Reverendissimo in Christo Patri et Domino, domino Thomas Cranmer (*1489 – †1556), close associate of King Henry VIII Tudor, later advisor to Edward VI Tudor, burned at the stake during the brief restoration of Catholicism in England during Mary Tudor's reign; lecturer at Jesus College in Cambridge; 1532 archbishop of Canterbury⌊Thomae CranmeroThomas Cranmer (*1489 – †1556), close associate of King Henry VIII Tudor, later advisor to Edward VI Tudor, burned at the stake during the brief restoration of Catholicism in England during Mary Tudor's reign; lecturer at Jesus College in Cambridge; 1532 archbishop of Canterbury⌋, archiepiscopo Cantuariensi ac England⌊regni AngliaeEngland⌋ primati, domino et amico observandissimo

Reverendissime in Christo Pater, Domine et amice observandissime. Salutem et omnem felicitatem Dominationi Vestrae Reverendissimae precor ex animo.

Post novissimas Vienna (Wien, Vienna), city in eastern Austria, on the Danube river⌊ViennaeVienna (Wien, Vienna), city in eastern Austria, on the Danube river⌋ in Austria⌊AustriaAustria⌋ ad me Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae datas cf. Thomas CRANMER to Ioannes DANTISCUS Vienna, [1532]-10-06, CIDTC IDL 839⌊litterascf. Thomas CRANMER to Ioannes DANTISCUS Vienna, [1532]-10-06, CIDTC IDL 839⌋, quibus tum abunde cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Thomas CRANMER after 1532-10-20, CIDTC IDL 6488, letter lost⌊respondicf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Thomas CRANMER after 1532-10-20, CIDTC IDL 6488, letter lost⌋, et hinc cum 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⌊caesarCharles 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⌋ ageret 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⌊BononiaeBologna (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⌋, Dominationi Vestrae Reverendissimae de iis, quae eo tempore se offerebant, scripsi, nullas vidi hactenus, quod magnis occupationibus in amplissima illa dignitate, quam paulopost Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima pro innumeris suis virtutibus et in Henry VIII Tudor (*1491 – †1547), 1509-1547 King of England; son of Henry VII Tudor and Elizabeth of York⌊serenissimum regem suumHenry VIII Tudor (*1491 – †1547), 1509-1547 King of England; son of Henry VII Tudor and Elizabeth of York⌋ innumeris meritis assecuta est, vel etiam tam vastae locorum intercapedini, quae nos disiungit, vel tabellariorum incuriae imputo. Ceterum neque dici neque scribi potest, quanto sim affectus gaudio, cum certo esset ad me perlatum Dominationem Vestram Reverendissimam archiepiscopali sublimitate decoratam in summa apud Henry VIII Tudor (*1491 – †1547), 1509-1547 King of England; son of Henry VII Tudor and Elizabeth of York⌊regem suumHenry VIII Tudor (*1491 – †1547), 1509-1547 King of England; son of Henry VII Tudor and Elizabeth of York⌋ honorari gratia et haberi existimatione. Gestiensque tunc 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⌊DantiscusIoannes 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⌋ suum illum olim commilitonem Cranmerum, quo cum amicissime coniunctissimeque in aula 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⌊caesarisCharles 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⌋ vixit et a quo humanissime in discessu ex Regensburg (Ratisbona), city in southeastern Germany, Bavaria, on the Danube river⌊RatisbonaRegensburg (Ratisbona), city in southeastern Germany, Bavaria, on the Danube river⌋ usque ad Danube (Dunaj, Donau), river in central and eastern Europe⌊DanubiumDanube (Dunaj, Donau), river in central and eastern Europe⌋, immo usque in ipsum navigium honoris causa deductus fuit, in ea dignitatis celsitudine et videre et venerari summopere cupivit. Solet enim hoc bonis accidere amicis, cum amicus quispiam fortunae pinguioris nactus est condicionem, quod et se illa beatos esse arbitrentur. Non potui itaque committere, quin has rudes gratulatorias sed ex vera propensione profectas ad Dominationem Vestram Reverendissimam darem. Quae licet serius veniant, non tamen sera congratulatio debet ab amico reprehendi. Quod quidem et mihi mutuae nostrae amicitiae iure peto concedi etc.

Quae et quantae rerum mutationes interea, quo aDominatione Vestra Reverendissima abii, successerunt, nemini sunt incognitae, totus orbis iis periculosis temporibus plenus turbis est et tumultibus tamquam varia de iis, quae geruntur incertis plerumque rumusculis passim circumferuntur, ut difficulter ex illis, quae veriora sunt, elici possint. Ex vestra England⌊BritanniaEngland⌋ ea, quae ad nos perlata sparguntur, de religione, maxime a... Henry VIII Tudor (*1491 – †1547), 1509-1547 King of England; son of Henry VII Tudor and Elizabeth of York⌊regis vestriHenry VIII Tudor (*1491 – †1547), 1509-1547 King of England; son of Henry VII Tudor and Elizabeth of York⌋, omnem paene excedunt fidem, neque earum rerum quippiam credere in anim um induxi priusquam de singulis a Dominatione Vestra Reverendissima fiam certior. Non praeterit Dominationem Vestram Reverendissimam, quantus semper laudum et virtutum Henry VIII Tudor (*1491 – †1547), 1509-1547 King of England; son of Henry VII Tudor and Elizabeth of York⌊serenissimi regis vestriHenry VIII Tudor (*1491 – †1547), 1509-1547 King of England; son of Henry VII Tudor and Elizabeth of York⌋ ab eo tempore, quo eius maiestatem vidi orator, praeco fuerim, nec destiti 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

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⌊serenissimos reges nostrosSigismund 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

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⌋, praecipue apud 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⌊serenissimam reginam dominam meamBona 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⌋ clemenentissimam commemorare, quantis animiet corporis dotibus quantaque prudentia et eruditione serenissimus rex vester polleat, unde persuaderi non potest vera esse, quae a The Belgians ⌊Belgi[s]The Belgians ⌋ et a curia Radom (Radomia), town in east-central Poland, Masovia, 100 km S of Warsaw⌊caesarisRadom (Radomia), town in east-central Poland, Masovia, 100 km S of Warsaw⌋ ad nostros scribuntur in eo potissimum, quae de matrimonio novissimo, ut reor, ab osoribus conficta habentur. Qua de re a Dominatione Vestra Reverendissima impense oro, quomodo haec omnia transacta sunt, pro illa nostra humanissima inter nos contracta consuetudine per hunc, qui has reddet, me litteris suis edocere velit. Quod si adhuc Henry VIII Tudor (*1491 – †1547), 1509-1547 King of England; son of Henry VII Tudor and Elizabeth of York⌊serenissimus rex vesterHenry VIII Tudor (*1491 – †1547), 1509-1547 King of England; son of Henry VII Tudor and Elizabeth of York⌋ a firmo coniugio immunis esset, et ego eius maiestati pro mea summa in eam observantia, hic 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

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⌊serenissimos regesSigismund 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

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⌋ meos et 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⌊reginamBona 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⌋ inservire possem, nil est, quod libentius atque accuratius facerem.

Proinde Dominationem Vestram Reverendissimam latere nolui esse apud nos Isabella Jagiellon (*1519 – †1559), 1539-1559 Queen of Hungary; from 1539 wife of John Zápolya, King of Hungary, mother of John II Sigismund Zápolya; daughter of Sigismund Jagiellon, King of Poland, and Bona Sforza⌊filiamIsabella Jagiellon (*1519 – †1559), 1539-1559 Queen of Hungary; from 1539 wife of John Zápolya, King of Hungary, mother of John II Sigismund Zápolya; daughter of Sigismund Jagiellon, King of Poland, and Bona Sforza⌋ virginem vere regiam, ex serenissimo 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⌊regeSigismund 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⌋ et hodierna 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⌊reginaBona 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⌋ clarissimis natalibus prognatam, quae aetatis decimum octavum ingreditur annum. Isabella Jagiellon (*1519 – †1559), 1539-1559 Queen of Hungary; from 1539 wife of John Zápolya, King of Hungary, mother of John II Sigismund Zápolya; daughter of Sigismund Jagiellon, King of Poland, and Bona Sforza⌊PuellaIsabella Jagiellon (*1519 – †1559), 1539-1559 Queen of Hungary; from 1539 wife of John Zápolya, King of Hungary, mother of John II Sigismund Zápolya; daughter of Sigismund Jagiellon, King of Poland, and Bona Sforza⌋ est formosissima et succi, ut est in proverbio, plena. Nomen illi est Isabella Jagiellon (*1519 – †1559), 1539-1559 Queen of Hungary; from 1539 wife of John Zápolya, King of Hungary, mother of John II Sigismund Zápolya; daughter of Sigismund Jagiellon, King of Poland, and Bona Sforza⌊IsabellaIsabella Jagiellon (*1519 – †1559), 1539-1559 Queen of Hungary; from 1539 wife of John Zápolya, King of Hungary, mother of John II Sigismund Zápolya; daughter of Sigismund Jagiellon, King of Poland, and Bona Sforza⌋, omnibus virutibus ornata atque inde 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⌊serenissimis parentibusSigismund 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⌋ ac regnicolis omnibus longe carissima neque dos regia tanta virgine digna deest, et quod dote praeclarius optabiliusque esse debet, futurae spes fecunditatis, quam forma corporis non obscuris prae se fert signis. Si, inquam, Henry VIII Tudor (*1491 – †1547), 1509-1547 King of England; son of Henry VII Tudor and Elizabeth of York⌊serenissimus rex vesterHenry VIII Tudor (*1491 – †1547), 1509-1547 King of England; son of Henry VII Tudor and Elizabeth of York⌋ adhuc certo matrimonio implicatus non esset, se digniorem reginam, unde England⌊regni vestriEngland⌋ heredes, qui omnium votis expetuntur, nascerentur clarissimi habere non posset. Eam ad rem, si sic sors tulerit, omnem meam diligentiam et operam offero, modo Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima, si quid forsan in eo Deus statuere voluerit, de voluntate Henry VIII Tudor (*1491 – †1547), 1509-1547 King of England; son of Henry VII Tudor and Elizabeth of York⌊serenissimi regis vestriHenry VIII Tudor (*1491 – †1547), 1509-1547 King of England; son of Henry VII Tudor and Elizabeth of York⌋, cui me humiliter commendari rogo, certum me faciat. Neque hoc omittendum censui illustrissimam istam Isabella Jagiellon (*1519 – †1559), 1539-1559 Queen of Hungary; from 1539 wife of John Zápolya, King of Hungary, mother of John II Sigismund Zápolya; daughter of Sigismund Jagiellon, King of Poland, and Bona Sforza⌊puellamIsabella Jagiellon (*1519 – †1559), 1539-1559 Queen of Hungary; from 1539 wife of John Zápolya, King of Hungary, mother of John II Sigismund Zápolya; daughter of Sigismund Jagiellon, King of Poland, and Bona Sforza⌋ dono linguarum esse locupletem. Praeter nativum sermonem Polonum Italice et Latine expedite loquitur usa matre, docta et prudentissima 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⌊reginaBona 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⌋, et non alio praeceptore. Accedit et lingua Germanica, quam iis temporibus ab eius linguae puellis non parva ex parte didicit. Multa praeterea transeo, quae ad generosissimae huius puellae laudem essent addenda. Res ipsa si forsan sic acciderit, longe plura proferet. Atque utinam tam laudatus rex talem aliquando habeat reginam, non male regni vestri reipublicae esset consultum.

Haec confidenter et pro mutuae nostrae amicitiae fiducia non vulgari in sinum Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae effundere statui fore sperans, quod vicissim litteris suis mentem in iis suam mihi declarabit, cum non alio ista ex me pro cedant, quam ex summa mea erga Henry VIII Tudor (*1491 – †1547), 1509-1547 King of England; son of Henry VII Tudor and Elizabeth of York⌊serenissimum regem vestrumHenry VIII Tudor (*1491 – †1547), 1509-1547 King of England; son of Henry VII Tudor and Elizabeth of York⌋ observantia, et quod eius maiestati pro ea benignitate, qua me in aula sua prosequebatur, volo optime in omnibus etc.

De absentibus amicis maior quam de iis, qui coram sunt, cura haberi solet. Quo fit, quamvis sciam Dominationem Vestram Reverendissimam in eo constitutam statu, ut nihil illi felicitatis addi possit, quod nihilosecius, tamen summopere ab ipsamet Dominatione Vestra Reverendissima cognoscere aveo, quomodo in omnibus habeat neque tam benigna esse potest in Dominationem Vestram Reverendissimam fortuna, quin velim illam esse longe benigniorem.Gratum igitur mihi faciet plurimum, si mihi de statu rerum suarum notitiam fecerit.

De me si forte parem Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima gerit solicitudinem, haec accipiat. Rediens huc postliminio ad patriam (quemadmodum prius scripsi Dominationi Vestrae Reverendissimae) 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⌊principibus meisSigismund 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⌋ et omnibus gratus eram. Verum magni brevis est fortuna favoris, quem evestigio sequi solet invidia, qua aliquamdiu male fui affectus. Atqui Deo tandem et veritate duce superavi omnes inimicos meos, quantumvis iniquissime oppugnabar ab illis, vicit omnium fortior veritas, summa prudentia et aequitate serenissimorum principum meorum suffulta utque illam clariorem ac notiorem omnibus efficere possim, quo hostes mei pudefiant et cum technis eorum cognoscantur, statui me hinc in causis reipublicae nostrae si me per gratiam principum meorum explicare non potuero cum aliis harum terrarum consiliariis ad comitia regni nostri propediem futura conferre, multis ad id nostratium precibus inductus, quibus reluctari diutius neque potui neque debui non omissurus in omnem eventum, si adhuc serenissimus rex vester a matrimonio liber est, explorare in hiis serenissimorum principum meorum animos, quos iampridem serenissimo regi vestro plurimum propensos et faventes esse cognovi. Quod si haec mea molimina fortassis frustra concepta non proderunt, certe non nocebunt, mutuae benevolentiae et fraterno amori, qui inter vestrum et meos est principes, quandoquidem ex eiusmodi tractatibus contracta amicitia fieri solet firmior atque auctior. Quicquid itaque Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima in iis, si adhuc restat occasio, per me geri velit, mihi cum primis significet in eo et in quibusvis aliis, quae praestare possum vel ad digituli crepitum Dominationi Vestrae Reverendissimae sum non gravate obsecuturus. Quod de iis adeo large ad Dominationem Vestram Reverendissimam hac manu mea, quae satis male pingit, nihil rhetoricatus putans me coram cum Dominatione Vestra Reverendissima, ut consuevi, pure et simpliciter colloqui scripserim, in causa non fuit aliud, quam amor meus et observantia in Dominationem Vestram Reverendissimam perpetuo duratura, et nisi eam vererer temporaria et prolixiori scriptione mea, quae calamum ultro currentem impellit, offendi, ex epistola volumen cresceret, non solum de iis, de quibus amor et consuetudo nostra Ratisbonensis scribendi argumenta offert, verum etiam de temporibus et amicis nostris, quos tamen non omnes praeterire potui, imprimis autem reverendum dominum Richard Sampson (†1554), 1522-1525 ambassador of Henry VIII to emperor Charles V⌊doctorem SamsonemRichard Sampson (†1554), 1522-1525 ambassador of Henry VIII to emperor Charles V⌋, cum quo tot annis mihi fuit in Spain (Hispania)⌊HispaniisSpain (Hispania)⌋ et novissime in coronatione 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⌊caesarisCharles 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⌋ 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⌊BononiaeBologna (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⌋ summa familiaritas, nobilissimum item dominum Thomas Elyot (*ca. 1499 – †1546)⌊Thomam EliotamThomas Elyot (*ca. 1499 – †1546)⌋ equitem auratum. Quos dominos, ne reliquis Dominationem Vestram Reverendissimam onerem, ex animo et, quoad vires meae possunt, salvere iubeo omniaque eis faustissima precor a Dominatione Vestra Reverendissima summopere orans atque pro mutuae nostrae amicitiae iure postulans, ut hanc meam in eos inexstinctam benevolentiam in notitiam illorum deducere non velit gravari. Si quid hic pro illis, maxime autem pro Dominatione Vestra Reverendissima possum, ipse subibo humeris nec me labor iste gravabit. Dominus Deus eandem Dominationem Vestram Reverendissimam quam diutissime sospitet et prosperet in omnibus.

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 meo 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)⌋, XV Octobris MDXXXVI.