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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⌊Ioanni Colmensi episcopoIoannes 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⌋, domino meo gratioso et observandissimo

AAWO, AB, D. 4, f. 60r

Salutem et obsequiorum meorum plurimam commendationem.

cf. Johann REYNECK to Ioannes DANTISCUS Königsberg, 1535-10-11, CIDTC IDL 1363⌊Scripsicf. Johann REYNECK to Ioannes DANTISCUS Königsberg, 1535-10-11, CIDTC IDL 1363⌋ paucis ante per probably Hans Hefener (Hans Heffner), Dantiscus’ court painter; author of the portrait of Princess Isabella Jagiellon and several other portraits commissioned by Queen Bona Sforza; brother-in-law of Crispin Herranth (BOETTICHER 1894, p. 147-149)⌊Ioannem pictoremprobably Hans Hefener (Hans Heffner), Dantiscus’ court painter; author of the portrait of Princess Isabella Jagiellon and several other portraits commissioned by Queen Bona Sforza; brother-in-law of Crispin Herranth (BOETTICHER 1894, p. 147-149)⌋ vale, ut tum male affecta valetudo imperabat, Reverendissime Domine, extremum, numquam fore ratus, ut iusta corporis firmitudo rediret et vel colloquii, vel litterarum usum mihi permitteret. Nunc, cum Reverendissimae Vestrae Gratiae puer optatissimas cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Johann REYNECK 1535-10-07 — 1535-10-11, CIDTC IDL 7367, letter lost⌊vestrascf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Johann REYNECK 1535-10-07 — 1535-10-11, CIDTC IDL 7367, letter lost⌋ ad me pertulit, simul recreatus sum et sumpsi istas rescribendi vires. Quod igitur in innocentia vestra calumniatores illi clandestini suis se furiis torquent, Dei est beneficium, qui illustrat saepe ad propensionem innocentum regum oculos atque mentes, gratulorque eo nomine Gratiae Vestrae Reverendissimae.

Quod autem Suaeticus tractatus in consultationem Royal Prussian Estates ⌊ordinum PrussiaeRoyal Prussian Estates ⌋ ad diem divi Lucae sit reiectus, est quod bene sperem fore, uti foedus ineatur.

Meam causam illustrissimo domino Albrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544)⌊duciAlbrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544)⌋ esse commendatam ago immortales gratias et spem habeo, modo Deus me ex ista aegritudine restituerit, futurum, ut liberaliori et commodiori condicione sua illustritas in famulitio me... illegible⌈...... illegible⌉ utatur. Experior ego magnam Albrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544)⌊illustritatis suaeAlbrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544)⌋ erga me benignitatem, qui rediens 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⌋ aegrotum me invisit et hortatus est medicos, ut diligeneter curar superinscribed⌈arar superinscribed⌉ent. Impartiit quoque me pharmacis aliquot raris, utpote balsamo et aquis ex sinamomo distillatis, quorum usus me nonnihil refecerunt. Aliarum rerum omnium, quas in arce habet, Albrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544)⌊ipseAlbrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544)⌋ et AAWO, AB, D. 4, f. 60v Dorothea von Oldenburg (*1504 – †1547), Duchess in Prussia (1526-1547); first wife of Albrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach, Duke in Prussia, daughter of Frederic I von Gottorp, King of Denmark, and Anna von Hohenzollern⌊coniux suaDorothea von Oldenburg (*1504 – †1547), Duchess in Prussia (1526-1547); first wife of Albrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach, Duke in Prussia, daughter of Frederic I von Gottorp, King of Denmark, and Anna von Hohenzollern⌋ potestatem liberam esse iusserunt.

Morbus meus est, quem as<th>maticum vocent. Pulmones multa written over is⌈isaa written over is⌉ pituita obsidet, ut aegre hidden by binding⌈[e]e hidden by binding⌉ spiritum permitta written over i⌈iaa written over i⌉t, quibus resolutis pharmacis mollificantibus succedit gravis tussis, quae difficilius conceptum virus eructat. Inter ista ego diuturnitate morbi exhaustus agitor, ut succedat febrilis paroxysmus orig. parasismus⌈paroxysmusparoxysmus orig. parasismus⌉ super horas XII. In his malis luctor, ut gravius enitar saniem, quam cf. Adagia 1382 Echinus partum differt ⌊e{s}chinus parturienscf. Adagia 1382 Echinus partum differt ⌋, profluit autem perpetua pituita a capite, veluti a fonte et sсaturigine, atque ita laboro, ut mihi sit ad Elbing (Elbląg), city in northern Poland, Pomerania, on the Vistula Lagoon, one of the three Great Prussian Cities (beside Gdańsk (Danzig) and Thorn (Toruń)) which had representatives in the Prussian Council; member of the Hanseatic League⌊ElbingumElbing (Elbląg), city in northern Poland, Pomerania, on the Vistula Lagoon, one of the three Great Prussian Cities (beside Gdańsk (Danzig) and Thorn (Toruń)) which had representatives in the Prussian Council; member of the Hanseatic League⌋ venire impossibile.

Quare hidden by binding⌈[e]e hidden by binding⌉, si Gratia Vestra Reverendissima me consilio suo litteris iuvare digna hidden by binding⌈[a]a hidden by binding⌉bitur, fieret desiderio meo satis. Nam Deus scit, cum colloquii erit nobis copia. S... illegible⌈...... illegible⌉, quid Albrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544)⌊princepsAlbrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544)⌋ responderit ad hortationem Gratiae Vestrae Reverendissimae, habendae written over i⌈iaeae written over i⌉ mei dignioris condicionis rationem exspecto scire.

Ceterum, Reverendissime Domine, habet Gratia Vestra Reverendissima et ipsa balsamum verum, si dignaretur hidden by binding⌈[tur]tur hidden by binding⌉ hoc vitriolum plenum mihi impartiri ad bonam valetudinem, mihi multum commodaret, praesertim, si celerrime per hunc suum meo equo, qui apud vos est, illud mittet, ad reditum recepturus hunc vestrum hidden by binding⌈[vestrum]vestrum hidden by binding⌉, qui apud me servatur.

His commendo me hidden by binding⌈[me]me hidden by binding⌉ Reverendissimae Gratiae Vestrae.

Salutat Gratiam Vestram Anna von Höfen (Anna Reyneck, Anna Flachsbinder), sister of Ioannes Dantiscus, wife of Johann Hannau Sr and, after his death, of Johann Reyneck⌊soror vestraAnna von Höfen (Anna Reyneck, Anna Flachsbinder), sister of Ioannes Dantiscus, wife of Johann Hannau Sr and, after his death, of Johann Reyneck⌋, mea uxor.

Ex Königsberg (Królewiec, Mons Regius, Regiomontium), city in Ducal Prussia, on the mouth of the Pregel (Pregoła) river, capital city of Ducal Prussia; today Kaliningrad in Russia⌊Regio MonteKönigsberg (Królewiec, Mons Regius, Regiomontium), city in Ducal Prussia, on the mouth of the Pregel (Pregoła) river, capital city of Ducal Prussia; today Kaliningrad in Russia⌋, XI Octobris 1535.

Reverendissimae Gratiae Vestrae deditissimus Johann Reyneck (†1535), the second husband of Dantiscus' sister Anna; doctor of both canon and civil law; councillor to Duke Albrecht von Hohenzollern (BORAWSKA 1984, p. 179-180, 203; GÜNTHER 1907, p. 365)⌊Ioannes RheinekiusJohann Reyneck (†1535), the second husband of Dantiscus' sister Anna; doctor of both canon and civil law; councillor to Duke Albrecht von Hohenzollern (BORAWSKA 1984, p. 179-180, 203; GÜNTHER 1907, p. 365)⌋ doctor