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Primae potentiae ac dignitatis apud The Prussians ⌊PruthenosThe Prussians ⌋ Principi, domino ac 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 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⌋ pontifici etc. in manus proprias, Ermland (Warmia, Varmia), diocese and ecclesiastical principality in northeastern Poland, 1466-1772 within the Kingdom of Poland, Royal Prussia⌊VarmiaeErmland (Warmia, Varmia), diocese and ecclesiastical principality in northeastern Poland, 1466-1772 within the Kingdom of Poland, Royal Prussia⌋.

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Salutem plurimam feliciter. Amplissime in Christo Praesul,

Reverendissimae Paternitatis Tuae legationem nomine divi 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⌊Sigismundi regisSigismund 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⌋ Sigismund II Augustus Jagiellon (Zygmunt II August) (*1520 – †1572), 1529-1572 Grand Duke of Lithuania (ruled from 1544); 1530-1572 King of Poland (crowned vivente rege (ruled from 1548, after the death of his father); son of Sigismund I Jagiellon and Bona Sforza⌊filiiSigismund II Augustus Jagiellon (Zygmunt II August) (*1520 – †1572), 1529-1572 Grand Duke of Lithuania (ruled from 1544); 1530-1572 King of Poland (crowned vivente rege (ruled from 1548, after the death of his father); son of Sigismund I Jagiellon and Bona Sforza⌋ susceptam cecidisse gratum est. Cum tempus promissorum, Reverendissime in Christo princeps, iterum sit prae foribus, peto a Reverendissima Paternitate Tua edoceri, cuius nomine mihi fungendum sit munere meo scholastico, qua conditione, quo salario, denique a quo minervalia certo tempore petam, qui hactenus duram provinciam solus munus docendi sustinui. Atque munificentiam Reverendissimae Paternitatis Tuae plus quam heroicam nullo non tempore fatebor, quam semper custoditam alta memoria ruminabor; memini enim illa superiora a liberalitate Amplissimae Paternitatis Tuae profecta, qui plus accepi a benignitate regia, quam promeruerim, nec ulla de re magis sollicitus sum, quam ut regiae in me munificentiae respondeam. Quare si aliqua in re Reverendissimae Paternitati Tuae opera mea quantulacumque utilitati esse potero, sentiet eam Reverendissimam Paternitatem Tuam sibi nusquam defuturam. Quod superest, peto, ut aliqua pars laboris in officio meo mihi minuatur. Ad festum divi Micha{h}elis cogimur migrare ad locum priorem, nondum exaedificatum. Quae praeterea studii Culmensis sit series et quis praeterea bonarum litterarum profitentium sit status, id omnifariam Reverendissima Paternitas Tua a praesentium tabellario commodius multo, quam per litteras, coram edocebitur. Deus Reverendissimae Paternitati Tuae benefaxit et vota animi fortunet.

Kulm (Chełmno, Culma, Culmen), town in northern Poland, on the Vistula river, 40 km N of Thorn (Toruń)⌊CulmaeKulm (Chełmno, Culma, Culmen), town in northern Poland, on the Vistula river, 40 km N of Thorn (Toruń)⌋, anno a Christo nato 1538, 12 (ante) Calend(as) Octobris.

Reverendissimae P(aternitati) or Paternitati⌈P(aternitati)P(aternitati) or Paternitati⌉ Tuae obnoxius Ioannes Himmelreich (Ioannes Uranoplusius, Ioannes Silesius, Ioannes Hirspergensis) ⌊Ioannes HiemelreichIoannes Himmelreich (Ioannes Uranoplusius, Ioannes Silesius, Ioannes Hirspergensis) ⌋