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Reverendissimo in Christo Patri, domino Ioannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes 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 Dei gratia episcopo VarmiensiIoannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes 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⌋, domino et maecenati suo honorandissimo

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Reverendissime in Christo Pater et Domine, domine benefactor colendissime.

Commendatione servitutis meae in gratiam Vestrae Dominationis Reverendissimae commissa.

Allatae sunt huc ex urbe Rome (Roma), city in central Italy, on the Tiber river, seat of the Holy See⌊RomaRome (Roma), city in central Italy, on the Tiber river, seat of the Holy See⌋ litterae Kaspar Hannau (Gasparus Hannovius, Kacper Hannow) (*1519 – †1571), Dantiscus' nephew (son of Anna), doctor of both canon and civil law, friend of Marcin Kromer, Bishop of Ermland; his studies in Cracow (1536-1538), and later in Rome (1539-1548), were financed by his uncle; from 1545 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and Dean of Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) Collegiate Chapter; from 1547 Canon of Włocławek (ORACKI 1984, p. 84; KOPICZKO 2, p. 108-109)⌊nepotisKaspar Hannau (Gasparus Hannovius, Kacper Hannow) (*1519 – †1571), Dantiscus' nephew (son of Anna), doctor of both canon and civil law, friend of Marcin Kromer, Bishop of Ermland; his studies in Cracow (1536-1538), and later in Rome (1539-1548), were financed by his uncle; from 1545 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and Dean of Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) Collegiate Chapter; from 1547 Canon of Włocławek (ORACKI 1984, p. 84; KOPICZKO 2, p. 108-109)⌋ ex Anna von Höfen (Anna Reyneck, Anna Flachsbinder), sister of Ioannes Dantiscus, wife of Johann Hannau Sr and, after his death, of Johann Reyneck⌊sororeAnna von Höfen (Anna Reyneck, Anna Flachsbinder), sister of Ioannes Dantiscus, wife of Johann Hannau Sr and, after his death, of Johann Reyneck⌋ Vestrae Dominationis Reverendissimae domino doctori 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)⌊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)⌋, quibus ab illo summa diligentia et contentione orat, omnia obtestans, ut canonicatus Warmiensis, si forte vacare decernetur, illi cedat neve a me impediatur. Ego, si hanc fuisse voluntatem vel Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae vel Kaspar Hannau (Gasparus Hannovius, Kacper Hannow) (*1519 – †1571), Dantiscus' nephew (son of Anna), doctor of both canon and civil law, friend of Marcin Kromer, Bishop of Ermland; his studies in Cracow (1536-1538), and later in Rome (1539-1548), were financed by his uncle; from 1545 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and Dean of Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) Collegiate Chapter; from 1547 Canon of Włocławek (ORACKI 1984, p. 84; KOPICZKO 2, p. 108-109)⌊nepotisKaspar Hannau (Gasparus Hannovius, Kacper Hannow) (*1519 – †1571), Dantiscus' nephew (son of Anna), doctor of both canon and civil law, friend of Marcin Kromer, Bishop of Ermland; his studies in Cracow (1536-1538), and later in Rome (1539-1548), were financed by his uncle; from 1545 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and Dean of Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) Collegiate Chapter; from 1547 Canon of Włocławek (ORACKI 1984, p. 84; KOPICZKO 2, p. 108-109)⌋ illius scivissem, numquam illum petere a reverendissimo 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)⌊dominoStanisław 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)⌋ meo in animum induxissem, qui non hanc solum, sed omnem fortunam viliorem mihi esse et inferiorem duco gratia Vestrae Reverendissimae Dominationis. Sed cum ad hanc meam petitionem et iam impetrationem a reverendissimo 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)⌊dominoStanisław 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)⌋ meo accesit, etiam voluntas commendatioque Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae, qua reverendissimum dominum meum rogare est dignata pro me, nihil dubito inconsulta Dominatione Vestra Reverendissima Kaspar Hannau (Gasparus Hannovius, Kacper Hannow) (*1519 – †1571), Dantiscus' nephew (son of Anna), doctor of both canon and civil law, friend of Marcin Kromer, Bishop of Ermland; his studies in Cracow (1536-1538), and later in Rome (1539-1548), were financed by his uncle; from 1545 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and Dean of Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) Collegiate Chapter; from 1547 Canon of Włocławek (ORACKI 1984, p. 84; KOPICZKO 2, p. 108-109)⌊nepotem illiusKaspar Hannau (Gasparus Hannovius, Kacper Hannow) (*1519 – †1571), Dantiscus' nephew (son of Anna), doctor of both canon and civil law, friend of Marcin Kromer, Bishop of Ermland; his studies in Cracow (1536-1538), and later in Rome (1539-1548), were financed by his uncle; from 1545 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and Dean of Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) Collegiate Chapter; from 1547 Canon of Włocławek (ORACKI 1984, p. 84; KOPICZKO 2, p. 108-109)⌋ hunc canonicatum ambire. Et tametsi ego non dubito, si forte vacare decernetur, quin meus sit futurus, cui eum 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⌊maiestas regiaSigismund 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⌋ immediate a Paul III (Alessandro Farnese) (*1468 – †1549), 1493 elevated to cardinal; 1524 Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia; 1534-1549 Pope⌊summo pontificePaul III (Alessandro Farnese) (*1468 – †1549), 1493 elevated to cardinal; 1524 Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia; 1534-1549 Pope⌋, cum primum vacare beneficia decreta fuerint, impetrat, impetratio enim Kaspar Hannau (Gasparus Hannovius, Kacper Hannow) (*1519 – †1571), Dantiscus' nephew (son of Anna), doctor of both canon and civil law, friend of Marcin Kromer, Bishop of Ermland; his studies in Cracow (1536-1538), and later in Rome (1539-1548), were financed by his uncle; from 1545 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and Dean of Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) Collegiate Chapter; from 1547 Canon of Włocławek (ORACKI 1984, p. 84; KOPICZKO 2, p. 108-109)⌊nepotisKaspar Hannau (Gasparus Hannovius, Kacper Hannow) (*1519 – †1571), Dantiscus' nephew (son of Anna), doctor of both canon and civil law, friend of Marcin Kromer, Bishop of Ermland; his studies in Cracow (1536-1538), and later in Rome (1539-1548), were financed by his uncle; from 1545 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and Dean of Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) Collegiate Chapter; from 1547 Canon of Włocławek (ORACKI 1984, p. 84; KOPICZKO 2, p. 108-109)⌋ Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae ante vacationem beneficii irrita est, tamen quidvis mallem, quam ut eum contra voluntatem Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae obtinere deberem aut in eo ipso aliquem Vestrae Reverendissimae Dominationis amicorum offendere.

Quare maiorem in modum Reverendissimam Dominationem Vestram, dominum meum colendissimum, rogo, ne pariatur me in beneficio isto a suis impediri, ne quod mihi iam et voluntate, et commendatione Vestrae Dominationi Reverendissimae beneficii accessit, id alio illius inclinata mente non tam iucundum accidat. Spero Reverendissimam Dominationem Vestram mei, servitoris sui, et suae dignitatis habituram rationem. Nec enim id propterea scripsi, quod de Vestrae Dominationis Reverendissimae sanctissima constantia dubitarem, sed ut testatum relinquerem me omnem potius indignitatem et infortunium malle, quam ut in ea fortuna assequenda alicui Vestrae Dominationis Reverendissimae amico obstiterem, cui voluntas illius accederet.

Commendo BCz, 1597, p. 1158 me gratiae Vestrae Dominationis Reverendissimae, domino meo colendissimo, eamque in annos Mathusalem valere cupio.

Dat(ae) or Dat(um)⌈Dat(ae)Dat(ae) or Dat(um)⌉ Vilnius (Wilno, Vilna), city in Lithuania, on the Vilnia river, capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania⌊VilnaeVilnius (Wilno, Vilna), city in Lithuania, on the Vilnia river, capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania⌋, XV die mensis Decembris anno Domini MDXXXX-o.

Vestrae Reverendissimae Dominationis humillimus servitor Mikołaj Loka (Mikołaj Lok) (†1569), collaborator of Stanisław Hozjusz as royal secretary; in 1545-1547 he stayed in Rome; in 1540 nominated as a canon of Ermland, and confirmed in 1542; 1547 - Poznań; 1560 abbot of the Cistercian monastery in Oliwa; 1550 envoy to the Prussian diet on behalf of King Sigismund II August (SZORC 1990, p. 331; KOPICZKO 2, p. 201)⌊Nicolaus LockMikołaj Loka (Mikołaj Lok) (†1569), collaborator of Stanisław Hozjusz as royal secretary; in 1545-1547 he stayed in Rome; in 1540 nominated as a canon of Ermland, and confirmed in 1542; 1547 - Poznań; 1560 abbot of the Cistercian monastery in Oliwa; 1550 envoy to the Prussian diet on behalf of King Sigismund II August (SZORC 1990, p. 331; KOPICZKO 2, p. 201)⌋

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Reverendissimo in Christo Patri et Domino, domino Ioannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes 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 Dei gratia episcopo WarmiensiIoannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes 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⌋, domino suo clementissimo

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Commendata humillima servitute mea in gratiam Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae, domini mei clementissimi.

Quod proxime Kaspar Hannau (Gasparus Hannovius, Kacper Hannow) (*1519 – †1571), Dantiscus' nephew (son of Anna), doctor of both canon and civil law, friend of Marcin Kromer, Bishop of Ermland; his studies in Cracow (1536-1538), and later in Rome (1539-1548), were financed by his uncle; from 1545 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and Dean of Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) Collegiate Chapter; from 1547 Canon of Włocławek (ORACKI 1984, p. 84; KOPICZKO 2, p. 108-109)⌊CasparisKaspar Hannau (Gasparus Hannovius, Kacper Hannow) (*1519 – †1571), Dantiscus' nephew (son of Anna), doctor of both canon and civil law, friend of Marcin Kromer, Bishop of Ermland; his studies in Cracow (1536-1538), and later in Rome (1539-1548), were financed by his uncle; from 1545 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and Dean of Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) Collegiate Chapter; from 1547 Canon of Włocławek (ORACKI 1984, p. 84; KOPICZKO 2, p. 108-109)⌋ nullas meas ad Reverendissimam Dominationem Vestram adiunxerim, Reverendissime Domine, in causa fuit susceptum onus servitii in guardia Paul III (Alessandro Farnese) (*1468 – †1549), 1493 elevated to cardinal; 1524 Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia; 1534-1549 Pope⌊summi pontificisPaul III (Alessandro Farnese) (*1468 – †1549), 1493 elevated to cardinal; 1524 Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia; 1534-1549 Pope⌋, quod ob inopiam sumptus cum maximo meo detrimento subire coactus sum. Ubi nihil aliud, nisi me singulis horis servitio interesse licet. Unde nisi me Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima, dominus meus clementissimus, in quo omnis spes mea est sita, exemerit, actum erit de me studiisque meis. Quare Reverendissimam Dominationem Vestram obnixe precor me, ut mihi ex canonicatu a venerabili Ermland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌊capituloErmland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌋ plus pecuniae, quo felicius in ingenuarum artium studiis versari possim, numeraretur, iuvare velit. Scit enim procul dubio Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra, quantum pecuniae, qui 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⌋ suis sumptibus vivere voluerit, ut habeat, oportet. Et nisi superinscribed⌈nisinisi superinscribed⌉ mihi superesset intimus amicus meus venerabilis dominus Kaspar Hannau (Gasparus Hannovius, Kacper Hannow) (*1519 – †1571), Dantiscus' nephew (son of Anna), doctor of both canon and civil law, friend of Marcin Kromer, Bishop of Ermland; his studies in Cracow (1536-1538), and later in Rome (1539-1548), were financed by his uncle; from 1545 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and Dean of Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) Collegiate Chapter; from 1547 Canon of Włocławek (ORACKI 1984, p. 84; KOPICZKO 2, p. 108-109)⌊Caspar HannoviusKaspar Hannau (Gasparus Hannovius, Kacper Hannow) (*1519 – †1571), Dantiscus' nephew (son of Anna), doctor of both canon and civil law, friend of Marcin Kromer, Bishop of Ermland; his studies in Cracow (1536-1538), and later in Rome (1539-1548), were financed by his uncle; from 1545 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and Dean of Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) Collegiate Chapter; from 1547 Canon of Włocławek (ORACKI 1984, p. 84; KOPICZKO 2, p. 108-109)⌋, nepos Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae, qui me et consilio, et auxilio numquam iuvare intermittit, pereundum mihi esset. Confido itaque P gratiae Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae eamque mihi inopi in hoc opem laturam minime dubito.

De Alexander Sculteti (Scholtcze) (*ca. 1485 – †1570), doctor of canon law, cartographer, historian and friend of Copernicus; accused by Dantiscus and Stanisław Hozjusz (Hosius) of Sacramentarian heresy, in 1540 banished by King Sigismund I Jagiellon; in 1541 imprisoned by the Inquisition in Rome; after release from prison in 1544 he stayed in Rome for the rest of his life; 1509-1516 notary at the Roman Curia; 1519-1541 Canon of Ermland (Warmia), 1530-1539 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1536-1538 administrator of the komornictwo of Mehlsack (Melzak, today Pieniężno) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 299; SBKW, p. 219-220)⌊AlexandroAlexander Sculteti (Scholtcze) (*ca. 1485 – †1570), doctor of canon law, cartographer, historian and friend of Copernicus; accused by Dantiscus and Stanisław Hozjusz (Hosius) of Sacramentarian heresy, in 1540 banished by King Sigismund I Jagiellon; in 1541 imprisoned by the Inquisition in Rome; after release from prison in 1544 he stayed in Rome for the rest of his life; 1509-1516 notary at the Roman Curia; 1519-1541 Canon of Ermland (Warmia), 1530-1539 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1536-1538 administrator of the komornictwo of Mehlsack (Melzak, today Pieniężno) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 299; SBKW, p. 219-220)⌋ vero nepotem Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae venerabilem dominum Kaspar Hannau (Gasparus Hannovius, Kacper Hannow) (*1519 – †1571), Dantiscus' nephew (son of Anna), doctor of both canon and civil law, friend of Marcin Kromer, Bishop of Ermland; his studies in Cracow (1536-1538), and later in Rome (1539-1548), were financed by his uncle; from 1545 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and Dean of Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) Collegiate Chapter; from 1547 Canon of Włocławek (ORACKI 1984, p. 84; KOPICZKO 2, p. 108-109)⌊GasparemKaspar Hannau (Gasparus Hannovius, Kacper Hannow) (*1519 – †1571), Dantiscus' nephew (son of Anna), doctor of both canon and civil law, friend of Marcin Kromer, Bishop of Ermland; his studies in Cracow (1536-1538), and later in Rome (1539-1548), were financed by his uncle; from 1545 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and Dean of Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) Collegiate Chapter; from 1547 Canon of Włocławek (ORACKI 1984, p. 84; KOPICZKO 2, p. 108-109)⌋, cui negotium hoc magis est notum, quo in statu res sint, satis fuse scripsisse certo scio. Hoc unum tamen Dominationi Vestrae Reverendissimae scribere ausim Alexander Sculteti (Scholtcze) (*ca. 1485 – †1570), doctor of canon law, cartographer, historian and friend of Copernicus; accused by Dantiscus and Stanisław Hozjusz (Hosius) of Sacramentarian heresy, in 1540 banished by King Sigismund I Jagiellon; in 1541 imprisoned by the Inquisition in Rome; after release from prison in 1544 he stayed in Rome for the rest of his life; 1509-1516 notary at the Roman Curia; 1519-1541 Canon of Ermland (Warmia), 1530-1539 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1536-1538 administrator of the komornictwo of Mehlsack (Melzak, today Pieniężno) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 299; SBKW, p. 219-220)⌊eumAlexander Sculteti (Scholtcze) (*ca. 1485 – †1570), doctor of canon law, cartographer, historian and friend of Copernicus; accused by Dantiscus and Stanisław Hozjusz (Hosius) of Sacramentarian heresy, in 1540 banished by King Sigismund I Jagiellon; in 1541 imprisoned by the Inquisition in Rome; after release from prison in 1544 he stayed in Rome for the rest of his life; 1509-1516 notary at the Roman Curia; 1519-1541 Canon of Ermland (Warmia), 1530-1539 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1536-1538 administrator of the komornictwo of Mehlsack (Melzak, today Pieniężno) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 299; SBKW, p. 219-220)⌋ ex adventu meo 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⌋ adeo perterritum, ut, quicquid agat aut quo se vertat, nesciat.

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⌋ BK, 230, p. 140 proxima Quadragesima[1] Bologna (Bononia), city in Italy at the southern end of the plain of the Po valley, between 1506 and 1860 it belonged to the Papal State⌊BononiamBologna (Bononia), city in Italy at the southern end of the plain of the Po valley, between 1506 and 1860 it belonged to the Papal State⌋ profecturum communis fama est. Praeter haec nova 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⌋ alia sunt nulla, quae Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae digna scribi putem.

Commendo me gratiae et tutelae Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae, domini mei clementissimi. Quam ad annos quam plurimos salvam atque incolumem esse opto.

Dat(ae) or Dat(um)⌈Dat(ae)Dat(ae) or Dat(um)⌉ ex urbe Rome (Roma), city in central Italy, on the Tiber river, seat of the Holy See⌊RomaRome (Roma), city in central Italy, on the Tiber river, seat of the Holy See⌋, in 1545-02-01⌊vigilia Purificationis Gloriosissimae Virginis Mariae1545-02-01⌋ anno Domini 1545.

Eiusdem Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae humillimus servitor Mikołaj Loka (Mikołaj Lok) (†1569), collaborator of Stanisław Hozjusz as royal secretary; in 1545-1547 he stayed in Rome; in 1540 nominated as a canon of Ermland, and confirmed in 1542; 1547 - Poznań; 1560 abbot of the Cistercian monastery in Oliwa; 1550 envoy to the Prussian diet on behalf of King Sigismund II August (SZORC 1990, p. 331; KOPICZKO 2, p. 201)⌊Nicolaus LokMikołaj Loka (Mikołaj Lok) (†1569), collaborator of Stanisław Hozjusz as royal secretary; in 1545-1547 he stayed in Rome; in 1540 nominated as a canon of Ermland, and confirmed in 1542; 1547 - Poznań; 1560 abbot of the Cistercian monastery in Oliwa; 1550 envoy to the Prussian diet on behalf of King Sigismund II August (SZORC 1990, p. 331; KOPICZKO 2, p. 201)⌋ canonicus etc.

Reverendissime Domine, domine clementissime.

Quamprimum me superinscribed⌈meme superinscribed⌉ Kaspar Hannau (Gasparus Hannovius, Kacper Hannow) (*1519 – †1571), Dantiscus' nephew (son of Anna), doctor of both canon and civil law, friend of Marcin Kromer, Bishop of Ermland; his studies in Cracow (1536-1538), and later in Rome (1539-1548), were financed by his uncle; from 1545 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and Dean of Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) Collegiate Chapter; from 1547 Canon of Włocławek (ORACKI 1984, p. 84; KOPICZKO 2, p. 108-109)⌊dominus CasparKaspar Hannau (Gasparus Hannovius, Kacper Hannow) (*1519 – †1571), Dantiscus' nephew (son of Anna), doctor of both canon and civil law, friend of Marcin Kromer, Bishop of Ermland; his studies in Cracow (1536-1538), and later in Rome (1539-1548), were financed by his uncle; from 1545 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and Dean of Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) Collegiate Chapter; from 1547 Canon of Włocławek (ORACKI 1984, p. 84; KOPICZKO 2, p. 108-109)⌋, confrater carissimus, nomine Vestrae Reverendissimae Dominationis salutasset, eamque salvam atque incolumem esse cum cognovissem, magno affectus sum gaudio, ingentesque ago gratias Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae, domino meo clementissimo, quod mei in litteris suis mentionem fecerit. Det Deus itaque Omnipotens Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae pro hac singulari sua erga me gratia vitam salubrem, opto, atque eam longaevis temporibus felicem regnare concedat, necnon me ter fortunatum natum existimarem, si aliquando aliqua in re Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae, domino meo clementissimo inservire possem.

Praeterea mei officii esse existimavi Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae, quae hic agantur, scriptis significare, videlicet quod on the margin⌈quodquod on the margin⌉ Paul III (Alessandro Farnese) (*1468 – †1549), 1493 elevated to cardinal; 1524 Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia; 1534-1549 Pope⌊sanctissimus dominus nosterPaul III (Alessandro Farnese) (*1468 – †1549), 1493 elevated to cardinal; 1524 Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia; 1534-1549 Pope⌋ se prae nimia senectute adeo debilem esse exscusaverit, ut hoc Tridentinensi Consilio interesse non possit. Misit itaque Trent (Tridentum), city in northern Italy, Trentino-Alto Adige (Südtirol)⌊TridentumTrent (Tridentum), city in northern Italy, Trentino-Alto Adige (Südtirol)⌋ tres cardinales, deputatos legatos, Giovanni Gerolamo Morone (*1509 – †1580)⌊unumGiovanni Gerolamo Morone (*1509 – †1580)⌋ de Sancta Cruce, alterum Pierpaolo Parisio (Pietro Paolo Parisi, Petrus Paulus Parisius) (*1473 – †1545), 1528-1538 bishop of Anglona and Tursi; 1537 auditor of the Apostolic Chamber; 1538-1545 bishop of Nusco; 1539 cardinal (HE 1, p. 131, letter no. 122, note no. 3)⌊ParisiumPierpaolo Parisio (Pietro Paolo Parisi, Petrus Paulus Parisius) (*1473 – †1545), 1528-1538 bishop of Anglona and Tursi; 1537 auditor of the Apostolic Chamber; 1538-1545 bishop of Nusco; 1539 cardinal (HE 1, p. 131, letter no. 122, note no. 3)⌋, Reginald Pole (*1500 – †1558), the last Catholic archbishop of Canterbury; 1537 cardinal-deacon of Ss. Nereo ed Achilleo; 1540 - of Ss. Vito, Modesto e Crescenzia, and S. Maria in Cosmedin; 1555 cardinal-priest of S. Maria in Cosmedin; 1556 archbishop of Canterbury⌊tertiumReginald Pole (*1500 – †1558), the last Catholic archbishop of Canterbury; 1537 cardinal-deacon of Ss. Nereo ed Achilleo; 1540 - of Ss. Vito, Modesto e Crescenzia, and S. Maria in Cosmedin; 1555 cardinal-priest of S. Maria in Cosmedin; 1556 archbishop of Canterbury⌋ de England⌊AngliaEngland⌋, quos multi episcopi et quamplures alii doctissimi quique viri comitati sunt. Praeter haec Rome (Roma), city in central Italy, on the Tiber river, seat of the Holy See⌊RomaRome (Roma), city in central Italy, on the Tiber river, seat of the Holy See⌋ modo nihil aliud habet novi, sed quamprimum aliquid orietur Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae scribere non negligam. De Alexander Sculteti (Scholtcze) (*ca. 1485 – †1570), doctor of canon law, cartographer, historian and friend of Copernicus; accused by Dantiscus and Stanisław Hozjusz (Hosius) of Sacramentarian heresy, in 1540 banished by King Sigismund I Jagiellon; in 1541 imprisoned by the Inquisition in Rome; after release from prison in 1544 he stayed in Rome for the rest of his life; 1509-1516 notary at the Roman Curia; 1519-1541 Canon of Ermland (Warmia), 1530-1539 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1536-1538 administrator of the komornictwo of Mehlsack (Melzak, today Pieniężno) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 299; SBKW, p. 219-220)⌊AlexandroAlexander Sculteti (Scholtcze) (*ca. 1485 – †1570), doctor of canon law, cartographer, historian and friend of Copernicus; accused by Dantiscus and Stanisław Hozjusz (Hosius) of Sacramentarian heresy, in 1540 banished by King Sigismund I Jagiellon; in 1541 imprisoned by the Inquisition in Rome; after release from prison in 1544 he stayed in Rome for the rest of his life; 1509-1516 notary at the Roman Curia; 1519-1541 Canon of Ermland (Warmia), 1530-1539 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1536-1538 administrator of the komornictwo of Mehlsack (Melzak, today Pieniężno) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 299; SBKW, p. 219-220)⌋ venerabilem dominum Kaspar Hannau (Gasparus Hannovius, Kacper Hannow) (*1519 – †1571), Dantiscus' nephew (son of Anna), doctor of both canon and civil law, friend of Marcin Kromer, Bishop of Ermland; his studies in Cracow (1536-1538), and later in Rome (1539-1548), were financed by his uncle; from 1545 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and Dean of Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) Collegiate Chapter; from 1547 Canon of Włocławek (ORACKI 1984, p. 84; KOPICZKO 2, p. 108-109)⌊CasparumKaspar Hannau (Gasparus Hannovius, Kacper Hannow) (*1519 – †1571), Dantiscus' nephew (son of Anna), doctor of both canon and civil law, friend of Marcin Kromer, Bishop of Ermland; his studies in Cracow (1536-1538), and later in Rome (1539-1548), were financed by his uncle; from 1545 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and Dean of Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) Collegiate Chapter; from 1547 Canon of Włocławek (ORACKI 1984, p. 84; KOPICZKO 2, p. 108-109)⌋, nepotem Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae, cui negotium istud magis est notum, quo in statu res sint, satis fuse scripssisse non dubito.

Ego, Reverendissime Domine, ob inopiam sumptus factus sum ex clerico miles, miserrimamque neglectis studiis in guardia Paul III (Alessandro Farnese) (*1468 – †1549), 1493 elevated to cardinal; 1524 Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia; 1534-1549 Pope⌊summi pontificisPaul III (Alessandro Farnese) (*1468 – †1549), 1493 elevated to cardinal; 1524 Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia; 1534-1549 Pope⌋ ago vitam, et, nisi mihi solus dominus Kaspar Hannau (Gasparus Hannovius, Kacper Hannow) (*1519 – †1571), Dantiscus' nephew (son of Anna), doctor of both canon and civil law, friend of Marcin Kromer, Bishop of Ermland; his studies in Cracow (1536-1538), and later in Rome (1539-1548), were financed by his uncle; from 1545 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and Dean of Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) Collegiate Chapter; from 1547 Canon of Włocławek (ORACKI 1984, p. 84; KOPICZKO 2, p. 108-109)⌊CasparKaspar Hannau (Gasparus Hannovius, Kacper Hannow) (*1519 – †1571), Dantiscus' nephew (son of Anna), doctor of both canon and civil law, friend of Marcin Kromer, Bishop of Ermland; his studies in Cracow (1536-1538), and later in Rome (1539-1548), were financed by his uncle; from 1545 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and Dean of Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) Collegiate Chapter; from 1547 Canon of Włocławek (ORACKI 1984, p. 84; KOPICZKO 2, p. 108-109)⌋ superesset, qui in me iuvando omnem suam impendit operam, intereundum mihi esset. Sed dabit his Deus quoque finem, atque haec olim meminisse iuvabit. Commendo gratiae et favori Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae, quam diu salvam atque incolumem esse cupio.

Dat(ae) or Dat(um)⌈Dat(ae)Dat(ae) or Dat(um)⌉ ex urbe Rome (Roma), city in central Italy, on the Tiber river, seat of the Holy See⌊RomaRome (Roma), city in central Italy, on the Tiber river, seat of the Holy See⌋, XX die mensis Martii anno Domini 1545.

Eiusdem Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae servitor Mikołaj Loka (Mikołaj Lok) (†1569), collaborator of Stanisław Hozjusz as royal secretary; in 1545-1547 he stayed in Rome; in 1540 nominated as a canon of Ermland, and confirmed in 1542; 1547 - Poznań; 1560 abbot of the Cistercian monastery in Oliwa; 1550 envoy to the Prussian diet on behalf of King Sigismund II August (SZORC 1990, p. 331; KOPICZKO 2, p. 201)⌊Nicolaus LokMikołaj Loka (Mikołaj Lok) (†1569), collaborator of Stanisław Hozjusz as royal secretary; in 1545-1547 he stayed in Rome; in 1540 nominated as a canon of Ermland, and confirmed in 1542; 1547 - Poznań; 1560 abbot of the Cistercian monastery in Oliwa; 1550 envoy to the Prussian diet on behalf of King Sigismund II August (SZORC 1990, p. 331; KOPICZKO 2, p. 201)⌋

UUB, H. 154, f. 95v

Reverendissimo in Christo Patri et Domino, domino Ioannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes 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, Dei gratia episcopo WarmiensiIoannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes 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⌋, domino et patrono suo clementissimo

UUB, H. 154, f. 94r

Reverendissime Domine, domine clementissime.

cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Mikołaj LOKA 1544-05-30, CIDTC IDL 6465, letter lost⌊Litterascf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Mikołaj LOKA 1544-05-30, CIDTC IDL 6465, letter lost⌋ Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae paenultima Maii anni praeteriti ad me datas, nonis Aprilis anni praesentis accepi, quibus mihi Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra, quod me nep<ot>i suo, Kaspar Hannau (Gasparus Hannovius, Kacper Hannow) (*1519 – †1571), Dantiscus' nephew (son of Anna), doctor of both canon and civil law, friend of Marcin Kromer, Bishop of Ermland; his studies in Cracow (1536-1538), and later in Rome (1539-1548), were financed by his uncle; from 1545 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and Dean of Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) Collegiate Chapter; from 1547 Canon of Włocławek (ORACKI 1984, p. 84; KOPICZKO 2, p. 108-109)⌊domino GasparoKaspar Hannau (Gasparus Hannovius, Kacper Hannow) (*1519 – †1571), Dantiscus' nephew (son of Anna), doctor of both canon and civil law, friend of Marcin Kromer, Bishop of Ermland; his studies in Cracow (1536-1538), and later in Rome (1539-1548), were financed by his uncle; from 1545 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and Dean of Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) Collegiate Chapter; from 1547 Canon of Włocławek (ORACKI 1984, p. 84; KOPICZKO 2, p. 108-109)⌋, commendaverit scribit, eumque in omnibus meis negotiis mihi profuturum indicat, quam suam in me iuvando operam, et qualis sit, Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae prioribus litteris meis declaravi, quodque suasu Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae, licet invitus, 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⌋ sim profectus, ingentes pro hoc tam fideli consilio Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae domino meo clementissimo ago gratias. Sentio enim modo, quantum commodi mihi haec mea peregrinatio futuris temporibus adferre posset, si mihi tantummodo tanti superessent sumptus, quibus relicto hoc nefando servitio, solo ingenuarum artium studio operam dare liceret, qua in re spero, immo mihi certo persuadeo, Reverendissimam Dominationem Vestram, dominum meum clementissimum, mihi inopi quemadmodum tum praesenti, tum etiam per litteras suas absenti, pollicita est, opem laturam. Nova, quae Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae digna scribi putem, praeter haec alia sunt nulla.

Sacram 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⌊caesaream maiestatemCharles 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⌋ hisce temporibus legatum suum, ut ipse Paul III (Alessandro Farnese) (*1468 – †1549), 1493 elevated to cardinal; 1524 Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia; 1534-1549 Pope⌊pontifexPaul III (Alessandro Farnese) (*1468 – †1549), 1493 elevated to cardinal; 1524 Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia; 1534-1549 Pope⌋ propria persona concilio Tridentino intersit, misisse, quod nuntium summus pontifex, cum excusationem suam apud caesaream maiestatem nullius esse momenti cognovit, aegro animo tulit atque nepotem suum nomine Alessandro Farnese (*1520 – †1589)⌊cardinalem FernesiumAlessandro Farnese (*1520 – †1589)⌋, modernum Poland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌊RegniPoland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌋ protectorem, hoc in negotio veloci cursu ad caesaream maiestatem misit. Quid vero inde orietur novi, quamprimum experiar, Dominationi Vestrae Reverendissimae scribere non negligam.

Alexander Sculteti (Scholtcze) (*ca. 1485 – †1570), doctor of canon law, cartographer, historian and friend of Copernicus; accused by Dantiscus and Stanisław Hozjusz (Hosius) of Sacramentarian heresy, in 1540 banished by King Sigismund I Jagiellon; in 1541 imprisoned by the Inquisition in Rome; after release from prison in 1544 he stayed in Rome for the rest of his life; 1509-1516 notary at the Roman Curia; 1519-1541 Canon of Ermland (Warmia), 1530-1539 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1536-1538 administrator of the komornictwo of Mehlsack (Melzak, today Pieniężno) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 299; SBKW, p. 219-220)⌊AlexanderAlexander Sculteti (Scholtcze) (*ca. 1485 – †1570), doctor of canon law, cartographer, historian and friend of Copernicus; accused by Dantiscus and Stanisław Hozjusz (Hosius) of Sacramentarian heresy, in 1540 banished by King Sigismund I Jagiellon; in 1541 imprisoned by the Inquisition in Rome; after release from prison in 1544 he stayed in Rome for the rest of his life; 1509-1516 notary at the Roman Curia; 1519-1541 Canon of Ermland (Warmia), 1530-1539 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1536-1538 administrator of the komornictwo of Mehlsack (Melzak, today Pieniężno) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 299; SBKW, p. 219-220)⌋ tredecimo (ante) Calendas Maii mecum lites coepit, quem brevi superinscribed⌈brevibrevi superinscribed⌉ poenam suis factis dignam accepturum minime dubito, perseverat enim in sua malitia, neque de sacramento (uti antea) quicquam credit, neque honorem eum, quem debet, cum eum aliquando divino officio interesse contingit, Sacrosancto Corpori Salvatoris nostri Jesus of Nazareth (Jesus Christ), in Christianity the Messiah foretold in the Old Testament⌊Iesu ChristiJesus of Nazareth (Jesus Christ), in Christianity the Messiah foretold in the Old Testament⌋ exhibet. Praeterea, Reverendissime Domine, satis mirari non possumus UUB, H. 154, f. 94v cum Kaspar Hannau (Gasparus Hannovius, Kacper Hannow) (*1519 – †1571), Dantiscus' nephew (son of Anna), doctor of both canon and civil law, friend of Marcin Kromer, Bishop of Ermland; his studies in Cracow (1536-1538), and later in Rome (1539-1548), were financed by his uncle; from 1545 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and Dean of Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) Collegiate Chapter; from 1547 Canon of Włocławek (ORACKI 1984, p. 84; KOPICZKO 2, p. 108-109)⌊domino GasparoKaspar Hannau (Gasparus Hannovius, Kacper Hannow) (*1519 – †1571), Dantiscus' nephew (son of Anna), doctor of both canon and civil law, friend of Marcin Kromer, Bishop of Ermland; his studies in Cracow (1536-1538), and later in Rome (1539-1548), were financed by his uncle; from 1545 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and Dean of Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) Collegiate Chapter; from 1547 Canon of Włocławek (ORACKI 1984, p. 84; KOPICZKO 2, p. 108-109)⌋ calliditatem superinscribed⌈calliditatemcalliditatem superinscribed⌉ eius hominis, qui litteras Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae ad dominum Gasparum attulit, neque cur 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⌋ venerit ab eo explorare potuimus, percontabatur tamen de Alexander Sculteti (Scholtcze) (*ca. 1485 – †1570), doctor of canon law, cartographer, historian and friend of Copernicus; accused by Dantiscus and Stanisław Hozjusz (Hosius) of Sacramentarian heresy, in 1540 banished by King Sigismund I Jagiellon; in 1541 imprisoned by the Inquisition in Rome; after release from prison in 1544 he stayed in Rome for the rest of his life; 1509-1516 notary at the Roman Curia; 1519-1541 Canon of Ermland (Warmia), 1530-1539 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1536-1538 administrator of the komornictwo of Mehlsack (Melzak, today Pieniężno) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 299; SBKW, p. 219-220)⌊AlexandroAlexander Sculteti (Scholtcze) (*ca. 1485 – †1570), doctor of canon law, cartographer, historian and friend of Copernicus; accused by Dantiscus and Stanisław Hozjusz (Hosius) of Sacramentarian heresy, in 1540 banished by King Sigismund I Jagiellon; in 1541 imprisoned by the Inquisition in Rome; after release from prison in 1544 he stayed in Rome for the rest of his life; 1509-1516 notary at the Roman Curia; 1519-1541 Canon of Ermland (Warmia), 1530-1539 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1536-1538 administrator of the komornictwo of Mehlsack (Melzak, today Pieniężno) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 299; SBKW, p. 219-220)⌋ quam diligentissime cupiens eum alloqui, cum quo an locutus sit, scire nequeo, eumque aliquid in commissis ab aliquo ad Alexandrum habuisse existimo, sed nihil palam conari ausus est.

Commendo me superinscribed⌈meme superinscribed⌉ gratiae et patrocinio Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae eamque longaevis temporibus salvam atque incolumem esse opto.

Ex urbe Rome (Roma), city in central Italy, on the Tiber river, seat of the Holy See⌊RomaRome (Roma), city in central Italy, on the Tiber river, seat of the Holy See⌋, XX Aprilis anno Domini 1545.

Eiusdem Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae humillimus servitor Mikołaj Loka (Mikołaj Lok) (†1569), collaborator of Stanisław Hozjusz as royal secretary; in 1545-1547 he stayed in Rome; in 1540 nominated as a canon of Ermland, and confirmed in 1542; 1547 - Poznań; 1560 abbot of the Cistercian monastery in Oliwa; 1550 envoy to the Prussian diet on behalf of King Sigismund II August (SZORC 1990, p. 331; KOPICZKO 2, p. 201)⌊Nicolaus LokMikołaj Loka (Mikołaj Lok) (†1569), collaborator of Stanisław Hozjusz as royal secretary; in 1545-1547 he stayed in Rome; in 1540 nominated as a canon of Ermland, and confirmed in 1542; 1547 - Poznań; 1560 abbot of the Cistercian monastery in Oliwa; 1550 envoy to the Prussian diet on behalf of King Sigismund II August (SZORC 1990, p. 331; KOPICZKO 2, p. 201)⌋

BCz, 1599, p. 528

Reverendissimo in Christo Patri et Domino, domino Ioannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes 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 Dei gratia episcopo WarmiensiIoannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes 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⌋, domino clementissimo

BCz, 1599, p. 527

Reverendissime Domine, domine clementissime.

Ex litteris Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae proxime ad dominum Kaspar Hannau (Gasparus Hannovius, Kacper Hannow) (*1519 – †1571), Dantiscus' nephew (son of Anna), doctor of both canon and civil law, friend of Marcin Kromer, Bishop of Ermland; his studies in Cracow (1536-1538), and later in Rome (1539-1548), were financed by his uncle; from 1545 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and Dean of Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) Collegiate Chapter; from 1547 Canon of Włocławek (ORACKI 1984, p. 84; KOPICZKO 2, p. 108-109)⌊GasparumKaspar Hannau (Gasparus Hannovius, Kacper Hannow) (*1519 – †1571), Dantiscus' nephew (son of Anna), doctor of both canon and civil law, friend of Marcin Kromer, Bishop of Ermland; his studies in Cracow (1536-1538), and later in Rome (1539-1548), were financed by his uncle; from 1545 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and Dean of Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) Collegiate Chapter; from 1547 Canon of Włocławek (ORACKI 1984, p. 84; KOPICZKO 2, p. 108-109)⌋ scriptis cognovi, quod nullae meae Dominationi Vestrae Reverendissimae adhuc sint redditae neque ubi locorum sim, Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima sciat. Quid causae vero sit, quod tam tarde ad Dominationem Vestram Reverendissimam perferantur, scire nequeo, cum ego etiam, ipso domino Kaspar Hannau (Gasparus Hannovius, Kacper Hannow) (*1519 – †1571), Dantiscus' nephew (son of Anna), doctor of both canon and civil law, friend of Marcin Kromer, Bishop of Ermland; his studies in Cracow (1536-1538), and later in Rome (1539-1548), were financed by his uncle; from 1545 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and Dean of Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) Collegiate Chapter; from 1547 Canon of Włocławek (ORACKI 1984, p. 84; KOPICZKO 2, p. 108-109)⌊GasparoKaspar Hannau (Gasparus Hannovius, Kacper Hannow) (*1519 – †1571), Dantiscus' nephew (son of Anna), doctor of both canon and civil law, friend of Marcin Kromer, Bishop of Ermland; his studies in Cracow (1536-1538), and later in Rome (1539-1548), were financed by his uncle; from 1545 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and Dean of Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) Collegiate Chapter; from 1547 Canon of Włocławek (ORACKI 1984, p. 84; KOPICZKO 2, p. 108-109)⌋ teste, omnibus suis, quas per hoc tempus, quo 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⌋ sum, Dominationi Vestrae Reverendissimae scripsit, meas ad Dominationem Vestram Reverendissimam semper adiunxerim. Quare Reverendissimam Dominationem Vestram, ne id negligentiae meae ascribat, obnixe precor, cum ii, quibus meas committo, quominus perferantur, sint causa maxima.

De homine autem isto, de quo Dominationi Vestrae Reverendissimae in prioribus scripsi, quid animi haberet, perspicere tum temporis satis non potui. Verum forte fortuna iam 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⌊PrussiamPrussia, 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⌋ a Rome (Roma), city in central Italy, on the Tiber river, seat of the Holy See⌊RomaRome (Roma), city in central Italy, on the Tiber river, seat of the Holy See⌋ discedere volens, ut contra me et dominum Kaspar Hannau (Gasparus Hannovius, Kacper Hannow) (*1519 – †1571), Dantiscus' nephew (son of Anna), doctor of both canon and civil law, friend of Marcin Kromer, Bishop of Ermland; his studies in Cracow (1536-1538), and later in Rome (1539-1548), were financed by his uncle; from 1545 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and Dean of Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) Collegiate Chapter; from 1547 Canon of Włocławek (ORACKI 1984, p. 84; KOPICZKO 2, p. 108-109)⌊GasparumKaspar Hannau (Gasparus Hannovius, Kacper Hannow) (*1519 – †1571), Dantiscus' nephew (son of Anna), doctor of both canon and civil law, friend of Marcin Kromer, Bishop of Ermland; his studies in Cracow (1536-1538), and later in Rome (1539-1548), were financed by his uncle; from 1545 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and Dean of Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) Collegiate Chapter; from 1547 Canon of Włocławek (ORACKI 1984, p. 84; KOPICZKO 2, p. 108-109)⌋ coram iudice de rebus, quae illi non satis constabant, testimonium daret, ab Alexander Sculteti (Scholtcze) (*ca. 1485 – †1570), doctor of canon law, cartographer, historian and friend of Copernicus; accused by Dantiscus and Stanisław Hozjusz (Hosius) of Sacramentarian heresy, in 1540 banished by King Sigismund I Jagiellon; in 1541 imprisoned by the Inquisition in Rome; after release from prison in 1544 he stayed in Rome for the rest of his life; 1509-1516 notary at the Roman Curia; 1519-1541 Canon of Ermland (Warmia), 1530-1539 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1536-1538 administrator of the komornictwo of Mehlsack (Melzak, today Pieniężno) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 299; SBKW, p. 219-220)⌊AlexandroAlexander Sculteti (Scholtcze) (*ca. 1485 – †1570), doctor of canon law, cartographer, historian and friend of Copernicus; accused by Dantiscus and Stanisław Hozjusz (Hosius) of Sacramentarian heresy, in 1540 banished by King Sigismund I Jagiellon; in 1541 imprisoned by the Inquisition in Rome; after release from prison in 1544 he stayed in Rome for the rest of his life; 1509-1516 notary at the Roman Curia; 1519-1541 Canon of Ermland (Warmia), 1530-1539 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1536-1538 administrator of the komornictwo of Mehlsack (Melzak, today Pieniężno) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 299; SBKW, p. 219-220)⌋ arrestatus, unde perterritus miser atque, ne Dominationem Vestram Reverendissimam testimonio hoc commoveret, pertimescens, se praedicto Alexandro nullum, cum de his, super quibus examinari debuerat, nihil sciret, testimonium dare posse excusavit, immo plus sibi de malefactis, quae maiori ipsimet Alexandro detrimento quam commodo essent, si ea fateri deberet, constare praesente ipso affirmavit. Quo audito Alexander Sculteti (Scholtcze) (*ca. 1485 – †1570), doctor of canon law, cartographer, historian and friend of Copernicus; accused by Dantiscus and Stanisław Hozjusz (Hosius) of Sacramentarian heresy, in 1540 banished by King Sigismund I Jagiellon; in 1541 imprisoned by the Inquisition in Rome; after release from prison in 1544 he stayed in Rome for the rest of his life; 1509-1516 notary at the Roman Curia; 1519-1541 Canon of Ermland (Warmia), 1530-1539 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1536-1538 administrator of the komornictwo of Mehlsack (Melzak, today Pieniężno) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 299; SBKW, p. 219-220)⌊AlexanderAlexander Sculteti (Scholtcze) (*ca. 1485 – †1570), doctor of canon law, cartographer, historian and friend of Copernicus; accused by Dantiscus and Stanisław Hozjusz (Hosius) of Sacramentarian heresy, in 1540 banished by King Sigismund I Jagiellon; in 1541 imprisoned by the Inquisition in Rome; after release from prison in 1544 he stayed in Rome for the rest of his life; 1509-1516 notary at the Roman Curia; 1519-1541 Canon of Ermland (Warmia), 1530-1539 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1536-1538 administrator of the komornictwo of Mehlsack (Melzak, today Pieniężno) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 299; SBKW, p. 219-220)⌋ animoque hominis cognito, continuo ab eo extensis brachiis discedens, eum, etiam examine relicto, liberum dimisit.

Quo ad causam nostram nihil optabilius nobis evenire potuisset, nam non satis miranda atque etiam horrenda illius hominis facinora, quae neque domino Kaspar Hannau (Gasparus Hannovius, Kacper Hannow) (*1519 – †1571), Dantiscus' nephew (son of Anna), doctor of both canon and civil law, friend of Marcin Kromer, Bishop of Ermland; his studies in Cracow (1536-1538), and later in Rome (1539-1548), were financed by his uncle; from 1545 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and Dean of Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) Collegiate Chapter; from 1547 Canon of Włocławek (ORACKI 1984, p. 84; KOPICZKO 2, p. 108-109)⌊GasparoKaspar Hannau (Gasparus Hannovius, Kacper Hannow) (*1519 – †1571), Dantiscus' nephew (son of Anna), doctor of both canon and civil law, friend of Marcin Kromer, Bishop of Ermland; his studies in Cracow (1536-1538), and later in Rome (1539-1548), were financed by his uncle; from 1545 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and Dean of Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) Collegiate Chapter; from 1547 Canon of Włocławek (ORACKI 1984, p. 84; KOPICZKO 2, p. 108-109)⌋, neque mihi adhuc erant nota, nobis enumeravit. Super quae eum coram iudice II Maii clam examinari fecimus negotiisque nostris maxime profutura arbitramur. Non est itaque, cur is pauper Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae sit suspectus.

Ego, Reverendissime Domine, numquam, quandocumque oportunitate uti licebit, intermittam, quin Dominationem Vestram Reverendissimam de omnibus, quae hic agantur, certiorem reddam.

Commendo me gratiae, tutelae et patrocinio Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae, quam diu salvam atque incolumem esse opto.

Ex Rome (Roma), city in central Italy, on the Tiber river, seat of the Holy See⌊UrbeRome (Roma), city in central Italy, on the Tiber river, seat of the Holy See⌋, 8 die Maii anno Domini 1545.

Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae humillimus servitor Mikołaj Loka (Mikołaj Lok) (†1569), collaborator of Stanisław Hozjusz as royal secretary; in 1545-1547 he stayed in Rome; in 1540 nominated as a canon of Ermland, and confirmed in 1542; 1547 - Poznań; 1560 abbot of the Cistercian monastery in Oliwa; 1550 envoy to the Prussian diet on behalf of King Sigismund II August (SZORC 1990, p. 331; KOPICZKO 2, p. 201)⌊Nicolaus LokMikołaj Loka (Mikołaj Lok) (†1569), collaborator of Stanisław Hozjusz as royal secretary; in 1545-1547 he stayed in Rome; in 1540 nominated as a canon of Ermland, and confirmed in 1542; 1547 - Poznań; 1560 abbot of the Cistercian monastery in Oliwa; 1550 envoy to the Prussian diet on behalf of King Sigismund II August (SZORC 1990, p. 331; KOPICZKO 2, p. 201)⌋

BK, 230, p. 158

Reverendissimo in Christo Patri et Domino, domino Ioanni Dei gratia episco[po] Varmiensi, domino suo clementissimo

BK, 230, p. 153

Reverendissime Domine, domine clementissime.

Redditae sunt mihi a probably Perugia (Perusia), city in central Italy, the capital of Umbria region⌊Peruhioprobably Perugia (Perusia), city in central Italy, the capital of Umbria region⌋ redeunti cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Mikołaj LOKA before 1545-10-15, CIDTC IDL 6466, letter lost⌊litteraecf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Mikołaj LOKA before 1545-10-15, CIDTC IDL 6466, letter lost⌋ Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae eisque Ermland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌊venerabilis capituliErmland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌋ ad Dominationem Vestram Reverendissimam scriptae erant inclusae, quibus lectis singularem in me gratiam Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae et venerabilium dominorum inconstantiam cognovi, cum mihi 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⌋ eunti pecuniam, quae canonicis bonis litteris operam navantibus a venerabili capitulo debetur iusto tempore, se missuros promiserint.

Nunc, in eo tempore, quo solutio fieri debet, exsistente, inter se quasdam statutorum fingunt exceptiones excusationesque, quo minus mihi eam, quam iure debent, spretis etiam monitionibus Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae solvant, immo in usus suos convertant. Neque miror, Reverendissimae Domine, quod talia superinscribed⌈aa superinscribed⌉ conari studeant, cum praelatorum et canonicorum apud ecclesiam tantus sit numerus, ut iis proventibus qui singulis accedunt, vitam sustentare nequeant, nisi id parum, quod nobis absentibus, deditur, sibi etiam vendicent, sed videant ipsi, in quem finem istud successu temporis deveniat, non enim erga me solum eiusmodi excusationibus utuntur, verum etiam erga venerabilem dominum Kaspar Hannau (Gasparus Hannovius, Kacper Hannow) (*1519 – †1571), Dantiscus' nephew (son of Anna), doctor of both canon and civil law, friend of Marcin Kromer, Bishop of Ermland; his studies in Cracow (1536-1538), and later in Rome (1539-1548), were financed by his uncle; from 1545 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and Dean of Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) Collegiate Chapter; from 1547 Canon of Włocławek (ORACKI 1984, p. 84; KOPICZKO 2, p. 108-109)⌊Gasparum HannoviumKaspar Hannau (Gasparus Hannovius, Kacper Hannow) (*1519 – †1571), Dantiscus' nephew (son of Anna), doctor of both canon and civil law, friend of Marcin Kromer, Bishop of Ermland; his studies in Cracow (1536-1538), and later in Rome (1539-1548), were financed by his uncle; from 1545 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and Dean of Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) Collegiate Chapter; from 1547 Canon of Włocławek (ORACKI 1984, p. 84; KOPICZKO 2, p. 108-109)⌋ nepotem Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae carissimum, qui a sex annis usque ad in hodiernum diem in negotiis et servitiis Ermland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌊venerabilis capituliErmland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌋ propriis sumptibus expediendis semper accuratissimus diligentissimusque fuit et adhuc est pro laboribus et benemeritis suis, statutis etiam bene solutis corpus praebendae a praedicto venerabili capitulo contra ius et fas sibi devagatur. Facile igitur Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra, quid inde eveniat, diiudicare potest.

Venerabilem dominum Paweł Płotowski (*ca. 1485 – †1547), in 1523, after the death of Fabian von Lusian (Luzjański), Płotowski was one of the King's four candidates for the post of the bishop of Ermland; in 1530 and 1537, after the death of Jan Konopacki (Johann von Konopat) Sr and Dantiscus' transfer to the bishopric of Ermland, he made an effort to obtain the dignity of bishop of Kulm; from 1522 Provost of the Ermland (Warmia) Chapter, and from 1523 Canon of Ermland; secretary to Crown Grand Chancellor Krzysztof Szydłowiecki, and from 1533 royal secretary and courtier; in the thirties and forties several times royal envoy to the Royal Prussian Estates (SBKW, p. 191; KOPICZKO 2, p. 249-250)⌊praepositumPaweł Płotowski (*ca. 1485 – †1547), in 1523, after the death of Fabian von Lusian (Luzjański), Płotowski was one of the King's four candidates for the post of the bishop of Ermland; in 1530 and 1537, after the death of Jan Konopacki (Johann von Konopat) Sr and Dantiscus' transfer to the bishopric of Ermland, he made an effort to obtain the dignity of bishop of Kulm; from 1522 Provost of the Ermland (Warmia) Chapter, and from 1523 Canon of Ermland; secretary to Crown Grand Chancellor Krzysztof Szydłowiecki, and from 1533 royal secretary and courtier; in the thirties and forties several times royal envoy to the Royal Prussian Estates (SBKW, p. 191; KOPICZKO 2, p. 249-250)⌋ tamquam seniorem meis rogavi (etsi ipsimet Ermland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌊venerabili capituloErmland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌋ satis superque hac de re scripserim, quarum copiam his inclusam Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae mitto) meis rogavi, venerabile capitulum promissi et debiti admonere velit, ne, si posthac alio modo per me monitum fuerit, impudenter me fecisse dicat. Excusationem Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae, quod ob eas, quas nepotibus ceterisque amicis facit, expensas me iuvare non possit, aequo animo ut feram meque domum conferam necesse est, cum adeo ab omnibus me destitum, video, ut in 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⌋ diutius manere non possim.

Negotium cum Alexander Sculteti (Scholtcze) (*ca. 1485 – †1570), doctor of canon law, cartographer, historian and friend of Copernicus; accused by Dantiscus and Stanisław Hozjusz (Hosius) of Sacramentarian heresy, in 1540 banished by King Sigismund I Jagiellon; in 1541 imprisoned by the Inquisition in Rome; after release from prison in 1544 he stayed in Rome for the rest of his life; 1509-1516 notary at the Roman Curia; 1519-1541 Canon of Ermland (Warmia), 1530-1539 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1536-1538 administrator of the komornictwo of Mehlsack (Melzak, today Pieniężno) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 299; SBKW, p. 219-220)⌊AlexandroAlexander Sculteti (Scholtcze) (*ca. 1485 – †1570), doctor of canon law, cartographer, historian and friend of Copernicus; accused by Dantiscus and Stanisław Hozjusz (Hosius) of Sacramentarian heresy, in 1540 banished by King Sigismund I Jagiellon; in 1541 imprisoned by the Inquisition in Rome; after release from prison in 1544 he stayed in Rome for the rest of his life; 1509-1516 notary at the Roman Curia; 1519-1541 Canon of Ermland (Warmia), 1530-1539 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1536-1538 administrator of the komornictwo of Mehlsack (Melzak, today Pieniężno) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 299; SBKW, p. 219-220)⌋, Reverendissime Domine, in eo modo exsistit statu, ut nisi nos salvus conductus, de quo dominus Kaspar Hannau (Gasparus Hannovius, Kacper Hannow) (*1519 – †1571), Dantiscus' nephew (son of Anna), doctor of both canon and civil law, friend of Marcin Kromer, Bishop of Ermland; his studies in Cracow (1536-1538), and later in Rome (1539-1548), were financed by his uncle; from 1545 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and Dean of Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) Collegiate Chapter; from 1547 Canon of Włocławek (ORACKI 1984, p. 84; KOPICZKO 2, p. 108-109)⌊GasparKaspar Hannau (Gasparus Hannovius, Kacper Hannow) (*1519 – †1571), Dantiscus' nephew (son of Anna), doctor of both canon and civil law, friend of Marcin Kromer, Bishop of Ermland; his studies in Cracow (1536-1538), and later in Rome (1539-1548), were financed by his uncle; from 1545 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and Dean of Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) Collegiate Chapter; from 1547 Canon of Włocławek (ORACKI 1984, p. 84; KOPICZKO 2, p. 108-109)⌋ BK, 230, p. 154 Dominationi Vestrae Reverendissimae prioribus suis scripsit, impediat, cum confirmatione regiae sententiae brevi sit optatissimum finem consecuturum ms. consecuturae(!) ⌈consecuturumconsecuturum ms. consecuturae(!) ⌉ opem ferente nobis atque ipsae iustitiae domino Jesus of Nazareth (Jesus Christ), in Christianity the Messiah foretold in the Old Testament⌊IesuJesus of Nazareth (Jesus Christ), in Christianity the Messiah foretold in the Old Testament⌋, quemadmodum fusius et domini Gasparis litteris Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima intelliget.

Causam mortis Barbara Radziwiłłówna (*1520 – †1551), Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania (1550-1551); from 1547 the second wife of Sigismund II Augustus; daughter of Jerzy Radziwiłł Vilnius castellan and Barbara Kola (PSB 14, p. 356)⌊iunioris reginaeBarbara Radziwiłłówna (*1520 – †1551), Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania (1550-1551); from 1547 the second wife of Sigismund II Augustus; daughter of Jerzy Radziwiłł Vilnius castellan and Barbara Kola (PSB 14, p. 356)⌋ omnes in tota Germany (Germania, Niemcy)⌊GermaniaGermany (Germania, Niemcy)⌋ Bona Sforza (*1494 – †1557), Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania (1518-1557); the second wife of Sigismund I Jagiellon; Duchess of Bari and Rossano; daughter of Gian Galeazzo Sforza of Milan and Isabella of Aragon⌊reginam senioremBona Sforza (*1494 – †1557), Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania (1518-1557); the second wife of Sigismund I Jagiellon; Duchess of Bari and Rossano; daughter of Gian Galeazzo Sforza of Milan and Isabella of Aragon⌋ esse dicunt. Nova praeter haec alia modo sunt nulla, videlicet quod lanczgrabius Hessiae totum exercitum ducis Brunswicensis prostraverit ipsumque una cum filio captivum tenet. Commendo me gratiae, tutelae et patocinio Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae eamque ad annos quam plurimos salvam atque incolumem esse opto.

Ex Rome (Roma), city in central Italy, on the Tiber river, seat of the Holy See⌊urbeRome (Roma), city in central Italy, on the Tiber river, seat of the Holy See⌋, XV Novembris anno a Christo nato 1545.

Eiusdem Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae humillimus servitor Mikołaj Loka (Mikołaj Lok) (†1569), collaborator of Stanisław Hozjusz as royal secretary; in 1545-1547 he stayed in Rome; in 1540 nominated as a canon of Ermland, and confirmed in 1542; 1547 - Poznań; 1560 abbot of the Cistercian monastery in Oliwa; 1550 envoy to the Prussian diet on behalf of King Sigismund II August (SZORC 1990, p. 331; KOPICZKO 2, p. 201)⌊Nicolaus LokaMikołaj Loka (Mikołaj Lok) (†1569), collaborator of Stanisław Hozjusz as royal secretary; in 1545-1547 he stayed in Rome; in 1540 nominated as a canon of Ermland, and confirmed in 1542; 1547 - Poznań; 1560 abbot of the Cistercian monastery in Oliwa; 1550 envoy to the Prussian diet on behalf of King Sigismund II August (SZORC 1990, p. 331; KOPICZKO 2, p. 201)⌋ canonicus etc.

BK, 230, p. 174

Reverendissimo in Christo Patri et Domino, domino Ioannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes 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 Dei gratia episcopo WarmiensiIoannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes 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⌋, domino clementissimo

BK, 230, p. 171

Reverendissime Domine, domine clementissime.

Ex cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Mikołaj LOKA before 1546-04-20, CIDTC IDL 6467, letter lost⌊litteriscf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Mikołaj LOKA before 1546-04-20, CIDTC IDL 6467, letter lost⌋ Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae, quas mihi venerabilis dominus Kaspar Hannau (Gasparus Hannovius, Kacper Hannow) (*1519 – †1571), Dantiscus' nephew (son of Anna), doctor of both canon and civil law, friend of Marcin Kromer, Bishop of Ermland; his studies in Cracow (1536-1538), and later in Rome (1539-1548), were financed by his uncle; from 1545 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and Dean of Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) Collegiate Chapter; from 1547 Canon of Włocławek (ORACKI 1984, p. 84; KOPICZKO 2, p. 108-109)⌊GasparKaspar Hannau (Gasparus Hannovius, Kacper Hannow) (*1519 – †1571), Dantiscus' nephew (son of Anna), doctor of both canon and civil law, friend of Marcin Kromer, Bishop of Ermland; his studies in Cracow (1536-1538), and later in Rome (1539-1548), were financed by his uncle; from 1545 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and Dean of Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) Collegiate Chapter; from 1547 Canon of Włocławek (ORACKI 1984, p. 84; KOPICZKO 2, p. 108-109)⌋, nepos Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae carissimus, vigesima Maii cum viginti quinque ducatis reddidit, satis abunde cognovi, quanto amore et gratia me Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra complectitur, cum se acerrimum mei negotiorumque meorum def written over ess⌈ess def def written over ess⌉ensorem esse ostendit maximasque curas et molestias mea causa minime gravatur suscipere. Cum itaque huic adeo benigno et clementi Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae erga me animo neque opibus, neque ullis meis servitiis satisfacere valeo, gratias debitas agere et Deum pro Dominatione Vestra Reverendissima orare numquam desinam.

Venerabili Ermland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌊capituloErmland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌋, quod pecuniam mihi missam acceperim, scripsi meque litteris, quantum potui on the margin⌈potuipotui on the margin⌉, illi commendavi petiique ab eo, ut solutionem pecuniae mihi (ut dicunt) mutuo datae usque ad felicem meum (si fieri poterit) in 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⌊patriamRoyal Prussia (Prussia Regalis), region, part of Prussia annexed to the Kingdom of Poland in 1466 under the provisions of the Second Peace of Thorn⌋ reditum differat. Nam si eam pro 1546-11-11⌊festo divi Martini1546-11-11⌋ proxime futuro ex fructibus anni imminentis venerabile Ermland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌊capitulumErmland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌋ repetere voluerit, praescriptum tempus ab i written over e⌈eii written over e⌉pso nullo modo in Italy (Italia)⌊ItaliaItaly (Italia)⌋ adimplere potero. Vereor tamen magnopere, Reverendissime Domine, immo mihi certo persuadeo, preces has meas nullum omnino pondus apud venerabile Ermland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌊capitulumErmland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌋ habituras.

Praeterea Reverendissimam Dominationem Vestram latere nolui, quod sexta die mensis Iunii complures ex France (Gallia, Francia), the kingdom⌊GalliaFrance (Gallia, Francia), the kingdom⌋ 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 nonnullos cardinales pervenere litterae, quae certo pacem factam inter France (Gallia, Francia), the kingdom⌊Gallorum regemFrance (Gallia, Francia), the kingdom⌋ et Henry VIII Tudor (*1491 – †1547), 1509-1547 King of England; son of Henry VII Tudor and Elizabeth of York⌊regem AngliaeHenry VIII Tudor (*1491 – †1547), 1509-1547 King of England; son of Henry VII Tudor and Elizabeth of York⌋ in se continebant. De his vero, quae in India⌊India OrientaliIndia⌋ et Israel⌊Terra SanctaIsrael⌋ acta sunt, Reverendissimam Dominationem Vestram cf. Kaspar HANNAU to Ioannes DANTISCUS Rome, 1546-06-12, CIDTC IDL 2975⌊litteriscf. Kaspar HANNAU to Ioannes DANTISCUS Rome, 1546-06-12, CIDTC IDL 2975⌋ domini Kaspar Hannau (Gasparus Hannovius, Kacper Hannow) (*1519 – †1571), Dantiscus' nephew (son of Anna), doctor of both canon and civil law, friend of Marcin Kromer, Bishop of Ermland; his studies in Cracow (1536-1538), and later in Rome (1539-1548), were financed by his uncle; from 1545 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and Dean of Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) Collegiate Chapter; from 1547 Canon of Włocławek (ORACKI 1984, p. 84; KOPICZKO 2, p. 108-109)⌊GasparisKaspar Hannau (Gasparus Hannovius, Kacper Hannow) (*1519 – †1571), Dantiscus' nephew (son of Anna), doctor of both canon and civil law, friend of Marcin Kromer, Bishop of Ermland; his studies in Cracow (1536-1538), and later in Rome (1539-1548), were financed by his uncle; from 1545 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and Dean of Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) Collegiate Chapter; from 1547 Canon of Włocławek (ORACKI 1984, p. 84; KOPICZKO 2, p. 108-109)⌋ satis edoctam esse minime dubito.

Cum Alexander Sculteti (Scholtcze) (*ca. 1485 – †1570), doctor of canon law, cartographer, historian and friend of Copernicus; accused by Dantiscus and Stanisław Hozjusz (Hosius) of Sacramentarian heresy, in 1540 banished by King Sigismund I Jagiellon; in 1541 imprisoned by the Inquisition in Rome; after release from prison in 1544 he stayed in Rome for the rest of his life; 1509-1516 notary at the Roman Curia; 1519-1541 Canon of Ermland (Warmia), 1530-1539 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1536-1538 administrator of the komornictwo of Mehlsack (Melzak, today Pieniężno) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 299; SBKW, p. 219-220)⌊AlexandroAlexander Sculteti (Scholtcze) (*ca. 1485 – †1570), doctor of canon law, cartographer, historian and friend of Copernicus; accused by Dantiscus and Stanisław Hozjusz (Hosius) of Sacramentarian heresy, in 1540 banished by King Sigismund I Jagiellon; in 1541 imprisoned by the Inquisition in Rome; after release from prison in 1544 he stayed in Rome for the rest of his life; 1509-1516 notary at the Roman Curia; 1519-1541 Canon of Ermland (Warmia), 1530-1539 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1536-1538 administrator of the komornictwo of Mehlsack (Melzak, today Pieniężno) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 299; SBKW, p. 219-220)⌋ nostro quomodo agatur, eundem dominum Kaspar Hannau (Gasparus Hannovius, Kacper Hannow) (*1519 – †1571), Dantiscus' nephew (son of Anna), doctor of both canon and civil law, friend of Marcin Kromer, Bishop of Ermland; his studies in Cracow (1536-1538), and later in Rome (1539-1548), were financed by his uncle; from 1545 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and Dean of Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) Collegiate Chapter; from 1547 Canon of Włocławek (ORACKI 1984, p. 84; KOPICZKO 2, p. 108-109)⌊GasparemKaspar Hannau (Gasparus Hannovius, Kacper Hannow) (*1519 – †1571), Dantiscus' nephew (son of Anna), doctor of both canon and civil law, friend of Marcin Kromer, Bishop of Ermland; his studies in Cracow (1536-1538), and later in Rome (1539-1548), were financed by his uncle; from 1545 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and Dean of Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) Collegiate Chapter; from 1547 Canon of Włocławek (ORACKI 1984, p. 84; KOPICZKO 2, p. 108-109)⌋ Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae de omnibus satis copiose cf. Kaspar HANNAU to Ioannes DANTISCUS Rome, 1546-06-12, CIDTC IDL 2975⌊scripsissecf. Kaspar HANNAU to Ioannes DANTISCUS Rome, 1546-06-12, CIDTC IDL 2975⌋ certo scio. Kaspar Hannau (Gasparus Hannovius, Kacper Hannow) (*1519 – †1571), Dantiscus' nephew (son of Anna), doctor of both canon and civil law, friend of Marcin Kromer, Bishop of Ermland; his studies in Cracow (1536-1538), and later in Rome (1539-1548), were financed by his uncle; from 1545 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and Dean of Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) Collegiate Chapter; from 1547 Canon of Włocławek (ORACKI 1984, p. 84; KOPICZKO 2, p. 108-109)⌊QuiKaspar Hannau (Gasparus Hannovius, Kacper Hannow) (*1519 – †1571), Dantiscus' nephew (son of Anna), doctor of both canon and civil law, friend of Marcin Kromer, Bishop of Ermland; his studies in Cracow (1536-1538), and later in Rome (1539-1548), were financed by his uncle; from 1545 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and Dean of Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) Collegiate Chapter; from 1547 Canon of Włocławek (ORACKI 1984, p. 84; KOPICZKO 2, p. 108-109)⌋ summo studio laborat, ut quamprimum hac lite ad finem deducta in 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⌊patriamRoyal Prussia (Prussia Regalis), region, part of Prussia annexed to the Kingdom of Poland in 1466 under the provisions of the Second Peace of Thorn⌋ ad Dominationem Vestram redeat. Quod brevi opem ferente domino Iesu futurum confido.

Commendo me gratiae, tutelae et patrocinio Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae. Quam ad annos quam plurimos salvam atque incolumem esse cupio.

Ex Rome (Roma), city in central Italy, on the Tiber river, seat of the Holy See⌊urbeRome (Roma), city in central Italy, on the Tiber river, seat of the Holy See⌋, XII-a Iunii 1546.

Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae humillimus servitor Mikołaj Loka (Mikołaj Lok) (†1569), collaborator of Stanisław Hozjusz as royal secretary; in 1545-1547 he stayed in Rome; in 1540 nominated as a canon of Ermland, and confirmed in 1542; 1547 - Poznań; 1560 abbot of the Cistercian monastery in Oliwa; 1550 envoy to the Prussian diet on behalf of King Sigismund II August (SZORC 1990, p. 331; KOPICZKO 2, p. 201)⌊Nicolaus LokaMikołaj Loka (Mikołaj Lok) (†1569), collaborator of Stanisław Hozjusz as royal secretary; in 1545-1547 he stayed in Rome; in 1540 nominated as a canon of Ermland, and confirmed in 1542; 1547 - Poznań; 1560 abbot of the Cistercian monastery in Oliwa; 1550 envoy to the Prussian diet on behalf of King Sigismund II August (SZORC 1990, p. 331; KOPICZKO 2, p. 201)⌋

BCz, 1599, p. 966

Reverendissimo in Christo Patri superinscribed⌈PatriPatri superinscribed⌉ et Domino, domino Ioannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes 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 Dei gratia episcopo WarmiensiIoannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes 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⌋, domino meo clementissimo

BCz, 1599, p. 963

Commendata officiosissima servitute mea in gratiam Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae, domini mei clementissimi.

Reverendissime Domine, antistes clementissime.

Nolo Reverendissimam Dominationem Vestram latere, quod cum venerabilis dominus Achatius Trenck (†1551), in the thirties Trenck was one of Dantiscus’ friends and supported his efforts to obtain the Ermland bishopric after the death of Mauritius Ferber; from 1523 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1544-1545 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; from 1545 its Dean; 1533-1546 administrator of the Chapter’s estates in Allenstein (Olsztyn); in 1548 and 1550 General Administrator of the Ermland bishopric (after the deaths of Ioannes Dantiscus and Tiedemann Giese) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 332; SBKW, p. 255-256)⌊decanusAchatius Trenck (†1551), in the thirties Trenck was one of Dantiscus’ friends and supported his efforts to obtain the Ermland bishopric after the death of Mauritius Ferber; from 1523 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); 1544-1545 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; from 1545 its Dean; 1533-1546 administrator of the Chapter’s estates in Allenstein (Olsztyn); in 1548 and 1550 General Administrator of the Ermland bishopric (after the deaths of Ioannes Dantiscus and Tiedemann Giese) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 332; SBKW, p. 255-256)⌋ noster ad {ad} nos pertulisset, sibi a doctore Jan Benedyktowicz Solfa (Ioannes Benedicti de Trebul, Ioannes Benedicti Solpha) (*1483 – †1564), physician, lawyer, poet and historian; in 1541 ennobled by Emperor Charles V of Habsburg; from 1521 Canon of the Collegiate Chapter in Glogau (Głogów); from 1522 court physician of King Sigismund I Jagiellon; from 1526 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); from ca. 1528 Canon of Vilnius; from 1529 Canon of St. John’s Collegiate Church in Warsaw; from 1531 Custos of Łowicz; from 1538 Canon of Wrocław (Breslau); from 1539 Canon of Sandomierz; from 1547 Canon of Cracow and Provost of Ermland (KOŻUSZEK, passim)⌊SolphaJan Benedyktowicz Solfa (Ioannes Benedicti de Trebul, Ioannes Benedicti Solpha) (*1483 – †1564), physician, lawyer, poet and historian; in 1541 ennobled by Emperor Charles V of Habsburg; from 1521 Canon of the Collegiate Chapter in Glogau (Głogów); from 1522 court physician of King Sigismund I Jagiellon; from 1526 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); from ca. 1528 Canon of Vilnius; from 1529 Canon of St. John’s Collegiate Church in Warsaw; from 1531 Custos of Łowicz; from 1538 Canon of Wrocław (Breslau); from 1539 Canon of Sandomierz; from 1547 Canon of Cracow and Provost of Ermland (KOŻUSZEK, passim)⌋ scriptum fuisse Alexander Sculteti (Scholtcze) (*ca. 1485 – †1570), doctor of canon law, cartographer, historian and friend of Copernicus; accused by Dantiscus and Stanisław Hozjusz (Hosius) of Sacramentarian heresy, in 1540 banished by King Sigismund I Jagiellon; in 1541 imprisoned by the Inquisition in Rome; after release from prison in 1544 he stayed in Rome for the rest of his life; 1509-1516 notary at the Roman Curia; 1519-1541 Canon of Ermland (Warmia), 1530-1539 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1536-1538 administrator of the komornictwo of Mehlsack (Melzak, today Pieniężno) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 299; SBKW, p. 219-220)⌊AlexandrumAlexander Sculteti (Scholtcze) (*ca. 1485 – †1570), doctor of canon law, cartographer, historian and friend of Copernicus; accused by Dantiscus and Stanisław Hozjusz (Hosius) of Sacramentarian heresy, in 1540 banished by King Sigismund I Jagiellon; in 1541 imprisoned by the Inquisition in Rome; after release from prison in 1544 he stayed in Rome for the rest of his life; 1509-1516 notary at the Roman Curia; 1519-1541 Canon of Ermland (Warmia), 1530-1539 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1536-1538 administrator of the komornictwo of Mehlsack (Melzak, today Pieniężno) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 299; SBKW, p. 219-220)⌋ salvum conductum per Bona Sforza (*1494 – †1557), Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania (1518-1557); the second wife of Sigismund I Jagiellon; Duchess of Bari and Rossano; daughter of Gian Galeazzo Sforza of Milan and Isabella of Aragon⌊reginalem maiestatemBona Sforza (*1494 – †1557), Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania (1518-1557); the second wife of Sigismund I Jagiellon; Duchess of Bari and Rossano; daughter of Gian Galeazzo Sforza of Milan and Isabella of Aragon⌋ impetratum certo stain⌈[o]o stain⌉ habere atque ab omnibus criminibus absolutum esse et indies in 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⌊PrussiamRoyal Prussia (Prussia Regalis), region, part of Prussia annexed to the Kingdom of Poland in 1466 under the provisions of the Second Peace of Thorn⌋ reditum maturare novasque turbas (ad concordiam suadens), [...]turum on the margin⌈[...] hidden by binding⌈[...][...] hidden by binding⌉turum[...]turum on the margin⌉ suis affirmaret, continere me non potui, quin hac de re reverendissimum dominum meum, venerabilem dominum doctorem 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)⌊HosiumStanisław 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)⌋, litteris meis certiores redderem et superinscribed⌈etet superinscribed⌉ a quo huiusmodi fabulae scriberentur, aperirem.

Quid responsi ad meas acceperim, Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra ex litteris domini doctoris 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)⌊HosiiStanisław 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)⌋ ad me datis (quae his sunt inclusae) accipiet. Neque ulli eorum de tali salvo conductu constare quicquam, reverendissimus 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)⌊dominus meusStanisław 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 dominus Mikołaj Grabia (*before 1500 – †1549), 1534-1543 Chamberlain in Sieradz; 1544 Castellan of Chełm; 1547 Crown Vice-Chancellor (Urzędnicy 10)⌊GrabiaMikołaj Grabia (*before 1500 – †1549), 1534-1543 Chamberlain in Sieradz; 1544 Castellan of Chełm; 1547 Crown Vice-Chancellor (Urzędnicy 10)⌋ litteris suis approbant, praeterquam quod reverendissimus Samuel Maciejowski (*1499 – †1550), humanist and diplomat, one of the most trusted advisors to King Sigismund I and then to his son Sigismund II Augustus; from 1521 Canon of the Collegiate Chapter in Sandomierz, and from 1530 in Kielce; from 1531 Canon of Gniezno; from 1532 or 1533 to 1537 royal secretary (previously scribe at the royal chancellery); 1537-1539 Grand Secretary; 1539-1547 Crown Vice-Chancellor; 1539-1541 Bishop of Chełm; 1541-1545 Bishop of Płock; 1545-1550 Bishop of Cracow; 1547-1550 Crown Grand Chancellor; in 1532 royal envoy to Rome; in 1534 and 1538 royal envoy to the local diets (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 257-258; Urzędnicy 10, p. 184; PSB 19 Machowski - Maria Kazimiera, p. 64-69)⌊dominus CracoviensisSamuel Maciejowski (*1499 – †1550), humanist and diplomat, one of the most trusted advisors to King Sigismund I and then to his son Sigismund II Augustus; from 1521 Canon of the Collegiate Chapter in Sandomierz, and from 1530 in Kielce; from 1531 Canon of Gniezno; from 1532 or 1533 to 1537 royal secretary (previously scribe at the royal chancellery); 1537-1539 Grand Secretary; 1539-1547 Crown Vice-Chancellor; 1539-1541 Bishop of Chełm; 1541-1545 Bishop of Płock; 1545-1550 Bishop of Cracow; 1547-1550 Crown Grand Chancellor; in 1532 royal envoy to Rome; in 1534 and 1538 royal envoy to the local diets (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 257-258; Urzędnicy 10, p. 184; PSB 19 Machowski - Maria Kazimiera, p. 64-69)⌋ litterarum mentionem faciat, quae adhuc in Maio a 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⌊regia maiestateSigismund 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⌋ ipsi Alexander Sculteti (Scholtcze) (*ca. 1485 – †1570), doctor of canon law, cartographer, historian and friend of Copernicus; accused by Dantiscus and Stanisław Hozjusz (Hosius) of Sacramentarian heresy, in 1540 banished by King Sigismund I Jagiellon; in 1541 imprisoned by the Inquisition in Rome; after release from prison in 1544 he stayed in Rome for the rest of his life; 1509-1516 notary at the Roman Curia; 1519-1541 Canon of Ermland (Warmia), 1530-1539 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1536-1538 administrator of the komornictwo of Mehlsack (Melzak, today Pieniężno) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 299; SBKW, p. 219-220)⌊AlexandroAlexander Sculteti (Scholtcze) (*ca. 1485 – †1570), doctor of canon law, cartographer, historian and friend of Copernicus; accused by Dantiscus and Stanisław Hozjusz (Hosius) of Sacramentarian heresy, in 1540 banished by King Sigismund I Jagiellon; in 1541 imprisoned by the Inquisition in Rome; after release from prison in 1544 he stayed in Rome for the rest of his life; 1509-1516 notary at the Roman Curia; 1519-1541 Canon of Ermland (Warmia), 1530-1539 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1536-1538 administrator of the komornictwo of Mehlsack (Melzak, today Pieniężno) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 299; SBKW, p. 219-220)⌋ sunt concessae, quibus, ut quem vellet, ad defen<den>dum se sibi adiungeret procuratorem, illi sit admissum. Locutus est etiam frater meus cum domino Mikołaj Grabia (*before 1500 – †1549), 1534-1543 Chamberlain in Sieradz; 1544 Castellan of Chełm; 1547 Crown Vice-Chancellor (Urzędnicy 10)⌊GrabiaMikołaj Grabia (*before 1500 – †1549), 1534-1543 Chamberlain in Sieradz; 1544 Castellan of Chełm; 1547 Crown Vice-Chancellor (Urzędnicy 10)⌋, ne facilis in emittendo huiusmodi salvo paper damaged⌈[o]o paper damaged⌉ conductu esse vellet. Mikołaj Grabia (*before 1500 – †1549), 1534-1543 Chamberlain in Sieradz; 1544 Castellan of Chełm; 1547 Crown Vice-Chancellor (Urzędnicy 10)⌊IsMikołaj Grabia (*before 1500 – †1549), 1534-1543 Chamberlain in Sieradz; 1544 Castellan of Chełm; 1547 Crown Vice-Chancellor (Urzędnicy 10)⌋ iuramento adhibito pollicitus est se eum nullo modo emissurum. De reverendissimo domino Samuel Maciejowski (*1499 – †1550), humanist and diplomat, one of the most trusted advisors to King Sigismund I and then to his son Sigismund II Augustus; from 1521 Canon of the Collegiate Chapter in Sandomierz, and from 1530 in Kielce; from 1531 Canon of Gniezno; from 1532 or 1533 to 1537 royal secretary (previously scribe at the royal chancellery); 1537-1539 Grand Secretary; 1539-1547 Crown Vice-Chancellor; 1539-1541 Bishop of Chełm; 1541-1545 Bishop of Płock; 1545-1550 Bishop of Cracow; 1547-1550 Crown Grand Chancellor; in 1532 royal envoy to Rome; in 1534 and 1538 royal envoy to the local diets (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 257-258; Urzędnicy 10, p. 184; PSB 19 Machowski - Maria Kazimiera, p. 64-69)⌊episcopo Cra paper damaged⌈[ra]ra paper damaged⌉coviensiSamuel Maciejowski (*1499 – †1550), humanist and diplomat, one of the most trusted advisors to King Sigismund I and then to his son Sigismund II Augustus; from 1521 Canon of the Collegiate Chapter in Sandomierz, and from 1530 in Kielce; from 1531 Canon of Gniezno; from 1532 or 1533 to 1537 royal secretary (previously scribe at the royal chancellery); 1537-1539 Grand Secretary; 1539-1547 Crown Vice-Chancellor; 1539-1541 Bishop of Chełm; 1541-1545 Bishop of Płock; 1545-1550 Bishop of Cracow; 1547-1550 Crown Grand Chancellor; in 1532 royal envoy to Rome; in 1534 and 1538 royal envoy to the local diets (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 257-258; Urzędnicy 10, p. 184; PSB 19 Machowski - Maria Kazimiera, p. 64-69)⌋ nullum est dubium, quin laboret, ne Alexander Sculteti (Scholtcze) (*ca. 1485 – †1570), doctor of canon law, cartographer, historian and friend of Copernicus; accused by Dantiscus and Stanisław Hozjusz (Hosius) of Sacramentarian heresy, in 1540 banished by King Sigismund I Jagiellon; in 1541 imprisoned by the Inquisition in Rome; after release from prison in 1544 he stayed in Rome for the rest of his life; 1509-1516 notary at the Roman Curia; 1519-1541 Canon of Ermland (Warmia), 1530-1539 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1536-1538 administrator of the komornictwo of Mehlsack (Melzak, today Pieniężno) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 299; SBKW, p. 219-220)⌊AlexanderAlexander Sculteti (Scholtcze) (*ca. 1485 – †1570), doctor of canon law, cartographer, historian and friend of Copernicus; accused by Dantiscus and Stanisław Hozjusz (Hosius) of Sacramentarian heresy, in 1540 banished by King Sigismund I Jagiellon; in 1541 imprisoned by the Inquisition in Rome; after release from prison in 1544 he stayed in Rome for the rest of his life; 1509-1516 notary at the Roman Curia; 1519-1541 Canon of Ermland (Warmia), 1530-1539 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1536-1538 administrator of the komornictwo of Mehlsack (Melzak, today Pieniężno) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 299; SBKW, p. 219-220)⌋ p[...] paper damaged⌈[...][...] paper damaged⌉ voti sui compos fiat.

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A domino Kaspar Hannau (Gasparus Hannovius, Kacper Hannow) (*1519 – †1571), Dantiscus' nephew (son of Anna), doctor of both canon and civil law, friend of Marcin Kromer, Bishop of Ermland; his studies in Cracow (1536-1538), and later in Rome (1539-1548), were financed by his uncle; from 1545 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and Dean of Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) Collegiate Chapter; from 1547 Canon of Włocławek (ORACKI 1984, p. 84; KOPICZKO 2, p. 108-109)⌊GasparoKaspar Hannau (Gasparus Hannovius, Kacper Hannow) (*1519 – †1571), Dantiscus' nephew (son of Anna), doctor of both canon and civil law, friend of Marcin Kromer, Bishop of Ermland; his studies in Cracow (1536-1538), and later in Rome (1539-1548), were financed by his uncle; from 1545 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and Dean of Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) Collegiate Chapter; from 1547 Canon of Włocławek (ORACKI 1984, p. 84; KOPICZKO 2, p. 108-109)⌋ ex Rome (Roma), city in central Italy, on the Tiber river, seat of the Holy See⌊UrbeRome (Roma), city in central Italy, on the Tiber river, seat of the Holy See⌋ 21 Octobris litteras accepi paper damaged⌈[i]i paper damaged⌉, quarum data on the margin⌈datadata on the margin⌉ de die decima quarta Iulii erat praesentis anni. Quibus paper damaged⌈[s]s paper damaged⌉ [...] paper damaged⌈[...][...] paper damaged⌉, quod adhuc Alexander Sculteti (Scholtcze) (*ca. 1485 – †1570), doctor of canon law, cartographer, historian and friend of Copernicus; accused by Dantiscus and Stanisław Hozjusz (Hosius) of Sacramentarian heresy, in 1540 banished by King Sigismund I Jagiellon; in 1541 imprisoned by the Inquisition in Rome; after release from prison in 1544 he stayed in Rome for the rest of his life; 1509-1516 notary at the Roman Curia; 1519-1541 Canon of Ermland (Warmia), 1530-1539 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1536-1538 administrator of the komornictwo of Mehlsack (Melzak, today Pieniężno) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 299; SBKW, p. 219-220)⌊AlexanderAlexander Sculteti (Scholtcze) (*ca. 1485 – †1570), doctor of canon law, cartographer, historian and friend of Copernicus; accused by Dantiscus and Stanisław Hozjusz (Hosius) of Sacramentarian heresy, in 1540 banished by King Sigismund I Jagiellon; in 1541 imprisoned by the Inquisition in Rome; after release from prison in 1544 he stayed in Rome for the rest of his life; 1509-1516 notary at the Roman Curia; 1519-1541 Canon of Ermland (Warmia), 1530-1539 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1536-1538 administrator of the komornictwo of Mehlsack (Melzak, today Pieniężno) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 299; SBKW, p. 219-220)⌋ propter cardinalium congregationem, BCz, 1599, p. 964 quae hucusque nullo modo fieri potuit, liber maneat, indies hidden by binding⌈[es]es hidden by binding⌉ seque aut in Poland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌊PoloniaPoland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌋, aut in 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⌊PrussiaRoyal Prussia (Prussia Regalis), region, part of Prussia annexed to the Kingdom of Poland in 1466 under the provisions of the Second Peace of Thorn⌋ ... illegible⌈...... illegible⌉ omnino hiematurum commisso Sampsoni negotio pollicetur.

Nos hic apud ecclesiam prospera adhuc, laus superis, fruimur valetudine, Deum indies exorantes, ut Reverendissimam Dominationem Vestram, dominum nostrum clementissimum, diu salvam et incolumem conservet.

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Dat(ae) or Dat(um)⌈Dat(ae)Dat(ae) or Dat(um)⌉ Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia, Warmia), town in Ermland, on the Vistula Lagoon, Ermland bishopric see⌊WarmiaeFrauenburg (Frombork, Varmia, Warmia), town in Ermland, on the Vistula Lagoon, Ermland bishopric see⌋, raptim decima quinta Novembris hidden by binding⌈[bris]bris hidden by binding⌉ anno 1547.

Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae humillimus servus Mikołaj Loka (Mikołaj Lok) (†1569), collaborator of Stanisław Hozjusz as royal secretary; in 1545-1547 he stayed in Rome; in 1540 nominated as a canon of Ermland, and confirmed in 1542; 1547 - Poznań; 1560 abbot of the Cistercian monastery in Oliwa; 1550 envoy to the Prussian diet on behalf of King Sigismund II August (SZORC 1990, p. 331; KOPICZKO 2, p. 201)⌊Nicolaus Loka paper damaged⌈[Nicolaus Loka]Nicolaus Loka paper damaged⌉Mikołaj Loka (Mikołaj Lok) (†1569), collaborator of Stanisław Hozjusz as royal secretary; in 1545-1547 he stayed in Rome; in 1540 nominated as a canon of Ermland, and confirmed in 1542; 1547 - Poznań; 1560 abbot of the Cistercian monastery in Oliwa; 1550 envoy to the Prussian diet on behalf of King Sigismund II August (SZORC 1990, p. 331; KOPICZKO 2, p. 201)⌋

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Mikołaj Loka (Mikołaj Lok) (†1569), collaborator of Stanisław Hozjusz as royal secretary; in 1545-1547 he stayed in Rome; in 1540 nominated as a canon of Ermland, and confirmed in 1542; 1547 - Poznań; 1560 abbot of the Cistercian monastery in Oliwa; 1550 envoy to the Prussian diet on behalf of King Sigismund II August (SZORC 1990, p. 331; KOPICZKO 2, p. 201)⌊Domino LockaMikołaj Loka (Mikołaj Lok) (†1569), collaborator of Stanisław Hozjusz as royal secretary; in 1545-1547 he stayed in Rome; in 1540 nominated as a canon of Ermland, and confirmed in 1542; 1547 - Poznań; 1560 abbot of the Cistercian monastery in Oliwa; 1550 envoy to the Prussian diet on behalf of King Sigismund II August (SZORC 1990, p. 331; KOPICZKO 2, p. 201)⌋

Venerabilis etc.

Gratum nobis fuit, quod Fraternitas Vestra de Alexander Sculteti (Scholtcze) (*ca. 1485 – †1570), doctor of canon law, cartographer, historian and friend of Copernicus; accused by Dantiscus and Stanisław Hozjusz (Hosius) of Sacramentarian heresy, in 1540 banished by King Sigismund I Jagiellon; in 1541 imprisoned by the Inquisition in Rome; after release from prison in 1544 he stayed in Rome for the rest of his life; 1509-1516 notary at the Roman Curia; 1519-1541 Canon of Ermland (Warmia), 1530-1539 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1536-1538 administrator of the komornictwo of Mehlsack (Melzak, today Pieniężno) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 299; SBKW, p. 219-220)⌊AlexandroAlexander Sculteti (Scholtcze) (*ca. 1485 – †1570), doctor of canon law, cartographer, historian and friend of Copernicus; accused by Dantiscus and Stanisław Hozjusz (Hosius) of Sacramentarian heresy, in 1540 banished by King Sigismund I Jagiellon; in 1541 imprisoned by the Inquisition in Rome; after release from prison in 1544 he stayed in Rome for the rest of his life; 1509-1516 notary at the Roman Curia; 1519-1541 Canon of Ermland (Warmia), 1530-1539 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1536-1538 administrator of the komornictwo of Mehlsack (Melzak, today Pieniężno) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 299; SBKW, p. 219-220)⌋ ad nos perscripsit ad nos scripsit fuit idem nobis G written over Q⌈QGG written over Q⌉ratum nobis fuit, quod Fraternitas Vestra ea nobis cf. Mikołaj LOKA to Ioannes DANTISCUS Frauenburg (Frombork), 1547-11-15, CIDTC IDL 3259⌊communicavitcf. Mikołaj LOKA to Ioannes DANTISCUS Frauenburg (Frombork), 1547-11-15, CIDTC IDL 3259⌋, quae illi ad eam ex aula regis on the margin⌈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⌊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⌋regis on the margin⌉ in causa Alexander Sculteti (Scholtcze) (*ca. 1485 – †1570), doctor of canon law, cartographer, historian and friend of Copernicus; accused by Dantiscus and Stanisław Hozjusz (Hosius) of Sacramentarian heresy, in 1540 banished by King Sigismund I Jagiellon; in 1541 imprisoned by the Inquisition in Rome; after release from prison in 1544 he stayed in Rome for the rest of his life; 1509-1516 notary at the Roman Curia; 1519-1541 Canon of Ermland (Warmia), 1530-1539 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1536-1538 administrator of the komornictwo of Mehlsack (Melzak, today Pieniężno) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 299; SBKW, p. 219-220)⌊AlexandriAlexander Sculteti (Scholtcze) (*ca. 1485 – †1570), doctor of canon law, cartographer, historian and friend of Copernicus; accused by Dantiscus and Stanisław Hozjusz (Hosius) of Sacramentarian heresy, in 1540 banished by King Sigismund I Jagiellon; in 1541 imprisoned by the Inquisition in Rome; after release from prison in 1544 he stayed in Rome for the rest of his life; 1509-1516 notary at the Roman Curia; 1519-1541 Canon of Ermland (Warmia), 1530-1539 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1536-1538 administrator of the komornictwo of Mehlsack (Melzak, today Pieniężno) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 299; SBKW, p. 219-220)⌋ de non impetrato salvo conductu scripta fuerunt. Idem nobis antea superinscribed⌈anteaantea superinscribed⌉ venerabilis dominus doctor 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)⌊HosiusStanisław 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 ipse magnificus dominus vicecancellarius on the margin⌈et ipse magnificus dominus Mikołaj Grabia (*before 1500 – †1549), 1534-1543 Chamberlain in Sieradz; 1544 Castellan of Chełm; 1547 Crown Vice-Chancellor (Urzędnicy 10)⌊vicecancellariusMikołaj Grabia (*before 1500 – †1549), 1534-1543 Chamberlain in Sieradz; 1544 Castellan of Chełm; 1547 Crown Vice-Chancellor (Urzędnicy 10)⌋et ipse magnificus dominus vicecancellarius on the margin⌉ descripserant, quemadmodum Fraternitas Vestra ex superioribus nostris litteris superinscribed⌈litterislitteris superinscribed⌉ ad nepotem nostrum, venerabilem dominum Johann Hannau Jr (Johann Hannow, Ioannes Hannovius) (*ca. 1524 – †1575), nephew of Ioannes Dantiscus (son of Anna), who financed his education in Kulm; in 1541 immatriculated at the Cracow University; probably worked at the royal chancellery; 1546 Ermland canon (KOPICZKO 2, p. 108)⌊Ioannem HannoviumJohann Hannau Jr (Johann Hannow, Ioannes Hannovius) (*ca. 1524 – †1575), nephew of Ioannes Dantiscus (son of Anna), who financed his education in Kulm; in 1541 immatriculated at the Cracow University; probably worked at the royal chancellery; 1546 Ermland canon (KOPICZKO 2, p. 108)⌋, scriptis, intelliget, cui haec omnia significavimus, certiora tamen nunc ea esse credimus, cum eadem etiam nuntius Fraternitatis Vestrae retulerit, quam ut de iis nobis dubitare liceat.

Quod Fraternitas Vestra nobis litteras doctoris 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)⌊HosiiStanisław 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)⌋, quas suis adiunxit, proprio nuntio transmisit, illi agimus gratias, et si vicissim illi gratificari poterimus, propensio nostra non deerit superinscribed in place of crossed-out promittimus propensionem nostram⌈promittimus propensionem nostram propensio nostra non deerit propensio nostra non deerit superinscribed in place of crossed-out promittimus propensionem nostram⌉ Fraternitati Vestrae.

Quam feliciter valere optamus.

Dat(ae) or Dat(um)⌈Dat(ae)Dat(ae) or Dat(um)⌉ ex arce nostra Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński, Heilsberga), town in Ermland (Warmia), the main seat of the bishops of Ermland⌊HeilsbergHeilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński, Heilsberga), town in Ermland (Warmia), the main seat of the bishops of Ermland⌋, XVIII Novembris MDXLVII.

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Reverendissimo in Christo Patri et Domino, domino Ioannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes 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 Dei gratia episcopo WarmiensiIoannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes 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⌋, domino et maecenati colendissimo

BCz, 1599, p. 1089

Reverendissime Praesul, Antistes Colendissime.

Nolo Reverendissimam Paternitatem Vestram latere, quod 18 Maii apud me pransi sint magnificus dominus Achatius von Zehmen (Achacy Cema) (*ca. 1485 – †1565), 1517-1531 Chamberlain of Pomerania, 1531-1546 Castellan of Gdańsk (Danzig), 1545-1546 Voivode of Kulm (Chełmno), 1546-1565 Voivode of Marienburg (Malbork) (SBPN 1, p. 194-195; ORACKI 1984, p. 38-39; Urzędnicy 5/2, p. 198; PSB 4, p. 325-326)⌊Achacius ZemaAchatius von Zehmen (Achacy Cema) (*ca. 1485 – †1565), 1517-1531 Chamberlain of Pomerania, 1531-1546 Castellan of Gdańsk (Danzig), 1545-1546 Voivode of Kulm (Chełmno), 1546-1565 Voivode of Marienburg (Malbork) (SBPN 1, p. 194-195; ORACKI 1984, p. 38-39; Urzędnicy 5/2, p. 198; PSB 4, p. 325-326)⌋ palatinus Mariemburgensis et generosus Johann von Werden (Constellatus, cf. HE, No. 148, p. 150, footnote No. 12) (*1495 – †1554), 1526 Mayor of Gdańsk (Danzig), from 1527 Starost of Neuenburg (Nowe), 1532-1535, 1538, 1539, 1546, 1551 Burgrave of Gdańsk, from 1535 Starost of Preußisch Mark (Przezmark) (1535-1540 together with Achatius von Zehmen (Cema)), 1536/1537 envoy of the Council of Royal Prussia to the Diet of the Kingdom of Poland held in Cracow (SBPN 4, p. 433-435; ZDRENKA 2, p. 368-369; MAŁŁEK 1976, p. 93, 161)⌊Ioannes a WerdenJohann von Werden (Constellatus, cf. HE, No. 148, p. 150, footnote No. 12) (*1495 – †1554), 1526 Mayor of Gdańsk (Danzig), from 1527 Starost of Neuenburg (Nowe), 1532-1535, 1538, 1539, 1546, 1551 Burgrave of Gdańsk, from 1535 Starost of Preußisch Mark (Przezmark) (1535-1540 together with Achatius von Zehmen (Cema)), 1536/1537 envoy of the Council of Royal Prussia to the Diet of the Kingdom of Poland held in Cracow (SBPN 4, p. 433-435; ZDRENKA 2, p. 368-369; MAŁŁEK 1976, p. 93, 161)⌋. Reliquerunt apud ne me cf. Johann von WERDEN & Achatius von ZEHMEN (CEMA) to Ioannes DANTISCUS Frauenburg (Frombork), 1548-05-18, CIDTC IDL 6449, letter lost⌊litterascf. Johann von WERDEN & Achatius von ZEHMEN (CEMA) to Ioannes DANTISCUS Frauenburg (Frombork), 1548-05-18, CIDTC IDL 6449, letter lost⌋ Celsitudini Vestrae reddendas. Ne igitur aliqua mora in reddendo esset, proprio famulo meo Braunsberg (Braniewo), town in Ermland (Warmia), 19 km NE of Elbing (Elbląg), port on the Vistula Lagoon, a member of the Hanseatic League⌊BraunsbergamBraunsberg (Braniewo), town in Ermland (Warmia), 19 km NE of Elbing (Elbląg), port on the Vistula Lagoon, a member of the Hanseatic League⌋ cf. Johann von WERDEN & Achatius von ZEHMEN (CEMA) to Ioannes DANTISCUS Frauenburg (Frombork), 1548-05-18, CIDTC IDL 6449, letter lost⌊eascf. Johann von WERDEN & Achatius von ZEHMEN (CEMA) to Ioannes DANTISCUS Frauenburg (Frombork), 1548-05-18, CIDTC IDL 6449, letter lost⌋ misi, ut eo celerius ad Celsitudinem Vestram pe<r>venirent. Nova habeo nulla. Post festa 1548-05-20⌊Pentecostes1548-05-20⌋ Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński, Heilsberga), town in Ermland (Warmia), the main seat of the bishops of Ermland⌊ElsbergamHeilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński, Heilsberga), town in Ermland (Warmia), the main seat of the bishops of Ermland⌋ ire ad suscipiendos sacerdotii ordines con constitui written over ...⌈... illegible⌈...... illegible⌉ii written over ...⌉, nisi debilitatem Celsitudinis Vestrae o hidden by binding⌈[o]o hidden by binding⌉ffenderem.

Commendo me meosque patrocinio et tutelae Celsitudinis Vestrae eamque in annos Nestoreos salvam et incolumem esse cupio.

Dat(ae) or Dat(um)⌈Dat(ae)Dat(ae) or Dat(um)⌉ Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia, Warmia), town in Ermland, on the Vistula Lagoon, Ermland bishopric see⌊WarmiaeFrauenburg (Frombork, Varmia, Warmia), town in Ermland, on the Vistula Lagoon, Ermland bishopric see⌋, 18 Maii anno 1548.

Celsitudinis Vestrae humillimus servitor Mikołaj Loka (Mikołaj Lok) (†1569), collaborator of Stanisław Hozjusz as royal secretary; in 1545-1547 he stayed in Rome; in 1540 nominated as a canon of Ermland, and confirmed in 1542; 1547 - Poznań; 1560 abbot of the Cistercian monastery in Oliwa; 1550 envoy to the Prussian diet on behalf of King Sigismund II August (SZORC 1990, p. 331; KOPICZKO 2, p. 201)⌊Nicolaus LokMikołaj Loka (Mikołaj Lok) (†1569), collaborator of Stanisław Hozjusz as royal secretary; in 1545-1547 he stayed in Rome; in 1540 nominated as a canon of Ermland, and confirmed in 1542; 1547 - Poznań; 1560 abbot of the Cistercian monastery in Oliwa; 1550 envoy to the Prussian diet on behalf of King Sigismund II August (SZORC 1990, p. 331; KOPICZKO 2, p. 201)⌋ canonicus etc.

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Reverendissimo in Christo Patri et Domino, domino Ioannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes 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 Dei gratia episcopo WarmiensiIoannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes 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⌋, domino et maecenati suo colendissimo

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Reverendissime Domine, maecenas colendissime.

Humillima servitia mea commendata{e} esse cupio Dominationi Vestrae Reverendissimae.

Venit nuper exhi<bi>tor praesentiarum honorabilis Andreas de Calisch ad me on the margin, in the hand of sender⌈ad mead me on the margin, in the hand of sender⌉ cum litteris parentis mei, quibus a me postulat, ut nominatum Andream Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae litteris meis commendarem, quo subdiaconus exsistens diaconatus et presbyteratus ordinibus a Reverendissima Dominatione Vestra honorari possit. Ego, etsi hoc onus invitus in me suscepi, cum Reverendissimam Dominationem Vestram falcem suam in alterius messem minime missuram certo sciam, nullas enim habet dimissoriales, verum se eas habuisse atque longa itineris peregrinatione perdidisse coram Andrzej Zebrzydowski (*1496 – †1560), pupil and householder of Erasmus of Rotterdam; 1530(?) dean at the collegiate chapter in Łęczyca; 1530 Cracow canon; 1531 - Płock; 1532 scholastic at the collegiate chapter in Warsaw; 1538 Poznań canon; 1543 bishop of Kamieniec; 1545 - Chełm; 1546 - Włocławek; 1551 - Cracow; chaplain of queen Bona Sforza; 1543 royal envoy to Roman King Ferdinand von Habsburg; 1549 - to Queen of Hungary Isabela Zápolya (Wy, 272)⌊episcopo WladislaviensiAndrzej Zebrzydowski (*1496 – †1560), pupil and householder of Erasmus of Rotterdam; 1530(?) dean at the collegiate chapter in Łęczyca; 1530 Cracow canon; 1531 - Płock; 1532 scholastic at the collegiate chapter in Warsaw; 1538 Poznań canon; 1543 bishop of Kamieniec; 1545 - Chełm; 1546 - Włocławek; 1551 - Cracow; chaplain of queen Bona Sforza; 1543 royal envoy to Roman King Ferdinand von Habsburg; 1549 - to Queen of Hungary Isabela Zápolya (Wy, 272)⌋, a quo in subdiaconum ordinatus probabili on the margin, in the hand of sender⌈probabiliprobabili on the margin, in the hand of sender⌉ edocuit testimonio. Litteris tamen tum patris mei, tum domini Dominik Kamieński 1536-1550 officialis of Pomerania (Roczniki TNT 19 (1912), p. 24)⌊officialis PomeraniaeDominik Kamieński 1536-1550 officialis of Pomerania (Roczniki TNT 19 (1912), p. 24)⌋ permotus, quae eum probum atque devotum hominem esse testantur, continere me non potui, quin ei litteras ad Dominationem Vestram Reverendissimam darem hisque obsecro magnopere, quodsi illi aequum videbitur tempore adveniente hoc imperfectum opus amore Dei perficere dignetur. Habet Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra hominem pauperem et miserum, qui neque victum, neque amictum modo habet. Quare non dubito, quin sui Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra miserebitur, praemium a Deo exspectans.

Quod, ut ad ordines sacerdotii acci ms. e(!) ⌈ii ms. e(!) ⌉piendos veniam, Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra per venerabilem dominum Johann Hannau Jr (Johann Hannow, Ioannes Hannovius) (*ca. 1524 – †1575), nephew of Ioannes Dantiscus (son of Anna), who financed his education in Kulm; in 1541 immatriculated at the Cracow University; probably worked at the royal chancellery; 1546 Ermland canon (KOPICZKO 2, p. 108)⌊Ioannem HannoviumJohann Hannau Jr (Johann Hannow, Ioannes Hannovius) (*ca. 1524 – †1575), nephew of Ioannes Dantiscus (son of Anna), who financed his education in Kulm; in 1541 immatriculated at the Cracow University; probably worked at the royal chancellery; 1546 Ermland canon (KOPICZKO 2, p. 108)⌋ confratrem mihi unice carum mihi significaverit, immortales ago gratias. Ad quos veniam perlubens, nisi equi, quos una cum curro cum fratre meo ad 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⌊regiam maiestatemSigismund 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⌋ Radom (Radomia), town in east-central Poland, Masovia, 100 km S of Warsaw⌊RadomRadom (Radomia), town in east-central Poland, Masovia, 100 km S of Warsaw⌋ versus proxime ablegavi, ultra praescriptum tempus in itinere tardaverint.

Nova apud nos sunt nulla. Venerabilis domini Kaspar Hannau (Gasparus Hannovius, Kacper Hannow) (*1519 – †1571), Dantiscus' nephew (son of Anna), doctor of both canon and civil law, friend of Marcin Kromer, Bishop of Ermland; his studies in Cracow (1536-1538), and later in Rome (1539-1548), were financed by his uncle; from 1545 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and Dean of Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) Collegiate Chapter; from 1547 Canon of Włocławek (ORACKI 1984, p. 84; KOPICZKO 2, p. 108-109)⌊GasparisKaspar Hannau (Gasparus Hannovius, Kacper Hannow) (*1519 – †1571), Dantiscus' nephew (son of Anna), doctor of both canon and civil law, friend of Marcin Kromer, Bishop of Ermland; his studies in Cracow (1536-1538), and later in Rome (1539-1548), were financed by his uncle; from 1545 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and Dean of Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) Collegiate Chapter; from 1547 Canon of Włocławek (ORACKI 1984, p. 84; KOPICZKO 2, p. 108-109)⌋ felicem ad nos adventum in dies exspectamus magno cum desiderio, non tamen omnes aequanimiter.

Cupio Reverendissimam Dominationem Vestram optime valere in annos quam plurimos. Cuius me gratiae, tutelae et patrocinio commendo.

Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia, Warmia), town in Ermland, on the Vistula Lagoon, Ermland bishopric see⌊WarmiaeFrauenburg (Frombork, Varmia, Warmia), town in Ermland, on the Vistula Lagoon, Ermland bishopric see⌋, 3 Septembris anno 1548.

Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae humillimus servorum Mikołaj Loka (Mikołaj Lok) (†1569), collaborator of Stanisław Hozjusz as royal secretary; in 1545-1547 he stayed in Rome; in 1540 nominated as a canon of Ermland, and confirmed in 1542; 1547 - Poznań; 1560 abbot of the Cistercian monastery in Oliwa; 1550 envoy to the Prussian diet on behalf of King Sigismund II August (SZORC 1990, p. 331; KOPICZKO 2, p. 201)⌊Nicolaus Lok or Loka⌈LokLok or Loka⌉Mikołaj Loka (Mikołaj Lok) (†1569), collaborator of Stanisław Hozjusz as royal secretary; in 1545-1547 he stayed in Rome; in 1540 nominated as a canon of Ermland, and confirmed in 1542; 1547 - Poznań; 1560 abbot of the Cistercian monastery in Oliwa; 1550 envoy to the Prussian diet on behalf of King Sigismund II August (SZORC 1990, p. 331; KOPICZKO 2, p. 201)⌋