BCz, 1597, p. 45

Serenissime 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⌊PrincepsSigismund 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⌋, potentissime Rex, et domine clementissime.

Devotam fidelium obsequiorum meorum in gratiam Maiestatis Vestrae commendationem.

Quoniam nunc primum mihi plenam possesionem Kulm diocese (Chełmno diocese)⌊ecclesiae CulmensisKulm diocese (Chełmno diocese)⌋ assecuto contigit frui gratia et amplissimo beneficio Serenissimae Maiestatis Vestrae, litteris Romanis sero admodum ad me perlatis, non aversabitur Maiestas Vestra tamquam serum meae fidelitatis et subiectionis officium, quod illi semper quidem debui, sed cum dignitate et fructu ante usum delatae ditionis praestare non potui. Animi quidem mei gratitudinem pro accepto beneficio ante hac litteris meis testatus sum, et quamvis nondum inauguratus, libenter tamen pro virili mea parte, consiliis et laboribus publicis pro honore ac commodis Maiestatis Vestrae et 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⌊huius reipublicaeRoyal Prussia (Prussia Regalis), region, part of Prussia annexed to the Kingdom of Poland in 1466 under the provisions of the Second Peace of Thorn⌋ hactenus me praebui. Nunc vero sortem mihi destinatam Dei favore adeptus me meamque ecclesiam et subditos Sacrae Maiestati Vestrae, cuius gratia et mera benignitate omnia haec mihi provenerunt, devotissime subicio, ac clementiae, protectioni et directioni eius humillime offero atque commendo, rogans quam maxima possum supplicitate, Sacra Maiestas Vestra dignetur me in hoc gradu fidelem subditum et capellanum suum agnoscere, ac pro imperio suo utendum in protectionem et gratiam suam suscipere, inque meis et ecclesiae meae iuribus clementer conservare. Mihi nihil erit neque sanctius neque magis curae, quam in fide et obsequiis Maiestatis Vestrae illiusque serenissimi Sigismund II Augustus Jagiellon (Zygmunt II August) (*1520 – †1572), 1529-1572 Grand Duke of Lithuania (ruled from 1544); 1530-1572 King of Poland (crowned vivente rege (ruled from 1548, after the death of his father); son of Sigismund I Jagiellon and Bona Sforza⌊filiiSigismund II Augustus Jagiellon (Zygmunt II August) (*1520 – †1572), 1529-1572 Grand Duke of Lithuania (ruled from 1544); 1530-1572 King of Poland (crowned vivente rege (ruled from 1548, after the death of his father); son of Sigismund I Jagiellon and Bona Sforza⌋ domini mei clementissimi ac incliti Poland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌊regniPoland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌋ fidelem praestare consiliarium huncque mihi collatum honorem et statum, ac quicquid reliquum est aetatis et virium, meque ipsum honori et commodis Vestrarum Maiestatum devotissime impendere, ac ita me measque actiones ad omnem Maiestatis Vestrae voluntatem componere, ut mea devotio accepta illi grataque semper sit futura, egoque valeam Maiestatis Vestrae eiusque serenisssimi filii gratiam uberiorem promereri. Pro quarum salute et incolumi statu, ut cum clero meo dominum Deum assiduis precibus orem, scio me esse debitorem. Commendatio Sacrae Maiestatis Vestrae 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 reverendissimum dominum 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)⌋ 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)⌋ (pro qua humillimas ago gratias) in eo, quod gratiam mihi in expeditione faciendam concernit, tam non fuit mihi usui, ut inde etiam ad expilandum me sint irritatiores facti hi, qui ei negotio praesunt, non diffitentes, quod ob factas nuper in expeditione aliquot BCz, 1597, p. 46 ecclesiarum regni condonationes cogar hanc luere rigidam exactionem, immaniter hidden by binding⌈[r]r hidden by binding⌉ quidem sum tractatus, neque profuit testibus quoque docuisse. Ecclesiae meae decrementa ac hidden by binding⌈[c]c hidden by binding⌉ omnia, quae S(acra) or S(erenissima)⌈S(acra)S(acra) or S(erenissima)⌉ Maiestas Vestra graviter se ferre exposuerat, quin non parum plura a me etiam extorquerent, quam proxime reverendissimus dominus Ioannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes Flachsbinder) (*1485 – †1548), diplomat, neo-Latin poet and traveller; 1504 royal scribe; 1507 referendary for Prussian affairs at the court of Sigismund Jagiellon; 1508-1513 royal envoy to Prussian towns and to the Prussian assemblies; 1515 secretary of the Polish legation at the imperial court; in 1516-1532 envoy in the service of the king of Poland Sigismund Jagiellon and emperors Maximilian and Charles V of Habsburg; 1529 Kulm canon; 1530-1537 bishop of Kulm; 1537-1548 bishop of Ermland⌊antecessor meusIoannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes Flachsbinder) (*1485 – †1548), diplomat, neo-Latin poet and traveller; 1504 royal scribe; 1507 referendary for Prussian affairs at the court of Sigismund Jagiellon; 1508-1513 royal envoy to Prussian towns and to the Prussian assemblies; 1515 secretary of the Polish legation at the imperial court; in 1516-1532 envoy in the service of the king of Poland Sigismund Jagiellon and emperors Maximilian and Charles V of Habsburg; 1529 Kulm canon; 1530-1537 bishop of Kulm; 1537-1548 bishop of Ermland⌋ coactus est non sine iniuria impendere. Quod S(acram) or S(erenissimam)⌈S(acram)S(acram) or S(erenissimam)⌉ Maiestatem Vestram ut cuius non parum etiam interest hoc nosse, pro mea erga illam fide, et meo ipsius dolore non potui celare, humilime rogans, Maiestas Vestra si praesentibus non potest, saltem futuris ecclesiae meae tantis concussionibus remedia ferre dignetur. Administrationem episcopatus Pomezaniensis, quam mihi S(acra) or S(erenissima)⌈S(acra)S(acra) or S(erenissima)⌉ Maiestas Vestra iniunxit, tametsi mihi onerosam, tamen pro honore et utilitate ipsius Maiestatis Vestrae et subditorum illorum libenter feram, et studebo in illa quoque meam diligentiam probare S(acrae) or S(erenissimae)⌈S(acrae)S(acrae) or S(erenissimae)⌉ Maiestati Vestrae. Cuius gratiae me subditissime commendo, votis omnibus optans illi cum tota domo regia valetudinem firmam et contra hostes victoriosi nominis gloriam ac sucessus ubique felices.

Dat(ae) or Dat(um)⌈Dat(ae)Dat(ae) or Dat(um)⌉ 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)⌊LubaviaeLöbau (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)⌋, die secunda Augusti anno 1538.