Reverendissimo in Christo Patri et 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 CulmensiIoannes 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⌋ administratorique episcopatus Pomezaniensis et postulato Varmiensi dignissimo, domino meo clementissimo

Post humillimam perpetuae meae fidelitatis devotissimorumque servitiorum in gratiam Paternitatis Vestrae Reverendissimae commendationem.

Reverendissime in {in} Christo Pater et Domine, domine clementissime.

Accepi heri a familiari generosi domini Johann von Werden (Constellatus, cf. HE, No. 148, p. 150, footnote No. 12) (*1495 – †1554), 1526 Mayor of Gdańsk (Danzig), from 1527 Starost of Neuenburg (Nowe), 1532-1535, 1538, 1539, 1546, 1551 Burgrave of Gdańsk, from 1535 Starost of Preußisch Mark (Przezmark) (1535-1540 together with Achatius von Zehmen (Cema)), 1536/1537 envoy of the Council of Royal Prussia to the Diet of the Kingdom of Poland held in Cracow (SBPN 4, p. 433-435; ZDRENKA 2, p. 368-369; MAŁŁEK 1976, p. 93, 161)⌊Ioannis a VerdenJohann von Werden (Constellatus, cf. HE, No. 148, p. 150, footnote No. 12) (*1495 – †1554), 1526 Mayor of Gdańsk (Danzig), from 1527 Starost of Neuenburg (Nowe), 1532-1535, 1538, 1539, 1546, 1551 Burgrave of Gdańsk, from 1535 Starost of Preußisch Mark (Przezmark) (1535-1540 together with Achatius von Zehmen (Cema)), 1536/1537 envoy of the Council of Royal Prussia to the Diet of the Kingdom of Poland held in Cracow (SBPN 4, p. 433-435; ZDRENKA 2, p. 368-369; MAŁŁEK 1976, p. 93, 161)⌋ Paternitatis Vestrae Reverendissimae cf. , CIDTC IDL 7480⌊litterascf. , CIDTC IDL 7480⌋ una cum decem florenis Ungaricalibus, quibus me pro sua cum nullo conferenda liberalitate et pietate benignissima praeter alia innumera et a me neutiquam promerita beneficia in hac necessitate mea munificentissime sublevare dignata est. Quamvis pro tanta benevolentia Patrenitati Vestrae Reverendissimae meritas gratiarum actiones agere non valeo, eas tamen, quas possum, maiores et numquam intermorituras ago habeoque, ac agere, et ut Divina Maiestas uberiori sua clementia Paternitati Vestrae Reverendissimae hoc abundantissime referat, orare, quamdiu hos spiritus reget artus, non desinam etc.

Quamprimum, Reverendissime Domine, meliuscule aliquantulum, quod cirurgicus brevi futurum pollicetur, habere cepero, non differam me ad Paternitatem Vestram Reverendissimam conferre, sed cum dominus doctor propter inveteratum catarri defluxum promissis cirurgici parum fidei dicat non posse tam facile defluxum catarii sisti et propterea consulat, ut acceptis mecum pro cura eiusce morbi medicinis necessariis me ad Paternitatem Vestram Reverendissimam conferrem. Ego inter spem et metum constitutus, quid tuto aggrediar, incertus sum. Si enim, antemquam integre fuero restitutus sanitati, hinc pedem movere debeam, nec ne, non satis apud me possum expendere et penitus in eo facto expers sum consilii. Qua de re quid mihi agendum sit, a Paternitate Vestra Reverendissima, domino meo clementissimo, humillime peto edoceri, an doctori, vel cirurgico, qui promissis dumtaxat suis me solatur, f[ide]re debeam etc.

cf. Baltazar of Lublin to Ioannes DANTISCUS Gdańsk (Danzig), 1537-10-17, CIDTC IDL 4512⌊Scripseramcf. Baltazar of Lublin to Ioannes DANTISCUS Gdańsk (Danzig), 1537-10-17, CIDTC IDL 4512⌋ Paternitati Vestrae Reverendissimae pauloante, quod m[ona]chus ille Pancratius Klemme, Dominican monk (*ca. 1475 – †1546), dominican and reformer; in 1537 he left finally Dominican Order.; 1526-1529 preacher in the St. John's Church in Gdańsk; 1529-1546 - in the St. Mary's Church⌊PangraciusPancratius Klemme, Dominican monk (*ca. 1475 – †1546), dominican and reformer; in 1537 he left finally Dominican Order.; 1526-1529 preacher in the St. John's Church in Gdańsk; 1529-1546 - in the St. Mary's Church⌋ firmissime statuerat praecedenti die Dominica [cucul]lam totaliter deponere, quam tamen ob vestimenta necdum sibi parata, h[acten]us non deposuit. Qui praedicto die Dominico, postquam multa in Rom[anam] ecclesiam, papam propter manifestam tyrannidem verum antichristum esse, nec alium exspectandum ex dictis Paul of Tarsus, Saint (*5-10 AD – †64-67 AD), the most important missionary and theologian of early Christianity, known as the Apostle of Nations, author of Letters, the main figure of the Acts of the Apostles⌊Sancti PauliPaul of Tarsus, Saint (*5-10 AD – †64-67 AD), the most important missionary and theologian of early Christianity, known as the Apostle of Nations, author of Letters, the main figure of the Acts of the Apostles⌋ asserens, debl[a]teratus esset. In calce sermonis, cum sibi quaedam scheda c[ommunica]a fuisset, in qua certa mulier precabatur, ut gratiarum actione[s] Domino Deo pro ea fierent ob id, quod per Sacrosanctam Eucharistia[m], cui se in partu laborans devoverat, fuisset partu libera effe[cta], audiatis, inquit, dilecti Christiani. Adhuc modicum lume[n] in vobis est. Nonne antehac vos informavi, ut vestrum qui[squis] sua in necessitate ad Deum Patrem eiusque Filium Christum Iesum confugeret? Sacramentum enim, in quantum sacram[en]tum te in nullo penitus iuvare poterit. Haec et alia pl[ura] cum magna auctoritate effuttiens etc.

Quod reliquum est, m[e] servitiaque mea iterum humillime in gratiam Paternitatis Vestrae Reverendissimae c[om]mendo Deumque precor, ut Paternitatem Vestram Reverendissimam quam diutissime sospitet et prosperet in omnibus.

Datum Gdańsk (Danzig, Dantiscum), city in northern Poland, on the Bay of Gdańsk at the mouth of the Vistula, on the Baltic, the biggest and wealthiest of the three Great Prussian Cities (Gdańsk, Thorn (Toruń), and Elbing (Elbląg)) with representation in the Council of Royal Prussia; a member of the Hanseatic League⌊GedaniGdańsk (Danzig, Dantiscum), city in northern Poland, on the Bay of Gdańsk at the mouth of the Vistula, on the Baltic, the biggest and wealthiest of the three Great Prussian Cities (Gdańsk, Thorn (Toruń), and Elbing (Elbląg)) with representation in the Council of Royal Prussia; a member of the Hanseatic League⌋, XXVII Octobris anno Domini M-o DXXXVII.

Eiusdem Paternitatis Vestrae Reverendissimae servitor humilisBaltazar of Lublin (†after 1543-05-20), from 1535 at the latest Canon of Kulm (Chełmno); 1538 Judicial Vicar in the Kulm Chapter; Chancellor to the Bishops of Kulm, Ioannes Dantiscus and then Tiedemmann Giese (MAŃKOWSKI 1928, p. 115)⌊ Baltasar a Lub[lin]Baltazar of Lublin (†after 1543-05-20), from 1535 at the latest Canon of Kulm (Chełmno); 1538 Judicial Vicar in the Kulm Chapter; Chancellor to the Bishops of Kulm, Ioannes Dantiscus and then Tiedemmann Giese (MAŃKOWSKI 1928, p. 115)⌋