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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⌊IoanniIoannes 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⌋ Dei gratia episcopo Culmensi, 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⌊regiaeque maiestatisSigismund 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⌋ dioecesis Pomezaniensis administratori dignissimo, domino et fautori mihi gratiosissimo

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Reverendissime in Christo pater et domine, domine mihi gratiosissime. Post obsequiorum meorum erga Reverendissimam Dominationem Vestram indefessam promptitudinem.

Optat Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra certior fieri, quomodo in donationem sacrae maiestatis regiae Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae factam cum dominis exactoribus convenerim, quo sciret maiestati regiae aut habere gratias aut conqueri. Nolo igitur Reverendissimam Dominationem Vestram latere, quomodo nonnullis ante exactis diebus in his negotiis dominus Plemenszky contributionum terrae Culmensis exactor, unus mecum conferebat aiebatque sacrae maiestatis regiae litteras, ab Reverendissima Dominatione Vestra illis traditas, intellexisse, quomodo maiestas sacra regia pecunias contributionis ab Reverendissima Dominatione Vestra eiusque Reverendissimae Dominationis clero et subditis provenientes, eas pecunias contributionis ob per ignem perpessam calamitatem Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae dimisisse et donasse et ideo eis praecepisse ... illegible⌈...... illegible⌉ Reverendissimam Dominationem Vestram eiusque Reverendissimae Dominationis clerum et subditos de tali contributione non inquietare et monere, in quibus mandatis regiis se velint reddere conformes et oboedire, et Reverendissimam Dominationem Vestram eiusque Reverendissimae Dominationis clerum et subditos am{m}odo non monere aut inquietare. Cum vero sacra sua maiestas regia, dominus meus clementissimus, nihil in his negotiis dignata est mihi significare, nedum in dictorum dominorum exactorum litteris mei fecerit mentionem, arbitror non licere in negotium, quod solis dominis exactoribus per litteras regias est commissum, me intromitti. In quibus vero Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae praesto esse decuerit et poterim obsequi, semper ero et sum obsequentissimus Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae, mihi gratiosissimo domino et fautori, cuius gratiae et favori me una cum obsequiis meis humillime recommitto.

Datum ex Marienburg (Malbork), town and castle in northern Poland, Pomeranian Voivodeship, on the Nogat river, a branch of the Vistula at its delta, the capital of the Grand Masters of the Teutonic Order in Prussia (1309-1457), a voivodeship capital in Royal Prussia, which belonged to the Kingdom of Poland (1466-1772). Marienburg (taking turns with Graudenz (Grudziądz)) was the venue for the Provincial Diets of Royal Prussia, which were chaired by the bishop of Ermland (Warmia)⌊arce MarienburgensiMarienburg (Malbork), town and castle in northern Poland, Pomeranian Voivodeship, on the Nogat river, a branch of the Vistula at its delta, the capital of the Grand Masters of the Teutonic Order in Prussia (1309-1457), a voivodeship capital in Royal Prussia, which belonged to the Kingdom of Poland (1466-1772). Marienburg (taking turns with Graudenz (Grudziądz)) was the venue for the Provincial Diets of Royal Prussia, which were chaired by the bishop of Ermland (Warmia)⌋, quarta Septembris anno Domini etc. 33.

Eiusdem Reverendissimae D(ominationi) Vestrae obsequentissimus Stanisław Kostka (*1487 – †1555), as a leader of the so-called nobles' party active in Royal Prussia since 1536, Kostka stood in opposition to most of the members of the Council of Royal Prussia, who wanted to maintain the autonomy of the province and a "balance of power" in terms of governance. The tension between the Prussian Subtreasurer and the Council had been increasing since the Diet in Graudenz (Grudziądz) in 1533. Kostka, connected with the royal court since his youth, was sent to Graudenz as the King's deputy and, contrary to custom, decided to take part in the proceedings. In response to such a step, the Council members stopped the meeting. Kostka accused them of hostility towards the Poles and intervened on this matter at the court. In the absence of the then Bishop of Ermland (Mauritius Ferber) it was Dantiscus who chaired the Graudenz Diet. The incident badly harmed his future relationships with Kostka; 1531-1555 Treasurer of the Prussian lands and Treasurer of Marienburg (Malbork); 1544-1545 Castellan of Elbing (Elbląg), 1545-1546 Castellan of Kulm (Chełmno); 1546-1549 Vice-Voivode of Kulm; 1546-1551 Voivode of Pomerania; 1551-1555 Voivode of Kulm (PSB 14, p. 356; Urzędnicy 5/2, p. 216; MAŁŁEK 1976, p. 119-123)⌊Stanislaus CostkaStanisław Kostka (*1487 – †1555), as a leader of the so-called nobles' party active in Royal Prussia since 1536, Kostka stood in opposition to most of the members of the Council of Royal Prussia, who wanted to maintain the autonomy of the province and a "balance of power" in terms of governance. The tension between the Prussian Subtreasurer and the Council had been increasing since the Diet in Graudenz (Grudziądz) in 1533. Kostka, connected with the royal court since his youth, was sent to Graudenz as the King's deputy and, contrary to custom, decided to take part in the proceedings. In response to such a step, the Council members stopped the meeting. Kostka accused them of hostility towards the Poles and intervened on this matter at the court. In the absence of the then Bishop of Ermland (Mauritius Ferber) it was Dantiscus who chaired the Graudenz Diet. The incident badly harmed his future relationships with Kostka; 1531-1555 Treasurer of the Prussian lands and Treasurer of Marienburg (Malbork); 1544-1545 Castellan of Elbing (Elbląg), 1545-1546 Castellan of Kulm (Chełmno); 1546-1549 Vice-Voivode of Kulm; 1546-1551 Voivode of Pomerania; 1551-1555 Voivode of Kulm (PSB 14, p. 356; Urzędnicy 5/2, p. 216; MAŁŁEK 1976, p. 119-123)⌋ a Stangenberg, regiae maiestatis terrarum Prussiae et arcis Marienburgensis thesaurarius scripsit