Reverendissimo 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⌊Ioanni DantiscoIoannes 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 Varmiensi etc., amico suo carissimo et observando

Reverendissime Domine, amice carissime et observande.

Praesentium exhibitor, venerabilis dominus Nicolaus, parish priest of Karniewo ⌊NicolausNicolaus, parish priest of Karniewo ⌋, heres et plebanus in Karniewo⌊CarnievoKarniewo⌋, cuius fratres sunt continui et domestici servitores mei, petiturus a Vestra Reverendissima Dominatione libertatem incolis suis villae Ottendorf, village in Ermland, ca. 20 km NE of Allenstein (Olsztyn), today Radosty⌊OttedorffOttendorf, village in Ermland, ca. 20 km NE of Allenstein (Olsztyn), today Radosty⌋, qua habita celerius locari possit, simul ut iuxta iura ac privilegia a praedecessoribus Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae super bona Vaiips (in quibus illi certi proventus mellificiorum adimuntur) sibi concessa concervari possit, petiit me, quo huiusmodi petitionem illius Dominationi Vestrae Reverendissimae promoverem. Cui cum gratificari in hoc cupiam, Dominationem Vestram Reverendissimam diligenter rogo, velit ac dignetur illius habere sibi commendatum eamque subditis suis libertatem ac in iuribus sibi dudum a praedecessoribus Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae concessis conservationem obtinere mereatur, tum et in ceteris, si quas coram Reverendissima Dominatione Vestra habiturus est rebus, benignum se illi praebere dominum.

Ego pro veteri meo in illam studio officia mea solita Dominationi Vestrae Reverendissimae offero parata. Cuius amori me commendo optans, ut diu feliciterque valeat.

Datae Cracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌊CracoviaeCracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌋, 5 Februarii anno 1539.

Eiusdem Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae deditissimus Jan Tarnowski (*1488 – †1561), Count of the Holy Roman Empire; one of the most trusted advisors to King Sigismund August Jagiellon at the beginning of his rule; 1522-1527 Castellan of Wojnicz, 1525-1552 Starost of Sandomierz, 1527-1559 Grand Crown Hetman (commander-in-chief), 1527-1535 voivode of Ruthenia, 1528 Starost of Żydaczów, 1535-1536 Voivode of Cracow; 1536-1561 - Castellan (Urzędnicy 10, p. 209)⌊Ioannes comes in TarnowJan Tarnowski (*1488 – †1561), Count of the Holy Roman Empire; one of the most trusted advisors to King Sigismund August Jagiellon at the beginning of his rule; 1522-1527 Castellan of Wojnicz, 1525-1552 Starost of Sandomierz, 1527-1559 Grand Crown Hetman (commander-in-chief), 1527-1535 voivode of Ruthenia, 1528 Starost of Żydaczów, 1535-1536 Voivode of Cracow; 1536-1561 - Castellan (Urzędnicy 10, p. 209)⌋, castellanus Cracoviensis etc. manu sua scripsit