AAWO, AB, D.70, f. 385r

Clarissime superinscribed in place of crossed-out Ornatissime⌈Ornatissime Clarissime Clarissime superinscribed in place of crossed-out Ornatissime⌉ et Eximie Domine Doctor superinscribed in place of crossed-out amicis⌈amicis Doctor Doctor superinscribed in place of crossed-out amicis⌉, amice carissime.

Salutem et omnem felicitatem.

Commiseramus Johann Lehmann (Jan Leoman) (*1520 – †1582), Dantiscus' nephew (son of his sister Ursula and Zacharias Lehmann); studied in Wittenberg and in Rome; 1545 secretary of Ioannes Dantiscus as Ermland bishop; 1546 vicar in Heilsberg; 1550 chancellor of Ermland bishop Tiedemann Giese and then of his successor Stanisław Hozjusz; 1554 Ermland canon; 1561-1566 general administrator (oeconomus) on the bishop's estates in Ermland diocese; 1571 Ermland custos (KOPICZKO 2, p. 193)⌊cancellarioJohann Lehmann (Jan Leoman) (*1520 – †1582), Dantiscus' nephew (son of his sister Ursula and Zacharias Lehmann); studied in Wittenberg and in Rome; 1545 secretary of Ioannes Dantiscus as Ermland bishop; 1546 vicar in Heilsberg; 1550 chancellor of Ermland bishop Tiedemann Giese and then of his successor Stanisław Hozjusz; 1554 Ermland canon; 1561-1566 general administrator (oeconomus) on the bishop's estates in Ermland diocese; 1571 Ermland custos (KOPICZKO 2, p. 193)⌋ nostro, ut ex proximis praeteritis Provincial Diet of Royal Prussia ⌊Graudentinis comitiisProvincial Diet of Royal Prussia ⌋, quo eum allegavimus, se recta 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⌊GedanumGdańsk (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⌋ conferet iret et cum Dominatione Vestra, de cuius facultate doctrina et in medicina experientia multa laudabilia hactenus audivimus on the margin⌈de cuius arte facultate superinscribed in place of crossed-out re medi and then crossed-out⌈re medi facultate superinscribed in place of crossed-out arte⌈ arte facultate facultate superinscribed in place of crossed-out arte⌉ arte facultate superinscribed in place of crossed-out re medi and then crossed-out⌉ doctrina et in medicina experientia multa lau superinscribed in place of crossed-out commen⌈commenlaulau superinscribed in place of crossed-out commen⌉dabilia hactenus adscribed⌈hactenushactenus adscribed⌉ audivimusde cuius facultate doctrina et in medicina experientia multa laudabilia hactenus audivimus on the margin⌉, super adversa valetudine et mala corporis nostri dispositione conferret causasque eius morbi et dispositionis ac, ab illa si quod adscribed⌈dd adscribed⌉ contra remedium haberet, ab illa diligenter exquire superinscribed⌈rere superinscribed⌉ret.

Qui cum pridie superinscribed in place of crossed-out heri⌈heri pridie pridie superinscribed in place of crossed-out heri⌉ huc ad nos rediisset, secum attulit secum superinscribed in place of crossed-out co(?)⌈co(?) secum secum superinscribed in place of crossed-out co(?)⌉ consilium et regimen Dominationis Vestrae, quod illa, quamvis valetudinaria on the margin in place of crossed-out valetudinaria ...⌈ valetudinaria superinscribed in place of crossed-out etiam aegra⌈etiam aegra valetudinaria ... illegible⌈...... illegible⌉ valetudinaria superinscribed in place of crossed-out etiam aegra⌉ quamvis valetudinaria quamvis valetudinaria on the margin in place of crossed-out valetudinaria ...⌉, in usus nostros non gravata est conscribere. p cui ob impensam nomine nostro laborem ma agimus gratias et superinscribed⌈etet superinscribed⌉ ob idque Dominationi Vestrae pro impenso labore Cui propterea stain⌈[a]a stain⌉ et superinscribed⌈etet superinscribed⌉ ob impensum nostro nomine agi laborem agimus gratias. Fuit autem hoc Dominationis Vestrae iudicium sup super aegritudine nostra et eiusdem rectificatio adeo nobis accepta written over um⌈umaa written over um⌉, ut relecta ea statim nobis arriserit, utpote quod illud causam morbi nostri fere attingere videbatur, omn{i}es written over a⌈aeses written over a⌉ enim defectus superinscribed⌈defectusdefectus superinscribed⌉, quos written over ae⌈aeosos written over ae⌉ in ea refert Dominatio Vestra superinscribed⌈Dominatio VestraDominatio Vestra superinscribed⌉, in nobis esse animi advertimus.

Nec displicet superinscribed in place of crossed-out ceat⌈ceatcetcet superinscribed in place of crossed-out ceat⌉ ea curam, quam illa praescripsit praescribet, quam eam etiam adhibituri sumus, ubi ex nova superinscribed⌈novanova superinscribed⌉ informatione Dominationi Vestrae adhuc written over ius⌈iuscc written over ius⌉ descripti morbis per nos descripti et hic inserti on the margin⌈et hic insertiet hic inserti on the margin⌉ morbis et va defectus corporis nostri status written over m⌈mss written over m⌉ exactius consilium ipsius et iudicium per hunc nuntium nostrum nobis fuerit communicatum. Utque Quod ut Dominatio Vestra nulla omissa a omni adhibita diligentia et ipsa rei veritate, quid illa de hoc nostro morbo sentiat, adhibita, nobis perscribat, impense rogamus. Simul etiam, quae ad restituendum pristinum corporis et eiusdem partium vigorem, qui plurimum iam deficere incipit, necessaria putabit, ua una mittat, praesertim autem verum(?) superinscribed⌈verum(?)verum(?) superinscribed⌉ usum seminum, quorum in consilio suo mentionem facit, nobis explicet, et quae ex illis no conduci exped conducibiliora ad conservandam valetudinem nostram existimabit, reliquis adiungat, et quibus remediishoc in esse conservari poterit si quid super zinzi et ut significet, an nobis etiam usus zinziberis saccaro conditi [co]nducat ... et alia quaedam on the margin⌈et quibus remediis superinscribed⌈remediisremediis superinscribed⌉hoc in esse conservari poterit si quid super zinzi et ut significet superinscribed⌈ut significetut significet superinscribed⌉, an nobis etiam usus zinziberis saccaro superinscribed in place of crossed-out et a⌈et a saccaro saccaro superinscribed in place of crossed-out et a⌉ conditi co hidden by binding⌈[co]co hidden by binding⌉nducat ... illegible⌈...... illegible⌉ et alia quaedamet quibus remediishoc in esse conservari poterit si quid super zinzi et ut significet, an nobis etiam usus zinziberis saccaro conditi [co]nducat ... et alia quaedam on the margin⌉.

Erit Haec Dominationis Vestrae diligentia, no quam nostro nomine quam in superinscribed in place of crossed-out ad⌈ad in in superinscribed in place of crossed-out ad⌉ curanda aegritudine nostra suscipiet, nobis erit superinscribed⌈eriterit superinscribed⌉ gratissima et dabimus operam, ne frustra ea impendatur, sed erga eandem sed post hac eam maiori gratitudine superinscribed in place of crossed-out benevolentia⌈benevolentia gratitudine gratitudine superinscribed in place of crossed-out benevolentia⌉ nostra erga Dominationem Vestram prosequemur. Quam cuperemus ita affectam esse, ut citius hic nos invisere et statum valetudinis nostrae ipsamet praesens existens on the margin⌈praesens existenspraesens existens on the margin⌉ inspicere ac diligentius investigare posset. In ea si nobis ob morem gerere poterit, rogamus, ne hoc intermittat, futura nobis semper hospes gratissimus Dominatio Vestra.

Quae ut citius convalescat et diu in ea perseveret optamus. Quam bene valere cupimus Cui his adiunctum libellum hymnorum, qui ad manus nostras ex Cracovia pervenit, mittimus, quem D(ominationi) Vestrae ob pietatem quam complectitur gratissimam fore no dubitamus, quam complectitur, gratum fore Dominationi Vestrae non dubitamus. Quae bene valeat. on the margin⌈Cui his adiunctum cf. Ioannes Dantiscus (Jan Dantyszek), Hymni aliquot ecclesiastici, variis versuum generibus, de Quadragesimae Ieiunio & sex eius diebus Dominicis, deque horis Canonicis Christi Passionis tempore. Et de Resurrectione, Ascensione, Spiritussancti missione, Matreque gloriosissima Maria Virgine, recens aediti. Cracoviae apud Viduam Hiero(nymi) Vieto(ris), Anno d(omi)ni M.D.XLVIII., ed. by Stanisław Hozjusz, Kraków, Hieronymus WIETOR's widow, 1548 ⌊libellum hymnorumcf. Ioannes Dantiscus (Jan Dantyszek), Hymni aliquot ecclesiastici, variis versuum generibus, de Quadragesimae Ieiunio & sex eius diebus Dominicis, deque horis Canonicis Christi Passionis tempore. Et de Resurrectione, Ascensione, Spiritussancti missione, Matreque gloriosissima Maria Virgine, recens aediti. Cracoviae apud Viduam Hiero(nymi) Vieto(ris), Anno d(omi)ni M.D.XLVIII., ed. by Stanisław Hozjusz, Kraków, Hieronymus WIETOR's widow, 1548 ⌋, qui ad manus nostras ex 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⌋ pervenit, mittimus, quem D(ominationi) or D(ominationis)⌈D(ominationi)D(ominationi) or D(ominationis)⌉ Vestrae ob pietatem quam complectitur gratissimam fore no dubitamus, quam complectitur, gratum fore Dominationi Vestrae non dubitamus. Quae bene valeat.Cui his adiunctum libellum hymnorum, qui ad manus nostras ex Cracovia pervenit, mittimus, quem D(ominationi) Vestrae ob pietatem quam complectitur gratissimam fore no dubitamus, quam complectitur, gratum fore Dominationi Vestrae non dubitamus. Quae bene valeat. on the margin⌉

Dat(ae) or Dat(um)⌈Dat(ae)Dat(ae) or Dat(um)⌉ ex arce nostra 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⌋, XIIII Octobris MDXLVIII.

XIIII Octobris, 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⌋ 48.[2]

[1] enclosure written in Dantiscus’ own hand

[2] date written in secretary’s hand

[3] postscript written in another secretary’s hand