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⌊Regi iunioriSigismund 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⌋

Serenissima etc.

Libenter soleo Serenissimae Maiestati Vestrae eos commendare, quos scio et Serenissimae Maiestati Vestrae gratos esse, et illi etiam diligenter inservire posse, de quorum numero cum unus sit praesentium lator, nobilis Mikołaj Płotowski (†after 1548-07-27), royal courtier and owner of estates in Vistula Lowlands (Żuławy Wiślane); burgrave of Seeburg (Zybork, today Jeziorany) (AT 18, p. 229)⌊Nicolaus PlotovfskyMikołaj Płotowski (†after 1548-07-27), royal courtier and owner of estates in Vistula Lowlands (Żuławy Wiślane); burgrave of Seeburg (Zybork, today Jeziorany) (AT 18, p. 229)⌋ ia[m] Serenissimae Maiestati Vestrae non incognitus. Humillime rogo, ut Mikołaj Płotowski (†after 1548-07-27), royal courtier and owner of estates in Vistula Lowlands (Żuławy Wiślane); burgrave of Seeburg (Zybork, today Jeziorany) (AT 18, p. 229)⌊eundemMikołaj Płotowski (†after 1548-07-27), royal courtier and owner of estates in Vistula Lowlands (Żuławy Wiślane); burgrave of Seeburg (Zybork, today Jeziorany) (AT 18, p. 229)⌋ clementer commendatum habere velit atque pro fideli servitore eum agnoscere et suscipere, nec dubitabit Serenissima Maiestas Vestra de eius fide et integritate. Facturus omnia est, et quidem promptissime, quae ex dignitate Serenissimae Maiestatis Vestrae esse et quo uberiorem gratiam eius erga se promereri posse, cognoverit. Id cum ego in Mikołaj Płotowski (†after 1548-07-27), royal courtier and owner of estates in Vistula Lowlands (Żuławy Wiślane); burgrave of Seeburg (Zybork, today Jeziorany) (AT 18, p. 229)⌊eoMikołaj Płotowski (†after 1548-07-27), royal courtier and owner of estates in Vistula Lowlands (Żuławy Wiślane); burgrave of Seeburg (Zybork, today Jeziorany) (AT 18, p. 229)⌋ sim expertus et hominem diligentem et integrum eum animadverterim, non dubitavi ex illis dotibus illum Serenissimae Maiesati Vestrae commendare.

Ex Mikołaj Płotowski (†after 1548-07-27), royal courtier and owner of estates in Vistula Lowlands (Żuławy Wiślane); burgrave of Seeburg (Zybork, today Jeziorany) (AT 18, p. 229)⌊quoMikołaj Płotowski (†after 1548-07-27), royal courtier and owner of estates in Vistula Lowlands (Żuławy Wiślane); burgrave of Seeburg (Zybork, today Jeziorany) (AT 18, p. 229)⌋ etiam Serenissima Maiestas Vestra statum 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⌊harum terrarumRoyal Prussia (Prussia Regalis), region, part of Prussia annexed to the Kingdom of Poland in 1466 under the provisions of the Second Peace of Thorn⌋, meam item valetudinem et dispositionem corporis cognoscet , quod nunc indies debilius efficitur, et ad longiores profectiones et motus antea in iuventute mea usque ad hanc aetatem sine intermissione per longinqua itinera conquassatum et concussum, minus est idoneum, ita ut nihil supersit, quod annus vitae meae prolongare possit, quam quies. Quae si iam emerito militi in hac mea aetate mihi concederetur, foret forsan aliqua spes, hoc Domino Deo largiente, protractioris vitae , in qua, si non corpore, ingenio tamen et consilio Serenissimae Maiestati Vestrae inservire possem.

Quam ut Dominus Omnipotens in longiores et feliciores vitae et regni sui annos nobis hic omnibus conservare velit, precor ex animo.

Datae 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⌋, XX Decembris 1547.