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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⌊IoanniIoannes 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 gratia episcopo Culmensi et Pomesaniensis episcopatus administratori et cetera, domino et patri meo clementissimo ac gratioso

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Reverendissime in Christo pater et domine, domine clementissime, post devotissimam reverentiae ac servitiorum meorum exhibitionem.

Quamquam nihil dubito Reverendissimam Dominationem Vestram ex Ermland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌊venerabili capitulo written over i⌈ioo written over i⌉ WarmiensiErmland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌋ intellexisse me ulterius, quam ad festum divi Martini[1] proxime instans hic esse ac servire nequaquam posse, idque ex causis gravibus, quarum praeter impendentes diversos morbos non minime sunt, onus annorum prope septem et quinquaginta, quos iam de praesenti comitantur oculorum caligo, manuum tremor, memoriae labilitas, reliquaque senectutis incommoda, ut iam tandem magis mihi sit habenda ratio quietis ac salutis animae, quam servitii curialis. Quemadmodum Ermland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌊venerabili capitulo WarmiensiErmland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌋, ad quod nunc admi<ni>stratio ecclesiae spectat, per nuntios suos, videlicet dominos doctorem Nicolaus Copernicus (Mikołaj Kopernik) (*1473 – †1543), humanist, physician and astronomer, doctor of canon law; nephew of Łukasz Watzenrode, Bishop of Ermland; 1497-1543 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1511-1513, 1520, 1524-1525, 1529 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1523 General Administrator of the bishopric after the death of Fabian von Lusian (Luzjański) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 161; SBKW, p. 123-124)⌊Nicolaum CoppernicNicolaus Copernicus (Mikołaj Kopernik) (*1473 – †1543), humanist, physician and astronomer, doctor of canon law; nephew of Łukasz Watzenrode, Bishop of Ermland; 1497-1543 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1511-1513, 1520, 1524-1525, 1529 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1523 General Administrator of the bishopric after the death of Fabian von Lusian (Luzjański) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 161; SBKW, p. 123-124)⌋, et Felix Reich (*ca. 1475 – †1539), secretary to Łukasz Watzenrode, Bishop of Ermland (Warmia), and his chaplain; from 1518 Chancellor to succeeding Bishops of Ermland: Fabian von Lusian (Luzjański) and Mauritius Ferber; 1518-1525 Provost of Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) Collegiate Chapter; 1526-1539 Canon of Ermland; 1528 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1529-1532 administrator of the Chapter's estates in Allenstein (Olsztyn), and in 1538 in Tolkemit (Tolkmicko); 1538-1539 Vicar General of the diocese of Ermland, and Custos of Ermland; 1528-1530 envoy of the Ermland Chapter to the Provincial Diet of Royal Prussia (KOPICZKO 2, p. 265-266; BORAWSKA 1984, p. 176-177; SBKW, p. 200-201)⌊Felicem ReichFelix Reich (*ca. 1475 – †1539), secretary to Łukasz Watzenrode, Bishop of Ermland (Warmia), and his chaplain; from 1518 Chancellor to succeeding Bishops of Ermland: Fabian von Lusian (Luzjański) and Mauritius Ferber; 1518-1525 Provost of Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) Collegiate Chapter; 1526-1539 Canon of Ermland; 1528 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1529-1532 administrator of the Chapter's estates in Allenstein (Olsztyn), and in 1538 in Tolkemit (Tolkmicko); 1538-1539 Vicar General of the diocese of Ermland, and Custos of Ermland; 1528-1530 envoy of the Ermland Chapter to the Provincial Diet of Royal Prussia (KOPICZKO 2, p. 265-266; BORAWSKA 1984, p. 176-177; SBKW, p. 200-201)⌋, nuntiare feci. Casu vero, quo per Ermland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌊capitulumErmland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌋ aut aliquam personam capitularem nihil de hoc ad Reverendissimam Dominationem Vestram relatum esset, facio id ipsum tempestive per has meas litteras humillime orans, dignetur sibi Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra de cancellario hic habendo in tempor paper damaged⌈[por]por paper damaged⌉e prospicere, sicuti dubio procul iam pridem sibi prospexiss paper damaged⌈[iss]iss paper damaged⌉e credo. In quibuscumque aliis, extra hoc officium, Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae servire possum, offero me et promptissimum et obsequentissimum sacellanum.

Quod reliquum est, ut hic Ermland (Warmia, Varmia), diocese and ecclesiastical principality in northeastern Poland, 1466-1772 within the Kingdom of Poland, Royal Prussia⌊Warmiensis episcopatusErmland (Warmia, Varmia), diocese and ecclesiastical principality in northeastern Poland, 1466-1772 within the Kingdom of Poland, Royal Prussia⌋, ad quem Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra brevi bonis avibus ventura est, felix ac faustus sit, precor et ex toto pectore opto eiusdem Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae gratiae me subditissime commendando.

Ex Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński, Heilsberga), town in Ermland (Warmia), the main seat of the bishops of Ermland⌊HeilsbergHeilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński, Heilsberga), town in Ermland (Warmia), the main seat of the bishops of Ermland⌋, XXII Iulii anno MDXXXVII.

Eiusdem Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae humillimus sacellanus Nicolaus Human (*ca. 1480 – †1542), at least in 1527 dean of the Guttstadt chapter; 1528-1538 - provost; 1529 Ermland judicial vicar; notary public; chancellor of Ermland bishops Mauritius Ferber and Ioannes Dantiscus (until October, 1537) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 132)⌊Nicolaus HumanNicolaus Human (*ca. 1480 – †1542), at least in 1527 dean of the Guttstadt chapter; 1528-1538 - provost; 1529 Ermland judicial vicar; notary public; chancellor of Ermland bishops Mauritius Ferber and Ioannes Dantiscus (until October, 1537) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 132)⌋

[1] November, 11.