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Si quid est in me iudicii, Auditores, quod esse perquam exiguum, equidem ingenue fateor, non inscite opinione dixit mea, qui dixit: cf. Hor. Carm. 4.9.29-30 paulum sepultae distat inertiae celata virtus ⌊parum sepultae distat inertiae celata virtuscf. Hor. Carm. 4.9.29-30 paulum sepultae distat inertiae celata virtus ⌋. Quis enim vel Achilles Greek hero and the greatest warrior of the Trojan War⌊AchillisAchilles Greek hero and the greatest warrior of the Trojan War⌋, vel Hector ⌊HectorisHector ⌋ novisset laudes, aut quid a Thersites one of the Greek soldiers in the Trojan War; secondary, negative character in Homer's Iliad; stands figuratively for a sharp-tongued and verbose critic⌊ThersiteThersites one of the Greek soldiers in the Trojan War; secondary, negative character in Homer's Iliad; stands figuratively for a sharp-tongued and verbose critic⌋ vel Choroebo distarent, nisi res ipsorum gestae litterarum monumentis essent consignatae? Etenim, quemadmodum thesaurus alicubi latens non minus transeuntium calcatur pedibus, quam alia quaevis sordida et vilissima terrae gleba: ita fortes ab inertibus, sapientes a stolidis, qui praeteritis vixere temporibus, parum internoscuntur, si perpetuo laudes ipsorum silentio involvantur.

Quod intelligentes Thorn Town Council

Citizens of Thorn ⌊Senatus Populusque ThoruniensisThorn Town Council

Citizens of Thorn ⌋ Nicolaus Copernicus (Mikołaj Kopernik) (*1473 – †1543), humanist, physician and astronomer, doctor of canon law; nephew of Łukasz Watzenrode, Bishop of Ermland; 1497-1543 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1511-1513, 1520, 1524-1525, 1529 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1523 General Administrator of the bishopric after the death of Fabian von Lusian (Luzjański) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 161; SBKW, p. 123-124)⌊Nicolai CoperniciNicolaus Copernicus (Mikołaj Kopernik) (*1473 – †1543), humanist, physician and astronomer, doctor of canon law; nephew of Łukasz Watzenrode, Bishop of Ermland; 1497-1543 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1511-1513, 1520, 1524-1525, 1529 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1523 General Administrator of the bishopric after the death of Fabian von Lusian (Luzjański) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 161; SBKW, p. 123-124)⌋ mathematici incomparabilis, quem miraculum mundi appellare solebat praeceptor meus magister Iohannes Hagius et alius, magister Ottho Gryphius decanus, qui Wittenberg (Vittemberga), city in east-central Germany, Saxony, on the Elbe river, 70 km NE of Leipzig⌊WitebergaeWittenberg (Vittemberga), city in east-central Germany, Saxony, on the Elbe river, 70 km NE of Leipzig⌋ in templo arcis honorifice sepultus in rectoratu obiit, sphaera seu globo astronomico lapidi sepulcrali inciso inter duo sceptra magistratus academici insignia, ille inquam Gryphius, publica oratione in solennibus magisterii, uti vocant, Copernicum tanta frequentia 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⌋ esse auditum prodidit, ut per confertos auditorum humeros in cathedram usque proreptare cogeretur, huius igitur Copernici iconem in templo Divi Iohannis, ubi viscera Kazimierz IV Jagiellon (*1427 – †1492), 1447-1492 King of Poland, 1440–1492 Grand Duke of Lithuania; son of Władysław II Jagiełło and Zofia Holszańska⌊Casimiri(!) regisKazimierz IV Jagiellon (*1427 – †1492), 1447-1492 King of Poland, 1440–1492 Grand Duke of Lithuania; son of Władysław II Jagiełło and Zofia Holszańska⌋[1], cuius imaguncula in superiori tabulae parte depicta est, humata sunt, asscriptis hisce Sedulii, ut opinor versiculis vere piis:

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Idque eo fine, ut ipsorum ibidem verba habent, ne Nicolaus Copernicus (Mikołaj Kopernik) (*1473 – †1543), humanist, physician and astronomer, doctor of canon law; nephew of Łukasz Watzenrode, Bishop of Ermland; 1497-1543 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1511-1513, 1520, 1524-1525, 1529 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1523 General Administrator of the bishopric after the death of Fabian von Lusian (Luzjański) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 161; SBKW, p. 123-124)⌊tanti viriNicolaus Copernicus (Mikołaj Kopernik) (*1473 – †1543), humanist, physician and astronomer, doctor of canon law; nephew of Łukasz Watzenrode, Bishop of Ermland; 1497-1543 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1511-1513, 1520, 1524-1525, 1529 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1523 General Administrator of the bishopric after the death of Fabian von Lusian (Luzjański) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 161; SBKW, p. 123-124)⌋ apud exteros celeberrimi memoria in patria periret. Quod mecum ego reputans, cum tantum Thorn Town Council

Citizens of Thorn ⌊illiThorn Town Council

Citizens of Thorn ⌋ honorem canonico Warmiensi, Nicolaus Copernicus (Mikołaj Kopernik) (*1473 – †1543), humanist, physician and astronomer, doctor of canon law; nephew of Łukasz Watzenrode, Bishop of Ermland; 1497-1543 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1511-1513, 1520, 1524-1525, 1529 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1523 General Administrator of the bishopric after the death of Fabian von Lusian (Luzjański) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 161; SBKW, p. 123-124)⌊CopernicoNicolaus Copernicus (Mikołaj Kopernik) (*1473 – †1543), humanist, physician and astronomer, doctor of canon law; nephew of Łukasz Watzenrode, Bishop of Ermland; 1497-1543 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1511-1513, 1520, 1524-1525, 1529 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1523 General Administrator of the bishopric after the death of Fabian von Lusian (Luzjański) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 161; SBKW, p. 123-124)⌋ nimirum, habuerint, facere honeste non potui, episcopo eiusdem dioeceseos laudatissimo monumentum aliquod litterarium quin erigerem, praesertim cf. Hor. Carm. 4.8.28 ⌊cum dignum laude Musa vetet moricf. Hor. Carm. 4.8.28 ⌋. Constitui itaque mecum vitam 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⌊Iohannis DantisciIoannes 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⌋ sive de Curiis, von Höffen (alias Flaxbinder), episcopi primo Culmensis, deinde Warmiensis, hac oratiuncula descriptam, in vulgus emittere. Siquidem ea referta est plurimis vitae morumque documentis, ad omnes curriculi humani partes obeundas illustrissimis utilissimisque. Dicam autem non quantum debeo, sed quantum vel ex relatu meorum teneo, vel ex testimoniis eruditorum doctissimorumque Germany (Germania, Niemcy)⌊GermaniaeGermany (Germania, Niemcy)⌋ virorum luculentissimis colligere potui, idque stylo et filo potius historico, quam splendore, praestari poterit oratorio narrationibus non admodum competenti.

Atque, ut a natalibus 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⌊eiusIoannes 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⌋, quod in hoc orationis genere praecipiunt ms. praecipiumt(!) ⌈praecipiuntpraecipiunt ms. praecipiumt(!) ⌉ rhetores, initium faciam, narrationem hanc ex maioribus auditione accepi, quod bello civili terrarum Prussia, region in central Europe, bordered by Pomerania, Poland, Lithuania and Livonia. From 1466 Prussia was divided into Royal Prussia (Prussia Regalis), which was a part of the Kingdom of Poland, and Teutonic Prussia (Prussia Ordinis Theutonici) – covering the remnants of the former territory of the Teutonic Order’s state in Prussia. In 1525, the Order’s last Grand Master, Albrecht von Hohenzollern, converted to Lutheranism and became the first lay duke in former Teutonic Prussia (dux in Prussia), which from then on was called Ducal Prussia (Prussia Ducalis). At that time, as a result of the treaty of Cracow, Ducal Prussia became a fief of the kings of Poland⌊PrussiaePrussia, region in central Europe, bordered by Pomerania, Poland, Lithuania and Livonia. From 1466 Prussia was divided into Royal Prussia (Prussia Regalis), which was a part of the Kingdom of Poland, and Teutonic Prussia (Prussia Ordinis Theutonici) – covering the remnants of the former territory of the Teutonic Order’s state in Prussia. In 1525, the Order’s last Grand Master, Albrecht von Hohenzollern, converted to Lutheranism and became the first lay duke in former Teutonic Prussia (dux in Prussia), which from then on was called Ducal Prussia (Prussia Ducalis). At that time, as a result of the treaty of Cracow, Ducal Prussia became a fief of the kings of Poland⌋ tredecennali, cum multi nobiles suis expellerentur sedibus veteresque iuberentur migrare coloni, quidam huius familiae de Curiis, eandem belli aleam expertus, 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⌊DantiscumGdańsk (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⌋ venerit comitatus parvulo Johann von Höfen (Johannes Flachsbinder) (†1528), father of Ioannes Dantiscus⌊filioJohann von Höfen (Johannes Flachsbinder) (†1528), father of Ioannes Dantiscus⌋, cf. Verg. A. 2.724-725 dextrae se paruus Iulus implicuit sequiturque patrem non passibus aequis ⌊licet non passibus f. A3r aequiscf. Verg. A. 2.724-725 dextrae se paruus Iulus implicuit sequiturque patrem non passibus aequis ⌋ (ut Aeneas ⌊AeneasAeneas ⌋ ille Vergilianus Ascanius ⌊IuloAscanius ⌋ suo), cumque non esset, quod esset, forte cum comite suo impubi ad illam accessit aream, ubi restiarii suum exercent opificium. Conspicatus ibi linum in fasces colligari, se quoque eiusdem artis gnarum profitetur. Quid fit? Conducitur ad illas operas manuarias, quas obit gnaviter, atque ex eo se suumque sustentat Johann von Höfen (Johannes Flachsbinder) (†1528), father of Ioannes Dantiscus⌊impuberemJohann von Höfen (Johannes Flachsbinder) (†1528), father of Ioannes Dantiscus⌋, quem ad idem condocescit atque adhibuit artificium.

Mortuo parente, Johann von Höfen (Johannes Flachsbinder) (†1528), father of Ioannes Dantiscus⌊filiusJohann von Höfen (Johannes Flachsbinder) (†1528), father of Ioannes Dantiscus⌋ ad alia se confert ac artem coquendi cerevisiam imbibit. Ubi pauperculus servus, pauperculam ducit Christine Schultze (Christine Scholcz) (†1539), mother of Ioannes Dantiscus (PSB 4 Dantyszek, s. 424)⌊conservamChristine Schultze (Christine Scholcz) (†1539), mother of Ioannes Dantiscus (PSB 4 Dantyszek, s. 424)⌋, honestis tamen ortam parentibus, consularibus nimirum in oppido Puck⌊PutzkPuck⌋, idque fretus divinae benedictionis exspectatione. In hoc suo coniugio, post invocationem divini nominis, parsimonia et frugalitate ex coctura cerevisiae mediocriter locupletatus est, genuitque tres filios: 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⌊IohannemIoannes 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⌋, 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⌊BernhardumBernhard 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⌋ et 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)⌊Georgium ab HoeffenGeorg 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)⌋, filias tres quoque: Catherina von Höfen Dantiscus' sister, 1538-11-17 married Hans Glaubitz (CIDTC, IDL 5205; IDL 2425; IDL 4399)⌊CatharinamCatherina 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⌊UrsulamUrsula 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⌋, Anna von Höfen (Anna Reyneck, Anna Flachsbinder), sister of Ioannes Dantiscus, wife of Johann Hannau Sr and, after his death, of Johann Reyneck⌊AnnamAnna von Höfen (Anna Reyneck, Anna Flachsbinder), sister of Ioannes Dantiscus, wife of Johann Hannau Sr and, after his death, of Johann Reyneck⌋.

Ex quibus 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⌊BernhardusBernhard 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⌋ coelebs et privatus decessit, 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)⌊GeorgiusGeorg 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)⌋ vero, minimus natu, post mortem avi mei Philippi Engelhardi Heilsbrunnensis uxorem duxit aviam meam Annam Bohemiam[2], Peter Behme (*ca. 1480 – †1539), 1526-1535 Gdańsk councillor; 1536-1539 Mayor of Gdańsk (ZDRENKA 1, p. 77-80)⌊Petri BohemiPeter Behme (*ca. 1480 – †1539), 1526-1535 Gdańsk councillor; 1536-1539 Mayor of Gdańsk (ZDRENKA 1, p. 77-80)⌋ consulis filiam et huius filii eiusdem nominis burggrabii Dantiscani senioris sororem piae memoriae, ex qua genuit filium cognominem, iuvenem summi tum ingenii, tum eruditionis, sed infelicem admodum. Cum enim iam legatione functus esset nomine regis Sigismundi III ad ducem Onoldinum, in familiaritatem venit comitis Erici, regii, ut aiebant, sanguinis, Dantisci eo tempore haerentis, in cuius negotiis ad regem Warsaw (Warszawa, Varsovia), city in central Poland, Masovia, on the Vistula river, today the capital of Poland⌊WarsoviaeWarsaw (Warszawa, Varsovia), city in central Poland, Masovia, on the Vistula river, today the capital of Poland⌋ Diet of Poland ⌊comitiaDiet of Poland ⌋ celebrantem ablegatus, pro pef. A3vcunia, ut arbitror, procuranda sollicitandaque innocentissime ac plane miserabiliter trucidatus est ab heiducis ministris eius, qui patruo eius Iohanni in episcopatu Warmiensi (tribus saltem intermediis, domino 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)⌊Tidemano GisioTiedemann 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)⌋, cognato itidem meo, Stanisław Hozjusz (Stanisław Hosz, Stanislaus Hosius) (*1504 – †1579), diplomat and theologian; 1534-1538 secretary to the Bishops of Cracow Piotr Tomicki and Jan Chojeński; 1538-1549 royal secretary; 1538-1549 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and from 1539 Cantor; 1540-1550 Canon of Cracow; 1549-1551 Bishop of Kulm (Chełmno); 1551-1579 Bishop of Ermland; in 1560 elevated to Cardinal; 1561-1563 Papal Legate to the General Council of Trent; in 1573 appointed Grand Penitentiary to Pope Gregory XIII (SBKW, p. 95-96; KOPICZKO 2, p. 129-130)⌊Stanislao HosioStanisław Hozjusz (Stanisław Hosz, Stanislaus Hosius) (*1504 – †1579), diplomat and theologian; 1534-1538 secretary to the Bishops of Cracow Piotr Tomicki and Jan Chojeński; 1538-1549 royal secretary; 1538-1549 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and from 1539 Cantor; 1540-1550 Canon of Cracow; 1549-1551 Bishop of Kulm (Chełmno); 1551-1579 Bishop of Ermland; in 1560 elevated to Cardinal; 1561-1563 Papal Legate to the General Council of Trent; in 1573 appointed Grand Penitentiary to Pope Gregory XIII (SBKW, p. 95-96; KOPICZKO 2, p. 129-130)⌋ et Marcin Kromer (Martinus Cromerus) (*1512 – †1589), diplomat, historian, religious and political writer, doctor of both canon and civil law; ennobled in 1552; 1535 scribe of the royal chancellery and secretary of Cracow bishop Jan Chojeński; 1538 canon at the collegiate chapter in Pułtusk, 1540 secretary of Cracow bishop Piotr Gamrat, 1542 parish priest in Biecz; 1544 Cracow canon, 1544-1569 royal secretary (for Prussian affairs), 1551 Ermland canon; 1569 coadjutor of Ermland bishop Stanisław Hozjusz, 1579 - Ermland bishop, 1543 - royal envoy to Wrocław, 1544 - to Rome, 1547 - to Ferdinand I of Habsburg (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 255)⌊Martino CromeroMarcin Kromer (Martinus Cromerus) (*1512 – †1589), diplomat, historian, religious and political writer, doctor of both canon and civil law; ennobled in 1552; 1535 scribe of the royal chancellery and secretary of Cracow bishop Jan Chojeński; 1538 canon at the collegiate chapter in Pułtusk, 1540 secretary of Cracow bishop Piotr Gamrat, 1542 parish priest in Biecz; 1544 Cracow canon, 1544-1569 royal secretary (for Prussian affairs), 1551 Ermland canon; 1569 coadjutor of Ermland bishop Stanisław Hozjusz, 1579 - Ermland bishop, 1543 - royal envoy to Wrocław, 1544 - to Rome, 1547 - to Ferdinand I of Habsburg (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 255)⌋) successerat Andreas Bathori cardinalis, qui et ipse non multo post ferme similem vitae sortitus est exitum. Sed haec fusius persequi peculiaris esset operis.

Sororem hic reliquit germanam, matris vero meae uterinam, nomine Anna, omni matronali laude conspicuam, paene dixerim heroinam, quae ante quinquennium nupsit nobili et spectato viro Erhardo a Festenstein, quem honoris causa nomino, et haec sola hac nunc superest ex familia huius nominis.

Anna von Höfen (Anna Reyneck, Anna Flachsbinder), sister of Ioannes Dantiscus, wife of Johann Hannau Sr and, after his death, of Johann Reyneck⌊SororAnna von Höfen (Anna Reyneck, Anna Flachsbinder), sister of Ioannes Dantiscus, wife of Johann Hannau Sr and, after his death, of Johann Reyneck⌋ ab episcopo fratre elocata est viro Johann Hannau Sr husband of Dantiscus' sister Anna von Höfen⌊nobili BorussoJohann Hannau Sr husband of Dantiscus' sister Anna von Höfen⌋, ex quo filium habuit Hannonem a Schönaw canonicum Warmiensem, qui non ita pridem huic saeculo valedixit, filiam item nuptam nobili Masowio, etc.

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⌊IohannesIoannes 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⌋ vero, natu maximus, ut ad hunc sese convertat oratio, siquidem mihi non est animus integram hic genealogiam texere, cum primis aetatis suae annis paulo viveret dissolutius ac intemperantius, nocturno tempore per vices grassando, civium aedes pulsando etc., uti solent turbones noctambuli, contigit aliquando, ut cum idem more solito districtoque gladio vagabundus discursaret, Christine Schultze (Christine Scholcz) (†1539), mother of Ioannes Dantiscus (PSB 4 Dantyszek, s. 424)⌊materChristine Schultze (Christine Scholcz) (†1539), mother of Ioannes Dantiscus (PSB 4 Dantyszek, s. 424)⌋ eius, a qua saepius ob dissolutam morum licentiam erat increpatus, viderit cum admiratione et singulari animi voluptate spectrum specie ac habitu filii sui Iohannis domi mensae assidere librosque evolvere, quod illa, rata suum esse filium, Deo agere gratias f. A4r pro tam repentina et Paulina conversione.

Quid fit? Sedet Christine Schultze (Christine Scholcz) (†1539), mother of Ioannes Dantiscus (PSB 4 Dantyszek, s. 424)⌊illaChristine Schultze (Christine Scholcz) (†1539), mother of Ioannes Dantiscus (PSB 4 Dantyszek, s. 424)⌋ sibique gratulatur de hac recenti felicitate, cum subito filius 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⌊IohannesIoannes 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⌋ fores pulsare, postulare, ut intromittatur. Christine Schultze (Christine Scholcz) (†1539), mother of Ioannes Dantiscus (PSB 4 Dantyszek, s. 424)⌊MaterChristine Schultze (Christine Scholcz) (†1539), mother of Ioannes Dantiscus (PSB 4 Dantyszek, s. 424)⌋, agnita voce 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⌊filiiIoannes 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⌋, expavefacta agnoscit spectrum illud esse, quod intus sit, quia ne verbulum quidem fecerit, ideoque Iohanni intromisso se sibimetipsi commonstrat, exemplo Plautini illius Sosiae. Quo 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⌊illeIoannes 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⌋ spectaculo consternatus et tantum non externatus, secumque resipiscere coepit, a crapulatione ad sobrietatem, a fastigiosa turpitudine ad compositam vitae morumque honestatem ac modestiam revocatus.

Quamobrem ille diu moratus ad focum paternum, convasatis suis reculis Rome (Roma), city in central Italy, on the Tiber river, seat of the Holy See⌊RomamRome (Roma), city in central Italy, on the Tiber river, seat of the Holy See⌋, ut illa ferebant tempora, sese deportat, ubi assidua lucubratione tantum profecit, ut pontificis nactus gratiam eiusdem commendatione ad regem Poloniae primo notarius creatus regius, deinde variis ad diversos legationibus, imprimis ad 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⌊Carolum V 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⌋ oratoris regii minere perfunctus ceu gradibus quibusdam a Culmensi ad Warmiensis episcopatus evectus est dignitatem, cui sane ita praefuit, ut summorum infimorum laudem citra invidiam, quod difficillimum, facile invenerit, imprimis vero eruditorum hominum merito suo lucratus est gratiam, qui certatim illum laudibus efferunt.

Nam magnus ille Erasmus of Rotterdam (Gerrit Gerritszoon, Geert Geerts, Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus) (*1466/1469 – †1536), Dutch humanist and theologian, distinguished philologist, the most famous and influential humanist of the Northern Renaissance; his works had a profound impact upon Christian theology during the first half of the sixteenth century⌊Erasmus RoterodamusErasmus of Rotterdam (Gerrit Gerritszoon, Geert Geerts, Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus) (*1466/1469 – †1536), Dutch humanist and theologian, distinguished philologist, the most famous and influential humanist of the Northern Renaissance; his works had a profound impact upon Christian theology during the first half of the sixteenth century⌋ cf. Basilius, Divi Basilii magni episcopi Caesareae Cappadociae, opus argutum ac pium. De Spiritu sancto ad Amphilochium, Des. Erasmo Roterodamo interprete, Basileae, 1532 ⌊librum quendamcf. Basilius, Divi Basilii magni episcopi Caesareae Cappadociae, opus argutum ac pium. De Spiritu sancto ad Amphilochium, Des. Erasmo Roterodamo interprete, Basileae, 1532 ⌋ Basilii, puto adversus Eunomium, ex Graeco in Latinum a se conversum nomini eius cf. Erasmus of Rotterdam to Ioannes DANTISCUS Freiburg im Breisgau, 1532-04-30, CIDTC IDL 5808⌊inscripsitcf. Erasmus of Rotterdam to Ioannes DANTISCUS Freiburg im Breisgau, 1532-04-30, CIDTC IDL 5808⌋ cum luculenta laudum ipsius commemoratione. Inter alios etiam honorificam eius facit mentionem Helius Eobanus Hessus (Eobanus Koch, Helius Coccius) (*1488 – †1540), neo Latin poet, humanist and writer, since 1509 secretary of bishop of Pomesania Hiob Dobeneck, lecturer of law at the University of Erfurt, 1526-1533 lecturer in the Nuremberg Gymnasium, 1530 visited Augsburg during the Imperial Diet, since 1536 professor of history at the University of Marburg; in 1512 attended the wedding of Sigismund I Jagiellon and Barbara Zápolya at Cracow (NDB, Bd. 4, s. 543-545; CE, vol. 1, p. 434-436)⌊Helius Eobanus HessusHelius Eobanus Hessus (Eobanus Koch, Helius Coccius) (*1488 – †1540), neo Latin poet, humanist and writer, since 1509 secretary of bishop of Pomesania Hiob Dobeneck, lecturer of law at the University of Erfurt, 1526-1533 lecturer in the Nuremberg Gymnasium, 1530 visited Augsburg during the Imperial Diet, since 1536 professor of history at the University of Marburg; in 1512 attended the wedding of Sigismund I Jagiellon and Barbara Zápolya at Cracow (NDB, Bd. 4, s. 543-545; CE, vol. 1, p. 434-436)⌋, qui illum nominat episcoporum facile f. A4v doctissimum et magna ex parte iuventutem ipsi debere versionem Ecclesiastis Eobanicam, utpote cuius suasu et sumptibus in Imperial Diet (Reichstag) ⌊comitiisImperial Diet (Reichstag) ⌋ Ratisbonensibus anno 32 hanc operam in se receperit et perfecerit. Qui duo viri quondam in studio litterario fuisse commilitones dicuntur. Sed cum Helius Eobanus Hessus (Eobanus Koch, Helius Coccius) (*1488 – †1540), neo Latin poet, humanist and writer, since 1509 secretary of bishop of Pomesania Hiob Dobeneck, lecturer of law at the University of Erfurt, 1526-1533 lecturer in the Nuremberg Gymnasium, 1530 visited Augsburg during the Imperial Diet, since 1536 professor of history at the University of Marburg; in 1512 attended the wedding of Sigismund I Jagiellon and Barbara Zápolya at Cracow (NDB, Bd. 4, s. 543-545; CE, vol. 1, p. 434-436)⌊HessusHelius Eobanus Hessus (Eobanus Koch, Helius Coccius) (*1488 – †1540), neo Latin poet, humanist and writer, since 1509 secretary of bishop of Pomesania Hiob Dobeneck, lecturer of law at the University of Erfurt, 1526-1533 lecturer in the Nuremberg Gymnasium, 1530 visited Augsburg during the Imperial Diet, since 1536 professor of history at the University of Marburg; in 1512 attended the wedding of Sigismund I Jagiellon and Barbara Zápolya at Cracow (NDB, Bd. 4, s. 543-545; CE, vol. 1, p. 434-436)⌋ poetico excelleret ingenio, Dantiscus animum ad diversa applicans studia, aulicam vitam secutus est, uti memini me legere in cf. Ioachimus Camerarius, Narratio de H(elio) Eobano Hesso, comprehendens mentionem de compluribus illius aetatis doctis & eruditis uiris, composita a Ioachimo Camerario Pabebergensi. Epistolae Eobani Hessi ad Camerarium et alios quosdam ... cum quibusdam Camerarii et aliorum scriptis. Exprimebantur haec Norimbergae a Ioanne Montano et Vlrico Neubero, anno salutiferi Christi Iesu partus M.D.LIII, Nuernberg, 1553 ⌊Vita Eobanicf. Ioachimus Camerarius, Narratio de H(elio) Eobano Hesso, comprehendens mentionem de compluribus illius aetatis doctis & eruditis uiris, composita a Ioachimo Camerario Pabebergensi. Epistolae Eobani Hessi ad Camerarium et alios quosdam ... cum quibusdam Camerarii et aliorum scriptis. Exprimebantur haec Norimbergae a Ioanne Montano et Vlrico Neubero, anno salutiferi Christi Iesu partus M.D.LIII, Nuernberg, 1553 ⌋ auctore Ioachimus Camerarius (Joachim Kammermeister) (*1500 – †1547), humanist, scholar, writer and translator of numerous Greek works, friend of Melanchton and Helius Eobanus, acquaintance of Martin Luther and Erasmus of Rotterdam (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 138; CE, vol. 1, p. 247-248)⌊Ioachimo Camerario PapaebergensiIoachimus Camerarius (Joachim Kammermeister) (*1500 – †1547), humanist, scholar, writer and translator of numerous Greek works, friend of Melanchton and Helius Eobanus, acquaintance of Martin Luther and Erasmus of Rotterdam (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 138; CE, vol. 1, p. 247-248)⌋.

Cum Georgius Sabinus (Georg Schuler) (*1508 – †1560), philologist, neolatin poet, Melanchton's student and his son-in-law (husband of Anna), first rector of the University of Königsberg (Albertina), acquaintance of Joachim Camerarius, Pietro Bembo, Damian a Goes and Baptista Egnatius; in 1534 created poet-laureate and Comes Palatinus of the Lateran; 1538 professor of rhetoric at the University of Frankfurt an der Oder; 1544 rector of the ducal college (later University) of Königsberg (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 369-370; CE, vol. 3, p. 182-183)⌊Georgio SabinoGeorgius Sabinus (Georg Schuler) (*1508 – †1560), philologist, neolatin poet, Melanchton's student and his son-in-law (husband of Anna), first rector of the University of Königsberg (Albertina), acquaintance of Joachim Camerarius, Pietro Bembo, Damian a Goes and Baptista Egnatius; in 1534 created poet-laureate and Comes Palatinus of the Lateran; 1538 professor of rhetoric at the University of Frankfurt an der Oder; 1544 rector of the ducal college (later University) of Königsberg (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 369-370; CE, vol. 3, p. 182-183)⌋ Academiae Regiomontanae rectore, Philipp Melanchthon (Philipp Schwartzerd) (*1497 – †1560), Lutheran theologian, humanist, Martin Luther's collaborator and friend, author of the Augsburg Confession. He was strongly influenced by Luther, whom he called his spiritual father. In 1519 he was present as a spectator at the disputation of Leipzig between Martin Luther and Johann Eck. He was also in attendance at the Diet of Augsburg (1530) and at the religious colloquy of Worms (1557)⌊Philippi MelanchthonisPhilipp Melanchthon (Philipp Schwartzerd) (*1497 – †1560), Lutheran theologian, humanist, Martin Luther's collaborator and friend, author of the Augsburg Confession. He was strongly influenced by Luther, whom he called his spiritual father. In 1519 he was present as a spectator at the disputation of Leipzig between Martin Luther and Johann Eck. He was also in attendance at the Diet of Augsburg (1530) and at the religious colloquy of Worms (1557)⌋ genero, amicitiam impense coluit, quod patet etiam ex cf. Georgius SABINUS to Ioannes DANTISCUS s.l., [1546-05-01 — 1546-05-05], CIDTC IDL 6257;
Ioannes DANTISCUS to Georgius SABINUS Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1546-05-05, CIDTC IDL 6258;
Georgius SABINUS to Ioannes DANTISCUS s.l., [1546]-06-04, CIDTC IDL 6259;
Ioannes DANTISCUS to Georgius SABINUS Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1546-06-05, CIDTC IDL 6260;
Georgius SABINUS to Ioannes DANTISCUS s.l., [1546-06-05 — 1546-12], CIDTC IDL 6261;
Georgius SABINUS to Ioannes DANTISCUS s.l., [after 1547-02-26], CIDTC IDL 6262;
Ioannes DANTISCUS to Georgius SABINUS s.l., [after 1547-02-26], CIDTC IDL 6263⌊Phaleucis quibusdamcf. Georgius SABINUS to Ioannes DANTISCUS s.l., [1546-05-01 — 1546-05-05], CIDTC IDL 6257;
Ioannes DANTISCUS to Georgius SABINUS Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1546-05-05, CIDTC IDL 6258;
Georgius SABINUS to Ioannes DANTISCUS s.l., [1546]-06-04, CIDTC IDL 6259;
Ioannes DANTISCUS to Georgius SABINUS Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński), 1546-06-05, CIDTC IDL 6260;
Georgius SABINUS to Ioannes DANTISCUS s.l., [1546-06-05 — 1546-12], CIDTC IDL 6261;
Georgius SABINUS to Ioannes DANTISCUS s.l., [after 1547-02-26], CIDTC IDL 6262;
Ioannes DANTISCUS to Georgius SABINUS s.l., [after 1547-02-26], CIDTC IDL 6263⌋, ultro citroque inter ipsos commutatis, quae sunt inter poemata Sabini. Quodam tempore, gliscente pestis incendio, Dantiscus Georgius Sabinus (Georg Schuler) (*1508 – †1560), philologist, neolatin poet, Melanchton's student and his son-in-law (husband of Anna), first rector of the University of Königsberg (Albertina), acquaintance of Joachim Camerarius, Pietro Bembo, Damian a Goes and Baptista Egnatius; in 1534 created poet-laureate and Comes Palatinus of the Lateran; 1538 professor of rhetoric at the University of Frankfurt an der Oder; 1544 rector of the ducal college (later University) of Königsberg (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 369-370; CE, vol. 3, p. 182-183)⌊SabinumGeorgius Sabinus (Georg Schuler) (*1508 – †1560), philologist, neolatin poet, Melanchton's student and his son-in-law (husband of Anna), first rector of the University of Königsberg (Albertina), acquaintance of Joachim Camerarius, Pietro Bembo, Damian a Goes and Baptista Egnatius; in 1534 created poet-laureate and Comes Palatinus of the Lateran; 1538 professor of rhetoric at the University of Frankfurt an der Oder; 1544 rector of the ducal college (later University) of Königsberg (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 369-370; CE, vol. 3, p. 182-183)⌋ una cum Anna Schwarzerdt (*1522 – †1547), daughter of Philipp Melanchthon, since 1536 wife of Georgius Sabinus (NDB, Bd. 22, p. 320-321)⌊uxoreAnna Schwarzerdt (*1522 – †1547), daughter of Philipp Melanchthon, since 1536 wife of Georgius Sabinus (NDB, Bd. 22, p. 320-321)⌋ invitatum splendide excepit eique abitionem paranti pixidem, cui 30 Ioachimici erant inclusi, dono dedit, addens praesentissimum hoc contra pestem fore remedium. Quod Georgius Sabinus (Georg Schuler) (*1508 – †1560), philologist, neolatin poet, Melanchton's student and his son-in-law (husband of Anna), first rector of the University of Königsberg (Albertina), acquaintance of Joachim Camerarius, Pietro Bembo, Damian a Goes and Baptista Egnatius; in 1534 created poet-laureate and Comes Palatinus of the Lateran; 1538 professor of rhetoric at the University of Frankfurt an der Oder; 1544 rector of the ducal college (later University) of Königsberg (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 369-370; CE, vol. 3, p. 182-183)⌊SabinusGeorgius Sabinus (Georg Schuler) (*1508 – †1560), philologist, neolatin poet, Melanchton's student and his son-in-law (husband of Anna), first rector of the University of Königsberg (Albertina), acquaintance of Joachim Camerarius, Pietro Bembo, Damian a Goes and Baptista Egnatius; in 1534 created poet-laureate and Comes Palatinus of the Lateran; 1538 professor of rhetoric at the University of Frankfurt an der Oder; 1544 rector of the ducal college (later University) of Königsberg (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 369-370; CE, vol. 3, p. 182-183)⌋ facile ex pondere deprehendens dissimulanter, sed tamen gratus, accepit. Habentur haec, ni fallor, in Vita Sabini. Unde et liberalitas eius pariter in viros doctos, et festivitas ingenii conspici potest.

Cum igitur hic noster Dantiscus tot excellentissimorum virorum: Erasmus of Rotterdam (Gerrit Gerritszoon, Geert Geerts, Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus) (*1466/1469 – †1536), Dutch humanist and theologian, distinguished philologist, the most famous and influential humanist of the Northern Renaissance; his works had a profound impact upon Christian theology during the first half of the sixteenth century⌊ErasmiErasmus of Rotterdam (Gerrit Gerritszoon, Geert Geerts, Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus) (*1466/1469 – †1536), Dutch humanist and theologian, distinguished philologist, the most famous and influential humanist of the Northern Renaissance; his works had a profound impact upon Christian theology during the first half of the sixteenth century⌋, Ioachimus Camerarius (Joachim Kammermeister) (*1500 – †1547), humanist, scholar, writer and translator of numerous Greek works, friend of Melanchton and Helius Eobanus, acquaintance of Martin Luther and Erasmus of Rotterdam (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 138; CE, vol. 1, p. 247-248)⌊CamerariiIoachimus Camerarius (Joachim Kammermeister) (*1500 – †1547), humanist, scholar, writer and translator of numerous Greek works, friend of Melanchton and Helius Eobanus, acquaintance of Martin Luther and Erasmus of Rotterdam (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 138; CE, vol. 1, p. 247-248)⌋, Helius Eobanus Hessus (Eobanus Koch, Helius Coccius) (*1488 – †1540), neo Latin poet, humanist and writer, since 1509 secretary of bishop of Pomesania Hiob Dobeneck, lecturer of law at the University of Erfurt, 1526-1533 lecturer in the Nuremberg Gymnasium, 1530 visited Augsburg during the Imperial Diet, since 1536 professor of history at the University of Marburg; in 1512 attended the wedding of Sigismund I Jagiellon and Barbara Zápolya at Cracow (NDB, Bd. 4, s. 543-545; CE, vol. 1, p. 434-436)⌊EobaniHelius Eobanus Hessus (Eobanus Koch, Helius Coccius) (*1488 – †1540), neo Latin poet, humanist and writer, since 1509 secretary of bishop of Pomesania Hiob Dobeneck, lecturer of law at the University of Erfurt, 1526-1533 lecturer in the Nuremberg Gymnasium, 1530 visited Augsburg during the Imperial Diet, since 1536 professor of history at the University of Marburg; in 1512 attended the wedding of Sigismund I Jagiellon and Barbara Zápolya at Cracow (NDB, Bd. 4, s. 543-545; CE, vol. 1, p. 434-436)⌋ et Georgius Sabinus (Georg Schuler) (*1508 – †1560), philologist, neolatin poet, Melanchton's student and his son-in-law (husband of Anna), first rector of the University of Königsberg (Albertina), acquaintance of Joachim Camerarius, Pietro Bembo, Damian a Goes and Baptista Egnatius; in 1534 created poet-laureate and Comes Palatinus of the Lateran; 1538 professor of rhetoric at the University of Frankfurt an der Oder; 1544 rector of the ducal college (later University) of Königsberg (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 369-370; CE, vol. 3, p. 182-183)⌊SabiniGeorgius Sabinus (Georg Schuler) (*1508 – †1560), philologist, neolatin poet, Melanchton's student and his son-in-law (husband of Anna), first rector of the University of Königsberg (Albertina), acquaintance of Joachim Camerarius, Pietro Bembo, Damian a Goes and Baptista Egnatius; in 1534 created poet-laureate and Comes Palatinus of the Lateran; 1538 professor of rhetoric at the University of Frankfurt an der Oder; 1544 rector of the ducal college (later University) of Königsberg (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 369-370; CE, vol. 3, p. 182-183)⌋, honestissima meruerit testimonia, non est quod quis magnopere pensi habeat cf. Caspar Schütz, David Chytraeus, Georgius Knoff der Eltern, Historia rerum Prussicarum, wahrhaffte und eigentliche Beschreibung der Lande Preussen, ihrer gelegenheit, namen und teilunge von den eltesten Koenigen an derselben Regirung und Heidnischer Auffopfferung Auch vom Ursprung des Deudschen Ordens und was sich bey eines bey jeglischen Hohmeisters leben und Regierung zugetragen hat Vom ersten bis zum letzten darinnen auch Die ankunfft und erbawung der Koeniglischen Stadt Dantzig und wie sie von Jaren zugenommen fleißig und mit allen umbstaenden beschrieben und angezeiget wird Auß bewehrten Schrifften Historien und Recessen zusammen getragen unnd beschrieben durch D. Caspar Schuetzen der Stadt Dantzig Secretarium. Hierzu ist kommen eine Continuation der Preusischen Chronica von der zeit an da M. Caspar Schuetzen Historia endet nemlich von dem 1525 Jahr biß auff gegenwertige zeit Durch herrn D. Davidem Chytraeum. Item eigentliche und außfuerliche Beschreibung des Krieges so der großmoechtigste Fuerst Stephanus der Erste Koenig in Polen anno 1577 wider die Stadt Dantzig gefuehret und einem nuetzlichen Register mit fleis zusammen getragen Durch Georgium Knoff den Eltern Typis et sum<p>tibus Grosianis Gedruckt im Jahr nach Christi Geburt M. D. XCIX., Eißleben - Leipzig, Henning Groß / Bartholomeus Hörnigk, 1599 , f. 443r⌊Sagittarii cuiusdam exotici obtrectatoris spiculationemcf. Caspar Schütz, David Chytraeus, Georgius Knoff der Eltern, Historia rerum Prussicarum, wahrhaffte und eigentliche Beschreibung der Lande Preussen, ihrer gelegenheit, namen und teilunge von den eltesten Koenigen an derselben Regirung und Heidnischer Auffopfferung Auch vom Ursprung des Deudschen Ordens und was sich bey eines bey jeglischen Hohmeisters leben und Regierung zugetragen hat Vom ersten bis zum letzten darinnen auch Die ankunfft und erbawung der Koeniglischen Stadt Dantzig und wie sie von Jaren zugenommen fleißig und mit allen umbstaenden beschrieben und angezeiget wird Auß bewehrten Schrifften Historien und Recessen zusammen getragen unnd beschrieben durch D. Caspar Schuetzen der Stadt Dantzig Secretarium. Hierzu ist kommen eine Continuation der Preusischen Chronica von der zeit an da M. Caspar Schuetzen Historia endet nemlich von dem 1525 Jahr biß auff gegenwertige zeit Durch herrn D. Davidem Chytraeum. Item eigentliche und außfuerliche Beschreibung des Krieges so der großmoechtigste Fuerst Stephanus der Erste Koenig in Polen anno 1577 wider die Stadt Dantzig gefuehret und einem nuetzlichen Register mit fleis zusammen getragen Durch Georgium Knoff den Eltern Typis et sum<p>tibus Grosianis Gedruckt im Jahr nach Christi Geburt M. D. XCIX., Eißleben - Leipzig, Henning Groß / Bartholomeus Hörnigk, 1599 , f. 443r⌋ seu flagellationem potius, qui parum mihi honorifice visus est eius meminisse, ibi ubi occasionem exponit controversiae, quam fuit olim 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 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⌋ cum Gdańsk Town Council ⌊senatu DantiscanoGdańsk Town Council ⌋ de appellatione in civilif. [A5r]bus, seu de non evocando, ut vocant, quo in loco aucupii gratiae potius, quam legum historicarum, mihi videtur habuisse rationem. Sed haec facio missa.

Unicum restat, quod haud scio laudi, vel vitio illi vertendum, cum nemo suis careat naevis, sed suos quisque patiamur manes, potator fuisse dicitur maxime strenuus, ubi opus fuit, singulari argumento robusti et corporis, et animi (quod tamen cum Helius Eobanus Hessus (Eobanus Koch, Helius Coccius) (*1488 – †1540), neo Latin poet, humanist and writer, since 1509 secretary of bishop of Pomesania Hiob Dobeneck, lecturer of law at the University of Erfurt, 1526-1533 lecturer in the Nuremberg Gymnasium, 1530 visited Augsburg during the Imperial Diet, since 1536 professor of history at the University of Marburg; in 1512 attended the wedding of Sigismund I Jagiellon and Barbara Zápolya at Cracow (NDB, Bd. 4, s. 543-545; CE, vol. 1, p. 434-436)⌊HessoHelius Eobanus Hessus (Eobanus Koch, Helius Coccius) (*1488 – †1540), neo Latin poet, humanist and writer, since 1509 secretary of bishop of Pomesania Hiob Dobeneck, lecturer of law at the University of Erfurt, 1526-1533 lecturer in the Nuremberg Gymnasium, 1530 visited Augsburg during the Imperial Diet, since 1536 professor of history at the University of Marburg; in 1512 attended the wedding of Sigismund I Jagiellon and Barbara Zápolya at Cracow (NDB, Bd. 4, s. 543-545; CE, vol. 1, p. 434-436)⌋ commilite quondam suo habuit commune, ut in cf. Ioachimus Camerarius, Narratio de H(elio) Eobano Hesso, comprehendens mentionem de compluribus illius aetatis doctis & eruditis uiris, composita a Ioachimo Camerario Pabebergensi. Epistolae Eobani Hessi ad Camerarium et alios quosdam ... cum quibusdam Camerarii et aliorum scriptis. Exprimebantur haec Norimbergae a Ioanne Montano et Vlrico Neubero, anno salutiferi Christi Iesu partus M.D.LIII, Nuernberg, 1553 ⌊vita eiuscf. Ioachimus Camerarius, Narratio de H(elio) Eobano Hesso, comprehendens mentionem de compluribus illius aetatis doctis & eruditis uiris, composita a Ioachimo Camerario Pabebergensi. Epistolae Eobani Hessi ad Camerarium et alios quosdam ... cum quibusdam Camerarii et aliorum scriptis. Exprimebantur haec Norimbergae a Ioanne Montano et Vlrico Neubero, anno salutiferi Christi Iesu partus M.D.LIII, Nuernberg, 1553 ⌋ testatur Ioachimus Camerarius (Joachim Kammermeister) (*1500 – †1547), humanist, scholar, writer and translator of numerous Greek works, friend of Melanchton and Helius Eobanus, acquaintance of Martin Luther and Erasmus of Rotterdam (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 138; CE, vol. 1, p. 247-248)⌊CamerariusIoachimus Camerarius (Joachim Kammermeister) (*1500 – †1547), humanist, scholar, writer and translator of numerous Greek works, friend of Melanchton and Helius Eobanus, acquaintance of Martin Luther and Erasmus of Rotterdam (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 138; CE, vol. 1, p. 247-248)⌋). Cum enim aliquando legati fungeretur munere ad 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⌊caesaremCharles 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⌋, caesar, legatum Polonicum ludificamento excepturus aulico, subornat suorum bibacissimos quosque, qui ipsum vegrandibus adorirentur obruerent{ur}que poculis. Deinde ubi per indicium bene potos cognovit suosque maximam partem prostratos discumbere, de composito mittit ad legatum, adesset et quid in mandatis habeat, e vestigio exponeret. Dantiscus nonnihil ex improviso perturbatus, ubi se recollegit, pergit ad 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⌊caesaremCharles 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⌋ atque ita peroravit, ut cum omnium admiratione viri diserti, licet poti, ipsa sibi audientiam fecerit oratio, cumque turpiter illum se daturum existimarent, praeter exspectationem pulcherrime steterit.

Quam vero in tanto dignitatis culmine, ad quod ex humili profectus erat, minime fuerit arrogans rerumve suarum ostentator, inde liquido apparet, quod exemplo Agatoclis regis illius Siculi, ut ille Figuli, sic noster Flaxbinderi cognomen ex recordatione natalium suorum, cuius supra meminimus, sibi usurpaverit.

Quapropter tua, Iohannes Dantisce, memoria f. [A5v] semper nobis est atque erit venerabilis cum laude numquam intermoritura, cumque tui ex fratre 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)⌊GeorgioGeorg 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)⌋ nepotes cum matre mea communem habuerint Barbara Behme (†after 1550-02-07)⌊genetricemBarbara Behme (†after 1550-02-07)⌋ adeoque me propinquitate cognati sanguinis proxime attingant, ego quoque aliquam tuarum laudum partem mihi vendico ac proinde, quicquid fiat de aliis, apud me quidem cf. Verg. A. 1.609 ⌊semper honos nomenque tuum laudesque manebuntcf. Verg. A. 1.609 ⌋.

FINIS

[1] Philippus Frencking ⌊FrenckingPhilippus Frencking ⌋ makes a mistake here: embedded in one of the columns in the Church of Saints John in Thorn (Toruń, Thorunium), city in northern Poland, on the Vistula river in its lower reaches, main residence of the bishops of Kulm (Chełmno); one of the three Great Prussian Cities (along with Gdańsk and Elbing) which had representatives in the Council of Royal Prussia; a member of the Hanseatic League⌊ThornThorn (Toruń, Thorunium), city in northern Poland, on the Vistula river in its lower reaches, main residence of the bishops of Kulm (Chełmno); one of the three Great Prussian Cities (along with Gdańsk and Elbing) which had representatives in the Council of Royal Prussia; a member of the Hanseatic League⌋ is the heart not of Kazimierz IV Jagiellon (*1427 – †1492), 1447-1492 King of Poland, 1440–1492 Grand Duke of Lithuania; son of Władysław II Jagiełło and Zofia Holszańska⌊Casimir IV JagiellonKazimierz IV Jagiellon (*1427 – †1492), 1447-1492 King of Poland, 1440–1492 Grand Duke of Lithuania; son of Władysław II Jagiełło and Zofia Holszańska⌋, but of his son, Jan Olbracht Jagiellon (*1459 – †1501), king of Poland (1492-1501); son of the king of Poland Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and queen Elisabeth von Habsburg⌊John I AlbertJan Olbracht Jagiellon (*1459 – †1501), king of Poland (1492-1501); son of the king of Poland Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and queen Elisabeth von Habsburg⌋.

[2] The daughter of Peter Behme (*ca. 1480 – †1539), 1526-1535 Gdańsk councillor; 1536-1539 Mayor of Gdańsk (ZDRENKA 1, p. 77-80)⌊Peter BehmePeter Behme (*ca. 1480 – †1539), 1526-1535 Gdańsk councillor; 1536-1539 Mayor of Gdańsk (ZDRENKA 1, p. 77-80)⌋, who married Dantiscus’ brother, 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)⌊Georg von HöfenGeorg 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)⌋, was named Barbara Behme (†after 1550-02-07)⌊BarbaraBarbara Behme (†after 1550-02-07)⌋, not Anna, as Philippus Frencking ⌊FrenckingPhilippus Frencking ⌋ claims (cf. cf. Barbara BEHME to Ioannes DANTISCUS Gdańsk (Danzig), 1542-08-12, CIDTC IDL 2583⌊IDL 2583cf. Barbara BEHME to Ioannes DANTISCUS Gdańsk (Danzig), 1542-08-12, CIDTC IDL 2583⌋).