Reverendissimo atque Eidem in Christo Clarissimo Principi ac 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⌊Ioanni inclitae Warmiensis ecclesiae praesuliIoannes 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⌋ amplissimo, domino [sempe]r gratioso clementissimoque

Propensissima obsequia in gratiam Reverendissimae Vestrae Amplitudinis studiosissime commendat.

Reverendissime in Christo Princeps, ornatissime praesul, domine gratiose.

Commonefecit me litteris Vestrae Reverendissimae Amplitudinis eruditissimus Hieronymus Aurimontanus (Hieronymus Cingularius, Hieronymus Gürtler von Wildenberg) (*1464 or 1465 – †1558), doctor of medicine, humanist, author of school textbooks, initiator of the restitution of the school at Kulm and from 1501 its rector; 1504-1513 rector of the school at Złota Góra in Silesia; 1515 municipal physician at Thorn (JANOCKI 1819, vol. 1, p. 301-302; LECHICKA, p. 24)⌊Hyeronimus Aririmontanus(!)Hieronymus Aurimontanus (Hieronymus Cingularius, Hieronymus Gürtler von Wildenberg) (*1464 or 1465 – †1558), doctor of medicine, humanist, author of school textbooks, initiator of the restitution of the school at Kulm and from 1501 its rector; 1504-1513 rector of the school at Złota Góra in Silesia; 1515 municipal physician at Thorn (JANOCKI 1819, vol. 1, p. 301-302; LECHICKA, p. 24)⌋, medicinae doctor, ad eum datis, ut Vestrae Reverendissimae Amplitudini scriberem, num proximas accepissem litteras. Unde quantum ex coniectura licet assequi mihi, persuasum habeo Vestram Reverendissimam Amplitudinem haud aequo ferre animo, quod ad eandem ea de re nihil scripserim. Quaeso itaque, ne mihi succenseat Vestra Reverendissima Amplitudo, nam cum omnia ex animi sententia Vestrae Reverendissimae Amplitudini confecissem, non arbitrabar fore opere necessarium, ut Vestrae Reverendissimae Amplitudini meis litteris ac neniis negotium facesserem.

Hoc autem haud latere volo Vestram Reverendissimam Amplitudinem, quod Georg Nicke (Jurge Nicke), burgher of Thorn⌊Georgius NickGeorg Nicke (Jurge Nicke), burgher of Thorn⌋, Vestrae Reverendissimae Amplitudinis affinis, cum domino Piotr Służewski (†1550), 1520-1524 castellan of Kowal; 1526-1535 - of Inowrocław; 1535-1538 - of Łęczyca; 1538-1539 - of Kalisz; 1539 voivode of Kalisz; in the spring of 1537 royal commissar and envoy to Prussian diet (PSB 39/2, p. 168-170)⌊castellano CalisiensiPiotr Służewski (†1550), 1520-1524 castellan of Kowal; 1526-1535 - of Inowrocław; 1535-1538 - of Łęczyca; 1538-1539 - of Kalisz; 1539 voivode of Kalisz; in the spring of 1537 royal commissar and envoy to Prussian diet (PSB 39/2, p. 168-170)⌋ de molendino omnimodam fecit transactionem et pecunia accepta in suam tradidit molendinum simul cum veteri ac novo privilegio mihi transmisso potestatem. Qua de re omnes difficultates iam sublatas esse arbitror.

Si quid preterea meis studiis praestare potero, quod Vestrae Reverendissimae Amplitudini gratum fuerit, nihil umquam in me quicquam desiderabitur, quin omnia pro virili mea portione conficiam.

Deus Optimus Maximus Vestram Reverendissimam Amplitudinem summis ornatam honoribus in patriae nostrae consolationem quam diutissime servet incolumem.

Ex Thorn (Toruń, Thorunium), city in northern Poland, on the Vistula river in its lower reaches, main residence of the bishops of Kulm (Chełmno); one of the three Great Prussian Cities (along with Gdańsk and Elbing) which had representatives in the Council of Royal Prussia; a member of the Hanseatic League⌊ThorunioThorn (Toruń, Thorunium), city in northern Poland, on the Vistula river in its lower reaches, main residence of the bishops of Kulm (Chełmno); one of the three Great Prussian Cities (along with Gdańsk and Elbing) which had representatives in the Council of Royal Prussia; a member of the Hanseatic League⌋, 20 die mensis Novembris anno Christi unici servatoris 1538.

Vestrae Reverendissime Amplitudinis humilis servitor Georg Zimmermann (*1483 – †shortly after 1547-12-01), master of Arts; from 1543 in Netherlands, later in England; 1508 Gdańsk secretary; 1525 - mayor; 1527 secretary in Thorn; 1516 envoy of the Gdańsk Town Council to King Sigismund I Jagiellon to Vilnius (ASPK 7, No. 6-10, 14, 24, 57, 59-60; ASPK 8, No. 1, 179, 183, 184, 187, 253; ZDRENKA 2, p. 387-388)⌊Georgius ZimmermanusGeorg Zimmermann (*1483 – †shortly after 1547-12-01), master of Arts; from 1543 in Netherlands, later in England; 1508 Gdańsk secretary; 1525 - mayor; 1527 secretary in Thorn; 1516 envoy of the Gdańsk Town Council to King Sigismund I Jagiellon to Vilnius (ASPK 7, No. 6-10, 14, 24, 57, 59-60; ASPK 8, No. 1, 179, 183, 184, 187, 253; ZDRENKA 2, p. 387-388)⌋