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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⌊Ioanni Dei gratia episcopo CulmensiIoannes 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⌋, domino meo colendissimo

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Reverendissime in Christo Pater et Domine, domine colendissime observandissimeque. Post reverentiae debitum et servitiorum commendationem.

Miseram heri per hunc puerum litteras meas ad Reverendissimam Dominationem Vestram putabamque ad eam iam perlatas, cum ecce ille, nescio qua fatua persuasione adductus, cum obvium sibi habuisset servitorem Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae, cum regio cubiculario ex medio itinere ad me redit litteras ipsas referens, quod male me affecit, cum propter alia multa, tum maxime, quod excidit nobis opportunitas temporis on the margin⌈temporistemporis on the margin⌉ advocandi huc absentes dominos et ocius remittendi hunc regium nuntium. Nunc in metu sum, ne hi, quibus sunt invisae res nostrae et student rem coeptam ac feliciter currentem irritam facere undique comperendinationis causas sunt captaturis, quo electionis facultas extra tempus a iure concessum extrahatur atque ita concidant omnia nostra, quod facile eveniet, si adhuc sunt vocandi absentes nec ante respondendum regi, quam illi adveniant. Cras ad seram horam convocavit Ermland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌊capitulumErmland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌋ noster praesidens, cum in re tanta et festiva potuerit et debuerit antevertere etiam consuetum tempus, quod me de reliquis non meliora facit cogitare. Haec causa est, ut praemittere voluerim has meas litteras, ne si haec res in longum trahatur, in discrimine sinerem esse res Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae.

Tum etiam, si brevem hic habuerit festinationem expeditionem cubicularius, tum cum arbitrer illum recta profecturum Lviv (Lwów, Leopolis), city in Red Ruthenia, in the 14th-18th centuries in the Kingdom of Poland; today in western Ukraine⌊LeopolimLviv (Lwów, Leopolis), city in Red Ruthenia, in the 14th-18th centuries in the Kingdom of Poland; today in western Ukraine⌋, carebit 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⌊maiestas regiaSigismund 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⌋ consilio r et instructione reverendissimi Piotr Gamrat (*1487 – †1545), 1509-1518 parish priest in Wyszków; 1519 scholastic of Płock; 1526 Gniezno canon; 1528 dean of Płock; 1529 Warsaw scholastic; 1532-1538 general commissioner and admistrator of Crown lands in Masovia; provost at the chapter of St. Florian in the Kleparz district in Cracow, and later of St. Michael in Płock; 1531 bishop of Kamieniec; 1532 Dean of Warsaw; 1535 bishop of Przemyśl; 1538 - of Płock; 1538 - of Cracow; 1541 archbishop of Gniezno and primate (with the approval of the Holy See he retained the bishopric of Cracow) (PSB 7, 264-266)⌊domini PlocensisPiotr Gamrat (*1487 – †1545), 1509-1518 parish priest in Wyszków; 1519 scholastic of Płock; 1526 Gniezno canon; 1528 dean of Płock; 1529 Warsaw scholastic; 1532-1538 general commissioner and admistrator of Crown lands in Masovia; provost at the chapter of St. Florian in the Kleparz district in Cracow, and later of St. Michael in Płock; 1531 bishop of Kamieniec; 1532 Dean of Warsaw; 1535 bishop of Przemyśl; 1538 - of Płock; 1538 - of Cracow; 1541 archbishop of Gniezno and primate (with the approval of the Holy See he retained the bishopric of Cracow) (PSB 7, 264-266)⌋ ad reliqua recte instituenda, quod certe non erit tutum. Iam enim mihi videor certum habere dominos in capitulo non discessuros a sententia, quam heri litteris declaravi, ac omnino negaturos fore, ut absque nominationibus procedant. Ideo iterum consulo, ut Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra sine mora mittat ad reverendissimum Piotr Gamrat (*1487 – †1545), 1509-1518 parish priest in Wyszków; 1519 scholastic of Płock; 1526 Gniezno canon; 1528 dean of Płock; 1529 Warsaw scholastic; 1532-1538 general commissioner and admistrator of Crown lands in Masovia; provost at the chapter of St. Florian in the Kleparz district in Cracow, and later of St. Michael in Płock; 1531 bishop of Kamieniec; 1532 Dean of Warsaw; 1535 bishop of Przemyśl; 1538 - of Płock; 1538 - of Cracow; 1541 archbishop of Gniezno and primate (with the approval of the Holy See he retained the bishopric of Cracow) (PSB 7, 264-266)⌊dominum PlocensemPiotr Gamrat (*1487 – †1545), 1509-1518 parish priest in Wyszków; 1519 scholastic of Płock; 1526 Gniezno canon; 1528 dean of Płock; 1529 Warsaw scholastic; 1532-1538 general commissioner and admistrator of Crown lands in Masovia; provost at the chapter of St. Florian in the Kleparz district in Cracow, and later of St. Michael in Płock; 1531 bishop of Kamieniec; 1532 Dean of Warsaw; 1535 bishop of Przemyśl; 1538 - of Płock; 1538 - of Cracow; 1541 archbishop of Gniezno and primate (with the approval of the Holy See he retained the bishopric of Cracow) (PSB 7, 264-266)⌋ curetque apud eius reverendissimam dominationem, ut praescribat regiae maiestati modum nominandi, uti rei conveniet, consulatque, ne id facere omittat eius maiestas. Et quam fieri potest, ut p hoc cubiculario praevertente nuntium Piotr Gamrat (*1487 – †1545), 1509-1518 parish priest in Wyszków; 1519 scholastic of Płock; 1526 Gniezno canon; 1528 dean of Płock; 1529 Warsaw scholastic; 1532-1538 general commissioner and admistrator of Crown lands in Masovia; provost at the chapter of St. Florian in the Kleparz district in Cracow, and later of St. Michael in Płock; 1531 bishop of Kamieniec; 1532 Dean of Warsaw; 1535 bishop of Przemyśl; 1538 - of Płock; 1538 - of Cracow; 1541 archbishop of Gniezno and primate (with the approval of the Holy See he retained the bishopric of Cracow) (PSB 7, 264-266)⌊domini PlocensisPiotr Gamrat (*1487 – †1545), 1509-1518 parish priest in Wyszków; 1519 scholastic of Płock; 1526 Gniezno canon; 1528 dean of Płock; 1529 Warsaw scholastic; 1532-1538 general commissioner and admistrator of Crown lands in Masovia; provost at the chapter of St. Florian in the Kleparz district in Cracow, and later of St. Michael in Płock; 1531 bishop of Kamieniec; 1532 Dean of Warsaw; 1535 bishop of Przemyśl; 1538 - of Płock; 1538 - of Cracow; 1541 archbishop of Gniezno and primate (with the approval of the Holy See he retained the bishopric of Cracow) (PSB 7, 264-266)⌋, illius non exspectatis consiliis, 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⌊maiestas regiaSigismund 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⌋ huc mittat suum nuntium, posset Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra per hunc cubicularium admonere eius maiestatem vel dominum Paweł Dunin-Wolski (Paweł Wolski) (†1546), 1533-1543 Starost of Gostynin; 1532-1537 Castellan of Sochaczew; 1537-1539 Vice-Chancellor of the Crown; 1537-1546 Burgrave of Cracow; 1539-1544 Grand Chancellor of the Crown; 1539-1544 Castellan of Radom; 1544-1546 Bishop of Poznań (after the death of his wife) (Urzędnicy 10, p. 214)⌊vicecancellariumPaweł Dunin-Wolski (Paweł Wolski) (†1546), 1533-1543 Starost of Gostynin; 1532-1537 Castellan of Sochaczew; 1537-1539 Vice-Chancellor of the Crown; 1537-1546 Burgrave of Cracow; 1539-1544 Grand Chancellor of the Crown; 1539-1544 Castellan of Radom; 1544-1546 Bishop of Poznań (after the death of his wife) (Urzędnicy 10, p. 214)⌋, quod dominus Plocensis missurus sit in ea re consilia et deliberationes suas, sine quibus non sit tutum nuntium huc ablegare.

Ego omnem movebo lapidem, ut vocentur alii domini, et ut sine mora absolvatur nuntius, quem si ad se revertentem praestolari vult Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra, antequam scribat reverendissimo Piotr Gamrat (*1487 – †1545), 1509-1518 parish priest in Wyszków; 1519 scholastic of Płock; 1526 Gniezno canon; 1528 dean of Płock; 1529 Warsaw scholastic; 1532-1538 general commissioner and admistrator of Crown lands in Masovia; provost at the chapter of St. Florian in the Kleparz district in Cracow, and later of St. Michael in Płock; 1531 bishop of Kamieniec; 1532 Dean of Warsaw; 1535 bishop of Przemyśl; 1538 - of Płock; 1538 - of Cracow; 1541 archbishop of Gniezno and primate (with the approval of the Holy See he retained the bishopric of Cracow) (PSB 7, 264-266)⌊domino PlocensiPiotr Gamrat (*1487 – †1545), 1509-1518 parish priest in Wyszków; 1519 scholastic of Płock; 1526 Gniezno canon; 1528 dean of Płock; 1529 Warsaw scholastic; 1532-1538 general commissioner and admistrator of Crown lands in Masovia; provost at the chapter of St. Florian in the Kleparz district in Cracow, and later of St. Michael in Płock; 1531 bishop of Kamieniec; 1532 Dean of Warsaw; 1535 bishop of Przemyśl; 1538 - of Płock; 1538 - of Cracow; 1541 archbishop of Gniezno and primate (with the approval of the Holy See he retained the bishopric of Cracow) (PSB 7, 264-266)⌋. Erit in arbitrio ipsius, dum perpenderit, quam non admittat res haec multas moras. Certum est enim, nisi intra mensem Septembrem non eligerimus vel postulaverimus, nos cadere a iure eligendi et ad papam devolvi ius praeficiendi episcopum. Idcirco curabo apud Ermland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌊capitulumErmland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌋, ut scribat 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⌊regiae maiestatiSigismund 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⌋, si temporis angustia postulaverit, se prorogaturum diem AAWO, AB, D. 2, f. 54v electionis in posteros dies tres vel quattuor ... illegible⌈...... illegible⌉terim quo mittendi hidden by binding⌈[i]i hidden by binding⌉ nuntii tempus habeatur laxius et evitetur periculum etc.

Praeterea autem, quae heri scripsi, hoc succurrit meo iudicio necessario suggerendum reverendissimo Piotr Gamrat (*1487 – †1545), 1509-1518 parish priest in Wyszków; 1519 scholastic of Płock; 1526 Gniezno canon; 1528 dean of Płock; 1529 Warsaw scholastic; 1532-1538 general commissioner and admistrator of Crown lands in Masovia; provost at the chapter of St. Florian in the Kleparz district in Cracow, and later of St. Michael in Płock; 1531 bishop of Kamieniec; 1532 Dean of Warsaw; 1535 bishop of Przemyśl; 1538 - of Płock; 1538 - of Cracow; 1541 archbishop of Gniezno and primate (with the approval of the Holy See he retained the bishopric of Cracow) (PSB 7, 264-266)⌊domino PlocensiPiotr Gamrat (*1487 – †1545), 1509-1518 parish priest in Wyszków; 1519 scholastic of Płock; 1526 Gniezno canon; 1528 dean of Płock; 1529 Warsaw scholastic; 1532-1538 general commissioner and admistrator of Crown lands in Masovia; provost at the chapter of St. Florian in the Kleparz district in Cracow, and later of St. Michael in Płock; 1531 bishop of Kamieniec; 1532 Dean of Warsaw; 1535 bishop of Przemyśl; 1538 - of Płock; 1538 - of Cracow; 1541 archbishop of Gniezno and primate (with the approval of the Holy See he retained the bishopric of Cracow) (PSB 7, 264-266)⌋, ut in litteris regiis post descriptas personas nominatorum hidden by binding⌈[rum]rum hidden by binding⌉ haec ponantur verba: “Ex quibus unum eligetis vel postulabitis ecclesiae vestrae utilem ... illegible⌈...... illegible⌉ episcopum. Verum non dubitamus vos perstituros in sententia vestra, quam antehac de persona reverendi patris domini Ioannis episcopi Culmensis in hunc ordinem defuncti episcopi vestri locum sufficienda doctitastis habuistis”.

Cur hoc vel similia scribi velim, Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra intelligit. Non est autem tutum, ut 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⌊eius maiestasSigismund 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⌋ pro hac re vel precetur aliquid extra ordinem, vel alio modo urgeat. Videbitur enim hoc multis in laesionem esse pactorum ac mali exempli, si extra nominationem nominationibus addantur et preces. Solemus quippe in huiusmodi esse superciliosi et meticulosi, fortasse non sine causa. Addo et hoc. Cum res omnis videatur hic esse in portu, non consulo, ut cum nonominationibus huc mittatur insignis aliquis, qui videlicet non sine spe egregii muneris aget functionem suam et in conficiendo hoc itinere erit tardior, quam patitur hoc negotium, sed mittantur litterae nominationum clausae ... superinscribed⌈... illegible⌈...... illegible⌉... superinscribed⌉ per gregarium aliquem cubicularium. Video enim esse supervacaneum, si quid accuratius instruetur ac dispendii maximi. Nec possum hoc quoque non admonere Reverendissimam Dominationem Vestram, quod ad personas nominandorum attinet, meo iudicio fore non citra indignitatem 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⌊maiestatis regiaeSigismund 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⌋ nec etiam citra convicium, si nominabitur dominus Henrich Snellenberg (†1539), son of a Thorn (Toruń) merchant; studied in Cracow, Cologne, Ingolstadt, and Frankfurt an der Oder; from 1499 to his death Canon of Ermland (Warmia) (took the canonry in 1501) (SBKW, p. 226-227; ZINS 1959, p. 431-432)⌊SnellenbergHenrich Snellenberg (†1539), son of a Thorn (Toruń) merchant; studied in Cracow, Cologne, Ingolstadt, and Frankfurt an der Oder; from 1499 to his death Canon of Ermland (Warmia) (took the canonry in 1501) (SBKW, p. 226-227; ZINS 1959, p. 431-432)⌋. Erit enim res ridiculo omnibus ac ipsi etiammet nominato et palam habebitur res fucata et ex composito acta. Pro honore 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⌊maiestatis regiaeSigismund 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⌋ mallem ego pro illo hidden by binding⌈[o]o hidden by binding⌉ substitui dominum Nicolaus Copernicus (Mikołaj Kopernik) (*1473 – †1543), humanist, physician and astronomer, doctor of canon law; nephew of Łukasz Watzenrode, Bishop of Ermland; 1497-1543 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1511-1513, 1520, 1524-1525, 1529 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1523 General Administrator of the bishopric after the death of Fabian von Lusian (Luzjański) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 161; SBKW, p. 123-124)⌊Nicolaum CoppernicNicolaus Copernicus (Mikołaj Kopernik) (*1473 – †1543), humanist, physician and astronomer, doctor of canon law; nephew of Łukasz Watzenrode, Bishop of Ermland; 1497-1543 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1511-1513, 1520, 1524-1525, 1529 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1523 General Administrator of the bishopric after the death of Fabian von Lusian (Luzjański) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 161; SBKW, p. 123-124)⌋.

Cum haec ad seram noctem scriberem, misit ad me on the margin⌈meme on the margin⌉ dominus Felix Reich (*ca. 1475 – †1539), secretary to Łukasz Watzenrode, Bishop of Ermland (Warmia), and his chaplain; from 1518 Chancellor to succeeding Bishops of Ermland: Fabian von Lusian (Luzjański) and Mauritius Ferber; 1518-1525 Provost of Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) Collegiate Chapter; 1526-1539 Canon of Ermland; 1528 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1529-1532 administrator of the Chapter's estates in Allenstein (Olsztyn), and in 1538 in Tolkemit (Tolkmicko); 1538-1539 Vicar General of the diocese of Ermland, and Custos of Ermland; 1528-1530 envoy of the Ermland Chapter to the Provincial Diet of Royal Prussia (KOPICZKO 2, p. 265-266; BORAWSKA 1984, p. 176-177; SBKW, p. 200-201)⌊FelixFelix Reich (*ca. 1475 – †1539), secretary to Łukasz Watzenrode, Bishop of Ermland (Warmia), and his chaplain; from 1518 Chancellor to succeeding Bishops of Ermland: Fabian von Lusian (Luzjański) and Mauritius Ferber; 1518-1525 Provost of Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) Collegiate Chapter; 1526-1539 Canon of Ermland; 1528 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1529-1532 administrator of the Chapter's estates in Allenstein (Olsztyn), and in 1538 in Tolkemit (Tolkmicko); 1538-1539 Vicar General of the diocese of Ermland, and Custos of Ermland; 1528-1530 envoy of the Ermland Chapter to the Provincial Diet of Royal Prussia (KOPICZKO 2, p. 265-266; BORAWSKA 1984, p. 176-177; SBKW, p. 200-201)⌋ noster has, quas indidi, schedas, ex quibus Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra ipsius quoque de altero intelliget sententiam, cui ego certe accedo, certus et securus nihil inesse periculi. Si res in facultate est Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae, consulo et rogo, velit idipsum, ut fiat, efficere, si non propter ... illegible⌈...... illegible⌉ dictas causas, saltem ne hoc inferatur exemplum eludendi mentem pactorum, ob quod uterque pessime ad audiemus apud aemulos et posteros.

Ego caput meum devoveo Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae, si quid eorum, quae consulo, fraudi ei erit. Ego secure iam Reverendissimam Dominationem Vestram saluto episcopum meum nec alium salutabo hoc nomine. Errat tota via Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra, existimans se vigore prioris illius consensus consecuturam translationem ad hanc ecclesiam. Quod si esset, frustra nunc sectaremur has ambages, cum posset Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra absque alia requisitione capituli ad regiam commendationem consequi a summo pontifice, quod nunc quaeritur, quod tentandum certe esset, si quis persuadet.

Ego vero id quodni consulerem, cum in meam quoque rem nihil praesent[...] hidden by binding⌈[...][...] hidden by binding⌉ sit AAWO, AB, D. 2, f. 55r episcoporum promotio causa est consistorialis, quae non deciditur, nisi re iudicio instructa et decreto tituli canonici, quem non potest Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra habere ex priori illa successionis destinatione, quae nonnisi a coadiutoria haerebat, ea irrita, irrita habentur omnia accessoria. Postulatione igitur opus est, quam si peterentur pactorum assertores absque nominationibus fieri, esset hoc quoque non solum nihil iuri communi adversum, sed etiam meis rebus conducibile et maxime compendio futurum, quo minus dubitet reverendissima Dominatio Vestra me non discessurum fuisse on the margin⌈fuissefuisse on the margin⌉ a consilio meo, si per aliorum suffragia liceat. Sed tamen non discedo, ut heri scripsi, et si discedo, non alterius periculo discedo, quam meo, cuius causae haec mora plurimum potest afficere, et iam nescio, quid mihi ominatur huius cubicularii diverticulum apud Paweł Płotowski (*ca. 1485 – †1547), in 1523, after the death of Fabian von Lusian (Luzjański), Płotowski was one of the King's four candidates for the post of the bishop of Ermland; in 1530 and 1537, after the death of Jan Konopacki (Johann von Konopat) Sr and Dantiscus' transfer to the bishopric of Ermland, he made an effort to obtain the dignity of bishop of Kulm; from 1522 Provost of the Ermland (Warmia) Chapter, and from 1523 Canon of Ermland; secretary to Crown Grand Chancellor Krzysztof Szydłowiecki, and from 1533 royal secretary and courtier; in the thirties and forties several times royal envoy to the Royal Prussian Estates (SBKW, p. 191; KOPICZKO 2, p. 249-250)⌊dominum praepositumPaweł Płotowski (*ca. 1485 – †1547), in 1523, after the death of Fabian von Lusian (Luzjański), Płotowski was one of the King's four candidates for the post of the bishop of Ermland; in 1530 and 1537, after the death of Jan Konopacki (Johann von Konopat) Sr and Dantiscus' transfer to the bishopric of Ermland, he made an effort to obtain the dignity of bishop of Kulm; from 1522 Provost of the Ermland (Warmia) Chapter, and from 1523 Canon of Ermland; secretary to Crown Grand Chancellor Krzysztof Szydłowiecki, and from 1533 royal secretary and courtier; in the thirties and forties several times royal envoy to the Royal Prussian Estates (SBKW, p. 191; KOPICZKO 2, p. 249-250)⌋. Sed Deo omnia committenda sunt.

De regia indignatione, si non obsecundemus, nescio quid metuat scit Reverendissima Dominatione Vestra, quae scit superinscribed in place of crossed-out scit⌈scitscitscit superinscribed in place of crossed-out scit⌉, qua ratione res sit instructa, et ipsa 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⌊eius maiestasSigismund 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⌋ iam offert Vestrae Reverendissimae Dominationi se missuram etiam graviorem nuntium, rem futuram quasi olfaciens. Quare deponere dignetur Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra hunc metum et cogitet, uti tempestiva fiat rerum istarum expeditio. Ego haec scribo, ut qui certo videam ita rem eventuram cum hoc nuntio, ut nunc et heri divinavi. Rem ipsam, ut vere eveniet, scribam per servitorem Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae, qui deducet nuntium. Dabit autem Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra veniam, si quid familiarius aut confidentius scribo, quam vestra postulat dignitas. Cogit me fides et observantia erga Reverendissimam Dominationem Vestram nihil tegere eorum, quae in rem et dignitatem eius esse putem.

Commendo me eidem Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae, quam Dominus servet salvam et integram.

Litteras illas, quas retulit hic puer, non resignatas secundum mitto.

Ex Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia, Warmia), town in Ermland, on the Vistula Lagoon, Ermland bishopric see⌊FrauenburgFrauenburg (Frombork, Varmia, Warmia), town in Ermland, on the Vistula Lagoon, Ermland bishopric see⌋, die XXII Augusti 1537 alta nocte.

Eiusdem Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae obsequentissimus Tiedemann Giese (Tidemannus Gisius) (*1480 – †1550), in 1519 ennobled by King Sigismund I; 1504-1538 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1516-1527, 1533-1537 Judicial Vicar and Vicar General of Ermland; 1523-1538 Custos of Ermland; 1537-1549 Bishop of Kulm (Chełmno); 1549-1550 Bishop of Ermland (BORAWSKA 1984, passim)⌊Tidemannus GiseTiedemann Giese (Tidemannus Gisius) (*1480 – †1550), in 1519 ennobled by King Sigismund I; 1504-1538 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1516-1527, 1533-1537 Judicial Vicar and Vicar General of Ermland; 1523-1538 Custos of Ermland; 1537-1549 Bishop of Kulm (Chełmno); 1549-1550 Bishop of Ermland (BORAWSKA 1984, passim)⌋ servitor