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⌊IoannesIoannes 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.

Venerabilis Domine, frater sincere dilecte,

Ex cf. [Ioannes DANTISCUS] to UNKNOWN [Ermland Canon?] 1542-08-08 — 1542-08-09, CIDTC IDL 6379, letter lost⌊nostriscf. [Ioannes DANTISCUS] to UNKNOWN [Ermland Canon?] 1542-08-08 — 1542-08-09, CIDTC IDL 6379, letter lost⌋, quas 1542-08-08 – 1542-08-09⌊nudiustertius1542-08-08 – 1542-08-09⌋ Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński, Heilsberga), town in Ermland (Warmia), the main seat of the bishops of Ermland⌊hincHeilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński, Heilsberga), town in Ermland (Warmia), the main seat of the bishops of Ermland⌋ dedimus, iam Fraternitas Vestra de iis, quae petit, facta est certior.

De continuis pluviis Deo habendae sunt gratiae, quandoquidem cf. Vulg. Mt 5.44 diligite inimicos vestros benefacite his qui oderunt vos et orate pro persequentibus et calumniantibus vos ut sitis filii Patris vestri qui in caelis est qui solem suum oriri facit super bonos et malos et pluit super iustos et iniustos ⌊pluit super iustos et iniustos et solem suum oriri facit super bonos et maloscf. Vulg. Mt 5.44 diligite inimicos vestros benefacite his qui oderunt vos et orate pro persequentibus et calumniantibus vos ut sitis filii Patris vestri qui in caelis est qui solem suum oriri facit super bonos et malos et pluit super iustos et iniustos ⌋, et cf. Vulg. Ps (G) 94.4.1 quia in manu eius fines terrae ⌊in manu eius sunt omnes fines terraecf. Vulg. Ps (G) 94.4.1 quia in manu eius fines terrae ⌋. Cui fructus suos aufert et reddit, non tam peccatorum nostrorum, quam immensae suae misericordiae habita ratione. Non igitur oportuit solemne hoc Lawrence, Saint martyr, one of the seven deacons of ancient Rome⌊Divi LaurentiiLawrence, Saint martyr, one of the seven deacons of ancient Rome⌋ festum transponi, quod item sine assensu nostro fieri non debuit, scandalosum enim futurum est, festum, quod a nostris celebratur, a vestris contemptui haberi. Eiusmodi translatio ut toti nostrae Ermland (Warmia, Varmia), diocese and ecclesiastical principality in northeastern Poland, 1466-1772 within the Kingdom of Poland, Royal Prussia⌊dioecesiErmland (Warmia, Varmia), diocese and ecclesiastical principality in northeastern Poland, 1466-1772 within the Kingdom of Poland, Royal Prussia⌋ communis esset, statui, decorum fuisset. Verendum est itaque, ne craticula sic tractata pro aestu, quem fruges exigunt, copiosiores fundat imbres. Placandus et orandus est igitur Deus, ut concessa serenitate pro sua misericordia ad finem usque messis nobis uti clementer permittat.

cf. Tomasz KONOPNICKI to Ioannes DANTISCUS Rome, 1542, before July, CIDTC IDL 7364, letter lost⌊Litteraecf. Tomasz KONOPNICKI to Ioannes DANTISCUS Rome, 1542, before July, CIDTC IDL 7364, letter lost⌋ Tomasz Konopnicki (Thomas Conopniczki), notary in the royal chancellery; 1541-11-27 presented to a Kulm provostry (MRPS 4/3, p. 171)⌊Thomae ConopniczkiTomasz Konopnicki (Thomas Conopniczki), notary in the royal chancellery; 1541-11-27 presented to a Kulm provostry (MRPS 4/3, p. 171)⌋ ex 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⌋ eas, de quibus Fraternitas Vestra scribit, XIII diebus praecesserunt. Si quid interim sit mutatum, paulo post experiemur. [Si] Deus quidem non vult mortem peccatoris, multo minus nos optare licet. Utinam ab omni errore et impietate Alexander Sculteti (Scholtcze) (*ca. 1485 – †1570), doctor of canon law, cartographer, historian and friend of Copernicus; accused by Dantiscus and Stanisław Hozjusz (Hosius) of Sacramentarian heresy, in 1540 banished by King Sigismund I Jagiellon; in 1541 imprisoned by the Inquisition in Rome; after release from prison in 1544 he stayed in Rome for the rest of his life; 1509-1516 notary at the Roman Curia; 1519-1541 Canon of Ermland (Warmia), 1530-1539 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1536-1538 administrator of the komornictwo of Mehlsack (Melzak, today Pieniężno) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 299; SBKW, p. 219-220)⌊adversariusAlexander Sculteti (Scholtcze) (*ca. 1485 – †1570), doctor of canon law, cartographer, historian and friend of Copernicus; accused by Dantiscus and Stanisław Hozjusz (Hosius) of Sacramentarian heresy, in 1540 banished by King Sigismund I Jagiellon; in 1541 imprisoned by the Inquisition in Rome; after release from prison in 1544 he stayed in Rome for the rest of his life; 1509-1516 notary at the Roman Curia; 1519-1541 Canon of Ermland (Warmia), 1530-1539 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1536-1538 administrator of the komornictwo of Mehlsack (Melzak, today Pieniężno) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 299; SBKW, p. 219-220)⌋ conversus (quemadmodum pro illo sedulo oramus) resipiscat et in nullius molestiam pro ecclesiae ornamento vivat. cf. Vulg. Mt 3:9 potens est Deus de lapidibus istis suscitare filios Abrahae ⌊Potens Deus est ex lapidibus facere filios Abraham patriarch of the Israelites, Ishmaelites, Midianites and Edomite peoples⌊AbrahaeAbraham patriarch of the Israelites, Ishmaelites, Midianites and Edomite peoples⌋cf. Vulg. Mt 3:9 potens est Deus de lapidibus istis suscitare filios Abrahae ⌋, verum non omnia, quae potest, facit.

Fraternitas Vestra feliciter valeat.

Ex 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⌋, XI Augusti MDXLII.