Dem hochwirdigsten in Gott furstenn unde hern, herren 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, von Gotis genaden des loblichen stichts Ermelant bisschoffIoannes 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⌋ etc., meynem genedigen herm(!)

Hochwirdigster in Got Furste, Genediger Herre, / Ewer Furstlichen Genoden szeynth meyne gancz unvordrosszene stete dynste zcuvorann boreth unde bevholennn etc.

Genediger Herre.

Noch lowthe Ewer Furstlichen Genoden schreyben szo schicke ich Ewer Furstlichen Genoden ʝ[1] stein[2] pheffer / unde II huxhoveden[3] weysze francze weyne / unde I feszleyn allekanth. Habe in nicht besszer konnen uberkomen off dyssze zceytt, / unde als was von ffrancze weyne komth, ist alles rother unde das beste nicht. /

Genediger Herre, nouge zceytungen wes ich beszunders nicht zcu schreyben Ewer Furstlichen Genoden, denn das Citizens of Gdańsk ⌊wyr DanczkerCitizens of Gdańsk ⌋ eynen abeszagten fynth haben. Her Michell von Szentczloff, szon ...n ...szenl...cz , / Geronimus Senczloff, unde eyn Gdańsk Town Council ⌊ehrwirdiger ratGdańsk Town Council ⌋ hott vorgeschrÿben vor dy stadtthore: / der in lebendick gefangen kan brengen, der szall hoben tawszenth jachen doler[4]; / der in thott brenget, szall V schock daler haben; / unde der von szeynen geszellen kan oberkomen, szal haben en schock daler / unde szall vorszorget warden zcu szeynen tagen. /

Domytthe ich Ewer Furstlichen Genoden thu dem almechtigen Gothe bephelen myth eynem gluckszeligen regimente.

Datum Gdańsk (Danzig, Dantiscum), city in northern Poland, on the Bay of Gdańsk at the mouth of the Vistula, on the Baltic, the biggest and wealthiest of the three Great Prussian Cities (Gdańsk, Thorn (Toruń), and Elbing (Elbląg)) with representation in the Council of Royal Prussia; a member of the Hanseatic League⌊DanczkeGdańsk (Danzig, Dantiscum), city in northern Poland, on the Bay of Gdańsk at the mouth of the Vistula, on the Baltic, the biggest and wealthiest of the three Great Prussian Cities (Gdańsk, Thorn (Toruń), and Elbing (Elbląg)) with representation in the Council of Royal Prussia; a member of the Hanseatic League⌋, am 12 Iulii anno 1539.

Ewer Furstlichen Genoden getrower dyner Mathias Platen ⌊Macz PlatenMathias Platen ⌋

[1 ] i.e. 1/2

[2 ] a stone, Lat. lapis, a unit of weight, in early modern times ca. 13 kg

[3 ] huxhoveden i.e. Oxhoft (a unit of volume)

[4 ] jachen doler i.e. Joachimstaler

[6 ] i.e. 1/2

[7 ] i.e. 2 and 1/2

[8 ] i.e. 5 and 1/2

[9 ] huxhoveden i.e. Oxhoft (a unit of volume)

[10 ] i.e. 5 and 1/2

[11 ] i.e. 16 and 1/2

[12 ] i.e. 10 and 1/2