Per 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⌊imperatore[m]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⌋

Universis regibus, ducibus, principibus, archiepiscopis, episcopis, marc[hionibus], comitibus, marschalcis, seneschallis, praefectis, capitaneis arcium, pontium, portuum, custodibus rerum publicarum, [opp]idorum magistratibus, exercituum pedestrium et equestrium decurionibus eorum vicem gerentibus ac denique omnibus [et s]ingulis in Christo fidelibus subditis et non subditis nostris salutem.

Vobis, subditis nostris, mandamus, ceteros vero non subditos requirimus et hortamur, ut praestantem virum, magistrum 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⌊Ioannem DantiscumIoannes 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⌋, serenissimi 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⌊Poloniae regisSigismund 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⌋, consanguinei et fratris nostri, secretarium et ad nos oratorem, cum ad vos, provincias et loca iurisdictioni aut custodiae vestrae credita cum suis famulis et servitoribus cumque eorum bonis, equis, facultatibus, pecuniis et rebus quibuscumque terra navigiove applicuerint, benigne excipiatis omnique humanitate, commercio et convictu impartiamini et adiuvetis suo tolerabili sumptu, sive consistere, sive progredi eos contingat, non sinentes ipsos aut eorum quemquam in rebus, corpore, facultatibus et bonis a quoque spoliari, molestari vel [in]vadi, sed, si a vobis exigerint itineris duces, ipsis consignetis et consignare velitis. Ita vos praemissis gerentes, q[uema]dmodum a nobis vos, non subditi nostri, fieri cuperetis, vos vero, subditi nostri, ut meritam obsequentiae vestrae comm[en]dationem a nobis recipere mereamini, quoniam nobis ita libitum est.

Datum in Antwerp (Antwerpen, Antverpia), city in the Low Countries, from 1315 a Hanseatic port, in the 16th century the centre of Brabant’s artistic life and the wealthiest trade city in Europe, today in northern Belgium⌊oppido nostro AntwerpiensiAntwerp (Antwerpen, Antverpia), city in the Low Countries, from 1315 a Hanseatic port, in the 16th century the centre of Brabant’s artistic life and the wealthiest trade city in Europe, today in northern Belgium⌋ decim[o ter]tio die mensis Septembris anno Domini millesimo quingentesimo vigesimo secundo.

Per 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⌊imperatoremCharles 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⌋ in eius consilio

Remaclus Arduenna (Remacle d' Ardenne) (*ca. 1480 – †1524), poet, ardent adversary of Lutheranism; studied in Louvain and Cologne; secretary to Charles V' Privy Council (CE, vol. 3, p. 140; DE VOCHT 1961, p. 8-9)⌊Remaclus ArduennaRemaclus Arduenna (Remacle d' Ardenne) (*ca. 1480 – †1524), poet, ardent adversary of Lutheranism; studied in Louvain and Cologne; secretary to Charles V' Privy Council (CE, vol. 3, p. 140; DE VOCHT 1961, p. 8-9)⌋