Reverendisimo amplissimoque in Christo Patri et Domino, 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 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⌋ Culmensi episcopo, serenissimi Sigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌊regisSigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌋ Poland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌊PoloniaePoland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌋ etc. 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⌊CarolumCharles 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⌋ caesarem oratori, domino meo benignissimo

Salutem et humilem commendationem.

Reverendissime amplissime Praesul, domine benignissime.

Accidit id mihi, quod mutis atque adeo nod[is] linguae omni aetate ligatis accidisse meminimus, ut necessitate quadam praesenti adducti vel praesentem vim deprecati, infantiam prorsus posuerint. Quippe cum natura prorsus me sic genuerit et vitae meae usus ad hoc confirmarit, ut adversa quaeque libentius tolerare, quam queri, potuerim, tamen hoc tempore ita vincenda necessitate fuit natura, usus vitae commutandus, ut et simul mala mea me queri oporteat tolerare aequo animo, et apud Benignitatem Tuam levamen quoque rogare sit necesse.

Quorum meorum malorum causa cum a magnis istis divis, 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⌊CaroloCharles 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⌋ atque Ferdinand I of Habsburg (*1503 – †1564), from 1521 Archduke of Austria, from 1526 King of Bohemia and Hungary, Croatia and Slavonia as Ferdinand I, 1531-1558 King of the Romans, 1558-1564 Holy Roman Emperor; son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile, a younger brother of Charles V of Habsburg⌊FerdinandoFerdinand I of Habsburg (*1503 – †1564), from 1521 Archduke of Austria, from 1526 King of Bohemia and Hungary, Croatia and Slavonia as Ferdinand I, 1531-1558 King of the Romans, 1558-1564 Holy Roman Emperor; son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile, a younger brother of Charles V of Habsburg⌋, in me proficiscatur, praecipua mea est consolatio, innocentiae conscientia et horum pro summa promissa liberalitate beneficiis indigna numquamque commerita poena.

Equidem, cum Augsburg (Augusta Vindelicorum), city in Germany, Bavaria⌊Augustam VindelicorumAugsburg (Augusta Vindelicorum), city in Germany, Bavaria⌋ ad indicta comitia cum reverendissimo et clementissimo meo domino Christoph von Braunschweig-Lüneburg (*1487 – †1558), 1502 Bishop of Verden; 1511 Archbishop of Bremen⌊Christophero ex ducibus Brunsvici Bremensi archiepiscopoChristoph von Braunschweig-Lüneburg (*1487 – †1558), 1502 Bishop of Verden; 1511 Archbishop of Bremen⌋ superiore Iunio mense advenissem, statim erant coryphei, qui me ex istorum regum aula apud serenissimum England⌊AngliaeEngland⌋ Henry VIII Tudor (*1491 – †1547), 1509-1547 King of England; son of Henry VII Tudor and Elizabeth of York⌊regemHenry VIII Tudor (*1491 – †1547), 1509-1547 King of England; son of Henry VII Tudor and Elizabeth of York⌋ novissent, 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⌊CarolumCharles 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⌋ idem et Ferdinand I of Habsburg (*1503 – †1564), from 1521 Archduke of Austria, from 1526 King of Bohemia and Hungary, Croatia and Slavonia as Ferdinand I, 1531-1558 King of the Romans, 1558-1564 Holy Roman Emperor; son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile, a younger brother of Charles V of Habsburg⌊FerdinandumFerdinand I of Habsburg (*1503 – †1564), from 1521 Archduke of Austria, from 1526 King of Bohemia and Hungary, Croatia and Slavonia as Ferdinand I, 1531-1558 King of the Romans, 1558-1564 Holy Roman Emperor; son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile, a younger brother of Charles V of Habsburg⌋ reges misere traducerent, quasi ego superioribus bellis omnia pro Gallo, pro Franco, pro Weida et Dano regibus in utramque maiestatem deliquissem. Per Wilhelm von Rogendorf (*1481 – †1541), military commander and diplomat in the service of the Habsburgs, especially for Hungarian affairs; after 1506 military commander in Italy, 1517 Stadtholder of Frisia, 1524 Commander-in-chief of the drabants (yeomen) of the royal guard, Governor of Catalonia, Roussillon and Cerdanya, 1527 chief steward at the court of Ferdinand I, 1534 President of his Privy Council, 1541 commander in Hungary for the purpose of capturing Buda, 1515 imperial envoy (together with Johan Cuspinian and Lorenz Saurer), at the First Congress of Vienna, in 1517 conducted negotiations in the Habsburg Netherlands regarding the consideration by Maximilian I of the new marriage between Sigismund I and Eleanor of Austria (CEID 2/1, p. 110-111, footnote 12)⌊Wilhelmum a RogendorfWilhelm von Rogendorf (*1481 – †1541), military commander and diplomat in the service of the Habsburgs, especially for Hungarian affairs; after 1506 military commander in Italy, 1517 Stadtholder of Frisia, 1524 Commander-in-chief of the drabants (yeomen) of the royal guard, Governor of Catalonia, Roussillon and Cerdanya, 1527 chief steward at the court of Ferdinand I, 1534 President of his Privy Council, 1541 commander in Hungary for the purpose of capturing Buda, 1515 imperial envoy (together with Johan Cuspinian and Lorenz Saurer), at the First Congress of Vienna, in 1517 conducted negotiations in the Habsburg Netherlands regarding the consideration by Maximilian I of the new marriage between Sigismund I and Eleanor of Austria (CEID 2/1, p. 110-111, footnote 12)⌋ vocor in crimen et cogor subire vadimonium sistendi mei, quamdiu hic maneret Christoph von Braunschweig-Lüneburg (*1487 – †1558), 1502 Bishop of Verden; 1511 Archbishop of Bremen⌊BremensisChristoph von Braunschweig-Lüneburg (*1487 – †1558), 1502 Bishop of Verden; 1511 Archbishop of Bremen⌋ in comitiis. Vadimonio steti et recedentem dimissione 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⌊caesarisCharles 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⌋ a comitiis Christoph von Braunschweig-Lüneburg (*1487 – †1558), 1502 Bishop of Verden; 1511 Archbishop of Bremen⌊BremensemChristoph von Braunschweig-Lüneburg (*1487 – †1558), 1502 Bishop of Verden; 1511 Archbishop of Bremen⌋ sum comitatus, tamen per id tempus, quo exspectatur Augsburg (Augusta Vindelicorum), city in Germany, Bavaria⌊AugustaeAugsburg (Augusta Vindelicorum), city in Germany, Bavaria⌋, siletur et maiestatis insimulatum crimen, et si me urgente cognitionem pro mea innocentia perendinatur. Speyer (Spira), city in western Germany, on the Rhine river, 25 km S of Mannheim⌊SpiramSpeyer (Spira), city in western Germany, on the Rhine river, 25 km S of Mannheim⌋ ubi est ventum, ecce nuntius a Wilhelm von Rogendorf (*1481 – †1541), military commander and diplomat in the service of the Habsburgs, especially for Hungarian affairs; after 1506 military commander in Italy, 1517 Stadtholder of Frisia, 1524 Commander-in-chief of the drabants (yeomen) of the royal guard, Governor of Catalonia, Roussillon and Cerdanya, 1527 chief steward at the court of Ferdinand I, 1534 President of his Privy Council, 1541 commander in Hungary for the purpose of capturing Buda, 1515 imperial envoy (together with Johan Cuspinian and Lorenz Saurer), at the First Congress of Vienna, in 1517 conducted negotiations in the Habsburg Netherlands regarding the consideration by Maximilian I of the new marriage between Sigismund I and Eleanor of Austria (CEID 2/1, p. 110-111, footnote 12)⌊RogendorfioWilhelm von Rogendorf (*1481 – †1541), military commander and diplomat in the service of the Habsburgs, especially for Hungarian affairs; after 1506 military commander in Italy, 1517 Stadtholder of Frisia, 1524 Commander-in-chief of the drabants (yeomen) of the royal guard, Governor of Catalonia, Roussillon and Cerdanya, 1527 chief steward at the court of Ferdinand I, 1534 President of his Privy Council, 1541 commander in Hungary for the purpose of capturing Buda, 1515 imperial envoy (together with Johan Cuspinian and Lorenz Saurer), at the First Congress of Vienna, in 1517 conducted negotiations in the Habsburg Netherlands regarding the consideration by Maximilian I of the new marriage between Sigismund I and Eleanor of Austria (CEID 2/1, p. 110-111, footnote 12)⌋ cum litteris, qui iam non impropitiis litteris, sed amplissima 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⌊caesarisCharles 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⌋ et Ferdinand I of Habsburg (*1503 – †1564), from 1521 Archduke of Austria, from 1526 King of Bohemia and Hungary, Croatia and Slavonia as Ferdinand I, 1531-1558 King of the Romans, 1558-1564 Holy Roman Emperor; son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile, a younger brother of Charles V of Habsburg⌊regisFerdinand I of Habsburg (*1503 – †1564), from 1521 Archduke of Austria, from 1526 King of Bohemia and Hungary, Croatia and Slavonia as Ferdinand I, 1531-1558 King of the Romans, 1558-1564 Holy Roman Emperor; son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile, a younger brother of Charles V of Habsburg⌋ gratia, remuneratione, viatico itineris propositis revocat ex itinere.

Quid facerem? Purgandi mei animus ardens solum, non ambitio gratiae irati numinis induxit ad reditum Augustensem me. Huc ubi est ventum, cum Wilhelm von Rogendorf (*1481 – †1541), military commander and diplomat in the service of the Habsburgs, especially for Hungarian affairs; after 1506 military commander in Italy, 1517 Stadtholder of Frisia, 1524 Commander-in-chief of the drabants (yeomen) of the royal guard, Governor of Catalonia, Roussillon and Cerdanya, 1527 chief steward at the court of Ferdinand I, 1534 President of his Privy Council, 1541 commander in Hungary for the purpose of capturing Buda, 1515 imperial envoy (together with Johan Cuspinian and Lorenz Saurer), at the First Congress of Vienna, in 1517 conducted negotiations in the Habsburg Netherlands regarding the consideration by Maximilian I of the new marriage between Sigismund I and Eleanor of Austria (CEID 2/1, p. 110-111, footnote 12)⌊RogendorfioWilhelm von Rogendorf (*1481 – †1541), military commander and diplomat in the service of the Habsburgs, especially for Hungarian affairs; after 1506 military commander in Italy, 1517 Stadtholder of Frisia, 1524 Commander-in-chief of the drabants (yeomen) of the royal guard, Governor of Catalonia, Roussillon and Cerdanya, 1527 chief steward at the court of Ferdinand I, 1534 President of his Privy Council, 1541 commander in Hungary for the purpose of capturing Buda, 1515 imperial envoy (together with Johan Cuspinian and Lorenz Saurer), at the First Congress of Vienna, in 1517 conducted negotiations in the Habsburg Netherlands regarding the consideration by Maximilian I of the new marriage between Sigismund I and Eleanor of Austria (CEID 2/1, p. 110-111, footnote 12)⌋ agitur, accitur arbiter 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)⌊Cornelius ScepperusCornelis 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)⌋, obstringor sacramento 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⌊caesariCharles 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⌋ et Ferdinand I of Habsburg (*1503 – †1564), from 1521 Archduke of Austria, from 1526 King of Bohemia and Hungary, Croatia and Slavonia as Ferdinand I, 1531-1558 King of the Romans, 1558-1564 Holy Roman Emperor; son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile, a younger brother of Charles V of Habsburg⌊regiFerdinand I of Habsburg (*1503 – †1564), from 1521 Archduke of Austria, from 1526 King of Bohemia and Hungary, Croatia and Slavonia as Ferdinand I, 1531-1558 King of the Romans, 1558-1564 Holy Roman Emperor; son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile, a younger brother of Charles V of Habsburg⌋ omnia, ut amplissima, ita vanissima, et Charetem aliquem se ostentabat Rogendorfius. Purgavi primum me 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

Ferdinand I of Habsburg (*1503 – †1564), from 1521 Archduke of Austria, from 1526 King of Bohemia and Hungary, Croatia and Slavonia as Ferdinand I, 1531-1558 King of the Romans, 1558-1564 Holy Roman Emperor; son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile, a younger brother of Charles V of Habsburg⌊utrique regiCharles 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

Ferdinand I of Habsburg (*1503 – †1564), from 1521 Archduke of Austria, from 1526 King of Bohemia and Hungary, Croatia and Slavonia as Ferdinand I, 1531-1558 King of the Romans, 1558-1564 Holy Roman Emperor; son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile, a younger brother of Charles V of Habsburg⌋ verbis et scripto. Probata est neque controversa purgatio criminis.

Deinde agitur per me sedulo non pro ullis magnis in me beneficiis conferendis, solum restituendo facto impendio. Tandem post quartum mensem proponuntur indignae condiciones famulitii per regem Ferdinand I of Habsburg (*1503 – †1564), from 1521 Archduke of Austria, from 1526 King of Bohemia and Hungary, Croatia and Slavonia as Ferdinand I, 1531-1558 King of the Romans, 1558-1564 Holy Roman Emperor; son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile, a younger brother of Charles V of Habsburg⌊FerdinandumFerdinand I of Habsburg (*1503 – †1564), from 1521 Archduke of Austria, from 1526 King of Bohemia and Hungary, Croatia and Slavonia as Ferdinand I, 1531-1558 King of the Romans, 1558-1564 Holy Roman Emperor; son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile, a younger brother of Charles V of Habsburg⌋. Quae ubi non placerent, omissis omnibus, quae de famulitio agebantur, restitutionem sumptuum promissorum urgeo. 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⌋ primum adeo, is Ferdinand I of Habsburg (*1503 – †1564), from 1521 Archduke of Austria, from 1526 King of Bohemia and Hungary, Croatia and Slavonia as Ferdinand I, 1531-1558 King of the Romans, 1558-1564 Holy Roman Emperor; son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile, a younger brother of Charles V of Habsburg⌊FerdinandiFerdinand I of Habsburg (*1503 – †1564), from 1521 Archduke of Austria, from 1526 King of Bohemia and Hungary, Croatia and Slavonia as Ferdinand I, 1531-1558 King of the Romans, 1558-1564 Holy Roman Emperor; son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile, a younger brother of Charles V of Habsburg⌋ fratris causam esse dicit et remittit. Interim Rheyneckius 200 coronatos insiniit. Solutionem promittit rex Ferdinand I of Habsburg (*1503 – †1564), from 1521 Archduke of Austria, from 1526 King of Bohemia and Hungary, Croatia and Slavonia as Ferdinand I, 1531-1558 King of the Romans, 1558-1564 Holy Roman Emperor; son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile, a younger brother of Charles V of Habsburg⌊FerdinandusFerdinand I of Habsburg (*1503 – †1564), from 1521 Archduke of Austria, from 1526 King of Bohemia and Hungary, Croatia and Slavonia as Ferdinand I, 1531-1558 King of the Romans, 1558-1564 Holy Roman Emperor; son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile, a younger brother of Charles V of Habsburg⌋, sed cessat et omnino frustratur ita pulchre ostentata amplissima gratia, versor in summa indignitate.

Urget me hospes pro residuo impendii et victus. Comitia sunt exacta, loculi exhausti. Frustratur me 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⌊caesarCharles 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⌋, Ferdinand I of Habsburg (*1503 – †1564), from 1521 Archduke of Austria, from 1526 King of Bohemia and Hungary, Croatia and Slavonia as Ferdinand I, 1531-1558 King of the Romans, 1558-1564 Holy Roman Emperor; son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile, a younger brother of Charles V of Habsburg⌊FerdinandusFerdinand I of Habsburg (*1503 – †1564), from 1521 Archduke of Austria, from 1526 King of Bohemia and Hungary, Croatia and Slavonia as Ferdinand I, 1531-1558 King of the Romans, 1558-1564 Holy Roman Emperor; son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile, a younger brother of Charles V of Habsburg⌋ pulchra et gratiosa spe aluit. Indignitas interim atque mala tractatio causae me exasperat. Vana sine viribus mea ira cadit subinde atque omnium pessime me habet, quod quo pacto honeste hinc decedam, omn<i>no desperem. Utras in partes me verto, honestatis ratio me ducit et ab ignominioso me abitu terret.

Nec est apud me ex istis angustiis exitus alius, nec concepta ulla bona spes alia, quam ut Benignitatem Tuam Amplissimam rogem, si quo pacto, si suis incommodis id poterit, ut commiseratione tam inclementis, illiberalis non solum tractationis, sed etiam inhumanae et istis amplissimis regibus indignissimae, Reverendissima Tua Benignitas, sive ill[a] humanitas sua inducere potest, sive utriusque patriae nost[rae] arctissima amicitia, sive etiam fidei meae, quam tibi sanctissime obstringam, religio, gratia et benignitate aliqua erga me afficiaris et ex istis angustiis et curis meis me eripias.

Potero ab hospite m[eo] liberare et iter in Cologne (Köln, Colonia, Colonia Agrippina), city in western Germany, on the Rhine river⌊ColoniamCologne (Köln, Colonia, Colonia Agrippina), city in western Germany, on the Rhine river⌋ facere aureis centum. Ingrediar profectionem istam, si pateris, tecum neque usquam a tua gratia divellar, quamdiu Cologne (Köln, Colonia, Colonia Agrippina), city in western Germany, on the Rhine river⌊ColoniaeCologne (Köln, Colonia, Colonia Agrippina), city in western Germany, on the Rhine river⌋ totidem tibi aureos restituero . Cologne (Köln, Colonia, Colonia Agrippina), city in western Germany, on the Rhine river⌊ColoniaeCologne (Köln, Colonia, Colonia Agrippina), city in western Germany, on the Rhine river⌋ cum mercatoribus notis facile de pecunia agetur aut nuntium, inde in patriam, quae non distat, nisi tridui itinere, pro pecunia dimittam et bo[na] fide me erga Amplitudinem Tuam geram.

Quantoque haec ne[c]essitas atque pecuniae indigentia est maior atque acerbior, ...a, Reverendissime Domine, tanti beneficii magnitudo maiori gratitudine me obstringit et perpetuo liberationi meae benignitatem et gratiae tuae acceptam habebit.

Agnoscet vel hoc iniquissimo tempore conscientia mea uni tibi deberi vitatam turpis discessus ignominiam et existimatio mea hactenus illesa gaudebit tua benignitate contigisse, quod a sua laude non deciderit. Impudens factu videri potest, quod non satis notus a te auxilia petam, sed impudens non est, si impudentia caret solae humanitatis ductae ignotum tuis beneficiis servatum esse, sed tum gratum numquamque immemorem. Obstringo gratiae tuae fortunas meas omnes, fidem, quod unum bonorum virorum vinculum est praeciosius, me quoque ipsum corpore in tuam do potestatem. Cologne (Köln, Colonia, Colonia Agrippina), city in western Germany, on the Rhine river⌊ColoniaeCologne (Köln, Colonia, Colonia Agrippina), city in western Germany, on the Rhine river⌋ bona fide restituam creditum tuum neque a tua benignitate ante solutionem discedam.

Commendo me Reverendissmae Gratiae Tuae, ne me pro tua benignitate egentem destitutumque omnibus auxilis deseras.

Vale.

Augsburg (Augusta Vindelicorum), city in Germany, Bavaria⌊Augustae VindelicorumAugsburg (Augusta Vindelicorum), city in Germany, Bavaria⌋, XX-o Novembris 1530.

Reverendissimae Gratiae Tuae mancipium Johann Reyneck (†1535), the second husband of Dantiscus' sister Anna; doctor of both canon and civil law; councillor to Duke Albrecht von Hohenzollern (BORAWSKA 1984, p. 179-180, 203; GÜNTHER 1907, p. 365)⌊Ioannes RheyneckiusJohann Reyneck (†1535), the second husband of Dantiscus' sister Anna; doctor of both canon and civil law; councillor to Duke Albrecht von Hohenzollern (BORAWSKA 1984, p. 179-180, 203; GÜNTHER 1907, p. 365)⌋ iureconsultus Hamburgensis

Reverendissimo amplissimoque Praesul et Domino, 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 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⌋ Culmensi episcopo, serenissimi et potentissimi Sigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌊Poloniae regisSigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌋ oratori 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⌊caesaream maiestatemCharles 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⌋, domino meo benignissimo etc.

In aula 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⌊caesarisCharles 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⌋

Salutem, obsequium et commendationem.

Reverendissime, amplissime Domine.

Etsi in summa, qua fungitur pro suo serenissimo Sigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌊regeSigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌋ legationis provincia Dignatio Vestra, temperare mihi debebam, ne otiosis meis litteris occupationibus vestris molestiam coniungerem, tamen metienti mihi facilitatem vestram nihil comitti aut peccari putavi, praesertim si meae litterae gratitudinem quandam vestrorum in me collatorum beneficiorum et favoris testarentur, quando sicut nulla tam magna diis immortalibus de rebus omnibus tum sit cura et cogitatio, ut aut supplices mortales, aut gratos pro beneficiis non libenter audiant.

Quare imprimis grates sint immortales, quod Gratia Vestra tanta sua benevolentia affecerit me Augsburg (Augusta Vindelicorum), city in Germany, Bavaria⌊AugustaeAugsburg (Augusta Vindelicorum), city in Germany, Bavaria⌋ et illustrissimo Albrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544)⌊Alberto duciAlbrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544)⌋ non mediocriter commendavit in famulitium. Speravi enim non posse non succedere, quod tanto patrocinio commendatum esset, sane ut merita Reverendissimae Dignationis Vestrae superant sua magnitudine, ita facile scio parem me gratiam referre non posse. Manebit tum apud me semper tanti beneficii immortalis memoria capietque, si non alium, Gratia Vestra sui beneficii fructum. Hunc tum, quod in gratum contulerit, et beneficii memorem diis immortalibus pro benignitate hostimentum est animus gratus, quod ex claris hominibus, quos ampliora beneficia contulisse quam accepisse oblectat.

Ceterum, Reverendissime Domine, cum desit ad commendationem scire, quantum valuerit apud illustrissimum Albrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544)⌊Prussiae ducemAlbrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544)⌋ ea commendatio quemque fruc[tum] pepererit, rogo, aut domino 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)⌊Cornelio ScepperoCornelis 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)⌋ scribendum committatis, aut si horae aliquot sunt otiosae et succesivae tantum temporis ad scribendum Dominationi Vestrae suffuretur aut detrahat .

Si illustrissimus Albrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544)⌊duxAlbrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544)⌋ facit condicionem ipse, ad Gratiam Vestram properabo omniaque consilio et voluntate vestra de profectione constituam. Sin nulla est aut non satis liberalis condicio, attamen perpetuo me obstringet tam facilis Gratiae Vestrae animus paratusque, ut et iuvaret, et prodesset.

Commendo mea servitia.

Ex Hildesheim (Hilmessen), city in central Germany, Lower Saxony, 30 km SE of Hanover⌊HildensemHildesheim (Hilmessen), city in central Germany, Lower Saxony, 30 km SE of Hanover⌋, XIII Ianuarii 1531.

Tumultuarie etc.

Reverendissimae Dignationis Vestrae servitor Johann Reyneck (†1535), the second husband of Dantiscus' sister Anna; doctor of both canon and civil law; councillor to Duke Albrecht von Hohenzollern (BORAWSKA 1984, p. 179-180, 203; GÜNTHER 1907, p. 365)⌊Ioannes RheyneckiusJohann Reyneck (†1535), the second husband of Dantiscus' sister Anna; doctor of both canon and civil law; councillor to Duke Albrecht von Hohenzollern (BORAWSKA 1984, p. 179-180, 203; GÜNTHER 1907, p. 365)⌋

Reverendissimo amplissimoque in Christo Patri et Domino, 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⌊IoanniIoannes 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⌋ Dei gratia Culmensi episcopo, serenissimi Sigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌊Poloniae regisSigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌋ 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⌊caesaream maiestateCharles 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⌋m oratori, domino meo benignissimo

In 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⌊caesarisCharles 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⌋ aula

Scripsi superioribus mensibus Benignitati Tuae ex Gdańsk (Danzig, Dantiscum), city in northern Poland, on the Bay of Gdańsk at the mouth of the Vistula, on the Baltic, the biggest and wealthiest of the three Great Prussian Cities (Gdańsk, Thorn (Toruń), and Elbing (Elbląg)) with representation in the Council of Royal Prussia; a member of the Hanseatic League⌊GedanoGdańsk (Danzig, Dantiscum), city in northern Poland, on the Bay of Gdańsk at the mouth of the Vistula, on the Baltic, the biggest and wealthiest of the three Great Prussian Cities (Gdańsk, Thorn (Toruń), and Elbing (Elbląg)) with representation in the Council of Royal Prussia; a member of the Hanseatic League⌋ successum meae profectionis et tum me moliri reliquum iter ad illustrissimum Albrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544)⌊Prussiorum principemAlbrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544)⌋. Quem quia absentem in venatione ob pestis saevitiam in Regiomonte nactus non sum, burgravio et cancellario me insinuavi me eo studio duci, si ubi reperiretur princeps, indicarent cum litteris non modo tuis, sed et serenissimi Daniae regis, domini mei clementissimi, et mandatis properaturum esse. Eo sane consilio, quod in intimos saltus urorum venationem ad evitandam pestem alioqui non mediocriter grassantem citius solito sese recepturum dicebatur, nempe si eam profectionem non antevenissem, maiori dispendio et mandatorum procrastinatione subsequendum erat. Itaque suorum nuntio princeps redditus certior praesentiae meae in decimum diem praesentiam suam me exspectare iussit in deversorio, interim liberaliter me habuit et proceres aulicos mihi assistere omniaque pro sua magnificentia suppeditata esse voluit. Reddidi litteras, exposui mandata, caesaris responsa principem plurimum confirmaverunt, ita armorum Christierni terror istas oras Germanici maris pervaserat. Reliqua, ut iussisti, egi diligenter. Nec minus gratum erat, quod socerum consilio armisque instructum impetus Christierni parum timere audiret et multus mihi sermo cum illo fuit per dies octo, qui erat fere de iure adeptae provinciae, de artibus, quibus et illam retineret et tueretur. Adeoque omnia bene disposita cognovi, ut intuitione serenissimi Sigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌊regis PoloniaeSigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌋ in sociis armis Lhitfanorum et alioqui summa providentia sua, quam multum praesidii poneret, quibus rebus, si suorum animum et fidem coniunctam haberet, omnia optime constituta haberentur. Pecuniae, improbitas, immodicae exactiones miserae plebis animos vereor, ne aliquando ad studium rerum novarum sollicitent, praesertim quod maxime id, quod vellet, credit atque optat quisque. Non scribo reliqua, coniectura facile tuum prudentissimum animum admonet. His actis per burgravium suum coepit de condicionibus famulitii mecum agere, aberat enim dominus Georgius a Klyngenbeke, cui cum in eam sententiam responderem, ut potius ex principis liberalitate condiciones acciperem, quam darem arbitratu meo, purius, ut est homo non admodum magna humanitate praeditus et plus subrusticus, respondit principem commissionem sibi dedisse, ut condicionem ex me rogaret. Ibi tum non alias condiciones proposui, quam faciles et eas, quas antea apud non contemnendos principes habuissem. Verum numquam serio per burgravium tractata est res, sed leviter, ut viderem etiam vel nullam neque commendationis amplissimaeque existimationis m<e>ae rationem haberi. Et in summa eam condicionem proposuit, etsi princeps mea opera hoc tempore parum indigeret, in Gratiam tamen Tuam se mihi facturum potestatem, ut cum uno famulo consiliarii dignitatem haberem et in annos singulos florenos 50 et victum aulicum. Profecto numquam tam vilem mercem exposui, ut, quod dici solet, et mercis et viatici iacturam facere noluerim. Quaesivi modestam missionem, videbam enim illam licitationem esse illiberaliorem, praesertim quod princeps non dignabatur se ipsum ad tractatum. Ad hoc reditus in, si placeret condicio, in pestilenti urbe exspectandus erat ad Kalendas Novembris. Itaque re infecta cum bona tamen gratia dimissus. Coniunx principis propter patris regis commendationem 20 ulnis candidi Damasceni holoserici me donavit. Ipse florenos viginti ad viaticum misit et liberavit impendio facto in deversorio. Ita ego Gdańsk (Danzig, Dantiscum), city in northern Poland, on the Bay of Gdańsk at the mouth of the Vistula, on the Baltic, the biggest and wealthiest of the three Great Prussian Cities (Gdańsk, Thorn (Toruń), and Elbing (Elbląg)) with representation in the Council of Royal Prussia; a member of the Hanseatic League⌊GedanumGdańsk (Danzig, Dantiscum), city in northern Poland, on the Bay of Gdańsk at the mouth of the Vistula, on the Baltic, the biggest and wealthiest of the three Great Prussian Cities (Gdańsk, Thorn (Toruń), and Elbing (Elbląg)) with representation in the Council of Royal Prussia; a member of the Hanseatic League⌋, ipse ad umbrosos saltus discessimus. Causam ego puto, si modo non labor iudicio iniquae condicionis et tacitae repulsae, quod liberius de retinendis levitate subditis in officio, temperamento paululum durioris imperii tributorum, item de regni Poloniae maiestate veneranda admonuerim. Nempe ex eo colloquio dimissus, numquam contigit nisi in missione a prandio brevis colloquii facultas. Rogavi a dimissione, numquid ad Tuam Gratiam ad illustrissimum fratrem dominum Ioannem Albertum vellet rescribere aut mihi mandare, quod curarem in 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⌊caesarisCharles 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⌋ aula, sed aliud non mandavit, quam ut Magnificentiam Tuam suis verbis salutarem. Nullum sibi esse pro suis negotiis aliud apud caesarem operae pretium, quod serenissimus Sigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌊Poloniae rexSigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌋ feudi dominus defendendi sui necessitatem haberet. Inter alia, quae in colloquium venerant, et commemoratio Reverendissimae Gratiae Tuae facta est, dicebat Albrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544)⌊princepsAlbrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544)⌋ ex certo homine intellexisse episcopatum a 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⌊caesareCharles 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⌋ tibi collatum et fore, ut in eius obsequium concederes; negavi mihi id compertum esse, sed tibi tum credibile desiderium esse, ut revoceris ex legatione in patriam confirmavi. Et Albrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544)⌊ipseAlbrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544)⌋ visus est mihi parum id probare studio commodi etiam sui et cura rerum provinciae Prussia, region in central Europe, bordered by Pomerania, Poland, Lithuania and Livonia. From 1466 Prussia was divided into Royal Prussia (Prussia Regalis), which was a part of the Kingdom of Poland, and Teutonic Prussia (Prussia Ordinis Theutonici) – covering the remnants of the former territory of the Teutonic Order’s state in Prussia. In 1525, the Order’s last Grand Master, Albrecht von Hohenzollern, converted to Lutheranism and became the first lay duke in former Teutonic Prussia (dux in Prussia), which from then on was called Ducal Prussia (Prussia Ducalis). At that time, as a result of the treaty of Cracow, Ducal Prussia became a fief of the kings of Poland⌊PrussiaePrussia, region in central Europe, bordered by Pomerania, Poland, Lithuania and Livonia. From 1466 Prussia was divided into Royal Prussia (Prussia Regalis), which was a part of the Kingdom of Poland, and Teutonic Prussia (Prussia Ordinis Theutonici) – covering the remnants of the former territory of the Teutonic Order’s state in Prussia. In 1525, the Order’s last Grand Master, Albrecht von Hohenzollern, converted to Lutheranism and became the first lay duke in former Teutonic Prussia (dux in Prussia), which from then on was called Ducal Prussia (Prussia Ducalis). At that time, as a result of the treaty of Cracow, Ducal Prussia became a fief of the kings of Poland⌋ et negotii cuius reus postulatur per concertatores suos cruce signatos revocationem ante caesaris remigrationem in Spain (Hispania)⌊HispaniasSpain (Hispania)⌋. Itaque ego data occasione non potui silere, quod Gratia Tua mihi mandaverat, scilicet te sperare, ut Albrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544)⌊princeps PrussiaeAlbrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544)⌋ promovere atque iuvare aliquam vellet solutionem legationis. Recipiebat id equidem, sed nescio, an satis constanter. Equidem latere non te decet, benignissime mi Domine, inter praecipuos Prussensis provinciae esse, quibus est tui non mediocre desiderium. Iterum nova tributa ad sustinendos The Valachs ⌊WallachosThe Valachs ⌋ item ad principis et regis filii postulata nonus census et dodrans bonorum omnium exiguntur. Itur in diversa studia et dissensus, est inter ordines pars studio regis, indormiunt ad vulgi clamorem, pars non vanam esse popularium vocem iudicat et otiose in re tamen laborat. In urbibus, in agris diversa sunt quoque studia et sane id sonant huiusmodi artibus olim provinciam dominos mutasse et putant non admodum magno exercitu opus esse veteribus dominis ad recuperandam. Haec mussitat populus misellus. Alia parte magni viri sub principe, qui posita religione sibi pacti sunt arces item redditum ad vitam et se in fidem eius dedere, principis fidem suggillant metu magis quam officio se retinent. Hoc ideo Reverndissimae Gratiae Vestrae scribo, ut absente in rem provinciae praesentem te adducerem. Tua praesentia vel ob hoc est desiderata, quod non studio privato, sed ad utilitatem publicam esses consilia daturus et ceu Nestor mythical king of Pylos and the eldest of the Greek commanders at Troy; his wisdom and longevity were proverbial⌊Nestor{a}Nestor mythical king of Pylos and the eldest of the Greek commanders at Troy; his wisdom and longevity were proverbial⌋ in difficillimis rebus patriae vere prudenter libereque omnia acturus. Quis nescit consiliorum rationem non commodo atque bono publico, sed privata magis utilitate iniri? Iterum dico non ut perstringam odiose aut intemperanter, sed ut Gratiae Tuae aperirem istam faciem rerum. Sed haec alias. Dum Gdańsk (Danzig, Dantiscum), city in northern Poland, on the Bay of Gdańsk at the mouth of the Vistula, on the Baltic, the biggest and wealthiest of the three Great Prussian Cities (Gdańsk, Thorn (Toruń), and Elbing (Elbląg)) with representation in the Council of Royal Prussia; a member of the Hanseatic League⌊hicGdańsk (Danzig, Dantiscum), city in northern Poland, on the Bay of Gdańsk at the mouth of the Vistula, on the Baltic, the biggest and wealthiest of the three Great Prussian Cities (Gdańsk, Thorn (Toruń), and Elbing (Elbląg)) with representation in the Council of Royal Prussia; a member of the Hanseatic League⌋, Reverendissime Domine, me ad reditum ad vos adorno in 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⌊caesarisCharles 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⌋ aulam valetudo partim, adversa aura partim me remorantur. In causa fuit, quod ipse coram me exhibere decrevi ideoque distuli in multam diem litteras, quas nunc satis sero vel tandem scribo, qua ratione adhuc hic agam , si magis probabis quam mirabere, nescio . Rediens a Monteregio Gdańsk (Danzig, Dantiscum), city in northern Poland, on the Bay of Gdańsk at the mouth of the Vistula, on the Baltic, the biggest and wealthiest of the three Great Prussian Cities (Gdańsk, Thorn (Toruń), and Elbing (Elbląg)) with representation in the Council of Royal Prussia; a member of the Hanseatic League⌊GedaniGdańsk (Danzig, Dantiscum), city in northern Poland, on the Bay of Gdańsk at the mouth of the Vistula, on the Baltic, the biggest and wealthiest of the three Great Prussian Cities (Gdańsk, Thorn (Toruń), and Elbing (Elbląg)) with representation in the Council of Royal Prussia; a member of the Hanseatic League⌋ cum apud dominam Anna von Höfen (Anna Reyneck, Anna Flachsbinder), sister of Ioannes Dantiscus, wife of Johann Hannau Sr and, after his death, of Johann Reyneck⌊Annam HanowAnna von Höfen (Anna Reyneck, Anna Flachsbinder), sister of Ioannes Dantiscus, wife of Johann Hannau Sr and, after his death, of Johann Reyneck⌋ viduam sororem tuam deversorium mihi contigit, excepit enim ista me hospitaliter in gratiam tuam, et quia gener eius Bartholomeus Senger Jr burgher of Gdańsk; husband of Margret Hannau, daughter of Anna von Höfen and Johann Hannau Sr (AT 16/2, p. 396; AT 17, p. 416)⌊Bartholomeus SengerBartholomeus Senger Jr burgher of Gdańsk; husband of Margret Hannau, daughter of Anna von Höfen and Johann Hannau Sr (AT 16/2, p. 396; AT 17, p. 416)⌋ litem in iudicio familiae erciscundae difficilem habebat cum Reÿnolt Angermund (fl. 1532)⌊Rheynoldo AngermondoReÿnolt Angermund (fl. 1532)⌋ sororio suo, ad eius preces et sane pro debito officii mei, quo Gratiae Tuae obstringor, deesse homini non potui consiliis privatis et patrocinio formulamque actionis et alias consultationes causae ei instruxi. Et scio quamquam non ad suae ultimum actum causae egerit, tamen meum patrocinium non parum ei profuisse ad invidiam etiam adversarii. A gravationibus provocatio est facta ad senatum, quem aequiorem in eam iudicem futur[u]m spero, nondum pedem atque arcem causae principalis ponere potuimus, domi actorem praeparo; mihi istae sordes litium et rabularum forensium strepitus semper exosi fuere, itaque ipse iudicio non sisto, nihil prorsus pro iure necessitudinis meae erga te hostimenti ex eo exspecto praeter gratitudinem, cuius utinam diligentior esset Bartholomeus Senger Jr burgher of Gdańsk; husband of Margret Hannau, daughter of Anna von Höfen and Johann Hannau Sr (AT 16/2, p. 396; AT 17, p. 416)⌊adolescensBartholomeus Senger Jr burgher of Gdańsk; husband of Margret Hannau, daughter of Anna von Höfen and Johann Hannau Sr (AT 16/2, p. 396; AT 17, p. 416)⌋ praeceps in rixam et iniquus erga Anna von Höfen (Anna Reyneck, Anna Flachsbinder), sister of Ioannes Dantiscus, wife of Johann Hannau Sr and, after his death, of Johann Reyneck⌊sororemAnna von Höfen (Anna Reyneck, Anna Flachsbinder), sister of Ioannes Dantiscus, wife of Johann Hannau Sr and, after his death, of Johann Reyneck⌋ tuam, hospitam meam, matrem uxoris suae, ad cuius preces patrocinio meo utitur. Multa intemperans irae Bartholomeus Senger Jr burgher of Gdańsk; husband of Margret Hannau, daughter of Anna von Höfen and Johann Hannau Sr (AT 16/2, p. 396; AT 17, p. 416)⌊adolescensBartholomeus Senger Jr burgher of Gdańsk; husband of Margret Hannau, daughter of Anna von Höfen and Johann Hannau Sr (AT 16/2, p. 396; AT 17, p. 416)⌋ in patientem mulierem commisisse dicitur, valuit tamen mea praesentia nonnihil ad temperandam animi eiu[s] impotentiam. Veritus est semper, ne per me Gratiam Tuam innotesceret et equidem, nisi precibus victus, non scripsissem per occasionem. Posset Tua Gratia Bartholomeus Senger Jr burgher of Gdańsk; husband of Margret Hannau, daughter of Anna von Höfen and Johann Hannau Sr (AT 16/2, p. 396; AT 17, p. 416)⌊adolescentemBartholomeus Senger Jr burgher of Gdańsk; husband of Margret Hannau, daughter of Anna von Höfen and Johann Hannau Sr (AT 16/2, p. 396; AT 17, p. 416)⌋ iubendo hortando, monendo ad bonam frugem et modestiorem convictum reverentiamque erga tuos invitare. Boni consule, precor, quod ineptius ausus fuerim huiusmodi tragoedia tibi obstrepere, non potui negare operam serio ad scribendum me invitanti.

Sed ut absolvam, quod tam longo prologio dilatum est.

Reverendissime mi Domine.

Non decet latere Gratiam Tuam ausum fuisse me rem difficiliorem, quam vel Corinthum adire. Equidem in ista mea peregrinatione contigit mihi non pari comparatione, quod Odysseus (Ulysses, Ulixes), mythical Greek king of Ithaca, hero of the Homer's epic poems Ilias and Odyssey, renown of his sagacity and cunning⌊UlixiOdysseus (Ulysses, Ulixes), mythical Greek king of Ithaca, hero of the Homer's epic poems Ilias and Odyssey, renown of his sagacity and cunning⌋ in sua Odyssaea, scilicet ut ille contemptis omnibus Circe in Greek mythology a minor goddess of magic, living on the island of Aeaea⌊CyrcaeCirce in Greek mythology a minor goddess of magic, living on the island of Aeaea⌋ deliciis et loto magis delectatus est patrio faeno, ita ego te inconsulto moribus, modestia et virtutibus honestis feminae Anna von Höfen (Anna Reyneck, Anna Flachsbinder), sister of Ioannes Dantiscus, wife of Johann Hannau Sr and, after his death, of Johann Reyneck⌊AnnaeAnna von Höfen (Anna Reyneck, Anna Flachsbinder), sister of Ioannes Dantiscus, wife of Johann Hannau Sr and, after his death, of Johann Reyneck⌋ sororis tuae, dulcissimae patria propinquisque neglectis, paenitus inescatus mutua similitudine morum bonorum, qua ad amorem nihil praesentius inter nos casti amoris flamma exarsit, ut ratum probantibus propinquis tuis amoris indissolubile foedus matrimoniumque pacti sumus. Visum puto ita superis, quorum auspiciis recta consilia et honesti conatus bene vortuntur(!). Si accederet assensus Gratiae Tuae, auspicatiora omnia ducerem. Et sane referre rem omnem ad te volui neque prius stabilire praesenti assensu, quam tuum oraculum consuluissem. Sed vicit me tuorum nimia sedulitas, itaque rata sartaque sunt omnia et rogant a me matrimonii consummationem, Reverendissime Domine, ante Quadragesimam. Ego urgeo, ut differatur, quoad Tua Gratia rescribat. Itaque rogo Benignitatem Tuam, ut haec sic acta probare digneris. Felicissimum me putabo, si quemadmodum tua gratia et amicitia me es dignatus, ita digneris quoque Anna von Höfen (Anna Reyneck, Anna Flachsbinder), sister of Ioannes Dantiscus, wife of Johann Hannau Sr and, after his death, of Johann Reyneck⌊sororemAnna von Höfen (Anna Reyneck, Anna Flachsbinder), sister of Ioannes Dantiscus, wife of Johann Hannau Sr and, after his death, of Johann Reyneck⌋ et communicare sororis fortunas sinas cum fortunis meis transireque in nomen gentis meae. Equidem sacrum nuptialem diem non peragam, nisi optatissimis tuis litteris, quando servari illum tibi placeat, rescripseris. Quod ut facias, oro atque maiorem in modum obsecro atque obtestor, non enim erit interim mihi in vita suave quicquam, priusquam tuis litteris de tua voluntate et assensu certior factus fuero. Sane etsi hic ad matrimonii vinculum satis est apud Deum consensu mutuo certa honestaque ratione profecto. Tamen, si Gratia Tua id improbat, quod non vereor, malo stare in hac re ex tuo arbitrio. Ego enim puto visum esse Deo, ut nos honest[e] coniungeret, Gratia Tua bene coniunctos non illibenter confirmabit. Reliquum est, ut nihil antiquius ducam, quam tibi, mi domine, obsequi facereque, quae tibi erunt pergrata; utare me atque impera atque imprimis rescribe. Exspecto hic tuas litteras. Domino Cornelio, rogo, ex me non gravetur Benignitas Tua dicere meum obsequium et salutem, et successum famulitii apud Albrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544)⌊Prussiorum principemAlbrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544)⌋. Deus omnibus tuis adeoque mihi Gratiam Tuam diu servet.

Gdańsk (Danzig, Dantiscum), city in northern Poland, on the Bay of Gdańsk at the mouth of the Vistula, on the Baltic, the biggest and wealthiest of the three Great Prussian Cities (Gdańsk, Thorn (Toruń), and Elbing (Elbląg)) with representation in the Council of Royal Prussia; a member of the Hanseatic League⌊GedaniGdańsk (Danzig, Dantiscum), city in northern Poland, on the Bay of Gdańsk at the mouth of the Vistula, on the Baltic, the biggest and wealthiest of the three Great Prussian Cities (Gdańsk, Thorn (Toruń), and Elbing (Elbląg)) with representation in the Council of Royal Prussia; a member of the Hanseatic League⌋, in vigilia Andreae apostoli 1531.

Reverendissimae Gratiae Tuae bonus servitor Johann Reyneck (†1535), the second husband of Dantiscus' sister Anna; doctor of both canon and civil law; councillor to Duke Albrecht von Hohenzollern (BORAWSKA 1984, p. 179-180, 203; GÜNTHER 1907, p. 365)⌊Ioannes RheinekJohann Reyneck (†1535), the second husband of Dantiscus' sister Anna; doctor of both canon and civil law; councillor to Duke Albrecht von Hohenzollern (BORAWSKA 1984, p. 179-180, 203; GÜNTHER 1907, p. 365)⌋ iuris utriusque doctor

Reverendissimo et amplissimo Domino, 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 episcopo CulmensiIoannes 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⌋, serenissimi regis Poloniae oratori, domino meo unice colendo

Salutem et humilem commendationem, reverendissime, gratiosissime mi domine.

Ita nullus meus est pudor omnino, ut benignitate moderate verecundeque utendum non sciam. Sed verum est homini indigenti, ut dicitur, verecundiam esse inutilem. Itaque cum prae pudore non audeam coram meam indigentiam Gratiae Tuae aperire ad epistulam, quae liberior est et non pudet ex necessitate praecipua confugiendum duxi. Quare rogo non immodestiae meae, sed ipsi prorsus necessitati, cui nemo non succumbit, hunc ausum asscribas.

In has horas a Citizens of Bremen ⌊BremensibusCitizens of Bremen ⌋ adductus, cum in consultatione deliberationeque quarundam rerum, ut enim debet esse constantia, fides libertasque in consultando cordatius admoneo dimittor hic a famulitio nullis neque stipendiis, quae mihi sunt in residuis cum illo 300 aureorum persolutis neque certo mercatori, cui pro eo in 60 aureis spopondi numerata pecunia implexum in obligatione dimittit me et inductus, quam fidem dedi liberare ac equum optimum meum insolutum tradere. Alter equorum pro impendio victus hic per me distractus est. Superest gradarius tertius sane aequo mollique incensu, quem adhuc Mechelen (Malines, Mechlinia), city in the Low Countries, 23 km S of Antwerp, today in Belgium⌊MocheliniMechelen (Malines, Mechlinia), city in the Low Countries, 23 km S of Antwerp, today in Belgium⌋ alo, quia aequum emptorem non inveni. Equus est sane bene habitus et quem bona fide sine vitio morboque promittere possum.

Quo autem citius hinc ad susceptam condicionem absolvi possim, rogo Tuam Gratiam, ut pro pretio, quo mihi constat cum bona sella, freno et ephippiis ad te recipias, scilicet 17 aurei{i}s Renensibus expromitto sane pro omni vitio, si vero equo Gratia Tua se gravare nollet, iam obsecro, ut aureos 17 mihi mutuo dare dignetur Gratia Tua, ut primum Bremam idque intra dies ad summum octo fiet, venero, remittam Gratiae Tuae creditam pecuniam sine omni dolo aut procrastinatione.

Rogo te per Deum, mi domine, ne istam necessitatem impudentiam putes. Periique equidem, si me deseres. Viatico careo. Valeat Gratia Tua et praenuntiam hanc epistulam boni consule. Adero apud te in meridiem et adiciam istis precibus praesentes obtestationes. Rogo te omnino, mi domine, ne me deseras.

Reverendissimae Gratiae Tuae servitor Johann Reyneck (†1535), the second husband of Dantiscus' sister Anna; doctor of both canon and civil law; councillor to Duke Albrecht von Hohenzollern (BORAWSKA 1984, p. 179-180, 203; GÜNTHER 1907, p. 365)⌊Ioannes RheyneckJohann Reyneck (†1535), the second husband of Dantiscus' sister Anna; doctor of both canon and civil law; councillor to Duke Albrecht von Hohenzollern (BORAWSKA 1984, p. 179-180, 203; GÜNTHER 1907, p. 365)⌋

Reverendissimo in Christo Patri et Domino, 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 Dei gratia episcopo Culmensi et Pomesania diocese (dioecesis Pomesaniensis)⌊PomzaniaePomesania diocese (dioecesis Pomesaniensis)⌋ administratoriIoannes 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⌋, domino et sororio meo benignissimo et modis omnibus honorandissimo

Salutem et obsequiorum meorum commendationem.

Reverendissime in Christo Praesul et Domine.

Iucundissimum mihi est, quod ex aliis intelligo Dignationem Vestram Reverendissimam a suo a nobis discessu perbelle valere et in Kulm diocese (Chełmno diocese)⌊diocesimKulm diocese (Chełmno diocese)⌋ bona fortuna rediisse. Faciant superi, ut Dignatio Vestra Reverendissima id, quod vitae est reliquum, utinam sit diuturnum, animi et corporis sospitate patriae, sibi atque propinquis placide iucundiss <ime> que vivat. Id, quod ego vehementer divos obsecro et libenter pia vota nuncupo et reddo cum ista mea Anna von Höfen (Anna Reyneck, Anna Flachsbinder), sister of Ioannes Dantiscus, wife of Johann Hannau Sr and, after his death, of Johann Reyneck⌊uxorculaAnna von Höfen (Anna Reyneck, Anna Flachsbinder), sister of Ioannes Dantiscus, wife of Johann Hannau Sr and, after his death, of Johann Reyneck⌋, sorore vestra. Parum equidem est, quod agnosco, animo bene voluisse et optima quaeque precari, interim cum luxurians fortuna aliis dedit, quibus magis se commendent, sed generosis animis atque iis, qui aliter, ut Vestra Reverendissima Dignatio solet, dubio procul longe alia est sententia, quando non eventa, sed conatus et animi propensitas ipsis etiam rebus melius consulitur. Exemplo enim deorum, quos cf. Plin. Nat. pref. 11 mola tantum salsa litant, qui non habent tura; Adagia 1605 ⌊cum beati homines vix Sabaeo ture placant, ita litant pauperes non rarius salsa molacf. Plin. Nat. pref. 11 mola tantum salsa litant, qui non habent tura; Adagia 1605 ⌋.

Ceterum, quo me maerore distinuerit, incredibile dictu est, quod, cum apud Gdańsk (Danzig, Dantiscum), city in northern Poland, on the Bay of Gdańsk at the mouth of the Vistula, on the Baltic, the biggest and wealthiest of the three Great Prussian Cities (Gdańsk, Thorn (Toruń), and Elbing (Elbląg)) with representation in the Council of Royal Prussia; a member of the Hanseatic League⌊DantiscumGdańsk (Danzig, Dantiscum), city in northern Poland, on the Bay of Gdańsk at the mouth of the Vistula, on the Baltic, the biggest and wealthiest of the three Great Prussian Cities (Gdańsk, Thorn (Toruń), and Elbing (Elbląg)) with representation in the Council of Royal Prussia; a member of the Hanseatic League⌋ Vestra Reverendissima Dignatio ageret, ita malus genius imperarit sive cf. Plin. Nat. 2.14 Quapropter effigiem dei formamque quaerere inbecillitatis humanae reor. quisquis est deus, si modo est alius, et quacumque in parte, totus est sensus, totus visus, totus auditus, totus animae, totus animi, totus sui. innumeros quidem credere atque etiam ex vitiis hominum, ut Pudicitiam, Concordiam, Mentem, Spem, Honorem, Clementiam, Fidem, aut, ut Democrito placuit, duos omnino, Poenam et Beneficium, maiorem ad socordiam accedit. ⌊Democritus (*ca. 460 BC – †ca. 370 BC), ancient Greek philosopher⌊DemocritiDemocritus (*ca. 460 BC – †ca. 370 BC), ancient Greek philosopher⌋ deorum altercf. Plin. Nat. 2.14 Quapropter effigiem dei formamque quaerere inbecillitatis humanae reor. quisquis est deus, si modo est alius, et quacumque in parte, totus est sensus, totus visus, totus auditus, totus animae, totus animi, totus sui. innumeros quidem credere atque etiam ex vitiis hominum, ut Pudicitiam, Concordiam, Mentem, Spem, Honorem, Clementiam, Fidem, aut, ut Democrito placuit, duos omnino, Poenam et Beneficium, maiorem ad socordiam accedit. ⌋, qui nisi molestiam affert pro huius temporis malignitate, nescio quibus auctoribus, ut propensitas in me vestra cessarit et sane immodica animi perturbatione odiosius in me efferbuerit ingenium illud, alioquin vestrum ad omnem mansuetudinem, facilitatem, humanitatem natum, educatum atque coalitum. Vidi non omni loco verum expedire et verum esse, quod dicitur, cf. Adagia 670 Nosce tempus ⌊tempus noscendum essecf. Adagia 670 Nosce tempus ⌋. In qua re si a me est peccatum, nulla sane malignitate, sed potius magna officii mei sedulitate forte peccatum est. Committo rem Deo imprimis et Vestrae Reverendissimae Dignationi. Cognoscet forte illa melius ipso tempore ingenium Johann Reyneck (†1535), the second husband of Dantiscus' sister Anna; doctor of both canon and civil law; councillor to Duke Albrecht von Hohenzollern (BORAWSKA 1984, p. 179-180, 203; GÜNTHER 1907, p. 365)⌊RheynekiiJohann Reyneck (†1535), the second husband of Dantiscus' sister Anna; doctor of both canon and civil law; councillor to Duke Albrecht von Hohenzollern (BORAWSKA 1984, p. 179-180, 203; GÜNTHER 1907, p. 365)⌋ sui et candorem et liberiori tempore quam nunc, in istis angustiis, quas belli sycophantae texunt. Superi bene vertant consulta illorum et nos respiciet aliquis deus.

Quod attinet iudicium familiae erciscundae, vehementer miror, cur non maluerit Vestra Reverendissima Dignatio ipsam decidere, quando ego atque mea Anna von Höfen (Anna Reyneck, Anna Flachsbinder), sister of Ioannes Dantiscus, wife of Johann Hannau Sr and, after his death, of Johann Reyneck⌊uxorculaAnna von Höfen (Anna Reyneck, Anna Flachsbinder), sister of Ioannes Dantiscus, wife of Johann Hannau Sr and, after his death, of Johann Reyneck⌋ causam integram arbitrio vestro semper servavimus neque detrectare poterant privigni curae vestrae servati. Deus novit, quam ego numquam voluerim vel hilum illis apud me perire. Nunc, cum dominus Johann von Werden (Constellatus, cf. HE, No. 148, p. 150, footnote No. 12) (*1495 – †1554), 1526 Mayor of Gdańsk (Danzig), from 1527 Starost of Neuenburg (Nowe), 1532-1535, 1538, 1539, 1546, 1551 Burgrave of Gdańsk, from 1535 Starost of Preußisch Mark (Przezmark) (1535-1540 together with Achatius von Zehmen (Cema)), 1536/1537 envoy of the Council of Royal Prussia to the Diet of the Kingdom of Poland held in Cracow (SBPN 4, p. 433-435; ZDRENKA 2, p. 368-369; MAŁŁEK 1976, p. 93, 161)⌊burgrabiusJohann von Werden (Constellatus, cf. HE, No. 148, p. 150, footnote No. 12) (*1495 – †1554), 1526 Mayor of Gdańsk (Danzig), from 1527 Starost of Neuenburg (Nowe), 1532-1535, 1538, 1539, 1546, 1551 Burgrave of Gdańsk, from 1535 Starost of Preußisch Mark (Przezmark) (1535-1540 together with Achatius von Zehmen (Cema)), 1536/1537 envoy of the Council of Royal Prussia to the Diet of the Kingdom of Poland held in Cracow (SBPN 4, p. 433-435; ZDRENKA 2, p. 368-369; MAŁŁEK 1976, p. 93, 161)⌋ eius negotii est arbiter, per me licet, ut aequitas obtineat, ad quam ego me obstringo et spero id mihi neque fraudi, neque improbitati asscribendum.

Agimus ego et Anna von Höfen (Anna Reyneck, Anna Flachsbinder), sister of Ioannes Dantiscus, wife of Johann Hannau Sr and, after his death, of Johann Reyneck⌊uxorAnna von Höfen (Anna Reyneck, Anna Flachsbinder), sister of Ioannes Dantiscus, wife of Johann Hannau Sr and, after his death, of Johann Reyneck⌋ Vestrae Reverendissimae Dignationi humiliter et officiosissime gratias, quod humaniter apud vos habiti superioribus mensibus et hospitaliter simus. Faxit Deus, ubi nos pares non erimus, ut ab eo largius gratiae reddantur. Victuri hic pro nostra condicione ad obsequendum nos vestrum destinamus. Ubi ad regiam aulam Dignatio Vestra Reverendissima scribet, velit facultatem salis pro Anna von Höfen (Anna Reyneck, Anna Flachsbinder), sister of Ioannes Dantiscus, wife of Johann Hannau Sr and, after his death, of Johann Reyneck⌊uxoreAnna von Höfen (Anna Reyneck, Anna Flachsbinder), sister of Ioannes Dantiscus, wife of Johann Hannau Sr and, after his death, of Johann Reyneck⌋, sicut ipsa coram egit, modio vendendam impetrare. Meus equus, qui aeger in praedio domus veteris curatur, familiae Reverendissimae Paternitatis Vestrae, rogo, sit commendatus. Mittam pro eo meum famulum post hos dies paucos. Sunt enim veteres domini mei aliquamdiu, ne excidam oblitus absens, adeundi.

Nova mitto Dignationi Vestrae Reverendissimae ex Rome (Roma), city in central Italy, on the Tiber river, seat of the Holy See⌊UrbeRome (Roma), city in central Italy, on the Tiber river, seat of the Holy See⌋ ad me per reverendissimum dominum Ioannes Magnus (Ioannes Store, Jöns Månsson, Ioannes Magni) (*1488 – †1544), doctor of theology, diplomat in the service of Pope Adrian VI and Gustav Vasa, King of Sweden. In the years 1526-1531 he was staying in Gdańsk as a royal envoy. After his banishment from Sweden by Protestants, he remained in this city until 1537; in this year he went to Italy, where he took part in the Council of Mantua; 1506 Canon of Linköping and Skara, 1523 Papal Nuncio to the new King of Sweden Gustav Vasa; in the same year Provost of the Strängnäs Chapter and Bishop of Västerås, 1523-1544 Archbishop of Uppsala (consecrated by the Pope in 1533) (MAGNUS 1992, p. 9-11; CE, vol. 2, p. 368)⌊archiepiscopum UpsalensemIoannes Magnus (Ioannes Store, Jöns Månsson, Ioannes Magni) (*1488 – †1544), doctor of theology, diplomat in the service of Pope Adrian VI and Gustav Vasa, King of Sweden. In the years 1526-1531 he was staying in Gdańsk as a royal envoy. After his banishment from Sweden by Protestants, he remained in this city until 1537; in this year he went to Italy, where he took part in the Council of Mantua; 1506 Canon of Linköping and Skara, 1523 Papal Nuncio to the new King of Sweden Gustav Vasa; in the same year Provost of the Strängnäs Chapter and Bishop of Västerås, 1523-1544 Archbishop of Uppsala (consecrated by the Pope in 1533) (MAGNUS 1992, p. 9-11; CE, vol. 2, p. 368)⌋ heri reddita . Boni consulat meque et Anna von Höfen (Anna Reyneck, Anna Flachsbinder), sister of Ioannes Dantiscus, wife of Johann Hannau Sr and, after his death, of Johann Reyneck⌊uxoremAnna von Höfen (Anna Reyneck, Anna Flachsbinder), sister of Ioannes Dantiscus, wife of Johann Hannau Sr and, after his death, of Johann Reyneck⌋ sibi habeat commendatos.

Valeat Dignatio Vestra felix cum Christine Schultze (Christine Scholcz) (†1539), mother of Ioannes Dantiscus (PSB 4 Dantyszek, s. 424)⌊socruChristine Schultze (Christine Scholcz) (†1539), mother of Ioannes Dantiscus (PSB 4 Dantyszek, s. 424)⌋ et sororiis, et Ioannes Campensis (Jan van Campen, Ioannes de Campo) (*1491 – †1538), Netherlandish classical philologist and Hebraist, author of a paraphrase of the Book of Psalms from Hebrew to Latin and a Hebrew grammar, in 1531 lecturer at the Collegium Trilingue of Louvain University (CE, vol. 1, p. 255-256)⌊CampensiIoannes Campensis (Jan van Campen, Ioannes de Campo) (*1491 – †1538), Netherlandish classical philologist and Hebraist, author of a paraphrase of the Book of Psalms from Hebrew to Latin and a Hebrew grammar, in 1531 lecturer at the Collegium Trilingue of Louvain University (CE, vol. 1, p. 255-256)⌋.

Gdańsk (Danzig, Dantiscum), city in northern Poland, on the Bay of Gdańsk at the mouth of the Vistula, on the Baltic, the biggest and wealthiest of the three Great Prussian Cities (Gdańsk, Thorn (Toruń), and Elbing (Elbląg)) with representation in the Council of Royal Prussia; a member of the Hanseatic League⌊GdaniGdańsk (Danzig, Dantiscum), city in northern Poland, on the Bay of Gdańsk at the mouth of the Vistula, on the Baltic, the biggest and wealthiest of the three Great Prussian Cities (Gdańsk, Thorn (Toruń), and Elbing (Elbląg)) with representation in the Council of Royal Prussia; a member of the Hanseatic League⌋, XIX Iunii 1533, ex tempore.

Dignationis Vestrae Reverendissimae bonus servitor Johann Reyneck (†1535), the second husband of Dantiscus' sister Anna; doctor of both canon and civil law; councillor to Duke Albrecht von Hohenzollern (BORAWSKA 1984, p. 179-180, 203; GÜNTHER 1907, p. 365)⌊Ioannes RheynekiusJohann Reyneck (†1535), the second husband of Dantiscus' sister Anna; doctor of both canon and civil law; councillor to Duke Albrecht von Hohenzollern (BORAWSKA 1984, p. 179-180, 203; GÜNTHER 1907, p. 365)⌋ etc.

Reverendissimo in Christo Patri et Domino, 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 Dei gratia Culmensi episcopoIoannes 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⌋ et administratori Pomezaniensi, domino meo benignissimo

Nuntius meus, quem ad Paternitatem Vestram Reverendissimam superioribus diebus misi, rediit ad me cum litteris Paternitatis Vestrae Reverendissimae, ceterum uxori neque a Paternitate Vestra neque ab eius liberis ad ea, quae illa per eundem scripserat, responsum est nihil. Gratias ago amplissimas, quod dignata sit Paternitas Vestra Reverendissima tam humaniter rescribere ad meam illam prolixiorem elegiam incendii Lobaviani. Bonis superis magnae sunt gratiae pro servatis in difficili incendio carissimis nostris et arce integra Lobaviensi, et precor Deum, ut id, quod est rel[iquum], non tam propitius servet, modo quam et augeat atque bonis [a]ccumulet et optima felicitate, grato successu rerum omnium, utifrui cum mente sana in corpore sano permittat.

Quod vero, Reverendissime Domine, de prioribus meis litteris Paternitas Vestra Reverendissima quoque meminit, quibus querebar de cessata erga me propensione etc. et tamen omittitur id in eisdem litteris vestris deprecatum esse me, quando sit dictu incredibile, quantum mihi ex animo doluerit animo offenso Paternitas Vestra Reverendissima in me tunc fuisse. Nec in suis litteris dignata sit erigere me consolatione positam esse eam ex animo vestro scilicet offensam mea deprecatione, si qua tunc concepta fuerat. Per superos, facit mihi significationem priores meas litteras Paternitas Vestra Reverendissima non admodum bene consuluisse, cum tamen mihi sum conscius eas litteras non alia ratione a me scriptas, quam ut illis offensae condonationem impetrarem simulque testarer, quantum affligerer simul et maerore et dolore eius diei recordatione, quae produxerat eius offensae indignitatem et me propemodum excruciasset, et rogo, ut non alio animo ex me profectas Paternitas Vestra Reverendissima expendere pro sua facilitate dignetur, immo obsecro, si a me tale quid forte imprudentius admissum est, quod displicuerit Paternitati Vestrae Reverendissimae, illud vel nunc condonet. Ita me Deus bene amet, me mihi non esse conscium umquam vel tantillum in animum venisse, quo propensionem Paternitatis Vestrae Reverendissimae erga me aut violarem aut ingratius vel irreverentius haberem. Nam si Paternitas Vestra Reverendissima eam secum inire rationem non gravabitur, poterit id tam diuturno meo convictu exploratiss <imu> m habere nihil me aut carius aut antiquius gratia et favore vestris duxisse dedisseque perlibenter operam, ut de Paternitate Vestra Reverendissima quam optime mererer. Cuius rei mihi testis est omnium cordium iudex Christus.

Et quamquam cupieram ubique latere eam indignationem omnes, ita volitat tum Gdańsk (Danzig, Dantiscum), city in northern Poland, on the Bay of Gdańsk at the mouth of the Vistula, on the Baltic, the biggest and wealthiest of the three Great Prussian Cities (Gdańsk, Thorn (Toruń), and Elbing (Elbląg)) with representation in the Council of Royal Prussia; a member of the Hanseatic League⌊GdaniGdańsk (Danzig, Dantiscum), city in northern Poland, on the Bay of Gdańsk at the mouth of the Vistula, on the Baltic, the biggest and wealthiest of the three Great Prussian Cities (Gdańsk, Thorn (Toruń), and Elbing (Elbląg)) with representation in the Council of Royal Prussia; a member of the Hanseatic League⌋ per ora hominum, ut nulla sit fabula vulgatior, cogor ego meo quodam fato rumusculos hominum tolerare. Affingitur hanc indignationem profectam esse, quod Bernard Thule carer of St Mary's Church in Gdańsk (Historia Gdańska, p. 364)⌊Bernherdum quendam ThulenBernard Thule carer of St Mary's Church in Gdańsk (Historia Gdańska, p. 364)⌋ Gdanensem superiori apud Marienburg (Malbork), town and castle in northern Poland, Pomeranian Voivodeship, on the Nogat river, a branch of the Vistula at its delta, the capital of the Grand Masters of the Teutonic Order in Prussia (1309-1457), a voivodeship capital in Royal Prussia, which belonged to the Kingdom of Poland (1466-1772). Marienburg (taking turns with Graudenz (Grudziądz)) was the venue for the Provincial Diets of Royal Prussia, which were chaired by the bishop of Ermland (Warmia)⌊MarienburgumMarienburg (Malbork), town and castle in northern Poland, Pomeranian Voivodeship, on the Nogat river, a branch of the Vistula at its delta, the capital of the Grand Masters of the Teutonic Order in Prussia (1309-1457), a voivodeship capital in Royal Prussia, which belonged to the Kingdom of Poland (1466-1772). Marienburg (taking turns with Graudenz (Grudziądz)) was the venue for the Provincial Diets of Royal Prussia, which were chaired by the bishop of Ermland (Warmia)⌋ Provincial Diet of Royal Prussia ⌊conventuProvincial Diet of Royal Prussia ⌋ a senatu ordinum provocare ad regem annuntiaverim, cum nihil minus mihi in mentem venerit umquam. Huic assuunt nec probe satis et bona fide in illis comitiis versatum me, at ego precor Deum, ut ita aliquando apud Christum vivam, sicut in illis comitiis et fidem et taciturnitatem adhibuerim, sicque me gesserim, et quamdiu vita et ratio est integra, geram, ut decet virum bonum. Voces huiusmodi circumferuntur, at ego nescio auctores, qui, si mihi erunt compertiores, sane ostendam, quantum inter illos et Rheynekium intersit. Praesidio innocentiae meae confirmatus, devorabo ego, utcumque potero, istud taedium et linguae hominum convicium et virus. Non potest me tamen non vehementer affligere duo mala eo iniquo die simul exorta: indignationem scilicet Paternitatis Vestrae Reverendissimae et hanc detractandi mei odiosam occasionem. Et est sane dies, quam ego perpetuis diris devoverem, nisi scirem partem crucis Christi esse tolerantiam malarum linguarum, cum tale nihil simus commeriti et non dubito Paternitatem Vestram Reverendissimam tam mihi iratam umquam fuisse, ut tam odiosam obtrectationem me incidere voluerit. Deus bene vertat. Illud mihi sane meo iure mihi vindicare ausim me fide et silentio, si qua alia in re minus peccavisse, utcumque homo sim obnoxius fragilitati humanae et pulchrum mihi semper duxisse viri boni officia, cum fidem tum silentium his, quae vulgari non expediret aut credita essent, adhibuisse.

Haec, Reverendissime Pater, cum domi apud me continuo maerore anim[i] repeto, venit ad me nuntius illustrissimi principis et benignissimi n[ostri] domini, domini Alberti ducis in Prussia, afferens litteras de ha[c] Paternitatis Vestrae Reverendissimae erga me apud Montem Regium evulgata indignatione. Itaque maturavi ad ill[um] et excusavi rem, ut illustrissima eius gratia per hunc [nuntium] suum haud dubie est perscripturus Paternitati Vestrae Reverendissimae, rogans q[uod], si quid potest ad meas preces adicere tanti principis c[ommen]datio et intercessio, velit Paternitas Vestra Reverendissima faventi et propiti[a in] me gratia et benignitate respicere et habere me loco su[i addic]tissimi servitoris et obsequentissimi sororii et iuvare, promovere et tueri, et commendatum accipere. Ego, quantum [in] me est ingenii, semper facturus, quantum me decet pro iure necessitu[dinis] nostrae meaeque summae erga Paternitatem Vestram Reverendissimam reverentiae omnia pl[ane] grata et imperata Paternitatis Vestrae Reverendissimae, vere equidem et ex ani[mo].

Postridie Gdanum rediturus, ibi exspecto, quid Paternitas Vestra Reverendissima de [acti]one hereditaria statuet. Statuet, ut spero, Paternitas Vestra [Reverendissima non] dubie omnia aequa. Quod commendari me Gdanensibu[s] scripseram, nescio, an succedet. Si visum esset Paternitati Vestrae Reverendissimae reg[iae] maiestatis concessione et ordinum Prussiae consensu cancellariat[um] Prussiae (de quo aliquando Paternitas Vestra Reverendissima apud me meminerat) pro me impetrare, esset sane hoc munus dignius honoratiusque multo, quod et ego condicioni apud Gdanenses praeferrem. Omnia Deo et Paternitati Vestrae Reverendissimae relinquo. Constituat illa, quod ei bonum videbitur. De praedio illo Simonis pictoris iterum egi cum principe. Is probat contractum, si quem iniero cum Simone de praedio, Paternitas Vestra Reverendissima non gravate suscipiat partes d transactoris inter me et Simonem. Simonis filius hinc ad patrem Lobavium post incendium est profectus. Posset eo praesente non incommode iis condicionibus, quibus scripsi, res tractari. Reverendissima Paternitas Vestra, quae ad beneficen[tiam] semper fuit propensissima et hoc negotium sibi com[m]endatum habere dignetur et me agnoscere suum bonum servitorem et deditissimum sororium.

Nova huc ex Nurenberga allata sunt Thurcarum caesarem nova depopulatione pervadere Hungariam. Pridie hic cometes inter Aquilonem et Origentem cauda in Meridiem versa noctu apparuit exoriens, occidens inter Occasum et Meridiem. Lubecenses maiorem armant classem in Bathavos.

Uxor mea maesta admodum fert gravi dolore ita se miseram sperni, ut ne digna habeatur, cui ad litteras vel ab honoratissimo fratre vel caris liberis respondeatur. Vereor, ne doloris magnitudo causam aegritudinis vel consternationis vehementis ei sit aliquando, ut trahit coecias[1] nubes, quod prohibeant superi, allatura. Abiens vix respiravit ab aegritudine animi. Quid si Paternitas Vestra Reverendissima sanguinem suum adeoque sui partem caritati et affectui fraterno restituat et consoletur? Superi prohibeant, ut iterum illa corripiatur ex dolore consternatione. Vererer illam imbecilliorem, quam quae servaretur. Nos et columen et caput toti[u]s familiae Paternitatem Vestram Reverendissimam iure veneramur et speramus eam commodis nostris a Deo Optimo Maximo tam claris honoribus ornatam esse nobisque praesidio, gratiae, favori et ornamento perpetuo esse velle. Deus Optimus Maximus faxit, ut Paternitas Vestra Reverendissima in pulchro rerum omnium successu bene valeat et vivat.

Ex Königsberg (Królewiec, Mons Regius, Regiomontium), city in Ducal Prussia, on the mouth of the Pregel (Pregoła) river, capital city of Ducal Prussia; today Kaliningrad in Russia⌊Regio MonteKönigsberg (Królewiec, Mons Regius, Regiomontium), city in Ducal Prussia, on the mouth of the Pregel (Pregoła) river, capital city of Ducal Prussia; today Kaliningrad in Russia⌋, ipso die divae Magdalenae 1533.

Paternitatis Vestrae Reverendissimae bonus et addictissimus servitor Johann Reyneck (†1535), the second husband of Dantiscus' sister Anna; doctor of both canon and civil law; councillor to Duke Albrecht von Hohenzollern (BORAWSKA 1984, p. 179-180, 203; GÜNTHER 1907, p. 365)⌊Ioannes RheynekiusJohann Reyneck (†1535), the second husband of Dantiscus' sister Anna; doctor of both canon and civil law; councillor to Duke Albrecht von Hohenzollern (BORAWSKA 1984, p. 179-180, 203; GÜNTHER 1907, p. 365)⌋ iureconsultus

[1 ] Caecias, a wind from the North-East

Reverendissimo in Christo Patri et Domino, 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 episcopo Culmensi et administratori Pomzaniensi(!)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⌋, domino meo gratioso et honorandissimo

Reverendissime in Christo Pater et Domine, domine gratiose.

Salutem obsequiorumque meorum plurimam commendationem.

cf. Johann REYNECK to Ioannes DANTISCUS 1534-12-01 — 1535-01-17, CIDTC IDL 7365, letter lost⌊Litterascf. Johann REYNECK to Ioannes DANTISCUS 1534-12-01 — 1535-01-17, CIDTC IDL 7365, letter lost⌋ meas, quas ad Gratiam Vestram per curatorem Rapthenii[1] mei Ioachimum novissimas ipsa hora abitus mei scripsi, spero Gratiae Vestrae redditas. Nunc, cum hominis mei noti, qui ad vos profi <ci> scitur atque istas reddet, copia se obtulerit, neutiquam illum ire sine meis sum passus, simul ut Gratiae Vestrae Reverendissimae significem, Vilnius (Wilno, Vilna), city in Lithuania, on the Vilnia river, capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania⌊hucVilnius (Wilno, Vilna), city in Lithuania, on the Vilnia river, capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania⌋ bona me valetudine in regiam venisse, triduique hic facta mora, benigne a Sigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌊regia maiestateSigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌋ ad reliquam profectionem patrocin<i>o domini Nikolaus Nibschitz (Mikołaj Nipszyc) (*ca. 1483 – †1541), royal courtier, diplomat in the service of Sigismund I and Albrecht von Hohenzollern-Ansbach, Dantiscus' friend; from 1525 until his death an official representative of Duke Albrecht at the Cracow royal court; from 1532 royal secretary; 1519 royal envoy to Albrecht von Hohenzollern, Grand Master of the Teutonic Order, 1525, 1526 envoy to Hungary, 1527 envoy to the Congress in Wrocław, 1531-1533, 1537 envoy to Ferdinand I of Habsburg, 1535-1537, 1540 envoy to Brandenburg, 1536 envoy to the estates of Livonia⌊NipschitzNikolaus Nibschitz (Mikołaj Nipszyc) (*ca. 1483 – †1541), royal courtier, diplomat in the service of Sigismund I and Albrecht von Hohenzollern-Ansbach, Dantiscus' friend; from 1525 until his death an official representative of Duke Albrecht at the Cracow royal court; from 1532 royal secretary; 1519 royal envoy to Albrecht von Hohenzollern, Grand Master of the Teutonic Order, 1525, 1526 envoy to Hungary, 1527 envoy to the Congress in Wrocław, 1531-1533, 1537 envoy to Ferdinand I of Habsburg, 1535-1537, 1540 envoy to Brandenburg, 1536 envoy to the estates of Livonia⌋ dimissum esse. Quo autem Vestra Reverendissima Gratia perspectum habeat eam dimissionem, mitto exemplaria regiarum litterarum, quibus fultus bene spero divino favore me reliquum iter absoluturum rediturumque, si hiems, ut est intentior nunc, eodem aliquamdiu algore obriguerit, qua proficiscor, alioqui mari traiecturus. Ita enim ratio negotiorum meorum urget, ut velis una remisque adnitar atque accelerem pro reditu.

Nova hic sunt nulla digna, quae scribam. His me gratiae, favori et benevolentiae domini mei ex animo commendo.

Servet Deus Gratiam Vestram Reverendissimam omnesque nostros.

Vilnius (Wilno, Vilna), city in Lithuania, on the Vilnia river, capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania⌊VilnaeVilnius (Wilno, Vilna), city in Lithuania, on the Vilnia river, capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania⌋, XVII Ianuarii 1535.

Servitor Gratiae Vestrae Reverendissimae Johann Reyneck (†1535), the second husband of Dantiscus' sister Anna; doctor of both canon and civil law; councillor to Duke Albrecht von Hohenzollern (BORAWSKA 1984, p. 179-180, 203; GÜNTHER 1907, p. 365)⌊Ioannes RheynegkJohann Reyneck (†1535), the second husband of Dantiscus' sister Anna; doctor of both canon and civil law; councillor to Duke Albrecht von Hohenzollern (BORAWSKA 1984, p. 179-180, 203; GÜNTHER 1907, p. 365)⌋ doct[or]

[1 ] Rapthenius - perhaps a name of the horse; Reyneck used to leave his horses at the stable of Dantiscus, cf. cf. Johann REYNECK to Ioannes DANTISCUS Gdańsk (Danzig), 1533-06-19, CIDTC IDL 962⌊IDL 962cf. Johann REYNECK to Ioannes DANTISCUS Gdańsk (Danzig), 1533-06-19, CIDTC IDL 962⌋: Meus equus, qui aeger in praedio domus veteris curatur, familiae Reverendissimae Paternitatis Vestrae, rogo, sit commendatus. Mittam pro eo meum famulum post hos dies paucos; cf. Johann REYNECK to Ioannes DANTISCUS Königsberg, 1535-10-11, CIDTC IDL 1363⌊IDL 1363cf. Johann REYNECK to Ioannes DANTISCUS Königsberg, 1535-10-11, CIDTC IDL 1363⌋: meo equo, qui apud vos est, illud mittet

Reverendissimo in Christo Patri et Domino, 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 episcopo CulmensiIoannes 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⌋ et administratori Pomezaniensi, domino meo gratioso et observandissimo

Salutem et meorum deditissimorum obsequiorum sedulam commendationem.

Reverendissime in Christo Pater, domine gratiose et observandissime.

Posteaquam in hanc legationem ad potentissimum Gustav I Vasa (Gustav Ericsson) (*1496 – †1560), 1523-1560 King of Sweden; son of Erik Johansson and Cecilia Månsdotter ⌊Sueciorum regemGustav I Vasa (Gustav Ericsson) (*1496 – †1560), 1523-1560 King of Sweden; son of Erik Johansson and Cecilia Månsdotter ⌋ sum profectus, quae ... in itinere mihi accidere, scripsi partim, partim scribam nunc ad columen et maecenatem familiae et affinitatis huius nostrae, utpote cum ingredienti iter precatus sit optime et successuum bonorum meorum nuntio factus certior iucundam capiat voluptatem.

Per Citizens of Livonia ⌊LivonesCitizens of Livonia ⌋ transiens hactenus a scribendo temperavi, fuerunt enim omnia suspectissima et sub specie regiae legationis proficiscenti nihil honoris publice ab eis tributum, solum fide publica accepta, data fuit itineris securitas, quamquam egredienti mihi iter Reval (Revelia, Lindanäs, Koływań, Kalevanlinna), city and fortress in northern Livonia, since 1918 Tallinn, the capital of Estonia⌊Revalliam urbemReval (Revelia, Lindanäs, Koływań, Kalevanlinna), city and fortress in northern Livonia, since 1918 Tallinn, the capital of Estonia⌋, aliquot praedones, communes hostes omnium insidiati sunt mihi, sed a magistratu eius urbis comminatione capitis supplicii deterriti, liberum ad The Finns ⌊FinnorumThe Finns ⌋ fines nactus fui iter. Attigi Roxas sive The Muscovites (Moscovians, Mosci) ⌊MoscosThe Muscovites (Moscovians, Mosci) ⌋, qui mihi ob bellum publicum, quod habent cum serenissimo Poloniae rege, domino meo clementissimo, vitandi erant, sine quo{d} iam illis fueram proditus, ut fui postea redditus certior.

Itaque XII infra Narva (Nerva, Narova)⌊NervamNarva (Nerva, Narova)⌋ miliario glaciale pelagus ingressus, varia fortuna et dificillimo itinere super triginta amplius miliaria, qu[a] triduo confeci per glaciem ductu duorum rusticorum, qui cum propter perpetuas niv[es] et ventos de itinere dubitarent erraremusque toto die usque ad noctem indicio solarii et magnetis, quod nobis in arct[um] erat proficiscendum, lucente parum ante occasum sole, nacti fuimus Finnorum pr[o]montorium, quod Altum vocant.

In eo iti[ne]re difficilia multa fuere; scissa alicubi g[la]cies atque nivae consputae commissurae, ut improvisus equus, qui ad traham me vectabat, inciderit intra glaciem octo pedibus altiorem, afuerat enim parum, quod et ipse fuissem immersus, sed servavit me benignitate sua Deus hactenus satis fi[rmum], quamquam laborem a capite nonnihil, ob [no]ndum bene curatam aegritudinem ante profec[ti]onem. Ita fit in rebus humanis, ut hae[c] vitae nostrae fabula duros ante extr[e]mum actum labores habeat et sic cla[u]dat sese tandem.

In Finland⌊FinnisFinland⌋ nunc ago apud primarium regis praefectum, homin[em] optimum, qui honore et humanitate p[lu]rima afficit in dies me. Coactus Åbo (Turku), city in southwestern Finland, on the mouth of the Aura river, former capital of Finland⌊hicÅbo (Turku), city in southwestern Finland, on the mouth of the Aura river, former capital of Finland⌋ a[li]quamdiu me et equos recreare post confecta miliaria 300 et plura. Neque potui per hos dies decem ad reliquum iter maturare, quia fretum, quod vocant Alants Hab, tanta glacie natavit, ut diceret Vestra Gratia esse vel Hyperboreos montes[1] vel Caucasus Mountains, mountain in West Asia between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea in the Caucasus region⌊CaucasosCaucasus Mountains, mountain in West Asia between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea in the Caucasus region⌋ mille, tam in sublime congesta est glacies, quae cum hac hieme non constiterit aut cohaeserit, ita etiam neque navibus, neque equis aut trahis fuit fretum pervium. Verum per hos dies flante ab oriente vento repulsa atque reiecta est in litus adversum ad arctum et boream glacies nudataeque undae, ut sperem biduo me transiturum, favente Deo.

Inde ad Sueciorum regem restant miliaria non amplius XVI. Cognovit rex ista me venire ad se, et heri ad me venerunt, qui ad eum me deducerent et prosequerentur. Quae hoc hiberno bello sua maiestas in Scania feliciter egesserit et condicionem rerum Danicarum istis, quae inclusi, ex regiis litteris Gratia Vestra Reverendissima cognoscet certissimaque habebit. Si faverit Deus, qui bene conantibus suo numine adesse solet semper, ita perfungar hac legatione mea, ut et quod Gratia Vestra Reverendissima mihi precatur et honori sit et emolumento futura, optime enim respondent omnia et omnium rerum facies est sine omni ruga et nitet modis o[mnibus]. Omnia hic pacata, regnum obsequens regi, [omnia] tranquillissima, thesauri ad bellum geren[dum] maiores Pactoleis. Accedit regum foedu[s], mutuo sibi manus longas et fortes po[rri]gentium adeo, ut sperem ante Kalendas I[u]lias fore, ut rex Christiernus, Holsa[tiae] dux, iam electus et designatus rex, re[gio] diademate inauguretur et honore, et titulis salutetur. Ante quam diem non video, quomodo me ex legat[ione] ista explicem.

Ceterum uxor mea dulciss[ima] ex Regio Monte ad me scripsit, litteras enim h[ic] accepi. Statim a mea abitione litteras Gratiae Vestrae [Reverendissimae] et Fabiani nostri ad me se recepisse et incertam voluntatis meae illinc ad redit[um] meum servasse. Puto enim fuisse de rati[one] obtinendi a serenissimo rege Ferdinando stip[en]dii mei. Quam rem, ut probe curatam a Vestra [Reverendissima] Gratia scio, ita rogo, si quid putabit adhuc hac par[t]e faciendum, patrocinio suo causam adiuve[t].

Tandem roganda mihi est apprime Gratia [Vestra] Reverendissima, ut committere dignetur curatori Rapt[e]nii mei Ioachimo Stortzsell in Osterrod[e], ut omnia probe curet et construi faciat ... quattuor aut quinque domus rusticas p[ro] habitatione ortulanorum exstirpandis agris conducendorum et culturae utilium, quotque duos aut tres adscripticios ad mansos, si quos obtinere poterit, iuxta consuetudinem agrariam ad praedium inducat. Scio ego eam ad rem pecuniam esse necessariam, proinde ...maiorem in modum rogo, ut Vestra Reverendissima Gratia mea fide non una numeratione, sed subinde ad marcas 30 curatori meo credito atque mutuo dare dignetur, ut inde faciat impendium. Has ego Gratiae Vestrae Reverendissimae, bona fide rediens, restituam. Vellem ita esse meis fortunulis consultum, dum absum, ut dum hic fortunis augendis do operam, istuc tantumdem non accipiam incommodi. Quodque aliquando Gratia Vestra Reverendissima desideratas suas litteras dare ad me velit, obsecro atque illas ad uxorem meam mittat, offerent enim se creberrimi nuntii ad primum tempus navigationis apud principem meum, quas illa ad me curabit perferri.

Ex regiis litteris hic cognovi eius maiestatem graviter atque acerbe ferre suam classem Gdanensium onerarias diripuisse apud Helium et in statione Vistulae et hostio, inde coniecturam facio obtenturum me pro Gdanensibus, sicut datae mihi sunt partes a principe meo inter alia, restitutionem facilius multo dabo[que] operam, ut regiis litteris Gdanensibus e[a] de re sit cautum eorumque nuntio, qui apud me est, quanto fieri poterit maturius mittam deque rebus aliis Gratiam Vestram Reverendissimam certior[e]m reddam.

Ista mea legatio sub titulo regio plurimum deiecit animum Mosci[s], nam putant me missum pro foeder[e] ineundo inter Poloniae et Sueciorum reges adversum se. Livones eandem suspectissimam habuere et metuunt foedus inter utrumque regem, quod ego spero propediem, aliqua etiam mea opera, coh[ae]surum esse.

Quae de Gedanensibus scrips[i], poterit domino Ioanni a Werden Gratia Vestra Reverendissima aper[ire] offerreque operam meam cum multa salu[t]e. Quaque in parte reipublicae Gdanensium p[o]tero commodo esse, nihil me cessaturum p[ro] meo municipali officio.

Rex Suecior[um] legatos habet apud regem Moscorum. Item habent Livones. Mosci hic nova clade fusi affirmantur vel a Tartaris, vel Lithuanis, nempe id ipsos fate[ri] et apud Finnos caro pretio equos lici[tari].

Uxorem meam dulcissimam, sicut illa sanguinis et sororia necessitudine attinet Gratiae Vestrae Reverendissimae unice commendo. Servet Gratiam Vestram Reverendissimam divina benignitas cum matre, fratribus, sororibus et tota gente vestra, carissimis meis amantissimisque affinibus.

Datae in praefectura Finnorum Åbo (Turku), city in southwestern Finland, on the mouth of the Aura river, former capital of Finland⌊AbawÅbo (Turku), city in southwestern Finland, on the mouth of the Aura river, former capital of Finland⌋, in praedio Suederi, ipsa Dominica Oculi 1535.

Reverendissimae Gratiae Vestrae deditissimus Johann Reyneck (†1535), the second husband of Dantiscus' sister Anna; doctor of both canon and civil law; councillor to Duke Albrecht von Hohenzollern (BORAWSKA 1984, p. 179-180, 203; GÜNTHER 1907, p. 365)⌊Ioannes RheinekJohann Reyneck (†1535), the second husband of Dantiscus' sister Anna; doctor of both canon and civil law; councillor to Duke Albrecht von Hohenzollern (BORAWSKA 1984, p. 179-180, 203; GÜNTHER 1907, p. 365)⌋ utriusque iuris doctor etc.

[1 ] Originally the mythical name of an imaginary range of mountains in the north of the earth. It was afterwards applied by the geographers to various chains; as, for example, the Caucasus, the Rhipaei Montes, and others. [Harry Thurston Peck. Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities. New York. Harper and Brothers. 1898.]

Reverendissimo in Christo Patri et Domino, 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 Colmensi episcopoIoannes 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⌋, domino meo gratioso et observandissimo

Salutem et obsequentissimi animi mei affectum.

Reverendissime Praesul et Domine, domine gratiose.

Etsi hoc tempore in eo sim vitae statu, ut pridie vita cum morte, nisi Summi{is} Dei beneficiis pro{c}tectus fuissem, commutanda erat, tamen, cum probably Hans Hefener (Hans Heffner), Dantiscus’ court painter; author of the portrait of Princess Isabella Jagiellon and several other portraits commissioned by Queen Bona Sforza; brother-in-law of Crispin Herranth (BOETTICHER 1894, p. 147-149)⌊Ioannes pictorprobably Hans Hefener (Hans Heffner), Dantiscus’ court painter; author of the portrait of Princess Isabella Jagiellon and several other portraits commissioned by Queen Bona Sforza; brother-in-law of Crispin Herranth (BOETTICHER 1894, p. 147-149)⌋ ad Vestram Reverendissimam Gratiam esset iturus, qui, ut audio, apud vos habet condicionem, nolui, veluti ultimum illud vale, si quid humanitus mihi acciderit, epistolium istud breve apud me premere. Vale itaque, mi Praesul, mi Domine, mi Affinis et, memor humanae condicionis, tamen adhuc sacris et Prussia, region in central Europe, bordered by Pomerania, Poland, Lithuania and Livonia. From 1466 Prussia was divided into Royal Prussia (Prussia Regalis), which was a part of the Kingdom of Poland, and Teutonic Prussia (Prussia Ordinis Theutonici) – covering the remnants of the former territory of the Teutonic Order’s state in Prussia. In 1525, the Order’s last Grand Master, Albrecht von Hohenzollern, converted to Lutheranism and became the first lay duke in former Teutonic Prussia (dux in Prussia), which from then on was called Ducal Prussia (Prussia Ducalis). At that time, as a result of the treaty of Cracow, Ducal Prussia became a fief of the kings of Poland⌊reipublicaePrussia, region in central Europe, bordered by Pomerania, Poland, Lithuania and Livonia. From 1466 Prussia was divided into Royal Prussia (Prussia Regalis), which was a part of the Kingdom of Poland, and Teutonic Prussia (Prussia Ordinis Theutonici) – covering the remnants of the former territory of the Teutonic Order’s state in Prussia. In 1525, the Order’s last Grand Master, Albrecht von Hohenzollern, converted to Lutheranism and became the first lay duke in former Teutonic Prussia (dux in Prussia), which from then on was called Ducal Prussia (Prussia Ducalis). At that time, as a result of the treaty of Cracow, Ducal Prussia became a fief of the kings of Poland⌋ diu servand{a}e. Bene sit Christine Schultze (Christine Scholcz) (†1539), mother of Ioannes Dantiscus (PSB 4 Dantyszek, s. 424)⌊matriChristine Schultze (Christine Scholcz) (†1539), mother of Ioannes Dantiscus (PSB 4 Dantyszek, s. 424)⌋ reliquisque affinibus, quos superstites servent superi post mea fata diu.

Obsignavi tabulas meas testamentarias Albrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544)⌊principis meiAlbrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544)⌋ auctoritate fultas, quibus dulcissimae Anna von Höfen (Anna Reyneck, Anna Flachsbinder), sister of Ioannes Dantiscus, wife of Johann Hannau Sr and, after his death, of Johann Reyneck⌊uxori meaeAnna von Höfen (Anna Reyneck, Anna Flachsbinder), sister of Ioannes Dantiscus, wife of Johann Hannau Sr and, after his death, of Johann Reyneck⌋ affectum et amorem coniugii meum erga illam vosque omnes affines testatum esse rogo. Hanc Anna von Höfen (Anna Reyneck, Anna Flachsbinder), sister of Ioannes Dantiscus, wife of Johann Hannau Sr and, after his death, of Johann Reyneck⌊uxorem meamAnna von Höfen (Anna Reyneck, Anna Flachsbinder), sister of Ioannes Dantiscus, wife of Johann Hannau Sr and, after his death, of Johann Reyneck⌋, Vestrae Gratiae sa<n>guine sororem, fidei et amori vestro ex intimo meo pectore commendo rogoque, ut habeatur liberaliter, et ex animis omnium exutam opto suspiciunculam conceptam, quod coniugium nostrum turpes improbique amores praecesserint. Castus fuit Hymenaeus noster, dignus mea atque illius innocentia, cuius mihi Christus meus erit testis.

Et quia abdicatis negotiis hui{i}us mundi, quae animi sunt, ante oculos pono, non est, quod percontabor, ut ratio foederis inter reges Cracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌊CracoviaeCracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌋ fuerit i<n>ita. Si tamen, mi Domine, Vestra Gratia ad me statum ipsum eius rei dignabitur scribere, faciet desiderio meo satis. Nam hoc in bonis meis numerarem, si aliquid ad pacis commoda hactenus per me allatum fuisset.

His vale, mi Praesul, mi Domine, mi Affinis. Valeant alii omnes nostri.

Ex lecto aegritudinis meae.

In Königsberg (Królewiec, Mons Regius, Regiomontium), city in Ducal Prussia, on the mouth of the Pregel (Pregoła) river, capital city of Ducal Prussia; today Kaliningrad in Russia⌊Regio MonteKönigsberg (Królewiec, Mons Regius, Regiomontium), city in Ducal Prussia, on the mouth of the Pregel (Pregoła) river, capital city of Ducal Prussia; today Kaliningrad in Russia⌋, VII Octobris 1535.

Servitor Vestrae Gratiae Johann Reyneck (†1535), the second husband of Dantiscus' sister Anna; doctor of both canon and civil law; councillor to Duke Albrecht von Hohenzollern (BORAWSKA 1984, p. 179-180, 203; GÜNTHER 1907, p. 365)⌊Ioannes RheinekiusJohann Reyneck (†1535), the second husband of Dantiscus' sister Anna; doctor of both canon and civil law; councillor to Duke Albrecht von Hohenzollern (BORAWSKA 1984, p. 179-180, 203; GÜNTHER 1907, p. 365)⌋ doctor

Reverendissimo in Christo Patri et Domino, 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 Colmensi episcopoIoannes 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⌋, domino meo gratioso et observandissimo

Salutem et obsequiorum meorum plurimam commendationem.

cf. Johann REYNECK to Ioannes DANTISCUS Königsberg, 1535-10-11, CIDTC IDL 1363⌊Scripsicf. Johann REYNECK to Ioannes DANTISCUS Königsberg, 1535-10-11, CIDTC IDL 1363⌋ paucis ante per probably Hans Hefener (Hans Heffner), Dantiscus’ court painter; author of the portrait of Princess Isabella Jagiellon and several other portraits commissioned by Queen Bona Sforza; brother-in-law of Crispin Herranth (BOETTICHER 1894, p. 147-149)⌊Ioannem pictoremprobably Hans Hefener (Hans Heffner), Dantiscus’ court painter; author of the portrait of Princess Isabella Jagiellon and several other portraits commissioned by Queen Bona Sforza; brother-in-law of Crispin Herranth (BOETTICHER 1894, p. 147-149)⌋ vale, ut tum male affecta valetudo imperabat, Reverendissime Domine, extremum, numquam fore ratus, ut iusta corporis firmitudo rediret et vel colloquii, vel litterarum usum mihi permitteret. Nunc, cum Reverendissimae Vestrae Gratiae puer optatissimas cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Johann REYNECK 1535-10-07 — 1535-10-11, CIDTC IDL 7367, letter lost⌊vestrascf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Johann REYNECK 1535-10-07 — 1535-10-11, CIDTC IDL 7367, letter lost⌋ ad me pertulit, simul recreatus sum et sumpsi istas rescribendi vires. Quod igitur in innocentia vestra calumniatores illi clandestini suis se furiis torquent, Dei est beneficium, qui illustrat saepe ad propensionem innocentum regum oculos atque mentes, gratulorque eo nomine Gratiae Vestrae Reverendissimae.

Quod autem Suaeticus tractatus in consultationem Royal Prussian Estates ⌊ordinum PrussiaeRoyal Prussian Estates ⌋ ad diem divi Lucae sit reiectus, est quod bene sperem fore, uti foedus ineatur.

Meam causam illustrissimo domino Albrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544)⌊duciAlbrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544)⌋ esse commendatam ago immortales gratias et spem habeo, modo Deus me ex ista aegritudine restituerit, futurum, ut liberaliori et commodiori condicione sua illustritas in famulitio me utatur. Experior ego magnam Albrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544)⌊illustritatis suaeAlbrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544)⌋ erga me benignitatem, qui rediens ex Cracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌊CracoviaCracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌋ aegrotum me invisit et hortatus est medicos, ut diligeneter curarent. Impartiit quoque me pharmacis aliquot raris, utpote balsamo et aquis ex sinamomo distillatis, quorum usus me nonnihil refecerunt. Aliarum rerum omnium, quas in arce habet, Albrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544)⌊ipseAlbrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544)⌋ et Dorothea von Oldenburg (*1504 – †1547), Duchess in Prussia (1526-1547); first wife of Albrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach, Duke in Prussia, daughter of Frederic I von Gottorp, King of Denmark, and Anna von Hohenzollern⌊coniux suaDorothea von Oldenburg (*1504 – †1547), Duchess in Prussia (1526-1547); first wife of Albrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach, Duke in Prussia, daughter of Frederic I von Gottorp, King of Denmark, and Anna von Hohenzollern⌋ potestatem liberam esse iusserunt.

Morbus meus est, quem as<th>maticum vocent. Pulmones multa pituita obsidet, ut aegr[e] spiritum permittat, quibus resolutis pharmacis mollificantibus succedit gravis tussis, quae difficilius conceptum virus eructat. Inter ista ego diuturnitate morbi exhaustus agitor, ut succedat febrilis paroxysmus super horas XII. In his malis luctor, ut gravius enitar saniem, quam cf. Adagia 1382 Echinus partum differt ⌊e{s}chinus parturienscf. Adagia 1382 Echinus partum differt ⌋, profluit autem perpetua pituita a capite, veluti a fonte et sсaturigine, atque ita laboro, ut mihi sit ad Elbing (Elbląg), city in northern Poland, Pomerania, on the Vistula Lagoon, one of the three Great Prussian Cities (beside Gdańsk (Danzig) and Thorn (Toruń)) which had representatives in the Prussian Council; member of the Hanseatic League⌊ElbingumElbing (Elbląg), city in northern Poland, Pomerania, on the Vistula Lagoon, one of the three Great Prussian Cities (beside Gdańsk (Danzig) and Thorn (Toruń)) which had representatives in the Prussian Council; member of the Hanseatic League⌋ venire impossibile.

Quar[e], si Gratia Vestra Reverendissima me consilio suo litteris iuvare dign[a]bitur, fieret desiderio meo satis. Nam Deus scit, cum colloquii erit nobis copia. S..., quid Albrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544)⌊princepsAlbrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544)⌋ responderit ad hortationem Gratiae Vestrae Reverendissimae, habendae mei dignioris condicionis rationem exspecto scire.

Ceterum, Reverendissime Domine, habet Gratia Vestra Reverendissima et ipsa balsamum verum, si dignare[tur] hoc vitriolum plenum mihi impartiri ad bonam valetudinem, mihi multum commodaret, praesertim, si celerrime per hunc suum meo equo, qui apud vos est, illud mittet, ad reditum recepturus hunc [vestrum], qui apud me servatur.

His commendo [me] Reverendissimae Gratiae Vestrae.

Salutat Gratiam Vestram Anna von Höfen (Anna Reyneck, Anna Flachsbinder), sister of Ioannes Dantiscus, wife of Johann Hannau Sr and, after his death, of Johann Reyneck⌊soror vestraAnna von Höfen (Anna Reyneck, Anna Flachsbinder), sister of Ioannes Dantiscus, wife of Johann Hannau Sr and, after his death, of Johann Reyneck⌋, mea uxor.

Ex Königsberg (Królewiec, Mons Regius, Regiomontium), city in Ducal Prussia, on the mouth of the Pregel (Pregoła) river, capital city of Ducal Prussia; today Kaliningrad in Russia⌊Regio MonteKönigsberg (Królewiec, Mons Regius, Regiomontium), city in Ducal Prussia, on the mouth of the Pregel (Pregoła) river, capital city of Ducal Prussia; today Kaliningrad in Russia⌋, XI Octobris 1535.

Reverendissimae Gratiae Vestrae deditissimus Johann Reyneck (†1535), the second husband of Dantiscus' sister Anna; doctor of both canon and civil law; councillor to Duke Albrecht von Hohenzollern (BORAWSKA 1984, p. 179-180, 203; GÜNTHER 1907, p. 365)⌊Ioannes RheinekiusJohann Reyneck (†1535), the second husband of Dantiscus' sister Anna; doctor of both canon and civil law; councillor to Duke Albrecht von Hohenzollern (BORAWSKA 1984, p. 179-180, 203; GÜNTHER 1907, p. 365)⌋ doctor