Reverendissimo Domino meo, 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⌋, suo domino gratiosissimo et colendissimo

Reverendissime Domine, domine colendissime ac gratiosissime.

Post promptum obsequendi studium.

Quia ego iam dudum nihil scripsi Reverendissimae Paternitati Vestrae, nulla alia fuit causa, quam inopia tabellariorum. Quando vero occurrere visi sunt, tum summis curis distinebar, quominus desiderio suo satisfacere potui. Ac tamen licet ego silere soleo, quod certe evenit cum magno meo dolore, verum Reverendissimae Paternitati Vestrae pro eius in me singulari benevolentia et gratia libentissime servio. An licet autem adire in despectum animi sui et illorum candidatorum, quibus maxime aula placet?

Novarum rerum nihil habemus, quae scribenda putem, nisi quod 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

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⌊serenissimi principesSigismund 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

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⌋ nostri bona fruuntur incolumitate et ante festum Pentecostes redire in Poland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌊RegnumPoland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌋ statuerunt. Vacantiae magistratuum nondum sunt distributae et adhuc maiores augentur, nam non pridem magnificus dominus Jan Radziwiłł (*ca. 1492 – †1542), son of Mikołaj Radziwiłł; from 1535 to death Starost of Samogitia⌊capitaneus SamogitiaeJan Radziwiłł (*ca. 1492 – †1542), son of Mikołaj Radziwiłł; from 1535 to death Starost of Samogitia⌋ mortuus est, caput in Samogitia (Żmudź, Žemaitija)⌊hoc ducatuSamogitia (Żmudź, Žemaitija)⌋ non postremum. Sic et in Poland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌊RegnoPoland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌋ plures senatores decesserunt, quorum distributio speratur hic in discessu et illic in adventu. Non ignorabit autem Reverendissima Paternitas Vestra, quibus illa subsellia cedent, veremur autem, ne illius Callimachi sententia sequeretur, defunctis his patribus.

Venerunt etiam ad 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⌊maiestatem regiamSigismund 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 illustrissimo domino Joachim II of Brandenburg Hector (Joachim II von Hohenzollern) (*1505 – †1571), son of Joachim I Nestor and Elisabeth von Oldenburg, 1524-1534 husband of Duchess Magdalena of Saxony, later (from 1535) of Jadwiga Jagiellon, daughter of King Sigismund I Jagiellon; 1535-1571 Prince-Elector of Brandenburg⌊Ioachimo marchione BrandeburgensiJoachim II of Brandenburg Hector (Joachim II von Hohenzollern) (*1505 – †1571), son of Joachim I Nestor and Elisabeth von Oldenburg, 1524-1534 husband of Duchess Magdalena of Saxony, later (from 1535) of Jadwiga Jagiellon, daughter of King Sigismund I Jagiellon; 1535-1571 Prince-Elector of Brandenburg⌋, electore Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation (Empire, Reich, Imperium)⌊imperiiHoly Roman Empire of the German Nation (Empire, Reich, Imperium)⌋, nuntii duo, unus catholicus et alter Hebraeus, quod numquam antea auditum fuit The Jews ⌊HebraeosThe Jews ⌋ mitti legatum. Qua res magnam suspicionem hic edidit, quod forte per medium Joachim II of Brandenburg Hector (Joachim II von Hohenzollern) (*1505 – †1571), son of Joachim I Nestor and Elisabeth von Oldenburg, 1524-1534 husband of Duchess Magdalena of Saxony, later (from 1535) of Jadwiga Jagiellon, daughter of King Sigismund I Jagiellon; 1535-1571 Prince-Elector of Brandenburg⌊illustrissimae suae dominationisJoachim II of Brandenburg Hector (Joachim II von Hohenzollern) (*1505 – †1571), son of Joachim I Nestor and Elisabeth von Oldenburg, 1524-1534 husband of Duchess Magdalena of Saxony, later (from 1535) of Jadwiga Jagiellon, daughter of King Sigismund I Jagiellon; 1535-1571 Prince-Elector of Brandenburg⌋ The Jews ⌊IudaeiThe Jews ⌋, qui ex Germany (Germania, Niemcy)⌊GermaniaGermany (Germania, Niemcy)⌋ expulsi esse dicuntur, sollicitassent apud 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⌊maiestatem regiamSigismund 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⌋ pro receptaculo suo, quam rem male audiunt multi, etiam quod forte The Prussians ⌊PruteniThe Prussians ⌋ assentire videntur, praecipue aldermen of Gdańsk ⌊dominialdermen of Gdańsk ⌋ et Gdańsk Town Council ⌊senatus GedanensisGdańsk Town Council ⌋, qui gentem illam maximo favore prosequuntur. Secretam enim ipsi nuntii apud 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

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⌊pr[in]cipesSigismund 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

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⌋ nostros audientiam habuerunt, proinde nihil certi scribe[re] praeter eam vulgi suspicionem Vestrae Reverendissimae Paternitati possum.

De Suleiman the Magnificent (*1494 – †1566), 1520-1566 Sultan of the Ottoman Empire⌊TurcaSuleiman the Magnificent (*1494 – †1566), 1520-1566 Sultan of the Ottoman Empire⌋ scribitur et auditur, quod cum Tahmāsp I Safavid (Sophi) (*1514 – †1576), 1524-1576 Shah of Persia, 2nd. Shah of the Safavid dynasty, ruled 1524 - 1576. Son and successor of Ismail I Safavid ⌊rege PersarumTahmāsp I Safavid (Sophi) (*1514 – †1576), 1524-1576 Shah of Persia, 2nd. Shah of the Safavid dynasty, ruled 1524 - 1576. Son and successor of Ismail I Safavid ⌋ indutias suscepit et in Hungary (Kingdom of Hungary)⌊HungariamHungary (Kingdom of Hungary)⌋ occupandam omnes conatus suos convertit, deinde et in alia regna Christiana. Suleiman the Magnificent (*1494 – †1566), 1520-1566 Sultan of the Ottoman Empire⌊CuiusSuleiman the Magnificent (*1494 – †1566), 1520-1566 Sultan of the Ottoman Empire⌋ votis Deus non annuat. Quicquid autem Deus de nobis statuerit, proximum ver indicabit. The Hungarians ⌊HungariThe Hungarians ⌋ hactenus adhuc sunt inter se dissidentes, Georg Utješenović (Georg Martinuzzi, frater Georgius) (*1482 – †1551), Hungarian statesman; 1535-1551 Bishop of Nagyvárad, 1551 Archbishop of Esztergom, 1551 elevated to Cardinal⌊MonachoGeorg Utješenović (Georg Martinuzzi, frater Georgius) (*1482 – †1551), Hungarian statesman; 1535-1551 Bishop of Nagyvárad, 1551 Archbishop of Esztergom, 1551 elevated to Cardinal⌋ illo auctor[e], qui est illius Hungary (Kingdom of Hungary)⌊regniHungary (Kingdom of Hungary)⌋ extrema iactura et plus Suleiman the Magnificent (*1494 – †1566), 1520-1566 Sultan of the Ottoman Empire⌊TurcaeSuleiman the Magnificent (*1494 – †1566), 1520-1566 Sultan of the Ottoman Empire⌋ quam Christianis affectibus favere dicitur. Dominus Deus perdat Georg Utješenović (Georg Martinuzzi, frater Georgius) (*1482 – †1551), Hungarian statesman; 1535-1551 Bishop of Nagyvárad, 1551 Archbishop of Esztergom, 1551 elevated to Cardinal⌊illumGeorg Utješenović (Georg Martinuzzi, frater Georgius) (*1482 – †1551), Hungarian statesman; 1535-1551 Bishop of Nagyvárad, 1551 Archbishop of Esztergom, 1551 elevated to Cardinal⌋ vel odium suorum, quod contra illum committet, dens.

Hic etiam rumorem habemus, quod The Tatars ⌊TartariThe Tatars ⌋, qui firmati sunt muneribus 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

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⌊principum nostrorumSigismund 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

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⌋ de pace observand[a], violata fide et iure iurando, iussu Suleiman the Magnificent (*1494 – †1566), 1520-1566 Sultan of the Ottoman Empire⌊TurcaeSuleiman the Magnificent (*1494 – †1566), 1520-1566 Sultan of the Ottoman Empire⌋ deberent nos armis impetere, ne Christianis principibus aliqu[a] praesidia dare potuissemus.

Reliquum nihil est, quod scribam, sed hoc quod scribo, est aliquid, si ab omnibus penitius expendendis imminentiis res venerint.

Valeat Reverendissima Paternitas Vestra diu incolumis et me gratia sua prosequi non dedignetur.

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⌋ cursorie, feria VI-ta ante Palmarum Dominicum 1542.

Reverendissimae Paternitatis Vestrae servitor humilis Mikołaj Grabia (*before 1500 – †1549), 1534-1543 Chamberlain in Sieradz; 1544 Castellan of Chełm; 1547 Crown Vice-Chancellor (Urzędnicy 10)⌊Nicolaus GrabiaMikołaj Grabia (*before 1500 – †1549), 1534-1543 Chamberlain in Sieradz; 1544 Castellan of Chełm; 1547 Crown Vice-Chancellor (Urzędnicy 10)⌋