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⌊Ioanni Dei gratia episcopo WarmiensiIoannes 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⌋, domino et amico carissimo

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

Reverendissime in Christo Pater, domine ac benefactor humanissime. Salutem et omne gaudium.

Scripsi alias Reverendissimae Paternitati Vestrae, qualiter futurum erat, ut Dominica 3-a Adventus[1] generale concilium deberet aperiri. Nunc autem annuntio, quomodo cursor Paul III (Alessandro Farnese) (*1468 – †1549), 1493 elevated to cardinal; 1524 Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia; 1534-1549 Pope⌊summi pontificisPaul III (Alessandro Farnese) (*1468 – †1549), 1493 elevated to cardinal; 1524 Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia; 1534-1549 Pope⌋ et Reverendissimorum Dominorum Cardinalium huc venit die XI Decembris duobus diebus ab 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⌋ veniens cum litteris, ut concilium praedicto die aperiatur, et quia in tenebris venit, iussum est praeconi huius Urbis alta voce clamare et omnes monere ad ieiunandum et sequenti die in processione cum devotione singulari promerendum adiungens commissione legatorum plenariam indulgentiam omnium peccatorum in recompensam misericorditer fore concessam. Die XII erat congregatio Gabriele del Monte

Reginald Pole (*1500 – †1558), the last Catholic archbishop of Canterbury; 1537 cardinal-deacon of Ss. Nereo ed Achilleo; 1540 - of Ss. Vito, Modesto e Crescenzia, and S. Maria in Cosmedin; 1555 cardinal-priest of S. Maria in Cosmedin; 1556 archbishop of Canterbury

Marcello Cervini (pope Marcellus II) (*1501 – †1555)⌊trium cardinalium legatorumGabriele del Monte

Reginald Pole (*1500 – †1558), the last Catholic archbishop of Canterbury; 1537 cardinal-deacon of Ss. Nereo ed Achilleo; 1540 - of Ss. Vito, Modesto e Crescenzia, and S. Maria in Cosmedin; 1555 cardinal-priest of S. Maria in Cosmedin; 1556 archbishop of Canterbury

Marcello Cervini (pope Marcellus II) (*1501 – †1555)⌋ cum Christoforo Madruzzo ⌊cardinali TridentinoChristoforo Madruzzo ⌋ et omnibus episcopis hic praesentibus in domo Marcello Cervini (pope Marcellus II) (*1501 – †1555)⌊senioris legatiMarcello Cervini (pope Marcellus II) (*1501 – †1555)⌋ ad effectum, ut divulgarentur litterae et bullae Paul III (Alessandro Farnese) (*1468 – †1549), 1493 elevated to cardinal; 1524 Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia; 1534-1549 Pope⌊pontificisPaul III (Alessandro Farnese) (*1468 – †1549), 1493 elevated to cardinal; 1524 Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia; 1534-1549 Pope⌋ super concilio aperiendo. Item de devotionibus et caeremoniis solito more observandis, quod videlicet cum mitra alba bonae telae et rubeis pluvialibus unusquisque incederet et locum in processionibus sessionibusque secundum seriem servaret. Hodie videlicet XIII Decembris processio facta est ab ecclesia Sanctae Trinitatis prope moenia Urbis sita ad ecclesiam cathedralem per episcopos et praelatos supradictos, cantatum “Veni Sancte Spiritus”, “Veni Creator”, litania, missa per Gabriele del Monte ⌊antiquiorem legatumGabriele del Monte ⌋ de Sancto Spiritu celebrata, oratio per quendam episcopum fratrem Cornelio Mussi ⌊CorneliumCornelio Mussi ⌋ ordinis Sancti Francisci facta. Quae autem post haec fient curabo, quod ea fideliter sciat Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra, cuius praesentiam reverendissimus dominus Christoforo Madruzzo ⌊cardinalis TridentinusChristoforo Madruzzo ⌋ (qui numquam cessat bene loqui de Reverendissima Dominatione Vestra) et plures episcopi Hispani et Galli (qui virtuosissimam conversationem Dominationis Vestrae dudum noverunt et venerantur) exspectant. Quod ita seriose proceditur in hac materia credo unam esse (inter alias) causam, quod John III of Portugal (John the Pious, João III Aviz) (*1502 – †1557), 1521-1557 King of Portugal; son of Manuel I, King of Portugal, and Maria of Aragon⌊rex PortugaliaeJohn III of Portugal (John the Pious, João III Aviz) (*1502 – †1557), 1521-1557 King of Portugal; son of Manuel I, King of Portugal, and Maria of Aragon⌋ scripserat Paul III (Alessandro Farnese) (*1468 – †1549), 1493 elevated to cardinal; 1524 Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia; 1534-1549 Pope⌊papaePaul III (Alessandro Farnese) (*1468 – †1549), 1493 elevated to cardinal; 1524 Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia; 1534-1549 Pope⌋ de concilio omnino aperiendo. Copiam earum litterarum alias mittam. Misit etiam tres religiosos fratres theologos, quorum unus est hic, reliquis in via ob aegritudinem impeditis. Is frater dix<it> Luteranos misisse legatos suae perfidiae ad John III of Portugal (John the Pious, João III Aviz) (*1502 – †1557), 1521-1557 King of Portugal; son of Manuel I, King of Portugal, and Maria of Aragon⌊regem PortugaliaeJohn III of Portugal (John the Pious, João III Aviz) (*1502 – †1557), 1521-1557 King of Portugal; son of Manuel I, King of Portugal, and Maria of Aragon⌋ in eorum dementiam alliciendum, sed dum portui adventarunt, quidam Germanus avisatione data monuit, ut subito recederent, si esca ignium sine omni misericordia fieri non vellent. Item ab Spain (Hispania)⌊HispaniisSpain (Hispania)⌋ venturi sunt adhuc doctissimi episcopi et praelati plures. Item a Portugal⌊PortugaliaPortugal⌋ Henry I of Portugal (*1512 – †1580), seventeenth King of Portugal and the Algarves (1578-1580); 1533 archbishop of Braga; 1540 - of Évora; 1545 elevated to cardinal; 1547 cardinal-priest of Ss. Quattro Coronati; 1564-1569 archbishop of Lisboa; 1574-1578 - of Évora; son of King Manuel I of Portugal and Maria of Aragon, the younger brother of King John III of Portugal⌊frater John III of Portugal (John the Pious, João III Aviz) (*1502 – †1557), 1521-1557 King of Portugal; son of Manuel I, King of Portugal, and Maria of Aragon⌊regisJohn III of Portugal (John the Pious, João III Aviz) (*1502 – †1557), 1521-1557 King of Portugal; son of Manuel I, King of Portugal, and Maria of Aragon⌋Henry I of Portugal (*1512 – †1580), seventeenth King of Portugal and the Algarves (1578-1580); 1533 archbishop of Braga; 1540 - of Évora; 1545 elevated to cardinal; 1547 cardinal-priest of Ss. Quattro Coronati; 1564-1569 archbishop of Lisboa; 1574-1578 - of Évora; son of King Manuel I of Portugal and Maria of Aragon, the younger brother of King John III of Portugal⌋ quidem archiepiscopus, Item a The French ⌊GalliisThe French ⌋ et Germania Mauritz von Hutten (*1503 – †1552), 1532 Canon of Eichstätt; 1536 Provost of Würzburg; 1539 Bishop of Eichstätt (NDB, vol. 10, p. 98)⌊EistatensisMauritz von Hutten (*1503 – †1552), 1532 Canon of Eichstätt; 1536 Provost of Würzburg; 1539 Bishop of Eichstätt (NDB, vol. 10, p. 98)⌋ cum Ioannes Cochlaeus (Ioannes Wendelstenius, Johann Wendelstein, Johann Dobneck) (*1479 – †1552), humanist, doctor of theology, fervent opponent of Reformation, author of numerous polemical works and pamphlets; in 1510 appointed a rector of the Latin school of St. Lawrence in Nürnberg; in 1515 accompanied, as a tutor, three nephews of Wilibald Pirckheimer in their travel to Italy, where he was ordained priest; 1519 dean of St. Mary's church in Frankfurt am Main; 1526 parish priest in St. Vicor in Mainz; 1528-1539 secretary and chaplain of duke Georg of Saxony; 1535 Maissen canon; 1539 - Wrocław; 1541-1548 - Eichstätt; during the diet of Worms in 1521, he had two meetings with Luther; in 1530 attended Augsburgs Diet as a prominent member of the group of anti-Lutheran theologian; (CE, vol. 1, p. 321-322; DE VOCHT 1961, p. 238-239)⌊CocleoIoannes Cochlaeus (Ioannes Wendelstenius, Johann Wendelstein, Johann Dobneck) (*1479 – †1552), humanist, doctor of theology, fervent opponent of Reformation, author of numerous polemical works and pamphlets; in 1510 appointed a rector of the Latin school of St. Lawrence in Nürnberg; in 1515 accompanied, as a tutor, three nephews of Wilibald Pirckheimer in their travel to Italy, where he was ordained priest; 1519 dean of St. Mary's church in Frankfurt am Main; 1526 parish priest in St. Vicor in Mainz; 1528-1539 secretary and chaplain of duke Georg of Saxony; 1535 Maissen canon; 1539 - Wrocław; 1541-1548 - Eichstätt; during the diet of Worms in 1521, he had two meetings with Luther; in 1530 attended Augsburgs Diet as a prominent member of the group of anti-Lutheran theologian; (CE, vol. 1, p. 321-322; DE VOCHT 1961, p. 238-239)⌋ et similibus. Interea Reverendissima Paternitas Vestra suis sanctissimis precibus et eleemosynis iuvet sanctum propositum nostrum, ut tandem Deus nostri sit memor in tribulationibus, quae innoverunt nos nimirum, et felicissime valete.

Ex Trent (Tridentum), city in northern Italy, Trentino-Alto Adige (Südtirol)⌊TridentoTrent (Tridentum), city in northern Italy, Trentino-Alto Adige (Südtirol)⌋, 13 Decembris 1545.

Vestrae Reverendissimae Dominationis deditissimus Olaus Magnus (Olof Månsson, Olaus Magni) (*1490 – †1557), Swedish historian and geographer, brother and successor of Johannes archbishop of Uppsala⌊Olaus archiepiscopus UpsalensisOlaus Magnus (Olof Månsson, Olaus Magni) (*1490 – †1557), Swedish historian and geographer, brother and successor of Johannes archbishop of Uppsala⌋

Prima sessio erit die Iovis proxime sequenti post diem Epiphaniae[2] ; duo sunt hic Francisco Castelalto

Antonio Queta ⌊oratoresFrancisco Castelalto

Antonio Queta ⌋ nomine Ferdinand I of Habsburg (*1503 – †1564), from 1521 Archduke of Austria, from 1526 King of Bohemia and Hungary, Croatia and Slavonia as Ferdinand I, 1531-1558 King of the Romans, 1558-1564 Holy Roman Emperor; son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile, a younger brother of Charles V of Habsburg⌊regis FerdinandiFerdinand I of Habsburg (*1503 – †1564), from 1521 Archduke of Austria, from 1526 King of Bohemia and Hungary, Croatia and Slavonia as Ferdinand I, 1531-1558 King of the Romans, 1558-1564 Holy Roman Emperor; son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile, a younger brother of Charles V of Habsburg⌋ et quidam illustris Diego Hurtado de Mendoza ⌊procuratorDiego Hurtado de Mendoza ⌋ 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⌊caesarisCharles 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⌋. Scribatur domino Anton Fugger (*1493 – †1560), German banker, since 1525 directed Fuggers' family enterprise (NDB, Bd. 5, p. 714-719; PIRNTKE, p. 30-31)⌊Antonio FugaroAnton Fugger (*1493 – †1560), German banker, since 1525 directed Fuggers' family enterprise (NDB, Bd. 5, p. 714-719; PIRNTKE, p. 30-31)⌋, ut litteras meas ad Vos semper disponat.

[1 ] December, 13

[2 ] January, 9