BCz, 244, p. 307

Eximii et Venerabiles Domini, Fratres in Christo carissimi. Salutem et omnem felicitatem.

Quod me Dominationes Vestrae concordibus votis on the margin in place of crossed-out non(?) pro meis meritis immeritum⌈non(?) pro meis meritis immeritum c paper damaged⌈[c]c paper damaged⌉oncordibus votis concordibus votis on the margin in place of crossed-out non(?) pro meis meritis immeritum⌉ ex mera divina dispositione episcopum per reverendissimum dominum Tiedemann Giese (Tidemannus Gisius) (*1480 – †1550), in 1519 ennobled by King Sigismund I; 1504-1538 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1516-1527, 1533-1537 Judicial Vicar and Vicar General of Ermland; 1523-1538 Custos of Ermland; 1537-1549 Bishop of Kulm (Chełmno); 1549-1550 Bishop of Ermland (BORAWSKA 1984, passim)⌊Tidemannum GiseTiedemann Giese (Tidemannus Gisius) (*1480 – †1550), in 1519 ennobled by King Sigismund I; 1504-1538 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1516-1527, 1533-1537 Judicial Vicar and Vicar General of Ermland; 1523-1538 Custos of Ermland; 1537-1549 Bishop of Kulm (Chełmno); 1549-1550 Bishop of Ermland (BORAWSKA 1984, passim)⌋ electum Culmensem et successorem meum, virum multis nominibus ob summam eius et superinscribed⌈etet superinscribed⌉ praeclaram eius erudicionem virtutesque innumeras dignissimum, in episcopum on the margin⌈dignissimum[1], in episcopumdignissimum, in episcopum on the margin⌉ postulaverint, Deo in primis quas mortalis mea tenuitas potest, et deinde quas debeo Dominationibus Vestris gratias habeo, vestrisque adiutus pro divina clementia superinscribed in place of crossed-out gratia⌈gratiaclementiaclementia superinscribed in place of crossed-out gratia⌉ precibus sic superinscribed in place of crossed-out quoad eius a(?) me fieri talem⌈quoad eius a(?) me fieri talemsicsic superinscribed in place of crossed-out quoad eius a(?) me fieri talem⌉ me in ea sede erga Dominationibus written over es⌈esibusibus written over es⌉ Vestris ms. Vestras(!) ⌈VestrisVestris ms. Vestras(!) ⌉ et superinscribed⌈etet superinscribed⌉ gregi written over em⌈emii written over em⌉ mihi superinscribed⌈mihimihi superinscribed⌉ commisso written over um⌈umoo written over um⌉ praestabo, ut bonae fidei pastori in reddenda ratione pastori convenit[2]. Quemadmodum ho stain⌈[o]o stain⌉c et alia quaedam a me audita Tiedemann Giese (Tidemannus Gisius) (*1480 – †1550), in 1519 ennobled by King Sigismund I; 1504-1538 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1516-1527, 1533-1537 Judicial Vicar and Vicar General of Ermland; 1523-1538 Custos of Ermland; 1537-1549 Bishop of Kulm (Chełmno); 1549-1550 Bishop of Ermland (BORAWSKA 1984, passim)⌊reverendissimus dominus electusTiedemann Giese (Tidemannus Gisius) (*1480 – †1550), in 1519 ennobled by King Sigismund I; 1504-1538 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1516-1527, 1533-1537 Judicial Vicar and Vicar General of Ermland; 1523-1538 Custos of Ermland; 1537-1549 Bishop of Kulm (Chełmno); 1549-1550 Bishop of Ermland (BORAWSKA 1984, passim)⌋ per oportunitatem Dominationibus Vestris referet. Quas feliciter diutissime valere cupio.

Ex Löbau (Lubawa, Lubavia), town in northern Poland, Kulm Land (Ziemia Chełmińska), ca. 67 km E of Graudenz (Grudziądz), the main seat of the bishops of Kulm (Chełmno)⌊castro LubaviensiLöbau (Lubawa, Lubavia), town in northern Poland, Kulm Land (Ziemia Chełmińska), ca. 67 km E of Graudenz (Grudziądz), the main seat of the bishops of Kulm (Chełmno)⌋, XXV written over IIII⌈IIIIVV written over IIII⌉ Octobris 1537.

[2] ut bonae fidei in reddenda ratione pastori convenit – in the New Testament the expression rationem reddere is often used in the sense of accounting for one’s life at the Final Judgment e.g. cf. Vulg. Lc 16.2 redde rationem vilicationis tuae ⌊BSV Lccf. Vulg. Lc 16.2 redde rationem vilicationis tuae ⌋ (the parable of the steward).

[1] dignissimum added before the proofreading mark