, Martin Luther's collaborator and friend, author of the Augsburg Confession. He was strongly influenced by Luther, whom he called his spiritual father. In 1519 he was present as a spectator at the disputation of Leipzig between Martin Luther and Johann Eck. He was also in attendance at the Diet of Augsburg (1530) and at the religious colloquy of Worms (1557)⌊PhilippusPhilipp Melanchthon (Philipp Schwartzerd) (*1497 – †1560), Lutheran theologian, humanist, Martin Luther's collaborator and friend, author of the Augsburg Confession. He was strongly influenced by Luther, whom he called his spiritual father. In 1519 he was present as a spectator at the disputation of Leipzig between Martin Luther and Johann Eck. He was also in attendance at the Diet of Augsburg (1530) and at the religious colloquy of Worms (1557)⌋ noster, non potes credere, quam sit honorifice de te locutus multis et magnis viris audientibus. Ibi vero, cum de humanitate tua velut certamen sumeretur, Ionas, nosti opinor hominem, “o mi Eobane, inquit, nesciebam tuum Dantiscum, quem praedicare mihi tantopere solebas, ipsam humanitatem esse, quod si scissem, iamdudum quaesissem aliquam occasionem insinuandi me in amicitiam viri optimi.” Haec vere ita ut scribo acta sunt, quae vero ego responderim, ideo non scribo, ne suspectus tibi eius fiam superinscribed in place of crossed-out ...⌈... illegible⌈...... illegible⌉fiamfiam superinscribed in place of crossed-out ...⌉ vitii, quod semper vitavi cane peius et angue. Praeterea est hic quidam Ulrich Pinder Jr (Udalrichus Pindarus, Ulrich Binder) (†after 1531), 1517–1526 studied low in Wittenberg, 1527 was in Spain (when met Dantiscus) and Paris; since 1531 counsellor in Nürnberg; son of Ulrich Pinder (†1510-1519) physician, editor and printer, author of among the other Speculum passionis domini nostri Jhesu Christi and Speculum intellectuale felicitais humanae (ADB, vol. 26, p. 149–150)⌊Udalrichus PindarusUlrich Pinder Jr (Udalrichus Pindarus, Ulrich Binder) (†after 1531), 1517–1526 studied low in Wittenberg, 1527 was in Spain (when met Dantiscus) and Paris; since 1531 counsellor in Nürnberg; son of Ulrich Pinder (†1510-1519) physician, editor and printer, author of among the other Speculum passionis domini nostri Jhesu Christi and Speculum intellectuale felicitais humanae (ADB, vol. 26, p. 149–150)⌋, qui in Spain (Hispania)⌊HispaniisSpain (Hispania)⌋ in familiaritatem tuam se venisse ait. Quid quaeris? Eodem ore te effert, quo hi quos dixi alii omnes, quibus vel per umbram visus es. Hoc demum est, optime Dantisce, vere regis legatum et amicum agere, hoc est omni se fortuna maiorem et in quavis amplissima dignum ostendere. Hoc est regias vices sustinere et eius regis, qui inter omnes Europe (Europa), the continent⌊EuropaeEurope (Europa), the continent⌋ reges sit vel regnorum amplitudine vel potentiae et virium magnitudine longe maximus. Sed contineo me, ne in epistola poetam fieri me causari possis. Eris AAWO, AB, D. 3, f. 36v mihi deinceps, optime Dantisce, boni viri verum exemplar et qui nunc ab hoc tempore bona fide semper honore meo on the margin⌈meomeo on the margin⌉ semper celebrabere versu. Itaque quae nunc honorandi nominis tui on the margin⌈tuitui on the margin⌉ causa instituo, brevi ut spero videbis, neque enim excidit, quid a te discedens dixerim. Epitaphium in Mercurino Arborio di Gattinara (*1465 – †1530), humanist, jurist, trusted and influential advisor to Charles V; 1501 entered the service of the Habsburgs as legal counsel to Duchess Margaret of Austria, 1504 advisor and President of the Privy Council of Margaret of Austria, after the governoship of the Netherlands was entrusted to her, 1518 Grand Chancellor of Castile and later of Charles V as Roman Emperor, 1529 Cardinal of St. Giovanni a Porta Latina (after the death of his wife, Andreetta Avogadro) (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 12; CE, vol. 2, p. 76-80)⌊Mercurinum hidden by binding⌈[um]um hidden by binding⌉Mercurino Arborio di Gattinara (*1465 – †1530), humanist, jurist, trusted and influential advisor to Charles V; 1501 entered the service of the Habsburgs as legal counsel to Duchess Margaret of Austria, 1504 advisor and President of the Privy Council of Margaret of Austria, after the governoship of the Netherlands was entrusted to her, 1518 Grand Chancellor of Castile and later of Charles V as Roman Emperor, 1529 Cardinal of St. Giovanni a Porta Latina (after the death of his wife, Andreetta Avogadro) (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 12; CE, vol. 2, p. 76-80)⌋ iam non licebat absolvere, et volebam aliquid exquisitum ad te tantum amicum mittere ig. Itaque igitur ignoscas rogo et hoc nunc procrastinari m; mittam brevi, si quidem futurum te diutius 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⌋ audio. Tuum aurum, quod abeunti dederas, conflavi in unum anulum, quem cotidie circumfero et ostento et praedico id munus esse viri maximi, legati regis maximi, Dantisci scilicet eius, quem tot praeconiis ornent haec tempora, ut ne dicam semper homines; pauci sunt, qui tuum nomen ignorent, benignitatem omnes admirantur. Katharina Spater (†1543), since 1514 wife of Helius Eobanus Hessus, daughter of Erfurt burgher Heinrich Spater (WORSTBROCK 1, p. 1069)⌊Uxor meaKatharina Spater (†1543), since 1514 wife of Helius Eobanus Hessus, daughter of Erfurt burgher Heinrich Spater (WORSTBROCK 1, p. 1069)⌋ uniones auro inclusos ms. inclusas(!) ⌈inclusosinclusos ms. inclusas(!) ⌉ ut custodit unice, ita carissimos habet ob hoc, quia a te dono dati sint. Pro quibus tuis in me beneficiis quid reddam? Aurum et argentum non est mihi, nosti commune verbum, dabo tamen operam, ut ne ingratitudinis ullo pacto accusari queam. Nihil nunc ad manum erat nugarum, quod ad te mitterem praeter unum hunc libellum psalmorum nuper hic editorum, multa vero edere soleo. Sed qualiacumque horum deinceps, tu velis nolis, bona pars eris. Vix, ut vides, tempero hidden by binding⌈[o]o hidden by binding⌉ ineptiis, ita est tibi vere hic animus deditus. Saluta precor meo nomine optimos ac doctissimos viros hidden by binding⌈[os]os hidden by binding⌉ dominum Cornelis De Schepper (Cornelius Scepperus, Cornelis De Dobbele, Cornelius Duplicius) (*1503 – †1555), erudite, diplomat in the Habsburgs' service; close friend of Ioannes Dantiscus; initially in the service of Christian II of Oldenburg, King of Denmark; 1526 secretary and councillor to Emperor Charles V of Habsburg (CE, vol. 3, p. 218-220; DE VOCHT 1961, p. 15-24)⌊Cornelium SchepperumCornelis De Schepper (Cornelius Scepperus, Cornelis De Dobbele, Cornelius Duplicius) (*1503 – †1555), erudite, diplomat in the Habsburgs' service; close friend of Ioannes Dantiscus; initially in the service of Christian II of Oldenburg, King of Denmark; 1526 secretary and councillor to Emperor Charles V of Habsburg (CE, vol. 3, p. 218-220; DE VOCHT 1961, p. 15-24)⌋, dominum Logum, dominum Caspar Ursinus Velius (Caspar Bernhardi) (*1493 – †1539), humanist and poet, author of poems and chronicle of the wars of King Ferdinand against John Zápolya and the Ottoman Empire (De Bello hungarico, printed in 1762); friend of Erasmus of Rotterdam and Dantiscus; since 1509 servant of Gurk bishop Matthäus Lang; in 1527 became historian of King Ferdinand and in 1532 he was also appointed tutor of his children (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 56; CE, vol. 3, p. 356-357)⌊UrsinumCaspar Ursinus Velius (Caspar Bernhardi) (*1493 – †1539), humanist and poet, author of poems and chronicle of the wars of King Ferdinand against John Zápolya and the Ottoman Empire (De Bello hungarico, printed in 1762); friend of Erasmus of Rotterdam and Dantiscus; since 1509 servant of Gurk bishop Matthäus Lang; in 1527 became historian of King Ferdinand and in 1532 he was also appointed tutor of his children (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 56; CE, vol. 3, p. 356-357)⌋ et si qui sunt superinscribed⌈suntsunt superinscribed⌉ alii nobis amici. Sed, quod oblitus eram et ut unde coeperam concludam epistolam, statueram redire ad te, nisi Philipp Melanchthon (Philipp Schwartzerd) (*1497 – †1560), Lutheran theologian, humanist, Martin Luther's collaborator and friend, author of the Augsburg Confession. He was strongly influenced by Luther, whom he called his spiritual father. In 1519 he was present as a spectator at the disputation of Leipzig between Martin Luther and Johann Eck. He was also in attendance at the Diet of Augsburg (1530) and at the religious colloquy of Worms (1557)⌊PhilippusPhilipp Melanchthon (Philipp Schwartzerd) (*1497 – †1560), Lutheran theologian, humanist, Martin Luther's collaborator and friend, author of the Augsburg Confession. He was strongly influenced by Luther, whom he called his spiritual father. In 1519 he was present as a spectator at the disputation of Leipzig between Martin Luther and Johann Eck. He was also in attendance at the Diet of Augsburg (1530) and at the religious colloquy of Worms (1557)⌋ cum suis huc rediisset. Deinceps quae voles ab Eobano curari, pro tuo iure manda; nihil enim cupio omnino magis quam tibi gratificari. Salutat plurimum te Ulrich Pinder Jr (Udalrichus Pindarus, Ulrich Binder) (†after 1531), 1517–1526 studied low in Wittenberg, 1527 was in Spain (when met Dantiscus) and Paris; since 1531 counsellor in Nürnberg; son of Ulrich Pinder (†1510-1519) physician, editor and printer, author of among the other Speculum passionis domini nostri Jhesu Christi and Speculum intellectuale felicitais humanae (ADB, vol. 26, p. 149–150)⌊Udalrichus PindarusUlrich Pinder Jr (Udalrichus Pindarus, Ulrich Binder) (†after 1531), 1517–1526 studied low in Wittenberg, 1527 was in Spain (when met Dantiscus) and Paris; since 1531 counsellor in Nürnberg; son of Ulrich Pinder (†1510-1519) physician, editor and printer, author of among the other Speculum passionis domini nostri Jhesu Christi and Speculum intellectuale felicitais humanae (ADB, vol. 26, p. 149–150)⌋, de quo scripsi, si forte possis in memoriam revocare amicitiam hominis. Jesus of Nazareth (Jesus Christ), in Christianity the Messiah foretold in the Old Testament⌊ChristusJesus of Nazareth (Jesus Christ), in Christianity the Messiah foretold in the Old Testament⌋ te nobis servet quam diutissime.

Datae Nuremberg (Nürnberg, Norimberga), city in Germany, Bavaria⌊NurenbergaeNuremberg (Nürnberg, Norimberga), city in Germany, Bavaria⌋, quarto Idus Octobres MDXXX.

Vere tuus 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)⌊Eobanus HessusHelius 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)⌋