AAWO, AB, D. 6, f. 2va unnumbered after f. 2

Reverendissimo in Christo Principi 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 episcopo CulmensiIoannes 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⌋ et administratori Pomesaniensi, domino ac patrono suo clementissimo[1]

AAWO, AB, D. 6, f. 2r

Salutem plurimam, humilliaque obsequia mea summo animi studio fide ac promptitudine. Reverendissime in Christo Princeps, domine clementissime.

Mitto Tuae Celsitudini in praesentiarum promissum Ecclesiasten Erasmus of Rotterdam (Gerrit Gerritszoon, Geert Geerts, Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus) (*1466/1469 – †1536), Dutch humanist and theologian, distinguished philologist, the most famous and influential humanist of the Northern Renaissance; his works had a profound impact upon Christian theology during the first half of the sixteenth century⌊Erasmi RoterodamiErasmus of Rotterdam (Gerrit Gerritszoon, Geert Geerts, Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus) (*1466/1469 – †1536), Dutch humanist and theologian, distinguished philologist, the most famous and influential humanist of the Northern Renaissance; his works had a profound impact upon Christian theology during the first half of the sixteenth century⌋, suppliciter rogans, ut Tua Celsitudo hoc munusculum adscribed⌈culumculum adscribed⌉ pauperis clientis sui benigno animo suscipere written over [...]⌈[...] text damaged⌈[...][...] text damaged⌉susciperesuscipere written over [...]⌉ dignetur, non tam pecuniola, quae pro eo exposita est, id aestimans, quam ex animo meo, qui profecto Tuae Celsitudini addictissimus est eritque semper, „cf. Verg. A. IV 336 ⌊dum memor ipse mei, dum spiritus hos reget artuscf. Verg. A. IV 336 ⌋.” Sed spero etiam alio nomine hunc librum Tuae Celsitudini commendatum iri, posteaquam tandem, proh dolor! Verum esse coeperit, quod antea saepenumero falso rumore de morte auctoris eius percrebuit. Tametsi enim non dubitem, quin Tua Celsitudo magnum hunc Erasmus of Rotterdam (Gerrit Gerritszoon, Geert Geerts, Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus) (*1466/1469 – †1536), Dutch humanist and theologian, distinguished philologist, the most famous and influential humanist of the Northern Renaissance; his works had a profound impact upon Christian theology during the first half of the sixteenth century⌊ErasmumErasmus of Rotterdam (Gerrit Gerritszoon, Geert Geerts, Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus) (*1466/1469 – †1536), Dutch humanist and theologian, distinguished philologist, the most famous and influential humanist of the Northern Renaissance; his works had a profound impact upon Christian theology during the first half of the sixteenth century⌋ semper magni fecerit, tamen cum sic natura comparatum sit, ut virtutem sublatam magis quam praesentem admiremur, omnino written over [...]⌈[...] text damaged⌈[...][...] text damaged⌉admiremur, omninoadmiremur, omnino written over [...]⌉ credo Tuam Celsitudinem hominem incomparabilem iam mortuum in maiori pretio habiturum, quam antea vivum. Idque praesertim in hoc opere, quod fere postremum est, quod nobis e divino pectoris sui thesauro depromptum benigne impe written over o(?)⌈o(?)ee written over o(?)⌉rtivit. Unde puto in eo non solum cygneam cantionem, quod oratoribus atque poetis circa senectam on the margin⌈senectamsenectam on the margin⌉ fere peculiare est, resonare, sed etiam diviniora, pro suscepti AAWO, AB, D. 6, f. 2v argumenti ratione, nobis in eo tradi, quam in superioribus huius rari organi Dei voluminibus. Si quidem quo propius pii doctores morti accedunt, morti autem, immo traiectui ex his mundi saevis periculis in perpetuae tranquillitatis portum, eo magis Deus in eis agit, suaque caelestia oracula per ipsos uberius nobis effundit. Sed quid ego homuncio haec apud Tuam Celsitudinem? Plane id, quod aiunt, cf. Adagia 1,2,11 Ululas Athenas ⌊noctuas Athens (Athenae), city-state in ancient Greece⌊AthenasAthens (Athenae), city-state in ancient Greece⌋cf. Adagia 1,2,11 Ululas Athenas ⌋. Verum Tua Celsitudo id clementer condonare dignabitur singulari meae fiduciae, quam de istius inclyta humanitate animo concepi. Nam nisi mihi ea cum ex aliorum sermone, tum ex Tuae Celsitudinis clementi colloquio cognita perspectaque esset, nescio an auderem huiusmodi exigua munuscula ad istam mittere, nedum inanium verborum turba eidem obstrepere. Porro cum Ioannes bibliopola alios libros ex Leipzig (Lipsia), city in southern Germany, Saxony⌊LypsiaLeipzig (Lipsia), city in southern Germany, Saxony⌋ acceperit, seligam inde optimos quosque, qui Tuae Celsitudini non indigni videbuntur, eosque Mathias Platen ⌊Matthaeo PlattenMathias Platen ⌋ Tuae Celsitudini transmittendos dabo. Nam si Tuae Celsitudini in re longe maiori obsequi aut inservire potero, facturus sum id quam promptissimo animo, quatenus id tenuitas mea patietur. His me Tuae Celsitudini humiliter commendatum velim, istam vero Deo Optimo Maximo quam diutissime atque felicissime incolumem conservan(dam).

Ex 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⌊DantiscoGdańsk (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⌋, III (ante) Cal(endas) Novembris anno etc. XXXVI.

Tuae Celsitudini obsequentissimus cliens Jakob von Barthen (Warten, Barten) (*ca. 1505 – †ca. 1565), Gdańsk burgher, doctor of both canon and civil law, Melanchthon's student, acquaintance of Cornelis De Schepper; from 1529 secretary of Riga; from 1534 at the latest in the service of Gdańsk (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 281-282; MBW T 11, p. 116)⌊Iacobus à BarthenJakob von Barthen (Warten, Barten) (*ca. 1505 – †ca. 1565), Gdańsk burgher, doctor of both canon and civil law, Melanchthon's student, acquaintance of Cornelis De Schepper; from 1529 secretary of Riga; from 1534 at the latest in the service of Gdańsk (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 281-282; MBW T 11, p. 116)⌋