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331 | FROM BRUNO AMORBACH 67 under Zasius at Freiburg—see ZE. p. (152). Bruno on returning worked in the press; reading Greek with Kuno (p. 41) in 1511, and also Hebrew (pref. to vol. v of Jerome). After their father’s death the three brothers retained an interest in the printing-house; but their ostensible labours as editors are open to doubt (see Ep. 396 introd.), and Bruno alone seems to have taken any actual part in the work. In 1517 he made a journey to Italy to collect literary material; but his life was prematurely cut short by the plague a few months after the death of his young wife. Basil’s name appears frequently in the correspondence of Froben’s circle, and some of his letters to Boniface have been printed ; but his career was less distinguished than those of his brothers. See Basle MSS. G. II. 13, 13", 29 and the Amorbachiana; Am. E.; BRE. ; MHE. ; VE. ; ZE. ; and EE., in which a number of sources are quoted. } BRVNO AMORBACHIVS ERASMO. Sarve, doctissime Erasme, Nihil aliud quod ad te scribam occurrit quam vt moneam, modo te monere liceat, vt quamprimum ad nos redeas. Venies, crede mihi, expectatus non modo tuis, hoc est nobis, sed prorsus omnibus, Vale. Basilius frater et Chunradus noster te salutant. Raptim ex pistrino nostro apud Basileam prima Maii Anno 1515. Tuus, quicquid est, Bruno Amorbachius. 332. To PETER GILLES. London. 7 May (1515). [Shortly after Erasmus’ arrival in England, which occurs at this time in no other year. From the many delays mentioned here his departure from Basle cannot be put much later than the middle of March. He accompanied the party of bookdealers going to the Frankfort fair (Epp. 328. 39-41, 330. 15, 16) where he had his second meeting with Hutten (cf. Ep. 300. 12 n., Spongia, LB. x. 16620 and 1668z, and HE. 26): and thence he travelled to England through Antwerp, Ghent, Tournay, and St. Omer (Ep. 327). The purpose of this visit may be found firstly in the necessities of Jerome d. 6n.) and the New Testament (pp. 182, 3); partly also in his natural restlessness and desire for change of air (cf. Ep. 345. 6-8), and partly in the wish to revisit his friends and the patrons on whom, in the absence of the endowments which came subsequently (ef, Epp. 370. 18 n. and 436), he was still dependent. | Farrago p. 196. F. p. 331: HN: Lond. vii. 4o: LB. 155. ERASMVS PETRO AEGIDIO SVO S. D. Sr recte vales, est quod plurimum gaudeam. Diutius commoratus sum in itinere quam putaram ; nam et Gandaui triduum remoratus 381. 5. Chunradus] Conr. Brunner note on the same subject in Basle MS. (Fonteius or Fontanus) of Wesen on the Walensee (t ¢. 23 Oct. 1519). He was a contemporary of Boniface Amerbach at Basle University (matric. 1509, M.A. Jan. 1513), and afterwards worked with the Amorbachs and with Froben; making himself useful in their presses (cf. pp. 55) 114) and also acting as a bookbuying agent (cf. BRE. 71, which is by him, and an autograph G. II. 29). When Glareanus left Basle in 1517, Fonteius succeeded to his school (BRE. 135, Zw. E. 1518. 1, and a letter of Glareanus to him, in Basle MS. G. II. 33, which perhaps refers to this transaction between them). He succumbed to the plague a few days after Bruno Amorbach (Zw. E. 1519. 35,6), meeting death with great calmness (BRE. 130).
