Denn ersamenn unnd namhafftigenn herrn Gdańsk Town Council ⌊burgermeister unnd rathmann [der] koniglichenn stadt DanntzigGdańsk Town Council ⌋, / unsernn besonndern, gutten frunden.

Unnsernn freuntlichenn grues unnd alles guts zuvoran. Ersame, namhaftige herrn, besonndere, gutte freunde. /

Der herrnn rethe brief, unnderschriebenn unnd besiegelt, / wiewol inn dem der ordenntliche gbrauch nicht gehaldenn, / auch die thag zeitt / und stelle, do er gegebenn, / nach ist bliebenn, / hab wir dennoch uf Ewer Erbarkeit bitt, / damit auch in dem unnsere wilferigheit erkennt werde, / mit unnserm hantzeichenn bestetiget / unnd hiebey Ewer Erbarkeit widder lassen zukomenn. / Dieweil aber unnser sonnderlich schreiben / ann 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⌊konigliche maiestetSigismund 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⌋ inn dem falh unnötig, / nemlich, so der her Stanisław Kostka (*1487 – †1555), as a leader of the so-called nobles' party active in Royal Prussia since 1536, Kostka stood in opposition to most of the members of the Council of Royal Prussia, who wanted to maintain the autonomy of the province and a "balance of power" in terms of governance. The tension between the Prussian Subtreasurer and the Council had been increasing since the Diet in Graudenz (Grudziądz) in 1533. Kostka, connected with the royal court since his youth, was sent to Graudenz as the King's deputy and, contrary to custom, decided to take part in the proceedings. In response to such a step, the Council members stopped the meeting. Kostka accused them of hostility towards the Poles and intervened on this matter at the court. In the absence of the then Bishop of Ermland (Mauritius Ferber) it was Dantiscus who chaired the Graudenz Diet. The incident badly harmed his future relationships with Kostka; 1531-1555 Treasurer of the Prussian lands and Treasurer of Marienburg (Malbork); 1544-1545 Castellan of Elbing (Elbląg), 1545-1546 Castellan of Kulm (Chełmno); 1546-1549 Vice-Voivode of Kulm; 1546-1551 Voivode of Pomerania; 1551-1555 Voivode of Kulm (PSB 14, p. 356; Urzędnicy 5/2, p. 216; MAŁŁEK 1976, p. 119-123)⌊schatzmeister uf MariennburgStanisław Kostka (*1487 – †1555), as a leader of the so-called nobles' party active in Royal Prussia since 1536, Kostka stood in opposition to most of the members of the Council of Royal Prussia, who wanted to maintain the autonomy of the province and a "balance of power" in terms of governance. The tension between the Prussian Subtreasurer and the Council had been increasing since the Diet in Graudenz (Grudziądz) in 1533. Kostka, connected with the royal court since his youth, was sent to Graudenz as the King's deputy and, contrary to custom, decided to take part in the proceedings. In response to such a step, the Council members stopped the meeting. Kostka accused them of hostility towards the Poles and intervened on this matter at the court. In the absence of the then Bishop of Ermland (Mauritius Ferber) it was Dantiscus who chaired the Graudenz Diet. The incident badly harmed his future relationships with Kostka; 1531-1555 Treasurer of the Prussian lands and Treasurer of Marienburg (Malbork); 1544-1545 Castellan of Elbing (Elbląg), 1545-1546 Castellan of Kulm (Chełmno); 1546-1549 Vice-Voivode of Kulm; 1546-1551 Voivode of Pomerania; 1551-1555 Voivode of Kulm (PSB 14, p. 356; Urzędnicy 5/2, p. 216; MAŁŁEK 1976, p. 119-123)⌋ / sich kurtzlich, / wie wir bericht, / an koniglicher maiestet hoff nicht wirt begebenn, / wollet unns solchenn unnsernn brief / mit dem antwurt / uf unnsere gewerbe, / ann Ewer Erbarkeit negst getragenn, / widerumb zustellenn, / unns auch davor haltenn. / So wir wustenn, (: das Gott vorbitt :) solche drey personen, / wie vonn unns gehoret, solde seinn / inn Ewer Erbarkeit mittel sigenn, / woltenn wir dis, / sich vor sie zuhuttenn / unnd do es sonnst unnser pflicht unnd die noch wurd furdernn, / nicht hie vor unnsern unnderthanenn, / wie unns mit ungrund wirt zugelegt, / mit den wir nicht uber geburliche weise / gemeinschaft habenn, ane alle schew / bey kenntlichenn nhamen ei... nicht unanngezeigt lassenn, / dann dieselbtigenn Ewer Erbarkeit vor schadenn zw warnenn, / auch ihn vil ehre unnd guts, / sovil ummer muglich, / zu zufuegenn, / seinn wir willig unnd begirig. / Gottlichenn gnadenn befolhenn.

Datum aus unnserm schlos 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⌋, denn X Septembris M D XLIII.

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⌊JoannesIoannes 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⌋, vonn Gotts gnadenn bischoff zcw Ermland (Warmia, Varmia), diocese and ecclesiastical principality in northeastern Poland, 1466-1772 within the Kingdom of Poland, Royal Prussia⌊ErmelanndtErmland (Warmia, Varmia), diocese and ecclesiastical principality in northeastern Poland, 1466-1772 within the Kingdom of Poland, Royal Prussia⌋