BCz, 244, p. 268

Venerabilis et Eximie Domine, Frater et Amice carissime. Salutem et omnis felicitatis accessum.

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ms 1 qu[as] paper damaged⌉ possum gratias, aliquando per omnem occasionem, quoad eius a me fieri po(teri)t, relaturus. Ceterum, cum negotium hoc per mortem rMauritius Ferber (*1471 – †1537), doctor of both canon and civil law; from 1507 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and Lübeck; from 1514 Canon of Trier; 1512-1515 parish priest of the Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Gdańsk (Danzig); from 1516 Custos of Ermland and parish priest of the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Gdańsk; from 1519 Canon of Dorpat; from 1523 Canon of Revel; 1523-1537 Bishop of Ermland (KOPICZKO 2, p. 71-72; SBKW, p. 59-60)⌊everendissimi domini olim Mauritii episcopi VarmiensisMauritius Ferber (*1471 – †1537), doctor of both canon and civil law; from 1507 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and Lübeck; from 1514 Canon of Trier; 1512-1515 parish priest of the Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Gdańsk (Danzig); from 1516 Custos of Ermland and parish priest of the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Gdańsk; from 1519 Canon of Dorpat; from 1523 Canon of Revel; 1523-1537 Bishop of Ermland (KOPICZKO 2, p. 71-72; SBKW, p. 59-60)⌋ infectum mansit et ego concordibus votis Ermland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌊venerabilis capituliErmland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌋ ad eam ecclesiam ex Dei misericordia sum postulatus, ms 2 3 4 aliud,
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ms 1 aliu[d] paper damaged⌉ nobis agendum restat. Mitto igitur iis iunctum postulationis decretum cum instrumento procuratorio atque cum litteris regiis ad Paul III (Alessandro Farnese) (*1468 – †1549), 1493 elevated to cardinal; 1524 Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia; 1534-1549 Pope⌊summum pontificemPaul III (Alessandro Farnese) (*1468 – †1549), 1493 elevated to cardinal; 1524 Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia; 1534-1549 Pope⌋ et Antonio Pucci (*1484 – †1544), 1517-1521 papal nuncio in Switzerland; 1518-1541 Bishop of Pistoia; 1529-1541 Bishop of Vannes; 1529-1544 Penitentiary Major; 1531-1541 Cardinal of SS. IV Coronati; 1541-1542 Cardinal of Santa Maria in Trastevere; 1542-1543 Bishop of Albano; 1543-1544 Bishop of Sabina; 1532-1544 Cardinal Protector of the Kingdom of Poland and Portugal (WOJTYSKA 1977, p. 243; CE, p. 122-123)⌊Poland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌊RegniPoland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌋ protectorem cardinalemAntonio Pucci (*1484 – †1544), 1517-1521 papal nuncio in Switzerland; 1518-1541 Bishop of Pistoia; 1529-1541 Bishop of Vannes; 1529-1544 Penitentiary Major; 1531-1541 Cardinal of SS. IV Coronati; 1541-1542 Cardinal of Santa Maria in Trastevere; 1542-1543 Bishop of Albano; 1543-1544 Bishop of Sabina; 1532-1544 Cardinal Protector of the Kingdom of Poland and Portugal (WOJTYSKA 1977, p. 243; CE, p. 122-123)⌋, quae a 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⌊serenissimo rege meoSigismund 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⌋, ut certo existimo, scribentur, et ex Cracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌊CracoviaCracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌋ cum iis ad Dominationem Vestram dabuntur, quo ante nuntii adventum duplicatas allaturi, quem unamecum reverendissimus dominus electus Culmensis 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)⌊ms 2 3 4 Tidemannus,
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ms 1 Tideman[nus] paper damaged⌉ 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)⌋ missurus est, Dominatio Vestra curare possit sine mora negotium committi ac in praeambulis instrui, quemadmodum de iis ipse 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)⌊dominus electusTiedemann 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)⌋ latius Dominationi Vestrae scribit. Nuntius a nobis mittendus feret aurum et alia necessaria. Iam Dominationis Vestrae erit tam meis, quam 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)⌊domini electiTiedemann 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)⌋ sic intendere rebus, prout opinionem et fidem de Dominationis Vestrae amicitia et integritate concepimus. Ego, quod ex me erit, omnem daturus sum operam, ut Dominationis Vestrae iis in negotiis studium et diligentiam omni beneficentia ac gratitudine rependam, cf. Cic. Fam. 10.4.3 Qua re hoc unum tibi persuade; Cic. Fam. 16.1.2 Tu autem hoc tibi persuade ⌊hocque sibi de me certo persuadeatcf. Cic. Fam. 10.4.3 Qua re hoc unum tibi persuade; Cic. Fam. 16.1.2 Tu autem hoc tibi persuade ⌋ etc.

Pro novis, quae Dominatio Vestra scripsit, magnam habeo gratiam. Hic aliud non habemus, quam quod prope festum divi Bartholomei[1] in Copenhagen (København, Hafnia), city in Denmark, on the Zeeland and Amager islands⌊Haffnia alias CopenhagenCopenhagen (København, Hafnia), city in Denmark, on the Zeeland and Amager islands⌋ civitate Denmark (Dania)⌊Regni DaniaeDenmark (Dania)⌋ cf. Vulg. 1Sm 8.22.1-2 dixit autem Dominus ad Samuhel audi vocem eorum et constitue super eos regem; Vulg. 1Sm 16.13 tulit igitur Samuhel cornu olei et unxit eum ⌊Christian III of Oldenburg (*1503 – †1559), 1534-1559 King of Denmark and Norway, 1523-1559 Duke of Holstein and Schleswig; son of Frederick I of Oldenburg, King of Denmark, and his first consort, Anna of Brandenburg⌊ill(ustrissimus) or ill(ustris)⌈ill(ustrissimus)ill(ustrissimus) or ill(ustris)⌉ dominus dux Holstein, duchy in the Holy Roman Empire⌊HolsaciaeHolstein, duchy in the Holy Roman Empire⌋Christian III of Oldenburg (*1503 – †1559), 1534-1559 King of Denmark and Norway, 1523-1559 Duke of Holstein and Schleswig; son of Frederick I of Oldenburg, King of Denmark, and his first consort, Anna of Brandenburg⌋ in regem est coronatus, verum, cum episcopos[2] adhuc in vinculis habeat, non adfuit cornu Samuel biblical figure; the last of the Hebrew Judges, anointed the first two kings of the Kingdom of Israel: Saul and David⌊SamuelisSamuel biblical figure; the last of the Hebrew Judges, anointed the first two kings of the Kingdom of Israel: Saul and David⌋[3]cf. Vulg. 1Sm 8.22.1-2 dixit autem Dominus ad Samuhel audi vocem eorum et constitue super eos regem; Vulg. 1Sm 16.13 tulit igitur Samuhel cornu olei et unxit eum ⌋ inunctusque in solium positus est. In quo si diu residebit, continget praeter illorum hominum mores, naturam et ingenium, siquidem multos a se occisos, alios exules, paucos vero cf. Sen. Ep. 69.6 Illud inperitissimi cuiusque verbum falsum esse tibi ipse persuade: “bella res est mori sua morte” ⌊sua morte decedentescf. Sen. Ep. 69.6 Illud inperitissimi cuiusque verbum falsum esse tibi ipse persuade: “bella res est mori sua morte” ⌋ reges habuerunt. Apud nos omnia adhuc ex divina gratia tranquilla sunt, praeterquam, quod Luteranismus apud vicinos nostros mordicus tenetur, neque aliqua in re hucusque capit detrimentum. Si collectum fuisset concilium vel propediem colligeretur, aliquid boni sperare possemus, sin minus – vereor pestem ac luem istam vastius et amplius grassaturam. Sed de iis hactenus. Dominationi Vestrae omnia fausta precor, illamque diutissime bene valere summopere ...(?) cupio.

Ex Provincial Diet of Royal Prussia ⌊conventu terrarum PrussiaeProvincial Diet of Royal Prussia ⌋ in oppido Graudenz (Grudziądz, Graudentium), city in Poland, Voivodeship of Pomerania, on the upper east bank of the Vistula, Graudenz (taking turns with Marienburg (Malbork)) was the venue for the Provincial Diet of Royal Prussia, which were chaired by the bishop of Ermland (Warmia)⌊GraudenczGraudenz (Grudziądz, Graudentium), city in Poland, Voivodeship of Pomerania, on the upper east bank of the Vistula, Graudenz (taking turns with Marienburg (Malbork)) was the venue for the Provincial Diet of Royal Prussia, which were chaired by the bishop of Ermland (Warmia)⌋, prima die Octobris anno 1537.

[1] August 24.

[3] Commanded by God, the Biblical prophet Samuel anointed first Saul and then David as kings, so Dantiscus uses the name Samuel as the symbol of a person endowing royal power with a sacral character. (cf. KOPALIŃSKI 1990 p. 1033 ⌊Kopaliński, p. 1033cf. KOPALIŃSKI 1990 p. 1033 ⌋).

[2] In October 1536 king of Denmark Christian III imprisoned the Danish and Norwegian bishops (cf. cf. MAŁŁEK 1969 Przyczynek p. 130-131 ⌊Małłek,1969, p.130-131cf. MAŁŁEK 1969 Przyczynek p. 130-131 ⌋); Dantiscus was asked to plead for the imprisoned bishops with the Polish king by bishops Ioannes Magnus, Hans Brask and Magnus Haraldsson, who had been exiled from Sweden and were staying in Gdańsk (cf. the cf. Ioannes MAGNUS, Hans BRASK & Magnus HARALDI to Ioannes DANTISCUS Gdańsk (Danzig), 1536-11-02, CIDTC IDL 1550⌊letter from the same Swedish bishops to Dantiscus, Gdańsk, November 2, 1536, orig. BCz, 247, p.277, print: Magnus, No. 28cf. Ioannes MAGNUS, Hans BRASK & Magnus HARALDI to Ioannes DANTISCUS Gdańsk (Danzig), 1536-11-02, CIDTC IDL 1550⌋).

[4] There are no source materials concerning this matter. Possible hypotheses include one whereby, having learned of his daughter Juana’s betrothal to Diego Gracián de Alderete on June 30, 1537, Dantiscus was withdrawing from some kind of previously undertaken preparations for a marriage for her. Though the letter from Spain informing him of the betrothal only arrived on October 7, 1537 (cf. letters cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Fernando de GUEVARA Löbau (Lubawa), 1537-11-16, CIDTC IDL 1771⌊CEID 1.1, No. 65, p. 305 65-69cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Fernando de GUEVARA Löbau (Lubawa), 1537-11-16, CIDTC IDL 1771⌋, cf. Ioannes [DANTISCUS] to Gonzalo PÉREZ Löbau (Lubawa), 1537-11-16, CIDTC IDL 1790⌊CEID 1.1, No. 66, p. 306cf. Ioannes [DANTISCUS] to Gonzalo PÉREZ Löbau (Lubawa), 1537-11-16, CIDTC IDL 1790⌋, cf. [Ioannes DANTISCUS] to Alfonso POLO Löbau (Lubawa), 1537-11-16, CIDTC IDL 1782⌊CEID 1.1, No. 67, p. 307-308cf. [Ioannes DANTISCUS] to Alfonso POLO Löbau (Lubawa), 1537-11-16, CIDTC IDL 1782⌋, cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Diego GRACIÁN de Alderete Löbau (Lubawa), 1537-11-16, CIDTC IDL 1770⌊CEID 1.1, No. 68, p. 309-314cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Diego GRACIÁN de Alderete Löbau (Lubawa), 1537-11-16, CIDTC IDL 1770⌋, cf. [Ioannes DANTISCUS] to [Johan WEZE] Löbau (Lubawa), 1537-11-16, CIDTC IDL 1773⌊CEID 1.1, No. 69, p. 315-318cf. [Ioannes DANTISCUS] to [Johan WEZE] Löbau (Lubawa), 1537-11-16, CIDTC IDL 1773⌋, cf. [Ioannes DANTISCUS] to [Reynaldus STROZZI] Löbau (Lubawa), 1537-11-16, CIDTC IDL 1789⌊CEID 1.1, No. 71, p. 320-321cf. [Ioannes DANTISCUS] to [Reynaldus STROZZI] Löbau (Lubawa), 1537-11-16, CIDTC IDL 1789⌋, cf. [Ioannes DANTISCUS] to Luis NÚÑEZ CABEZA DE VACA Löbau (Lubawa), 1537-11-16, CIDTC IDL 1774⌊CEID 1.1, No. 73, p. 326-328cf. [Ioannes DANTISCUS] to Luis NÚÑEZ CABEZA DE VACA Löbau (Lubawa), 1537-11-16, CIDTC IDL 1774⌋, cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Fabian WOJANOWSKI (DAMERAU) Löbau (Lubawa), 1537-11-16, CIDTC IDL 1792⌊CEID 1.1, No. 77, p. 334-335cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Fabian WOJANOWSKI (DAMERAU) Löbau (Lubawa), 1537-11-16, CIDTC IDL 1792⌋), or a week after the date of the present letter, Dantiscus could have based his actions on the letter received on July 7, 1537 in which Gracián asked for his permission to marry Juana (letter from cf. Diego GRACIÁN de Alderete to Ioannes DANTISCUS Valladolid, 1536-09-13, CIDTC IDL 1538⌊Valladolid, September 13, 1536, orig. AAWO, D.131, f. 29-30; print: Españoles, I.14cf. Diego GRACIÁN de Alderete to Ioannes DANTISCUS Valladolid, 1536-09-13, CIDTC IDL 1538⌋). Perhaps the news of Juana’s planned marriage was also contained in a letter which Dantiscus received from Johan Weze and which is only known from mentions elsewhere (Prague, May 2, 1537) (see cf. [Ioannes DANTISCUS] to [Johan WEZE] Löbau (Lubawa), 1537-09-28, CIDTC IDL 1729⌊CEID 1.1, No. 47, p. 256-261cf. [Ioannes DANTISCUS] to [Johan WEZE] Löbau (Lubawa), 1537-09-28, CIDTC IDL 1729⌋).

BCz, 244, p. 289

Venerabilis Domine, amice et frater carissime ac honoran(de) or honoran(dissime)⌈honoran(de)honoran(de) or honoran(dissime)⌉. Salutem et omnem felicitatem.

cf. [Ioannes DANTISCUS] to [Dietrich von RHEDEN] Graudenz (Grudziądz), 1537-10-01, CIDTC IDL 1738⌊Scripsicf. [Ioannes DANTISCUS] to [Dietrich von RHEDEN] Graudenz (Grudziądz), 1537-10-01, CIDTC IDL 1738⌋ hinc unacum decreto postulationis, quod ex Ardres, town in the Département Pas-de-Calais in northern France, next to Calais⌊conventu nostro GraudnicensiArdres, town in the Département Pas-de-Calais in northern France, next to Calais⌋ ad Dominationem Vestram prima die Octobris praeteriti misi, ea, quae tum meis, tum etiam 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)⌊reverendissimi domini electi 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)⌋ rebus oportuna ac necessaria esse cognoscebam; quae iam haud written over [...]⌈[...] stain⌈[...][...] stain⌉dd written over [...]⌉ dubie ms. dubiae(!) ⌈dubiedubie ms. dubiae(!) ⌉ puto Dominationem Vestram accepisse. In praesentia item eiusdem postulationis duplicatas, ut vocant, mitto cum instrumento quod habere voluit Dominatio Vestra addito, et eo, quod ad resignationem canonicatus et praebendae meae Varmiensis in personam nobilis Fabian Wojanowski (Fabian of Dąbrówka, Fabian Damerau) (†1540), courtier of King Sigismund I Jagiellon and Queen Bona Sforza, German tutor to their son Sigismund II Augustus. In 1531 he went back to his family name Damerau; Dantiscus' companion on his mission to Emperor Charles V and his successor as a royal envoy at the Imperial court; 1539-1540 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) (from 1538 coadiutor of Henryk von Snellenberg by Dantiscus' patronage) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 49; SBKW, p. 37)⌊Fabiani a DamarauFabian Wojanowski (Fabian of Dąbrówka, Fabian Damerau) (†1540), courtier of King Sigismund I Jagiellon and Queen Bona Sforza, German tutor to their son Sigismund II Augustus. In 1531 he went back to his family name Damerau; Dantiscus' companion on his mission to Emperor Charles V and his successor as a royal envoy at the Imperial court; 1539-1540 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) (from 1538 coadiutor of Henryk von Snellenberg by Dantiscus' patronage) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 49; SBKW, p. 37)⌋ pertinet. Sunt et litterae regiae ad Paul III (Alessandro Farnese) (*1468 – †1549), 1493 elevated to cardinal; 1524 Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia; 1534-1549 Pope⌊pontificemPaul III (Alessandro Farnese) (*1468 – †1549), 1493 elevated to cardinal; 1524 Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia; 1534-1549 Pope⌋, et ad Antonio Pucci (*1484 – †1544), 1517-1521 papal nuncio in Switzerland; 1518-1541 Bishop of Pistoia; 1529-1541 Bishop of Vannes; 1529-1544 Penitentiary Major; 1531-1541 Cardinal of SS. IV Coronati; 1541-1542 Cardinal of Santa Maria in Trastevere; 1542-1543 Bishop of Albano; 1543-1544 Bishop of Sabina; 1532-1544 Cardinal Protector of the Kingdom of Poland and Portugal (WOJTYSKA 1977, p. 243; CE, p. 122-123)⌊cardinalem Regni protectoremAntonio Pucci (*1484 – †1544), 1517-1521 papal nuncio in Switzerland; 1518-1541 Bishop of Pistoia; 1529-1541 Bishop of Vannes; 1529-1544 Penitentiary Major; 1531-1541 Cardinal of SS. IV Coronati; 1541-1542 Cardinal of Santa Maria in Trastevere; 1542-1543 Bishop of Albano; 1543-1544 Bishop of Sabina; 1532-1544 Cardinal Protector of the Kingdom of Poland and Portugal (WOJTYSKA 1977, p. 243; CE, p. 122-123)⌋ duplicatae, eiusdem tenoris, quo fuerunt .. illegible⌈[..].. illegible⌉ priores. Praeterea et aliae regiae sunt litterae ad Paul III (Alessandro Farnese) (*1468 – †1549), 1493 elevated to cardinal; 1524 Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia; 1534-1549 Pope⌊sanctissimum dominum nostrumPaul III (Alessandro Farnese) (*1468 – †1549), 1493 elevated to cardinal; 1524 Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia; 1534-1549 Pope⌋ in copia earundem involutae de taxarum moderatione[1], maxime in ea, quae contingit ecclesiam Culmensem, de qua prioribus meis litteris Dominationi Vestrae scripsi. Dedi etiam et ego alteras eadem in re ad Antonio Pucci (*1484 – †1544), 1517-1521 papal nuncio in Switzerland; 1518-1541 Bishop of Pistoia; 1529-1541 Bishop of Vannes; 1529-1544 Penitentiary Major; 1531-1541 Cardinal of SS. IV Coronati; 1541-1542 Cardinal of Santa Maria in Trastevere; 1542-1543 Bishop of Albano; 1543-1544 Bishop of Sabina; 1532-1544 Cardinal Protector of the Kingdom of Poland and Portugal (WOJTYSKA 1977, p. 243; CE, p. 122-123)⌊reverendissimum dominum cardinalem Regni protectoremAntonio Pucci (*1484 – †1544), 1517-1521 papal nuncio in Switzerland; 1518-1541 Bishop of Pistoia; 1529-1541 Bishop of Vannes; 1529-1544 Penitentiary Major; 1531-1541 Cardinal of SS. IV Coronati; 1541-1542 Cardinal of Santa Maria in Trastevere; 1542-1543 Bishop of Albano; 1543-1544 Bishop of Sabina; 1532-1544 Cardinal Protector of the Kingdom of Poland and Portugal (WOJTYSKA 1977, p. 243; CE, p. 122-123)⌋, involutas similiter in earundem exemplo, ex quo quid et quomodo ad obtinendam taxae Culmensis moderationem Dominationi Vestrae agendum erit, edocebitur. Indignissimum quippe et omni aequitati esset contrarium, quod 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)⌊dominus electusTiedemann 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)⌋ ad veteris integrae taxae solutionem cogi deberet, cum, ut ingenue fateor et testor, episcopatus Culmensis, cui iam in septimum annum praefui, de paratis pecuniariis censibus septingentorum ducatorum valorem ex omnibus reditibus non habeat. Nihilominus istiusmodi summa a me fuit iniquissimis modis extorta contra Citizens of Florence ⌊FlorentinosCitizens of Florence ⌋, in quos Clement VII (Giulio de' Medici) (*1478 – †1534), 1523-1534 Pope⌊tunc pontifexClement VII (Giulio de' Medici) (*1478 – †1534), 1523-1534 Pope⌋ saeviebat[2]. Cum autem iam bellum hoc unacum suis auctoribus extinctum est, non puto, quod 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)⌊dominus electusTiedemann 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)⌋ ad eam impensam faciendam, quam ego feci, cogetur et hoc integritate et prudentia Dominationis Vestrae, cui uterque summe confidimus. De mea expeditione habebit in litteris 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)⌊domini electiTiedemann 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)⌋ indicem, quibus modis et quantum tempore Fabian von Lusian (Fabian Luzjański, Fabian von Lossainen, Fabian of Łężany) (*ca. 1470 – †1523), doctor of canon law; 1490-1512 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1506-1507, 1510, 1514 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1512-1523 Bishop of Ermland (SBKW, p. 156)⌊reverendissimi olim Fabiani episcopi VarmiensisFabian von Lusian (Fabian Luzjański, Fabian von Lossainen, Fabian of Łężany) (*ca. 1470 – †1523), doctor of canon law; 1490-1512 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1506-1507, 1510, 1514 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1512-1523 Bishop of Ermland (SBKW, p. 156)⌋ expositum sit, qui ratione electionis obtinuit confirmationem. Summa fuit, si recte memini, 750 ducatorum. Minus, ut arbitror, ratione postulationis deberet impendi, quod item dexteritati Dominationis Vestrae committo. Quicquid erit pro mea et 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)⌊domini electiTiedemann 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)⌋ expeditione pendendum et solvendum, Dominatio Vestra accipiet a The Fuggers German family of merchants and bankers that dominated European business during the 15th and 16th centuries⌊FuggarisThe Fuggers German family of merchants and bankers that dominated European business during the 15th and 16th centuries⌋, qui hoc in se a nobis onus susceperunt. Dabunt praeterea et Dominationi Vestrae meo nomine triginta, et ex parte 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)⌊domini electiTiedemann 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)⌋ viginti in auro ducatos, quos non pro labore, qui longe plura merebitur, sed pro quadam animorum nostrorum dumtaxat gratitudine Dominatio Vestra accipiet, quemadmodum de iis et aliis omnibus fusius 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)⌊dominus electusTiedemann 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)⌋ Dominationi Vestrae scribit etc.

Quod vero litterae meae aliquot diebus sint recentiores quam 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)⌊domini electiTiedemann 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)⌋, causa fuit cogendi auri et tractatus cum The Fuggers German family of merchants and bankers that dominated European business during the 15th and 16th centuries⌊FuggarisThe Fuggers German family of merchants and bankers that dominated European business during the 15th and 16th centuries⌋, qui se nobis satis faciles praebuerunt, quod, non dubito, Dominationi Vestrae etiam praestabunt.

Cum Dominatio Vestra bullas omnes pro 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)⌊domino electoTiedemann 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)⌋ habuerit, eam, quae 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⌊serenissimo regi nostro PoloniaeSigismund 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⌋ inscripta erit, Dominatio Vestra seorsum committet The Fuggers German family of merchants and bankers that dominated European business during the 15th and 16th centuries⌊FuggarisThe Fuggers German family of merchants and bankers that dominated European business during the 15th and 16th centuries⌋, ut Cracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌊CracoviamCracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌋ ad manus factoris The Fuggers German family of merchants and bankers that dominated European business during the 15th and 16th centuries⌊eorumThe Fuggers German family of merchants and bankers that dominated European business during the 15th and 16th centuries⌋ Georg Hegel (†1547), the Thurzons' and later the Fuggers' factor in Cracow (worked for the Fuggers at least from 1521); supplier to the royal court in Cracow (PSB 9, p. 336)⌊Georgii HegelGeorg Hegel (†1547), the Thurzons' and later the Fuggers' factor in Cracow (worked for the Fuggers at least from 1521); supplier to the royal court in Cracow (PSB 9, p. 336)⌋ cum primis mittatur, qui illam regi reddet, illiusque vigore a 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⌊regeSigismund 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⌋ litteras ad diocesanos Culmenses ecclesiaeque subditos, ut mos et usus est, pro oboedientia accipiet, quibus tum primum 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)⌊dominus electusTiedemann 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)⌋ episcopatus sui capiet possessionem. Aget itaque Dominatio Vestra expeditis omnibus cum The Fuggers German family of merchants and bankers that dominated European business during the 15th and 16th centuries⌊FuggarisThe Fuggers German family of merchants and bankers that dominated European business during the 15th and 16th centuries⌋, ut nostris impensis per bancum, ut vocant, omnem nostram expeditionem ad eundem Georg Hegel (†1547), the Thurzons' and later the Fuggers' factor in Cracow (worked for the Fuggers at least from 1521); supplier to the royal court in Cracow (PSB 9, p. 336)⌊Georgium HegelGeorg Hegel (†1547), the Thurzons' and later the Fuggers' factor in Cracow (worked for the Fuggers at least from 1521); supplier to the royal court in Cracow (PSB 9, p. 336)⌋ Cracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌊CracoviamCracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌋ mittant, a quo illam et tuto et cito sumus habituri.

Operam et diligentiam Dominationis Vestrae in mittendo huc brevi apostolico, quo mihi admittitur administratio, impense probamus: hoc quidem ipsa oportunitate venit oportunius. Misitque ad me 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)⌊dominus electusTiedemann 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)⌋ litteras Dominationis Vestrae Rome (Roma), city in central Italy, on the Tiber river, seat of the Holy See⌊RomaeRome (Roma), city in central Italy, on the Tiber river, seat of the Holy See⌋ XXIII Septembris datas, quae mihi apprime erant gratae, cum ob nova illa, quae BCz, 244, p. 290 certo ad nos Dominatio Vestra de rebus Charles V of Habsburg (*1500 – †1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain as Charles I (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily, King of the Romans (1519-1530), Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation (elected 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile⌊caesarisCharles V of Habsburg (*1500 – †1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain as Charles I (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily, King of the Romans (1519-1530), Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation (elected 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile⌋, The Ottoman Turks (Turcae) ⌊TurcarumThe Ottoman Turks (Turcae) ⌋ et Citizens of the Republic of Venice ⌊VenetorumCitizens of the Republic of Venice ⌋ perscripsit, tum ms 2 3 4 quod,
ms 1 [...] paper damaged⌈quodms 2 3 4 quod,
ms 1 [...] paper damaged⌉ singularem Dominationis Vestrae in me benevolentiam spirabant. Respondissetque ms 2 3 4 Dominationi,
ms 1 [...] paper damaged⌈Dominationims 2 3 4 Dominationi,
ms 1 [...] paper damaged⌉ Vestrae 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)⌊dominus electusTiedemann 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)⌋, verum putabat me cum iis iam nuntium Cracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌊CracoviamCracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌋ ablegasse, unde istae ad vos perferentur. Fecitque sibi me Dominatio Vestra ob huius brevis tam maturam et commodam missionem devinctum plurimum, quumque iam hoc diligentiae ms 2 3 4 suae immo,
ms 1 s[...] paper damaged⌈suae immoms 2 3 4 suae immo,
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ms 1 [...]pensione paper damaged⌉ et cura absolvet.

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ms 1 [...] paper damaged⌉ eo scire oporteat, 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⌊frater meus BernardusBernhard 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⌋, quem cum iis Cracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌊CracoviamCracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌋ misi, Dominationi Vestrae scribet. Alia in praesentia non restant, quam quod Dominationem Vestram, quae monitore non eget, rogo, ut fidei et integritati suae res nostras commissas commendatas habeat. 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)⌊Dominum electumTiedemann 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)⌋ et me Dominatio Vestra numquam experietur ingratos. Quam felicissime valere cupio.

Ex Löbau (Lubawa, Lubavia), town in northern Poland, Kulm Land (Ziemia Chełmińska), ca. 67 km E of Graudenz (Grudziądz), the main seat of the bishops of Kulm (Chełmno)⌊castro meo LubaviensiLöbau (Lubawa, Lubavia), town in northern Poland, Kulm Land (Ziemia Chełmińska), ca. 67 km E of Graudenz (Grudziądz), the main seat of the bishops of Kulm (Chełmno)⌋, XVI Novembris anno 1537.

[1] Fees for church benefices – annates – were introduced in 1316 by Pope John XXII. The beneficiary’s formal pledge to pay the annates was the necessary condition of receiving a provision bulla for the new office. Starting from the Council of Constance (1414-1418), annates from higher-ranking benefices were to be paid in two annual installments at the Apostolic Camera in Rome. The amount of annates was specified for every benefice, though information was also gathered about the actual situation of each beneficiary and analyzed at the consistory during which the provision was to be settled, and this is doubtless where Dantiscus saw a chance for reducing the fee (cf. Dudziak; further references there). Applications for a reduction to the fee seem to have been widespread at the time, as shown, for example, by the Polish episcopate’s letters to the pope in 1537 (cf. VMPL, No. DLXXX, DLXXXI, p. 520-523). See also letters of Dantiscus cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Tiedemann GIESE Löbau (Lubawa), 1537-09-24, CIDTC IDL 1721⌊to Chełmno bishop elect Tidemann Giese, Lubawa, September 24, 1537cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Tiedemann GIESE Löbau (Lubawa), 1537-09-24, CIDTC IDL 1721⌋, cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Tiedemann GIESE Löbau (Lubawa), 1537-09-28, CIDTC IDL 1728⌊to Chełmno bishop elect Tidemann Giese, Lubawa, September 28, 1537cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Tiedemann GIESE Löbau (Lubawa), 1537-09-28, CIDTC IDL 1728⌋, cf. [Ioannes DANTISCUS] to [Johann TYMMERMANN] Löbau (Lubawa), 1537-10-19, CIDTC IDL 1749⌊to Warmia canon Ioannes Tymmermann, Lubawa, October 19, 1537cf. [Ioannes DANTISCUS] to [Johann TYMMERMANN] Löbau (Lubawa), 1537-10-19, CIDTC IDL 1749⌋, cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to [Tiedemann GIESE] Löbau (Lubawa), 1537-11-03, CIDTC IDL 1762⌊to Chełmno bishop elect Tidemann Giese, Lubawa, November 3, 1537cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to [Tiedemann GIESE] Löbau (Lubawa), 1537-11-03, CIDTC IDL 1762⌋, cf. [Ioannes DANTISCUS] to Dietrich von RHEDEN Löbau (Lubawa), 1537-11-16, CIDTC IDL 1775⌊to Warmia canon Dietrich von Rheden, Lubawa 16, 1537cf. [Ioannes DANTISCUS] to Dietrich von RHEDEN Löbau (Lubawa), 1537-11-16, CIDTC IDL 1775⌋, cf. [Ioannes DANTISCUS] to [Jan CHOJEŃSKI] Löbau (Lubawa), 1537-11-16, CIDTC IDL 1788⌊to Grand Chancellor, Cracow bishop Jan Chojeński, Lubawa, November 16, 1537cf. [Ioannes DANTISCUS] to [Jan CHOJEŃSKI] Löbau (Lubawa), 1537-11-16, CIDTC IDL 1788⌋, cf. [Ioannes DANTISCUS] to Antonio PUCCI Löbau (Lubawa), 1537-11-16, CIDTC IDL 1778⌊to cardinal of Pistoria Antonio Pucci, protector of the Kingdom of Poland, Lubawa, November 16, 1537cf. [Ioannes DANTISCUS] to Antonio PUCCI Löbau (Lubawa), 1537-11-16, CIDTC IDL 1778⌋.

[2] After Emperor Charles V took and plundered Rome in 1527 the people of Florence ousted the Medicis from power in their city, but on the basis of the treaty of June 29,1529 the emeror pledged to help the Medicis regain power. In the autumn of 1529 Pope Clement VII began a siege of Florence with the help of an army composed mainly of Spaniards under the command of the prince of Orange. The siege lasted 10 months and ended on August 10, 1530 with the city’s capitulation on the terms offered by the emperor and the pope. Power in the ruined and deserted Florence was taken by Alessandro de Medici (cf. Hibbert,p. 241-243). These events coincided with Dantiscus’ appointment to the office of Chełmno bishop. Dantiscus’ predecessor Jan Konopacki died on April 23,1530, Dantiscus received the papal preconization on August 3, 1530. His ordination (September 14, 1533) was delayed for more than three years because of the diplomatic mission he was on at the time.