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Reverendo in Christo Patri, domino 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⌊Ioanni episcopo VarmiensiIoannes 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⌋, sincere nobis dilecto

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⌊Bona⌋ Dei gratia regina Poland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia), the kingdom⌊PoloniaePoland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia), the kingdom⌋, magna dux Lithuania⌊LithuaniaeLithuania⌋, Rus (Russia)⌊RussiaeRus (Russia)⌋, Prussia, region in central Europe, bordered by Pomerania, Poland, Lithuania, and Livonia. From 1466 it was divided into Royal Prussia (Prussia Regalis), part of the Kingdom of Poland, and Teutonic Prussia (Prussia Ordinis Theutonici), comprising the remnants 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), thereafter known as Ducal Prussia (Prussia Ducalis). By 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 it was divided into Royal Prussia (Prussia Regalis), part of the Kingdom of Poland, and Teutonic Prussia (Prussia Ordinis Theutonici), comprising the remnants 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), thereafter known as Ducal Prussia (Prussia Ducalis). By the Treaty of Cracow, Ducal Prussia became a fief of the kings of Poland⌋, Mazowsze (Masovia) historic region in Central Poland, before 1526 an autonomous duchy and feud of the Kingdom of Poland, from 1526 included in the Kingdom⌊MasoviaeMazowsze (Masovia) historic region in Central Poland, before 1526 an autonomous duchy and feud of the Kingdom of Poland, from 1526 included in the Kingdom⌋ etc. domina

Reverende in Christo Pater, sincere nobis dilecte.

Reddidit nobis nuntius Vestrae Paternitatis cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Bona Sforza 1543-04-01, CIDTC IDL 6994, letter lost⌊litterascf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Bona Sforza 1543-04-01, CIDTC IDL 6994, letter lost⌋, ex quibus et veteres tumultus continuari et novos ordiri et orbem Christianum bellis arsurum cognovimus. Ea nova tametsi non iucunda sunt, officium tamen Vestrae Paternitatis in eis nobis significandis gratum habemus.

De Georg Schewecke (Georg Scheffke) (*1491 – †1547), 1522 alderman of Gdańsk (Danzig); 1525 city councillor; 1528 judge; 1531 Mayor; 1536-1537, 1540, and 1542-1545 Burgrave; 1534 Gdańsk envoy to the convention in Lüneburg concerning maritime affairs and conflicts with Lübeck (AT 15, p. 501, 510; AT 16/1, p. 42, 44; ZDRENKA 2, p. 275)⌊Georgio SsewkaGeorg Schewecke (Georg Scheffke) (*1491 – †1547), 1522 alderman of Gdańsk (Danzig); 1525 city councillor; 1528 judge; 1531 Mayor; 1536-1537, 1540, and 1542-1545 Burgrave; 1534 Gdańsk envoy to the convention in Lüneburg concerning maritime affairs and conflicts with Lübeck (AT 15, p. 501, 510; AT 16/1, p. 42, 44; ZDRENKA 2, p. 275)⌋ curae nobis semper antea fuit magnae, ut is vir ad hunc magistratum eveheretur, in quo non leve momentum sic aut sic illius gerendi consistit. Nunc etiam post hanc recentem Vestrae Paternitatis praemonitionem tanto magis elaborabimus, ut ne in petitione eius magistratus a quocumque vincatur, quanto magis perspicimus Georg Schewecke (Georg Scheffke) (*1491 – †1547), 1522 alderman of Gdańsk (Danzig); 1525 city councillor; 1528 judge; 1531 Mayor; 1536-1537, 1540, and 1542-1545 Burgrave; 1534 Gdańsk envoy to the convention in Lüneburg concerning maritime affairs and conflicts with Lübeck (AT 15, p. 501, 510; AT 16/1, p. 42, 44; ZDRENKA 2, p. 275)⌊illumGeorg Schewecke (Georg Scheffke) (*1491 – †1547), 1522 alderman of Gdańsk (Danzig); 1525 city councillor; 1528 judge; 1531 Mayor; 1536-1537, 1540, and 1542-1545 Burgrave; 1534 Gdańsk envoy to the convention in Lüneburg concerning maritime affairs and conflicts with Lübeck (AT 15, p. 501, 510; AT 16/1, p. 42, 44; ZDRENKA 2, p. 275)⌋ ex re et dignitate tam sacrae 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⌊regiae maiestatisSigismund 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⌋, quam ex usu et utilitate Poland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia), the kingdom⌊rei publicaePoland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia), the kingdom⌋ Gdańsk (Danzig, Dantiscum), city in northern Poland, on the Baltic Sea, at the mouth of the Vistula on the Bay of Gdańsk, the largest and wealthiest of the three Great Prussian Cities, alongside Thorn (Toruń) and Elbing (Elbląg); represented in the Council of Royal Prussia and a member of the Hanseatic League⌊civitatis GdanensisGdańsk (Danzig, Dantiscum), city in northern Poland, on the Baltic Sea, at the mouth of the Vistula on the Bay of Gdańsk, the largest and wealthiest of the three Great Prussian Cities, alongside Thorn (Toruń) and Elbing (Elbląg); represented in the Council of Royal Prussia and a member of the Hanseatic League⌋ esse futurum.

Exspectamus ab ipso Georg Schewecke (Georg Scheffke) (*1491 – †1547), 1522 alderman of Gdańsk (Danzig); 1525 city councillor; 1528 judge; 1531 Mayor; 1536-1537, 1540, and 1542-1545 Burgrave; 1534 Gdańsk envoy to the convention in Lüneburg concerning maritime affairs and conflicts with Lübeck (AT 15, p. 501, 510; AT 16/1, p. 42, 44; ZDRENKA 2, p. 275)⌊GeorgioGeorg Schewecke (Georg Scheffke) (*1491 – †1547), 1522 alderman of Gdańsk (Danzig); 1525 city councillor; 1528 judge; 1531 Mayor; 1536-1537, 1540, and 1542-1545 Burgrave; 1534 Gdańsk envoy to the convention in Lüneburg concerning maritime affairs and conflicts with Lübeck (AT 15, p. 501, 510; AT 16/1, p. 42, 44; ZDRENKA 2, p. 275)⌋ mappas seu mensalia. Quae cum reddita nobis fuerint et placuerint, plura alia afferri nobis et eius opera uti optabimus.

Bene et feliciter valeat Vestra Paternitas.

Dat(ae) or Dat(um)⌈Dat(ae)Dat(ae) or Dat(um)⌉ Cracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌊CracoviaeCracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌋, die XII Aprilis MDXLIII.

Ex commissione propria s(acrae) or s(erenissimae)⌈s(acrae)s(acrae) or s(erenissimae)⌉ reginalis maiestatis