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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 Dei gratia espicopo VarmiensiIoannes 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 observantissimo

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Reverendissime Domine, domine colendissime.

Officiosissimam servitutis meae commendationem.

Mitto Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae Kaspar Hannau (Gasparus Hannovius, Kacper Hannow) (*1519 – †1571), Dantiscus' nephew (son of Anna), doctor of both canon and civil law, friend of Marcin Kromer, Bishop of Ermland; his studies in Cracow (1536-1538), and later in Rome (1539-1548), were financed by his uncle; from 1545 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and Dean of Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) Collegiate Chapter; from 1547 Canon of Włocławek (ORACKI 1984, p. 84; KOPICZKO 2, p. 108-109)⌊nepotisKaspar Hannau (Gasparus Hannovius, Kacper Hannow) (*1519 – †1571), Dantiscus' nephew (son of Anna), doctor of both canon and civil law, friend of Marcin Kromer, Bishop of Ermland; his studies in Cracow (1536-1538), and later in Rome (1539-1548), were financed by his uncle; from 1545 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and Dean of Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto) Collegiate Chapter; from 1547 Canon of Włocławek (ORACKI 1984, p. 84; KOPICZKO 2, p. 108-109)⌋ illius litteras, qui etsi mihi quoque copiose scripsit, non dubito tamen, quin uberius etiam Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae multa de Alexander Sculteti (Scholtcze) (*ca. 1485 – †1570), doctor of canon law, cartographer, historian and friend of Copernicus; accused by Dantiscus and Stanisław Hozjusz (Hosius) of Sacramentarian heresy, in 1540 banished by King Sigismund I Jagiellon; in 1541 imprisoned by the Inquisition in Rome; after release from prison in 1544 he stayed in Rome for the rest of his life; 1509-1516 notary at the Roman Curia; 1519-1541 Canon of Ermland (Warmia), 1530-1539 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1536-1538 administrator of the komornictwo of Mehlsack (Melzak, today Pieniężno) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 299; SBKW, p. 219-220)⌊AlexandroAlexander Sculteti (Scholtcze) (*ca. 1485 – †1570), doctor of canon law, cartographer, historian and friend of Copernicus; accused by Dantiscus and Stanisław Hozjusz (Hosius) of Sacramentarian heresy, in 1540 banished by King Sigismund I Jagiellon; in 1541 imprisoned by the Inquisition in Rome; after release from prison in 1544 he stayed in Rome for the rest of his life; 1509-1516 notary at the Roman Curia; 1519-1541 Canon of Ermland (Warmia), 1530-1539 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1536-1538 administrator of the komornictwo of Mehlsack (Melzak, today Pieniężno) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 299; SBKW, p. 219-220)⌋ perscripserit.

De coniuratione Catilinaria Venice (Venezia, Venetiae), city in northeastern Italy, capital of the Republic of Venice⌊VenetiisVenice (Venezia, Venetiae), city in northeastern Italy, capital of the Republic of Venice⌋ nuper oppressa cognovisse eam ex aliorum litteris credo. Magnus cancellarius inde profugit, qui arcana consilia omnia Francis I of Valois (*1494 – †1547), 1515-1547 King of France; son of Charles, Count of Angoulême, and Louise of Savoy⌊GalloFrancis I of Valois (*1494 – †1547), 1515-1547 King of France; son of Charles, Count of Angoulême, and Louise of Savoy⌋ prodebat, una et Mapheus quidam, vir, ut dicitur, magni consilii. Tres tamen capti, suspensi sunt. Nihil propius factum est, quam ut in Francis I of Valois (*1494 – †1547), 1515-1547 King of France; son of Charles, Count of Angoulême, and Louise of Savoy⌊GalliFrancis I of Valois (*1494 – †1547), 1515-1547 King of France; son of Charles, Count of Angoulême, and Louise of Savoy⌋ potestatem Venice (Venezia, Venetiae), city in northeastern Italy, capital of the Republic of Venice⌊VenetiaeVenice (Venezia, Venetiae), city in northeastern Italy, capital of the Republic of Venice⌋ pervenirent. Qui a Perpignan, city in southern France, Languedoc, from the 12th century 1659 it belonged to Aragon and Spain⌊PurpurianoPerpignan, city in southern France, Languedoc, from the 12th century 1659 it belonged to Aragon and Spain⌋ repulsus esse dicitur, non sine magna suorum clade. Duces exercitus interfecti sunt, ipse Henry II of Valois (Henry of France) (*1519 – †1559), 1519-1536 Duke of Orléans, 1536-1547 Duke of Brittany, 1547-1559 King of France; son of Francis I of Valois and Claude Duchess of Brittany⌊delphinusHenry II of Valois (Henry of France) (*1519 – †1559), 1519-1536 Duke of Orléans, 1536-1547 Duke of Brittany, 1547-1559 King of France; son of Francis I of Valois and Claude Duchess of Brittany⌋ graviter sauciatus. In 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⌊caesarisCharles 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⌋ exercitu dux Albae quoque occisus est.

Ex Hungary (Kingdom of Hungary)⌊HungariaHungary (Kingdom of Hungary)⌋ tristia nobis afferuntur. Frustra coeptus est labor in oppugnando Pest, city in Hungary, on the left bank of Danube river, which divides Pest from Buda, in 1873 Buda, Pest and Óbuda were unified to become Budapest⌊PestoPest, city in Hungary, on the left bank of Danube river, which divides Pest from Buda, in 1873 Buda, Pest and Óbuda were unified to become Budapest⌋. Militumne an ducum turba culpa acciderit, incertum est, sed ea ipsa nocte, qua tentata est oppugnatio, fugienti similis discessit exercitus, incassum reclamante et fugam sistere volente Péter Perényi (*1502 – †1548)⌊Petro PerenniPéter Perényi (*1502 – †1548)⌋, qui etiam imperatori exercitus grande fecisse convicium dicitur. Fugientes The Ottoman Turks (Turcae) ⌊TurcaeThe Ottoman Turks (Turcae) ⌋ sunt insecuti, extremum agmen adorti. Ibi cecidit vir strenuus Iacobus Truchses, frater Otto Truchsess von Waldburg (*1514 – †1573), 1543-1573 Bishop of Augsburg, 1544 appointed cardinal⌊OthonisOtto Truchsess von Waldburg (*1514 – †1573), 1543-1573 Bishop of Augsburg, 1544 appointed cardinal⌋, qui hic agit nuntium apostolicum atque concilium nobis edicit. Cuius The Ottoman Turks (Turcae) ⌊TurcaeThe Ottoman Turks (Turcae) ⌋ caput written over s⌈stt written over s⌉, reliquum corpus nostri habent. Ac repulsi quidem sunt non sine magna clade sua, sed non minor esse strages edita dicitur in BCz 1618, p. 464 Christiano exercitu. Qui nunc Esztergom (Strigonium, Ostrzyhom, Gran), city in Hungary, on the Danube river, archiepiscopal see⌊StrigoniiEsztergom (Strigonium, Ostrzyhom, Gran), city in Hungary, on the Danube river, archiepiscopal see⌋ est, sed multi iam venia a Joachim II of Brandenburg Hector (Joachim II von Hohenzollern) (*1505 – †1571), son of Joachim I Nestor and Elisabeth von Oldenburg, 1524-1534 husband of Duchess Magdalena of Saxony, later (from 1535) of Jadwiga Jagiellon, daughter of King Sigismund I Jagiellon; 1535-1571 Prince-Elector of Brandenburg⌊domino marchioneJoachim II of Brandenburg Hector (Joachim II von Hohenzollern) (*1505 – †1571), son of Joachim I Nestor and Elisabeth von Oldenburg, 1524-1534 husband of Duchess Magdalena of Saxony, later (from 1535) of Jadwiga Jagiellon, daughter of King Sigismund I Jagiellon; 1535-1571 Prince-Elector of Brandenburg⌋ accepta discessisse dic superinscribed in place of crossed-out quae⌈quaedicdic superinscribed in place of crossed-out quae⌉untur, ita ut vix dimidia eius pars sit reliqua. Péter Perényi (*1502 – †1548)⌊Petrus PerenniPéter Perényi (*1502 – †1548)⌋ captus esse dicitur a Joachim II of Brandenburg Hector (Joachim II von Hohenzollern) (*1505 – †1571), son of Joachim I Nestor and Elisabeth von Oldenburg, 1524-1534 husband of Duchess Magdalena of Saxony, later (from 1535) of Jadwiga Jagiellon, daughter of King Sigismund I Jagiellon; 1535-1571 Prince-Elector of Brandenburg⌊domino marchioneJoachim II of Brandenburg Hector (Joachim II von Hohenzollern) (*1505 – †1571), son of Joachim I Nestor and Elisabeth von Oldenburg, 1524-1534 husband of Duchess Magdalena of Saxony, later (from 1535) of Jadwiga Jagiellon, daughter of King Sigismund I Jagiellon; 1535-1571 Prince-Elector of Brandenburg⌋. Causas varie narrari hidden by binding⌈[i]i hidden by binding⌉ audivi, sed cum certi apud me nihil sit, scribendas non putavi. Scribam deinceps, ubi certius cognovero.

Me gratiae Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae commendo. Quam Deus in multos annos ut incolemem servet, precor.

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⌋, octavo Calendas Novembres 1542.

Eiusdem Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae servitor deditissimus Stanisław Hozjusz (Stanisław Hosz, Stanislaus Hosius) (*1504 – †1579), diplomat and theologian; 1534-1538 secretary to the Bishops of Cracow Piotr Tomicki and Jan Chojeński; 1538-1549 royal secretary; 1538-1549 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and from 1539 Cantor; 1540-1550 Canon of Cracow; 1549-1551 Bishop of Kulm (Chełmno); 1551-1579 Bishop of Ermland; in 1560 elevated to Cardinal; 1561-1563 Papal Legate to the General Council of Trent; in 1573 appointed Grand Penitentiary to Pope Gregory XIII (SBKW, p. 95-96; KOPICZKO 2, p. 129-130)⌊Stanislaus HosiusStanisław Hozjusz (Stanisław Hosz, Stanislaus Hosius) (*1504 – †1579), diplomat and theologian; 1534-1538 secretary to the Bishops of Cracow Piotr Tomicki and Jan Chojeński; 1538-1549 royal secretary; 1538-1549 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and from 1539 Cantor; 1540-1550 Canon of Cracow; 1549-1551 Bishop of Kulm (Chełmno); 1551-1579 Bishop of Ermland; in 1560 elevated to Cardinal; 1561-1563 Papal Legate to the General Council of Trent; in 1573 appointed Grand Penitentiary to Pope Gregory XIII (SBKW, p. 95-96; KOPICZKO 2, p. 129-130)⌋ cantor et canonicus Varmiensis