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 episcopo VarmiensiIoannes 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

Reverendissime Domine, domine colendissime.

Officiosissimam servitutis meae commendationem.

cf. Stanisław HOZJUSZ (HOSIUS) to Ioannes DANTISCUS Cracow, 1539-03-18, CIDTC IDL 2114⌊Scripsicf. Stanisław HOZJUSZ (HOSIUS) to Ioannes DANTISCUS Cracow, 1539-03-18, CIDTC IDL 2114⌋ Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae habere me ius nominationis ad ecclesiam Varmiensem Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae, cuius vigore acceptare velim custodiam nunc in mense pontificio vacantem, rogavique, ut in ea assequenda favorem patrociniumque suum mihi praestare dignaretur. Quod quidem nunc etiam vehementer rogo. Necdum enim, quid factum ea de re sit, a quoquam certior sum factus. Etsi vero nondum constitutum habeo, an et quando Varmiae sedem sim fixurus, tamen, quod bona cum gratia Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae fieri possit, cuperem de domo mihi provideri. Qua in re ut et consilio, et auxilio suo praesto mihi sit Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra, magnopere quaeso habitura me sibi pro istis beneficiis devinctissimo devinctiorem.

Nova huc certa nulla afferuntur. Rumor est, magnas Lutheranorum copias in armis esse; Albrecht of Brandenburg (Albrecht von Hohenzollern) (*1490 – †1545), 1499-1545 co-Margrave of Brandenburg (together with his brother Joachim I Nestor), 1513-1545 Archbishop of Magdeburg, 1514-1545 Elector and Archbishop of Mayence, 1518 elevated to cardinal; son of Johann Cicero, Prince-Elector of Brandenburg, and Margarete of Saxony (daughter of Wilhelm III von Sachsen)⌊cardinalem MoguntinumAlbrecht of Brandenburg (Albrecht von Hohenzollern) (*1490 – †1545), 1499-1545 co-Margrave of Brandenburg (together with his brother Joachim I Nestor), 1513-1545 Archbishop of Magdeburg, 1514-1545 Elector and Archbishop of Mayence, 1518 elevated to cardinal; son of Johann Cicero, Prince-Elector of Brandenburg, and Margarete of Saxony (daughter of Wilhelm III von Sachsen)⌋ a suis pulsum in arcem quandam concessisse. Haec mercatoribus scripta sunt, quam certa sint, nescio. In Poland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌊regniPoland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌋ vero fines invasisse iam dicuntur centum The Tatars ⌊TartarorumThe Tatars ⌋ millia, nos nondum satis sumus parati. Habent, ut fertur, tormenta quoque bellica. Deus adiutor noster et protector noster esse velit. Cetera leget Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra in scheda praesentibus inclusa.

Cuius me gratiae commendo. Deum precor, ut quam diutissime sit incolumis.

Cracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌊CracoviaCracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌋, 5 Idus Apriles 1539.

Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae servitor 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