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 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⌋ etc., amico carissimo et observando

Reverendissime Domine, domine amice carissime et observande.

Salutem plurimam officiorumque meorum diligentissimam commendationem.

Gratissimum mihi fecit Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra, quod me per cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Jan TARNOWSKI before 1546-01-12, CIDTC IDL 7339, letter lost⌊litterascf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Jan TARNOWSKI before 1546-01-12, CIDTC IDL 7339, letter lost⌋ tanto studio salutaverit suas, facile enim declaravit nihil a se esse intermissum veteris eius constantisque in me benevolentiae. In quo quoniam per omnia ipse Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae respondeo cultuque amicitiae nostrae satisfacio. Vicissim nunc eam resaluto saneque omnia Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae ex animo cupio, quae ad diuturnam vitam, ad felicissimos eosque perpetuos rerum eius successus pertinere imprimis videntur.

Quod autem cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Jan TARNOWSKI before 1546-01-12, CIDTC IDL 7339, letter lost⌊scribitcf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Jan TARNOWSKI before 1546-01-12, CIDTC IDL 7339, letter lost⌋, dem operam, ne quid hic in Prutenicis negotiis praeter privilegia agatur decernaturve, sane in omni functione senatoria ita me semper gerere soleo, ut nihil umquam contra ius iurandum meum contraque viri boni officium faciam, quin semper ea consulam, ea suadeam, quae retinendis Royal Prussia (Prussia Regalis), region, part of Prussia annexed to the Kingdom of Poland in 1466 under the provisions of the Second Peace of Thorn⌊reipublicaeRoyal Prussia (Prussia Regalis), region, part of Prussia annexed to the Kingdom of Poland in 1466 under the provisions of the Second Peace of Thorn⌋ eius privilegiis consentanea sint. A cuius corpore, cum Ducal Prussia⌊Ducatus PrussiaeDucal Prussia⌋ separatus non sint(!), non minus eius, quam Poland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌊RegniPoland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌋ privilegia rata firmaque esse cupio. Quare vel nunc, si quid hic agitatum eius generis fuerit, officium meum libenter sum secuturus.

Quod autem reliquum est, commendo me Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae more meo plurimum ab eaque peto, ut, quandoquidem ipse is sum, qui benevolentiam Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae plurimi facio, qui ei ex animo studeo, veteri sua benevolentia et amore complectatur. Gratissimum mihi fecerit Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra. Quam cupio felicissime valere.

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⌋, 17 Ianuarii anno Domini 1546.

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 TharnowJan 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., etc.