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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⌊Ioanni Dei gratia Varmiensi 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⌋, domino colendissimo

BCz 1618, p. 927

Reverendissime in Christo Pater et domine, domine observatissime.

Precor annum hunc ineuntem faustum et felicem Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae atque una servitutem illi meam commendo.

Cum legendas dedissem cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Stanisław HOZJUSZ (HOSIUS) before 1539-01-01, most probably 1539-12, CIDTC IDL 7209, letter lost⌊litterascf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Stanisław HOZJUSZ (HOSIUS) before 1539-01-01, most probably 1539-12, CIDTC IDL 7209, letter lost⌋ Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae reverendo domino Samuel Maciejowski (*1499 – †1550), humanist and diplomat, one of the most trusted advisors to King Sigismund I and then to his son Sigismund II Augustus; from 1521 Canon of the Collegiate Chapter in Sandomierz, and from 1530 in Kielce; from 1531 Canon of Gniezno; from 1532 or 1533 to 1537 royal secretary (previously scribe at the royal chancellery); 1537-1539 Grand Secretary; 1539-1547 Crown Vice-Chancellor; 1539-1541 Bishop of Chełm; 1541-1545 Bishop of Płock; 1545-1550 Bishop of Cracow; 1547-1550 Crown Grand Chancellor; in 1532 royal envoy to Rome; in 1534 and 1538 royal envoy to the local diets (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 257-258; Urzędnicy 10, p. 184; PSB 19 Machowski - Maria Kazimiera, p. 64-69)⌊decano CracoviensiSamuel Maciejowski (*1499 – †1550), humanist and diplomat, one of the most trusted advisors to King Sigismund I and then to his son Sigismund II Augustus; from 1521 Canon of the Collegiate Chapter in Sandomierz, and from 1530 in Kielce; from 1531 Canon of Gniezno; from 1532 or 1533 to 1537 royal secretary (previously scribe at the royal chancellery); 1537-1539 Grand Secretary; 1539-1547 Crown Vice-Chancellor; 1539-1541 Bishop of Chełm; 1541-1545 Bishop of Płock; 1545-1550 Bishop of Cracow; 1547-1550 Crown Grand Chancellor; in 1532 royal envoy to Rome; in 1534 and 1538 royal envoy to the local diets (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 257-258; Urzędnicy 10, p. 184; PSB 19 Machowski - Maria Kazimiera, p. 64-69)⌋, pro eo studio et observantia, qua summa est erga illam, designaverat iam suum quendam, quem ad Reverendissimam Dominationem Vestram mitteret. Simul atque vero certior est factus, proficisci istuc dominum Fabian Wojanowski (Fabian of Dąbrówka, Fabian Damerau) (†1540), courtier of King Sigismund I Jagiellon and Queen Bona Sforza, German tutor to their son Sigismund II Augustus. In 1531 he went back to his family name Damerau; Dantiscus' companion on his mission to Emperor Charles V and his successor as a royal envoy at the Imperial court; 1539-1540 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) (from 1538 coadiutor of Henryk von Snellenberg by Dantiscus' patronage) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 49; SBKW, p. 37)⌊FabianumFabian Wojanowski (Fabian of Dąbrówka, Fabian Damerau) (†1540), courtier of King Sigismund I Jagiellon and Queen Bona Sforza, German tutor to their son Sigismund II Augustus. In 1531 he went back to his family name Damerau; Dantiscus' companion on his mission to Emperor Charles V and his successor as a royal envoy at the Imperial court; 1539-1540 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) (from 1538 coadiutor of Henryk von Snellenberg by Dantiscus' patronage) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 49; SBKW, p. 37)⌋, quo semper Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra familiarissime usa est, non esse putavit operae pretium, ut suum aliquem mitteret, cum tam certi written over e⌈eii written over e⌉ hominis potestas esset facta, cui quidvis ad Reverendissimam Dominationem Vestram {quidvis} recte dare posset.

Ego me totum in aere esse Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae profiteor, cuius singulari beneficio fore prorsus confido, ut canonicatum meum, ut praebendam Varmiensem quiete mihi absque ulla molestia liceat possidere. Vellem dari mihi aliquando facultatem gratum meum et memorem animum erga Reverendissimam Dominationem Vestram declarandi. Hoc sibi de me certo ut persuadeat rogo, quod opera et servitute mea, si quis modo eius usus esse potest, perinde uti liceat Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae atque eius, quem sibi scit esse addictissimum fidelissimumque. Si quid mihi aliquando oneris imponere fuerit dignata, honoris et beneficii written over o⌈oii written over o⌉ in loco id positurus sum, dum possim gratae meae voluntatis BCz 1618, p. 928 aliquam tamen Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae significationem dare.

Quae hic agantur, supervacaneum esse puto Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae scribere, cum vivam istic epistulam habitura sit, dominum Fabian Wojanowski (Fabian of Dąbrówka, Fabian Damerau) (†1540), courtier of King Sigismund I Jagiellon and Queen Bona Sforza, German tutor to their son Sigismund II Augustus. In 1531 he went back to his family name Damerau; Dantiscus' companion on his mission to Emperor Charles V and his successor as a royal envoy at the Imperial court; 1539-1540 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) (from 1538 coadiutor of Henryk von Snellenberg by Dantiscus' patronage) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 49; SBKW, p. 37)⌊FabianumFabian Wojanowski (Fabian of Dąbrówka, Fabian Damerau) (†1540), courtier of King Sigismund I Jagiellon and Queen Bona Sforza, German tutor to their son Sigismund II Augustus. In 1531 he went back to his family name Damerau; Dantiscus' companion on his mission to Emperor Charles V and his successor as a royal envoy at the Imperial court; 1539-1540 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) (from 1538 coadiutor of Henryk von Snellenberg by Dantiscus' patronage) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 49; SBKW, p. 37)⌋, a quo coram explicari omnia poterint melius, quam a me scribi. Fabian Wojanowski (Fabian of Dąbrówka, Fabian Damerau) (†1540), courtier of King Sigismund I Jagiellon and Queen Bona Sforza, German tutor to their son Sigismund II Augustus. In 1531 he went back to his family name Damerau; Dantiscus' companion on his mission to Emperor Charles V and his successor as a royal envoy at the Imperial court; 1539-1540 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) (from 1538 coadiutor of Henryk von Snellenberg by Dantiscus' patronage) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 49; SBKW, p. 37)⌊IsFabian Wojanowski (Fabian of Dąbrówka, Fabian Damerau) (†1540), courtier of King Sigismund I Jagiellon and Queen Bona Sforza, German tutor to their son Sigismund II Augustus. In 1531 he went back to his family name Damerau; Dantiscus' companion on his mission to Emperor Charles V and his successor as a royal envoy at the Imperial court; 1539-1540 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) (from 1538 coadiutor of Henryk von Snellenberg by Dantiscus' patronage) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 49; SBKW, p. 37)⌋ narrabit Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae, quid egerit classis nostra. Tum, quae labes facta sit apud Puteolos, quemadmodum terra discesserit, flamma eruperit, magnumque terrae spatium favillis conspersum sit, quemadmodum fugerit on the margin⌈fugeritfugerit on the margin⌉ mare, ac parietinae quaedam repertae sint. Dicet etiam, quae mandata habuerint legati serenissimi Ferdinand I of Habsburg (*1503 – †1564), from 1521 Archduke of Austria, from 1526 King of Bohemia and Hungary, Croatia and Slavonia as Ferdinand I, 1531-1558 King of the Romans, 1558-1564 Holy Roman Emperor; son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile, a younger brother of Charles V of Habsburg⌊Romanorum regisFerdinand I of Habsburg (*1503 – †1564), from 1521 Archduke of Austria, from 1526 King of Bohemia and Hungary, Croatia and Slavonia as Ferdinand I, 1531-1558 King of the Romans, 1558-1564 Holy Roman Emperor; son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile, a younger brother of Charles V of Habsburg⌋, quid responsi tulerint, neque tacebit, quae sit Valachi legatio. Fortassis et illud commemorabit, quemadmodum praelati Cracovienses coeperint Evangelium praedicare. Principio dominus Samuel Maciejowski (*1499 – †1550), humanist and diplomat, one of the most trusted advisors to King Sigismund I and then to his son Sigismund II Augustus; from 1521 Canon of the Collegiate Chapter in Sandomierz, and from 1530 in Kielce; from 1531 Canon of Gniezno; from 1532 or 1533 to 1537 royal secretary (previously scribe at the royal chancellery); 1537-1539 Grand Secretary; 1539-1547 Crown Vice-Chancellor; 1539-1541 Bishop of Chełm; 1541-1545 Bishop of Płock; 1545-1550 Bishop of Cracow; 1547-1550 Crown Grand Chancellor; in 1532 royal envoy to Rome; in 1534 and 1538 royal envoy to the local diets (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 257-258; Urzędnicy 10, p. 184; PSB 19 Machowski - Maria Kazimiera, p. 64-69)⌊decanusSamuel Maciejowski (*1499 – †1550), humanist and diplomat, one of the most trusted advisors to King Sigismund I and then to his son Sigismund II Augustus; from 1521 Canon of the Collegiate Chapter in Sandomierz, and from 1530 in Kielce; from 1531 Canon of Gniezno; from 1532 or 1533 to 1537 royal secretary (previously scribe at the royal chancellery); 1537-1539 Grand Secretary; 1539-1547 Crown Vice-Chancellor; 1539-1541 Bishop of Chełm; 1541-1545 Bishop of Płock; 1545-1550 Bishop of Cracow; 1547-1550 Crown Grand Chancellor; in 1532 royal envoy to Rome; in 1534 and 1538 royal envoy to the local diets (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 257-258; Urzędnicy 10, p. 184; PSB 19 Machowski - Maria Kazimiera, p. 64-69)⌋, cum de Sancto Spiritu missa haberetur, deinde dominus Jerzy Myszkowski (†1543), 1506-1510 royal scribe; at least in 1515-1532 royal secretary; 1517 canon of Gniezno; 1528 - of Cracow; 1532 Cracow archdeacon; 1525 royal envoy to Rome (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 258)⌊archidiaconusJerzy Myszkowski (†1543), 1506-1510 royal scribe; at least in 1515-1532 royal secretary; 1517 canon of Gniezno; 1528 - of Cracow; 1532 Cracow archdeacon; 1525 royal envoy to Rome (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 258)⌋ in Natali Christiano, tum dominus cantor in die divi Ioannis. Quibus de rebus ego copiosius scripsissem Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae, nisi viva voce domini Fabian Wojanowski (Fabian of Dąbrówka, Fabian Damerau) (†1540), courtier of King Sigismund I Jagiellon and Queen Bona Sforza, German tutor to their son Sigismund II Augustus. In 1531 he went back to his family name Damerau; Dantiscus' companion on his mission to Emperor Charles V and his successor as a royal envoy at the Imperial court; 1539-1540 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) (from 1538 coadiutor of Henryk von Snellenberg by Dantiscus' patronage) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 49; SBKW, p. 37)⌊FabianiFabian Wojanowski (Fabian of Dąbrówka, Fabian Damerau) (†1540), courtier of King Sigismund I Jagiellon and Queen Bona Sforza, German tutor to their son Sigismund II Augustus. In 1531 he went back to his family name Damerau; Dantiscus' companion on his mission to Emperor Charles V and his successor as a royal envoy at the Imperial court; 1539-1540 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) (from 1538 coadiutor of Henryk von Snellenberg by Dantiscus' patronage) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 49; SBKW, p. 37)⌋ melius narrari posse persuasum haberem. Dominus decanus praeclare se gerit, magnos labores sustinet. Habuit in templo contionem de pace sane elegantem, postridie alteram in Senatu: ubi, quod est cancellarii munus, proposuit, quibus de rebus esset consultandum, magna cum laude et admiratione omnium. Stupenda BCz 1618, p. 929 res est, quemadmodum unus tot laboribus sufficere possit. S(erenissima) or S(acra)⌈S(erenissima)S(erenissima) or S(acra)⌉ maiestas regia multum afficitur dotibus eius tot tam praeclaris. Placet sibi, quod virum talem habeat. Cupit eum esse cancellarium, sed non desunt, qui adversentur modis omnibus. Nihil ei maiori est impedimento quam dignitas, quam virtus, quam probitas, quae tamen olim adiumento esse solebant. Ego sum adhuc in optima spe. Sed si ea me, quod Deus omen obruat, feffellerit, celerius opinione omnium me Varmia videbit. Haec ego liberius scribo Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae, et certe soli illi scripta velim, ne si quid emanaret, fraudi mihi esse posset. Cetera explicabit latius Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae dominus Fabianus.

Deum precor, ut anni huius exortum Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae felicem esse velit. Cuius me gratiae commendo.

Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae servus addictissimus Stanisław Hozjusz (Stanisław Hosz, Stanislaus Hosius) (*1504 – †1579), diplomat and theologian; 1534-1538 secretary to the Bishops of Cracow Piotr Tomicki and Jan Chojeński; 1538-1549 royal secretary; 1538-1549 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and from 1539 Cantor; 1540-1550 Canon of Cracow; 1549-1551 Bishop of Kulm (Chełmno); 1551-1579 Bishop of Ermland; in 1560 elevated to Cardinal; 1561-1563 Papal Legate to the General Council of Trent; in 1573 appointed Grand Penitentiary to Pope Gregory XIII (SBKW, p. 95-96; KOPICZKO 2, p. 129-130)⌊Stanislaus HosiusStanisław Hozjusz (Stanisław Hosz, Stanislaus Hosius) (*1504 – †1579), diplomat and theologian; 1534-1538 secretary to the Bishops of Cracow Piotr Tomicki and Jan Chojeński; 1538-1549 royal secretary; 1538-1549 Canon of Ermland (Warmia) and from 1539 Cantor; 1540-1550 Canon of Cracow; 1549-1551 Bishop of Kulm (Chełmno); 1551-1579 Bishop of Ermland; in 1560 elevated to Cardinal; 1561-1563 Papal Legate to the General Council of Trent; in 1573 appointed Grand Penitentiary to Pope Gregory XIII (SBKW, p. 95-96; KOPICZKO 2, p. 129-130)⌋ canonicus Varmiensis