Salutem tibi prolixe precor a Domino Deo atque omnia f[elicia].

Reverendissime Frater Georg Witzel (Georg Wetzel, Vicelius, Wicelius) (*1501 – †1573), Catholic theologian. After his studies at the University of Erfurt and in Wittenberg, he was ordained priest. Under the influence of Luther's teaching he converted to Lutheranism and married in 1524. In 1525 was appointed to the pastorate of Wenigenlupnitz and later to the pastorate of Niemeck. In 1527 he converted back to Catholicism. (ADB, Bd. 43, s. 657-662)⌊ViceliGeorg Witzel (Georg Wetzel, Vicelius, Wicelius) (*1501 – †1573), Catholic theologian. After his studies at the University of Erfurt and in Wittenberg, he was ordained priest. Under the influence of Luther's teaching he converted to Lutheranism and married in 1524. In 1525 was appointed to the pastorate of Wenigenlupnitz and later to the pastorate of Niemeck. In 1527 he converted back to Catholicism. (ADB, Bd. 43, s. 657-662)⌋.

Qui me tuis cf. Georg WITZEL (VICELIUS) to Ioannes DANTISCUS Fulda, 1541-04-18, CIDTC IDL 2414⌊litteriscf. Georg WITZEL (VICELIUS) to Ioannes DANTISCUS Fulda, 1541-04-18, CIDTC IDL 2414⌋ Fulda, city in central Germany, Hesse, 100 km NE of Frankfurt am Main⌊Fu<l>daeFulda, city in central Germany, Hesse, 100 km NE of Frankfurt am Main⌋ XVIII Aprilis [datis], quas heri accepi, maiorem in modum exhilarasti, eo potissimu[m, quod in] vivis te adhuc agere significabant, huc enim rumor perlatus fuit te [e] medio per Lutheranos sublatum(!), qui non sine publica laetitia ab infect[is] Citizens of Ducal Prussia ⌊meis vicinisCitizens of Ducal Prussia ⌋ passim spargebatur. Neque dissimilis erat ante sesqui annum, quo ferebaris in adulterio deprehensus e fenestra esse praecipitatus. Qua in re ut certior fierem, ad amicum tuum Nicolaus Wolrab ⌊Nicolaum WolrabNicolaus Wolrab ⌋ cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Nicolaus WOLRAB 1540, first half of the year, CIDTC IDL 6457, letter lost⌊litterascf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Nicolaus WOLRAB 1540, first half of the year, CIDTC IDL 6457, letter lost⌋ dedi. Ab eo gestiens didici commentitiam fuisse calumniam et quod e Berlin (Berolinum), city in Germany, capital of Brandenburg⌊BerlinoBerlin (Berolinum), city in Germany, capital of Brandenburg⌋ Würzburg⌊Witeburgum(!)Würzburg⌋ te contulisses. Cum itaque iis rumoribus distractus nescirem, ubi ageres viveresne, a scriptione ad te et missione, quam destinaveram, ne, ut nunc sunt tempora, periret, quod mitteretur, hactenus mihi temperavi. Et licet cf. Georg WITZEL (VICELIUS) to Ioannes DANTISCUS Fulda, 1541-04-18, CIDTC IDL 2414⌊tuascf. Georg WITZEL (VICELIUS) to Ioannes DANTISCUS Fulda, 1541-04-18, CIDTC IDL 2414⌋ habeam, quas adelon quispiam ad me misit, in sextam usque mensem retentas, non tamen ausi cuivis credere in hac motoria, qua versaris fabula, qua toties sedes mutas, ut has ad te darem.

Commodum se obtulit eximius et venerabilis dominus 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)⌊Theodoricus 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)⌋, ecclesiae meae canonicus, qui et Mayence (Mainz, Moguntia), city in western Germany, seat of the Prince-Elector Archbishops of Mayence, primates of Germany⌊MoguntiaeMayence (Mainz, Moguntia), city in western Germany, seat of the Prince-Elector Archbishops of Mayence, primates of Germany⌋ habet sacerdotia et amicos plurimos. Ab 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)⌊eoDietrich 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)⌋ obtinui, ut has cum viginti Vallensibus Ioachimicis ad te ex Mayence (Mainz, Moguntia), city in western Germany, seat of the Prince-Elector Archbishops of Mayence, primates of Germany⌊MoguntiaMayence (Mainz, Moguntia), city in western Germany, seat of the Prince-Elector Archbishops of Mayence, primates of Germany⌋, quocumque in loco reperiri possis, perferri curaret, quod certe futurum mihi persuadeo. Suscipies igitur ab ignoto amico tenue novi amoris signum, qui postquam adoleverit uberius aliquando proferet. Opus tuum cf. Georgius Vicelius, Hagiologium, seu de sanctis ecclesiae. Historiae divorum toto terrarum orbe celeberrimorum, e sacris scriptoribus... congestae et nunc primum... in presbyterorum pié doctorum manus emissae per Georg(ium) Vicelium..., Moguntiae, Franciscus Behem, 1541 ⌊De Sanctiscf. Georgius Vicelius, Hagiologium, seu de sanctis ecclesiae. Historiae divorum toto terrarum orbe celeberrimorum, e sacris scriptoribus... congestae et nunc primum... in presbyterorum pié doctorum manus emissae per Georg(ium) Vicelium..., Moguntiae, Franciscus Behem, 1541 ⌋, cuius titulum excusum prius etiam ad me miseras, multi mecum, ut tandem in lucem prodea{n}t, expectant. Quod si interim absolutum est, quinque a te mihi exemplaria ad amicos domini 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)⌊TheodericiDietrich 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)⌋ Mayence (Mainz, Moguntia), city in western Germany, seat of the Prince-Elector Archbishops of Mayence, primates of Germany⌊MoguntiamMayence (Mainz, Moguntia), city in western Germany, seat of the Prince-Elector Archbishops of Mayence, primates of Germany⌋ mitti velim, praeterea et quicquid earum lucubra{bra}tionum, quarum meministi, maxime autem in codicillos contra te evulgatos, quorum Royal Prussia (Prussia Regalis), region, part of Prussia annexed to the Kingdom of Poland in 1466 under the provisions of the Second Peace of Thorn⌊hicRoyal Prussia (Prussia Regalis), region, part of Prussia annexed to the Kingdom of Poland in 1466 under the provisions of the Second Peace of Thorn⌋ copia circumfertur, novissim[e] edideris. Quodcumque pro illis pretium postulabitur, cuicumque illud pen[dendum] seu quocumque mittendum praescribetur cum gratitudine reddetur neque [biblio]polam morabitur.

Ceterum tuum erit, quo amorem in te meum coept[um] ... alimentis indies facias ampliorem, crebras ad me dare litteras ... domino 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)⌊TheodoricoDietrich 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)⌋, amicis eius Mayence (Mainz, Moguntia), city in western Germany, seat of the Prince-Elector Archbishops of Mayence, primates of Germany⌊MoguntiamMayence (Mainz, Moguntia), city in western Germany, seat of the Prince-Elector Archbishops of Mayence, primates of Germany⌋ inscribere, unde certu... citius ad me pervenient. Tibique de me persuade, quod de tui a... eloquar an sileam.

Hic de te fertur, quod mulierem et libe[ros] ... foveas.[1] Utcumque res habet, a te scire aveo. Piguit, ve... occupationes non admittunt, ut alteram calamus paginam .... Tu iis brevibus, quae longam in te spirant benevolentiam, sa... ...tem esse puta.

Et feliciter atque diutissime vale.

Ex Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński, Heilsberga), town in Ermland (Warmia), the main seat of the bishops of Ermland⌊Heilsbe[rg]Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński, Heilsberga), town in Ermland (Warmia), the main seat of the bishops of Ermland⌋, ... Septembris MDXLI.