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durer’s literary remains.
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gave a splendid meal and did me great honour. Many strange masquers
came there. I have drawn the portrait in charcoal of Florent Nepotis,
Lady Margaret’s organist. On Monday night Herr Lopez invited me
to the great banquet on Shrove-Tuesday which lasted till 2 o’clock and
was very costly. Herr Lorenz Sterk gave me a Spanish fur. To the
above-mentioned feast very many came in costly masks and especially
Tomasin and Brandan. I won 2 fl. at play. I bought a basket of
raisins for 14 st. I took the portrait in charcoal of Bernhard von
Castell, the man from whom I won the money. Tomasin’s brother
Gerhard gave me 4 Brabant ells of the best black satin, and 3 large
boxes of candied citron, so I gave the maid 3 st. for trinkgeld. I paid
13 st. for wood and 2 st. for varnish. I drew with the metal-point a
careful portrait of the Procurator’s daughter. I changed 1 angel for
expenses. I took a portrait in black chalk of the good marble sculptor
Master Jean1, who is like Christoph Coler2. He has studied in Italy
and comes from Metz. I changed 1 Horn fl. for expenses. I gave Jan
Tiirck3 3 fl. for Italian art-wares, and I gave him 12 ducats’ worth of
prints for an ounce of good ultramarine. I sold a small woodcut
Passion for 3 fl. I sold 2 sketches and 4 books of Schaufelein’s prints for
3 fl. I bought two ivory saltcellars from Calicut for 3 fl. I have been
paid 2 fl. for prints. I changed 1 fl. for expenses. Rudiger von Gelern
gave me a snail-shell and coins of gold and silver—together worth | fl.
1 gave him in return 3 Large Books and an engraved Knight. I have
been paid 11 st. for prints. I bought the AA. Peter and Paul, which I
mean to give to Coler’s wife, for 2 Philips fl. Rodrigo gave me again
2 boxes of quince electuary and many sweetmeats of all kinds, and I
gave 5 st. for trinkgeld. I paid 16 st. for boxes. Lazarus Ravensburger
gave me a sugar-loaf, so I gave his lad 1 st. I paid 6 st. for wood. I
dined once with the Frenchman, twice with the Hirschvogels’ Fritz,
and once with Master Peter Aegidius4 the Secretary, when Erasmus
of Rotterdam also dined with us.
I paid 1 st. to be allowed to go up the tower at Antwerp; it is said
to be higher than the one at Strassburg. I looked from it over the
whole town on all sides, which was very pleasant. I paid 1 st. for a
bath. I changed 1 angel for expenses. Brandan, Factor of Portugal,
gave me 2 fine large white sugar-loaves, a dish-full of sweetmeats,
2 green pots of preserves, and 4 ells of black satin, so I gave the servants
10 st. for trinkgeld. I paid the messenger 3 st. I have twice more drawn
with the metal-point the portrait of the beautiful maiden for Gerhard.
I again changed an angel for expenses. I received 4 fl. for art-
wares. I paid 10 st. for Rodrigo’s case. I dined with the Trea-
surer, Herr Lorenz Sterk; he gave me an ivory whistle and a very
pretty piece of porcelain, so I gave him a whole set of prints.
I also gave a whole set to Herr Adrian Horebouts, public orator
1 Probably Jean Mone of Lorraine, who later on entered the service of
Charles V.
2 Of Niirnberg.
3 Perhaps the painter Jacob Tierik.
4 Pupil and afterwards friend of Erasmus.
[chap.
ii Feb.
I? Feb.
114
gave a splendid meal and did me great honour. Many strange masquers
came there. I have drawn the portrait in charcoal of Florent Nepotis,
Lady Margaret’s organist. On Monday night Herr Lopez invited me
to the great banquet on Shrove-Tuesday which lasted till 2 o’clock and
was very costly. Herr Lorenz Sterk gave me a Spanish fur. To the
above-mentioned feast very many came in costly masks and especially
Tomasin and Brandan. I won 2 fl. at play. I bought a basket of
raisins for 14 st. I took the portrait in charcoal of Bernhard von
Castell, the man from whom I won the money. Tomasin’s brother
Gerhard gave me 4 Brabant ells of the best black satin, and 3 large
boxes of candied citron, so I gave the maid 3 st. for trinkgeld. I paid
13 st. for wood and 2 st. for varnish. I drew with the metal-point a
careful portrait of the Procurator’s daughter. I changed 1 angel for
expenses. I took a portrait in black chalk of the good marble sculptor
Master Jean1, who is like Christoph Coler2. He has studied in Italy
and comes from Metz. I changed 1 Horn fl. for expenses. I gave Jan
Tiirck3 3 fl. for Italian art-wares, and I gave him 12 ducats’ worth of
prints for an ounce of good ultramarine. I sold a small woodcut
Passion for 3 fl. I sold 2 sketches and 4 books of Schaufelein’s prints for
3 fl. I bought two ivory saltcellars from Calicut for 3 fl. I have been
paid 2 fl. for prints. I changed 1 fl. for expenses. Rudiger von Gelern
gave me a snail-shell and coins of gold and silver—together worth | fl.
1 gave him in return 3 Large Books and an engraved Knight. I have
been paid 11 st. for prints. I bought the AA. Peter and Paul, which I
mean to give to Coler’s wife, for 2 Philips fl. Rodrigo gave me again
2 boxes of quince electuary and many sweetmeats of all kinds, and I
gave 5 st. for trinkgeld. I paid 16 st. for boxes. Lazarus Ravensburger
gave me a sugar-loaf, so I gave his lad 1 st. I paid 6 st. for wood. I
dined once with the Frenchman, twice with the Hirschvogels’ Fritz,
and once with Master Peter Aegidius4 the Secretary, when Erasmus
of Rotterdam also dined with us.
I paid 1 st. to be allowed to go up the tower at Antwerp; it is said
to be higher than the one at Strassburg. I looked from it over the
whole town on all sides, which was very pleasant. I paid 1 st. for a
bath. I changed 1 angel for expenses. Brandan, Factor of Portugal,
gave me 2 fine large white sugar-loaves, a dish-full of sweetmeats,
2 green pots of preserves, and 4 ells of black satin, so I gave the servants
10 st. for trinkgeld. I paid the messenger 3 st. I have twice more drawn
with the metal-point the portrait of the beautiful maiden for Gerhard.
I again changed an angel for expenses. I received 4 fl. for art-
wares. I paid 10 st. for Rodrigo’s case. I dined with the Trea-
surer, Herr Lorenz Sterk; he gave me an ivory whistle and a very
pretty piece of porcelain, so I gave him a whole set of prints.
I also gave a whole set to Herr Adrian Horebouts, public orator
1 Probably Jean Mone of Lorraine, who later on entered the service of
Charles V.
2 Of Niirnberg.
3 Perhaps the painter Jacob Tierik.
4 Pupil and afterwards friend of Erasmus.