BCz, 247, p. 263

Salutem plurimam dico, Reverendissime Domine, Princeps eruditione ac liberalitate clarissime.

cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Johann DOBNECK (COCHLAEUS, WENDELSTEIN) 1535-08-06, CIDTC IDL 6563, letter lost⌊Litterascf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Johann DOBNECK (COCHLAEUS, WENDELSTEIN) 1535-08-06, CIDTC IDL 6563, letter lost⌋ Reverendissimae Dominationis Tuae VI Augusti datas X Septembris accepi easque cf. Oratio filii prodigi before 1535-05-05, CIDTC IDP 165, poem lost;
[Epistula ad singularissimum amicum dominum Cornelium Duplicium Scepperum] or [Carmen de clarissimo viro Cornelio Dupplicio Sceppero] 1535-06-19 or shortly before, CIDTC IDP 188, poem lost⌊duplici carminecf. Oratio filii prodigi before 1535-05-05, CIDTC IDP 165, poem lost;
[Epistula ad singularissimum amicum dominum Cornelium Duplicium Scepperum] or [Carmen de clarissimo viro Cornelio Dupplicio Sceppero] 1535-06-19 or shortly before, CIDTC IDP 188, poem lost⌋, et utroque elegantissimo, adauctas, satis alioqui per sese amplas et prolixas. Recepit interea Reverendissima Dominatio Tua alias a me cf. Johann DOBNECK (COCHLAEUS, WENDELSTEIN) to Ioannes DANTISCUS Meißen, 1535-08-07, CIDTC IDL 1341⌊litterascf. Johann DOBNECK (COCHLAEUS, WENDELSTEIN) to Ioannes DANTISCUS Meißen, 1535-08-07, CIDTC IDL 1341⌋ Cracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌊CracoviaeCracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌋, ubi nuntius meus multis haesit mensibus multo cum dispendio sumptuum et curarum, ingenti mea molestia; quod aequius ferendum esset, si ullo cum fructu factum fuisset. Fuit profecto admodum infortunata et illi et mihi ea profectio, nisi quod gaudeo Reverendissimae Dominationi Tuae aliisque nonnullis praelatis Regni Incliti Poland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌊PoloniaePoland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌋ illic redditas fuisse litteras meas. Ceterum quonam animo nuncupatiunculam meam acceperint serenissimi domini reges, nondum scire potui. Accepi autem interea Reverendissimam Dominationem Tuam promotam esse ad episcopatum Premisliensem, nisi forte fallit me nominis propinquitas. Georg von Blumenthal (*1490 – †1550), doctor of both canon and civil law, fervent defender of Catholicism; in 1535 he took part in negotiations for the marriage between Joachim II of Brandenburg, and Jadwiga, daughter of the King of Poland Sigismund Jagiellon. 1524-1550 Bishop of Lubusz, 1525-1550 - of Ratzenburg (NDB, Bd. 6, p. 224)⌊Lubusensis enim episcopusGeorg von Blumenthal (*1490 – †1550), doctor of both canon and civil law, fervent defender of Catholicism; in 1535 he took part in negotiations for the marriage between Joachim II of Brandenburg, and Jadwiga, daughter of the King of Poland Sigismund Jagiellon. 1524-1550 Bishop of Lubusz, 1525-1550 - of Ratzenburg (NDB, Bd. 6, p. 224)⌋ scripsit mihi, Piotr Gamrat (*1487 – †1545), 1509-1518 parish priest in Wyszków; 1519 scholastic of Płock; 1526 Gniezno canon; 1528 dean of Płock; 1529 Warsaw scholastic; 1532-1538 general commissioner and admistrator of Crown lands in Masovia; provost at the chapter of St. Florian in the Kleparz district in Cracow, and later of St. Michael in Płock; 1531 bishop of Kamieniec; 1532 Dean of Warsaw; 1535 bishop of Przemyśl; 1538 - of Płock; 1538 - of Cracow; 1541 archbishop of Gniezno and primate (with the approval of the Holy See he retained the bishopric of Cracow) (PSB 7, 264-266)⌊ChaimensemPiotr Gamrat (*1487 – †1545), 1509-1518 parish priest in Wyszków; 1519 scholastic of Płock; 1526 Gniezno canon; 1528 dean of Płock; 1529 Warsaw scholastic; 1532-1538 general commissioner and admistrator of Crown lands in Masovia; provost at the chapter of St. Florian in the Kleparz district in Cracow, and later of St. Michael in Płock; 1531 bishop of Kamieniec; 1532 Dean of Warsaw; 1535 bishop of Przemyśl; 1538 - of Płock; 1538 - of Cracow; 1541 archbishop of Gniezno and primate (with the approval of the Holy See he retained the bishopric of Cracow) (PSB 7, 264-266)⌋ esse factum Premisliensem, Jan Chojeński (*1486 – †1538), 1523 royal secretary, 1526-1537 Grand Secretary; 1531-1535 Bishop of Przemyśl, 1535-1537 Bishop of Płock, 1537-1538 Bishop of Cracow, 1537-1538 Grand Chancellor of the Crown (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 248-249; PSB 3, p. 396-399)⌊PremisliensemJan Chojeński (*1486 – †1538), 1523 royal secretary, 1526-1537 Grand Secretary; 1531-1535 Bishop of Przemyśl, 1535-1537 Bishop of Płock, 1537-1538 Bishop of Cracow, 1537-1538 Grand Chancellor of the Crown (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 248-249; PSB 3, p. 396-399)⌋ autem factum Plocensem, Andrzej Krzycki (Andreas Cricius) (*1482 – †1537), humanist, neo-Latin poet, diplomat, correspondent of Erasmus of Rotterdam; in 1525 he took part in the negotiations leading to the secularisation of the state of the Teutonic Order; from 1504 Canon of Poznań (from 1511 Scholastic, from 1519 Provost); from 1512 Canon of Cracow, Scholastic of Płock, and secretary to the first wife of Sigismund I Jagiellon, Barbara Zápolya; 1515-1523 royal secretary; 1518-1530 Provost of the Chapter of St. Florian in Cracow; 1522-1525 Bishop of Przemyśl; 1525-1527 Bishop of Poznań; 1527-1535 Bishop of Płock; 1535-1537 Archbishop of Gniezno, Primate of Poland (PSB 15, p.544-549)⌊PlocensemAndrzej Krzycki (Andreas Cricius) (*1482 – †1537), humanist, neo-Latin poet, diplomat, correspondent of Erasmus of Rotterdam; in 1525 he took part in the negotiations leading to the secularisation of the state of the Teutonic Order; from 1504 Canon of Poznań (from 1511 Scholastic, from 1519 Provost); from 1512 Canon of Cracow, Scholastic of Płock, and secretary to the first wife of Sigismund I Jagiellon, Barbara Zápolya; 1515-1523 royal secretary; 1518-1530 Provost of the Chapter of St. Florian in Cracow; 1522-1525 Bishop of Przemyśl; 1525-1527 Bishop of Poznań; 1527-1535 Bishop of Płock; 1535-1537 Archbishop of Gniezno, Primate of Poland (PSB 15, p.544-549)⌋ vero esse nunc archiepiscopum Gnesnensem. Quod et antea audivi. Deus omnibus bene vertat.

Quantum ad scriptas attinet contentiones, fateor ultro, me omnino saturum esse contentionum, quos aliquot annos cum Germany (Germania, Niemcy)⌊GermaniaeGermany (Germania, Niemcy)⌋ haereticis exercui. Nunc vero novis nos contentionibus provocant The English (Angli) ⌊AngliThe English (Angli) ⌋. De quibus Reverendissimae Dominationi Tuae plura constare arbitror, quam mihi. — Est cf. Oratio filii prodigi before 1535-05-05, CIDTC IDP 165, poem lost⌊oratio filii prodigicf. Oratio filii prodigi before 1535-05-05, CIDTC IDP 165, poem lost⌋ tenui meo iudicio pulcherrima. Ceterum ea de re exstat perquam elegans comoedia nova Gulielmus Gnapheus (Willem de Volder, Gulielmus Hagensis, Willem van de Voldersgraft) (*1493 – †1568), Dutch humanist, playwright; Catholic priest, then adherent to the Reformation; rector of the Gymnasium in the Hague; imprisoned twice, in 1531 emigrated to Prussia; 1535-1541 first rector of the Gymnasium in Elbing; 1541-1547 lived and taught in Königsberg; from 1547 to death stayed in East Frisia (i.al. as secretary to Countess Anna of Oldenburg and educator of her sons) (ORACKI 1984, p. 69; PAWLAK 1987)⌊GnaphaeiGulielmus Gnapheus (Willem de Volder, Gulielmus Hagensis, Willem van de Voldersgraft) (*1493 – †1568), Dutch humanist, playwright; Catholic priest, then adherent to the Reformation; rector of the Gymnasium in the Hague; imprisoned twice, in 1531 emigrated to Prussia; 1535-1541 first rector of the Gymnasium in Elbing; 1541-1547 lived and taught in Königsberg; from 1547 to death stayed in East Frisia (i.al. as secretary to Countess Anna of Oldenburg and educator of her sons) (ORACKI 1984, p. 69; PAWLAK 1987)⌋, quae Acolastus dicitur. — Est et Nuremberg (Nürnberg, Norimberga), city in Germany, Bavaria⌊NurnbergaeNuremberg (Nürnberg, Norimberga), city in Germany, Bavaria⌋ in Teuthonico quaedam scripta et hic ante menses aliquot acta. — De Cornelis De Schepper (Cornelius Scepperus, Cornelis De Dobbele, Cornelius Duplicius) (*1503 – †1555), erudite, diplomat in the Habsburgs' service; close friend of Ioannes Dantiscus; initially in the service of Christian II of Oldenburg, King of Denmark; 1526 secretary and councillor to Emperor Charles V of Habsburg (CE, vol. 3, p. 218-220; DE VOCHT 1961, p. 15-24)⌊Cornelio DupplicioCornelis De Schepper (Cornelius Scepperus, Cornelis De Dobbele, Cornelius Duplicius) (*1503 – †1555), erudite, diplomat in the Habsburgs' service; close friend of Ioannes Dantiscus; initially in the service of Christian II of Oldenburg, King of Denmark; 1526 secretary and councillor to Emperor Charles V of Habsburg (CE, vol. 3, p. 218-220; DE VOCHT 1961, p. 15-24)⌋ iam diu nihil audivi. Quid John Fisher (Ioannes Roffensis) (*1459 – †1535), tutor to prince Henry (afterwards Henry VIII Tudor), repeatedly elected chancellor of Cambridge University, fervent opponent of royal divorce and trusted counsellor to queen Catherine of Aragon, arrested in 1533 and two years later beheaded; since 1935 saint of the Catholic Church; 1504 Bishop of Rochester, 1535 Cardinal Priest of San Vitale⌊RoffensiJohn Fisher (Ioannes Roffensis) (*1459 – †1535), tutor to prince Henry (afterwards Henry VIII Tudor), repeatedly elected chancellor of Cambridge University, fervent opponent of royal divorce and trusted counsellor to queen Catherine of Aragon, arrested in 1533 and two years later beheaded; since 1935 saint of the Catholic Church; 1504 Bishop of Rochester, 1535 Cardinal Priest of San Vitale⌋ et Thomas More (Thomas Morus) (*1478 – †1535), English humanist, lawyer and statesman, zealous opponent of the Reformation, trusted councillor to KingHenry VIII Tudor of England, in 1535 charged with high treason for denying the validity of the Act of Supremacy, in the same year beheaded; in 1523 speaker of the House of Commons; 1525 Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, 1529 Lord Chancellor⌊MoroThomas More (Thomas Morus) (*1478 – †1535), English humanist, lawyer and statesman, zealous opponent of the Reformation, trusted councillor to KingHenry VIII Tudor of England, in 1535 charged with high treason for denying the validity of the Act of Supremacy, in the same year beheaded; in 1523 speaker of the House of Commons; 1525 Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, 1529 Lord Chancellor⌋ sanctissimis pariter et doctissimis viris contigerit, Reverendissimam Dominationem Tuam latere non puto, cum sit mari longe propinquior quam ego. Nec tutum est omnia cartis commendare. Reverendissima Dominatio Tua bene valeat mihique importunius obstrepenti clementer ignoscat.

Certe quod Regensburg (Ratisbona), city in southeastern Germany, Bavaria, on the Danube river⌊RatisbonaeRegensburg (Ratisbona), city in southeastern Germany, Bavaria, on the Danube river⌋ rarius accessi ad Reverendissimam Dominationem Tuam verecundiae fuit non neglegentiae, multo minus fastus aut contemptus. Sciebam enim multos ultro accurrere, qui vices non redderent invitando, sumptus vero minime leves esse ubicumque sit Charles V of Habsburg (*1500 – †1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain as Charles I (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily, King of the Romans (1519-1530), Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation (elected 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile⌊caesarCharles V of Habsburg (*1500 – †1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain as Charles I (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily, King of the Romans (1519-1530), Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation (elected 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile⌋. Erubui itaque saepius venire non vocatus. Veni aliquoties tunc ad Henry VIII Tudor (*1491 – †1547), 1509-1547 King of England; son of Henry VII Tudor and Elizabeth of York⌊regis AngliaeHenry VIII Tudor (*1491 – †1547), 1509-1547 King of England; son of Henry VII Tudor and Elizabeth of York⌋ oratorem, qui nunc Thomas Cranmer (*1489 – †1556), close associate of King Henry VIII Tudor, later advisor to Edward VI Tudor, burned at the stake during the brief restoration of Catholicism in England during Mary Tudor's reign; lecturer at Jesus College in Cambridge; 1532 archbishop of Canterbury⌊archiepiscopus est CantuariensisThomas Cranmer (*1489 – †1556), close associate of King Henry VIII Tudor, later advisor to Edward VI Tudor, burned at the stake during the brief restoration of Catholicism in England during Mary Tudor's reign; lecturer at Jesus College in Cambridge; 1532 archbishop of Canterbury⌋, fax omnis huius incendii malorumque incentor. Vellem me rarius apud illum fuisse, fidem enim eius non satis tum perspexeram.

Iterum bene vale et ignosce, Praesul ornatissime.

Ex Meißen (Misna), town in southeastern Germany, on the Elbe river, 25 km NW of Dresden⌊MisnaMeißen (Misna), town in southeastern Germany, on the Elbe river, 25 km NW of Dresden⌋ civitate, III Calendas Ianuarias MDXXXVI.

E(idem) or E(iusdem)⌈E(idem)E(idem) or E(iusdem)⌉ Reverendissimae D(ominationi) or D(ominationis)⌈D(ominationi)D(ominationi) or D(ominationis)⌉ Tuae perpetuo devotus Ioannes Cochlaeus (Ioannes Wendelstenius, Johann Wendelstein, Johann Dobneck) (*1479 – †1552), humanist, doctor of theology, fervent opponent of Reformation, author of numerous polemical works and pamphlets; in 1510 appointed a rector of the Latin school of St. Lawrence in Nürnberg; in 1515 accompanied, as a tutor, three nephews of Wilibald Pirckheimer in their travel to Italy, where he was ordained priest; 1519 dean of St. Mary's church in Frankfurt am Main; 1526 parish priest in St. Vicor in Mainz; 1528-1539 secretary and chaplain of duke Georg of Saxony; 1535 Maissen canon; 1539 - Wrocław; 1541-1548 - Eichstätt; during the diet of Worms in 1521, he had two meetings with Luther; in 1530 attended Augsburgs Diet as a prominent member of the group of anti-Lutheran theologian; (CE, vol. 1, p. 321-322; DE VOCHT 1961, p. 238-239)⌊Ioannes CochlaeusIoannes Cochlaeus (Ioannes Wendelstenius, Johann Wendelstein, Johann Dobneck) (*1479 – †1552), humanist, doctor of theology, fervent opponent of Reformation, author of numerous polemical works and pamphlets; in 1510 appointed a rector of the Latin school of St. Lawrence in Nürnberg; in 1515 accompanied, as a tutor, three nephews of Wilibald Pirckheimer in their travel to Italy, where he was ordained priest; 1519 dean of St. Mary's church in Frankfurt am Main; 1526 parish priest in St. Vicor in Mainz; 1528-1539 secretary and chaplain of duke Georg of Saxony; 1535 Maissen canon; 1539 - Wrocław; 1541-1548 - Eichstätt; during the diet of Worms in 1521, he had two meetings with Luther; in 1530 attended Augsburgs Diet as a prominent member of the group of anti-Lutheran theologian; (CE, vol. 1, p. 321-322; DE VOCHT 1961, p. 238-239)⌋, canonicus novicius Meißen (Misna), town in southeastern Germany, on the Elbe river, 25 km NW of Dresden⌊MisnaeMeißen (Misna), town in southeastern Germany, on the Elbe river, 25 km NW of Dresden⌋.