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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⌊Iohanni 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 Varmiensi et consiliario regio etc., domino et maecenati suo semper colendissimo

Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński, Heilsberga), town in Ermland (Warmia), the main seat of the bishops of Ermland⌊HeilsbergaeHeilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński, Heilsberga), town in Ermland (Warmia), the main seat of the bishops of Ermland⌋

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Salutem plurimam, Reverendissime in Christo Pater et clarissime Magnas.

Annus ferme est, quod Tuae Celsitudinis litteras exspecto, nec litteras tantum. Quae immodica dilatio, nolim enim dicere mei oblivio, fecit, ut ne quid humanum Tuae Celsitudini accidisset, subveritus sim. Miro enim fato hisce tristibus on the margin⌈tristibustristibus on the margin⌉ annis e vita sustolluntur antistites. Quo circumspectius vivendum esse arbitror. Mathias e Tuae Celsitudinis famulitio Prague (Praha, Praga), city in central Bohemia, on the Vltava river, from the 9th century capital of Bohemia, archepiscopal see⌊PragaePrague (Praha, Praga), city in central Bohemia, on the Vltava river, from the 9th century capital of Bohemia, archepiscopal see⌋ vitam clauserat, dum illum ego rediturum in marchiam cotidianus on the margin⌈cotidianuscotidianus on the margin⌉ praestolarer. Paulo post relicto Berlin (Berolinum), city in Germany, capital of Brandenburg⌊BerlinoBerlin (Berolinum), city in Germany, capital of Brandenburg⌋ Eastern Franconia (Ostfranken, Francia Orientalis)⌊Orientalis FranciaeEastern Franconia (Ostfranken, Francia Orientalis)⌋ metropolim Würzburg⌊VuirceburgumWürzburg⌋ adii, nec id mea sponte, verum reflante illic quoque vento, praeter voluntatem delatus sum in Buchenland (Buchonia, Buchenwald, Fagonia), region in Hesse, Germany; former name of the forests in the Fulda river valley⌊BuchoniamBuchenland (Buchonia, Buchenwald, Fagonia), region in Hesse, Germany; former name of the forests in the Fulda river valley⌋, ubi nimirum Fuldensi, hoc est vetustissima simul et preciosissima bibliotheca Sancti Bonifacii non sine voluptate fruor.

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E Berlin (Berolinum), city in Germany, capital of Brandenburg⌊BerlinoBerlin (Berolinum), city in Germany, capital of Brandenburg⌋ non discessissem, ni usque adeo in invaluisset Luterana pestis, cui publicitum obviam ire per vaesaniam populi non licuit. Discessi vero illuc et honoratus et deductus a principe Brandeburgensi, posteaquam in ea civitate tot adversa per patientiam superavissem. Iam quod Würzburg⌊VuirciburgiWürzburg⌋ commorandi copia non dabatur, in culpa fuit maliciosorum quorundam Sophistarum invidia, qua isti statim effecerunt, ut praesul, a quo fueram allectus, locum mihi negaret. Quos meos casus, quae exilia, malim iudici Jesus of Nazareth (Jesus Christ), in Christianity the Messiah foretold in the Old Testament⌊ChristoJesus of Nazareth (Jesus Christ), in Christianity the Messiah foretold in the Old Testament⌋ committere, quam in praesentia describere. Hic interea, dum in comitiis imperialibus de religionis negotio denuo dispicitur, demoror hospes a publicis videlicet tam sacrarum quam prophanarum administrationibus alienus. Reverendissimus Mayence (Mainz, Moguntia), city in western Germany, seat of the Prince-Elector Archbishops of Mayence, primates of Germany⌊MoguntiaeMayence (Mainz, Moguntia), city in western Germany, seat of the Prince-Elector Archbishops of Mayence, primates of Germany⌋ episcopus ad aliquam fortasse functioUUB, H. 154, f. 43rnem evocabit a comitiis passim opus erat Chistiano populo ecclesiastis et gymasiarchis idoneis conquiri non possunt. Tanta est utilium hominum inopia. Interim multum deperit Christianismo. Mali huius maximi culpa nos vacamus, qui nihil non eramus facturi, si iuberemur. Alioqui sciscitantibus de import intempestivi on the margin⌈import intempestiviimport intempestivi on the margin⌉ otii ratione respondere soleo: Nemo nos conduxit. Attamen non ocior privatus, nisi ociari est, lucubrare. Immo fit prope modum, ut dum nulli civitati privatim servio, omnibus simul seruiam. Porro de comitiis, quid futurum diuinem, nihil attinet dicere. Cum alia plurima, tum infandus Martin Luther (Martinus Lutherus) (*1483 – †1546), theologian, leader and originator of the German Reformation⌊LuteriMartin Luther (Martinus Lutherus) (*1483 – †1546), theologian, leader and originator of the German Reformation⌋ furor, quem ex abundanti nuper in Forciminalibus suis ostendit neque concordiam ecclesiae neque pacem Germany (Germania, Niemcy)⌊GermaniaeGermany (Germania, Niemcy)⌋ promittunt. Est immane dictu, quam saeviat, quam fremat nunc, si umquam alias, in contrarium Satan. Heu, quos ego agones UUB, H. 154, f. 43v frustra Haguenau (Hagenau), town in Alsace, north of Strasbourg (today in northeastern France, Bas-Rhin département)⌊HagenoaeHaguenau (Hagenau), town in Alsace, north of Strasbourg (today in northeastern France, Bas-Rhin département)⌋, quos frustra Worms (Vormatia), city in western Germany, on the Rhine river⌊VormatiaeWorms (Vormatia), city in western Germany, on the Rhine river⌋ atque hoc ipsum gemituosis precibus et vigilantissimis exhortationibus. Dura sectae cervix et frons meretricea nihil sanum. Nec est, quod polliceri nobis multa ossimus de nostrae partis antesignanis, qui scilicet assuetis qualibuscumque se cessuros fortiter negant. Utinam saltem vel mediocre iudicium admitteret ira dissidentium. Suam quisque partem defendere. Regensburg (Ratisbona), city in southeastern Germany, Bavaria, on the Danube river⌊RatisbonamRegensburg (Ratisbona), city in southeastern Germany, Bavaria, on the Danube river⌋ venit idque non ratione, sed ... illegible⌈...... illegible⌉ appetitu, quamquam audio, nisi vanum est rixosos theolo{n}gos illinc dimissos esse, negotio in principes ipsos transmoto. Poterat 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⌊caesarCharles 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⌋ exoptatissimae on the margin⌈exoptatissimaeexoptatissimae on the margin⌉ pacis gratia nonnihil largiri The Germans ⌊GermanorumThe Germans ⌋ ardoribus, nisi praecessisset atrox illud edictum in Brabant (Brabantia), duchy in the Low Countries, under Habsburg rule from 1482. Its territory corresponds to the Belgian provinces of Flemish Brabant, Walloon Brabant, Antwerp and the Brussels Capital Region, and the province of North-Brabant in the Netherlands⌊BrabantiaBrabant (Brabantia), duchy in the Low Countries, under Habsburg rule from 1482. Its territory corresponds to the Belgian provinces of Flemish Brabant, Walloon Brabant, Antwerp and the Brussels Capital Region, and the province of North-Brabant in the Netherlands⌋. Catholicis communem UUB, H. 154, f. 44r persecutionem auguror, si ecclesiae lite non composita, domum properabit Carolus Magnus. Video, quo feratur impetu suo Lutrae rabies. Non vivit nec vixit umquam isto portento facundior rabula. Ad convitiandum atque vituperandum natus est. Virga Dei sane sit, sed quales extiterunt id genus multae. Commeruerant publici mores longe deteriora, at propterea non toleranda erat haeresis, cuius erroris efficacia totus imperii status colliditur.

Bene valeat Tua Celsitudo, laudatissime Praesul, de quo vere dixero: cf. Ov. Ep. 15.94 O nec adhuc iuvenis, nec iam puer, utilis aetas, / o decus atque aevi gloria magna tui, / huc ades inque sinus, formose, relabere nostros! ⌊O, decus atque aevi gloria magna tuicf. Ov. Ep. 15.94 O nec adhuc iuvenis, nec iam puer, utilis aetas, / o decus atque aevi gloria magna tui, / huc ades inque sinus, formose, relabere nostros! ⌋. Tuam precor Celsitudinem, me sibi habeat commendatissimum.

Fulda, city in central Germany, Hesse, 100 km NE of Frankfurt am Main⌊FuldaeFulda, city in central Germany, Hesse, 100 km NE of Frankfurt am Main⌋, 18 Aprilis, Anno 1541.

Tuae Reverendissimae C(elsitudini) or C(elsitudinis)⌈C(elsitudini)C(elsitudini) or C(elsitudinis)⌉ deditissimus Georg Witzel (Georg Wetzel, Vicelius, Wicelius) (*1501 – †1573), Catholic theologian. After his studies at the University of Erfurt and in Wittenberg, he was ordained priest. Under the influence of Luther's teaching he converted to Lutheranism and married in 1524. In 1525 was appointed to the pastorate of Wenigenlupnitz and later to the pastorate of Niemeck. In 1527 he converted back to Catholicism. (ADB, Bd. 43, s. 657-662)⌊Georgius VuiceliusGeorg Witzel (Georg Wetzel, Vicelius, Wicelius) (*1501 – †1573), Catholic theologian. After his studies at the University of Erfurt and in Wittenberg, he was ordained priest. Under the influence of Luther's teaching he converted to Lutheranism and married in 1524. In 1525 was appointed to the pastorate of Wenigenlupnitz and later to the pastorate of Niemeck. In 1527 he converted back to Catholicism. (ADB, Bd. 43, s. 657-662)⌋ Th(eologus)