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⌊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⌋, amico et fratri carissimo

Reverendissime in Christo Pater et Domine, amice et frater carissime et honorandissime.

cf. [Ioannes DANTISCUS] to [Ioannes MAGNUS] Althausen (Starogród), 1536-04-23, CIDTC IDL 1441⌊Litterascf. [Ioannes DANTISCUS] to [Ioannes MAGNUS] Althausen (Starogród), 1536-04-23, CIDTC IDL 1441⌋ Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae ex castro Althausen (Starogród, Antiquum Castrum), town on the Vistula river, ca. 1.5 km S of Kulm, initial location of Kulm; given to the Kulm cathedral by Alexander Jagiellon, it was the summer residence of the Kulm bishops⌊AltenhausAlthausen (Starogród, Antiquum Castrum), town on the Vistula river, ca. 1.5 km S of Kulm, initial location of Kulm; given to the Kulm cathedral by Alexander Jagiellon, it was the summer residence of the Kulm bishops⌋ XXIII Aprilis datas paulo ante 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⌊hicGdańsk (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⌋ gratissimas accepi, quibus etsi humanissime respondet de Gothicis historiis 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⌊Alberti CrancziiGdańsk (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⌋, tamen illam excusationem, quam pro sua ingenua modestia adducit, ne quid annotationum eisdem historiis adiungat, non tam facile admitto. Ego enim dudum didici similia a similibus amicis importunitate impetrare, quae merito et probitate assequi nequivissem. Proinde patiatur, oro, Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima se meis improbis precibus superari, ut nonnihil circa eam Gothicae historiae partem emendet, in qua videtur Iustus Ludovicus Decius (Justus Ludwik Decjusz, Jost Ludwig Dietz, Iodocus Decius) (*ca. 1485 – †1545), merchant, historian, reformer of the Polish monetary system; ennobled in 1519; 1520-1524 royal secretary; 1528 Cracow town councillor; 1528 alderman in Piotrków; 1526-1535 administrator of the royal mint in Königsberg; 1528-1535 administrator of the royal mint in Thorn; 1530-1540 administrator of the royal mint in Cracow; 1519, 1520, 1522, 1523-1524 - royal envoy to Italy (PSB 5, p. 42-45; WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 250-251; NOGA, p. 304)⌊Iodocus DeciusIustus Ludovicus Decius (Justus Ludwik Decjusz, Jost Ludwig Dietz, Iodocus Decius) (*ca. 1485 – †1545), merchant, historian, reformer of the Polish monetary system; ennobled in 1519; 1520-1524 royal secretary; 1528 Cracow town councillor; 1528 alderman in Piotrków; 1526-1535 administrator of the royal mint in Königsberg; 1528-1535 administrator of the royal mint in Thorn; 1530-1540 administrator of the royal mint in Cracow; 1519, 1520, 1522, 1523-1524 - royal envoy to Italy (PSB 5, p. 42-45; WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 250-251; NOGA, p. 304)⌋ post Maciej Miechowita (Matthias de Miechow, Maciej Karpiga z Miechowa) (*1457 – †1523), phisician, historian and geographer, professor of Cracow Academy, author of Chronica Polonorum, and Tractatus de duabus Sarmatiis⌊Mathiam MiechovitamMaciej Miechowita (Matthias de Miechow, Maciej Karpiga z Miechowa) (*1457 – †1523), phisician, historian and geographer, professor of Cracow Academy, author of Chronica Polonorum, and Tractatus de duabus Sarmatiis⌋ a Albert Kranz (Albert Krantz) (*ca. 1450 – †1517), historian, author of a number of historical works f.ex. "Chronica regnorum aquilonarium Daniae, Sueciae, et Noruagiae" (Strassburg, 1546), "Metropolis, sive Historia de ecclesiis sub Carolo Magno in Saxonia"; 1482 rector of the University in Rostock⌊CrancioAlbert Kranz (Albert Krantz) (*ca. 1450 – †1517), historian, author of a number of historical works f.ex. "Chronica regnorum aquilonarium Daniae, Sueciae, et Noruagiae" (Strassburg, 1546), "Metropolis, sive Historia de ecclesiis sub Carolo Magno in Saxonia"; 1482 rector of the University in Rostock⌋ dissentire. Hic enim, meo iudicio, maiore veterum auctoritate subnixus, apertius tradit Gothorum originem consummatamque historiam de eis praestitisset, nisi plus in Danicis historiis quam Gothicis versatus fuisset.

Utcumque haec se habeant, rogo, non aegre ferat Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima se a me importunius moneri. Facit enim Vestra Humanissima Fraternitas, ut secum non secus ac mecum familiarissime agam, provocatus iucundissimis carminibus eius, quae in eisdem litteris suis mihi et Muses Greek goddesses of literature and the arts⌊MusisMuses Greek goddesses of literature and the arts⌋ cecinit, immo mihi et reverendissimis Hans Brask (Ioannes Brask) (*1464 – †1538), The last Catholic bishop of Linköping (1513-1527), doctor of canon law, follower of and advisor to King Gustav Vasa of Sweden. In 1527, after the Diet in Västerås had made the decision to introduce the Reformation in Sweden, Brask went into exile to Poland, where he spent the rest of his life (CHAMARCZUK, passim)

Magnus Haraldi (Magnus Haraldsson), In 1529 he left Sweden and went to Denmark and then to the Habsburg Netherlands; 1523-1529 Bishop of Skara (the election was not approved by the Pope. In 1529 Haraldi was deposed by the King) (NISBET BAIN, p. 112-113)⌊coepiscopis meisHans Brask (Ioannes Brask) (*1464 – †1538), The last Catholic bishop of Linköping (1513-1527), doctor of canon law, follower of and advisor to King Gustav Vasa of Sweden. In 1527, after the Diet in Västerås had made the decision to introduce the Reformation in Sweden, Brask went into exile to Poland, where he spent the rest of his life (CHAMARCZUK, passim)

Magnus Haraldi (Magnus Haraldsson), In 1529 he left Sweden and went to Denmark and then to the Habsburg Netherlands; 1523-1529 Bishop of Skara (the election was not approved by the Pope. In 1529 Haraldi was deposed by the King) (NISBET BAIN, p. 112-113)⌋, quibus ea non sine magna consolatione et congratulatione legi. Remitterem ego fortassis aliquod iucundum carmen. Sed cf. Ov. Tr. 5.1.4-5 Inuenies toto carmine dulce nihil. / Flebilis ut noster status est, ita flebile carmen. ⌊flebilis, ut noster status est, ita flebile carmen. In nostro invenies carmine dulce nihilcf. Ov. Tr. 5.1.4-5 Inuenies toto carmine dulce nihil. / Flebilis ut noster status est, ita flebile carmen. ⌋ .

Cecini in praeterita hieme elegiam ob mortem optimi et numquam satis laudati viri Piotr Tomicki (*1464 – †1535), humanist, statesman, diplomat, one of the most trusted collaborators of King Sigismund I of Poland; 1500-1503 Chancellor of Cardinal Fryderyk Jagiellon, 1502 Gniezno Cantor, Archdeacon of Cracow, 1503-1505 servant of Jan Lubrański, Bishop of Poznań, 1504-1510 Canon of Poznań, 1506 royal scribe, 1507-1519 Grand(?) Secretary, 1509 Canon of Włocławek, 1510-1514 - of Gniezno, 1511 Custos in Kielce and Sandomierz, 1514 Bishop of Przemyśl; 1515 Crown Vice-Chancellor, 1520 Bishop of Poznań, 1523 - of Cracow; from 1524 (at least) General Collector of świętopietrze (Peter's pence), 1509 royal envoy to the Dukes of Pomerania and to Mecklenburg, 1510 - to Wallachia, 1510, 1511, 1512, 1513 - to Hungary (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 268)⌊Petri ThomiciiPiotr Tomicki (*1464 – †1535), humanist, statesman, diplomat, one of the most trusted collaborators of King Sigismund I of Poland; 1500-1503 Chancellor of Cardinal Fryderyk Jagiellon, 1502 Gniezno Cantor, Archdeacon of Cracow, 1503-1505 servant of Jan Lubrański, Bishop of Poznań, 1504-1510 Canon of Poznań, 1506 royal scribe, 1507-1519 Grand(?) Secretary, 1509 Canon of Włocławek, 1510-1514 - of Gniezno, 1511 Custos in Kielce and Sandomierz, 1514 Bishop of Przemyśl; 1515 Crown Vice-Chancellor, 1520 Bishop of Poznań, 1523 - of Cracow; from 1524 (at least) General Collector of świętopietrze (Peter's pence), 1509 royal envoy to the Dukes of Pomerania and to Mecklenburg, 1510 - to Wallachia, 1510, 1511, 1512, 1513 - to Hungary (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 268)⌋ pontificis Cracoviensis, coactus eius maximis erga me beneficiis, quorum memoriam colere non desinam gratitudine et benevolentia sempiterna. Eos igitur minus elegantes elegos ad Dominationem Vestram Reverendissimam remitto non ob aliam causam, nisi ut videat me etiam balbutiendo memorem esse voluisse tam optimi Piotr Tomicki (*1464 – †1535), humanist, statesman, diplomat, one of the most trusted collaborators of King Sigismund I of Poland; 1500-1503 Chancellor of Cardinal Fryderyk Jagiellon, 1502 Gniezno Cantor, Archdeacon of Cracow, 1503-1505 servant of Jan Lubrański, Bishop of Poznań, 1504-1510 Canon of Poznań, 1506 royal scribe, 1507-1519 Grand(?) Secretary, 1509 Canon of Włocławek, 1510-1514 - of Gniezno, 1511 Custos in Kielce and Sandomierz, 1514 Bishop of Przemyśl; 1515 Crown Vice-Chancellor, 1520 Bishop of Poznań, 1523 - of Cracow; from 1524 (at least) General Collector of świętopietrze (Peter's pence), 1509 royal envoy to the Dukes of Pomerania and to Mecklenburg, 1510 - to Wallachia, 1510, 1511, 1512, 1513 - to Hungary (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 268)⌊benefactorisPiotr Tomicki (*1464 – †1535), humanist, statesman, diplomat, one of the most trusted collaborators of King Sigismund I of Poland; 1500-1503 Chancellor of Cardinal Fryderyk Jagiellon, 1502 Gniezno Cantor, Archdeacon of Cracow, 1503-1505 servant of Jan Lubrański, Bishop of Poznań, 1504-1510 Canon of Poznań, 1506 royal scribe, 1507-1519 Grand(?) Secretary, 1509 Canon of Włocławek, 1510-1514 - of Gniezno, 1511 Custos in Kielce and Sandomierz, 1514 Bishop of Przemyśl; 1515 Crown Vice-Chancellor, 1520 Bishop of Poznań, 1523 - of Cracow; from 1524 (at least) General Collector of świętopietrze (Peter's pence), 1509 royal envoy to the Dukes of Pomerania and to Mecklenburg, 1510 - to Wallachia, 1510, 1511, 1512, 1513 - to Hungary (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 268)⌋, simulque ut eadem Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima non dedignetur, post Andrzej Krzycki (Andreas Cricius) (*1482 – †1537), humanist, neo-Latin poet, diplomat, correspondent of Erasmus of Rotterdam; in 1525 he took part in the negotiations leading to the secularisation of the state of the Teutonic Order; from 1504 Canon of Poznań (from 1511 Scholastic, from 1519 Provost); from 1512 Canon of Cracow, Scholastic of Płock, and secretary to the first wife of Sigismund I Jagiellon, Barbara Zápolya; 1515-1523 royal secretary; 1518-1530 Provost of the Chapter of St. Florian in Cracow; 1522-1525 Bishop of Przemyśl; 1525-1527 Bishop of Poznań; 1527-1535 Bishop of Płock; 1535-1537 Archbishop of Gniezno, Primate of Poland (PSB 15, p.544-549)⌊CriciumAndrzej Krzycki (Andreas Cricius) (*1482 – †1537), humanist, neo-Latin poet, diplomat, correspondent of Erasmus of Rotterdam; in 1525 he took part in the negotiations leading to the secularisation of the state of the Teutonic Order; from 1504 Canon of Poznań (from 1511 Scholastic, from 1519 Provost); from 1512 Canon of Cracow, Scholastic of Płock, and secretary to the first wife of Sigismund I Jagiellon, Barbara Zápolya; 1515-1523 royal secretary; 1518-1530 Provost of the Chapter of St. Florian in Cracow; 1522-1525 Bishop of Przemyśl; 1525-1527 Bishop of Poznań; 1527-1535 Bishop of Płock; 1535-1537 Archbishop of Gniezno, Primate of Poland (PSB 15, p.544-549)⌋ et Gothum archiepiscopos, in laudem defuncti amici doctissima sua carmina adicere mihique remittere, ut ex eis geminam consolationem accipiens geminos atque eosdem amicissimos pontifices, Thomicium et Dantiscum, mecum (cf. Verg. A. 4.336 dum spiritus hos regit artus ⌊dum spiritus hos regat artuscf. Verg. A. 4.336 dum spiritus hos regit artus ⌋) conservem.

Vix credibile est, quot lacrimis prosecutus sum funus optimi Piotr Tomicki (*1464 – †1535), humanist, statesman, diplomat, one of the most trusted collaborators of King Sigismund I of Poland; 1500-1503 Chancellor of Cardinal Fryderyk Jagiellon, 1502 Gniezno Cantor, Archdeacon of Cracow, 1503-1505 servant of Jan Lubrański, Bishop of Poznań, 1504-1510 Canon of Poznań, 1506 royal scribe, 1507-1519 Grand(?) Secretary, 1509 Canon of Włocławek, 1510-1514 - of Gniezno, 1511 Custos in Kielce and Sandomierz, 1514 Bishop of Przemyśl; 1515 Crown Vice-Chancellor, 1520 Bishop of Poznań, 1523 - of Cracow; from 1524 (at least) General Collector of świętopietrze (Peter's pence), 1509 royal envoy to the Dukes of Pomerania and to Mecklenburg, 1510 - to Wallachia, 1510, 1511, 1512, 1513 - to Hungary (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 268)⌊ThomiciiPiotr Tomicki (*1464 – †1535), humanist, statesman, diplomat, one of the most trusted collaborators of King Sigismund I of Poland; 1500-1503 Chancellor of Cardinal Fryderyk Jagiellon, 1502 Gniezno Cantor, Archdeacon of Cracow, 1503-1505 servant of Jan Lubrański, Bishop of Poznań, 1504-1510 Canon of Poznań, 1506 royal scribe, 1507-1519 Grand(?) Secretary, 1509 Canon of Włocławek, 1510-1514 - of Gniezno, 1511 Custos in Kielce and Sandomierz, 1514 Bishop of Przemyśl; 1515 Crown Vice-Chancellor, 1520 Bishop of Poznań, 1523 - of Cracow; from 1524 (at least) General Collector of świętopietrze (Peter's pence), 1509 royal envoy to the Dukes of Pomerania and to Mecklenburg, 1510 - to Wallachia, 1510, 1511, 1512, 1513 - to Hungary (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 268)⌋, nec erit modus ullus earum, donec consurgat similis virtutis amicus. Dixit Cicero (Marcus Tullius Cicero) (*106 BC – †43 BC), Roman orator, writer and philosopher⌊TulliusCicero (Marcus Tullius Cicero) (*106 BC – †43 BC), Roman orator, writer and philosopher⌋ cf. Cic. Fam. 9.20.3 Patriam eluxi iam et gravius et diutius, quam ulla mater unicum filium. ⌊se diutius flevisse casum reipublicae quam aliqua mater mortem sui unigeniticf. Cic. Fam. 9.20.3 Patriam eluxi iam et gravius et diutius, quam ulla mater unicum filium. ⌋, quod nimirum ego dicere possum de me ob mei Piotr Tomicki (*1464 – †1535), humanist, statesman, diplomat, one of the most trusted collaborators of King Sigismund I of Poland; 1500-1503 Chancellor of Cardinal Fryderyk Jagiellon, 1502 Gniezno Cantor, Archdeacon of Cracow, 1503-1505 servant of Jan Lubrański, Bishop of Poznań, 1504-1510 Canon of Poznań, 1506 royal scribe, 1507-1519 Grand(?) Secretary, 1509 Canon of Włocławek, 1510-1514 - of Gniezno, 1511 Custos in Kielce and Sandomierz, 1514 Bishop of Przemyśl; 1515 Crown Vice-Chancellor, 1520 Bishop of Poznań, 1523 - of Cracow; from 1524 (at least) General Collector of świętopietrze (Peter's pence), 1509 royal envoy to the Dukes of Pomerania and to Mecklenburg, 1510 - to Wallachia, 1510, 1511, 1512, 1513 - to Hungary (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 268)⌊TomiciiPiotr Tomicki (*1464 – †1535), humanist, statesman, diplomat, one of the most trusted collaborators of King Sigismund I of Poland; 1500-1503 Chancellor of Cardinal Fryderyk Jagiellon, 1502 Gniezno Cantor, Archdeacon of Cracow, 1503-1505 servant of Jan Lubrański, Bishop of Poznań, 1504-1510 Canon of Poznań, 1506 royal scribe, 1507-1519 Grand(?) Secretary, 1509 Canon of Włocławek, 1510-1514 - of Gniezno, 1511 Custos in Kielce and Sandomierz, 1514 Bishop of Przemyśl; 1515 Crown Vice-Chancellor, 1520 Bishop of Poznań, 1523 - of Cracow; from 1524 (at least) General Collector of świętopietrze (Peter's pence), 1509 royal envoy to the Dukes of Pomerania and to Mecklenburg, 1510 - to Wallachia, 1510, 1511, 1512, 1513 - to Hungary (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 268)⌋ mortem, cuius maxima humanitas id mihi semper praestitit, quod Thomices collis iuga sufferentibus praestare consueverunt, nempe ut levius omnia adversa sufferrem.

Reliquum est, ut me commendem Vestrae Reverendissimae Dominationi, cui etiam reverendissimi domini coepiscopi et coexules mei salutem et aeternam felicitatem optant, imprimis Hans Brask (Ioannes Brask) (*1464 – †1538), The last Catholic bishop of Linköping (1513-1527), doctor of canon law, follower of and advisor to King Gustav Vasa of Sweden. In 1527, after the Diet in Västerås had made the decision to introduce the Reformation in Sweden, Brask went into exile to Poland, where he spent the rest of his life (CHAMARCZUK, passim)⌊episcopus LincopensisHans Brask (Ioannes Brask) (*1464 – †1538), The last Catholic bishop of Linköping (1513-1527), doctor of canon law, follower of and advisor to King Gustav Vasa of Sweden. In 1527, after the Diet in Västerås had made the decision to introduce the Reformation in Sweden, Brask went into exile to Poland, where he spent the rest of his life (CHAMARCZUK, passim)⌋, deinde Magnus Haraldi (Magnus Haraldsson), In 1529 he left Sweden and went to Denmark and then to the Habsburg Netherlands; 1523-1529 Bishop of Skara (the election was not approved by the Pope. In 1529 Haraldi was deposed by the King) (NISBET BAIN, p. 112-113)⌊Magnus episcopus ScarensisMagnus Haraldi (Magnus Haraldsson), In 1529 he left Sweden and went to Denmark and then to the Habsburg Netherlands; 1523-1529 Bishop of Skara (the election was not approved by the Pope. In 1529 Haraldi was deposed by the King) (NISBET BAIN, p. 112-113)⌋, qui in praeteri[ta] quadragesima ad me ereptus ex infinitis haereticorum persecutionibus et om[nibus] fortunis spoliatus pervenit. Huic in aedes et expensas meas collecto de omnibus necessariis (quamquam mihi ipsi aegre sufficio) providere compellor.

Feliciss[ime] valeat Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima et me solito suo fraterno amore prosequatur.

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⌊[Ge]danoGdańsk (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⌋, anno Domini MDXXXVI X Maii

Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae deditissimus frater et amicus Ioannes Magnus (Ioannes Store, Jöns Månsson, Ioannes Magni) (*1488 – †1544), doctor of theology, diplomat in the service of Pope Adrian VI and Gustav Vasa, King of Sweden. In the years 1526-1531 he was staying in Gdańsk as a royal envoy. After his banishment from Sweden by Protestants, he remained in this city until 1537; in this year he went to Italy, where he took part in the Council of Mantua; 1506 Canon of Linköping and Skara, 1523 Papal Nuncio to the new King of Sweden Gustav Vasa; in the same year Provost of the Strängnäs Chapter and Bishop of Västerås, 1523-1544 Archbishop of Uppsala (consecrated by the Pope in 1533) (MAGNUS 1992, p. 9-11; CE, vol. 2, p. 368)⌊Ioannes archiepiscopus Upsalensis etc. subscripsitIoannes Magnus (Ioannes Store, Jöns Månsson, Ioannes Magni) (*1488 – †1544), doctor of theology, diplomat in the service of Pope Adrian VI and Gustav Vasa, King of Sweden. In the years 1526-1531 he was staying in Gdańsk as a royal envoy. After his banishment from Sweden by Protestants, he remained in this city until 1537; in this year he went to Italy, where he took part in the Council of Mantua; 1506 Canon of Linköping and Skara, 1523 Papal Nuncio to the new King of Sweden Gustav Vasa; in the same year Provost of the Strängnäs Chapter and Bishop of Västerås, 1523-1544 Archbishop of Uppsala (consecrated by the Pope in 1533) (MAGNUS 1992, p. 9-11; CE, vol. 2, p. 368)⌋

Idem Iohannes, qui supra scripsit