Nos 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 et Holy See (Sedes Apostolica) ⌊apostolicae sedisHoly See (Sedes Apostolica) ⌋ 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⌋ administrator Pomezaniensis salutem in Domino universis et singulis praesentibus et futuris. Ad perpetuam rei memoriam. Cum pontificii nostri sit muneris et functionis ecclesiarum Kulm diocese (Chełmno diocese)⌊dioecesisKulm diocese (Chełmno diocese)⌋ nostrae commodis quanta possumus diligentia providentiaque prospicere curandumque a nobis opera sit cum pia tum vigilanti, ut qui spiritualibus cibis cf. S. Hieronymus, Commentarius in Ecclesiasten, 313: CCL 72, 278 Caro Domini vere est cibus et sanguis eius verus est potus; hoc solum habemus in præsenti sæculo bonum; si vescamur carne eius et cruore potemur, non solum in mysterio, sed etiam in Scripturarum lectione. Verus enim cibus et potus, qui ex Verbo Dei sumitur, scientia Scripturarum est ⌊verbo Dei, qui vere animi cibus est cf. S. Hieronymus, Commentarius in Ecclesiasten, 313: CCL 72, 278 Caro Domini vere est cibus et sanguis eius verus est potus; hoc solum habemus in præsenti sæculo bonum; si vescamur carne eius et cruore potemur, non solum in mysterio, sed etiam in Scripturarum lectione. Verus enim cibus et potus, qui ex Verbo Dei sumitur, scientia Scripturarum est ⌋, commissas suae curae oves pascunt ab iis vitae alimenta pia gratitudine quoque recipiant . Sane cum parochialis ecclesia oppidi Graudenz (Grudziądz, Graudentium), city in Poland, Voivodeship of Pomerania, on the upper east bank of the Vistula, Graudenz (taking turns with Marienburg (Malbork)) was the venue for the Provincial Diet of Royal Prussia, which were chaired by the bishop of Ermland (Warmia)⌊GraudenciiGraudenz (Grudziądz, Graudentium), city in Poland, Voivodeship of Pomerania, on the upper east bank of the Vistula, Graudenz (taking turns with Marienburg (Malbork)) was the venue for the Provincial Diet of Royal Prussia, which were chaired by the bishop of Ermland (Warmia)⌋ Pomesania diocese (dioecesis Pomesaniensis)⌊Pom <e> zaniensis dioecesisPomesania diocese (dioecesis Pomesaniensis)⌋ ita reditu suo et obventionibus annuis aliquot iam annis decreverit, ut aegre sacerdos, qui in ea rem divinam facit, victum suppeditatum habeat, cum tamen cf. Vulg. Cor1 9.9 Non alligabis os bovi trituranti ⌊apostolus servienti altari ab altari victum constituerit, nec ipse magister noster Christus bovi trituranti obligari interim os voluitcf. Vulg. Cor1 9.9 Non alligabis os bovi trituranti ⌋, quapropter cum dicta parochialis ecclesia octo tantum mansos terrae cultae leisacks vulgariter appellatos sitos in his limitibus et confiniis inter praedia probably Clode⌊Clodeprobably Clode⌋, Sarnowke, village near Graudenz⌊SarnowkeSarnowke, village near Graudenz⌋, Rogoszigk, village in northern Poland, Pomerania, near Graudenz⌊RogoszigkRogoszigk, village in northern Poland, Pomerania, near Graudenz⌋ et flumen Pręczawa, river in northern Poland, near Graudenz, tributary of Osa river⌊PrenczellamPręczawa, river in northern Poland, near Graudenz, tributary of Osa river⌋, in Graudenz (Grudziądz, Graudentium), city in Poland, Voivodeship of Pomerania, on the upper east bank of the Vistula, Graudenz (taking turns with Marienburg (Malbork)) was the venue for the Provincial Diet of Royal Prussia, which were chaired by the bishop of Ermland (Warmia)⌊capitaneatu GraudentinoGraudenz (Grudziądz, Graudentium), city in Poland, Voivodeship of Pomerania, on the upper east bank of the Vistula, Graudenz (taking turns with Marienburg (Malbork)) was the venue for the Provincial Diet of Royal Prussia, which were chaired by the bishop of Ermland (Warmia)⌋ dictae dioecesis ex omni dote reliquos habeat, qui pro certo an...uo censu elocati minimum quiddam ad victum pastori necessarium dependeant, ut nec pastor, si ipse coleret, cum longius ad tertium propemodum miliarium a Graudenz (Grudziądz, Graudentium), city in Poland, Voivodeship of Pomerania, on the upper east bank of the Vistula, Graudenz (taking turns with Marienburg (Malbork)) was the venue for the Provincial Diet of Royal Prussia, which were chaired by the bishop of Ermland (Warmia)⌊GraudencioGraudenz (Grudziądz, Graudentium), city in Poland, Voivodeship of Pomerania, on the upper east bank of the Vistula, Graudenz (taking turns with Marienburg (Malbork)) was the venue for the Provincial Diet of Royal Prussia, which were chaired by the bishop of Ermland (Warmia)⌋ distent, non tam suo cum fructu quam decessu cultus divini et impartiendorum ecclesiasticorum sacramentorum ingruente necessitate impedimento colere posset. Graudenz Town Council ⌊ConsulatusGraudenz Town Council ⌋ autem Graudenz (Grudziądz, Graudentium), city in Poland, Voivodeship of Pomerania, on the upper east bank of the Vistula, Graudenz (taking turns with Marienburg (Malbork)) was the venue for the Provincial Diet of Royal Prussia, which were chaired by the bishop of Ermland (Warmia)⌊GrudenciiGraudenz (Grudziądz, Graudentium), city in Poland, Voivodeship of Pomerania, on the upper east bank of the Vistula, Graudenz (taking turns with Marienburg (Malbork)) was the venue for the Provincial Diet of Royal Prussia, which were chaired by the bishop of Ermland (Warmia)⌋ nostro, quem fecimus eis in Domino, hortatu studioque pietatis adductus cum honorabili nobis in Christo dilecto Paulus Andrew 1533 parish priest in Graudenz⌊Paulo <Andrew> Paulus Andrew 1533 parish priest in Graudenz⌋ , moderno dictae parochialis ecclesiae rectore, contractu permutationis pro dictis mansis de nostro consensu inito, scilicet quo dictus consulatus iure perpetuo praedictos mansos, sicut ipsa ecclesia et parochi eius hactenus possederunt, haberet teneret et possideret , dictaeque parochiali ecclesiae Graudencii et praesenti et pro tempore successuris rectoribus eiusdem ex reditu et proventu ipsius oppidi Graudencz in compensam annuis viginti marcis Pruthenicis in singulos annos pro festo divi Michaelis decem et festo Paschae reliquis decem marcis in quamlibet marcam 20 grossos computando ex reditu civitatis persolvendis pro se et successoribus suis, quemadmodum in litteris obligatoriis dicti consulatus pro se et successoribus suis perpetuo futuro tempore sese solemniter obligaverit rogantes nos, ut quia immobilium ecclesiasticarum rerum alienatio nisi causa cognita et ob evidentem ecclesiarum utilitatem citra consensum episcopi sui iure non firmetur, quatenus auctoritate nostra episcopali constit <ut> o de evidenti prius per diligentem ...ognitionem dictae ecclesiae utilitate, eandem permutationem et alienationem ratam firmamque habere et approbare dictasque viginti marcas annuas sub ecclesiastica protectione recipere dignaremur. Nos itaque praemisso diligenti tractatu invenimus modis omnibus non solum dictam permutationem in ipsius parochialis antedictae ecclesiae utilitatem evidentem cedere sed omnino modo sacerdos victu destitui non deberet cultusque Dei Omnipotentis intermitti pernecessariam esse et ideo diligenter litteris obligationis ipsius Graudenz Town Council ⌊consulatus GraudenciiGraudenz Town Council ⌋ recensitis et expensis permutationeque in eisdem contenta et eius causa considerata auctoritate nostra, qua fungimur in hac parte, dictam permutationem alienationem assignationemque ipsarum viginti marcarum tenore praesentium approbamus et ratificamus transferentes omne ius utile cum directo dominio ex nunc ipsorum octo mansorum eiusque possessionem cum omnibus pertinentiis suis in praedictos consules eorumque successores iure perpetuo tenendos et possidendos sine alicuius contradictione pacifice et insuper recipimus in protectionem ecclesiasticam nostram et successorum nostrorum catholice intrantium dictas viginti marcas annuas volentes omnino quod rectores pro tempore ipsius ecclesiae pro illis singulis annis ad constitutam in litteris diem exigendis ecclesiastica libertate gaudeant et fruantur iureque et immunitate dotis dotationisque ecclesiasticae ab omni alia profana iurisdictione, nisi quantum ad iuris subsidium e...imimus exemptosque esse perpetuo declaramus per praesentes assignantes eundem reditum ecclesiae parochiali memoratae utili directoque dominio possidendum vel quasi omnibus futuris temporibus sine omni molestia pacifice quoque et quiete, decer...entes prorsus firmitudinem nullam habere, si quis in contrarium fecerit.

In cuius rei robur ad perpetuam rei memoriam has litteras confirmatorias proinde dedimus sigillique nostri appensione communiri fecimus.

Actum in Graudenz (Grudziądz, Graudentium), city in Poland, Voivodeship of Pomerania, on the upper east bank of the Vistula, Graudenz (taking turns with Marienburg (Malbork)) was the venue for the Provincial Diet of Royal Prussia, which were chaired by the bishop of Ermland (Warmia)⌊Provincial Diet of Royal Prussia ⌊conventuProvincial Diet of Royal Prussia ⌋ GraudentinoGraudenz (Grudziądz, Graudentium), city in Poland, Voivodeship of Pomerania, on the upper east bank of the Vistula, Graudenz (taking turns with Marienburg (Malbork)) was the venue for the Provincial Diet of Royal Prussia, which were chaired by the bishop of Ermland (Warmia)⌋ terrarum Royal Prussia (Prussia Regalis), region, part of Prussia annexed to the Kingdom of Poland in 1466 under the provisions of the Second Peace of Thorn⌊PrussiaeRoyal Prussia (Prussia Regalis), region, part of Prussia annexed to the Kingdom of Poland in 1466 under the provisions of the Second Peace of Thorn⌋ ad 1533-09-29⌊festum divi Michaelis1533-09-29⌋ congr <eg> ato, 1533-10-31⌊die ultima mensis Octobris sub anno a nativitate Domini 15331533-10-31⌋.

Ioannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes Flachsbinder) (*1485 – †1548), diplomat, neo-Latin poet and traveller; 1504 royal scribe; 1507 referendary for Prussian affairs at the court of Sigismund Jagiellon; 1508-1513 royal envoy to Prussian towns and to the Prussian assemblies; 1515 secretary of the Polish legation at the imperial court; in 1516-1532 envoy in the service of the king of Poland Sigismund Jagiellon and emperors Maximilian and Charles V of Habsburg; 1529 Kulm canon; 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), diplomat, neo-Latin poet and traveller; 1504 royal scribe; 1507 referendary for Prussian affairs at the court of Sigismund Jagiellon; 1508-1513 royal envoy to Prussian towns and to the Prussian assemblies; 1515 secretary of the Polish legation at the imperial court; in 1516-1532 envoy in the service of the king of Poland Sigismund Jagiellon and emperors Maximilian and Charles V of Habsburg; 1529 Kulm canon; 1530-1537 bishop of Kulm; 1537-1548 bishop of Ermland⌋ et administrator ecclesiae Pomezaniensis venerabilibus dominis Kulm Chapter ⌊Canonicis totique Capitulo ecclesiae nostrae cathedralis CulmensisKulm Chapter ⌋ salutem in Domino.

Quia venerabilis dominus Leonard Niederhoff (*ca. 1485 – †1545), doctor of both canon and civil law, friend of Nicolaus Copernicus and executor of his will; studied in Cracow, Leipzig and Rome, where he obtained a doctoral degree; from 1511 parish priest of St. Bartholomew's Church in Gdańsk (Danzig); from 1515 Canon of Ermland (Warmia), and from 1519 Canon of Dorpat; from 1532 Dean of the Ermland Chapter; he also had a canonry in Kulm from which he resigned in 1533. In 1530, after Dantiscus' resignation, became a parish priest of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church in Gdańsk (KOPICZKO 2, p. 231; SBKW, p. 175)⌊Leonardus NiderhoffLeonard Niederhoff (*ca. 1485 – †1545), doctor of both canon and civil law, friend of Nicolaus Copernicus and executor of his will; studied in Cracow, Leipzig and Rome, where he obtained a doctoral degree; from 1511 parish priest of St. Bartholomew's Church in Gdańsk (Danzig); from 1515 Canon of Ermland (Warmia), and from 1519 Canon of Dorpat; from 1532 Dean of the Ermland Chapter; he also had a canonry in Kulm from which he resigned in 1533. In 1530, after Dantiscus' resignation, became a parish priest of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church in Gdańsk (KOPICZKO 2, p. 231; SBKW, p. 175)⌋ decanus Varmiensis et canonicus dictae ecclesiae nostrae Culmensis per procuratores suos coram nobis personaliter constitutos dictos suos canonicatum et praebendam in personam honorabilis domini Vincencius Kerger (†before 1554), parish priest in Schoneck; 1533 Kulm canon (MAŃKOWSKI 1928)⌊Vincencii KergerVincencius Kerger (†before 1554), parish priest in Schoneck; 1533 Kulm canon (MAŃKOWSKI 1928)⌋ plebani in Schoneck Włocławek diocese⌊Wladislaviensis diocesisWłocławek diocese⌋ in manibus nostris simpliciter pure et libere resignavit, nos vero huiusmodi resignationem ab ipsis procuratoribus dicti domini Leonardi ad Sancta Dei Evangelia, quod in dicta resignatione non intervenit neque interveniet fraus dolus simoniae labes vel quaevis alia illicita pactio vel corruptela recepto primitus in animam ipsius domini Leonardi Niderhoff corporali iuramento recipientes praefatum dominum Vincencium in et ad dictos canonicatum et praebendam per manus nostrae traditionem et capiti suo impositionem investivimus et instituimus tenoreque praesentium investimus instituimus et de eisdem providemus stallum ei in choro et vocem in capitulo cum plenitudine iuris canonici in ipsis canonicatu et praebenda assignantes. Quocirca vobis supradictis venerabilibus dominis Kulm Chapter ⌊canonicis capituli nostri CulmensisKulm Chapter ⌋ fratribus nostris carissimis vestrumque cuilibet mandamus, quatenus praefatum dominum Vincencius Kerger (†before 1554), parish priest in Schoneck; 1533 Kulm canon (MAŃKOWSKI 1928)⌊VincenciumVincencius Kerger (†before 1554), parish priest in Schoneck; 1533 Kulm canon (MAŃKOWSKI 1928)⌋ in et ad dictos canonicatum et praebendam et ad eorum possessionem corporalem et realem auctoritate nostra praesentibus vobis hac in re commissa inducatis ipsumque in canonicum et in fratrem nomine dictorum canonicatus et praebendae in dicta nostra ecclesia Culmensi recepto tamen primitus de observandis statutis et consuetudinibus dictae ecclesiae nostrae Culmensis iuramento recipiatis ac stallum in choro ac vocem in capitulo cum plenitudine iuris canonici sibi assignantes nihilominusque de omnibus et singulis fructibus redditibus proventibus iuribus et obventionibus universis dictorum canonicatus et praebendae sibi integre respondeatis et ab aliis, quorum interest, responderi faciatis.

In quorum omnium maiorem fidem et robur sigillum nostrum praesentibus subappendi fecimus.

Actum et datum in 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)⌊arce nostra LubaviensiLöbau (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)⌋, die 1533-12-24⌊XXIIII mensis Decembris anno Domini M-o D-o XXXIII-o1533-12-24⌋.