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Reverendissimo 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 DantiscanoIoannes 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⌋ Dei gratia episcopo Culmensi, domino suo gratiosissimo.

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Perpetuam felicitatem exoptat ac plurimum sese commendat.

Etsi me pudor prohibet puerum infimae eruditionis nulliusque propemodum litteraturae litteras dare ad Reverendissimam Paternitatem Tuam, in litteris magnae quidem celebritatis et auctoritatis virum et extra totius doctrinae aleam positum, tamen in tanto vel privato meo, vel publico totius Royal Prussia (Prussia Regalis), region, part of Prussia annexed to the Kingdom of Poland in 1466 under the provisions of the Second Peace of Thorn⌊BorussiaeRoyal Prussia (Prussia Regalis), region, part of Prussia annexed to the Kingdom of Poland in 1466 under the provisions of the Second Peace of Thorn⌋ gaudio facere non possum, quin tester apud Reverendissimam Paternitatem Tuam subitum hoc animi gaudium, profitear laetitiam, quam profecto incredibilem animo cеpi, cum Reverendissimam Paternitatem Tuam summo 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⌊regis SigismundiSigismund 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⌋ sacratissimi principis domi forisque venerandi simulatque Bona Sforza (*1494 – †1557), Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania (1518-1557); the second wife of Sigismund I Jagiellon; Duchess of Bari and Rossano; daughter of Gian Galeazzo Sforza of Milan and Isabella of Aragon⌊reginaeBona Sforza (*1494 – †1557), Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania (1518-1557); the second wife of Sigismund I Jagiellon; Duchess of Bari and Rossano; daughter of Gian Galeazzo Sforza of Milan and Isabella of Aragon⌋ inclytae consensu, miro procerum applausu praesulem creatum esse intelligo, et cum numquam dubium fuerit, quin tibi omni laude praestanti viro in omni genere studiorum tam exacte perfecto, ut nihil sit, quod praeterea desideretur, quem Platones ipsi, quem Cicerones, quem Fabii suorum ordini inseruissent, nulli non honores iampridem dignitatesque deberentur, tamen posteaquam auditum est praesulem te Culmensem factum esse, tanta universi quidem, sed praecipue Jan Baliński (†1531), he held the office of Prussian senator, although he did not have Prussian indigene and did not even know German; 1506 clerk of Dobrzyń Land; 1512-1518 Castellan of Rippin (Rypin); 1519 Castellan of Gdańsk (Danzig); 1517-1531 Subtreasurer of Prussian lands; clerk and steward (szafarz) of Marienburg (Malbork) (Urzędnicy 5/2, p. 194; ORACKI 1984, p. 9; Urzędnicy 6/2, p. 216)⌊parens meusJan Baliński (†1531), he held the office of Prussian senator, although he did not have Prussian indigene and did not even know German; 1506 clerk of Dobrzyń Land; 1512-1518 Castellan of Rippin (Rypin); 1519 Castellan of Gdańsk (Danzig); 1517-1531 Subtreasurer of Prussian lands; clerk and steward (szafarz) of Marienburg (Malbork) (Urzędnicy 5/2, p. 194; ORACKI 1984, p. 9; Urzędnicy 6/2, p. 216)⌋ venerandus, heros honorum et vitae dignitate illustris, nominis Reverendissimae Paternitatis Tuae studiosissimus simulatque ego puer duodecimum egressus annum, qui litterarum sacra veneror, affecti laetitia sumus et ineffabili gaudio perfusi deliniti demulcti, ut maiori et iustiori quisquam nemo possit, quod eum provehi ad ingentes titulos aspiciam virum, cuius honestis disciplinis et auctoritas, et humanitas ita suffragatur, ut tantum crescere spes mea et fiducia, quantum Reverendissimae Paternitatis Tuae vel fortuna, vel dignitas merito debeat. Quapropter, in hac animi mei praecipua quadam voluptate, praecipuam quoque gratulandi rationem desiderarem, nisi tecum mihi hoc est, cum homine peritissimo et supramundanae sapientiae ardua superanti res esset, cuius insignis prudentia quasi lynceis oculis in ipsa quoque hominum praecordia introspiciat, illud autem neutiquam omiserim viderim[1] mihi Sigismundum regem Poloniae excellentissimum nulla ex parte non egregium f. 24v maxima conservandae religionis сonstantia clarum, ceu via quadam regia ad immortalem gloriam tendere, qui viros augeat honoribus et eruditos, et graves, nec delitescere sub modio, quod dicitur, praeclarum virtutis lumen patiatur. Sed de his in praesentiarum tacebo, de quibus longiore subsellio agendum puto, tuarum laudum copiam et excellentis huius laetitiae ac voluptatis meae ingentis causas modulatiori accentu decantarem, et quod Tua Reverendissima Paternitas episcopatum Culmensem, quod sane sacerdotium sicuti amplissimum ita opulentissimum est indepta, nisi subverere{re}as culpa ingenii mei detexere vel deterere, ad quas nondum idoneus, his praeludiis tota mente et ingeniosis viribus me comparo. Interim Deum Optimum Maximum deprecabundus adorabo, ut haec dignitas Reverendissimae Paternitatis Tuae non ad inanem gloriam, quae mortis est imago, sed ad vitam salutemque proficiat, ut et cum divo Augustine of Hippo, Saint (Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis, St. Augustine) (*354 – †430), saint and doctor of the Church; philosopher and theologian from the Roman province of Africa; Bishop of Hippo Regius⌊Aurelio AugustinoAugustine of Hippo, Saint (Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis, St. Augustine) (*354 – †430), saint and doctor of the Church; philosopher and theologian from the Roman province of Africa; Bishop of Hippo Regius⌋ doceamur terrena calcare et caelestia sitire. Me totum, quantus quantus sum, Reverendissimae Paternitati Tuae dedico et clientelam aс written over u⌈uсс written over u⌉ voluntariam trado servitutem. Dispeream, si cornu quidem copiae, aut virgulam divinam pluris, quam Reverendissimae Paternitatis Tuae amicitiam et favorem fecerim.

Aveto, Amplissime Antistes, ecclesiae sanctae columen, sacra, quod aiunt, ancora et dulce decus patriae, adsis illi semper propitius sisque felix nobis famulis tuis et Reverendissimae Tuae Paternitati plurimum confidentibus. Dignitatem tuam extollat, quaesumus, in sacro fidelium coetu pium ac coeleste numen.

Datae ex Marienburg (Malbork), town and castle in northern Poland, Pomeranian Voivodeship, on the Nogat river, a branch of the Vistula at its delta, the capital of the Grand Masters of the Teutonic Order in Prussia (1309-1457), a voivodeship capital in Royal Prussia, which belonged to the Kingdom of Poland (1466-1772). Marienburg (taking turns with Graudenz (Grudziądz)) was the venue for the Provincial Diets of Royal Prussia, which were chaired by the bishop of Ermland (Warmia)⌊Arce MarianaMarienburg (Malbork), town and castle in northern Poland, Pomeranian Voivodeship, on the Nogat river, a branch of the Vistula at its delta, the capital of the Grand Masters of the Teutonic Order in Prussia (1309-1457), a voivodeship capital in Royal Prussia, which belonged to the Kingdom of Poland (1466-1772). Marienburg (taking turns with Graudenz (Grudziądz)) was the venue for the Provincial Diets of Royal Prussia, which were chaired by the bishop of Ermland (Warmia)⌋, anno ab hominum genere restituto post millesimum qingentesimo tricesimo, die vero 7 Augusti.

Eiusdem Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae perpetuus servus Stanisław Baliński of Bielawy (†after 1548), one of the six sons of Jan Baliński of Bielawy (d. 1531) Gdańsk castellan (1519), and brother of Anna, the widow of Marcin Luzjański (HARTMANN 1525-1550, Nr. 1122; BONIECKI 1, p. 89)⌊Stanislaus Balinski de ByelawiStanisław Baliński of Bielawy (†after 1548), one of the six sons of Jan Baliński of Bielawy (d. 1531) Gdańsk castellan (1519), and brother of Anna, the widow of Marcin Luzjański (HARTMANN 1525-1550, Nr. 1122; BONIECKI 1, p. 89)⌋ sua ma<n>u

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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 VarmiensiIoannes 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⌋, domino et patrono suo colendissimo

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Reverendissime in Christo Pater et domine, domine mihi colendissime. Salutem perpetuamque servitiorum commendationem.

Relatum mihi est nuperrime per famulum Reverendissimae Paternitatis Vestrae Reverendissimam Paternitatem Vestram ad Ermland (Warmia, Varmia), diocese and ecclesiastical principality in northeastern Poland, 1466-1772 within the Kingdom of Poland, Royal Prussia⌊novas sedes WarmiensesErmland (Warmia, Varmia), diocese and ecclesiastical principality in northeastern Poland, 1466-1772 within the Kingdom of Poland, Royal Prussia⌋ ex Kulm diocese (Chełmno diocese)⌊CulmensibusKulm diocese (Chełmno diocese)⌋ remeasse, quod ut sit faustissime, id ex animo Reverendissimae Paternitati Vestrae faveo. Gratulor itaque Reverendissimae Paternitati Vestrae, quod ad tantum honoris fastigium pervenerit, quodque ex minori in altiorem statum evecta sit, tum quoque meis gratulor, qui sub sede Reverendissimae Paternitatis Vestrae constituti sunt, et eos Reverendissimam Paternitatem Vestram habere patronum atque episcopum. Quam humillime rogo, dignetur respectum atque intuitum habere meritorum olim parentis mei, quae ille in Reverendissimam Paternitatem Vestram atque alios praedecessores Reverendissimae Paternitatis Vestrae praestitit. Quamvis mihi dubium non sit Reverendissimam Paternitatem Vestram in me aliquantulum commotam fuisse, partim culpa mea, partim etiam ex aliorum relatu falsissimo, qui fortasse mihi invidebant, ut haberem Reverendissimae Paternitatis Vestrae gratiam, sed Deus Omnipotens Maximus, qui vindex omnium rerum est, suo tempore eorum ulciscetur calumniam, illi enim vindictam commisi, et ipse retribuet. Atque utinam mihi id exoptare potuissem, ut adhuc essem in servitio Reverendissimae Paternitatis Vestrae saltem ob eam rationem, ut cum maiori gratia a Reverendissima Paternitate Vestra discessissem, quam discesserim, sed divino mihi succurrente auxilio spero Reverendissimam Paternitatem Vestram futuram in me propensiorem, quam fortasse umquam antehac fuerit. Ego vero, si in quapiam re erga Reverendissimam Paternitatem Vestram excesserim, pe paper damaged⌈[e]e paper damaged⌉to humillime, ut id non spontaneae voluntati meae imputet, verum magis meam iuventutem improbet, nam, dum vixero, poenitebit me Reverendissimam Paternitatem Vestram aliqua re offendisse. Nemo enim potest ilico sapere, nisi primum malo accepto sapiat, quod ego merito malum nuncupare censeo, eam ob causam, quod Reverendissimam Paternitatem Vestram mihi infensam habeam. Id unum mihi tamen dolorem abstrahit atque spe quadam consolatur, quod si in qua paper damaged⌈[a]a paper damaged⌉piam re aliquando per meam incuriam in exhibendis Reverendissimae Paternitati Vestrae servitiis erraverim, potero facillime mea sedulitate atque diligentia adimplere. Novitates si Reverendissimae Paternitati Tuae scribere debeam, ingemiscens cum ploratu describam Petru IV Raresh (Petrylo) (*ca. 1487 – †1546), 1527-1538 and 1541-1546 Hospodar of Moldavia⌊palatinum sceleratissimum MoldaviensemPetru IV Raresh (Petrylo) (*ca. 1487 – †1546), 1527-1538 and 1541-1546 Hospodar of Moldavia⌋ 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⌊regi nostroSigismund 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⌋ maximam iacturam facere. Quodque non usque adeo dolendum esset, si damnum inferretur Poland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌊patriaePoland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌋ ab aliquo hoste violentiore, sed a tam levi inimico p. 944 tot nobis iniciuntur pericula atque discrimina, arces diruuntur, villae incendio conflagrantur, populus in captivitatem reducitur, alii trucidantur. Quod ego hic brevissime Paternitati Vestrae Reverendissimae perstringo, nam scio plura alios Reverendissimae Paternitati Vestrae in ea re scripsisse. Ceterum, quod statum meum attinet, is(!) quoque ut Reverendissimae Paternitati Vestrae lateat, nolo. Sum in servitio illustris et magnifici domini Piotr Kmita Sobieński (*1477 – †1553), 1512 starosta of Przemyśl; 1518 court marshal; 1523 starosta of Spiš; starosta of Koło; 1527 castellan of Wojnicz; 1529 Crown grand marshal; 1532 castellan of Sandomierz; 1533 starosta of Cracow; 1535 voivode of Sandomierz; 1536 voivode of Cracow (PSB 13, p. 97)⌊palatini CracoviensisPiotr Kmita Sobieński (*1477 – †1553), 1512 starosta of Przemyśl; 1518 court marshal; 1523 starosta of Spiš; starosta of Koło; 1527 castellan of Wojnicz; 1529 Crown grand marshal; 1532 castellan of Sandomierz; 1533 starosta of Cracow; 1535 voivode of Sandomierz; 1536 voivode of Cracow (PSB 13, p. 97)⌋, quem mihi agnosco dominum esse clementissimum, apud quem fungor scribae officio. Nihil aliud est, quod Reverendissimae Paternitati Vestrae scribendum hidden by binding⌈[um]um hidden by binding⌉ esse censerem. Commendo me itaque in gratiam Reverendissimae Paternitatis Vestrae. Dominus Deus Reverendissimam Paternitatem Vestram una cum Christine Schultze (Christine Scholcz) (†1539), mother of Ioannes Dantiscus (PSB 4 Dantyszek, s. 424)⌊matre suaChristine Schultze (Christine Scholcz) (†1539), mother of Ioannes Dantiscus (PSB 4 Dantyszek, s. 424)⌋ dulcissima, Bernhard von Höfen (Bernhard Flachsbinder) (†after 1548), Ioannes Dantiscus' brother, stayed with Dantiscus in Spain, as a member of his mission's retinue, and was used as a trusted courier to Poland at least from 1526; after 1530 Starost of Löbau

Georg von Höfen (Georg Flachsbinder, Georgius de Curiis) (†after 1550-02-07), Ioannes Dantiscus' brother; Starosta of Rössel (HARTMANN 1525-1550, No. 584, 586, 588; AGAD, MK, 77, f. 385-386v)⌊fratribusBernhard von Höfen (Bernhard Flachsbinder) (†after 1548), Ioannes Dantiscus' brother, stayed with Dantiscus in Spain, as a member of his mission's retinue, and was used as a trusted courier to Poland at least from 1526; after 1530 Starost of Löbau

Georg von Höfen (Georg Flachsbinder, Georgius de Curiis) (†after 1550-02-07), Ioannes Dantiscus' brother; Starosta of Rössel (HARTMANN 1525-1550, No. 584, 586, 588; AGAD, MK, 77, f. 385-386v)⌋, Anna von Höfen (Anna Reyneck, Anna Flachsbinder), sister of Ioannes Dantiscus, wife of Johann Hannau Sr and, after his death, of Johann Reyneck

Catherina von Höfen Dantiscus' sister, 1538-11-17 married Hans Glaubitz (CIDTC, IDL 5205; IDL 2425; IDL 4399)

Ursula von Höfen (Ursula Flachsbinder), Dantiscus’ sister, wife of Johann Reisen, mother of Justine, Ursule, and Augustin; then wife of Zacharias Lehmann, mother of Johann Lehmann⌊sororibusAnna von Höfen (Anna Reyneck, Anna Flachsbinder), sister of Ioannes Dantiscus, wife of Johann Hannau Sr and, after his death, of Johann Reyneck

Catherina von Höfen Dantiscus' sister, 1538-11-17 married Hans Glaubitz (CIDTC, IDL 5205; IDL 2425; IDL 4399)

Ursula von Höfen (Ursula Flachsbinder), Dantiscus’ sister, wife of Johann Reisen, mother of Justine, Ursule, and Augustin; then wife of Zacharias Lehmann, mother of Johann Lehmann⌋ atque propinquis diu sospitem, inco hidden by binding⌈[o]o hidden by binding⌉lumem felicissimeque florentem conservet.

Datum Piotrków (Petricovia), city in central Poland, in the 15th-16th century the location of the assemblies of the Diet (Sejm) of the Kingdom of Poland, today Piotrków Trybunalski⌊PyotrkowiaePiotrków (Petricovia), city in central Poland, in the 15th-16th century the location of the assemblies of the Diet (Sejm) of the Kingdom of Poland, today Piotrków Trybunalski⌋, sedecima Februarii, anno Domini M-o D-o XXXVIII.

Reverendissimae Paternitatis Vestrae famulus deditissimus Stanisław Baliński of Bielawy (†after 1548), one of the six sons of Jan Baliński of Bielawy (d. 1531) Gdańsk castellan (1519), and brother of Anna, the widow of Marcin Luzjański (HARTMANN 1525-1550, Nr. 1122; BONIECKI 1, p. 89)⌊Stanislaus Balinsky hidden by binding⌈[ky]ky hidden by binding⌉ a ByelawyStanisław Baliński of Bielawy (†after 1548), one of the six sons of Jan Baliński of Bielawy (d. 1531) Gdańsk castellan (1519), and brother of Anna, the widow of Marcin Luzjański (HARTMANN 1525-1550, Nr. 1122; BONIECKI 1, p. 89)⌋