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Generoso 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 Flachsbinder paper damaged⌈[der]der paper damaged⌉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⌋ secretario 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⌊regiae maiestatisSigismund 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⌋, amico carissimo

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Siquidem salus ab eo praestari potest, qui ipse perit, perire autem arbitrantur eum, qui tot emeritis stipendiis nil aliud assecutus est, nisi turpem iam exacta aetate canitiem et probrum aulae effectus est. Sed de hoc alias. Nunc ad litteras tuas venio: ut tu vales ex eisdem litteris tuis patet, ego vero, utcumque valeam opella quantulacumque est ista mea, obsecutus sum voluntati tuae. Et cum primum litteras tuas a Ferbero nactus sum, illico (ut iussisti) ad reverendissimum 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)⌊dominum PoznaniensemPiotr 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)⌋ cucurri et utrasque litteras tam ad me quam ad eum scriptas sibi perlegi. 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)⌊QuiPiotr 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)⌋, quo animo eas acceperit, ex litteris ab ipso ad te scriptis facile intelliges, unum tu ex me scias velim reverendissimum dominum Posnaniensem post fratres et nepotes suos neminem aeque ac te superinscribed⌈ac teac te superinscribed⌉ favore suo prosequi, de nemineque alio tam esse sollicitum ac de te est. Si habes aures audiendi audias et crede. Intelliges ista clarius ex me, cum veneris, tametsi nescio, an me Piotrków (Petricovia), city in central Poland, in the 15th-16th century the location of the assemblies of the Diet (Sejm) of the Kingdom of Poland, today Piotrków Trybunalski⌊hicPiotrków (Petricovia), city in central Poland, in the 15th-16th century the location of the assemblies of the Diet (Sejm) of the Kingdom of Poland, today Piotrków Trybunalski⌋ offendas, nam tribules tui Gdanenses legatos suos magistrum Ambrosium et Angermunde huc miserunt petentes 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⌊GdanumGdańsk (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⌋ aliquo praesidio firmari. Itaque exortum est murmur Cozakos illuc mitti. Si abiero, habebis tugurium illud meum vacuum, si vero usque ad adventum tuum hic persistero, cedam tibi altero angulo, si tibi libuerit; de equis tuis, ubi locari debeant, nescio. Nam nebulo ille hospes meus stabula diruit, sed forsitan provideberis digniori hospitio a marschalko. Sigilla tua ad omnes epistulae tuae partes rescribere non vacabat, illud quod est praecipuum te hortor et moneo obsecundes verbis tanti pontificis et omnibus cogitationibus postpositis huc venire accelera. Ego divinare nescio, quid ex te futurum sit, sed si mihi quis deus tam propitium dominum ordinaret, relictis omnibus rebus, eum sequerer. Est quod speres, nisi me mea spes de te fallit neque tu ex me coniecturam capias etc. Schirka iako schirka a grota iako grota. Vale et parce brevitati, namque feror, differor, iactor, volutor, sic volvere parce.

Piotrków (Petricovia), city in central Poland, in the 15th-16th century the location of the assemblies of the Diet (Sejm) of the Kingdom of Poland, today Piotrków Trybunalski⌊PyotrkoviaePiotrków (Petricovia), city in central Poland, in the 15th-16th century the location of the assemblies of the Diet (Sejm) of the Kingdom of Poland, today Piotrków Trybunalski⌋, XX Octobris ante lucem 1523.

Jan Zambocki (*ca. 1480 – †1529), royal courtier, from 1527 a paid informer of Duke Albrecht von Hohenzollern at the royal court in Cracow. Together with Ioannes Dantiscus and Mikołaj Nipszyc, he formed the "triumvirate" of friends who were the front runners of a group of courtiers known for their fondness for entertainment; 1503 scribe in the royal chancellery; 1528 royal secretary; 1511 royal envoy to Masovia; 1519, 1526, 1527 - to Warmia and the Prussian Estates (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 271; ORACKI 1988, p. 220-221)⌊Iohannes SzamboczskiJan Zambocki (*ca. 1480 – †1529), royal courtier, from 1527 a paid informer of Duke Albrecht von Hohenzollern at the royal court in Cracow. Together with Ioannes Dantiscus and Mikołaj Nipszyc, he formed the "triumvirate" of friends who were the front runners of a group of courtiers known for their fondness for entertainment; 1503 scribe in the royal chancellery; 1528 royal secretary; 1511 royal envoy to Masovia; 1519, 1526, 1527 - to Warmia and the Prussian Estates (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 271; ORACKI 1988, p. 220-221)⌋