AAWO, ABD, 6, f. 101v

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 episc superinscribed⌈cc superinscribed⌉opo 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 suo clementissimo ad manus proprias

AAWO, ABD, 6, f. 101r

Perpetua mea et numquam intermoritura fidelitatis meae studia cum debita fidei integritate coniuncta quam humiliter Reverendissimae Paternitati Vestrae offero.

Reverendissime in Christo Pater et Domine, domine benefactor clementissime.

cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Martin ALLEXWANGEN 1547-07-09 — 1547-08-09, CIDTC IDL 7360, letter lost⌊Litterascf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Martin ALLEXWANGEN 1547-07-09 — 1547-08-09, CIDTC IDL 7360, letter lost⌋ Reverendissimae Paternitatis Vestrae omni, qua decet, reverentia et animi observantia accepi, quas iterum atque iterum legi. Ex quibus intellexi Reverendissimam Paternitatem Vestram meam erga se pietatem benevolentiamque facile perspicere, cum illud ipsum gravissimum et sanctissimum nomen pietatis levius mihi videatur esse meritis meis erga Reverendissimam Paternitatem Vestram. Sed haec omnia (meo quidem iudicio) ex singulari quadam amor written over nim⌈nimmormor written over nim⌉is abundantia Reverendissimae Paternitatis Vestrae erga me exoriri puto, ut etiam nesciam, ob quam virtutis indolem Reverendissima Paternitas Vestra me a teneris unguiculis usque (ut dicitur) ornare non destitit. Quapropter, cum tantus sit numerus tantaque magnitudo beneficiorum Reverendissimae Paternitatis Vestrae, ut etiamsi conarer vitam sanguine commutare, tamen neutiquam me ullam partem beneficiorum assecutum esse videar. Ob hanc igitur causam vitam mihi acerbam puto.

Pro officio meo me facturum puto, cum animus hominis novarum rerum semper sit cupidus, Reverendissimae Paternitati Vestrae significari ex hac imposita charta, quid Trent (Tridentum), city in northern Italy, Trentino-Alto Adige (Südtirol)⌊TridentiTrent (Tridentum), city in northern Italy, Trentino-Alto Adige (Südtirol)⌋ nuper evenerit ab homine quodam malevolo, qui invectivam quandam contra patres in synodo congregatos conscripsit, quovis probro certe dignus.

Legatum quoque Suleiman the Magnificent (*1494 – †1566), 1520-1566 Sultan of the Ottoman Empire⌊TurcaeSuleiman the Magnificent (*1494 – †1566), 1520-1566 Sultan of the Ottoman Empire⌋ 2 Augusti written over e⌈eii written over e⌉ advenisse ad 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⌊maiestatem regiamSigismund 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⌋. Quid novi attulerit, non auditur. Si quid erit, quod scitu fuerit dignum, Reverendissimae Paternitati Vestrae non committam, quin written over m⌈mnn written over m⌉ significabo per certos nuntios.

His me Reverendissimae Paternitati Vestrae cum omnibus fortunis meis animique propensi fidelitate ac studiorum meorum sedulitate quam diligenter commendo ac ut Deus Optimus Maximus Reverendissimam Paternitatem Vestram in multos annos vitae feliciter conservet, perpetuo precor.

Dat(ae) or Dat(um)⌈Dat(ae)Dat(ae) or Dat(um)⌉ Piotrków (Petricovia), city in central Poland, in the 15th-16th century the location of the assemblies of the Diet (Sejm) of the Kingdom of Poland, today Piotrków Trybunalski⌊PiothrcoviaePiotrków (Petricovia), city in central Poland, in the 15th-16th century the location of the assemblies of the Diet (Sejm) of the Kingdom of Poland, today Piotrków Trybunalski⌋, 3 Augusti anno M-o D-o XLVII.

Eiusdem Reverendissimae Paternitatis Vestrae addictissimus cliens Martin Allexwangen (†after 1555), Elbing burgher (EFE 31, p. 103)⌊Martinus AlexwangeMartin Allexwangen (†after 1555), Elbing burgher (EFE 31, p. 103)⌋