BCz, 1597, p. 722

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 WarmiensiIoannes 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 patrono colendissimo

BCz, 1597, p. 719

Reverendissime Praesul et observandissime avuncule, post servitutis et officiorum meorum in gratiam Reverendissimae Celsitudinis Tuae humilem commendationem.

Quandoquidem a Reverendissima Celsitudine Tua missus sum 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⌋ ad ampliorem ingenii cultum capiendum, enitar sedulo et dabo omnem operam, ut in bonis artibus, quam maxima possim, incrementa sumam, eo enim in loco sum, ubi commode operam litteris dare possum, et dominus doctor Stanisław Hozjusz (Stanisław Hosz, Stanislaus Hosius) (*1504 – †1579), diplomat and theologian; 1534-1538 secretary to the Bishops of Cracow Piotr Tomicki and Jan Chojeński; 1538-1549 royal secretary; 1538-1549 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and from 1539 Cantor; 1540-1550 Canon of Cracow; 1549-1551 Bishop of Kulm (Chełmno); 1551-1579 Bishop of Ermland; in 1560 elevated to Cardinal; 1561-1563 Papal Legate to the General Council of Trent; in 1573 appointed Grand Penitentiary to Pope Gregory XIII (SBKW, p. 95-96; KOPICZKO 2, p. 129-130)⌊HosiusStanisław Hozjusz (Stanisław Hosz, Stanislaus Hosius) (*1504 – †1579), diplomat and theologian; 1534-1538 secretary to the Bishops of Cracow Piotr Tomicki and Jan Chojeński; 1538-1549 royal secretary; 1538-1549 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and from 1539 Cantor; 1540-1550 Canon of Cracow; 1549-1551 Bishop of Kulm (Chełmno); 1551-1579 Bishop of Ermland; in 1560 elevated to Cardinal; 1561-1563 Papal Legate to the General Council of Trent; in 1573 appointed Grand Penitentiary to Pope Gregory XIII (SBKW, p. 95-96; KOPICZKO 2, p. 129-130)⌋ dixit eum locum sibi plurimum placere propter aliquot, qui illic instituuntur magnorum virorum liberos. Nactus quoque sum praeceptorem[1] ex animi mei sententia, hominem non modo doctum, verum superinscribed⌈verumverum superinscribed⌉ etiam probum, ego etiam me ita geram erga ms. ergo(!) ⌈ergaerga ms. ergo(!) ⌉ eundem, ne in re quapiam merito culpandus sim. Hospitam etiam habeo bonam, quae Reverendissimam Celsitudinem Tuam probe se noscere dicit, Margaretam nomine. Ea omnia, quae potest, mihi praestat adeo, ut nihil quod equidem sciam in ulla re mihi decedit, idque lubentissime in gratiam Reverendissimae Celsitudinis Tuae se facere et facturam pollicetur.

Hoc unum a Reverendissima Celsitudine Tua magnopere peto et contendo, ut eadem Augustinum consobrinum meum huc transmittere velit, ut una mecum incumberet bonis litteris, nam spero ei non parum fructus allaturum.

Quod vero Reverendissima Celsitudo Tua huc me misit ad perdiscendas bonas litteras, adeo mihi gratum est, ut pares gratias agere vix possum, referre nequaquam. Ego etiam, quae meae partes sunt, ut nepotem obsequentem decet, omnia studiose diligenterque curabo et cum mihi eos duos fines studiorum propositos videam, ut ex litteris et probitatem morumque integritatem, et eruditionem capiam, omnia mea studia eo dirigam, ut virtute praeditus et eruditus redeam. Efficereque conabor, ne eorum sumptuum, quos Reverendissima Celsitudo Tua studiorum meorum causa facit, umquam poeniteat.

Commendo me in gratiam Reverendissimae Cel(situdini)s or Cel(situdini)⌈Cel(situdini)sCel(situdini)s or Cel(situdini)⌉ Tuae, quam ut Dominus Deus quam diuitissime nobis servet incolumem, precari non desinam.

Data 7 Iulii, anno Domini 1539.

Celsitudinis Tuae Reverendissimae deditissimus Johann Hannau Jr (Johann Hannow, Ioannes Hannovius) (*ca. 1524 – †1575), nephew of Ioannes Dantiscus (son of Anna), who financed his education in Kulm; in 1541 immatriculated at the Cracow University; probably worked at the royal chancellery; 1546 Ermland canon (KOPICZKO 2, p. 108)⌊Ioannes HannawJohann Hannau Jr (Johann Hannow, Ioannes Hannovius) (*ca. 1524 – †1575), nephew of Ioannes Dantiscus (son of Anna), who financed his education in Kulm; in 1541 immatriculated at the Cracow University; probably worked at the royal chancellery; 1546 Ermland canon (KOPICZKO 2, p. 108)⌋

[1] Over praeceptorem 2 words superinscribed in the later hand and then erased, probably a name of the teacher of the sender.