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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 VarmiensiIoannes 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 clementissimo.

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Reverendissime in Christo Pater et Domine, domine gratiosissime.

Paratissimorum servitiorum meorum humillimam commendationem.

Officii mei esse duxi hunc nactus aulicum Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae, harum exhibitorem, hisce litterulis Dominationem Vestram Reverendissimam invisere, maxime vero ob eam quoque causam, quod in reditu meo ex domino 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⌊patruoNikolaus 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⌋ intellexi Dominationem Vestram Reverendissimam gratiose interim on the margin⌈interiminterim on the margin⌉ mei memorem fuisse ac tantum apud omnes Royal Prussian Estates ⌊status terrarum PrussiaeRoyal Prussian Estates ⌋ effecisse, quod pro me per litteras suas apud 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⌊regiam maiestatem 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⌋, quo ad 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⌋ in quadam legatione mitterer, intercesserint. Ad quam quidem provinciam subeundam ut me imparem et minus sufficientem quippe me ipsum noscens ac rei difficultatem incommodam et pericula innumera non quidem ut actor, sed spectator duabus in legationibus haud propinquis expertus cognosco, ita Dominationi Vestrae Reverendissimae pro tanto suo in me favore et gratia, ut quae me, licet indignum et minime certe cupientem, ad id muneris promovere studuerit, immortales et ago, et habiturus sum gratias, Deumque precor, ut id Dominationi Vestrae Reverendissimae longitate vitae atque omnium rerum prosperrimo successu rependat.

cf. Pro Caesare et Gallo 1 [1540-07-06 — 1540-07-31], CIDTC IDP 97;
Pro Caesare et Gallo 2 [1540-07-06 — 1540-07-31], CIDTC IDP 98;
Pro Caesare et Gallo 3 [1540-07-06 — 1540-07-31], CIDTC IDP 99;
Pro Caesare et Gallo 4 [1540-07-06 — 1540-07-31], CIDTC IDP 100;
Pro Caesare et Gallo 5 [1540-07-06 — 1540-07-31], CIDTC IDP 101⌊Epigrammatacf. Pro Caesare et Gallo 1 [1540-07-06 — 1540-07-31], CIDTC IDP 97;
Pro Caesare et Gallo 2 [1540-07-06 — 1540-07-31], CIDTC IDP 98;
Pro Caesare et Gallo 3 [1540-07-06 — 1540-07-31], CIDTC IDP 99;
Pro Caesare et Gallo 4 [1540-07-06 — 1540-07-31], CIDTC IDP 100;
Pro Caesare et Gallo 5 [1540-07-06 — 1540-07-31], CIDTC IDP 101⌋ Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae pro 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⌋ et Francis I of Valois (*1494 – †1547), 1515-1547 King of France; son of Charles, Count of Angoulême, and Louise of Savoy⌊GalloFrancis I of Valois (*1494 – †1547), 1515-1547 King of France; son of Charles, Count of Angoulême, and Louise of Savoy⌋ contra servatae invicem fidei vituperatorem, cum a Łukasz Górka (Łukasz of Górka) (*1482 – †1542), 1499-1507 Castellan of Spycimierz; 1507-1511 Castellan of Ląd; 1508-1535 General Starost of Wielkopolska; 1511-1535 Castellan of Poznań; 1535-1537 Voivode of Poznań; 1538 Bishop of Włocławek (PSB 8, p. 409-412)⌊reverendissimo domino VladislaviensiŁukasz Górka (Łukasz of Górka) (*1482 – †1542), 1499-1507 Castellan of Spycimierz; 1507-1511 Castellan of Ląd; 1508-1535 General Starost of Wielkopolska; 1511-1535 Castellan of Poznań; 1535-1537 Voivode of Poznań; 1538 Bishop of Włocławek (PSB 8, p. 409-412)⌋, tum a domino 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⌊patruoNikolaus 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⌋ et omnibus, qui tum aderant, maxima cum admiratione et BCz 1597, p. 1072 voluptate lecta sunt. Discent tandem The Italians ⌊ItaliThe Italians ⌋ servasse fidem haud stultum esse.

Si quae nova hic habentur, et quid Berlin (Berolinum), city in Germany, capital of Brandenburg⌊BerliniaeBerlin (Berolinum), city in Germany, capital of Brandenburg⌋ apud principem electorem actum sit, accipiet Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima ex litteris tam Łukasz Górka (Łukasz of Górka) (*1482 – †1542), 1499-1507 Castellan of Spycimierz; 1507-1511 Castellan of Ląd; 1508-1535 General Starost of Wielkopolska; 1511-1535 Castellan of Poznań; 1535-1537 Voivode of Poznań; 1538 Bishop of Włocławek (PSB 8, p. 409-412)⌊reverendissimi domini VladislaviensisŁukasz Górka (Łukasz of Górka) (*1482 – †1542), 1499-1507 Castellan of Spycimierz; 1507-1511 Castellan of Ląd; 1508-1535 General Starost of Wielkopolska; 1511-1535 Castellan of Poznań; 1535-1537 Voivode of Poznań; 1538 Bishop of Włocławek (PSB 8, p. 409-412)⌋, quam 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⌊patruiNikolaus 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⌋, quamvis nulla alia fere hic audiuntur, quam de quibus etiam Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima scripsit, nisi quod magnam The Tatars ⌊TartarorumThe Tatars ⌋ una cum sex milibus The Ottoman Turks (Turcae) ⌊TurcharumThe Ottoman Turks (Turcae) ⌋ vim superinscribed in place of crossed-out s⌈smm superinscribed in place of crossed-out s⌉ cum machinis bellicis instructam Podolia (Podole), region in the south-eastern part of the Kingdom of Poland, between the Dniester and Boh rivers, with its capital in Kamieniec Podolski; today part of Ukraine and of Moldova⌊PodoliaePodolia (Podole), region in the south-eastern part of the Kingdom of Poland, between the Dniester and Boh rivers, with its capital in Kamieniec Podolski; today part of Ukraine and of Moldova⌋ appropinquare huc scribitur, ubi magna trepidatio et praesidium exiguum admodum. Deus sit partium nostrarum.

Mihi quidem post illos hinc inde errores nihil magis cordi esset, quam quies, ut reliquum vitae tempus in certo tandem aliquo statu Deo impendere et studiis liceret.

His me gratiae Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae cum humillimis servitiis meis humillime commendo. Quam Deus quam diutissime sospitet et prosperet in omnibus.

Dat(ae) or Dat(um)⌈Dat(ae)Dat(ae) or Dat(um)⌉ Poznań (Posen, Posnania), city in west-central Poland, Wielkopolska, on the Warta river⌊PosnaniaePoznań (Posen, Posnania), city in west-central Poland, Wielkopolska, on the Warta river⌋, 1 Augusti anno a Christo nato 1540.

Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae paratissimus servus Martinus Nibschitz (Marcin Nipszyc) (†after 1545), a nephew of Nikolaus Nibschitz; in 1534 secretary of Dantiscus; in 1537 stayed in Bologna; in 1540 probably accompanied chancellor Tomasz Sobocki on his mission to Constantinople (SKOLIMOWSKA 2004, p. 53; EFE 36, No. 74)⌊Martinus Niblschicz hidden by binding⌈[z]z hidden by binding⌉Martinus Nibschitz (Marcin Nipszyc) (†after 1545), a nephew of Nikolaus Nibschitz; in 1534 secretary of Dantiscus; in 1537 stayed in Bologna; in 1540 probably accompanied chancellor Tomasz Sobocki on his mission to Constantinople (SKOLIMOWSKA 2004, p. 53; EFE 36, No. 74)⌋