Reverendissimo in Christo Patri et Domino, domino Ioanni Dei [gratia] [episco]po Warmiensi etc., [domino] [et] avunculo suo clementissimo[1]

Salutem et sui humillimam commendationem. Reverendissime Praesul et Domine clementissime.

Cum a Reverendissima Amplitudine Tua discedens Cracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌊CracoviamCracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌋ venissem, exsecutus sum ea diligenter, quae Reverendissima Amplitudo Vestra mihi in mandatis reliquerat. Primum accessi generosum dominum probably Fabian von Zehmen (Fabian Cema) (*ca. 1500 – †1580), brother of Achatius von Zehmen; 1530 royal courtier; 1531-1546 Chamberlain of Pomerania; 1546-1547 Chamberlain of Marienburg (Malbork); 1547-1549 Chamberlain of Kulm (Chełmno); 1549-1556 Castellan of Gdańsk (Danzig); 1556-1565 Voivode of Pomerania; 1566-1580 Voivode of Marienburg (ORACKI 1984, p. 39)⌊Achacium(!) Czemeprobably Fabian von Zehmen (Fabian Cema) (*ca. 1500 – †1580), brother of Achatius von Zehmen; 1530 royal courtier; 1531-1546 Chamberlain of Pomerania; 1546-1547 Chamberlain of Marienburg (Malbork); 1547-1549 Chamberlain of Kulm (Chełmno); 1549-1556 Castellan of Gdańsk (Danzig); 1556-1565 Voivode of Pomerania; 1566-1580 Voivode of Marienburg (ORACKI 1984, p. 39)⌋ reddens illi cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Fabian von ZEHMEN (CEMA)? 1538, second half of July, CIDTC IDL 7262, letter lost⌊litterulascf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Fabian von ZEHMEN (CEMA)? 1538, second half of July, CIDTC IDL 7262, letter lost⌋, quas ad illum Reverendissima Amplitudo Tua dedit, qui quidem Reverendissimae Amplitudini Tuae per hunc nuntium respondisset, modo certi quid habuisset, sic enim per me admonitus, num rescribere vellet, respondit, deinde reverendum dominum Samuel Maciejowski (*1499 – †1550), humanist and diplomat, one of the most trusted advisors to King Sigismund I and then to his son Sigismund II Augustus; from 1521 Canon of the Collegiate Chapter in Sandomierz, and from 1530 in Kielce; from 1531 Canon of Gniezno; from 1532 or 1533 to 1537 royal secretary (previously scribe at the royal chancellery); 1537-1539 Grand Secretary; 1539-1547 Crown Vice-Chancellor; 1539-1541 Bishop of Chełm; 1541-1545 Bishop of Płock; 1545-1550 Bishop of Cracow; 1547-1550 Crown Grand Chancellor; in 1532 royal envoy to Rome; in 1534 and 1538 royal envoy to the local diets (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 257-258; Urzędnicy 10, p. 184; PSB 19 Machowski - Maria Kazimiera, p. 64-69)⌊Samuelem MacziewskySamuel Maciejowski (*1499 – †1550), humanist and diplomat, one of the most trusted advisors to King Sigismund I and then to his son Sigismund II Augustus; from 1521 Canon of the Collegiate Chapter in Sandomierz, and from 1530 in Kielce; from 1531 Canon of Gniezno; from 1532 or 1533 to 1537 royal secretary (previously scribe at the royal chancellery); 1537-1539 Grand Secretary; 1539-1547 Crown Vice-Chancellor; 1539-1541 Bishop of Chełm; 1541-1545 Bishop of Płock; 1545-1550 Bishop of Cracow; 1547-1550 Crown Grand Chancellor; in 1532 royal envoy to Rome; in 1534 and 1538 royal envoy to the local diets (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 257-258; Urzędnicy 10, p. 184; PSB 19 Machowski - Maria Kazimiera, p. 64-69)⌋, cui e serenissimae 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⌊regiae maiestatisSigismund 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⌋ conclavi exeunti cf. , CIDTC IDL 7188,;
Ioannes DANTISCUS to Samuel MACIEJOWSKI 1538, second half of July, CIDTC IDL 7189, letter lost⌊litterascf. , CIDTC IDL 7188,;
Ioannes DANTISCUS to Samuel MACIEJOWSKI 1538, second half of July, CIDTC IDL 7189, letter lost⌋, quae ad serenissimam regiam maiestatem et ad ipsum a Reverendissima{e} Amplitudine Tua{e} scriptae erant, tradidi. Samuel Maciejowski (*1499 – †1550), humanist and diplomat, one of the most trusted advisors to King Sigismund I and then to his son Sigismund II Augustus; from 1521 Canon of the Collegiate Chapter in Sandomierz, and from 1530 in Kielce; from 1531 Canon of Gniezno; from 1532 or 1533 to 1537 royal secretary (previously scribe at the royal chancellery); 1537-1539 Grand Secretary; 1539-1547 Crown Vice-Chancellor; 1539-1541 Bishop of Chełm; 1541-1545 Bishop of Płock; 1545-1550 Bishop of Cracow; 1547-1550 Crown Grand Chancellor; in 1532 royal envoy to Rome; in 1534 and 1538 royal envoy to the local diets (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 257-258; Urzędnicy 10, p. 184; PSB 19 Machowski - Maria Kazimiera, p. 64-69)⌊QuiSamuel Maciejowski (*1499 – †1550), humanist and diplomat, one of the most trusted advisors to King Sigismund I and then to his son Sigismund II Augustus; from 1521 Canon of the Collegiate Chapter in Sandomierz, and from 1530 in Kielce; from 1531 Canon of Gniezno; from 1532 or 1533 to 1537 royal secretary (previously scribe at the royal chancellery); 1537-1539 Grand Secretary; 1539-1547 Crown Vice-Chancellor; 1539-1541 Bishop of Chełm; 1541-1545 Bishop of Płock; 1545-1550 Bishop of Cracow; 1547-1550 Crown Grand Chancellor; in 1532 royal envoy to Rome; in 1534 and 1538 royal envoy to the local diets (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 257-258; Urzędnicy 10, p. 184; PSB 19 Machowski - Maria Kazimiera, p. 64-69)⌋ perlectis primum cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Samuel MACIEJOWSKI 1538, second half of July, CIDTC IDL 7189, letter lost⌊alter[i]scf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Samuel MACIEJOWSKI 1538, second half of July, CIDTC IDL 7189, letter lost⌋ serenissimae 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⌊regiae maiestatiSigismund 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⌋ reversus cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Sigismund I Jagiellon 1538, second half of July, CIDTC IDL 7188, letter lost⌊alterascf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Sigismund I Jagiellon 1538, second half of July, CIDTC IDL 7188, letter lost⌋ etiamnum detulit. Dominus tamen Czeme tunc temporis, cum cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Sigismund I Jagiellon 1538, second half of July, CIDTC IDL 7188, letter lost⌊litteraecf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Sigismund I Jagiellon 1538, second half of July, CIDTC IDL 7188, letter lost⌋ illae serenissimae 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⌊regiae maiestatiSigismund 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⌋ repraesentarentur, praesens non adfuit, ut voluit Reverendissima Amplitudo Tua.

Postea generosum dominum 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⌊Nicolaum NipczitzNikolaus 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⌋ conveni dixique, ut iussit Reverendissima Amplitudo Tua, eodem vino aut fortassis deteriori dominum Jan Aichler (Johann Eichler) (†1556 or later), Cracow patrician; in 1541 ennobled by Charles V of Habsburg; in 1542 received Polish indygenat; 1534-1535 Cracow alderman; 1536-1555 - town councillor (PSB 1, p. 33; NOGA, p. 283)⌊Ioannem EichlerJan Aichler (Johann Eichler) (†1556 or later), Cracow patrician; in 1541 ennobled by Charles V of Habsburg; in 1542 received Polish indygenat; 1534-1535 Cracow alderman; 1536-1555 - town councillor (PSB 1, p. 33; NOGA, p. 283)⌋ implevisse lagoenas Reverendissimae Amplitudinis Tuae, quo illius. Qui subridens mirabatur magnopere ac mox in haec verba prorupit: in tota hac urbe mercatorem usquam adeo astutum et subdolum non existere ac est ille.

Praeceptor meus pro tanta Reverendissimae Amplitudinis Tuae munificentia ingentes Reverendissimae Amplitudini Tuae habet gratias, mihi vero pollicitus est omnem suam in me erudiendo et operam, et laborem. Et ego Reverendissimae Amplitudini Tuae non minores, immo immortales habeo gratias precorque, ut Deus Optimus Maximus, cum ego non possum, {h}uberrime referat atque eandem Reverendissimam Amplitudinem Tuam salvam et incolumem in aeternum tueatur.

Datae 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⌋, 4 Augusti, anno Domini 1538.

Reverendissimae Amplitudinis Tuae infimus clientulus Kaspar Hannau (Gasparus Hannovius, Kacper Hannow) (*1519 – †1571), Dantiscus' nephew (son of Anna), doctor of both canon and civil law, friend of Marcin Kromer, Bishop of Ermland; his studies in Cracow (1536-1538), and later in Rome (1539-1548), were financed by his uncle; from 1545 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and Dean of Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) Collegiate Chapter; from 1547 Canon of Włocławek (ORACKI 1984, p. 84; KOPICZKO 2, p. 108-109)⌊Gaspar Han[now]Kaspar Hannau (Gasparus Hannovius, Kacper Hannow) (*1519 – †1571), Dantiscus' nephew (son of Anna), doctor of both canon and civil law, friend of Marcin Kromer, Bishop of Ermland; his studies in Cracow (1536-1538), and later in Rome (1539-1548), were financed by his uncle; from 1545 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and Dean of Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) Collegiate Chapter; from 1547 Canon of Włocławek (ORACKI 1984, p. 84; KOPICZKO 2, p. 108-109)⌋

[1 ] Missing parts of address were written on lost piece of paper the seal was impressed through