Rreverendissimo 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⌊Iohanni Dei gratia 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⌋ ac Pomesaniensis ecclesiae ad[mi]istratori domino meo [] observandissimo

Reverendissime in Christo pater et domine, domine mi clementissime. Me totum Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae commendo et offero.

Quando Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra me suae Kulm diocese (Chełmno diocese)⌊ecclesiaeKulm diocese (Chełmno diocese)⌋ canonicum commode sustinere non potest et cum venerabili domino Kaspar Lysman (Kaspar Liszeman, Casparus Lisemannus) (†after 1547-05-20), son of Toruń Old Town alderman Bernhard Lysman and his wife Gertrud; rector of St. Jacob parish in Thorn; at least from 1533 supranumerary (not resident and out of profit) canon of Kulm (MAŃKOWSKI 1928, p. 117; TSB 7, p. 117-118)⌊Caspari LyssemanKaspar Lysman (Kaspar Liszeman, Casparus Lisemannus) (†after 1547-05-20), son of Toruń Old Town alderman Bernhard Lysman and his wife Gertrud; rector of St. Jacob parish in Thorn; at least from 1533 supranumerary (not resident and out of profit) canon of Kulm (MAŃKOWSKI 1928, p. 117; TSB 7, p. 117-118)⌋, cui licet omnia, quae metipse voluisset, concessissem, nihil tamen confectum est, praeterea Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra praesentium redditorem venerabilem dominum Vincencius Kerger (†before 1554), parish priest in Schoneck; 1533 Kulm canon (MAŃKOWSKI 1928)⌊Vincentium KergerVincencius Kerger (†before 1554), parish priest in Schoneck; 1533 Kulm canon (MAŃKOWSKI 1928)⌋ mihi etiam dudum et ferme ab infantia et cognitum et virtute probatum, ad me in ipso negotio dimisit, accedunt etiam magnorum virorum et dominorum amicorum meorum ac confratrum ecclesiae Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae in favorem dicti venerabilis domini Vincentii commendationes. Quare Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae ipsum Vincencius Kerger (†before 1554), parish priest in Schoneck; 1533 Kulm canon (MAŃKOWSKI 1928)⌊VincentiumVincencius Kerger (†before 1554), parish priest in Schoneck; 1533 Kulm canon (MAŃKOWSKI 1928)⌋ unice et quam diligentissime commendo atque in locum meum in canonicatu et praebenda Kulm diocese (Chełmno diocese)⌊ecclesiaeKulm diocese (Chełmno diocese)⌋ Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae cum omnibus attinentiis resigno. Vincencius Kerger (†before 1554), parish priest in Schoneck; 1533 Kulm canon (MAŃKOWSKI 1928)⌊QuemVincencius Kerger (†before 1554), parish priest in Schoneck; 1533 Kulm canon (MAŃKOWSKI 1928)⌋ Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra pro solita pietate gratiose suscipere meque inter servos suos tamen perpetue conservare dignetur, obsecro.

Nova digna Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae nulla habeo. Recepi litteras ex Rome (Roma), city in central Italy, on the Tiber river, seat of the Holy See⌊urbeRome (Roma), city in central Italy, on the Tiber river, seat of the Holy See⌋ de data XV Octobris, quibus perscribitur mihi Clement VII (Giulio de' Medici) (*1478 – †1534), 1523-1534 Pope⌊pontificemClement VII (Giulio de' Medici) (*1478 – †1534), 1523-1534 Pope⌋ Nice (Nizza, Nicaea), town and port on the southeastern coast of France, between Marseille and Genoa, from 1388 belonging to the counts and subsequently (from the 15th century) to the dukes of Savoy⌊NicenumNice (Nizza, Nicaea), town and port on the southeastern coast of France, between Marseille and Genoa, from 1388 belonging to the counts and subsequently (from the 15th century) to the dukes of Savoy⌋ concessisse cum maiore poenitentiaria ac cancellaria idque cum magna indignatione omnium et nisi brevi reversus fuerit, alium pontificem electurum aiunt refertque harum redditor dominus Gotschalcus Tymmerman ⌊Gotschalcus TymmermanGotschalcus Tymmerman ⌋, cum 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⌋ esset, rumorem illic venisse Francesco Maria I della Rovere (*1490 – †1538), 1521-1538 Duke of Urbino⌊ducem UrbiniFrancesco Maria I della Rovere (*1490 – †1538), 1521-1538 Duke of Urbino⌋ Romam intercepisse, quod tamen non certe affirmare vult.

Alia non sunt, nisi me Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae iterum commendo et dedo.

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⌊Gdani(!)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⌋, die VI Decembris anno MDXXXIII.

Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae Leonard Niederhoff (*ca. 1485 – †1545), doctor of both canon and civil law, friend of Nicolaus Copernicus and executor of his will; studied in Cracow, Leipzig and Rome, where he obtained a doctoral degree; from 1511 parish priest of St. Bartholomew's Church in Gdańsk (Danzig); from 1515 Canon of Ermland (Warmia), and from 1519 Canon of Dorpat; from 1532 Dean of the Ermland Chapter; he also had a canonry in Kulm from which he resigned in 1533. In 1530, after Dantiscus' resignation, became a parish priest of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church in Gdańsk (KOPICZKO 2, p. 231; SBKW, p. 175)⌊Leonardus NiderhofLeonard Niederhoff (*ca. 1485 – †1545), doctor of both canon and civil law, friend of Nicolaus Copernicus and executor of his will; studied in Cracow, Leipzig and Rome, where he obtained a doctoral degree; from 1511 parish priest of St. Bartholomew's Church in Gdańsk (Danzig); from 1515 Canon of Ermland (Warmia), and from 1519 Canon of Dorpat; from 1532 Dean of the Ermland Chapter; he also had a canonry in Kulm from which he resigned in 1533. In 1530, after Dantiscus' resignation, became a parish priest of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church in Gdańsk (KOPICZKO 2, p. 231; SBKW, p. 175)⌋ servitor