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Reverendissimo in Christo Patri ac 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⌊Ioanni DantiscoIoannes 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⌋ Culmensi episcopo et administrato stain⌈[o]o stain⌉ri Pomezaniensi ac domino meo singulari

In Poland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌊PoloniamPoland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌋

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In Valladolid (Vallisoletum, Oleti vallis), city in central Spain, Castile and León, on the Pisuerga river⌊Valle de OletoValladolid (Vallisoletum, Oleti vallis), city in central Spain, Castile and León, on the Pisuerga river⌋ litteras accepi, quas ad me Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima misit, quae quidem per dominum Felicem 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⌊regiae mage maiestatisSigismund 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⌋ Polonicae cubicularium decima iulii mihi redditae fuerunt, quas ob amorem et singularem Vestram in me benevolentiam pro summo amicitiae pignore servo. Iam vero dici non potest, quanto gaudio elatus fuerim, cum et Dominationem Vestram incolumem et mei non omnino non immemorem esse intellexi. Summa Vestra benignitas et infinita humanitas non solum quibus de Dominatione Vestra benemeriti sunt, verum etiam ignotis, testis omnium fama, solet solet beneficiis suis opulenter subvenire. Quare ego non minima servitute Dominationi Vestrae Reverendissimae devinctus, ubi servitio meo aut quovis alio modo potero, promereri studebo. Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle (*1517 – †1586), son of Nicolas Perrenot de Granvelle and Nicole Bonvalot; Bishop of Arras, Archbishop of Mechelen, Archbishop of Besançon, cardinal, diplomat, leading minister of Charles V, and of his son Philip II. First counsellor of Margareta of Parma, Governess of the Habsburg Netherlands (DURME 2000)⌊DominumAntoine Perrenot de Granvelle (*1517 – †1586), son of Nicolas Perrenot de Granvelle and Nicole Bonvalot; Bishop of Arras, Archbishop of Mechelen, Archbishop of Besançon, cardinal, diplomat, leading minister of Charles V, and of his son Philip II. First counsellor of Margareta of Parma, Governess of the Habsburg Netherlands (DURME 2000)⌋ meum, qui Vestrae Dominationi Reverendissimae singulariter reddere salutes per me iubet, nomine Dominationis Vestrae maxime salutavi. I(ll)e(?) litteras Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae tam grato ac laeto animo accepit ac si a patre aut fratre missae fuissent cubiculariumque, dominum Felicem, s(erenissimi) 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⌊regis PoloniaeSigismund 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⌋ nomine et causa vestra, in quibus potuit, favorem et operam suam libenter imposuit. Ego vero, quia non possum, desino, tantum in minoribus, ubi tamen vires meae se extendere possent, sanguinem proprium pro Dominatione Vestra libenter effunderem. Nihil habeo praeterea, quod scientia Vestra dignum iudicem, excepto, quod naves in Seville (Sevilla, Hispalis, Sivillia), city in southwestern Spain, Andalusia, on the Guadalquivir river⌊HispaliSeville (Sevilla, Hispalis, Sivillia), city in southwestern Spain, Andalusia, on the Guadalquivir river⌋ parantur, quae debent ire mense proxime sequenti ad America, the continent⌊IndiamAmerica, the continent⌋ vel Peru⌊PeruPeru⌋, ubi dicunt aurum esse in tanta copia sicut superinscribed⌈sicutsicut superinscribed⌉ ferrum in Biscay (Vizcaya, Bizkaia), province in northern Spain, Basque Country⌊BiscayaBiscay (Vizcaya, Bizkaia), province in northern Spain, Basque Country⌋ aut cuprum in aliquibus partibus Germany (Germania, Niemcy)⌊JermaniaeGermany (Germania, Niemcy)⌋ et ... illegible⌈...... illegible⌉ dicunt praeterea, si apponatur ignis aestivo tempore in aliquibus montibus, manare aurum in maxima copia, quod tamen difficile est creditu. Aliae autem naves parantur, quae debent navigare ad flumen Argenti, in lingua Hispana al Rio de la Plata, ubi est argentum sicut stannum in England⌊AngliaEngland⌋ et multo plus. Sanctissima tamen Inquisitio Spain (Hispania)⌊HispaniaeSpain (Hispania)⌋ neminem cogit ad haec credendum. Dominum Bernhard von Höfen (Bernhard Flachsbinder) (†after 1548), Ioannes Dantiscus' brother, stayed with Dantiscus in Spain, as a member of his mission's retinue, and was used as a trusted courier to Poland at least from 1526; after 1530 Starost of Löbau⌊BernardumBernhard von Höfen (Bernhard Flachsbinder) (†after 1548), Ioannes Dantiscus' brother, stayed with Dantiscus in Spain, as a member of his mission's retinue, and was used as a trusted courier to Poland at least from 1526; after 1530 Starost of Löbau⌋ fratrem, pariter dominum Georg von Höfen (Georg Flachsbinder, Georgius de Curiis) (†after 1550-02-07), Ioannes Dantiscus' brother; Starosta of Rössel (HARTMANN 1525-1550, No. 584, 586, 588; AGAD, MK, 77, f. 385-386v)⌊GeorgiumGeorg von Höfen (Georg Flachsbinder, Georgius de Curiis) (†after 1550-02-07), Ioannes Dantiscus' brother; Starosta of Rössel (HARTMANN 1525-1550, No. 584, 586, 588; AGAD, MK, 77, f. 385-386v)⌋, dominos meos, vellem libenter salutare ceterosque omnes mihi notos. Christus Optimus Reverendissimam Dominationem Vestram tueatur.

Palencia, city in central Spain, Castile and León, 22 km N of Valladolid, from the 11th century the seat of a bishopric, it flourished economically in the 14th-16th centuries⌊PalentiaePalencia, city in central Spain, Castile and León, 22 km N of Valladolid, from the 11th century the seat of a bishopric, it flourished economically in the 14th-16th centuries⌋, 21 augusti 1534.

Dominationis Vestrae humilis servitor Petrus Mirabilis de Monteregale (Petrus Mirabilis de Montroy), member of the household of Dantiscus as his steward (dispensator familiae) from 1532 he held the same function at the court of Nicolas Perrenot de Granvelle (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 304; SKOLIMOWSKA 2004, p. 51)⌊Petrus de Monte RegaliPetrus Mirabilis de Monteregale (Petrus Mirabilis de Montroy), member of the household of Dantiscus as his steward (dispensator familiae) from 1532 he held the same function at the court of Nicolas Perrenot de Granvelle (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 304; SKOLIMOWSKA 2004, p. 51)⌋