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⌊IoanniIoannes 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 Varmiensi episcopo, domino observatissimo

Reverendissime in Christo Pater et Domine, domine clementissime.

Officiosissimam servitutis meae commendationem.

cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Stanisław HOZJUSZ (HOSIUS) before 1538-05-30, CIDTC IDL 7179, letter lost⌊Litterascf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Stanisław HOZJUSZ (HOSIUS) before 1538-05-30, CIDTC IDL 7179, letter lost⌋ Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae ea, qua par erat, veneratione accepi. Quae cum gratiae cuiusdam illius in me et benevolentiae testes esse viderentur, incredibilem in modum animum exhilararunt meum. Non potui enim non gaudere, cum me spe et opinione mea de Reverendissima Dominatione Vestra non esse frustratum intelligerem.

Ego vero, qua fui semper observantia erga Reverendissimam Dominationem Vestram, ad eam ut cumulus aliquis accedat, curabo, atque pro virili mea contendam et elaborabo, ut Reverendissimam Dominationem Vestram hac me humanitate beneficentiaque complexam esse minime paeniteat.

Huc rem spectare video, ut velim nolim in aula me regia versari sit necesse. Habitura itaque est Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra servum sibi addictissimum, cui, quidvis imperet, licebit. Dabitur a me opera, ut fidem, diligentiam, summamque alacritatem in mandatis Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae exhauriendis in me desiderare non possit.

Cui me servitutemque meam etiam atque etiam diligenter commendo. Deum precor, ut illam quam diutissime servet incolumem ac felicem.

Cracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌊CracoviaCracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌋, tertio Calendas Iunii 1538.

Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae servus addictissimus Stanisław Hozjusz (Stanisław Hosz, Stanislaus Hosius) (*1504 – †1579), diplomat and theologian; 1534-1538 secretary to the Bishops of Cracow Piotr Tomicki and Jan Chojeński; 1538-1549 royal secretary; 1538-1549 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and from 1539 Cantor; 1540-1550 Canon of Cracow; 1549-1551 Bishop of Kulm (Chełmno); 1551-1579 Bishop of Ermland; in 1560 elevated to Cardinal; 1561-1563 Papal Legate to the General Council of Trent; in 1573 appointed Grand Penitentiary to Pope Gregory XIII (SBKW, p. 95-96; KOPICZKO 2, p. 129-130)⌊Stanislaus HosiusStanisław Hozjusz (Stanisław Hosz, Stanislaus Hosius) (*1504 – †1579), diplomat and theologian; 1534-1538 secretary to the Bishops of Cracow Piotr Tomicki and Jan Chojeński; 1538-1549 royal secretary; 1538-1549 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and from 1539 Cantor; 1540-1550 Canon of Cracow; 1549-1551 Bishop of Kulm (Chełmno); 1551-1579 Bishop of Ermland; in 1560 elevated to Cardinal; 1561-1563 Papal Legate to the General Council of Trent; in 1573 appointed Grand Penitentiary to Pope Gregory XIII (SBKW, p. 95-96; KOPICZKO 2, p. 129-130)⌋