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 DantiscoIoannes 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⌋

Generose Domine, amice dilecte. Salutem.

Binas parvo i[ntervallo] a vobis accepi litteras , alteras Vienna (Wien, Vienna), city in eastern Austria, on the Danube river⌊Viennae AustriaeVienna (Wien, Vienna), city in eastern Austria, on the Danube river⌋, alteras Nuremberg (Nürnberg, Norimberga), city in Germany, Bavaria⌊Norimber[gae]Nuremberg (Nürnberg, Norimberga), city in Germany, Bavaria⌋ scriptas. Sciatis eas satis celeriter et tempestive huc fuisse perlatas. Recte autem fecistis, quod regiam maiestatem, dominum nostrum, de rebus istic per vos gestis et de multis aliis litteris vestris certiorem reddidistis. Fuit mihi id vestrum factum pergratum, quod etiam regia maiestas comprobavit. Censeo itaque, ut quotienscumque vobis nuntiorum ad has oras venientium vel, ut vocant, postarum copia se obtulerit, de omnibus rebus litteras mittatis. Existimabat 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⌊regia maiestasSigismund 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⌋ vos Charles V of Habsburg (*1500 – †1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain as Charles I (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily, King of the Romans (1519-1530), Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation (elected 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile⌊caesaream maiestatemCharles V of Habsburg (*1500 – †1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain as Charles I (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily, King of the Romans (1519-1530), Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation (elected 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile⌋ alicubi in Germany (Germania, Niemcy)⌊GermaniaGermany (Germania, Niemcy)⌋ Inferiori conventuros, sed, cum sua maiestas eiusdem caesareae maiestatis litteris certior facta est, iam eius maiestatem usque in Hispaniam cursum tenuisse, necessarium existimavit vobis (utpote ad tam longinquum iter proficiscenti) de maiori viatico providere atque ita me hortante 300 florenos Antwerp (Antwerpen, Antverpia), city in the Low Countries, from 1315 a Hanseatic port, in the 16th century the centre of Brabant’s artistic life and the wealthiest trade city in Europe, today in northern Belgium⌊AntwerpiaeAntwerp (Antwerpen, Antverpia), city in the Low Countries, from 1315 a Hanseatic port, in the 16th century the centre of Brabant’s artistic life and the wealthiest trade city in Europe, today in northern Belgium⌋ vobis reponi iussit, quos istic reperietis.

Minabantur nobis Tartari hac aestate gravem incursionem, cuius rei non dubii rumores et indicia extiterant, nam totam aestatem apud traiectum Boristenis transigerunt, sed dum tertio edicto regio, quod nos (ut scitis) restes vocamus, omnes terrae nostrae ad arma consurrexerunt et in certo et opportuno loco, videlicet in terra Przemisliensi ad excubandum et resistendum locatae sunt adhucque illic maneant, Tartari etiam in stationibus suis se continent nec iam arbitramur excursuros propter adventantem hiemem.

Cum duce Moscorum etiam aut pacem aut saltem indutias speramus, quorum alterutro confecto regia maiestas se hinc ad Poloniam recipiet.

Audivimus praeterea caesaream maiestatem cum rege Galliae adhuc bellum gerere proptereaque dolore afficimur neque enim dubitamus, si Deus immortalis tam magnis tamque potentibus principibus spiritum concordiae inspiraret, eorum vires et opes ad arcendos tam potentes tamque crudeles et inhumanos hostes nostros nobis olim usui futuras. Quanta autem barbarie vel potius rabie undique premimur et scitis vos et percontantes id a nobis docere potestis. Valete.