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durer’s literary remains.
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Aldenhoven where we lay for the night, and there I spent 3 white-pf.
30 July. We went on thence early in the morning to Freelenberg and passed the
little town Gangelt, and breakfasted at a village called Siisterseel, and
spent two white-pf. 2 Heller; further 1 white-pf. Again 2 white-pf.
Thence we travelled to Sittard—a fine little town—and from there to
Stockhem, which belongs to Liege. We had a pleasant inn here, and
stayed the night and spent 4 white-pf.
31 July- And when we had crossed the Maas we started off early on Tuesday
and came to Merten (Mertenslind ?) Lewbehen (Leewe ?); there we
had breakfast and spent 2 stivers, and I paid 1 white-pf. for a young fowl.
We journeyed on thence across the heath and came to the Stosser,
1 Aug. where we spent 2 st. and lay for the night. Early on Wednesday we
went to West-Meerbeck. I bought 3 stivers’ worth of bread and wine
there and then we went to Branthoek, where we breakfasted and spent
1 st. Next we travelled to Uylenberg and we stopped there for the
2 Aug. night and spent 3 st. 2 pf. After that we went early on Thursday to
Op ten Kruys and breakfasted there and spent 3 st. and we came next
to Antwerp.
Dilrer at Antwerp (2—26 Aug. 1520).
At Antwerp I went to Jobst Plankfelt’s1 inn, and the same evening
the Fuggers’ Factor2, Bernhard Stecher, invited me and gave us a costly
meal. My wife however dined at the inn. I paid the driver 3 gold
florins for bringing us three, and 1 st. I paid for carrying the goods.
4 Aug. On Saturday after the feast of St Peter in Chains my host took me to
see the Burgomaster’s (Arnold van Liere) house at Antwerp. It is
newly built and beyond measure large, and very well ordered, with
spacious and exceedingly beautiful chambers, a tower splendidly
ornamented, a very large garden—altogether a noble house, the like
of which I have nowhere seen in all Germany. The house also is
reached from both sides by a very long street, which has been quite
newly built according to the Burgomaster’s liking and at his charges.
I paid 3 st. to the messenger, 2 pf. for bread, 2 pf. for ink.
5 Aug. On Sunday, it was St Oswald’s day, the painters invited me to the
hall of their guild, with my wife and maid. All their service was of
silver, and they had other splendid ornaments and very costly meats.
All their wives also were there. And as I was being led to the table
the company stood on both sides as if they were leading some great
lord. And there were amongst them men of very high position, who
all behaved most respectfully towards me with deep courtesy, and
promised to do everything in their power agreeable to me that they
knew of. And as I was sitting there in such honour the Syndic
(Adrian Horebouts) of Antwerp came, with two servants, and pre-
sented me with four cans of wine in the name of the Town Councillors
1 There is a portrait drawing of Jobst Plankfelt by Diirer in the Stadel collection
at Frankfurt.
2 That is the head of the Fuggers’ branch house at Antwerp.
durer’s literary remains.
[chap.
Aldenhoven where we lay for the night, and there I spent 3 white-pf.
30 July. We went on thence early in the morning to Freelenberg and passed the
little town Gangelt, and breakfasted at a village called Siisterseel, and
spent two white-pf. 2 Heller; further 1 white-pf. Again 2 white-pf.
Thence we travelled to Sittard—a fine little town—and from there to
Stockhem, which belongs to Liege. We had a pleasant inn here, and
stayed the night and spent 4 white-pf.
31 July- And when we had crossed the Maas we started off early on Tuesday
and came to Merten (Mertenslind ?) Lewbehen (Leewe ?); there we
had breakfast and spent 2 stivers, and I paid 1 white-pf. for a young fowl.
We journeyed on thence across the heath and came to the Stosser,
1 Aug. where we spent 2 st. and lay for the night. Early on Wednesday we
went to West-Meerbeck. I bought 3 stivers’ worth of bread and wine
there and then we went to Branthoek, where we breakfasted and spent
1 st. Next we travelled to Uylenberg and we stopped there for the
2 Aug. night and spent 3 st. 2 pf. After that we went early on Thursday to
Op ten Kruys and breakfasted there and spent 3 st. and we came next
to Antwerp.
Dilrer at Antwerp (2—26 Aug. 1520).
At Antwerp I went to Jobst Plankfelt’s1 inn, and the same evening
the Fuggers’ Factor2, Bernhard Stecher, invited me and gave us a costly
meal. My wife however dined at the inn. I paid the driver 3 gold
florins for bringing us three, and 1 st. I paid for carrying the goods.
4 Aug. On Saturday after the feast of St Peter in Chains my host took me to
see the Burgomaster’s (Arnold van Liere) house at Antwerp. It is
newly built and beyond measure large, and very well ordered, with
spacious and exceedingly beautiful chambers, a tower splendidly
ornamented, a very large garden—altogether a noble house, the like
of which I have nowhere seen in all Germany. The house also is
reached from both sides by a very long street, which has been quite
newly built according to the Burgomaster’s liking and at his charges.
I paid 3 st. to the messenger, 2 pf. for bread, 2 pf. for ink.
5 Aug. On Sunday, it was St Oswald’s day, the painters invited me to the
hall of their guild, with my wife and maid. All their service was of
silver, and they had other splendid ornaments and very costly meats.
All their wives also were there. And as I was being led to the table
the company stood on both sides as if they were leading some great
lord. And there were amongst them men of very high position, who
all behaved most respectfully towards me with deep courtesy, and
promised to do everything in their power agreeable to me that they
knew of. And as I was sitting there in such honour the Syndic
(Adrian Horebouts) of Antwerp came, with two servants, and pre-
sented me with four cans of wine in the name of the Town Councillors
1 There is a portrait drawing of Jobst Plankfelt by Diirer in the Stadel collection
at Frankfurt.
2 That is the head of the Fuggers’ branch house at Antwerp.