Ioannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes Flachsbinder) (*1485 – †1548), diplomat, neo-Latin poet and traveller; 1504 royal scribe; 1507 referendary for Prussian affairs at the court of Sigismund Jagiellon; 1508-1513 royal envoy to Prussian towns and to the Prussian assemblies; 1515 secretary of the Polish legation at the imperial court; in 1516-1532 envoy in the service of the king of Poland Sigismund Jagiellon and emperors Maximilian and Charles V of Habsburg; 1529 Kulm canon; 1530-1537 bishop of Kulm; 1537-1548 bishop of Ermland⌊IoannesIoannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes Flachsbinder) (*1485 – †1548), diplomat, neo-Latin poet and traveller; 1504 royal scribe; 1507 referendary for Prussian affairs at the court of Sigismund Jagiellon; 1508-1513 royal envoy to Prussian towns and to the Prussian assemblies; 1515 secretary of the Polish legation at the imperial court; in 1516-1532 envoy in the service of the king of Poland Sigismund Jagiellon and emperors Maximilian and Charles V of Habsburg; 1529 Kulm canon; 1530-1537 bishop of Kulm; 1537-1548 bishop of Ermland⌋ Dei gratia etc. manifestum facimus et fatemur per has nostras litteras coram omnibus cuiuscumque status aut dignitatis ecclesiastical judges of Roman Catholic Church ⌊iudicibus in spiritualibus ecclesiastical judges of Roman Catholic Church ⌋ constitutis nos penitus ignorasse nobilem olim Iacobus Rokoss (Jakub Rokusz) (†1534-1536), nobleman from Kulm district, an owner of Ostrowo (AT 16/1, p. 8, footnote 2; HOSZOWSKI 1961, p. 158)⌊Iacobum RokossIacobus Rokoss (Jakub Rokusz) (†1534-1536), nobleman from Kulm district, an owner of Ostrowo (AT 16/1, p. 8, footnote 2; HOSZOWSKI 1961, p. 158)⌋ publicum homicidam fuisse antequam ius quoddam praetensum expectativae ad ecclesiam nostram a Jan Konopacki Sr (Ioannes de Conopat) (†1530), before 1500 Provost and Treasurer of Marienburg; 1508-1530 Bishop of Kulm (NITECKI)⌊praedecessoreJan Konopacki Sr (Ioannes de Conopat) (†1530), before 1500 Provost and Treasurer of Marienburg; 1508-1530 Bishop of Kulm (NITECKI)⌋ nostro assecutus fuerat , quod quidem nullius vigoris ius ab ipso Iacobo resignatum, cuidam sacerdo[ti] Thoronensi Kaspar Lysman (Kaspar Liszeman, Casparus Lisemannus) (†after 1547-05-20), son of Toruń Old Town alderman Bernhard Lysman and his wife Gertrud; rector of St. Jacob parish in Thorn; at least from 1533 supranumerary (not resident and out of profit) canon of Kulm (MAŃKOWSKI 1928, p. 117; TSB 7, p. 117-118)⌊Casparo LismanKaspar Lysman (Kaspar Liszeman, Casparus Lisemannus) (†after 1547-05-20), son of Toruń Old Town alderman Bernhard Lysman and his wife Gertrud; rector of St. Jacob parish in Thorn; at least from 1533 supranumerary (not resident and out of profit) canon of Kulm (MAŃKOWSKI 1928, p. 117; TSB 7, p. 117-118)⌋, sub eadem ignoran[tia] confirmavimus illumque in eccelesiam nostram induci p[rae]misimus. Cum autem certiores facti essemus Iacobus Rokoss (Jakub Rokusz) (†1534-1536), nobleman from Kulm district, an owner of Ostrowo (AT 16/1, p. 8, footnote 2; HOSZOWSKI 1961, p. 158)⌊resig[na]toremIacobus Rokoss (Jakub Rokusz) (†1534-1536), nobleman from Kulm district, an owner of Ostrowo (AT 16/1, p. 8, footnote 2; HOSZOWSKI 1961, p. 158)⌋ illum priusquam a Jan Konopacki Sr (Ioannes de Conopat) (†1530), before 1500 Provost and Treasurer of Marienburg; 1508-1530 Bishop of Kulm (NITECKI)⌊praedecessoreJan Konopacki Sr (Ioannes de Conopat) (†1530), before 1500 Provost and Treasurer of Marienburg; 1508-1530 Bishop of Kulm (NITECKI)⌋ nostro exspectativam obtinuiss[e], quam tamen praeter Romanum pontificem nemo nisi privileg[iati] episcopi dare possunt, homicidam publicum fuisse, ius illud praedecessoris nostri et confirmationem nostram , quae ea in re vigorem habere non potuit, cassavimus. Cum nemo potest plus iuris conferre in alium, quam sibi competere, dinoscatur, unde canonicatum eccelsiae nostrae proxime vacantiae, post m[ortem] venerabilis Jan Meckler (Jan Mekeler) (†1534), Kulm canon (MAŃKOWSKI 1928, p. 125)⌊Ioannis MeklerJan Meckler (Jan Mekeler) (†1534), Kulm canon (MAŃKOWSKI 1928, p. 125)⌋, venerabili domino Baltazar of Lublin (†after 1543-05-20), from 1535 at the latest Canon of Kulm (Chełmno); 1538 Judicial Vicar in the Kulm Chapter; Chancellor to the Bishops of Kulm, Ioannes Dantiscus and then Tiedemmann Giese (MAŃKOWSKI 1928, p. 115)⌊Baltasari a LublinBaltazar of Lublin (†after 1543-05-20), from 1535 at the latest Canon of Kulm (Chełmno); 1538 Judicial Vicar in the Kulm Chapter; Chancellor to the Bishops of Kulm, Ioannes Dantiscus and then Tiedemmann Giese (MAŃKOWSKI 1928, p. 115)⌋ artium magistro et cancellario nostro contulimus, cuius et ad praesens et supra anni spatium habet possessio[nem] ex eaque ipsum Kaspar Lysman (Kaspar Liszeman, Casparus Lisemannus) (†after 1547-05-20), son of Toruń Old Town alderman Bernhard Lysman and his wife Gertrud; rector of St. Jacob parish in Thorn; at least from 1533 supranumerary (not resident and out of profit) canon of Kulm (MAŃKOWSKI 1928, p. 117; TSB 7, p. 117-118)⌊Casparem LismanKaspar Lysman (Kaspar Liszeman, Casparus Lisemannus) (†after 1547-05-20), son of Toruń Old Town alderman Bernhard Lysman and his wife Gertrud; rector of St. Jacob parish in Thorn; at least from 1533 supranumerary (not resident and out of profit) canon of Kulm (MAŃKOWSKI 1928, p. 117; TSB 7, p. 117-118)⌋, cum in illa [numquam] fuerit, minime detrusit, vel ut ipse falso conqueritur, spoli[a]vit.

In cuius rei testimonium has scribi et sigillo [nostro] communiri iussimus manuque propria subscripsimus.

Dat[um] ex Löbau (Lubawa, Lubavia), town in northern Poland, Kulm Land (Ziemia Chełmińska), ca. 67 km E of Graudenz (Grudziądz), the main seat of the bishops of Kulm (Chełmno)⌊castro nostro LubaviensiLöbau (Lubawa, Lubavia), town in northern Poland, Kulm Land (Ziemia Chełmińska), ca. 67 km E of Graudenz (Grudziądz), the main seat of the bishops of Kulm (Chełmno)⌋, VI Ianuarii MDXXX[VI].

Citatio contra Gregorium Newman

Ioannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes Flachsbinder) (*1485 – †1548), diplomat, neo-Latin poet and traveller; 1504 royal scribe; 1507 referendary for Prussian affairs at the court of Sigismund Jagiellon; 1508-1513 royal envoy to Prussian towns and to the Prussian assemblies; 1515 secretary of the Polish legation at the imperial court; in 1516-1532 envoy in the service of the king of Poland Sigismund Jagiellon and emperors Maximilian and Charles V of Habsburg; 1529 Kulm canon; 1530-1537 bishop of Kulm; 1537-1548 bishop of Ermland⌊Ioannes Dei gratia episcopus VarmiensisIoannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes Flachsbinder) (*1485 – †1548), diplomat, neo-Latin poet and traveller; 1504 royal scribe; 1507 referendary for Prussian affairs at the court of Sigismund Jagiellon; 1508-1513 royal envoy to Prussian towns and to the Prussian assemblies; 1515 secretary of the Polish legation at the imperial court; in 1516-1532 envoy in the service of the king of Poland Sigismund Jagiellon and emperors Maximilian and Charles V of Habsburg; 1529 Kulm canon; 1530-1537 bishop of Kulm; 1537-1548 bishop of Ermland⌋ honorabili domino parisch priest in Raunau ⌊N. plebano in Rawnawparisch priest in Raunau ⌋ salutem in Domino.

Vobis mandamus, ut peremptorie citetis Gregorius Newman ⌊Gregorium NewmanGregorius Newman ⌋ in Raunau (Runowo)⌊RawnawRaunau (Runowo)⌋ apud Stephanus peasant in Raunau⌊StephanumStephanus peasant in Raunau⌋ rusticum se continentem, ut sub poena decem marcarum feria quarta proxime sequente coram domino Nicolaus Human (*ca. 1480 – †1542), at least in 1527 dean of the Guttstadt chapter; 1528-1538 - provost; 1529 Ermland judicial vicar; notary public; chancellor of Ermland bishops Mauritius Ferber and Ioannes Dantiscus (until October, 1537) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 132)⌊Nicolao HumanNicolaus Human (*ca. 1480 – †1542), at least in 1527 dean of the Guttstadt chapter; 1528-1538 - provost; 1529 Ermland judicial vicar; notary public; chancellor of Ermland bishops Mauritius Ferber and Ioannes Dantiscus (until October, 1537) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 132)⌋ decano et canonico Gutstatensi cancellario nostro commissionem ad hoc a nobis habente Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto), town in Ermland (Warmia), NE of Allenstein (Olsztyn)⌊GustatGuttstadt (Dobre Miasto), town in Ermland (Warmia), NE of Allenstein (Olsztyn)⌋ personaliter compareat Elisabetha ⌊ElisabethiElisabetha ⌋ filiae Alexius ⌊AlexiiAlexius ⌋ matre praesentium exhibitrici super sponsalibus et matrimonii foedere iam altera vice cum ea, ut asseritur, contracto legitime responsurus, testes quoque ad hanc causam necessarii, si poscetis, nominati ac designati fuerint. Paraphianorum citetis ad perhibendum in hac causa testimonium veritati.

Datae in oppido nostro Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto), town in Ermland (Warmia), NE of Allenstein (Olsztyn)⌊GutstatGuttstadt (Dobre Miasto), town in Ermland (Warmia), NE of Allenstein (Olsztyn)⌋, praefato die XII mensis Februarii anno Domini MDXLI,

sub testimonio nostri signeti praesentibus impressi.