Quod Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae scribamus, non habemus pro hac vice, nam qui sunt rumores de armorum tumultu inter Citizens of Lübeck ⌊LubecensesCitizens of Lübeck ⌋, The Danes (Dani) ⌊DaniensesThe Danes (Dani) ⌋ et Citizens of Holstein ⌊HolsacensesCitizens of Holstein ⌋, 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⌊GedanoGdańsk (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⌋ procul dubio Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae scriptum est. Quo(niam) item illustrissimus dominus Albrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544)⌊Prussiae duxAlbrecht I von Hohenzollern-Ansbach (Albrecht von Brandenburg) (*1490 – †1568), 1511-1525 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order; from 1525 to his death Duke in Prussia as a liegeman of the Polish king; son of Friedrich V of Brandenburg der Ältere and Sophia Jagiellon (daughter of Casimir IV Jagiellon), nephew of Sigismund I, King of Poland; founder of the university in Königsberg (1544)⌋ militem cum ex suis subditis equestrem, tum ex circumvicinis pedestrem et mercenarium cogat, eandem Reverendissimam Dominationem Vestram non potest latere. Quod etiam serenissimus dominus 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⌊rex nosterSigismund 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⌋ praeter hoc, quod alioqui senio fessus est, nunc graviter langueat, non dubitamus, quin ex litteris maiestatis eius Dominationi Vestrae Reverendissimae innotuerit. In eventum mortis eius (quam Optimus Deus quam longissime avertat) cogitandum est, quo pacto nobis, qui spirituales sumus et eo nomine saecularibus odiosi, bene consulamus, ut quibus nos praesidiis vel domesticae nobilitatis vel extraneae subventionis defensi esse valeamus, ne incautis ac nihil tale metuentibus insperati aliquid eveniat. Nam ardente pariete vicini, res nostra agi videtur.
Eam ob rem mittimus etiam hunc nuntium nostrum ad dominum Mikołaj Działyński (Nikolaus von Dzialin) (†1545), from 1507 royal courtier; 1510-1528 Chamberlain of Dobrzyń; 1528-1544 Castellan of Kulm (Chełmno); 1544-1545 Voivode of Pomerania; Starosta of Bratian, Strasburg in Preussen (Brodnica), and Dobrzyń (PSB 6, p. 92-94; Urzędnicy 5/2, p. 204)⌊castellanum CulmensemMikołaj Działyński (Nikolaus von Dzialin) (†1545), from 1507 royal courtier; 1510-1528 Chamberlain of Dobrzyń; 1528-1544 Castellan of Kulm (Chełmno); 1544-1545 Voivode of Pomerania; Starosta of Bratian, Strasburg in Preussen (Brodnica), and Dobrzyń (PSB 6, p. 92-94; Urzędnicy 5/2, p. 204)⌋ et capitaneum Graudenicensem, qui alioqui multa nobis cum nonnullis aliis polliciti sunt, ut sciamus, quid boni nobis ab eis sperare liceat.
Haec Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae, cui omne felix ac faustum ex corde faveo atque opto, pro meo in ipsam amore non significare non potui, cupiens eam salvam et incolumem esse ad multos annos.