Reverendissimo in Christo Patri et 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⌊Iohanni Dei gratia episcopo 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⌋ etc., domino colendissimo

Reverendissime in Christo Pater et Domine, domine colendissime.

Post plenam officii servitiorumque meorum commendationem.

Inviso praesentem Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae valetudinem non minore officio atque apprecatione, ut in ea summa cum optatissimae cuiusque fortunae felicitate coniuncta, quam maxime longaevam quamque fortunatissimam semper tueatur Dominus.

Accepi Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Seweryn BONER Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1539-04-21, CIDTC IDL 7031, letter lost⌊litterascf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Seweryn BONER Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1539-04-21, CIDTC IDL 7031, letter lost⌋ Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński, Heilsberga), town in Ermland (Warmia), the main seat of the bishops of Ermland⌊Heilsbe <r> gHeilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński, Heilsberga), town in Ermland (Warmia), the main seat of the bishops of Ermland⌋ a die 1539-04-21⌊21 Aprilis1539-04-21⌋ datas, in quibus gratas sibi fuisse meas ostendit, quas ad illam proxime dederam, non perinde earum rerum, quas in illis Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae communicaveram, gratia atque quod a me profectae essent, quod certe ipsum mihi accidit sane quam gratissimum, quare cum hoc eodem nomine, tum quod humanissimis suis me salutare Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra non neglexerit, magnam pro eo ac debeo illi hab <e> re gratiam, nam quod ad me attinet, equidem ita sum erga Reverendissimam Dominationem Vestram comparatus, ut gravi me scelere obstrinxisse mihi viderer, si non tam in hoc scribendi, sed plane quovis inserviendi officii genere meum illi obsequium et studium non praestarem, quod vel ad retinendam, vel ad augendam illius in me benevolentiam quomodocumque attineret, modo id sit facultatis meae, voluntatis certe donec vivam erit semper.

Kaspar Hannau (Gasparus Hannovius, Kacper Hannow) (*1519 – †1571), Dantiscus' nephew (son of Anna), doctor of both canon and civil law, friend of Marcin Kromer, Bishop of Ermland; his studies in Cracow (1536-1538), and later in Rome (1539-1548), were financed by his uncle; from 1545 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and Dean of Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) Collegiate Chapter; from 1547 Canon of Włocławek (ORACKI 1984, p. 84; KOPICZKO 2, p. 108-109)⌊NepotemKaspar Hannau (Gasparus Hannovius, Kacper Hannow) (*1519 – †1571), Dantiscus' nephew (son of Anna), doctor of both canon and civil law, friend of Marcin Kromer, Bishop of Ermland; his studies in Cracow (1536-1538), and later in Rome (1539-1548), were financed by his uncle; from 1545 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and Dean of Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) Collegiate Chapter; from 1547 Canon of Włocławek (ORACKI 1984, p. 84; KOPICZKO 2, p. 108-109)⌋ Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae ex sorore, quem mihi commendandum duxit, sane vel hic, vel in Rome (Roma), city in central Italy, on the Tiber river, seat of the Holy See⌊urbeRome (Roma), city in central Italy, on the Tiber river, seat of the Holy See⌋ aut alio qoovis Italy (Italia)⌊ItaliaeItaly (Italia)⌋ in loco, ubi notos et amicos ipse haberem, libenter opera et commendatione mea prosequerer, modo mihi significaret, qua in re sibi commodare possem. Quod quia hactenus non fecit, si forte postea ubicumque me uti volet, sedulo praestabo, ut commendationem Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae me eo, quo par fuit loco, habuisse satis intelligat. Hoc est et pro Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae dignitate, et pro mea perpetua in illam observantia summo.

Iam quid hic rebus in novis habeamus, ne id quod non ...rem officium, est hoc haud dubie omnium primum sac[ra]tissimi 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

Bona Sforza (*1494 – †1557), Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania (1518-1557); the second wife of Sigismund I Jagiellon; Duchess of Bari and Rossano; daughter of Gian Galeazzo Sforza of Milan and Isabella of Aragon⌊principesSigismund 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

Bona Sforza (*1494 – †1557), Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania (1518-1557); the second wife of Sigismund I Jagiellon; Duchess of Bari and Rossano; daughter of Gian Galeazzo Sforza of Milan and Isabella of Aragon⌋ Dei optimi gratia prospera potiuntur va[letu]dine. Proxime vero Stanisław Oleśnicki (*1496 – †1539), 1492 Gniezno canon and royal notary; before 1516 royal secretary; 1519 Cracow canon; 1520 Gniezno cantor; at least in 1525 seceretary of queen Bona Sforza; 1536 Cracow dean; 1538 bishop of Poznań (PSB 23/4, p. 773-774)⌊dominus reverendissimus PoznaniensisStanisław Oleśnicki (*1496 – †1539), 1492 Gniezno canon and royal notary; before 1516 royal secretary; 1519 Cracow canon; 1520 Gniezno cantor; at least in 1525 seceretary of queen Bona Sforza; 1536 Cracow dean; 1538 bishop of Poznań (PSB 23/4, p. 773-774)⌋ fatis con[cessit], quod quidem Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima non ignorat.

De Tartaris [Tau]ricis certa fama fuit eorum incredibilem vim supera[re] Dnieper (Borysthenes), river in eastern Europe, flowing through Russia, Belarus and Ukraine to the Black Sea⌊[Bo]ristenemDnieper (Borysthenes), river in eastern Europe, flowing through Russia, Belarus and Ukraine to the Black Sea⌋ atque citeriorem eius ripam tenuisse. Alius deinde pervenit rumor eos versus sedes suas aut certe in Ta... Kosansskie sese removisse, qui Tauricam valida man[u] ...riri moliebantur. Certe Radu VII Paisie (Petru de la Argeş), 1535-1545 hospodar of Vallachia⌊palatinus ValachiaeRadu VII Paisie (Petru de la Argeş), 1535-1545 hospodar of Vallachia⌋ alium post [ali]um mittit nuntios affirmans illos a dicione maiestatis regiae [ne]quaquam sibi temperaturos fore, in hoc enim esse a Thurca ...tos, ut quoniam ipse in Transylvaniam et Ungariam ...per campestria invadere potius, quam per Transalpinae [montes] et angustias penetrare statuerit istos hunc in usum ha[bere], ne a nobis illo tractu prohiberetur istis interim facessen[t] ... nobis satis negotii. Quamquam quod ad Thurcam attinet, cum ... hic multis, tum mihi quoque ipsi ex Thurcia scriptum est illum ...lio admonitum, ne hac aestate bellum inferret Christian[is monarchis] male nunc inter se comparatis ac concordibus statuisse a bello ...cere itaque Andrinopoli Constantinopolim cum omni vi belli in[trare], ut eadem hac opera classem reficeret, quam nullo quib[us] conflictu, sed potius tempestate, certe divinitus ad trece[ntorum] velorum iacturam et naufragium passam esse ferunt.

De monarchis Christianis varius rumor est. Alii caesaris I[ta]liam adventum, sicuti constitutum fuit, in exspectando esse di[cunt], alii diversum dicunt. Sunt qui illum affirment omnem vim be[lli] auctore rege Galliae in proximum annum distulisse, quo t... bello rex cum omnibus suis viribus ipse etiam insuper solus adversum Thurcam adesse velit. Neque desunt etiam qui [dicunt] eundem hunc regem inter caesarem et Thurcam foedera molir[i]. Venetos vero omnino iam cum illo foedus denuo iniisse, quod si ita est, ingenti momento communes Christianorum vires acciderentur.

Principes certe Germaniae, qui Francfordiam ad Moenum convenerant, mansisse etiam illic a mercatoribus dicuntur, qui inde ex proximis nundinis huc redierunt, maxima tamen propter rerum inopiam dimissa nonnulla ac plane tenui comitatuum parte apud se relicta unum hoc a caesare nuntium exspectantes, quo illius a maiestate petierunt, ut qui suae totiusque istius sibi adhaerentis sectae censerentur omnes ab omni vi ac iure iniuriaque omnium potentatuum ex hinc usque vel ad generale concilium celebrandum vel certe ad biennium tuti sarcti omnino sint, quod si impetrent polliceri se caesareae maiestati proximum in annum adversus Thurcam et operas, et vires suas communes plane egregias.

Cum iis me meaque servitia Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae diligenter commendo atque offero semper fore prona ac praesentia ad omnem eius voluntatem et iussum atque ad demerendam istam eius gratiam, quam quia maximi facio, ut in me propensam gerat conservetque, oro. Opto Reverendissimam Dominationem Vestram omni bona fortuna affluentem salvam atque incolumem valere.

Datum 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⌋, a die 8 Maii anno 1539.

Eiusdem Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae paratissumus servitor Seweryn Boner (*1486 – †1549), merchant and financial agent of King Sigismund I Jagiellon; 1520-1542 Burgrave of Cracow, 1524-1549 Governor and salt mine supervisor in Cracow, 1532 Castellan of Żarnów, 1535-1546 Castellan of Biecz, 1546-1549 Castellan of Sącz (PSB 2, p. 300-301; NOGA, p. 299)⌊Severinus BonarSeweryn Boner (*1486 – †1549), merchant and financial agent of King Sigismund I Jagiellon; 1520-1542 Burgrave of Cracow, 1524-1549 Governor and salt mine supervisor in Cracow, 1532 Castellan of Żarnów, 1535-1546 Castellan of Biecz, 1546-1549 Castellan of Sącz (PSB 2, p. 300-301; NOGA, p. 299)⌋ castellanus Biecensis manu propria subscripsit