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 et Apostolicae [S]edis gratia episcopo WarmiensiIoannes 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] suo gratiosissimo

Reverendissime in Christo Pater et Domine, domine gratiosissime.

Post promptam obsequiorum meorum oblationem.

cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Dietrich von RHEDEN 1541-08-09, CIDTC IDL 6440, letter lost⌊Litterascf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Dietrich von RHEDEN 1541-08-09, CIDTC IDL 6440, letter lost⌋ Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae nona huius scriptas hesterna die recepi, quibus certior fio Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae non adversari, quod putem regia securitate me non egere, attamen ob singularem, qua Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra me complectitur, benevolentiam existimabat illa opus esse. Hanc Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae opinionem ex vere paterno proficisci amore certissime persuasum habeo, quamquam visis et lectis nuper 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⌋ mandatis contra dominum Alexander Sculteti (Scholtcze) (*ca. 1485 – †1570), doctor of canon law, cartographer, historian and friend of Copernicus; accused by Dantiscus and Stanisław Hozjusz (Hosius) of Sacramentarian heresy, in 1540 banished by King Sigismund I Jagiellon; in 1541 imprisoned by the Inquisition in Rome; after release from prison in 1544 he stayed in Rome for the rest of his life; 1509-1516 notary at the Roman Curia; 1519-1541 Canon of Ermland (Warmia), 1530-1539 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1536-1538 administrator of the komornictwo of Mehlsack (Melzak, today Pieniężno) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 299; SBKW, p. 219-220)⌊AlexandrumAlexander Sculteti (Scholtcze) (*ca. 1485 – †1570), doctor of canon law, cartographer, historian and friend of Copernicus; accused by Dantiscus and Stanisław Hozjusz (Hosius) of Sacramentarian heresy, in 1540 banished by King Sigismund I Jagiellon; in 1541 imprisoned by the Inquisition in Rome; after release from prison in 1544 he stayed in Rome for the rest of his life; 1509-1516 notary at the Roman Curia; 1519-1541 Canon of Ermland (Warmia), 1530-1539 Chancellor of the Ermland Chapter; 1536-1538 administrator of the komornictwo of Mehlsack (Melzak, today Pieniężno) (KOPICZKO 2, p. 299; SBKW, p. 219-220)⌋ editis non potui, quantum ingenii mei fert captus, quicquam ex illis deprehendere, quod me complecteretur aut respiceret. Et certe scio me numquam quicquam contra suam 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⌊maiestatemSigismund 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⌋ egisse, nam dum in Rome (Roma), city in central Italy, on the Tiber river, seat of the Holy See⌊UrbeRome (Roma), city in central Italy, on the Tiber river, seat of the Holy See⌋ adhuc essem praesens, suae maiestatis oratores et nuntios iuxta condicionis meae exiguitatem obsequio et benevolentia semper prosecutus sum, nec Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra, quod temere et ea inconsulta velim ecclesiam ipsam accessis<s>e, credat. Ideo ultimis meis cf. Dietrich von RHEDEN to Ioannes DANTISCUS before 1541-08-09, CIDTC IDL 6441, letter lost⌊litteriscf. Dietrich von RHEDEN to Ioannes DANTISCUS before 1541-08-09, CIDTC IDL 6441, letter lost⌋ consilium et mentem Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae expetebam, iam vero ex ultime ad me datis cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Dietrich von RHEDEN 1541-08-09, CIDTC IDL 6440, letter lost⌊litteriscf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Dietrich von RHEDEN 1541-08-09, CIDTC IDL 6440, letter lost⌋ facile colligo Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae omnino securum non videri, ut sine regio securitatis diplomate illuc me conferam, cum ex domino Paweł Płotowski (*ca. 1485 – †1547), in 1523, after the death of Fabian von Lusian (Luzjański), Płotowski was one of the King's four candidates for the post of the bishop of Ermland; in 1530 and 1537, after the death of Jan Konopacki (Johann von Konopat) Sr and Dantiscus' transfer to the bishopric of Ermland, he made an effort to obtain the dignity of bishop of Kulm; from 1522 Provost of the Ermland (Warmia) Chapter, and from 1523 Canon of Ermland; secretary to Crown Grand Chancellor Krzysztof Szydłowiecki, and from 1533 royal secretary and courtier; in the thirties and forties several times royal envoy to the Royal Prussian Estates (SBKW, p. 191; KOPICZKO 2, p. 249-250)⌊praepositoPaweł Płotowski (*ca. 1485 – †1547), in 1523, after the death of Fabian von Lusian (Luzjański), Płotowski was one of the King's four candidates for the post of the bishop of Ermland; in 1530 and 1537, after the death of Jan Konopacki (Johann von Konopat) Sr and Dantiscus' transfer to the bishopric of Ermland, he made an effort to obtain the dignity of bishop of Kulm; from 1522 Provost of the Ermland (Warmia) Chapter, and from 1523 Canon of Ermland; secretary to Crown Grand Chancellor Krzysztof Szydłowiecki, and from 1533 royal secretary and courtier; in the thirties and forties several times royal envoy to the Royal Prussian Estates (SBKW, p. 191; KOPICZKO 2, p. 249-250)⌋, uti eadem Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra scribit, non sit quod metuam, attamen ab aliis non sit Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae diiudicare. Igitur gratiosissimo Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae consilio, uti semper facere statui, obtemperabo, et nihil nisi quod eidem consultum visum fuerit, agam.

Quantum autem ad consilium illius, qui nuper ex Livonia (Livland, Inflanty), estate of Livonian Order, today part of Latvia and Estonia⌊LivoniaLivonia (Livland, Inflanty), estate of Livonian Order, today part of Latvia and Estonia⌋ rediit, attinet, certe hic nihil consuluit, quam quod libenter meam apud ecclesiam videret praesentiam, et domum sive curiam suam, qua etiam dudum usus sum, donec aliunde mihi provideretur, hospitii iure obtulit. Attamen, Reverendissime Domine, cum omnia exacte considero, video Ermland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌊dominos et confratres nostrosErmland Chapter cathedral chapter based in Frauenburg (Frombork, Varmia)⌋ mutua et non vulgari inter se, pro dolor, simultate et rancore certare, [quod] quidem re vera me male habet et a residentia ibidem mentem meam ferme alienet, cum mihi alicubi (laus Deo), ubi in summa tranquillitate et pace, cuius etiam sum studiosissimus, vivere possum, abunde satis provisum est. Igitur Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra, ne suo paterno desit consilio, ac mentis et voluntatis suae sententiam ut perscribat, rogo. Ego (uti decet) consilio acquiescam et lubens iussa capessam.

Interim etiam aliunde exspecto litteras, quibus receptis quid mihi faciendum agendumve erit, considerabo. Et me Reverendissimae Dominationi Vestrae, quam possum vehementissime, commendo.

Datae Königsberg (Królewiec, Mons Regius, Regiomontium), city in Ducal Prussia, on the mouth of the Pregel (Pregoła) river, capital city of Ducal Prussia; today Kaliningrad in Russia⌊Monte RegioKönigsberg (Królewiec, Mons Regius, Regiomontium), city in Ducal Prussia, on the mouth of the Pregel (Pregoła) river, capital city of Ducal Prussia; today Kaliningrad in Russia⌋, XIIII Augusti 1541.

Eiusdem Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae devotissimus servitor Dietrich von Rheden (Teodoryk Reden) (*1492 – †1556), doctor of both canon and civil law. Rheden spent most of his life in Rome where he was dealing with, among other things, the affairs of the Ermland Chapter; 1532-1551 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); Canon of Mainz and Lübeck; in 1551 he was appointed Bishop of Lübeck, but he did not accept the dignity (KOPICZKO 2, p. 263; SBKW, p. 200)⌊Theodericus de RhedenDietrich von Rheden (Teodoryk Reden) (*1492 – †1556), doctor of both canon and civil law. Rheden spent most of his life in Rome where he was dealing with, among other things, the affairs of the Ermland Chapter; 1532-1551 Canon of Ermland (Warmia); Canon of Mainz and Lübeck; in 1551 he was appointed Bishop of Lübeck, but he did not accept the dignity (KOPICZKO 2, p. 263; SBKW, p. 200)⌋