Venerabilibus Dominis Ermland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌊praelatis, canonicis et capitulo ecclesiae nostrae VarmiensisErmland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌋, fratribus sincere nobis dilectis

[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⌊IoannesIoannes 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] [grat]ia [episcopu]s Va[r]miensis

Venerabiles domini fratres sincere dilecti.

Exhibuit nobis nobilis Mikołaj Płotowski (†after 1548-07-27), royal courtier and owner of estates in Vistula Lowlands (Żuławy Wiślane); burgrave of Seeburg (Zybork, today Jeziorany) (AT 18, p. 229)⌊Nicolaus PlotowskiMikołaj Płotowski (†after 1548-07-27), royal courtier and owner of estates in Vistula Lowlands (Żuławy Wiślane); burgrave of Seeburg (Zybork, today Jeziorany) (AT 18, p. 229)⌋ mandatum regium ad Fraternitates Vestras inscriptum, conquestus, quod praeter usum in iis terris receptum, cum subditus regius sit et in Kulm Land (terra Culmensis, Ziemia Chełmińska), region historical region in central-northern Poland; part of Royal Prussia⌊terra CulmensiKulm Land (terra Culmensis, Ziemia Chełmińska), region historical region in central-northern Poland; part of Royal Prussia⌋, sicut et alii nobiles, bona sua habeat, a Fraternitatibus Vestris non secus atque illarum agricola in ius ratione cuiusdam pellionis, non observata eius existimatione, bis imperiose citatus fuerit. Quod cum a nobis probari non potuerit, ne quid igitur Fraternitatibus Vestris (solent enim eiusmodi abusus in Poland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌊RegnoPoland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌋ graviter accipi) inde odii suboriri et incivilitatis attribui possit, eas citationum litteras ab eo retinuimus.

Ceterum 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⌊maiestas regiaSigismund 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⌋ a Fraternitatibus Vestris postulat, ut se certiorem reddant, cuius haec domus sit,[1] quemadmodum ex mandato latius agnoscent, neque alios permittit processus. Proinde pro nostra benevolentia, ne qua in re impingant, has dare ad Fraternitates Vestras consentaneum duximus.

Commiseramus praeterea venerabili fratri nostro, domino Achatius Trenck (†1551), in the thirties Trenck was one of Dantiscus’ friends and supported his efforts to obtain the Ermland bishopric after the death of Mauritius Ferber; from 1523 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1544-1545 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; from 1545 its Dean; 1533-1546 administrator of the Chapter’s estates in Allenstein (Olsztyn); in 1548 and 1550 General Administrator of the Ermland bishopric (after the deaths of Ioannes Dantiscus and Tiedemann Giese) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 332; SBKW, p. 255-256)⌊Achacio a TrenkaAchatius Trenck (†1551), in the thirties Trenck was one of Dantiscus’ friends and supported his efforts to obtain the Ermland bishopric after the death of Mauritius Ferber; from 1523 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1544-1545 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; from 1545 its Dean; 1533-1546 administrator of the Chapter’s estates in Allenstein (Olsztyn); in 1548 and 1550 General Administrator of the Ermland bishopric (after the deaths of Ioannes Dantiscus and Tiedemann Giese) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 332; SBKW, p. 255-256)⌋, canonico ecclesiae nostrae Varmiensis, in Allenstein (Olsztyn), city on the Łyna river in southern Ermland (Warmia), Allenstein castle was the seat of the administrator of the Ermland Chapter estate⌊AllensteinAllenstein (Olsztyn), city on the Łyna river in southern Ermland (Warmia), Allenstein castle was the seat of the administrator of the Ermland Chapter estate⌋ administratori, ea ad Fraternitates Vestras referre, quae ad nos 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)⌊neposKaspar 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)⌋ noster 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⌋ in negotiis Fraternitaum Vestrarum cf. Kaspar HANNAU to Ioannes DANTISCUS Rome, 1540, autumn, CIDTC IDL 7400, letter lost⌊perscripsitcf. Kaspar HANNAU to Ioannes DANTISCUS Rome, 1540, autumn, CIDTC IDL 7400, letter lost⌋, verum cum, non sine nostro dolore, adversa valetudine praepeditus, coram esse nequit, venerabilis dominus Johann Tymmermann (Johann Zimmermann) (*1492 – †1564), nephew of Mauritius Ferber, Bishop of Ermland; studied in Cracow (1505) and in Rome (1517); 1519-1564 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1525-1528 administrator of the Chapter's estates in Allenstein (Olsztyn) and in 1538 in Frauenburg (Frombork); 1527-1539 Cantor of Ermland; 1537 General Administrator of the bishopric of Ermland (after Mauritius Ferber's death); 1539-1552 Custos of Ermland; 1547-1552 General Vicar of the diocese of Ermland (SBKW, p. 261; KOPICZKO 2, p. 336)⌊custos et vicarius nosterJohann Tymmermann (Johann Zimmermann) (*1492 – †1564), nephew of Mauritius Ferber, Bishop of Ermland; studied in Cracow (1505) and in Rome (1517); 1519-1564 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1525-1528 administrator of the Chapter's estates in Allenstein (Olsztyn) and in 1538 in Frauenburg (Frombork); 1527-1539 Cantor of Ermland; 1537 General Administrator of the bishopric of Ermland (after Mauritius Ferber's death); 1539-1552 Custos of Ermland; 1547-1552 General Vicar of the diocese of Ermland (SBKW, p. 261; KOPICZKO 2, p. 336)⌋, ut existimamus, de iis rebus, quas 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)⌊neposKaspar 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)⌋ noster ... ad se mitt... ....

[Quas fe]liciter valere o[pt]amus.

[Ex] Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński, Heilsberga), town in Ermland (Warmia), the main seat of the bishops of Ermland⌊[Heilsber]gHeilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński, Heilsberga), town in Ermland (Warmia), the main seat of the bishops of Ermland⌋, [V]II Ianuarii MDXLI.

[1 ] cf. CIDTC, IDL cf. Stanisław HOZJUSZ (HOSIUS) to Ioannes DANTISCUS Vilnius, 1540-09-03, CIDTC IDL 2338⌊2338cf. Stanisław HOZJUSZ (HOSIUS) to Ioannes DANTISCUS Vilnius, 1540-09-03, CIDTC IDL 2338⌋, cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Ermland (Warmia) Chapter Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1540-11-26, CIDTC IDL 4820⌊IDL 4820cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Ermland (Warmia) Chapter Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1540-11-26, CIDTC IDL 4820⌋, cf. Antonio PUCCI to Ioannes DANTISCUS Rome, 1540-11-30, CIDTC IDL 2362⌊IDL 2362cf. Antonio PUCCI to Ioannes DANTISCUS Rome, 1540-11-30, CIDTC IDL 2362⌋, cf. Stanisław HOZJUSZ (HOSIUS) to Ioannes DANTISCUS Vilnius, 1540-11-13, CIDTC IDL 2353⌊IDL 2353cf. Stanisław HOZJUSZ (HOSIUS) to Ioannes DANTISCUS Vilnius, 1540-11-13, CIDTC IDL 2353⌋, cf. Ermland (Warmia) Chapter to Ioannes DANTISCUS Frauenburg (Frombork), 1540-11-30, CIDTC IDL 6169⌊IDL 6169cf. Ermland (Warmia) Chapter to Ioannes DANTISCUS Frauenburg (Frombork), 1540-11-30, CIDTC IDL 6169⌋, cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Ermland (Warmia) Chapter Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1541-04-21, CIDTC IDL 4825⌊IDL 4825cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Ermland (Warmia) Chapter Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1541-04-21, CIDTC IDL 4825⌋