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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⌊IoannesIoannes 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⌋

Nobilis et erudite fidelis noster dilecte.

Eo quod Ferdinand I of Habsburg (*1503 – †1564), from 1521 Archduke of Austria; from 1526 King of Bohemia and of Hungary, Croatia, and Slavonia as Ferdinand I; 1531–1558 King of the Romans; from 1558 Holy Roman Emperor; son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna of Castile, and younger brother of Charles V of Habsburg⌊Romanorum rexFerdinand I of Habsburg (*1503 – †1564), from 1521 Archduke of Austria; from 1526 King of Bohemia and of Hungary, Croatia, and Slavonia as Ferdinand I; 1531–1558 King of the Romans; from 1558 Holy Roman Emperor; son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna of Castile, and younger brother of Charles V of Habsburg⌋ ad Suleiman the Magnificent (*1494 – †1566), 1520-1566 Sultan of the Ottoman Empire⌊TurcamSuleiman the Magnificent (*1494 – †1566), 1520-1566 Sultan of the Ottoman Empire⌋ cum muneribus pro indutiis impetrandis diebus iis superinscribed in place of crossed-out miserat⌈miserat diebus iis diebus iis superinscribed in place of crossed-out miserat⌉ Adorno, Girolamo (†1545)⌊MedicumAdorno, Girolamo (†1545)⌋ legaverat et ab eo Tonsor item superinscribed⌈itemitem superinscribed⌉ a Suleiman the Magnificent (*1494 – †1566), 1520-1566 Sultan of the Ottoman Empire⌊TurcaSuleiman the Magnificent (*1494 – †1566), 1520-1566 Sultan of the Ottoman Empire⌋ venerit superinscribed in place of crossed-out missus sit⌈missus sit venerit venerit superinscribed in place of crossed-out missus sit⌉ ad regem, epigramma primum hoc adelon natum est et superinscribed in place of crossed-out ...⌈... illegible⌈...... illegible⌉ natum est et natum est et superinscribed in place of crossed-out ...⌉ ad nos written over me⌈me nos nos written over me⌉ nuper missum est, cui noster Morphorius, qui Rome (Roma), city in central Italy, on the River Tiber, seat of the Holy See⌊RomaeRome (Roma), city in central Italy, on the River Tiber, seat of the Holy See⌋ Pasquillo socius habetur, respondit: “G written over S⌈SGG written over S⌉ratum feceris, si argumento simili superinscribed in place of crossed-out eo(?)⌈eo(?) argumento simili argumento simili superinscribed in place of crossed-out eo(?)⌉ tuae Muses Greek goddesses of literature and the arts⌊MusaeMuses Greek goddesses of literature and the arts⌋ argumentos venustiores argutioresque on the margin⌈argutioresqueargutioresque on the margin⌉ accedent ad aulam prope diem iturae.”

Vale et aliquando, ut apud exteros solebas, quodcumque etiam scribe in next line⌈et aliquando, ut apud exteros solebas, quodcumque etiam scribeet aliquando, ut apud exteros solebas, quodcumque etiam scribe in next line⌉.

Ex Heilsberg (Lidzbark, Heilsberga), town in Ermland (Warmia), the main seat of the bishops of Ermland, now Lidzbark Warmiński⌊HeilsbergHeilsberg (Lidzbark, Heilsberga), town in Ermland (Warmia), the main seat of the bishops of Ermland, now Lidzbark Warmiński⌋, IX Aprilis MDXLV.