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 Tidemannum Gise 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. Quemadmodum ho stain⌈[o]o stain⌉c et alia quaedam a me audita reverendissimus dominus electus per oportunitatem Dominationibus Vestris referet. Quas feliciter diutissime valere cupio.

Ex castro Lubaviensi, XXV written over IIII⌈IIIIVV written over IIII⌉ Octobris 1537.

[1 ] dignissimum added before the proofreading mark