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⌊IohanniIoannes 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⌋ Dei gratia episcopo Varmiensi, domino et patri clementissimo

Reverendissime in Christo Pater et Domine, domine gratiosissime et colende.

Salutem et rerum omnium exsuperantiam cupio Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae.

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⌊Princeps noster seniorSigismund 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⌋ ab arthetico suo dolore, gratia Dei et beneficio medicinarum, sanatus est et laetos agit dies, quoniam orator regius rediit ex Constantinople (Istanbul, Constantinopolis), city and capital of the Ottoman Empire, today in western Turkey⌊ConstantinopoliConstantinople (Istanbul, Constantinopolis), city and capital of the Ottoman Empire, today in western Turkey⌋, ubi rem admodum stupendam se vidisse narrat, ducentos The Ottoman Turks (Turcae) ⌊TheucrosThe Ottoman Turks (Turcae) ⌋ combustos et quinquaginta numero sacerdotes Mameticos potiores et selectiores equis per plateas discerptos ob hoc, quod fidem Christi catholicam non solum ore, sed et corde, et factis confessi sunt. Extulerunt miri{i}s praeconiis et operae pretium fore, ut in eandem caulam et ovile omnes tandem vertantur. Praeterea multi alii super Benedictam Trinitatem confitentes, illic metu poenarum deterriti fuerunt. Ita enim Deus in occulto videns, non solum occulte, sed aperte quosdam coronat, cum miseretur, utens ad salutem animarum variis hominum et exemplorum factis. Ipse enim novit uti malis ad bona procedenda. The Tatars ⌊ThartariThe Tatars ⌋ etiam Precopenses coguntur stare in suis finibus mandatumque est, res per Jan Kierdej (Said bej) (*ca. 1490 – †after 1557), Polish nobleman and turcised in the service of the Ottoman Porte; son of Zygmunt Kierdej, starosta of Krasnystaw, captured during the Turkish invasion in 1498; 1531, 1532, 1533, 1535, 1538, 1539, 1541, 1543 envoy of Suleiman the Magnificent to Poland (PSB 12, p. 424-425)⌊Kyerdey ThurcumJan Kierdej (Said bej) (*ca. 1490 – †after 1557), Polish nobleman and turcised in the service of the Ottoman Porte; son of Zygmunt Kierdej, starosta of Krasnystaw, captured during the Turkish invasion in 1498; 1531, 1532, 1533, 1535, 1538, 1539, 1541, 1543 envoy of Suleiman the Magnificent to Poland (PSB 12, p. 424-425)⌋, qui eo profectus est nomine Suleiman the Magnificent (*1494 – †1566), 1520-1566 Sultan of the Ottoman Empire⌊ThurciSuleiman the Magnificent (*1494 – †1566), 1520-1566 Sultan of the Ottoman Empire⌋, ut dominia 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⌋ nostri ne utiquam incur<r>ere praesumant.

Vehementer, Reverendissime Domine, libellum de secta Mametica sermone latino, quem scio, Hispano sermone in manibus Reverendissimae Paternitatis Vestrae, quem nullus in hoc Poland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌊regnoPoland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌋ tam affabre et exacte transferre posset, sicut episcopus Varmiensis pro honore suae ecclesiae.

Valeat faustiter et suos canonicos diligat, praesertim plebanum Bochnensem solito prosequatur amore.

Datae Cracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌊CracoviaeCracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌋, XIIII Iunii, anno Domini 1539.

Eiusdem Reverendissimae Paternitatis Vestrae 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)⌊Iohannes BenedictusJan 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)⌋ regius doctor canonicus Varmiensis