BCz, 1606, p. 770

Dem erwirdigenn in Gott unnserm besonnderm liebenn freunde unnd nachparnn, herrenn 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⌊Johannsen bisschoff(en) zu ErmelanndtIoannes 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⌋ etc.

BCz, 1606, p. 769

Unnser freunndtlich dinnst mit wunnschung aller gluckseligenn wolfart inn allewegenn zuvornn.

Erwirdiger inn Gott / besonnder lieber freunnd unnd nachbar. /

Seinnthemal unnsers erachtenns die zeit fast nun mehr das im Diet of Poland ⌊reichstagDiet of Poland ⌋ inn der Poland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌊Chron PolannPoland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌋ gehaltenn werdenn / verhanndenn / unns aber unnwissennd, / wann es sein solle. Hirumb ist unnser freuntlich biett, / E(uer) Liebdenn wollenn unns bey kegennwertigem diesem unnserm diener / durch derselbenn schreibenn gutwillig zuerkennenn gebenn, / zu welcher zeit, / stelle / unnd orth der Diet of Poland ⌊reichstagDiet of Poland ⌋ inn der loblich(en) Poland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌊Chron PolannPoland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌋ gehaltenn werdenn solle. /

Dane paper damaged⌈[Dane]Dane paper damaged⌉ben ubersenndenn wir E(uer) L(ieb) zeitung, / so gut unns die zukommenn sein. / Unnd do E(uer) L(ieb) hinnwider etwas neues aus der Poland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌊ChronPoland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌋ oder sunnstenn hettenn, / unns dasselbige / als viel zimblichenn vertreulich mitteylen. / Das seinnt wir umb E(uer) L(ieb) mit wolthetiger freunndtschafft hinwider zuvordienenn ganntz geneigt. /

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Vonn Gots gnadenn 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)⌊Albrecht marggraff zu Brandenburg⌊BranndenburgBrandenburg⌋ / inn 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⌊PreussennPrussia, 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⌋ / zu Stettin⌊StettinStettin⌋, / Pomerania⌊PommernPomerania⌋, der Kashubia (Kaszuby, Cassubia, Cassubae), region in Gdańsk Pomerania and eastern part of Western Pomerania, inhabited by an autochthon Slavic people – the Kashubians⌊CassubenKashubia (Kaszuby, Cassubia, Cassubae), region in Gdańsk Pomerania and eastern part of Western Pomerania, inhabited by an autochthon Slavic people – the Kashubians⌋ unnd Wenden⌊WenndenWenden⌋ hertzogAlbrecht 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)⌋, burggraff paper damaged⌈[f]f paper damaged⌉ zu Nuremberg (Nürnberg, Norimberga), city in Germany, Bavaria⌊NurmbergNuremberg (Nürnberg, Norimberga), city in Germany, Bavaria⌋ unnd furst zu Rügen⌊RugennRügen⌋ etc. manu propria subscripsit