Amplissimo Principi 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⌊Ioanni Dei gratia diocesis Varmiensis episcopoIoannes 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⌋, maecenati suo liberalissimo patrique nutricio in manus proprias.

Löbau (Lubawa, Lubavia), town in northern Poland, Kulm Land (Ziemia Chełmińska), ca. 67 km E of Graudenz (Grudziądz), the main seat of the bishops of Kulm (Chełmno)⌊LubaviaeLöbau (Lubawa, Lubavia), town in northern Poland, Kulm Land (Ziemia Chełmińska), ca. 67 km E of Graudenz (Grudziądz), the main seat of the bishops of Kulm (Chełmno)⌋

„ cf. Verg. A. 4.539 et bene apud memores veteris stat gratia facti? ⌊Et bene apud veteres memores stat gratia facticf. Verg. A. 4.539 et bene apud memores veteris stat gratia facti? ⌋”, inquit Virgil (Publius Vergilius Maro) (*70 BC – †19 BC), ancient Roman poet of the Augustan period, author of the Aeneid and many other works⌊quidamVirgil (Publius Vergilius Maro) (*70 BC – †19 BC), ancient Roman poet of the Augustan period, author of the Aeneid and many other works⌋, Amplissime Princeps, magni nominis absque Jesus of Nazareth (Jesus Christ), in Christianity the Messiah foretold in the Old Testament⌊ChristoJesus of Nazareth (Jesus Christ), in Christianity the Messiah foretold in the Old Testament⌋ sapiens. Ego vero tot tantisque a Reverendissima Paternitate Tua affectus beneficiis, tantum abest, ut aequare nequeam. O, utinam referre aliquando cumulatissime possem, qui superiora memini a liberalitate Reverendissimae Paternitatis Tuae profecta, quae semper animo meo fixa manebunt, et semper ex conscientia (cf. Quint. Inst. 5.11.41.3 Conscientia mille testes ⌊quae mille testescf. Quint. Inst. 5.11.41.3 Conscientia mille testes ⌋) metior mea. Et ut voluit proximis cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Ioannes HIMMELREICH before 1538-01-14, CIDTC IDL 7155, letter lost⌊litteriscf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Ioannes HIMMELREICH before 1538-01-14, CIDTC IDL 7155, letter lost⌋ Reverendissima Paternitas Tua, nepotibus ex germanis sororibus gratificatus sum, gratificaborque lubens, quos ambos ita tractabo, ut recepi, qui neque studium, neque officium meum in perdiscendis politioribus litteris Muses Greek goddesses of literature and the arts⌊MusisMuses Greek goddesses of literature and the arts⌋que mansuetioribus desiderabunt. Neque sum tam inhumano ingenio neque tam imperitus, ut quicquid officii atque laboris et diligentiae in nepotes Reverendissimae Paternitatis Tuae [c]ontul{l}erim, id te ita accipere, ut in Reverendissimam Paternitatem Tuam putem contulisse.

Nunc in hac re Reverendissimam Paternitatem Tuam deprecor, quo hunc meum laborem scholasticum alteri delegabit, ut possim ad tempus certum et in annum lunarem a Reverendissima Paternitate Tua manumitti. Nam vocatus sum a domino father of Ioannes HIMMELREICH town councillor of Hirschberg ⌊patre meofather of Ioannes HIMMELREICH town councillor of Hirschberg ⌋ in patriam, qui filium prodigum recepit in gratiam et me diutius in his puerilibus nugis versari non vult, sed dare rationem, cum mihi sit iniusta noverca mei matrimonii. Quare peto a Reverendissima Paternitate Tua, ut velit rationem habere meae paupertatis atque mederi inopiae meae quinque florenis in usum cotidianum, et ut mihi coemere possim ea, quae ad expeditionem pertinent. Quid sit Reverendissima Paternitas Tua actura, quae summo beneficio (ut superiora cum inferioribus retexam) sibi suisque omnibus, quod ego semper fatebor, devinxit, et quid placeat, pergratum erit, si ad me proximo nuntio, qui numquam a consiliis Reverendissmae Paternitatis Tuae discreparem, sed id sequi putavi, quod Reverendissima Paternitas Tua optimum factum putaret, scripserit.

Egi comoediam sub Calendis Ianuariis in ipso die divi Ioannis[1] in praetorio publice Kulm (Chełmno, Culma, Culmen), town in northern Poland, on the Vistula river, 40 km N of Thorn (Toruń)⌊CulmaeKulm (Chełmno, Culma, Culmen), town in northern Poland, on the Vistula river, 40 km N of Thorn (Toruń)⌋, ubi bonis litteris nullus honos habetur, atque e{r}arum professores male audiunt.

Ego me fortunasque meas Reverendissimae Paternitati Tuae officiose commendo.

In probably 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⌊Aedibus Antiquisprobably 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⌋, 14 die Ianuarii anno 1538.

Reverendissimae Paternitati Tuae deditissimus cliens Ioannes Himmelreich (Ioannes Uranoplusius, Ioannes Silesius, Ioannes Hirspergensis) ⌊Ioannes Uranoplusius Silesius H[irspergensis]Ioannes Himmelreich (Ioannes Uranoplusius, Ioannes Silesius, Ioannes Hirspergensis) ⌋

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