Reverendissimo in Christo Patri et Domino, domino Ioanni Dei gratia episcopo Varmiensi, domino et maiori meo colendissimo plurimumque observando

Reverendissime in Christo Pater et Domine, domine colendissime plurimumque observande.

Promptam obsequiorum meorum exhibitionem.

Reddidit mihi frater Revendissimae Dominationis Vestrae mnemosynon amoris et benevolentiae in me vestrae, crucem auream aqualemque cum polubro argenteum, item pateram inauratam et non(!)gentas marcas nostrates. Reddidit autem homini non ingrato, verum agnoscenti mittentis benevolum animum et paternum affectum. Quoniam autem ex ante actis cognovi Reverendissimam Dominationem Vestram pro beneficiis quamvis amplissimis contemnere verba ampla gratiarum, hoc solum cupio certum ipsi haberi, non desituram umquam esse apud me memoriam beneficiorum et benevolentiae eius, quin omnibus studiis coner respondere illorum amplitudini et amori in me Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae.

Demandatam profectionem ad serenissimum 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⌊Romanorum regemFerdinand 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⌋ non possum quidem non gratulari Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae, ob legationis dignitatem. Verum optem illam obtigisse melius confirmatae valetudini, et tempore quo mihi tam non esset opus ope et directione vestra, qua mihi neophyto carere erit difficillimum.

Sed fatis parendum est neque par est me non obsequi consiliis et voluntati Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae. Itaque ad Provincial Diet of Royal Prussia ⌊comitiaProvincial Diet of Royal Prussia ⌋ ista eo, inde recta petiturus destinatum episcopatus locum atque Dei gratiam exspectaturus neque existimo id periculo ullo futurum.

Hodie quae in Ermland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌊capituloErmland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌋ acta sint, litterae capitulares indicabunt nec opus est me addere quicquam, etiam si vellem id quidem, verum satis est in tuto esse omnia. Quin etiam ad rem omnem ex amarulentia ista eruendam inventi sunt nobis modi non displicituri, ut existimo, Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae, quos referet 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)⌋, cum coram esse licebit. Rogo igitur, Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra animo velit esse sedato, ac in re remediabili uti solita sua commitate.

Apud dominum 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)⌊AlexandrumAlexander 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)⌋ pro voluntate Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae feci officium videorque mihi hominem eo flexisse, ne cuius citationis patiatur hoc tempore fieri executionem, quoad in ipsius est potestate. Non extat adhuc citatio ulla hic, sed fortasse exspectatur.

Ego me Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae asservantissime commendo cupioque illam quam bellissime valere.

Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia, Warmia), town in Ermland, on the Vistula Lagoon, Ermland bishopric see⌊FrauenburgiFrauenburg (Frombork, Varmia, Warmia), town in Ermland, on the Vistula Lagoon, Ermland bishopric see⌋, die tertia Maii 1538.

Eiusdem Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae addictissimus 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 electus CulmensisTiedemann 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)⌋