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Reverendissimo in Christo Patri et Domino, domino Ioannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Hans 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 DantiscoIoannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Hans 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⌋ episcopo Culmensi, administratori Pomes written over Pos⌈PosPomesPomes written over Pos⌉aniensi et coadiutori Warmiensi, domino et patrono imprimis observando

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Salutem cum promptissimo inserviendi animo. Reverende Pater, Domine et Patrone perpetuo observande.

Quando communis amicus, dominus Cornelis De Schepper (Cornelius Scepperus, Cornelis De Dobbele, Cornelius Duplicius) (*1503 – †1555), erudite, diplomat in the Habsburgs' service; close friend of Ioannes Dantiscus; initially in the service of Christian II of Oldenburg, King of Denmark; 1526 secretary and councillor to Emperor Charles V of Habsburg (CE, vol. 3, p. 218-220; DE VOCHT 1961, p. 15-24)⌊Cornelius ScepperusCornelis De Schepper (Cornelius Scepperus, Cornelis De Dobbele, Cornelius Duplicius) (*1503 – †1555), erudite, diplomat in the Habsburgs' service; close friend of Ioannes Dantiscus; initially in the service of Christian II of Oldenburg, King of Denmark; 1526 secretary and councillor to Emperor Charles V of Habsburg (CE, vol. 3, p. 218-220; DE VOCHT 1961, p. 15-24)⌋, nactus commodum tabellarium ad Reverendissimam Tuam Dominationem de his, quae apud nos aguntur, copiose scribat, nolui commitere, quominus Tuae written over me⌈meTuaeTuae written over me⌉ Reverendissimae Dominationi meam etiam observantiam paucis testatam relinquerem. Valeo, utcumque diuturnior tamen aegritudo vires corporis ita afflixit, ut eas in integrum reparari vix sperem, immo imminens iamiam senectus fiduciam minuat. Animus quidem promptus est ad inserviendum, verum, ut corpus eos, quos olim pertulit aut etiamnum subire paratum ms. paratus(!) ⌈paratumparatum ms. paratus(!) ⌉ est, labores toleret, id vero naturae negatum. Utuntur tamen mea fideli, si non utili, opera in variis legationibus 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⌊caesarea maiestasCharles 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 serenissima regina, atteruntur subinde vires, nec tamen est, qui imbecilitati aut inopiae meae hactenus prospexerit. In diem more apostolorum vivo. Assecutus sum vigore precum regalium canonicatum et prebendam in maiori ecclesia Moguntina, sed tot sunt detrimenta in solutione statutorum capituli, in deductione stemmatis, in annis carentiae, quos vocant, ut certum inde fructum longo posthac tempore sperare vix liceat. Verum, quicquid sit, equo omnia animo fero, cum benignitas Dei me, licet exulem, inter honoratos tamen alit et fovet, quorum praecipuus est dominus Cornelis De Schepper (Cornelius Scepperus, Cornelis De Dobbele, Cornelius Duplicius) (*1503 – †1555), erudite, diplomat in the Habsburgs' service; close friend of Ioannes Dantiscus; initially in the service of Christian II of Oldenburg, King of Denmark; 1526 secretary and councillor to Emperor Charles V of Habsburg (CE, vol. 3, p. 218-220; DE VOCHT 1961, p. 15-24)⌊Cornelius ScepperusCornelis De Schepper (Cornelius Scepperus, Cornelis De Dobbele, Cornelius Duplicius) (*1503 – †1555), erudite, diplomat in the Habsburgs' service; close friend of Ioannes Dantiscus; initially in the service of Christian II of Oldenburg, King of Denmark; 1526 secretary and councillor to Emperor Charles V of Habsburg (CE, vol. 3, p. 218-220; DE VOCHT 1961, p. 15-24)⌋, cuius nisi consilio et benevolentia plerumque reficerer, iampridem periissem. Scriberemus quidem frequentius, sed iniquitas temporum non patitur. Sumus tamen, erimus perpetuo addictissimi Reverendissimae Tuae Dominationi, quam benignissimus Deus diu incolumem et perpetuo felicem conservare dignetur.

Ex Brussels (Bruxellae), city in the Low Countries, Duchy of Brabant, since the regency of Mary of Hungary the capital of the Habsburg Netherlands, today the capital of Belgium⌊BruxellaBrussels (Bruxellae), city in the Low Countries, Duchy of Brabant, since the regency of Mary of Hungary the capital of the Habsburg Netherlands, today the capital of Belgium⌋, decima nona Decembris anno 1537.

E(iusdem) Reverendissimae Dominationis addictissimus ex toto pectore inservitor Godschalk Ericksen (Godschalk Sassenkerle, Godscalcus Ericii, Godscalcus Ericius, Godscalcus Saxocarolus) (†1544), tutor to Christian II's children; 1513 secretary to Christian II of Oldenburg, King of Denmark, 1520-1523 member of the Danish Council of the Realm, 1525 Chancellor of Christian II (in exile), from 1532 in the service of Emperor Charles V; 1533 imperial envoy to Bavaria, 1535 - to Köln, Trier, Münster, and the Hanse towns (DE VOCHT 1961, p.. 15; CE, vol. 1, p. 443)⌊Godscalcus Erycus SaxokarlusGodschalk Ericksen (Godschalk Sassenkerle, Godscalcus Ericii, Godscalcus Ericius, Godscalcus Saxocarolus) (†1544), tutor to Christian II's children; 1513 secretary to Christian II of Oldenburg, King of Denmark, 1520-1523 member of the Danish Council of the Realm, 1525 Chancellor of Christian II (in exile), from 1532 in the service of Emperor Charles V; 1533 imperial envoy to Bavaria, 1535 - to Köln, Trier, Münster, and the Hanse towns (DE VOCHT 1961, p.. 15; CE, vol. 1, p. 443)⌋